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  6. HB 420

HB 420

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Text
  • 3 Bill Actions
  • 4 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Patricia Todd
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Constitution, Legislature authorized to recompile constitution and submit at 2022 Reg. Sess., and provide for its ratification, const. amend.
Description

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature to recompile the Alabama Constitution during the 2022 Regular Session, and provide for its ratification

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature to recompile the Alabama Constitution during the 2022 Regular Session, and provide for its ratification.

Subjects
Constitutional Amendments

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 420 - Introduced - PDF

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature to recompile the Alabama Constitution during the 2022 Regular Session, and provide for its ratification

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature to recompile the Alabama Constitution during the 2022 Regular Session, and provide for its ratification.

Section 1

The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, is proposed and shall become valid as a part thereof when approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon and in accordance with Sections 284, 285, and 287 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended: PROPOSED AMENDMENT The Legislature may arrange this constitution, as amended, in proper articles, parts, and sections, omitting all sections, clauses, and words not in force and making no other changes in the provisions or language thereof, during the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature. The draft and arrangement, when approved by a three-fifths vote of each house of the Legislature, through joint resolution, shall be submitted to the voters pursuant to Amendment 714 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 286.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. The Constitution of Alabama, with the amendments made thereto, in accordance with this amendment, once approved by the voters, shall be the supreme law of the state.

Section 2

An election upon the proposed amendment shall be held in accordance with Sections 284 and 285 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Sections 284 and 285 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the election laws of this state.

Section 3

The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the following description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed constitutional amendment:

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature to recompile the Alabama Constitution and submit it during the 2022 Regular Session, and provide a process for its ratification by the voters of this state.

Proposed by Act ________." This description shall be followed by the following language:

Yes ( ) No ( )."

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 15, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018RS/PrintFiles/HB420-int.pdf

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