Hearing
House Military and Veterans Affairs Hearing
Room 429 at 11:30:00
SB70 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB70 Alabama 2025 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Andrew Jones SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Alabama Veterans Resource Center, center and board created to assist veterans and families transition to civilian life; duties and powers of board provided
- Description
This bill would create the Alabama Veterans Resource Center Act.
This bill would create and designate the center as a public corporation and would provide for a board of directors to manage the center as a comprehensive, coordinated system of support for veterans and their families.
This bill would provide for the duties and powers of the board and would authorize the board to enter into public-private partnerships on behalf of the center.
- Subjects
- Military
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
S
Delivered to Governor
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 131
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 159
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 158 G379526-1
H
Brown 1st Amendment Offered G379526-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 157 WK2R555-1
H
Military and Veterans Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered WK2R555-1
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Military and Veterans' Affairs WK2R555-1
H
Military and Veterans Affairs 1st Amendment 3FKTEEE-1
H
Pending House Military and Veterans' Affairs
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 10
S
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 9 16GI3LZ-1
S
Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered 16GI3LZ-1
S
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 8 UA4UDGX-1
S
Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered UA4UDGX-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Hearing
Room 807* at 11:30:00
Hearing
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Hearing
Room 807*, Room Change & NEW Time at 11:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 10
Yes
31
Absent
3
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Roll Call 9 16GI3LZ-1
Yes
31
Absent
3
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 8 UA4UDGX-1
Yes
31
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
28
Absent
6
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
28
Absent
6
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 131
Yes
29
Absent
5
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 159
Yes
101
Absent
3
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 158 G379526-1
Yes
100
Abstained
1
Absent
3
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 157 WK2R555-1
Yes
100
Absent
4
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
98
Absent
6
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
98
Absent
6
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB70 Alabama 2025 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB70 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB70 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 9
Amendment
Senate Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 8
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 158
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 157
Amendment
House Military and Veterans Affairs Military and Veterans Affairs 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature