HB357 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, when a declaration is to be used in a judicial or administrative proceeding, the declaration is required to be in the form of an affidavit that is sworn to in the presence of a notary public
Also under existing law, the Alabama Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act provides that when a declaration is unsworn, with exceptions, the declaration is valid if the declarant is outside the territorial limits of the United States and the declaration is signed under penalty of perjury
This bill would provide that, with exceptions, when a matter is required to be evidenced by a sworn declaration of the person making the declaration, the matter may be valid if it is unsworn and subscribed to by the declarant under penalty of perjury
Relating to evidence; to repeal the Alabama Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, Subdivision 3.5, commencing with Section 12-21-80, Division 1, Article 1, Chapter 21, Title 12 of the Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide that when a matter is required to be evidenced by a sworn declaration of the person making the declaration, the matter may be valid if it is unsworn and subscribed to by the declarant under penalty of perjury, with exceptions.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2019 | S | Further Consideration |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 7, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 7, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 552 |
| May 7, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 18, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 4, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 22, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 15, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 14, 2019 | Room 825 at 15:15 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 14, 2019 | To be determined at 00:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB357 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |