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SB 161 — Sheriff, office vacant or other circumstances, highest ranking deputy to serve, provisions re coroner repealed, Sec. 11-5-5 repealed.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Sheriff, office vacant or other circumstances, highest ranking deputy to serve, provisions regarding coroner repealed-
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Sponsors
- Whatley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Whatley
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"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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Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
28 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Not Voting |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
28 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Not Voting |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
67 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
37 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 28 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 67 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 0% | 0% | 36% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Not Voting |
| Holmes | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Not Voting |
| Wheeler | — | Not Voting |
| Wingo | — | Not Voting |
| Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Brown (C) | — | Yea |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Not Voting |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| Andy Whitt | R | Not Voting |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Crawford | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Not Voting |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
Passed
70 Yea
·
0 Nay
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34 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Unaffiliated | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 70 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Brown (C) | — | Yea |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Not Voting |
| Farley | — | Not Voting |
| Holmes | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Not Voting |
| Wheeler | — | Not Voting |
| Wingo | — | Not Voting |
| Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Meadows | — | Not Voting |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Not Voting |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Crawford | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
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- SB 161 is sponsored by Whatley.
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- This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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