SB159 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated May 16, 2022

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bobby D. SingletonSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Alabama State University, board of trustees, meetings by electronic means, including for establishment of quorum, further provided for, Sec. 16-50-26 am'd.
Description: Existing law authorizes the Board of Trustees of Alabama State University to participate in meetings by electronic means, but requires a majority of a quorum of the board or of the relevant committee or subcommittee to be physically present at the physical location of the meeting.
This bill would remove the requirement that a majority of a quorum of the board be physically present during meetings conducted by electronic means.
Subjects: Alabama State University

Bill Actions

Assigned Act No. 2022-198.

Enrolled

Signature Requested

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 686

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 168

Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 167

Coleman-Madison Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Singleton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Yes 29

Absent 6

Yes 29

Absent 6

Yes 29

Absent 6

Yes 100

Abstained 1

Absent 1

Yes 98

Abstained 1

Absent 3

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB159 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Engrossed) SB159 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed

Bill Text (Introduced) SB159 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature