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AL HB512
Bill
Status
5/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Kenyatte Hassell
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AI Summary
- Applies only to Class 3 municipalities organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session with specific population requirements based on the 1970 federal census
- Amends Section 45-51A-33.64 of the Alabama Code to change the veto override threshold from a simple majority to a two-thirds vote of council members present
- Requires ordinances and resolutions passed by the council to be transmitted to the mayor within 48 hours for consideration
- Mayor has 10 days to return any disapproved ordinance or resolution with written objections; failure to return within 10 days constitutes automatic approval
- Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor
Legislative Description
Relating to any Class 3 municipality organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 879), providing for the mayor-council form of government in certain municipalities having a certain population according to the 1970 federal decennial census; to amend Section 45-51A-33.64 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the passage of ordinances and resolutions by the city council and the delivery of the ordinances and resolutions to the Office of the Mayor for his or her consideration; to further provide for the necessary vote of the council if the mayor returns the ordinance or resolution of the council with his or her objections.
Change veto override for local legislation
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to House County and Municipal Government
5/23/2023