HR151 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR151 creates a special order calendar that makes a specific list of bills the top priority for the 19th legislative day.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a special order for the 19th day, making the listed bills the paramount business and giving them precedence over the regular or any pending work. Once adopted, those bills are to be considered in the order set forth in the resolution. The measure is procedural and does not itself create new laws, though it governs which bills are addressed first; the bill has been signed into law as of 2024-04-04.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives, who must follow the special order calendar and discuss the prioritized bills on the 19th day.
• Alabama residents and stakeholders, whose policies on topics like consumer protection, education discipline, taxation, natural resources, and public safety could be addressed sooner due to the prioritized bills.

Key Provisions

• Immediate adoption of a special order calendar for the 19th legislative day, making it the top priority and superseding regular or unfinished business.
• The calendar designates the listed bills to be considered as the special order in the order set forth (examples include HB167, HB211, HB34, HB255, HB182, SB95, HB220, HB307, HB188, HB215, HB29, SB106, HB209, HB212, HB8, HB105, HB229, HB83).
• The resolution is procedural and does not create new law by itself, but it controls how and when these bills are considered on that day.
• The measure status shows it has been signed into law, effective as of 2024-04-04.

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