SR18 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR18 designates a special order calendar in the Senate that prioritizes eight specific bills for consideration on the Fourth Legislative day.

What This Bill Does

If adopted, this resolution makes SB69, SB84, SB14, SB59, SB41, SB37, SB62, and SB30 the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the fourth legislative day, taking precedence over all other matters until they are disposed. It does not change the content of the bills themselves, only the order in which they are considered. The listed topics cover changes to marriage-license processes, higher education coordination, Bible-study authorization in public schools, public health reporting and fees, victim rights in sexual assault, nursing loan programs, roofing-contract protections, and court-cost/fee rules.

Who It Affects

• State Senate members and staff who will plan and manage the debate on these prioritized bills.
• Residents and organizations in Alabama affected by the eight policy areas (marriage licensing, higher education, Bible study in schools, public health reporting, sexual assault victim rights, nursing loan programs, roofing contracts, and court costs/fees) who could see policy changes come up for debate sooner.

Key Provisions

• SB69 would modify marriage-license recording and transmission by probate judges and repeal/amend specific related statutes (repealing Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14; amending Secs. 30-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16).
• SB84 would require the Commission on Higher Education to convene deans of all public and private higher-ed institutions at least twice a year to discuss student access and success, and require an annual report to the Legislature and Governor.
• SB14 would allow elective Bible-study courses for grades 6-12 and permit display of Bible-related artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text; the State Board of Education would implement rules and policies.
• SB59 would require medical laboratories to submit certain clinical materials to the Department of Public Health in certain suspected-disease cases and authorize the State Board of Health to set reasonable fees for services under Chapter 11A of Title 22.
• SB41 would establish victim notification and certain rights for sexual assault victims, create a Sexual Assault Task Force, and enact a Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights.
• SB37 would create or expand a loan-repayment program through the Nursing Board for advanced-practice nurses and extend the program to currently certified nurses.
• SB62 would modify protections and procedures related to roofing contracts in consumer-protection law.
• SB30 would change court-cost rules, including waivers for substantial hardship, require verified hardship statements, and set deadlines to pay after hardship denial.

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, Legislative