HR243 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Jones

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Wes AllenAlan BakerMike BallRussell BedsoleChris BlackshearBarbara Bigsby BoydChip BrownK.L. BrownJim CarnsAdline ClarkeSteve ClouseMerika ColemanTerri CollinsDanny CrawfordWill DismukesDickie DrakeBarbara DrummondBrett EasterbrookCorley EllisTracy EstesAllen FarleyDavid FaulknerJoe FaustBob FincherBerry ForteVictor GastonJeremy GrayLynn GreerDexter GrimsleyLaura HallTommy HanesJim HillRolanda HollisSteve HurstThomas JacksonSam JonesNathaniel LedbetterPaul W. LeeCraig LipscombJoe LovvornRhett MarquesArtis McCampbellMac McCutcheonSteve McMillanCharlotte MeadowsArnold MooneyMary MooreParker MooreTaShina MorrisBecky NordgrenEd OliverPhillip PettusBill PooleRex ReynoldsKerry RichBen RobbinsProncey RobertsonJohn W. RogersConnie C. RoweRod ScottChris SellsGinny ShaverRandall SheddHarry ShiverVan SmithAndrew SorrellJeff SorrellsKyle SouthScott StadthagenDavid StandridgeRodney SullivanTim WadsworthPebblin W. WarrenDavid WheelerAndy WhittRitchie WhortonMargie WilcoxDebbie WoodRandy Wood

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

COVID-19 testing and vaccination, all who provided service, commended

Summary

HR243 is a House resolution that commends everyone who provided COVID-19 testing and vaccination services during the 2021 Alabama Legislative Session.

What This Bill Does

The bill publicly thanks and honors all who supported COVID-19 testing and vaccination during the 2021 Legislative Session. It describes the Tunnel Testing effort, noting about 500 tests per session and roughly 2,500 total tests. It also describes the vaccine clinic that vaccinated about 10,000 state officials, employees, retirees, and dependents without any additional cost to the state, and acknowledges the roles of various partners and volunteers who helped with these efforts.

Who It Affects

• State officials, state employees, retirees, and their dependents who received COVID-19 testing or vaccination during the session.
• Staff, students, volunteers, and partner institutions that provided testing and vaccination services (including tunnel testing staff, nursing/pharmacy students, and agencies like the Department of Public Health, State Wellness Center, and State Employees' Insurance Board, plus security and campus partners).

Key Provisions

• Commends everyone who provided service and support for COVID-19 testing and vaccination during the 2021 Legislative Session.
• Describes the Tunnel Testing program, including approximately 500 tests per session and about 2,500 total tests.
• Notes there was no additional cost to the State for testing or vaccination efforts due to governor authorization, staff support, donations, and college involvement.
• States that approximately 10,000 individuals were vaccinated through a clinic organized by the State Wellness Center and the State Employees' Insurance Board, without extra state cost.
• Acknowledges the contributions of partner colleges and agencies (e.g., Auburn University, Auburn University at Montgomery, Reid State Technical College, Central Alabama Community College, Troy University) and security support by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

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