SR99 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR99 would set a special order calendar that designates a list of bills as the Senate's priority for the twenty-fifth legislative day.

What This Bill Does

If adopted, SR99 places the specified bills on a special and paramount agenda for the upcoming day, taking precedence over regular business. The bills named include topics from school displays of the Ten Commandments to municipal staffing rules, camp safety, economic development, grants management, firefighter compensation, election audits, stablecoins regulation, and athletic eligibility nondiscrimination. These bills would be eligible for immediate consideration and possible action ahead of other legislative business.

Who It Affects

• Public school students and districts, via SB99 which would require display of the Ten Commandments in certain public schools (subject to donations).
• Class 3 municipalities and their law enforcement agencies, via SB298 on minimum staffing with a grace period and potential state oversight for violations.
• Camp operators and safety professionals, via HB381subcamp safety provisions establishing safety and emergency preparedness requirements and licensure.
• Local governments and taxpayers within tax increment districts, via SB370 allowing a Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone within a district and detailing use of ad valorem tax revenues.
• ADECA and grant applicants/recipients, via SB363 creating a Centralized Grant Management Database for available grants.
• Firefighters and their families, via HB466 adding Parkinson’s Disease to compensable occupational diseases for death and disability.
• Voters and election administrators, via HB95 with amendments requiring post-election audits.
• Stablecoin issuers and investors, via HB259 requiring a license for issuance or sale of stablecoins and enforcement by the Alabama Securities Commission with penalties.
• Students and families concerned with athletic eligibility nondiscrimination, via SB342 establishing enforcement and a private right of action under CHOOSE Act provisions.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 25th legislative day, taking precedence over regular business.
• SB99 requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to available donations.
• SB298 requires minimum staffing for law enforcement in Class 3 municipalities, with a grace period and state oversight for violations.
• HB381 w/subcamp safety provisions sets safety and emergency preparedness requirements for camps, including licensure.
• SB370 allows a Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone to be located within a tax increment district without regard to district size and governs use of ad valorem tax revenues within the district.
• SB363 establishes the Alabama Centralized Grant Management Database to maintain lists of available grants.
• HB466 adds Parkinson’s Disease to the list of occupational diseases compensable for firefighters for death and disability.
• HB95 with amendments requires a post-election audit.
• HB259 requires a license for issuance or sale of stablecoins; Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, with penalties.
• SB342 enforces CHOOSE Act athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provisions and creates a private right of action.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 31, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.