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HB247 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB247 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable
Description

This bill would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." This bill would also require all state and local entities and all employees of those entities to observe and implement the name change where practicable.

Subjects
Government Administration

Bill Actions

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Pending Senate County and Municipal Government

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 877

H

Stadthagen Previous Question - Adopted Roll Call 876

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 875 MS4NQHW-1

H

Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Engrossed Substitute Offered MS4NQHW-1

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit MS4NQHW-1

H

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit 1st Amendment PSBF2EG-1

H

Pending House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Calendar

Hearing

Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 12:00:00

Hearing

Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00

Hearing

House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit Hearing

Room 206 at 17:00:00

Bill Text

Votes

Stadthagen Previous Question - Roll Call 876

April 16, 2025 House Passed
Yes 74
No 26
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 877

April 16, 2025 House Passed
Yes 72
No 26
Abstained 1
Absent 4

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 875 MS4NQHW-1

April 16, 2025 House Passed
Yes 67
No 23
Abstained 4
Absent 9

Third Reading in House of Origin

April 16, 2025 House Passed
Yes 73
No 25
Abstained 1
Absent 4

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

April 16, 2025 House Passed
Yes 73
No 25
Abstained 1
Absent 4

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature