HR163 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

House of Representatives, Consent Calendar

Summary

This House resolution creates a Consent Calendar process in Alabama's House of Representatives, allowing a set of listed bills to be considered and approved on a specific day without amendments, debates, or carryover.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a Consent Calendar to be used by the Rules Committee for certain bills to be considered on the 21st legislative day (or later if not reached). Members may file objections to any listed bill up to adjournment on the 20th legislative day. Bills on the Consent Calendar may not be amended, substituted, debated, or carried over. The resolution also lists example bills that would be included in the Consent Calendar.

Who It Affects

• House members, who can object to listed bills and will see limited debate and changes for those measures
• Authors/sponsors of the listed bills, whose bills would be placed on the Consent Calendar and potentially approved without debate or amendments

Key Provisions

• Establishes a Consent Calendar process by Rules Committee for specified bills
• Sets timing: considered on the 21st legislative day (or later if not reached) and objections due by adjournment on the 20th day
• Prohibits amendments, substitutions, debates, and carryover for consent calendar bills
• Lists example bills included in the Consent Calendar (HB29, HB195, HB221, SB220, HB261, HB322, HB323, HB424, SB129)

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative