SR52 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR52 is a Senate resolution that places seven bills on a special, priority calendar for the Seventh Legislative Day, taking precedence over all other business until they are disposed of.

What This Bill Does

It designates SB105, SB71, SB26, SB43, SB52, SB90, and SB67 as the special order of business. These bills will be considered before any other matters on that day and the priority applies only for the Seventh Legislative Day. The resolution does not change the content of the bills themselves; it only affects the order in which they are discussed and acted upon. The topics of the listed bills cover property rules, municipal annexations, military tax exemptions, school funding, teacher unit consolidation, sheriff immunity, and DUI penalties.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama Senate and legislative staff, because their debate and approval priorities on the Seventh Legislative Day are altered by this resolution.
• Residents and public institutions in Alabama who are directly affected by the seven bills, including property owners and trusts, municipalities, active-duty military personnel, public school communities, teachers, sheriffs and law enforcement, and drivers, since the bills address property rules, annexations, tax exemptions, school funding uses, teacher staffing, immunity, and DUI penalties.

Key Provisions

• Designates SB105 as part of the special order calendar, with changes to real and personal property law including the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities, vesting periods (100 years for property, up to 360 years for trusts), new sections added (35-4A-421 to 35-4A-428), and repeal of Sec. 35-4-4.
• Designates SB71 as part of the special order calendar, amending the rules on municipal annexations (Sec. 11-42-5).
• Designates SB26 as part of the special order calendar, providing income tax exemption for Alabama residents on active duty deployed outside the state (requires actions by the Revenue Department).
• Designates SB43 as part of the special order calendar, allowing local boards of education to use certain Public School Fund monies for debt payments and insurance on public school facilities (amends Sec. 16-13-234).
• Designates SB52 as part of the special order calendar, authorizing the combining of fractional teacher units to create whole units, with unused units used for salaries and benefits (amends Sec. 16-13-232; related to Act 2010-556).
• Designates SB90 as part of the special order calendar, addressing immunity for sheriff personnel (amends Sec. 14-6-1 and 36-22-3).
• Designates SB67 as part of the special order calendar, increasing penalties for DUI and DUI with a child present at a BAC of 0.15%, including possible driver’s license revocation (amends Sec. 32-5A-191).

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