Smitherman motion to Adopt
Yes
31
Absent
4
SB255 Alabama 2020 Session
Updated Mar 3, 2020
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Greg AlbrittonSenatorRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2020
- Title
- Courts, to require the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission to meet and make determination on whether to reallocate a judgeship within a specified period of time, and to remove the provision preventing a judical circuit from losing more than one judgeship within a specified period of time, Secs., 12-9A-2, 12-9A-5 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, when there is a vacancy of a judgeship, the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission has 30 days to determine if that judgeship should be reallocated.
This bill would require the commission to meet and make a determination of whether to reallocate the judgeship within 30 days of a vacancy.
Under existing law, no judicial circuit may lose more than one judgeship through allocation in a two-year period.
This bill would remove this provision.
- Subjects
- Madison County
Bill Actions
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Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 530
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Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 529
S
Smitherman first Substitute Offered
S
Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
S
Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered
S
Third Reading Passed
S
Albritton motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
S
Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered
S
Third Reading Carried Over
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
31
Absent
4
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB255 Alabama 2020 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB255 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature