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  6. HB81 Alabama 2020 Session

HB81 Alabama 2020 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Chip Brown
Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Bail, in criminal cases, Section 16, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To propose an amendment to Section 16 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 16 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, as amended, to provide that all individuals shall be entitled to reasonable bail prior to conviction, except for offenses enumerated by the Legislature by general law. </p>
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 12, 2020 S Pending third reading on day 13 Favorable from Judiciary
March 12, 2020 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 27, 2020 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
February 27, 2020 H Engrossed
February 27, 2020 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 150
February 27, 2020 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 149
February 27, 2020 H Brown (C) first Substitute Offered
February 27, 2020 H Brown (C) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 148
February 27, 2020 H Judiciary Amendment Offered
February 27, 2020 H Third Reading Passed
February 20, 2020 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 4, 2020 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 11, 2020 Committee Room 325 at 08:30 Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing February 19, 2020 Room 200 at 13:30 House JUDY Hearing
Hearing February 5, 2020 Room 200 - REVISED at 00:00 House JUDY Public Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB81 Alabama 2020 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2020-02-27
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2020-02-27
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Brown (C) motion to Table
2020-02-27
Chamber: House
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB81 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced
Bill Text HB81 Alabama 2020 Session - Engrossed
Bill Amendments House Judiciary first Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments House Brown (C) first Substitute Offered
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