ALERT: Help Defeat the Convention of States in Alabama!
The following is regarding Alabama, which has four bills filed on the Convention of States. They are HJR49, SJR23, SB199, and SB200.
SB200 lists the qualifications of a delegate under section 3. Lobbyists or people required to register as a lobbyist cannot be a delegate. See Section 3 below.
PLEASE help make calls to these sponsors to defeat these bills in Alabama!
HJR49 is currently pending in the House Rules Committee. http://legiscan.com/AL/text/HJR49/id/921943/Alabama-2014-HJR49-Introduced.pdf
http://legiscan.com/AL/bill/HJR49/2014
HJR49 Sponsors
HJR49 History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-13 | Senate | Received in Senate and referred to the Senate committee on Rules |
| 2014-02-13 | House | Johnson (R) motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote |
| 2014-02-13 | House | Reported from Rules |
| 2014-01-16 | House | Introduced and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Rules |
SJR23 is currently pending in the Senate Rues Committee
http://legiscan.com/AL/text/SJR23/id/930052/Alabama-2014-SJR23-Introduced.pdf
http://legiscan.com/AL/bill/SJR23/2014
SJR23 Sponsors
SJR23 History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-21 | Senate | Introduced and referred to the Senate committee on Rules |
SB199 & SB200 are relating to the selection and limitation of the power of delegates to a convention.
Both SB199 and SB200 are currently pending third reading on day 7 favorable from Senate Committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections.
SB199 http://legiscan.com/AL/text/SB199/id/919390/Alabama-2014-SB199-Introduced.pdf
http://legiscan.com/AL/bill/SB199/2014
SB199 Sponsors
| Sen Trip Pittman | Sen Paul Sanford | Sen Jerry Fielding | Sen Clay Scofield |
| Sen Greg Reed | Sen Taylor | Sen Dick Brewbaker | Sen Arthur Orr |
| Sen Dan Williams |
SB199 History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Pending third reading on day 7 Favorable from Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| 2014-01-15 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
SB200
SB200 http://legiscan.com/AL/text/SB200/id/920008/Alabama-2014-SB200-Introduced.pdf
http://legiscan.com/AL/bill/SB200/2014
SB200 Sponsors
| Sen Arthur Orr | Sen Dan Williams | Sen Paul Sanford | Sen Taylor |
| Sen Jerry Fielding | Sen Dick Brewbaker | Sen Trip Pittman | Sen Clay Scofield |
| Sen Greg Reed |
SB200 History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Pending third reading on day 7 Favorable from Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
| 2014-01-23 | Senate | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| 2014-01-15 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
The following is from SB200 Section 3. Item 4 below states that a lobbyist or someone required to register as a lobbyist cannot be a delegate.
Section 3. (a) An individual shall satisfy all of the following to be appointed as a delegate to an Article V Convention:
Alabama.
(1) The individual must reside in Alabama. (2) The individual must be a registered voter in
(3) The individual must be at least 18 years of age.
(4) The individual is not registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under Section 36-25-18, Code of Alabama 1975, 2 U.S.C. § 1603, or rules or regulations adopted under either of these laws.
(b) An individual may not be appointed as a delegate if he or she holds a federal office.
(c) An individual appointed as an alternate delegate must have the same qualifications as an individual appointed as a delegate under subsection (a).
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