HR47 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR47 is a House resolution that sets a special order calendar for the 6th legislative day, making a list of specific bills the priority for consideration.

What This Bill Does

It declares that, once adopted, the listed bills are the special and paramount order of business for the 6th legislative day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business. It specifies the bills to be considered and their general topics, including coronavirus immunity, insurance regulation, wireless infrastructure, teachers' retirement, and corrections department oversight. This is a procedural move to organize the agenda for that day.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives and House staff, who will follow the new special-order agenda on the 6th day.
• Stakeholders related to the listed bills, such as entities seeking coronavirus-related immunity, insurers/ reinsurers, wireless infrastructure companies, teachers in the retirement system, and the Alabama Department of Corrections and its oversight bodies.

Key Provisions

• SB30: Coronavirus immunity for certain entities from claims relating to contraction or exposure to coronavirus.
• HB32: Insurance and reinsurance regulation; adoption of a model law by the NAIC (Credit for Reinsurance Model Law) and related amendments to multiple sections (additions of Secs. 27-5B-8.1, 27-5B-20; amendments to Secs. 27-5B-3, 27-5B-9, 27-5B-11, 27-5B-14, 27-5B-19).
• HB251: Authorization for installation and deployment of small wireless facilities, poles, towers, and base stations on public rights-of-way.
• HB93: Changes to the Teachers Retirement System, including 30-year service retirement and sick-leave conversion for Tier II members, plus an increase in the member contribution rate (amending Secs. 16-25-11.1, 16-25-14, 16-25-21).
• HB106: Corrections Department reporting requirements, including quarterly reports to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee and updates to the correctional officers oath of office (adding Sec. 14-1-21; amending Sec. 14-3-13).

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

Subjects

Resolution, Legislative