SB407 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Judges, vacancies, initial term of judges appt. to fill, further provided for, Amendment 328, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a judge, except a judge
of probate, appointed to fill a vacancy, except as
otherwise provided in a local constitutional
amendment, serves an initial term until the next
term begins following the general election after
the judge has completed one year in office</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that a
judge appointed to fill a vacancy would serve an
initial term until the first Monday after the
second Tuesday in January following the general
election after the judge has completed two years in
office or the remainder of the original term of the
judge elected to office, whichever is longer</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To propose an amendment to the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, to amend Section 6.14 of Amendment 328 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 153
of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended, to further provide for the initial term
of judges, except judges of probate, appointed to fill
vacancies.
</p>
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2019 | S | Pending third reading on day 24 Favorable from Judiciary |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 22, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB407 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |