Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2019
Last action May 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 29
May 8, 2019
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
6
May 16, 2019
Committee
Rereferred from SG to C&SB
lower
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 699
upper
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Elliott motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 671
upper
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Givhan Amendment Offered
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Elliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 670
upper
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Elliott first Substitute Offered
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Elliott motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
upper
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Governmental Affairs as Favorable with 1 amendment
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Elliott
RRepublican
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