SB247 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim McClendon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Reapportionment, redistricting or reapportionment plan, Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment to intervene in any legal action that contests the validity of, Sec. 29-1-2.5 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, any legal action contesting the validity of any redistricting or reapportionment plan for both houses of the Legislature, United States Congress, State Board of Education, or any other statewide plan must be commenced in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
This bill would allow the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment to intervene in the legal action contesting the redistricting or reapportionment plan and would express the intent of the Legislature for the committee to seek intervention in actions in federal court as appropriate.
Subjects: Reapportionment

Pending third reading on day 11 Favorable from Governmental Affairs

Reported from Governmental Affairs as Favorable

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs