SB 281 — Municipal courts, mayors and municipal court judges, mayor authorized to remit court costs imposed by municipal court judge, municipal court judges authorized to remit certain costs upon a showing of indigency, mayor's authority to commute sentences removed, municipal court judges authorized to issue arrest warrants and hold certain persons in contempt of court, Secs. 12-14-15, 12-14-31, 12-14-32 am'd.
Last action — Pending third reading on day 22 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Municipal courts, mayors and municipal court judges, mayor authorized to remit court costs imposed by municipal court judge, municipal court judges authorized to remit certain costs upon a showing of indigency-
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Sponsors
- Ward · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Ward
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Not Voting |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Not Voting |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 281 do?
- Municipal courts, mayors and municipal court judges, mayor authorized to remit court costs imposed by municipal court judge, municipal court judges authorized to remit certain costs upon a showing of indigency-
- Who sponsors SB 281?
- SB 281 is sponsored by Ward.
- What is the current status of SB 281?
- 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 281?
- Track SB 281 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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