HJR321 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Micky Hammon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Lawrence McAdoryGeorge “Tootie” BandyK.L. BrownKerry RichTerri CollinsWilliam RobertsLynn GreerDan WilliamsPaul W. LeeApril WeaverBarry MooreRod ScottElaine BeechGreg WrenAlvin HolmesBlaine GalliherAllen TreadawayArthur PayneCharles O. NewtonRichard J. LairdRon JohnsonAlan BootheMary Sue McClurkinJohn W. RogersEd HenryMike HubbardBill PooleNapoleon BracyBerry ForteDavid ColstonMark TuggleDarrio MeltonGreg BurdineAllen FarleyDexter GrimsleyJuandalynn GivanDavid SessionsPaul BeckmanMike JonesWes LongRichard BaughnBecky NordgrenMac ButtramKurt WallaceDonnie ChesteenJohn MerrillKen JohnsonJim PattersonWayne JohnsonDaniel H. BomanJim CarnsPhil WilliamsJohn F. Knight JrAlan HarperThomas JacksonLesley VanceSteve HurstJames E. BuskeyMary MooreMerika ColemanRichard LindseyJohn RobinsonPatricia ToddJohnny Mack MorrowMarcel BlackMike MillicanLaura HallArtis McCampbellBarbara Bigsby BoydJoseph C. MitchellDemetrius C. NewtonPebblin W. WarrenRalph HowardThad McClammyChris EnglandOliver RobinsonYvonne KennedyJeremy OdenElwyn ThomasJoe FaustChad FincherAlan BakerSteve McMillanJamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesHarry ShiverJoe HubbardCraig FordTodd GreesonRandy DavisMike HillMac McCutcheonJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsDickie DrakeHoward Sanderford

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Alabama Spaceport Authority, expressing support

Summary

Expresses support for creating an Alabama Spaceport Authority and sets up an Advisory Task Force to study and advise on developing it.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the resolution signals legislative backing for a spaceport in Alabama and asks state agencies to cooperate in planning. It creates the Alabama Spaceport Authority Advisory Task Force to study the concept and advise the Legislature on forming a spaceport authority. The task force includes designated state directors and appointed lawmakers, will operate without pay, and will elect leadership and meet as needed to produce recommendations.

Who It Affects

• State agencies (Alabama Department of Transportation, Department of Economic Development, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, and the Alabama Board of Education) are urged to cooperate and support the development of a comprehensive plan for implementing and managing a Spaceport Authority.
• Private space-venture interests and educational communities are encouraged to engage and support the development of the spaceport concept, including potential educational programs under the Board of Education.

Key Provisions

• Expresses support for the development of an Alabama Spaceport Authority.
• Creates the Alabama Spaceport Authority Advisory Task Force to study and advise the Legislature on the concept of developing a spaceport authority.
• Task Force composition: Director of Alabama Development Office or designee, Director of ADECA or designee, Director of ALDOT or designee, plus one Governor appointee, one Lieutenant Governor appointee, two Speaker of the House appointees, and two President Pro Tempore of the Senate appointees; members serve without pay.
• Task Force responsibilities: elect a chair and vice chair and meet as called or by majority vote; study and advise on the concept of developing a spaceport authority; work toward a comprehensive plan with cooperation from relevant state agencies.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Designation