HJR172 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Louise AlexanderWes AllenAlan BakerMike BallRussell BedsoleChris BlackshearBarbara Bigsby BoydNapoleon BracyChip BrownK.L. BrownJim CarnsPrince ChestnutAdline ClarkeSteve ClouseMerika ColemanTerri CollinsDanny CrawfordAnthony DanielsWill DismukesDickie DrakeBarbara DrummondBrett EasterbrookCorley EllisChris EnglandTracy EstesAllen FarleyDavid FaulknerJoe FaustBob FincherBerry ForteDanny GarrettVictor GastonJuandalynn GivanJeremy GrayLynn GreerDexter GrimsleyLaura HallTommy HanesCorey HarbisonJim HillRolanda HollisMike HolmesRalph HowardSteve HurstReed IngramThomas JacksonMike JonesSam JonesJamie KielWes KitchensKelvin LawrenceNathaniel LedbetterPaul W. LeeCraig LipscombJoe LovvornRhett MarquesArtis McCampbellThad McClammySteve McMillanCharlotte MeadowsArnold MooneyMary MooreParker MooreTaShina MorrisBecky NordgrenEd OliverPhillip PettusBill PooleChris PringleNeil RaffertyRex ReynoldsKerry RichBen RobbinsProncey RobertsonJohn W. RogersConnie C. RoweRod ScottChris SellsGinny ShaverRandall SheddHarry ShiverMatt SimpsonVan SmithAndrew SorrellJeff SorrellsKyle SouthScott StadthagenDavid StandridgeShane StringerRodney SullivanAllen TreadawayTim WadsworthPebblin W. WarrenDavid WheelerAndy WhittRitchie WhortonMargie WilcoxRich WingoDebbie WoodRandy Wood

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Yom HaShoah Commemoration, recognized

Summary

The Alabama Legislature recognizes and honors the 2021 Yom HaShoah Commemoration and reaffirms commitment to Holocaust education.

What This Bill Does

This resolution recognizes the Alabama Yom HaShoah Commemoration held on April 11, 2021, organized by the Alabama Holocaust Commission with partners. It describes the ceremony, which included speakers from government and the Jewish community, survivor stories, and the rededication of an Anne Frank Tree in Birmingham. It also emphasizes the Alabama Holocaust Commission’s mission to educate the public about the Holocaust and states that Holocaust education is a proper concern of all peoples.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents and students who will learn about the Holocaust and its lessons
• Holocaust survivors and Alabama's Jewish community whose memories and stories are honored and remembered

Key Provisions

• Recognition of the 2021 Yom HaShoah Commemoration on April 11, 2021 and acknowledgment of the Alabama Holocaust Commission and partner organizations in hosting the event, including the Anne Frank Tree dedication.
• Affirmation of the Alabama Holocaust Commission’s mission to enhance public awareness of the Holocaust and the policy that Holocaust education is a proper concern of all peoples.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory