HB529 Alabama 2019 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Courts, circuit and district judges, qualifications, min times of state licensure to practice law, persons with certain professional disciplinary actions, prohibited from qualification, Secs. 12-11-1, 12-12-1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person seeking
election or appointment to a circuit court
judgeship in the state must have been licensed by
the Alabama State Bar Association for a total of
five years and a person seeking election or
appointment to a district court judgeship must have
been licensed by the Alabama State Bar Association
for a total of three years</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require a candidate to be
admitted to practice law by this state or by
another state for a circuit court judgeship for a
total of 10 years and to be admitted to practice
law by this state or by another state for a
district court judgeship for a total of five years</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also prohibit a person who
has been suspended or disbarred by any state or
state bar association within the 10 years preceding
election or appointment from qualification for a
circuit court or district court judgeship</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 12-11-1 and 12-12-1, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to the qualifications for serving as a
circuit court judge or a district court judge; to further
provide for the minimum times of state licensure to practice
law; and to prohibit persons with certain professional
disciplinary actions from qualification.
</p>
Subjects
Courts
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 6:26 p.m. on May 31, 2019. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-539. |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1287 |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1458 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1457 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1456 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Judiciary zeroeth Substitute Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Ward 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 with 1 substitute and |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 727 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 726 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Givan Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 725 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Sorrell 2nd Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 724 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Sorrell Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 723 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Wadsworth Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 14, 2019 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| May 8, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 30, 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 8, 2019 | Room 200.....HB530 Public Hearing Request Removed! at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB529 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB529 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB529 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | House Wadsworth Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Sorrell Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Sorrell 2nd Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Givan Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Smitherman Amendment Offered |