Courts, Administrative Director of Courts, appointment by the Supreme Court of Alabama, procedure established
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Apr 2, 2019
Signed May 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019 · House May 14, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 34
Apr 30, 2019
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
20
Committee
6
Amendments
7
May 30, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-497.
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Conference Report
upper
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Chestnut motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1155
lower
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Concurrence Requested
lower
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1263
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference Report
upper
May 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Appointed
upper
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Chestnut motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 849 House appoints Hill, Jones (M) and Chestnut
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Requested
lower
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 816 P&PO appoints Orr, Givhan and Singleton
upper
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 680
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 679
lower
May 14, 2019
Introduced
Judiciary Amendment Offered
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 433
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 432
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced
Orr Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to adopted Voice Vote
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Reconsider adopted Voice Vote
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 428
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 427
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced
Judiciary Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
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