SB88 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing constitutional provisions, the Lieutenant Governor is the President of the Senate, is entitled to vote in the event of a tie, and is vested with certain prescribed legislative duties, powers, and responsibilities

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which would remove the power of the Lieutenant Governor to preside over the Senate and to vote in the event of a tie and would provide that the sole duty of the Lieutenant Governor would be to succeed to the Office of Governor upon the Governor's removal from office, death, or resignation

This bill would require the members of the Senate to elect from its membership a President and President Pro Tempore of the Senate and would provide that the prior legislative duties, responsibilities, and powers of the Lieutenant Governor would be vested in the President of the Senate

This bill would specify that the annual salary of the Lieutenant Governor would be an amount equal to 75 percent of the annual salary paid to the Governor

Proposing an amendment to repeal Amendment 57 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, now appearing as Section 48.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to add a new Section 48.01 to, and to amend Sections 51, 117, 118, 127, and 129 of, the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Sections 51, 117, 118, 127, and 129 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; to remove the duty of the Lieutenant Governor to serve as the President of the Senate and other duties, responsibilities, and powers regarding the Legislative Department; to specify that the sole duty of the Lieutenant Governor is to succeed to the Office of Governor under certain existing conditions; to vest these duties, responsibilities, and powers with the President of the Senate who shall be elected by the members of the Senate from the membership of the Senate; and to provide for the annual salary of the Lieutenant Governor.