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type: "Bill"
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title: "Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office, require the office be filled by election in certain circumstances, constitutional amendment"
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description: "Constitutional Amendments Statewide"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2026rs"
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identifier: "SB 271"
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citation: "Alabama SB 271 (2026rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Constitutional Amendments Statewide"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Givhan"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b29bdf87-386d-437d-85d2-80181bb37eb7"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "4af5fcdd281a049d7d672e924cbe32d8cce5b0461f29f88fae2462bc77e96deb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama SB 271 (2026rs) — Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office, require the office be filled by election in certain circumstances, constitutional amendment
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Constitutional Amendments Statewide
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB271-int.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB271-eng.pdf)
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3. **Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 484** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/2JZRHII-1.pdf)
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4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/NRP36J8-1.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB271-enr.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Givhan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Sent to Secretary of State
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment to SB271
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1091 `passage`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1090
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Lovvorn 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
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- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government)
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- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
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- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)
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- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 485 `passage`
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 484
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
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- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
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- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b29bdf87-386d-437d-85d2-80181bb37eb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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