Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HR60

Filed/Read First Time
 
Passed House
7/5/26  

Caption

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR60 is a House resolution establishing the Special Order Calendar for the Alabama House of Representatives for Thursday, January 29, 2026, the eighth legislative day. It directs that the listed bills be taken up immediately upon adoption of the resolution and given priority over the regular order of business or any unfinished business. The resolution itself does not change substantive law; instead, it organizes the House agenda and sets the order in which selected measures will be considered. The calendar includes a range of bills covering education, higher education governance, criminal law, voting and privacy, taxation, motor vehicles, veterans’ benefits, retirement, and public administration. Examples include teacher salary schedule changes, repeal of certain University of Alabama boards, marijuana-related child protection provisions, voter information restrictions, tobacco warehouser permits, reporting requirements for public colleges and universities, disability license plates, crime victims compensation, homestead exemption verification for disabled veterans, impoundment procedures, and self-defense law. By placing these measures on the special order calendar, HR60 increases the likelihood they will receive floor consideration on that legislative day.

Impact

HR60 has no direct effect on the Alabama Code or other state statutes because it is a procedural resolution rather than a bill amending substantive law. Its legal impact is limited to the House’s internal scheduling authority: it prioritizes the listed measures for debate and possible passage, which can accelerate action on those bills and shape the legislative agenda for the day.

Sentiment

The available context suggests the resolution was noncontroversial and procedural in nature. It was adopted by voice vote, indicating broad agreement among members on the need to set a special order calendar. Because the resolution only arranges floor business, there is no recorded substantive debate or divided vote in the provided materials.

Contention

No specific points of contention are shown in the transcript or voting history provided. Any disagreement would likely have concerned which bills were included on the calendar or the order in which they were scheduled, but the available record does not identify any member objections. The adoption by voice vote also suggests that, at least for this resolution, there was little visible opposition.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

AL HR60

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AL HR334

Alabama Legislature

AL HR282

Alabama Legislature

AL SR66

Alabama Legislature

AL SR93

Alabama Legislature

AL SR94

Alabama Legislature

AL HR236

Alabama Legislature

AL HR129

Alabama Legislature

AL HR104

Alabama Legislature

AL SR86

Alabama Legislature

Similar Bills

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