SR54 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: J.T. WaggonerSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
Summary: SR54 would set a special order calendar for the Senate’s eighteenth legislative day, prioritizing a defined list of bills and actions over the normal business.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, SR54 designates the 18th day as a special and paramount day of business and establishes the order of work ahead of regular business. It specifies the sequence as Introduction of Bills, House Messages, Reports from Standing Committees, Motions and Resolutions, and Uncontested Local Legislation. It also lists the specific bills to be considered under the special order, including SB85, HB168, SB174, HB27, HB160, HB250, HB191, HB109, HB108, HB113, HB115, HB117, and SB43/SB197 among others. The measure does not change substantive laws; it only reorganizes how that day’s business is handled.

Who It Affects
Senate members and staff who will implement and work under the prioritized schedule for the 18th day.
Sponsors and advocates of the listed bills whose measures are designated for consideration as part of the special order.

Key Provisions
Establishes a special and paramount order of business for the 18th legislative day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business.
Defines the prioritized activities for that day as Introduction of Bills, House Messages, Reports from Standing Committees, Motions and Resolutions, and Uncontested Local Legislation.
Designates the following bills to be included in the special order: SB85 (vaccines religious exemptions for K-12 and higher education), HB168 (local emergency management organizations; mutual aid), SB174 (with amendments; business taxes and related provisions), HB27 (sex offender employment/volunteer restrictions), HB160 (Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation), HB250 (amendments to economic interests filing), HB191 (sales and use tax exemptions), SB43 (health care cost information sharing restrictions), SB197 (Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code revisions with technical changes), and multiple Sunset Law bills (HB109, HB108, HB113, HB115, HB117).

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