SB329 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: David Burkette
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Montgomery Co., Montgomery Co. Legislative Delegation, procedures for the duties and responsibilities established, quorum requirements
Summary: SB329 sets formal rules for the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation, including leadership roles, meeting notices, quorum, and weighted voting to balance Senate and House influence.
What This Bill Does
This act applies only to Montgomery County and creates formal rules for the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation. It requires the delegation to elect a chair and vice chair by weighted votes, with an initial arrangement and a rotation starting in 2021. It sets notice requirements, quorum rules, and allows remote participation, and it establishes a weighted voting system where Senate members have 2.5 votes each and House members have 1 vote each for official actions. It becomes effective June 1, 2020.

Who It Affects
Members of the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation (both Senators and House members representing Montgomery County) who will follow the new leadership, notice, quorum, and voting rules.
Montgomery County residents and public offices affected by delegation decisions, since leadership and voting rules influence how nominations, appointments, and other actions by the delegation are made.

Key Provisions
Section 2(b): Establishes election of chair and vice chair by concurrent majority; initial chair must be a senator and initial vice chair a representative; starting 2021, chair becomes a representative and vice chair a senator; chairs/vice chairs alternate annually; eligibility requires majority of the member's district in Montgomery County.
Section 2(c): Sets meeting procedures including electronic notice at least 24 hours before meetings, with time, location, and topics described; four members constitute a quorum with at least one senator present; remote participation allowed and counts as presence for most purposes except establishing quorum.
Section 2(d): Official actions require a majority vote of the delegation; Senate members have 2.5 votes each and House members have 1 vote each to keep Senate and House influence equal; weights remain even if reapportionment changes member counts.
Section 2(e): Any action in violation of these rules is void.
Section 3: Notice and voting procedures become operative upon the election of chair and vice chair.
Section 4: Effective date is June 1, 2020.

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Subjects: Montgomery County