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SB207 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 18, 2021
SB207 Alabama 2021 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Will Barfoot Senator
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Montgomery Co., judge of probate, required to be an attorney, const. amend.
Description

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County would be required to be an attorney licensed in this state.

Also, under existing law, the circuit courts of the state have jurisdiction over equitable matter.

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which would allow the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County to exercise equity jurisdiction concurrent with that of the circuit court in cases originally filed in the Probate Court of Montgomery County if the judge of probate is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama.

Subjects
Constitutional Amendments

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2021-119.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Local Application Resolution adopted Roll Call 526

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 525

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Montgomery County Legislation

S

Barfoot motion to adopt Local Application Resolution adopted Roll Call 464

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 463

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

SBIR: Barfoot motion to Adopt Roll Call 462

March 9, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 4

Barfoot motion to adopt Local Application Resolution Roll Call 464

March 9, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 4

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 463

March 9, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 4

HBIR: Ingram motion to Adopt Roll Call 524

March 30, 2021 House Passed
Yes 51
Abstained 42
Absent 10

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 525

March 30, 2021 House Passed
Yes 63
No 1
Abstained 31
Absent 8

Motion to Local Application pending Roll Call 526

March 30, 2021 House Passed
Yes 48
Abstained 45
Absent 10

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB207 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced) SB207 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature