HB499 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris England Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Courts, Alabama Court Cost Commission, established, const. amend.

Description

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish the Alabama Court Cost Commission and provide for its membership.

This proposed amendment would require the commission to review all existing laws providing for the imposition of a court cost to determine if the court cost is reasonably related to the court system and if the amount imposed is reasonably related to the amount expended in adjudicating the matter in question.

This proposed amendment would require the commission to provide a recommendation to the Legislature as to whether existing laws providing for a court cost or the distribution of a court cost should be amended, repealed, or left unchanged.

This proposed amendment would also prohibit the introduction of legislation to propose a new or modify an existing court cost unless first submitted to the commission for review.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments