Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, issuance of bonds for the finance, construction, and renovation of prisons, provided; membership of authority, further provided; phased approach to the construction of new prisons and the renovation or closure of old prisons, provided; Correctional Facilities Maintenance Fund and Department of Corrections - Correctional Capital Improvement Fund, created; Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission, required to study economic impact of any closure or possible repurposing of prison facility. Secs. 14-2-1, 14-2-6, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, and 14-2-34, am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
House Passage
Oct 2021
Senate Passage
Oct 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Sep 27, 2021
Signed Oct 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Oct 1, 2021 · House Sep 29, 2021
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 33
Oct 1, 2021
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
0
Amendments
9
Oct 1, 2021
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2021-546.
lower
Oct 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
upper
Oct 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Clouse motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 12
lower
Oct 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 16
upper
Oct 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Albritton motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
upper
Oct 1, 2021
Introduced
Beasley first Substitute Offered
upper
Oct 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 15
upper
Oct 1, 2021
Introduced
Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered
upper
Oct 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 4
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 3
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 2
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Morris 2nd Amendment Offered
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Morris 1st Amendment Offered
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Clouse motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Hall Amendment Offered
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Clouse
RRepublican
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