SR48 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR48 sets a special order of business for the 17th day and lists specific bills to be considered that day, including trucking rules and sunset-date extensions for several licensing boards.

What This Bill Does

It declares that the designated business items are the priority for the day. It enumerates the bills to be taken up, including SB110 and several HB bills, which involve changes to trucking regulations and the continuation or modification of certain professional licensing boards under the Sunset Law. If these bills become law, they would modify enforcement procedures for portable scales and weight limits, and extend or alter the sunset dates and governance of the Optometry, Veterinary Medical Examiners, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Onsite Wastewater boards.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama Senate, who will follow this special order of business for the day
• State agencies and professional licensing boards named in the listed bills (Optometry, Veterinary Medical Examiners, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Onsite Wastewater boards), regarding their sunset dates, membership, duties, and penalties
• Truckers and transportation interests affected by SB110's weight-limit exemptions and portable scale enforcement changes
• General public and licensed professionals regulated by the mentioned boards, who may be affected by changes in board operations and enforcement

Key Provisions

• Declares a special and paramount order of business for the seventeenth legislative day, taking precedence over regular business
• Specifies the order of business to be followed that day: Introduction of Bills, House Messages, Reports from Standing Committees, Motions and Resolutions, Uncontested Local Legislation
• Lists the bills to be considered on that day: SB110 (trucks; exemptions from weight limits; portable scales enforcement and enforcement authority), HB124 (Sunset Law; Optometry Board continued with modification until Oct 1, 2029), HB125 (Sunset Law; Veterinary Medical Examiners continued without modification until Oct 1, 2027), HB128 (Sunset Law; Nursing Board continued with modification until Oct 1, 2029), HB123 w/amend (Pharmacy Board; continued until Oct 1, 2026; membership and duties revised; penalties for violations revised), HB112 (Sunset Law; Onsite Wastewater Board continued without modification until Oct 1, 2029)

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