Gerald H. Allen
Information
- Position: State Senator - District 21
- Party: Republican
- Location: Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa County
- Birthday: February 8, 1950 71
Contact Information
- 11 South Union Street, Suite 729
- Montgomery, AL 36130-4600
- 334-261-0861
- Email: [email protected]
Education Information
- BS, Education, University of Alabama, 1973
Political Information
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 21, 2018
- Senator, Alabama State Senate, District 21, 2010-present
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, 1994-2010
Professions Information
- Owner, CASHCO Marketing, 1980-present
- Athletic Director, Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation, 1976-1978
- Coach, Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, 1973-1976
Organizations Information
- Chair, Alabama Sports Agent Committee, 1997-2006
- Committee, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, 2002-2006
- Member, Tuscaloosa Bike Club, 2005-2006
- Deacon, Gilgal Baptist Church, 1980-present
- Booster, Holt High School
- Member, Holt High School Parent-Teacher Association
- Member, Cottondale Elementary Parent-Teacher Association
- Member, University of Alabama Alumni Association
- Member, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce and Citizen Club
- Member, Tuscaloosa Citizens
Election History
Sponsored Bills
- SB287
- Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, phase out of retail sales of alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverage sales and distribution of proceeds, Secs. 28-3-280 to 28-3-286, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 28-3-43, 28-3-53.1, 28-3-53.2, am'd.
- SB274
- Covid-19 Recovery Capital Credit Protection Act of 2021, created, employment and wage requirements for qualifying projects extended, compensation amounts for exemption purposes increased, Sec. 40-18-19.1 am'd.
- SB273
- Joint road improvement authorities, provide for method of incorporation, powers, duties, provide for reincorporation of certain existing road improvement commissions
- SB270
- Veterans' Affairs, State Board of, adding a Gold Star Family member to the board, updating existing code, making nonsubstantive, technical revisions, Sec. 31-5-3 am'd.
- SB256
- Motor vehicles, authorized volunteer firefighter vehicles, authorized to be equipped with emergency lights, certain operating privileges, provided, Sec. 32-5A-7.1 added.
- SB253
- Firearms, prohibitions on state enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, provided, const. amend.
- SB240
- Department of Public Health, reconstituted, State Board of Health, State Committee of Public Health, State Health Officer abolished, State Health Advisory Board, Secretary of ADPH, medical director established, county boards of health, membership revised, Secs. 22-2-9, 22-2-10, 22-2-11, 22-2-12, 22-2-13, 22-3-8 repealed; Secs. 22-1-1, 22-1-3, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-2-3, 22-2-4, 22-2-5, 22-2-6, 22-2-7, 22-2-8, 22-3-1, 22-11A-38, 22-22A-2, 22-29-1, 22-37A-2, 34-15-2, 34-15-5 am'd.
- SB239
- Board of Medical Examiners, membership and duties revised, Medical Licensure Commission abolished, Secs. 34-24-54.1, 34-24-54.2, 34-24-71.1, 34-24-71.2, 34-24-71.3 added; Secs. 34-24-50.1, 34-24-310, 34-24-311, 34-24-311.1, 34-24-312, 34-24-313, 34-24-314, 34-24-330, 34-24-331, 34-24-332, 34-24-333, 34-24-334, 34-24-335, 34-24-338, 34-24-339, 34-24-341, 34-24-342, repealed; Secs. 13A-6-201, 13A-9-21, 27-1-17.1, 34-24-50, 34-24-51, 34-24-52, 34-24-53, 34-24-53.1, 34-24-54, 34-24-56, 34-24-57, 34-24-60, 34-24-70, 34-24-71, 34-24-73, 34-24-75, 34-24-75.1, 34-24-336, 34-24-337, 34-24-340, 34-24-343, 34-24-360, 34-24-360.1, 34-24-361, 34-24-361.1, 34-24-362, 34-24-363, 34-24-365, 34-24-366, 34-24-367, 34-24-381, 34-24-382, 34-24-383, 34-24-384, 34-24-501, 34-24-502, 34-24-503, 34-24-506, 34-24-507, 34-24-508, am'd.
- SB230
- Student athletes, may earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness, Alabama Collegiate Athletics Commission, established, conditions for compensation
- SB227
- Pharmacy benefits managers, practices relating to patient steering, price discrimination, fiduciary duty to client, price disclosure, etc. regulated, Dept of Insurance, duties and authorities revised, Act 2019-457, 2019 Reg. Sess., sections amended and renumbered; Secs. 27-45A-6 to 27-45A-11, inclusive, 27-45A-13 added; Secs. 27-45A-3, 27-45A-4, 27-45A-5 am'd.
- SB222
- Tuscaloosa Co., sales and use tax, referendum required to levy new or increase sales and use taxes, const. amend.
- SB220
- Highway, roads, and bridges, contracts or subcontracts for public works, provisions requiring a party to indemnify another party for damages caused by the other party prohibited
- SB212
- Peer support members, authorizes Alabama Fire College to certify peer support members, Sec. 36-21-14 am'd.
- SB205
- Home inspectors, limitations period or liability, provided, Sec. 34-14B-11 added; Sec. 34-14B-3 am'd.
- SB193
- Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities
- SB192
- Talladega College, appropriation
- SB191
- Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation
- SB190
- Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020, from Education Trust Fund to the State Dept. of Education, Alabama Community College System, Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, Commerce Dept., and the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, approp. for Coucil on Arts earmarked, approp. for School of Cyber Technology and Engineering carried forward, Act 2019-403, 2019 Reg. Sess., am'd.
- SB189
- Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education
- SB188
- Public education employees, including K-12, postsecondary education, and AIDB, salary increase
- SB187
- Disabled access parking placards and license plates, prohibits duplication, forgery, sale, or transfer to unentitled individual, criminal penalties, Sec. 32-6-233 am'd.
- SB185
- Tuskegee University, appropriation
- SB170
- Building Exceptional School Board Team Act (BEST), provides further for boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline of local bd. of education members, Sec. 16-1-41.1 repealed; Secs. 16-8-1, 16-11-2 am'd.
- SB166
- Workers' compensation, firefighters, law enforcement officers, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses, co's and municipalities required to maintain certain disability insurance coverage
- SB157
- Firearms, prohibitions on state enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, provided
- SB156
- License plates, impose a one dollar fee on firefighter license plates, distribute fee to Alabama Joint Fire Council and the Alabama Fire College, Secs. 32-6-271, 32-6-280 am'd.
- SB155
- Defenses, self-defense, force in defense of premises, further provided, Secs. 13A-3-20, 13A-3-25, 13A-3-27 am'd.
- SB154
- Motor vehicles, Automated Commercial Motor Vehicles Teleoperations Act, repealed, Secs. 32-9B-1 to 32-9B-8, inclusive, repealed
- SB139
- Tuscaloosa Co., sales and use tax, city prohibited from levying add'l without vote, municipality located entirely in county, const. amend.
- SB97
- State Health Officer, order issued in response to outbreak of a disease has full force of law if approved by Governor and filed with Secretary of State in state of emergency, Secs. 22-2-8, 31-9-8, 31-9-13 am'd.
- SB70
- School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, granted same soverign immunity and participation in Educators Liability Trust Fund as provided for other public K-12 schools, board of education, administrators, and staff, Secs. 16-28A-6, added; Secs. 16-22-4.1, 36-1-12 am'd.
- SB40
- Taxation, exempt state, county, and municipal sales and use tax from certain entities
- SB30
- Coronavirus, immunity for certain entities from claims relating to contraction of or exposure to coronovirus
- SB12
- Education, constitutional amendment, public K-12 schools required to play Star-Spangled Banner on schools and at school athletic events, const. amend.
- SB5
- Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.
- SB4
- Motor vehicles, rules of the road, construction zone violations, further provided, Sec. 32-5A-176.1 am'd.
- SB3
- Education, requires local boards of education to adopt rules requiring schools to play "the Star-Spangled Banner" during school hours at least once a week and also at school-sanctioned sporting events
- SB307
- Bicycles, to allow a person riding a bicycle to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, Sec. 32-5A-267 added; Sec. 32-5A-260 am'd.
- SB303
- Motor vehicles, school and church buses, special stops required when approaching, criminal penalties for violations, further penalties for causing death or bodily injury, Sec. 32-5A-154 am'd.
- SB275
- Municipalities, business license tax on gross receipts, gross receipts not to include any other taxes on gasoline or motor fuels, Sec. 11-51-90.1 am'd.
- SB262
- Motor vehicles, rules of the road, construction zone violations, further provided, Sec. 32-5A-176.1 am'd.
- SB229
- Motor vehicles, automated commercial motor vehicles and vehicles with teleoperation systems, approval by ALEA of vehicle required, criminal penalties, routes approval by Transportation, adoption of rules, Act 2019-496, 2019 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 32-9B-1, 32-9B-2, 32-9B-3, 32-9B-6, 32-9B-7 am'd.
- SB 127
- Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, certain buildings, streets, and monuments so situated for over 40 years placed under jurisdiction of Commiittee on Alabama Monument Protection, penalties revised, Secs. 41-9-232, 41-9-235 am'd.
- SB 121
- Tuscaloosa Co., sales and use tax, city prohibited from levying add'l without vote, const. amend.
- SB 46
- Terrorism, forfeiture of property derived from, authorization of claims by injured parties and law enforcement, allocation of proceeds from forfeiture, civil action for damages, limitations
- SB 13
- Education, requires local boards of education to adopt rules requiring schools to play "the Star-Spangled Banner" during school hours at least once a week and also at school-sanctioned sporting events
- SB 1
- Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.
- SB 396
- Alabama Athletic Commission, regulation of bare knuckle boxing added, membership of medical advisory panel revised, drug testing of competitors expanded, temporary license provided, Secs. 41-9-1021, 41-9-1023, 41-9-1024, 41-9-1027, 41-9-1028, 41-9-1029, 41-9-1030, 41-9-1031, 41-9-1032, 41-9-1033, 41-9-1034, 41-9-1035, 41-9-1036, 41-9-1037, 41-9-1038 am'd.
- SB 348
- Motor vehicles, automated traffic enforcement systems, provides that State Law Enforcement Agency gives approval to a municipality before authorized to use, municipality issues notices of violations, civil fines, late fees, Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Act
- SB 308
- Transient occupancy tax (lodging tax), not applicable to tent camping, marine ships, and recreational vehicles, Sec. 40-26-1 am'd.
- SB 307
- Municipalities, business license tax on gross receipts, gross receipts not to include any other taxes on gasoline or motor fuels, Sec. 11-51-90.1 am'd.
- SB 306
- Crimes and offenses, criminal surveillance, crime further provided to include the commission of the crime using a unmanned aircraft system, Secs. 13A-11-30, 13A-11-32 am'd.
- SB 273
- Bicycles, to allow a person riding a bicycle to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, Sec. 32-5A-267 added; Sec. 32-5A-260 am'd.
- SB 272
- Abortion, prohibits issuance of public funding to abortion providers or affiliates, with exceptions
- SB 253
- Terrorism, forfeiture of property derived from, authorization of claims by injured parties and law enforcement, allocation of proceeds from forfeiture, civil action for damages, limitations
- SB 252
- Mines and Mining, revise qualification guidelines for coal mine personnel, Secs. 25-9-11, 25-9-12, 25-9-17 am'd.
- SB 214
- Motor vehicles, school and church buses, special stops required when approaching, criminal penalties for violations, further penalties for causing death or bodily injury, Sec. 32-5A-154 am'd.
- SB 188
- Motor fuel taxes, to authorize Revenue Commissioner to temporarily waive licensing requirements for fuel importers, exporters, and transporters during a state of emergency, Sec. 40-2-11 am'd.
- SB 150
- Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts Act, Athletic Commission, membership revised for the medical advisory panel, drug testing, licenses. Secs. 41-9-1023, 41-9-1027, 41-9-1030 am'd.
- SJR 78
- Federal government, urged to release 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
- SJR 72
- Parker, Pam, commended
- SJR 53
- Fitzpatrick, Thaddeus, professional achievements, commended
- SB 47
- Motor vehicles, autonomous vehicles, defined, operation by remote human operator, duties after accident, Transportation Dept to have jurisdiction over
- SJR 29
- Shelby, Senator Richard, Alabama's Education Senator, honored
- SB 19
- Transient occupancy tax (lodging tax), not applicable to tent camping, marine ships, and recreational vehicles, Sec. 40-26-1 am'd.
- SB 18
- Tuscaloosa Co., sales and use tax, city prohibited from levying add'l without vote, const. amend.
- SJR 13
- Joiner, Thomas Johnson, death mourned
- SJR 12
- England, John, Jr., commended
- SJR 11
- United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement, Congress urged to approve
- SB 6
- Adoption, to provide for correction of inaccurate date of birth or place of birth information on certificates of foreign birth, Secs. 22-9A-11.1, 22-9A-12 am'd.
- SB 5
- Athlete agents, prior to signing an agency contract, allow certain expenses to be paid to student athlete or the family of the athlete, Sec. 8-26B-14 am'd.
- SB 4
- Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.
- SB 393
- Tuscaloosa Co., sales and use tax, city prohibited from levying add'l without vote, const. amend.
- SB 268
- Gas, natural gas, conversion of motor vehicles for operating on compressed natural or liquefied gas, extended weight allowances, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.
- SB 142
- Scholarships for programs relating to Automotive manufacturing, appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Community College System.
- SJR 144
- Haver, Robert J., commended
- SJR 136
- Gulf of Mexico, urging United States to expand access to
- SJR 119
- McCollum, Hardy, outstanding service, commended
- SJR 118
- Madison, Nicholas R., commended
- SJR 76
- Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 26 through March 4, 2018, recognized
- SJR 44
- Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 26 through March 4, 2018, recognized
- SJR 38
- University of Alabama football team, winning the College Football Playoff National Championship, commended
- SJR 36
- United States Postal Service, urged to continue delivery service to individualized curbside boxes in new residential developments
- SJR 26
- Martin, Alan J., outstanding professional achievement, commended
- SJR 21
- Tuscaloosa, second capital of the State of Alabama, recognized
- SJR 18
- State firefighter cancer registry database, created by Alabama Fire College, recognized
- SB 16
- Health, stem cells, availability of certain investigational treatments, record keeping requirements, penalties, Steve Bowman Act
- SJR 16
- Lake, Robert B., death mourned
- SB 7
- Terrorism, forfeiture of property derived from, authorization of claims by injured parties and law enforcement, allocation of proceeds from forfeiture, civil action for damages, limitations
- SB 6
- Competitive bids on public contracts by public educational institutions, Alabama Fire College included in law provisions for joint purchasing agreements, Sec. 41-16-50 am'd.
- SB 3
- Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.
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