Senate Resolution 52 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR52 sets a special order calendar that places a list of bills as the priority for the fourteenth legislative day, ahead of regular business.

What This Bill Does

It immediately designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the fourteenth day, taking precedence over any regular or unfinished business. The topics cover underground damage prevention, food vendor inspections, tax rules, health care coverage decisions made with AI, parking penalties, license plate fees, vacancies in the Lieutenant Governor's office, open records, government purchasing, jail sanitation, off-road vehicle rules, sex education, religious instruction credits, voting rights restoration, and NAICS code updates. This ordering signals that these items should be debated and potentially acted on before other matters.

Who It Affects

• General Alabama residents and public institutions, who would be affected by policy changes on taxes, health care determinations, education, voting rights, parking penalties, and public safety.
• Businesses and organizations operating in Alabama (vendors, contractors, schools, government agencies) that would be affected by changes in inspections, licensing, purchasing, and regulatory standards.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the special order calendar as the priority for the fourteenth legislative day, taking precedence over regular and unfinished business.
• SB205 w/amendments on Underground Damage Prevention Program and One-Call Notification System, including extension of the sunset for complex or large projects.
• SB197 requires one health inspection and one fire inspection for food trucks and other mobile vendors to apply statewide.
• SB221 excludes credit card transaction fees from the sales and use tax base.
• SB63 with sub provisions regulates the use of artificial intelligence in determining health care plan coverage.
• SB94 increases penalties for unauthorized use of designated disabled parking spaces.
• SB249 increases the distinctive license plate fee for volunteer and professional firefighters and provides for the distribution of funds.
• SB271 requires the Lieutenant Governor vacancy to be filled by election in certain circumstances (constitutional amendment).
• SB272 restricts the use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitations and requires redaction of financial transaction information.
• SB288 requires agriculture authority board members to appoint their own successors and allows purchases through national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing programs.
• SB84 requires sanitation standards for food services in corrections facilities, counties, and municipal jails.
• SB303 sets operation requirements for off-road vehicles on public roads.
• SB209 updates K-12 sex education curriculum, including parental notice and AG enforcement.
• SB248 provides for elective credit for religious instruction for release time.
• SB24 establishes a process for restoration of voting rights with posting of applications and notifying when rights are restored.
• SB251 updates tax abatements and tax incentive programs, updating NAICS code references and definitions.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Feb 19, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.