SB296 Alabama 2022 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Economic development, counties and municipalities, requirements revised for incurring indebtedness and for selling or granting public property for private economic development and for certain public notices, Amendment 772, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd., const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, among other things,
Amendment 772 to the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, now appearing as Section 94.01 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, authorizes counties
and municipalities to use public funds to acquire
real estate for economic and industrial
development; and Section 222 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits counties and
municipalities from issuing bonds without a vote of
the people</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to
Amendment 772 to the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, as amended, to specify that counties and
municipalities are exempt from the prohibition
against issuing bonds under Amendment 772 without a
vote of the people; revise requirements for
publication of notice for economic and industrial
development projects; and ratify all actions and
agreements of any county or municipality done under
Amendment 772 unless the action or agreement is
subject to pending judicial proceedings on the date
of ratification of this amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to Amendment 772 to the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
94.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to economic development
projects of counties and municipalities; to revise
requirements for incurring indebtedness for economic
development purposes; to revise the requirement for
publication of notices for economic and industrial purposes;
and to ratify actions taken and agreements made under
Amendment 772 made prior to the ratification of this
amendment.
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Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2022 | H | Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Urban and Rural Development |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Urban and Rural Development |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Engrossed |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 752 |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 751 |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Livingston Amendment Offered |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 9, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 8, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 31, 2022 | ROOM 123 at 09:30 | House U&RD Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2022 | Room 825 - Bill Added #2 at 14:30 | Senate FRED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB296 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB296 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Livingston Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB296 for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB296 for Urban and Rural Development |