Hearing
House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Hearing
Room 418 at 09:00:00
SB42 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 17, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Wes KitchensSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Municipal elections; runoff elections, procedures revised
- Description
Under existing law, if a municipal election with more than two candidates ends with no candidate receiving a majority of all the votes cast in the election, the municipal governing body shall order a second or runoff election between the two candidates having received the most and second-most votes.
This bill would provide that in any municipal election, including an election with only two candidates on the ballot, with no candidate receiving a majority of all the votes cast in the election, the municipal governing body shall order a second or runoff election between the two candidates having recived the most and second-most votes.
- Subjects
- Counties & Municipalities
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
S
Delivered to Governor
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1229
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 Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 196
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 County and Municipal Government
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
S
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 14:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 196
Yes
33
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1229
Yes
105
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
105
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
105
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB42 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB42 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature