HB343 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Municipalities, council-manager form of government, procedures and timing further provided for, petition and election required, ballot, Secs. 11-43A-1.1, 11-43A-7, 11-43A-8 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, Act 2018-569 provides an
alternative form for the organization of the
council-manager form of government</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would clarify that a petition and
election would be required to change the form of
government of a municipality from mayor-council to
council-manager and would provide for the ballot to
state whether the council would be composed of five
members or seven members</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the council-manager form of government;
to amend Section 11-43A-1.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as
added by Act 2018-569 of the 2018 Regular Session, to further
provide for the procedures for the change in the form of
government of a municipality from the mayor-council form of
government to the council-manager form of government; and to
amend Sections 11-43A-7 and 11-43A-8 of the Code of Alabama
1975, as amended by Act 2018-569 of the 2018 Regular Session,
to further provide when the change takes place.
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Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | Room 429 at 13:30 | House C&MG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB343 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |