HR392 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

James E. Buskey

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Randy WoodDaniel H. BomanJim CarnsSteve ClousePaul DeMarcoChad FincherMicky HammonSteve HurstJamie IsonRon JohnsonRichard J. LairdPaul W. LeeJay LoveThad McClammyBill PooleHoward SanderfordAllen TreadawayLesley VancePhil WilliamsNapoleon BracyAlan BakerElaine BeechDuwayne BridgesMac ButtramDonnie ChesteenDavid ColstonDickie DrakeAllen FarleyThomas JacksonLawrence McAdoryOliver RobinsonMark TuggleMarcel BlackGreg BurdineCraig FordVictor GastonTodd GreesonAlan HarperDemetrius C. NewtonBecky NordgrenWilliam RobertsKurt WallaceDan WilliamsAlan BootheMack N. ButlerRandy DavisRalph HowardKen JohnsonJohn F. Knight JrJim McClendonMac McCutcheonMike MillicanJim PattersonJohn W. RogersRod ScottHarry ShiverGreg WrenRichard BaughnK.L. BrownTerri CollinsBerry ForteLynn GreerDexter GrimsleyJoe HubbardJohn MerrillJoseph C. MitchellJohn RobinsonRandall SheddPatricia ToddJack WilliamsPaul BeckmanLaura HallEd HenryMike HillBarry MaskSteve McMillanCharles O. NewtonDavid StandridgePebblin W. WarrenApril WeaverMike BallGeorge “Tootie” BandyMerika ColemanRichard LindseyDarrio MeltonMary MooreKerry RichJim BartonBarbara Bigsby BoydChris EnglandJoe FaustJuandalynn GivanAlvin HolmesMike HubbardWayne JohnsonMike JonesWes LongArtis McCampbellMary Sue McClurkinBarry MooreJohnny Mack MorrowArthur PayneDavid Sessions

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Excelsior Band, commended

Summary

The Alabama House commends the Excelsior Band for being honored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

What This Bill Does

It formally recognizes and congratulates the Excelsior Band for its recognition on May 21, 2013. It notes the band’s long history, its participation in Mardi Gras parades and other Gulf Coast performances, and its ten-piece brass arrangement. It also extends best wishes for the band's continued contributions in the future.

Who It Affects

• Current and former members of the Excelsior Band who receive formal commendation and recognition.
• The Alabama arts community and the public, who benefit from acknowledgment of the state's cultural heritage.

Key Provisions

• Be it resolved that the Excelsior Band is hereby most highly commended by the Alabama House of Representatives for being recognized by the Alabama State Council on the Arts on May 21, 2013, with heartiest congratulations and best wishes for the future.
• Acknowledges the band's founding in 1883, its history of performing in Mardi Gras parades in Mobile and other Gulf Coast events, and describes it as a ten-piece marching brass band with three trumpets, three saxophones, a trombone, a tuba, a bass drum, and a snare drum.
• List of current band members including Hosea London (leader), Leroy Bosley, Jr., Danny Moseley, Jr., Marion Page Ward, Carl Cunningham, Patrick Pettaway, Theodore Arthur, James Moore, Leon Rhoden, and Jerome Bryant, and notes the band’s diverse occupational backgrounds and substantial musical contributions.
• Expresses the House’s heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for the Excelsior Band’s future.

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, Congratulatory