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SB 20 — Marriage, contract for, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, content of contract, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16 am'd.
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Marriage, contract for, recording by judge of probate, transmission to vital statistics office, content of contract-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Sponsors
- Greg Albritton · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 2 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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 17% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Nay |
| Marsh | — | Nay |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Nay |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 20 do?
- Marriage, contract for, recording by judge of probate, transmission to vital statistics office, content of contract-
- Who sponsors SB 20?
- SB 20 is sponsored by Greg Albritton (R).
- What is the current status of SB 20?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 20?
- Track SB 20 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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