HB 159 — Appointments, made by the Governor, to be subject to confirmation by the Senate for certain agencies, Secs. 14-1-1.3, 22-50-16, 23-1-21, 40-2-41, 41-4-30, 41-27-2 am'd.
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
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✓Introduced
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2In 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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Appointments, made by the governor, to be subject to confirmation by the senate for certain agencies
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Sponsors
- Chris Sells · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →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.
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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Votes
Passed
100 Yea
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0 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| R | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Yea |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Rex Reynolds | 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
29 Yea
·
0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | 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 |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Not Voting |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
29 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | 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 |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Not Voting |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
98 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| R | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Not Voting |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Not Voting |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | 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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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 159 do?
- Appointments, made by the governor, to be subject to confirmation by the senate for certain agencies
- Who sponsors HB 159?
- HB 159 is sponsored by Chris Sells (R).
- What is the current status of HB 159?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
- Where can I track HB 159?
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