HB228 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County would be required to be an attorney licensed in this state
Also, under existing law, the circuit courts of the state have jurisdiction over equitable matter
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which would allow the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County to exercise equity jurisdiction concurrent with that of the circuit court in cases originally filed in the Probate Court of Montgomery County if the judge of probate is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County would be required to be an attorney licensed in this state and to authorize the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County to exercise equity jurisdiction concurrent with that of the circuit court in cases originally filed in the Probate Court of Montgomery County if the judge of probate is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Ingram intended to vote Yea |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Motion to Local Application adopted Roll Call 252 |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Motion to Reconsider adopted Roll Call 251 |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Meadows motion to Suspend Rules adopted Roll Call 250 |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Motion to Local Application adopted Roll Call 231 |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 230 |
| March 2, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 25, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Montgomery County Legislation |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 25, 2021 | Room 617 at 11:45 | House MGMCL Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB228 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |