Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
27
Absent
7
SB15 Alabama 2018 Session
Updated Apr 26, 2021
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Rusty GloverRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2018
- Title
- Legislature, House or Senate, vacancies, after Oct 1 of third year, seat to remain vacant until next term, Sec. 46 repealed and replaced, const. amend.
- Description
Under the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, a vacancy in either the Alabama House of Representatives or Senate is filled by a special election called by the Governor.
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution to provide a vacancy in either the House of Representatives or the Senate that occurs with less than two years remaining in the term would be filled by a person qualified to hold the office and appointed by the Governor. The amendment also would provide that a person appointed to the vacancy is not eligible to run for the office in the election for the next full term for the office.
- Subjects
- Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
S
Assigned Act No. 2018-276.
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Passed Second House
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 926
H
Third Reading Passed
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 Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 576
S
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 575
S
Glover first Substitute Offered
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 Constitution, Ethics and Elections
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Adopt
Yes
26
Absent
8
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
75
No
16
Abstained
1
Absent
10
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB15 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB15 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature