Alabama 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 141 — St. Clair County, specifying qualified electors for county superintendent and board of education and changing Pell City Board of Education from an elected to appointed board and specifying residential qualifications for members of city board local constitutional amendment

Last action — Enacted as 2024-111

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 23, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) on April 23, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

St. Clair County

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 94 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 141 introduces a new section to the Alabama Constitution to clarify the residential zones from which citizens can vote for the St. Clair County Superintendent of Education and school board members. Additionally, it changes the Pell City Board of Education from an elected to an appointed board. This shift is significant because it alters how local educational leaders are selected, potentially impacting community involvement and accountability in education decisions.

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20-Feb-24 Page 0 SB141 Enrolled Enrolled, An Act, To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to St.
and to amend Section 59A-2.00 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to change the Pell City Board of Education from an elected to an appointed board and to specify the residential zones from which members may be appointed .
and to amend Section 59A-2.00 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to change the Pell City Board of Education from an elected to an appointed board and to specify the residential zones from which members may be appointed.
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Clair County Superintendent of Education, if elected, shall be elected by the qualified electors of St.
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Action History

  1. Enacted

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 36 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2002
R 550016
D 100018
Total 670036
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Not Voting
Cynthia Almond — Yea
Randall Shedd — Not Voting
Adline Clarke D Not Voting
Anthony Daniels D Not Voting
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Not Voting
Barbara Drummond D Not Voting
Berry Forte D Not Voting
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Not Voting
Kelvin Lawrence D Not Voting
Kenyatté Hassell D Not Voting
Laura Hall D Not Voting
M. Moore D Not Voting
Marilyn Lands D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Not Voting
Neil Rafferty D Not Voting
Ontario Tillman D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Patrick Sellers D Not Voting
Pebblin W. Warren D Not Voting
Phillip Ensler D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Not Voting
Rolanda Hollis D Not Voting
Sam Jones D Yea
TaShina Morris D Not Voting
Thomas Jackson D Not Voting
Travis Hendrix D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Not Voting
Andy Whitt R Not Voting
Arnold Mooney R Not Voting
Ben Harrison R Not Voting
Ben Robbins R Yea
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Not Voting
Brett Easterbrook R Yea
Bryan Brinyark R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Not Voting
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Not Voting
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Not Voting
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Not Voting
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Yea
Jamie Kiel R Not Voting
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Yea
Jerry Starnes R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Kenneth Paschal R Yea
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Yea
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Mark Gidley R Yea
Mark Shirey R Yea
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Yea
Matthew Hammett R Yea
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Not Voting
Phillip Rigsby R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Not Voting
Rhett Marques R Yea
Rick Rehm R Not Voting
Ritchie Whorton R Not Voting
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Yea
Scott Stadthagen R Not Voting
Shane Stringer R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Yea
Terri Collins R Not Voting
Tim Wadsworth R Yea
Tracy Estes R Yea
Troy Stubbs R Yea
William Brock Colvin R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 66 Yea · 0 Nay · 37 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
R 480023
D 150013
Total 660037
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Not Voting
Cynthia Almond — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Not Voting
Anthony Daniels D Yea
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Not Voting
Berry Forte D Not Voting
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Not Voting
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Kenyatté Hassell D Not Voting
Laura Hall D Not Voting
M. Moore D Not Voting
Marilyn Lands D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Not Voting
Neil Rafferty D Yea
Ontario Tillman D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Patrick Sellers D Not Voting
Pebblin W. Warren D Not Voting
Phillip Ensler D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Yea
Rolanda Hollis D Not Voting
Sam Jones D Not Voting
TaShina Morris D Not Voting
Thomas Jackson D Yea
Travis Hendrix D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Not Voting
Andy Whitt R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Not Voting
Ben Harrison R Not Voting
Ben Robbins R Yea
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Not Voting
Brett Easterbrook R Yea
Bryan Brinyark R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Not Voting
Corley Ellis R Not Voting
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Not Voting
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Not Voting
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Not Voting
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Not Voting
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Yea
Jamie Kiel R Not Voting
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Not Voting
Jerry Starnes R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Kenneth Paschal R Yea
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Not Voting
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Not Voting
Mark Gidley R Not Voting
Mark Shirey R Yea
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Yea
Matthew Hammett R Yea
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Not Voting
Phillip Rigsby R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Yea
Rhett Marques R Yea
Rick Rehm R Not Voting
Ritchie Whorton R Not Voting
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Yea
Scott Stadthagen R Not Voting
Shane Stringer R Not Voting
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Yea
Terri Collins R Not Voting
Tim Wadsworth R Not Voting
Tracy Estes R Not Voting
Troy Stubbs R Yea
William Brock Colvin R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 45 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
R 470024
D 80020
Total 580045
% of votes cast 56%0%0%44%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Not Voting
Cynthia Almond — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Not Voting
Anthony Daniels D Not Voting
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Not Voting
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Not Voting
Berry Forte D Not Voting
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Not Voting
Kelvin Lawrence D Not Voting
Kenyatté Hassell D Not Voting
Laura Hall D Not Voting
M. Moore D Not Voting
Marilyn Lands D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Not Voting
Neil Rafferty D Not Voting
Ontario Tillman D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Not Voting
Patrick Sellers D Not Voting
Pebblin W. Warren D Not Voting
Phillip Ensler D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Not Voting
Rolanda Hollis D Not Voting
Sam Jones D Not Voting
TaShina Morris D Not Voting
Thomas Jackson D Not Voting
Travis Hendrix D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Not Voting
Andy Whitt R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Not Voting
Ben Harrison R Not Voting
Ben Robbins R Yea
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Not Voting
Brett Easterbrook R Yea
Bryan Brinyark R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Not Voting
Corley Ellis R Not Voting
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Not Voting
Danny Garrett R Not Voting
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Not Voting
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Yea
Jamie Kiel R Yea
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Yea
Jerry Starnes R Not Voting
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Not Voting
Kenneth Paschal R Yea
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Not Voting
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Not Voting
Mark Gidley R Yea
Mark Shirey R Yea
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Yea
Matthew Hammett R Not Voting
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Not Voting
Phillip Rigsby R Yea
Randy Wood R Not Voting
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Yea
Rhett Marques R Not Voting
Rick Rehm R Not Voting
Ritchie Whorton R Not Voting
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Yea
Scott Stadthagen R Not Voting
Shane Stringer R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Yea
Terri Collins R Not Voting
Tim Wadsworth R Not Voting
Tracy Estes R Not Voting
Troy Stubbs R Not Voting
William Brock Colvin R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 24002
D 7001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 32003
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (35)

Official roll call →

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 24002
D 7001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 32003
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (35)

Official roll call →

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 24002
D 7001
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 31004
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (35)

Official roll call →

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St. Clair County
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SB 141 is sponsored by Lance Bell (R).
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