HB529 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a person seeking election or appointment to a circuit court judgeship in the state must have been licensed by the Alabama State Bar Association for a total of five years and a person seeking election or appointment to a district court judgeship must have been licensed by the Alabama State Bar Association for a total of three years
This bill would require a candidate to be admitted to practice law by this state or by another state for a circuit court judgeship for a total of 10 years and to be admitted to practice law by this state or by another state for a district court judgeship for a total of five years
This bill would also prohibit a person who has been suspended or disbarred by any state or state bar association within the 10 years preceding election or appointment from qualification for a circuit court or district court judgeship
To amend Sections 12-11-1 and 12-12-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the qualifications for serving as a circuit court judge or a district court judge; to further provide for the minimum times of state licensure to practice law; and to prohibit persons with certain professional disciplinary actions from qualification.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 6:26 p.m. on May 31, 2019. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-539. |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1287 |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1458 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1457 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1456 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Judiciary zeroeth Substitute Offered |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Ward 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 22, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 727 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 726 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Givan Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 725 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Sorrell 2nd Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 724 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Sorrell Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 723 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Wadsworth Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 14, 2019 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| May 8, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 22, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 200.....HB530 Public Hearing Request Removed! at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB529 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB529 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB529 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Wadsworth Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Sorrell Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Sorrell 2nd Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Givan Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Smitherman Amendment Offered |