HB375 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Colleges and universities, local boards of education, schools prohibited from using public funds to advocate for or against ballot measures
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit a public official
or public employee from expending public funds to
advocate in favor of or against statewide and local
ballot measures</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing
as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended,
prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect
would be to require a new or increased expenditure
of local funds from becoming effective with regard
to a local governmental entity without enactment by
a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number
of specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. If this
bill is not enacted by a 2/3 vote, it will not
become effective with regard to a local entity
unless approved by the local entity or until, and
only as long as, the Legislature appropriates funds
or provides for a local source of revenue</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to public funds; to prohibit any public
official or public employee from expending public funds to
advocate in favor of or against statewide and local ballot
measures; and in connection therewith to have as its purpose
or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of
local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890,
now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB375 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |