HB538 Alabama 2021 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
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
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also update certain
cross-references in the relevant statute to federal
law</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to absentee ballots; to amend Sections
17-11-3, 17-11-10, and 17-11-18, Code of Alabama 1975, to
revise the timeframe for applying to vote by absentee ballot;
to revise certain procedures for the processing of absentee
ballots; and to update certain references to federal law.
</p>
Subjects
Elections
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2021 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:11 a.m. on April 29, 2021. |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Assigned Act No. 2021-364. |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 29, 2021 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 27, 2021 | H | Enrolled |
| April 27, 2021 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| April 27, 2021 | H | Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 999 |
| April 27, 2021 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1134 |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1133 |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Singleton Amendment Offered |
| April 22, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 1, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Engrossed |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 565 |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 564 |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered |
| March 30, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 11, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 7, 2021 | ROOM 825 - TIME CHANGE/BILLS REMOVED at 09:30 | Senate FRED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 17, 2021 | House Chamber at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB538 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB538 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB538 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Singleton Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB538 for Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB538 for Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB538 for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |