County Commission | The Magazine January February 2018 | Page 22

FROM THE COVER Alabama Legislature: By the Numbers How many votes are needed…? You’ve got to know the rules if you want to get in the game. And the rules can vary from one chamber to another and from one type of legislation to another. Alabama House of Representatives 105 35 Quorum 53 18 To Pass a Bill To Pass a Constitutional Amendment AKA “approve third reading” To Pass a Budget Isolation Resolution (BIR) To Cut Off Debate AKA “cloture” Senate n (as of November 2017) Independent .......1 X Democrats .........7 V Vacancy ..............1 Y Republicans .....26 K Alabama Senate Number of Members AKA “approve third reading” n Majority of those voting 63 21 X Democrats .......33 Y Republicans .....70 K Vacancy ..............2 Three-fifths of those voting Three-fifths of those voting 21 n House of Representatives n (as of November 2017) Source: Alabama Legislature ACCA Dump Truck Option B Empire Truck Sales, LLC 2495 Interstate 65 Service Road North • Mobile, AL 36612 Buster Slay Territory Manager Cell: 334.201.7529 • Fax: [phone] [email protected] A Division of Mercedes-Benz Company. ACCA Dump Truck Option B 22 | COUNTY COMMISSION Empire Truck Sales, LLC 2495 Interstate 65 Service Road North • Mobile, AL 36612