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2010 Legislative Session

Update!

Constitutional convention legislation is still alive and well in the 2010 Legislative Session.

Senate Bill 177 will be introduced in the Senate when the sponsor and Rules Chairman decide to bring it up for the BIR and Senate Joint Resolution 42 is in the Senate Rules Committee waiting for Senator Lowell Barron to bring it up before the Senate. House Joint Resolution 54 was tabled on February 24th but has the opportunity to be re-introduced in the House. SJR42 has 17 co-sponsors, so that with main sponsor Senator Ted Little, that is a majority of the Senate. HJR54 has 24 co-sponsors, together with main sponsor Speaker Pro Tem Demetrius Newton, that is a total of 25. The Resolutions have more total co-sponsors than ever before.

In addition, a survey sent to all legislators was returned to ACCR showing that the overwhelming majority of those who responded, said "yes" to the question:
Do you believe that Alabama voters should be able to vote on whether or not to hold a constitutional convention in Alabama?

Let your legislators know you want them to vote in favor of allowing the people to vote on holding a constitutional convention to rewrite the 1901 Alabama Constitution. Your voice is the most important voice your legislators need to hear.

Find your legislator at www.legislature.state.al.us

We will keep you informed at this site.

Senate Rules Committee
House Rules Committee
Lowell Barron (Chair) - Fyffe
Ken Guin (Chair) - Carbon Hill
Zeb Little (Deputy Chair) - Cullman
James Buskey (Vice Chair) - Selma
Ted Little (Vice Chair) - Auburn
Ron Johnson (Ranking Minority Member) - Sylacauga
Roger Bedford - Russellville
Barbara Boyd - Anniston
Tom Butler - Madison
Craig Ford - Gadsden
Bobby Denton - Muscle Shoals
Blaine Galliher - Gadsden
Vivian Figures - Mobile
Todd Greeson - Ider
Steve French - Mountain Brook
Randy Hinshaw - Huntsville
Hinton Mitchem - Albertville
Richard Laird - Roanoke
Quinton Ross - Montgomery
Jack Page - Gadsden
Harri Anne Smith - Slocomb
Arthur Payne - Birmingham
Rodger Smitherman - Birmingham
John Robinson - Scottsboro
Jabo Waggoner - Vestavia Hills
Rod Scott - Bessemer
Cam Ward - Alabaster
Pebblin Warren - Tuskegee

Click here to read HJR54 filed this 2010 Legislative Session »

Click here to read SJR42 filed this 2010 Legislative Session »

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