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SB58 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB58 Alabama 2017 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Cam Ward
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Judge of probate, counties where judge is an attorney, probate court to have same contempt powers as circuit court, Sec. 12-13-9 am'd.
Description

This bill would specify that in counties where the judge of probate is either required to be an attorney or is a licensed attorney, the judge of probate court would have the same power to punish for civil contempt as granted to the judges of the circuit courts.

Subjects
Judge, Probate

Bill Actions

H

Pending third reading on day 13 Favorable from Judiciary

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 230

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature