HR87 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe LovvornRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDER

Summary

HR87 is a House resolution signed into law on April 18, 2023 that designates a list of bills to be the special order of business for the Eleventh Legislative Day, giving them priority over other matters.

What This Bill Does

It immediately designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the Eleventh Legislative Day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business. This resolution does not change the content of the bills themselves; it only sets their timing and priority for consideration. The bills cover topics such as education requirements, retirement and police matters, municipal procedures, agriculture programs, public works rules, alcohol donation for nonprofits, school grading terminology, birth viability certificates, court costs, preneced funeral laws, job creation, military vehicle insurance, higher education athletics, pardons and parole procedure, and protection order Contempt costs.

Who It Affects

• Students and families in Alabama, through education-related changes to K-12 requirements and school terminology (HB164, HB43, HB30, HB55).
• State and local government employees, agencies, and the broader public, including public safety personnel, educators, higher education institutions, and businesses affected by the listed policy and regulatory bills (e.g., SB68, HB13, HB157, HB210, HB261, SB44, SB14, HB44, HB131, HB88, HB180, HB72).

Key Provisions

• HB164: Public K-12 education; requires a personal financial literacy course; examination and reporting of results.
• SB68: Retirement Systems of Alabama; reopens State Police Tier II Plan to ALEA employees certified by APOSTC; modifies Tier II benefits; clarifies that APOSTC-certified ALEA employees are state policemen.
• HB43 (w/sub): Education; requires kindergarten to be completed before admission to first grade.
• HB242: Livestock; directs that municipal directives must not be inconsistent; defines inconsistent.
• HB180: Agriculture; enhances promotion of products programs.
• HB157: Public works contracts; requires use of iron made in the United States.
• HB13 (w/sub): Municipalities; expands provisions on ordinances and the use of summons/complaints in lieu of custodial arrest.
• HB88: Alcohol; authorizes limited liquor donations by licensed manufacturers/importers for nonprofit events.
• HB30 (w/sub): Education; updates school grading terminology (failing to lowest sixth percentile; nonfailing to highest 94th percentile) and requires SBOE to reflect changes in rules.
• HB55 (w/sub): Health; Genesis Act; establishes a Certificate of Nonviable Birth.
• SB44: Court costs; governs compensation for appointed attorneys in commitment proceedings.
• SB131 (w/sub): Alabama Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Act of 2023.
• HB44: Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission; expands commission membership.
• HB210: Military; provides an exception to mandatory auto liability insurance for vehicles registered in Alabama but insured in another state.
• HB261: Institutions of higher education; prohibits participation of males on female teams and females on male teams.
• HB72 (w/sub): Pardons and Paroles; prevents release of parolees/probationers pending revocation hearings in certain cases; allows specialists to conduct investigations and prepare general reports.
• SB14: Courts; exempts contempt motions related to a previously ordered protection from abuse judgment from court costs or filing fees.

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