Hearing
House State Government Hearing
Room 206 at 15:00:00
SB271 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 7, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Sam GivhanSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office, require the office be filled by election in certain circumstances, constitutional amendment
- Description
Under the state constitution, if the office of Governor becomes vacant for any reason, the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor, and if both the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor become vacant more than 60 days before a general election at which state officers are elected, a Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at that election for the unexpired term. The state constitution also provides for the order of succession of state officers to serve as Governor during any vacancy of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide that if the office of Lieutenant Governor becomes vacant more than 60 days before a general election at which state officers are elected, a Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at that election for the unexpired term.
- Subjects
- Constitutional Amendments Statewide
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
H
Signature Requested
S
Sent to Secretary of State
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Givhan Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment to SB271
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1091
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1090 NRP36J8-1
H
Lovvorn 1st Amendment Offered NRP36J8-1
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House State Government
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 485
S
Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 484 2JZRHII-1
S
Givhan 1st Amendment Offered 2JZRHII-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
Calendar
Hearing
Senate State Governmental Affairs Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 485
Yes
29
Absent
6
Givhan motion to Adopt - Roll Call 484 2JZRHII-1
Yes
29
Absent
6
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
29
Absent
6
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
29
Absent
6
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1058
Yes
101
Absent
4
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1057 NRP36J8-1
Yes
101
Absent
4
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
102
Abstained
1
Absent
2
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
102
Abstained
1
Absent
2
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1091
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1090 NRP36J8-1
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
Givhan Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 1011
Yes
25
Abstained
2
Absent
8
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB271 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB271 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB271 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 484
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1057
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature