SB212 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Class 1 municipalities (Birmingham), racing commission, appointment of members by county legislative delegation, all members to vote, chairs to call meeting, Secs. 11-65-2, 11-65-5 am'd.

Summary

SB212 changes how Class 1 municipality racing commissions fill vacancies by widening who can appoint and requiring delegations’ chairs to call vacancy meetings, with a fallback if they don’t act.

What This Bill Does

It changes the host county delegations to include all members of the host county's House and Senate delegations for vacancy appointments. It requires the chair of the host county House or Senate delegation to call a meeting to fill vacancies on the racing commission. It provides a formal process to fill vacancies if the delegations do not act, including a time frame and a fallback to the sponsoring municipality's mayor or the chair of the host county delegation. It keeps existing rules about terms, eligibility, and public meetings for the commission intact.

Who It Affects

• Members of the host county House and Senate delegations (their composition and the vacancy-appointment process are changed to include all members and to have the chair call vacancy meetings).
• Sponsoring municipality officials (the mayor) and the chair of the host county House or Senate delegation (they become the fallback appointing authorities if the delegations do not act).

Key Provisions

• Redefines the host county delegations to consist of all members of the host county's House and Senate delegations for vacancy appointments.
• Requires the chair of the host county House or Senate delegation to call meetings to fill host county–appointed vacancies on the racing commission.
• Establishes a procedure for filling vacancies if delegations do not act, including a 30-day timeframe and appointment by the sponsoring municipality's mayor or the chair of the host county delegation, as applicable.
• Maintains existing rules on terms, residency, qualifications, and open public meetings for commission appointments.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Municipalities