HB505 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a judge, except a judge of probate, appointed to fill a vacancy, except as otherwise provided in a local constitutional amendment, serves an initial term until the next term begins following the general election after the judge has completed one year in office
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that a judge appointed to fill a vacancy would serve an initial term until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the general election after the judge has completed two years in office or the remainder of the original term of the judge elected to office, whichever is longer
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amend Section 6.14 of Amendment 328 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 153 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to further provide for the initial term of judges, except judges of probate, appointed to fill vacancies.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Delivered to Secretary of State at 4:25 p.m. on May 31, 2019. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-346. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1455 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Singleton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 29, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 28, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Mooney intended to vote Yea |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1031 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1030 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Faulkner Amendment Offered |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1029 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| April 23, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 29, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 1, 2019 | 418 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB505 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB505 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB505 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Faulkner Amendment Offered |