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ANNUAL REPORT

ALABAMA STATE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ALISON

W E L C O M E T O T H E A L A B A M A L A W I N S T I T U T E

Constitutional Revision Commission

Commission Members: Governor Albert Brewer, Chair; Represenative Paul DeMarco, Vice-Chair; Governor Robert Bentley; Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh; Speaker Mike Hubbard; Al Agricola; John Anzalone; Greg Butrus; Vicki Drummond; Matt Lembke; Carolyn McKinstry; Jim Pratt; Senator Quinton Ross and Representative Patricia Todd.

Ex-Officio Members: Senator Cam Ward; Senator Bryan Taylor; and Representative Randy Davis.

The Commission is staffed by the Alabama Law Institute with the assitance of Bob McCurley, Howard Walthall, and Mike Waters.

Senate Joint Resolution 82 Creating the Commission

Next Meeting:

Full Commission Meeting:

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Alabama State House, Room 617

Subcommittee Meetings:

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
1:30 p.m. Executive (Article V) Subcommittee
Location: Law Offices of Bradley Arant in Birmingham

Minutes:
August 31, 2011
September 21, 2011
October 5, 2011
October 26, 2011
November 16, 2011
December 7, 2011
January 18, 2012
January 18, 2012 Transcript
June 20, 2012
June 20, 2012 Transcript
September 28, 2012
September 28, 2012 Transcript
November 9, 2012
November 9, 2012 Transcript
December 3, 2012
December 3, 2012 Transcript
December 14, 2012 Transcript
January 11, 2013
January 11, 2013 Transcript
February 1, 2013
February 1, 2013 Transcript

Year One - 2011

2012 Constitutional Revision Commission
Recommendations to the Alabama Legislature

Article XII: Corporations
Summary

Commission Approved Article XII
(approved October 26, 2011)

HB 357 (Act 2012-275)

November 6, 2012 Proposed Constitutional Amendment #9

Article XIII: Banks and Banking
Summary

Commission Approved Article XIII
(approved October 26, 2011)

HB 358 (Act 2012-276)

November 6, 2012 Proposed Constitutional Amendment #10

Removal of Unconstitutional Language

SB 112 (Act 2011-353)

November 6, 2012 Proposed Constitutional Amendment #4

Year Two - 2012

Article III: Distribution of Powers of Government
Overview
Summary
Commission Approved Article III
(approved November 16, 2011)

Chart: Current vs. Proposed for Dec. 3rd, 2012 meeting

Article IV: Legislative Department
Overview
Issues
Section 44-83 comments only
Section 84-11 comments only
Chart: Current vs. Proposed for December 3rd meeting

1.) Table of Contents
2.) Legislative Department
3.) Local Government
4.) Ethics
5.) Miscellaneous
6.) Table of Current Sections to Proposed Sections
7.) Table of Proposed Sections to Current Sections

Local Amendments provided by Alabama Appleseed

Legislature Subcommittee

Materials Distributed at the September 28, 2012
Commission Meeting
Legislature Subcommittee Report

Local Government Subcommittee

Materials Distributed at the January 18, 2012 meeting

1.) Home Rule Options by Professor Walthall
2.) Appleseed ACCR, Inc., ARISE, & Greater Birmingham Ministries (Craig Baab)
3.) PARCA Series on the Alabama Constitution - Jim Williams
4.) Association of County Commissioners of Alabama - Sonny Brasfield

Materials Distributed at the September 23, 2012 meeting

1.) Table of Contents on Issues and Possible Frameword Options
2.) General Laws and Local Laws -- Issue Cluster 1
3.) Allocating Power Between Legislature and Local Government -- Issue Cluster 2
4.) Economic Development -- Issue Cluster 3
5.) Compensation -- Issue Cluster 4
6.) Other Issues -- Issue Cluster 5

Materials Distributed at the September 28, 2012 Commission Meeting
Local Government Subcommittee Report

****Discussion Drafts (Revised 10/4/2012)****

Issue Clusters as of October 16, 2012

1.) General Laws and Local Laws -- Issue Cluster 1
2.) Allocating Power Between Legislature and Local Government--Issue Cluster 2
3.) Economic Developement -- Issue Cluster 3
4.) Compensation -- Issue Cluster 4
5.) Other Issues -- Issue Cluster 5

Issue Clusters as of November 9, 2012

1.) General Laws and Local Laws -- Issue Cluster 1
2.) Allocating Power Between Legislature and Local Government--Issue Cluster 2
3.) Economic Development -- Issue Cluster 3
4.) Compensation -- Issue Cluster 4
5.) Other Issues -- Issue Cluster 5

FINAL Local Government Subcommittee Report for Dec. 3, 2012

Issue Clusters as of December 11, 2012 FOR DECEMBER 14th Meeting:

1.) Table of Contents of Proposals for Text Revisions
2.) General Laws and Local Laws -- Issue Cluster 1
3.) Allocating Power Between Legislature and Local
Government -- Issue Cluster 2
4.) Economic Development -- Issue Cluster 3
5.) Compensation -- Issue Cluster 4
6.) Other Issues -- Issue Cluster 5

Issue Clusters as a PDF with electronic bookmarks

Professor Howard Walthall's Presentation for February 1, 2013 meeting

Alababama Appleseed's Information on Economic Development for February 1, 2013 meeting

Ethics Subcommittee

Materials Distributed at the September 28, 2012 Commission Meeting
Ethics Subcommittee Report

Chart: Current vs. Proposed for Dec. 3rd, 2012 meeting