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HB 17 — Vacancies, United States Senator, temporary appointment by Governor until next general election authorized, Sec. 36-9-7 am'd; Sec. 36-9-8 repealed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Vacancies, United States senator, temporary appointment by governor until next general election authorized
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Sponsors
- Steve Clouse · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 19 voted No
Sponsors (1)
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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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
73 Yea
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5 Nay
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24 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 73 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 5% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Nay |
| Holmes (A) | — | Not Voting |
| McCutcheon | — | Not Voting |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Not Voting |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Polizos | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Passed
67 Yea
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31 Nay
·
4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 30% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Nay |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Nay |
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Nay |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Lindsey | — | Nay |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Not Voting |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Nay |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Not Voting |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Nay |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Nay |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Nay |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Nay |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Passed
74 Yea
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2 Nay
·
26 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 74 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 2% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Holmes (A) | — | Not Voting |
| McCutcheon | — | Not Voting |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Not Voting |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Not Voting |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Passed
70 Yea
·
30 Nay
·
2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 29% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Nay |
| Moore (M) | — | Nay |
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Nay |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Lindsey | — | Nay |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Nay |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Nay |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Nay |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Nay |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
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- What does HB 17 do?
- Vacancies, United States senator, temporary appointment by governor until next general election authorized
- Who sponsors HB 17?
- HB 17 is sponsored by Steve Clouse (R).
- What is the current status of HB 17?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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