House Resolution 201 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR201 creates a special order calendar that designates a list of bills to be the priority for the 19th legislative day.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the resolution would make the listed bills the special and paramount order of business for the 19th day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business. It applies immediately upon adoption and directs the House to take up those bills in the specified order before other items. The bills covered include topics like education workforce training, teaching certification, public safety, taxes, and other policy areas.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives, who will handle and vote on the prioritized bills.
• Bill sponsors and stakeholders for the listed measures (educators, employers, safety advocates, tax policy groups) who are affected by the order and consideration of these bills.
• Educators, students, and employers involved in career and technical education and workforce training (e.g., HB517 TRAIN Act and HB520 expedited teaching-certification pathway).
• Public safety and school communities affected by provisions like increased penalties for discharging a firearm into occupied school property (HB420) and related measures.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 19th legislative day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business.
• Adoption of the resolution makes the designated bills the immediate focus for that day, in the order shown in the document.
• Examples of designated bills include HB517 (TRAIN Act with tax credits for employers lending qualified employees and a workforce teaching certificate), HB520 (expedited teaching certification pathway for those with equivalents from other states), HB420 (increased penalties for discharging a firearm into an occupied school), HB452 (extended state income tax credit for rehabilitation of certified historic properties), SB242 (CDL-related updates including work authorization and English proficiency requirements, with related provisions).
• Other listed measures cover municipal grants for employees (HB273), Judicial Retirement Plan changes (HB312), state ambassador designation (HB407), firearms-related license plate and funding provisions (SB249), probate/estate adjustments (HB264), bail-jumping offenses (HB405), security provisions for the State House and related facilities (SB231), playground equipment bidding (SB196), interstate athletic trainer licensure (SB160), underground damage prevention program updates (SB205), and various tax and workforce board adjustments (HB438, HB477).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 5, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.