2021 Alabama Legislative 1st Special Session
A list of all 2021 Alabama Legislative 1st Special Session. Click any bill to read the full text and get the current status.
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Last Action | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1 | Sentencing standards, to provide for resentencing of certain individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses, procedure for resentencing, Sec. 12-25-34.3 added. | Jim Hill | 09/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB1 | U.S. Congressional, districts redrawn, Sec. 17-14-70 repealed; Sec. 17-14-70 added | Chris Pringle | 11/03/2021 | Enacted |
| HB2 | Pardons and Paroles, mandatory supervised release of inmates, apply certain sentencing provisions to certain defendants, Sec. 15-22-26.2 am'd. | Jim Hill | 10/01/2021 | Enacted |
| HB2 | House, districts redrawn, Sec. 29-1-2.3 repealed; Sec. 29-1-2.3 added | Chris Pringle | 11/03/2021 | Enacted |
| HB3 | Gardendale school tax district of Jefferson County Board of Education, renewal of ad valorem tax, referendum | Allen Treadaway | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HB3 | Appropriations, supplemental appropriation of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act - Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Department of Finance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. | Steve Clouse | 11/03/2021 | Enacted |
| HB4 | Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, issuance of bonds for the finance, construction, and renovation of prisons, provided; membership of authority, further provided; phased approach to the construction of new prisons and the renovation or closure of old prisons, provided; Correctional Facilities Maintenance Fund and Department of Corrections - Correctional Capital Improvement Fund, created; Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission, required to study economic impact of any closure or possible repurposing of prison facility. Secs. 14-2-1, 14-2-6, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, and 14-2-34, am'd. | Steve Clouse | N/A | Enacted |
| HB4 | Vaccines, provides a religious and philosophical exemption to vaccination | Kyle South | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB5 | Corrections Department, correctional Capital Improvement Fund, appropriation of $400,000,000 from federal funds, American Rescue Act, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 | Steve Clouse | N/A | Enacted |
| HB5 | Cullman County, Battleground School Historical Board, referendum requirement deleted for transfer or sale of school property, Sec. 45-22-224 am'd. | Scott Stadthagen | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB6 | Corrections Department, correctional Capital Improvement Fund, appropration from State General Fund of $135,000,000 appr. to Bureau of Pardons and Paroles of $19,000,000 for purchase of Perry County Correctional Facility for fiscal year September 30, 2022 | Steve Clouse | 10/01/2021 | Enacted |
| HB6 | Vaccine mandates, prohibited unless federally required, vaccine exemption for medical and religious reasons created, parental consent for minor to receive COVID-19 vaccine required | Arnold Mooney | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB7 | Scottsboro, mayor and city council, and city board of education, terms extended, election date revised | Tommy Hanes | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HB7 | Vaccines, prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in certain circumstances, Dept. of Labor in cooperation with Attorney General to publish guidance for employers | Arnold Mooney | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB8 | Jackson Co., sheriff, salary increase, effective next term | Tommy Hanes | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HB8 | Vaccinations, mandates by employers, places of public accommodation, and occupational licensing boards declared a prohibited discriminatory practice, private cause of action authorized, Attorney General authorized to enforce and intervene | Arnold Mooney | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB9 | Midfield, city board of education, tax district in Jefferson County, ad valorem tax rate increase | Merika Coleman | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HB9 | Health, prohibiting employers public accomodations and occupational licensing boards from discriminating based on immunization status | Ritchie Whorton | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HB10 | Trussville, city board of education, tax district in Jefferson County, ad valorem tax rate increase, referendum | Danny Garrett | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HB10 | Vaccines, authorizes Attorney General to pursue civil actions to enjoin violation of vaccine passport laws, places restrictions on institutions of education, provides for private rights of action, Act 2021-493, 2021 Reg. Sess. am'd; Sec. 22-11B-5 am'd. | Rhett Marques | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| HB11 | Education, State Board of Education to adopt rules regarding controlling the spread of COVID-19 in public K-12 schools, reduce funding for public K-12 schools that violate rules | Andrew Sorrell | 09/28/2021 | Expired |
| HJR2 | Governor, committee appointed to notify that Legislature is in session | Victor Gaston | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HJR2 | Governor, committee appointed to notify that Legislature is in session | Victor Gaston | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HJR3 | Sgt. Rodney J. Evans, State Highway 55 South in Covington County, renamed in honor of | Mike Jones | 10/01/2021 | Expired |
| HJR4 | Fuller, Joe Edward, death mourned | Jim Carns | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR4 | Private First Class LaFelt Brannon Intersection, portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Sanford, named | Mike Jones | 10/01/2021 | Expired |
| HJR5 | Natural Bridge Parkway, portion of State Highway 13, named | Tracy Estes | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR5 | Cellular phones, urging Congress to enact legislation for blocking cellular phone signals in prisons | Chris Pringle | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| HJR6 | Mandatory vaccination, american workers, condemning federal executive actions requiring vaccinations | Mike Jones | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HJR7 | Clif, Roberts, commended | Steve McMillan | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR7 | Batchelor, Cecil, commended | Jamie Kiel | 10/01/2021 | Expired |
| HJR8 | Brackin, Julian B., Jr., professional achievement, commended | Steve McMillan | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HJR9 | Captain Roland Walker, recognized | Steve McMillan | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR9 | Brackin, Julian B., Jr., professional achievement, commended | Steve McMillan | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| HJR10 | Captain Roland Walker, recognized | Steve McMillan | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| HJR11 | Schjott, Samuel D., death mourned | Chip Brown | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR12 | Mandatory vaccination, american workers, condemning federal executive actions requiring vaccinations | Mike Jones | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR12 | Brackin, Julian B., Jr., professional achievement, commended | Steve McMillan | 09/29/2021 | Expired |
| HJR22 | Officer Richard H. Buckner Memorial Highway, named | Russell Bedsole | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HJR24 | Brackin, Julian B., Jr., professional achievement, commended | Steve McMillan | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR1 | House of Representatives, Senate notified that House is in session and ready to transact business | Victor Gaston | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR1 | House of Representatives, Senate notified that House is in session and ready to transact business | Victor Gaston | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HR3 | High, Alaya, commended | Rolanda Hollis | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR6 | Woods, James M., commended | Artis McCampbell | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR8 | Batchelor, Cecil, honored | Jamie Kiel | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| HR10 | Paschal, Daisy Lois, commended | Kenneth Paschal | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR11 | Schjott, Samuel D., death mourned | Chip Brown | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR11 | Allen, Lawrence James, Jr., commended | Ed Oliver | 09/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR13 | Real Men Wear Pink, commended | Napoleon Bracy | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| HR13 | Betts, Ronnie Jefferson, death mourned | Ed Oliver | 09/29/2021 | Expired |
| HR14 | Real Men Wear Pink, commended | Napoleon Bracy | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HR14 | Adams, Luke, commended | Joe Lovvorn | 09/29/2021 | Expired |
| HR15 | Hamilton, Palmer Clarkson, death mourned | Adline Clarke | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HR15 | Franklin, Harold A., death mourned | Barbara Bigsby Boyd | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| HR16 | Biden Administration Tax Information Reporting proposal, Legislature opposes | Wes Allen | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR16 | Biden Administration Tax Information Reporting proposal, Legislature opposes | Wes Allen | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| HR17 | Lavender, Larry Albert, death mourned | Shane Stringer | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| HR17 | Allers, John, commended | Joe Lovvorn | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| HR18 | Colvin, Claudette, urging State of Alabama to expunge record of | Merika Coleman | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR18 | Merriweather, John, death mourned | Unknown | 10/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR19 | Mandatory vaccination, american workers, condemning federal executive actions requiring vaccinations | Mike Jones | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR19 | Mt. Laurel Elementary School, commended | Dickie Drake | 10/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR20 | Woods, Larry Waits, death mourned | Mac McCutcheon | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR20 | Waldron, George J., III., death mourned | Adline Clarke | 10/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR21 | Mask, Mitchell Barton, death mourned | Mac McCutcheon | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR23 | Hobbs, Jessie Howard, III., death mourned | Danny Crawford | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR25 | Victims of Agent Orange, honored | Dickie Drake | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR26 | Mountain Brook High School Volleyball team, commended | David Faulkner | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| HR27 | Cairl, Bettie Jo, death mourned | Thomas Jackson | 11/02/2021 | Expired |
| HR28 | Sharpe, Jacob Aiden, commended | Charlotte Meadows | 11/02/2021 | Expired |
| HR29 | Martin, William Mack, death mourned | Arnold Mooney | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR30 | Risner, Nick, posthumously honored | Andrew Sorrell | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR31 | Bryant, Jimmie Rose Foreman, death mourned | Thomas Jackson | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR32 | Former President Donald Trump, condemn for his involvement in inciting a riot at the United States Capitol | Thomas Jackson | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| HR33 | McCaulley, Esau, commended | Anthony Daniels | 11/04/2021 | Expired |
| HR34 | Lambda Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., commended | Louise Alexander | 11/04/2021 | Expired |
| HR35 | Wheeling Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 128th anniversary, commended | Louise Alexander | 11/04/2021 | Expired |
| SB1 | Jackson Co., sheriff, salary increase, effective next term | Steve Livingston | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| SB1 | Senate, districts redrawn, Sec. 29-1-2.3 repealed; Sec. 29-1-2.3 added | Jim McClendon | 11/03/2021 | Enacted |
| SB2 | Scottsboro, mayor and city council, and city board of education, terms extended, election date revised | Steve Livingston | 09/30/2021 | Expired |
| SB2 | Board of Education, State, districts redrawn, Sec. 16-3-1.1 repealed; Sec. 16-3-1.1 added | Jim McClendon | 11/03/2021 | Enacted |
| SB3 | Class 1 municipalities, entertainment districts, authorized to have 15, under certain conditions, Sec. 28-3A-17.1 am'd. | Rodger Smitherman | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| SB3 | Appropriations, supplemental appropriation of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act - Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Department of Finance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. | Greg Albritton | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| SB4 | Literacy Act, third grade retention requirement postponed until 2024-2025 school year, Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd. | Rodger Smitherman | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| SB4 | Literacy Act, third grade retention requirement postponed until 2023-2024 school year, Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd. | Rodger Smitherman | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| SB5 | Community Development District, adjust rate of taxation on sale of alcholic beverages, Sec. 35-8B-1 am'd. | Garlan Gudger | 09/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB5 | Public contracts, exemption from certain bid requirements for certain educational entities providing meals under the Child Nutrition Program, Secs. 16-13B-2.1, 41-16-51.2 added. | Jack W. Williams | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB6 | Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prisons, issuance of bonds to finance additional prisons and renovation and improvement of existing prisons, new Elmore Co., Escambia Co., and Tutwiler facility, Captial Improvement and Maintenance Fund, Secs. 14-2-1, 14-2-6, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28 am'd. | William "Bill" M. Beasley | 09/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB6 | Vaccine mandates, prohibited unless federally required, vaccine exemption for medical and religious reasons created, parental consent for minor to receive COVID-19 vaccine required | Sam Givhan | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB7 | Vaccines, prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations | Tom Butler | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB8 | Vaccines, prohibits an entity or individual from compelling another individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine under certain circumstances | Tom Butler | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB9 | Vaccines, exemption from COVID-19 vaccination for medical reasons or religious belief, submission of a form requesting the exemption | Chris Elliott | 11/04/2021 | Enacted |
| SB10 | U.S. Congressional, districts redrawn, Sec. 17-14-70 repealed; Sec. 17-14-70 added | Bobby D. Singleton | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB11 | Community Development District, adjust rate of taxation on sale of alcholic beverages, Sec. 35-8B-1 am'd. | Garlan Gudger | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB12 | Vaccinations, prohibiting employers public accomodations and occupational licensing boards from discriminating based on immunization status, to create a cause of action, to authorize the Attorney General to defend an employer, place of public accommodation, or occupational licensing board in certain situations | Arthur Orr | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB13 | Vaccinations, mandates by employers, places of public accommodation, and occupational licensing boards declared a prohibited discriminatory practice, private cause of action authorized, Attorney General authorized to enforce and intervene | Arthur Orr | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SB14 | Hale Co., sheriff, use of debit or credit card provided for | Bobby D. Singleton | 11/02/2021 | Expired |
| SB15 | Vaccine mandates, prohibited unless federally required, vaccine exemption for medical and religious reasons created, parental consent for minor to receive COVID-19 vaccine required | Arthur Orr | 11/04/2021 | Enacted |
| SB16 | Etowah County, lodging tax, distribution to the Etowah County Tourism Board, Sec. 45-28-91.02 am'd. | Andrew Jones | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| SB17 | Etowah County, Mega Sports Complex Authority, membership, distribution, treatment of debt, and rountine audits provided further, Sec. 45-28-22.03 am'd. | Andrew Jones | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| SB18 | Albertville, alcoholic beverages, entertainment districts, established in certain historic villages in city, open containers from licensees authorized | Clay Scofield | 11/03/2021 | Expired |
| SJR1 | Governor, committee appointed to notify that Legislature is in session and ready for the transaction of business | J.T. Waggoner | 11/04/2021 | Expired |
| SJR1 | Governor, committee appointed to notify that Legislature is in session and ready for the transaction of business | J.T. Waggoner | 09/29/2021 | Expired |
| SJR3 | Vaccine mandate, opposing Biden administration on vaccine mandate | Tom Butler | 11/04/2021 | Expired |
| SJR3 | Mathews, David, commended | Gerald H. Allen | 10/01/2021 | Enacted |
| SJR4 | Hallman, Lee Allen, death mourned | Gerald H. Allen | 11/04/2021 | Enacted |
| SJR5 | Farm-To-Schools Task Force, created | Jack W. Williams | 10/29/2021 | Expired |
| SJR7 | Brown, William Lamar, honored | William "Bill" M. Beasley | 11/03/2021 | Enacted |
| SJR8 | Green, Michael, commended | William "Bill" M. Beasley | 11/04/2021 | Enacted |
| SJR10 | Fuller, Joe Edward, death mourned | Dan Roberts | 11/04/2021 | Enacted |
| SR2 | Senate, House of Representatives notified that Senate is in session and ready to transact business | J.T. Waggoner | 10/28/2021 | Expired |
| SR2 | Senate, House of Representatives notified that Senate is in session and ready to transact business | J.T. Waggoner | 09/27/2021 | Expired |
| SR6 | Senate, special order calendar | Unknown | 11/01/2021 | Expired |
| SR9 | Colvin, Claudette, urging State of Alabama to expunge record of | Kirk Hatcher | 11/02/2021 | Expired |