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AL SB338
Bill
Status
5/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Kirk Hatcher
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AI Summary
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Changes the vote threshold required to override a mayoral veto from a simple majority to a two-thirds vote of council members present.
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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.
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Maintains existing procedures for city council meetings, ordinance passage, and delivery of ordinances to the mayor within 48 hours.
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Preserves the mayor's 10-day window to return ordinances with written objections, and specifies that failure to return within 10 days constitutes approval.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
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.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Senate Local Legislation
5/18/2023