Senate Resolution 87 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR87 establishes the special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, designating a set of Senate bills to take precedence over regular business.

What This Bill Does

SR87 moves specific Senate bills to the top of the agenda for the 22nd day, ahead of any other business. The bills include SB107 on funeral services fees and preneed reporting, SB360 on expanding the Public Service Commission and related rate and energy-cabinet changes, SB265 and SB270 on data-center taxes and PSC review of large contracts, SB47 on retroactive child support, SB361 on dog tethering and confinement rules, SB337 on school lands and proceeds, SB359 on Chambers County fire protection tax and a constitutional amendment, and SB292 on title/title fraud protections.

Who It Affects

• Funeral establishments and preneed providers (fees and reporting requirements).
• Certificate holders and preneed sales agents (certificate-related fees and reporting obligations).
• Public Service Commission and electric utility customers (governance changes, rate calculations, and energy cabinet status).
• Data processing centers, large data-center operators, and taxpayers (tax abatements, tax collection changes, and contract review).
• Parents and guardians involved in child support (retroactivity provisions).
• Dog owners and animal-control agencies (tethering and confinement rules and penalties).
• Owners and managers of school lands and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (sale-on-request provisions and proceeds).
• Chambers County residents and fire protection taxpayers (ad valorem tax changes and potential opt-out).
• Property owners and real estate interests (title fraud prevention provisions).

Key Provisions

• SB107: Board authorized to impose administrative fee on funeral establishments for each funeral; increases in initial application, renewal, branch registration, and transfer fees for a certificate of authority; annual statements of preneed activities required; multiple preneed activity reports may be required; increased fees for registration as a preneed sales agent.
• SB360: Public Service Commission expanded to represent congressional districts; phase-in by election; term revisions; Secretary of Energy named as cabinet member; electric utility rate calculations revised.
• SB265 (with amendments): Tax abatements for data processing centers limited in exemption period; taxes on purchases required to be collected; sunset date extended.
• SB270: PSC review of certain contracts with large load data centers.
• SB47: Retroactivity in child support scenarios specified.
• SB361: Dogs' tethering and confinement rules; certain exemptions; penalties; enforcement provisions.
• SB337: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to sell school lands upon request; distribution of proceeds defined.
• SB359: Chambers County ad valorem fire protection tax changes with opt-out provisions for certain areas; constitutional amendment.
• SB292: Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026; title fraud prevention provisions for real property.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.