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HB538 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 13, 2021
HB538 Alabama 2021 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Absentee ballots, timeframe for applying to vote absentee, revised, to revise certain procedures for processing absentee ballots, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-10, 17-11-18 am'd.
Description

This bill would revise the timeframe to apply to vote by absentee ballot and would revise certain procedures relating to the processing of absentee ballots.

This bill would also update certain cross-references in the relevant statute to federal law.

Subjects
Elections

Bill Actions

H

Delivered to Governor at 10:11 a.m. on April 29, 2021.

H

Assigned Act No. 2021-364.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

S

Concurred in Second House Amendment

H

Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 999

H

Concurrence Requested

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1134

S

Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1133

S

Singleton Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 565

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 564

H

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

Votes

HBIR: Baker motion to Adopt Roll Call 563

March 30, 2021 House Passed
Yes 83
No 7
Abstained 6
Absent 7

Motion to Adopt Roll Call 564

March 30, 2021 House Passed
Yes 78
No 9
Abstained 8
Absent 8

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 565

March 30, 2021 House Passed
Yes 79
No 16
Abstained 3
Absent 5

SBIR: Gudger motion to Adopt Roll Call 1132

April 22, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 26
No 3
Absent 5

Singleton motion to Adopt Roll Call 1133

April 22, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 21
No 9
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1134

April 22, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 5
Absent 4

Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt Roll Call 999

April 27, 2021 House Passed
Yes 81
No 12
Abstained 8
Absent 2

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature