SB4 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment titled the "American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment" that prohibits Alabama courts and adjudicative bodies from applying or enforcing foreign law if doing so would violate constitutional rights or state law.

• Defines foreign law as any law, rule, or legal code established or applied outside U.S. states or territories, or any separate legal system used by people or groups different from U.S. or Alabama law.

• Requires modification or nullification of contractual provisions choosing foreign law or foreign venues if enforcement would violate constitutional rights, and prohibits enforcement of forum non conveniens claims that would violate a natural person's constitutional rights.

• Exempts business entities (corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, etc.) from the amendment's restrictions, allowing them to voluntarily subject themselves to foreign law, except where subsection (g) applies.

• Allows Alabama to refuse full faith and credit to public acts, records, or judicial proceedings of other states that violate Alabama's public policy; election on proposed amendment to be held in accordance with Alabama Constitution sections 284 and 285.