Relating to open records; to amend Section 36-12-41, Code of Alabama 1975, and add Sections 36-12-43 and 36-12-44 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to establish procedures for requesting and obtaining public records; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Summary
Public records, procedures established to obtain
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2023
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ethics and Campaign Finance)
lower
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Ethics and Campaign Finance)
lower
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (County and Municipal Government)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
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