HR222 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR222 sets a special order calendar for the 20th legislative day, making a list of bills the priority for floor consideration.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, it immediately designates a group of bills as the special and paramount business for day 20, taking precedence over regular business. The included bills address topics such as renaming and expanding accountability courts, public facility accessibility changes, crime victims' claim processes, juvenile delinquency notifications to schools, public works contract exemptions, and retirement benefits for law enforcement officers. These provisions would be considered before other regular business on that day.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, the Administrative Office of Courts, public entities, and contractors, due to changes involving accountability courts, required facilities (adult-size changing tables), grant programs, contract exemptions, and retirement benefit provisions.
• Individuals and specific groups including veterans and people with mental illness (expanded eligibility for accountability courts), crime victims (claims process), students and private K-12 schools (notifications in delinquency cases), and law enforcement personnel (retirement benefits).

Key Provisions

• SB200 w/sub: rename drug courts to 'accountability courts'; expand eligibility to include veterans and individuals with mental illness; clarify duties of the Administrative Office of Courts.
• SB83 w/sub: require public entities to install and maintain adult-size changing tables; create a grant program to support these actions.
• HB355 w/sub: Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission; provide for filing of claims and related enhancements.
• SB133 w/sub: juvenile court must provide written notification to local school officials if a student is charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain serious crimes; authorized to notify for lesser crimes.
• HB481: contracts for public works; exemptions related provisions added.
• HB105 w/sub: retirement benefits for law enforcement officers; further provisions added.

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