SB162 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Judicial circuits and districts, reallocate the number of circuit judges and district judges every 20 years based on population, Secs. 12-11-2, 12-12-1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Beginning in 2022 and every 20 years
thereafter, this bill would provide for the
reallocation of circuit judgeships of the judicial
circuits and district court judgeships of each
district according to population by the Judicial
Resources Allocation Commission and subject to
approval of the Legislature</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the commission to
consider population in the reallocation of judges
of the circuits and districts</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to judicial circuits; to amend Sections
12-11-2 and 12-12-1, as last amended by Act 2019-539, 2019
Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the
reallocation of circuit judgeships of judicial circuits and
district judgeships of each district by the Judicial Resources
Allocation Commission.
</p>
Subjects
Judges
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2021 | S | Re-referred to Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| February 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 9, 2021 | at 00:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB162 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB162 for Judiciary |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB162 for Finance and Taxation General Fund |