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  6. HB 328

HB 328

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

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Merika Coleman
Session
Regular Session 2019
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 328 - Enrolled - 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, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Legislative Services Agency through a proposed draft, may arrange this constitution, as amended, in proper articles, parts, and sections removing all racist language, delete duplicative and repealed provisions, consolidate provisions regarding economic development, arrange all local amendments by county of application during the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature, and make no other changes. 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
May 28, 2019 H Delivered to Secretary of State at 3:48 p.m. on May 28, 2019.
May 28, 2019 H Assigned Act No. 2019-271.
May 28, 2019 H Clerk of the House Certification
May 28, 2019 S Signature Requested
May 28, 2019 S Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 23, 2019 H Enrolled
May 23, 2019 H Wilcox motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1056
May 23, 2019 H Concurrence Requested
May 23, 2019 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1109
May 23, 2019 S Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1108
May 23, 2019 S Smitherman Amendment Offered
May 23, 2019 S Third Reading Passed
May 7, 2019 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 25, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
April 25, 2019 H Lipscomb intended to vote Yea
April 25, 2019 H Cosponsors Added
April 25, 2019 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 386
April 25, 2019 H Third Reading Passed
April 11, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 3, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Votes

Wilcox motion to Concur In and Adopt
2019-05-23
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt
2019-05-23
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-04-25
Chamber: House
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB328-enr.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB328-int.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/201293-1.pdf

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