Location
Birthday
- March 18, 1952 67
Contact
- 11 South Union Street, Suite 727
- Montgomery, AL 36130-4600
- 334-261-0785
Education
- JD, Jones Law School, 1995
- BS, Business Management, Weber State University, 1981
- Attended, Okaloosa-Walton Junior College
Political History
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 22, 2018
- Senator, Alabama State Senate, District 22, 2014-present
- Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 64, 2006
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 64, 2002-2006
Job Professions
- Member, USS Alabama Battleship Commission, 2006-present
- Served, United States Naval Reserves, 1977-2005
- Commanding Officer, United States Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, 1987-1990
- Surface Warfare Officer, United States Navy, 1982-1987
- Served, Utah National Guard, 1977-1981
- Served, United States Air Force, 1973-1977
- Attorney, Cities of Evergreen, Castleberry, Repton, and Excel
- Former Employee, General Electric Credit Corporation
- Municipal Judge, City of Evergreen
Committee History
- Former Member, Alabama Judicial System Study Commission, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Local Legislation Mobile County Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Constitution, Ethics, and Elections Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Transportation and Energy Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Tourism and Marketing Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Alabama Oil and Gas Study Commission, Alabama State Senate
- Former Vice Chair, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Alabama State Senate
Organization History
- Member, Range Fire Department Board, present
- Member, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, present
- Member, Conecuh County Industrial Development Board
- Member, Coastal Gateway Economic Development Board
- A Look Back At The 2019 Alabama Legislative Session
- Bill To End Alabama Marriage Licenses Heads To Governor’s Desk
- Alabama Lottery Bill Passes Senate
- Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Senate Committee
- Alabama Bill Bans Abortion In All Cases Except When Mother’s Life At Risk
- Alabama Lottery 2019 – Everything You Need To Know
Wrongful incarcerated, Committee on Compensation for Wrongful incarceration, Legislature authorized to negotiate and appropriate lump sum payout in lieu of certified amount, Secs. 29-2-159, 29-2-165 am'd.
Grand jury, prohibit polygraph evidence before grand jury, Sec. 12-16-200 am'd.
Baldwin Co., lease tax, distrib of proceeds, Sec. 45-2-244.183 am'd.
Baldwin Co., judge of probate, employment of Chief Admin. of Motor Vehicle Tags and Licenses, appt, duties, compensation
Baldwin Co., judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions, const. amend.
Public Health, require Dept of Public Health to provide education to public regarding care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, provide funding, Secs. 22-50-70, 22-50-71, 22-50-72, 22-50-73, 22-50-74 repealed
Fire districts, exempting timber lands from fire district service charges, responsibility for fire services under the Alabama Forestry Commission
Occupational licensing, providing for waiver of licensing fees for certain applicants, requiring licensing authorities to clarify crimes for which a conviction could result in a denial of an application, providing for a denial review process and an avenue to challenge denials, Sec. 31-1-6 am'd.
Ethics, thing of value definition revised, lobbyists required to report the gifts to the Ethics Commission, penalties, Secs. 13A-10-61.1, 13A-10-61.2, 36-25-1.3, 36-25B-1 to 36-25B-25, inclusive, added; Secs. 36-25-1 to 36-25-30, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 13A-10-60,13A-10-61 am'd.
Alabama Lottery estab., Alabama General Fund Lottery, participation in multi-state lottery games only, constitutional amendment
Relating to simplified sellers use tax; to modify certain definitions; to clarify when certian taxes can or cannot be remitted; and to provide for adjustments to simplified sellers use tax. Amended code sections: 40-23-191, 40-23-192, 40-23-193, 40-23-195, 40-23-199.2
Courts, Alabama Court Cost Commission, established, const. amend.
Abortion, make abortion a Class A felony and attempted abortion a Class C felony
Administrative procedures, terminology updated, business impact analysis further specified when agency is required to prepare, revise the name of the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review, Secs. 41-22-2, 41-22-3, 41-22-5, 41-22-5.1, 41-22-5.2, 41-22-6, 41-22-7, 41-22-8, 41-22-22, 41-22-22.1, 41-22-23, 41-22-27 am'd.
Peace officers and firefighters, injury or death benefits, certain wildland firefighters eligible, Peace Officers' and Firefighters' Death Benefit Fund, created, conditional appropriation, Sec. 36-30-6.1 added; Secs. 36-30-1, 36-30-6 am'd.
State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018.
Supplemental appropriations, Corrections Dept., Departmental Emergency Fund, and Forensic Sciences, supp. approp. for fiscal year 2018
Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt, Finance Director to notify each agency of allocation, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, appropriation of additional tobacco settlement funds, audit, Children's Affairs Department to report to Legislature and Children's Policy Council, appropriations from General Fund to various entities
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required
General Fund budget, appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Aggravated fraud, provide for the crime of, commercial law and consumer protection, securities, crimes and offenses, theft, Sec. 13A-8-220 added
Marriage license, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16 am'd.
Coastal areas, shoreline restoration, living shoreline techniques, use of sand and sediment by riparian property owners without fee or charge by Conservation and Natural Resources Dept. and Environmental Management Dept.
Administrative procedures, terminology updated, business impact analysis further specified when agency is required to prepare, revise the name of the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review, Secs. 41-22-2, 41-22-3, 41-22-5, 41-22-5.1, 41-22-5.2, 41-22-6, 41-22-7, 41-22-8, 41-22-22, 41-22-22.1, 41-22-23, 41-22-27 am'd.
Conecuh Co., county commission authorized to create voting centers, existing county voting center validated
Corrections Dept., correctional officer retention, pilot program for bonuses, expiration
Courts Judicial Resources Allocation, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Alabama, require to reassign judges for prompt administration of justice, presiding circuit judge, authorized to reassign judges within circuit, Secs. 12-9A-7, 12-9A-8 added
Sewer systems, solid waste, septic tank sewage-systems, regulated by Dept. of Public Health, rules limiting systems based on types of materials used in treatment superseded
Revenue Department, prosecutions for tax law violations, reimbursement of to Attorney General or district attorney for costs, Sec. 40-2-11 am'd.
Elected state officials, prohibited from placing his or her likeness on materials printed with federal, state, or local funds
Corrections Dept., Dept. of Finance, Purchasing Division, to provide exemptions from purchasing requirements, Sec. 14-7-8 am'd.
Grove Hill, corp. limits alt.
Trusts, Uniform Trust Decanting Act, enacted, decanting power of fiduciaries of certain trusts to distribute assets of the trusts to other trusts, fiduciary duties, procedures, notice, limitations, trusts for the care of animals, authorized
Forestry Commission, authorized to adopt rules concerning state forests and other land it controls, penalties; Sec. 9-13-10.2 added
Poarch Creek Indians, granted police powers under certain conditions, employment of police officers , Secs. 36-21-120 to 36-21-124, inclusive, am'd.
Income tax, check-off of contribution for the Alabama State Veterans Cemetery at Spanish Fort, Sec. 40-18-140 am'd.
Sergeant William Wayne Seay Memorial Highway, portion of Highway 31 in Escambia County, named
Corporal Sidney E. Manning Memorial Highway, portion of Highway 31 in Escambia County, named
Davis, Don and his congregation, First Assembly of God in Atmore, commended
Alabama Disaster Recovery Program, established to assist counties and municipalities with disaster recovery, committee to administer, Sec. 31-9-86 added; Secs. 31-9-10, 31-9-83 am'd.
Municipal courts, municipal judges, bail, to require defendants to be released as an unsecured appearance bond or on personal recognizance, with exceptions, Sec. 12-14-5 am'd.
Education, membership of St. Bd of Ed. revised and changed from elected to appointed by State Super of Ed., State Super of Ed. changed from appointed by State Bd of Ed. to by Governor with confirmation by Senate, qualifications and terms of board members, Secs. 16-3-1.1, 16-4-1.1 repealed; Secs. 16-2-1, 16-2-2, 16-2-3, 16-3-1 to 16-3-5, inclusive, 16-3-7, 16-3-8, 16-3-9, 16-4-1am'd.
Education, State Bd. of Ed, appointed by State Superintendent of Education, St. Super of Ed. appointed by Governor with confirmation by Senate, terms of currently serving shorten, Amendment 284 (Section 262 of Recompiled Constutiton of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.
Marriage license, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16 am'd.
St. Stephens, Territorial Capital of Alabama, recognized