HJR337 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: John W. Rogers
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Tasers, Joint Interim Legislative Committee on the Effects of Tasers on Students, established (2010-20409)
Summary: HJR337 creates a temporary joint interim committee to study the effects of tasers on K-12 students and report back to the Legislature.
What This Bill Does
It establishes the Joint Interim Legislative Committee on the Effects of Tasers on Students and sets who serves on it, its duties, and reporting timelines. The committee will examine all aspects of how tasers affect students in grades K-12 and must deliver findings and recommendations to the Legislature by early in the 2011 Regular Session. It also sets diversity requirements for membership, leadership roles, meeting limits, and how members are compensated and reimbursed.

Who It Affects
Members of the Alabama Legislature who serve on the committee will receive standard compensation, per diem, and travel pay for meeting days, with restrictions related to ongoing sessions or other simultaneous state payments.
K-12 students in Alabama and their schools, as the subject of the study; the committee's work could influence future policies or safety practices regarding tasers in schools.

Key Provisions
Creates the Joint Interim Legislative Committee on the Effects of Tasers on Students.
Committee composition: 2 House members appointed by the Speaker; 2 Senate members (one appointed by the President Pro Tempore, one by the Lieutenant Governor); 1 member appointed by the Governor.
Diversity requirement: committee membership shall reflect racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
Reporting: the committee must report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Legislature not later than the fifth legislative day of the 2011 Regular Session.
Annual diversity compliance report: the committee shall annually report to the Legislature by the second legislative day of each regular session the extent of its compliance with the diversity provision.
Leadership: chair and vice chair elected at the first meeting by committee members.
Operations and funding: the committee may meet up to six times; total expenditures shall not exceed $5,000; clerical support provided; members receive standard compensation and travel pay with specified restrictions.
Scope: study all facets of the effects of taser guns on K-12 students.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative