SB423 Alabama 2016 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Municipal courts, judicial immunity for discretionary judicial acts provided for, const. amend.
Description
Under the common law doctrine of absolute judicial immunity, municipal court judges, magistrates, and clerks of court have absolute judicial immunity for discretionary judicial acts
This bill would propose a constitutional amendment to include this doctrine in the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, by providing that municipal court judges, magistrates, and clerks of court would have absolute judicial immunity for discretionary judicial acts
To propose a constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide that municipal court judges, magistrates, and clerks of court would have absolute judicial immunity for discretionary judicial acts.
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB423 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |