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This page covers legislation related to transparency in government proposed in Alabama.
2009
House Bill 154[1] would have prohibited the transferring of funds from one political action committee to another.[1] It was passed in the House on February 12, 2009, and sent to the Senate as Senate Bill 207. SB207 was referred to the Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee but never received a hearing.
House Bill 295[2] would have required the public disclosure of the names of public officials, spouses of public officials, or candidates who have a contract with or are employed by the state, county, or a municipality.[2] It was assigned to the Government Operations Committee on February 26, 2009.[2] It was indefinitely postponed on May 7, 2009.
House Bill 876[3] would have made poll lists signed by voters the property of political parties and thereby subject to the open records law.[3] It was referred to the Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee on April 14, 2009, and indefinitely postponed on May 7.
Senate Bill 353[4] would have made any meeting in which a state party participated subject to the state's Open Meetings Act.[4] It was referred to the Governmental Affairs Committee but never received a hearing.[4]
Senate Bill 399[5] would have made background checks performed on employees of secondary education institutions confidential and not subject to public records laws.[5] It was assigned to the Education Committee on February 19, 2009, and indefinitely postponed on May 14.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alabama State Legislature, "HB154 (2009)," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alabama State Legislature, "HB295 (2009)," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alabama State Legislature, "HB876 (2009)," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Alabama State Legislature, "SB353 (2009)," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Alabama State Legislature, "SB399 (2009)," accessed March 2, 2021
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