Senate Bill 96, Alabama 2010

Senate Bill 96

Status:

Final Status:

c (Referred to Governmental Affairs Committee)

House:
Senate:c (Referred to Governmental Affairs Committee)
Governor:

Sponsor:

Senator Wendell Mitchell

Introduction date:

01-12-10

State law:

Alabama Open Meetings Act

Bill text:

As introduced

Status key:

= Passed,	= Failed/Vetoed,
= Committee	= Awaiting Vote

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1 SB 96
2 Current bill status
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9 Similar bills from other states

SB 96

Senate Bill 96 is a bill introduced to the Alabama Senate by Senator Wendell Mitchell which would require any municipality to give public notice and hold an open meeting if it receives an application or proposal regarding changes in the areas' public waste management system. The bill also places a restriction on how long after the application is submitted before the government body must act on the proposal. ^[1]

Current bill status

This bill has been postponed indefinitely by the Governmental Affairs Committee.

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↑ Text of SB 96

Similar bills from other states

b House Bill 2631, Arizona 2010
b House Bill 4165, Illinois 2010
c House Bill 867 and Senate Bill 1838, Florida 2010
b House Resolution 11, Alaska 2010
b Senate Bill 281, Connecticut 2010

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