SJR15 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Keith KelleySenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: COMMENDING COACH JANA MCGINNIS FOR WINNING 1,000 GAMES AS THE HEAD SOFTBALL COACH AT JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Summary: A Senate Joint Resolution commends Coach Jana McGinnis for her 1,000th win as Jacksonville State University's head softball coach and celebrates her long, decorated career.
What This Bill Does
It recognizes and praises Coach Jana McGinnis for reaching 1,000 career wins as JSU's softball head coach. It highlights her 30-season tenure, numerous conference championships and NCAA appearances, and other coaching honors. It notes her status as a highly successful Division I coach and acknowledges her impact on JSU's softball program and its players.

Who It Affects
Jacksonville State University softball program, its players and staff, who receive statewide recognition of the program's success.
Coach Jana McGinnis herself, recognizing her milestone and career achievements.

Key Provisions
Commends Jana McGinnis for her 1,000th career win as head softball coach at Jacksonville State University.
Acknowledges her 30-year tenure and major program achievements: 10 regular-season conference championships and 7 conference tournament titles.
Recognizes NCAA-related accomplishments: nine NCAA Regional appearances, one regional championship (2009), and three NCAA Regional runner-up finishes, plus leading JSU to the 2009 NCAA Super Regional.
Notes her national and conference honors: six-time OVC Coach of the Year and the 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
Highlights her impact on players: 14 Conference Players of the Year, 14 NFCA All-Region Players, 144 All-Conference Players, and 227 Academic All-Conference Players.
Includes personal background: JSU graduate (1991), married to Russ McGinnis, mother of Kinsey and Payton, and grandmother of Beckham.

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Subjects: Coach Jana McGinnis, Commended