Bill Hightower
General Information

Education Information
Known educational history for Bill Hightower from Mobile, AL.
- MBA, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 1990
- Attended, London School of Economics & Political Science, London, England
- BS, Commercial Banking/Finance, University of South Alabama
Political Information
Known political history for Bill Hightower from Mobile, AL.
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 1, 2020
- Candidate, Governor of Alabama, 2018
- Representative, Alabama State Senate, District 35, 2013-2018
Professions Information
Known professional history for Bill Hightower from Mobile, AL.
- Former Employee, Balfour-Beatty
- Former Employee, AlliedSignal
- Former Employee, Emerson Electric
- Former Employee, Eaton
Congressional Information
Known congressional history for Bill Hightower from Mobile, AL.
- Former Member, Rules Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Local Legislation Mobile County Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, County and Municipal Government Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Constitution, Ethics, and Elections Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, New National Veterans Cemetery Joint Legislative Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, International Airport Permanent Legislative Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Housing Finance Authority Legislative Oversight Committee, Alabama State Senate
Organizations Information
Known organizational history for Bill Hightower from Mobile, AL.
- Board Member, Nuture Equip Strengthen Transform (NEST), present
- Member, Executive Committee, Alabama Republican Party, present
- Member, Executive Committee, Mobile Republican Party, present
- Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
- Advisory Board Member, Outback America
- Board Member, JH Ranch
- Board Member, Bethany Christian Adoption Services
- Corporate Chair, United Way
- Counsel Member, Alabama State Health Planning Counsel
- Member, Tax & Fiscal Policy Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council
- President, Toastmasters International
Election History
Bill Hightower from Mobile, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.
Sponsored Bills
- SB 375
- Taxation, individual and corporate tax structure revised, specific tax rate, reduction of rate under certain conditions, const. amend.
- SB 367
- Relating to state owned lands; to further provide for sale of state owned land and surplus state-owned land; to provide for inventory of state-owned lands, Secs. 9-15-70, 9-15-74, 9-15-75, 9-15-76, 9-15-80, 9-15-82, 9-15-83, 9-15-84, 41-4-18 am'd.
- SB 303
- Taxation, corporate income tax rate reduction trigger, Amendment 212, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd, const. amend.
- SB 302
- Immigration, crime to aid or enable violation of immigration law, state, municipalities, or counties, Class C felony, Sec. 31-13-5 am'd.
- SB 296
- State government, public funds, jurisdiction of Board of Adjustment further provided for, use of state or public funds being paid toward any claim alleging sexual harassment or sexual assault prohibited, Sec. 41-9-62 am'd.
- SB 293
- Trailers, manufacturers and dealers, including boat trailers, add'l authorization to provide temporary license plates and registration certificates when sold out of state, Sec. 32-6-212 am'd.
- SB 292
- General appropriations bill to include expenses for public postsecondary education and public institutions of higher education, const. amend.
- SB 187
- Tax credits, exemptions, deductions, enacted in 2019 Reg. Sess., or thereafter, expiration within seven years from effective date, const. amend.
- SB 127
- Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.
- SJR 108
- Republic of Korea, host of the 2018 XXIII Winter Olympic Games and XII Winter Paralympic Games, recognized
- SJR 87
- Pornography, public health crisis, recognized
- SJR 60
- U.S. Senator Doug Jones, disapproving the vote of, on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- SR 109
- Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, condemning vote against
- SR 59
- Pregnancy care centers, contributions of, recognized
- SR 51
- Sexual Harassment, adopting Legislative Policy on
- SB405
- Tax credits, exemptions, deductions, enacted in 2019 Reg. Sess., or thereafter, expiration within five years from effective date, const. amend.
- SB398
- Elections, independent candidates, number of signatures on petition to qualify for ballot access lowered for special elections, Sec. 17-9-3 am'd.
- SB321
- Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System, lump sum retirement option authorized, Alabama Pension Authority created, bond authority, Secs. 16-25-14, 16-25-21, 36-27-16, 36-27-24 am'd.
- SB175
- Taxation, sales and use tax, exemption from the sale of certain adaptive devises for the blind
- SB145
- Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act, state prohibited from discriminating against child care service providers based on religious beliefs, civil remedies
- SB19
- Motor vehicles, Marine Corps distinctive license plate, proof of service, form NA 13038 authorized, Sec. 32-6-640 am'd.
- SB10
- Manufacturers and dealers of boats, boat trailers, add'l authorization to provide temporary license plates and registration certificates, when sold out of state, Sec. 32-6-212 am'd.
- SB8
- Treasures and artifacts, cultural resources that are eligible for or listed in National Register of Historic Places, not Al. Register of Landmarks and Heritage, Sec. 41-9-291 am'd.
- SB390
- Taxation, sales and use tax, exemption from the sale of certain adaptive devises for the blind
- SB353
- Insurance premium finance companies, wind mitigation construction, authorized to finance, approval by Insurance Commissioner, Secs. 27-40-1, 27-40-8 am'd.
- SB298
- Insurance, Alabama Coastal Insurance Authority, create to provide affordable windstorm insurance in areas contiguous to Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay, Board of Directors, plan of operation and sale of bonds provided, commissioner authorized to require quarterly reports, authority authorized to assess policyholders of excess losses, Secs. 27-22B-1 to 27-22B-12, inclusive, added; Sec. 27-1-24 repealed
- SB267
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Settlements, creaton of authority by Legislature required to issue bonds for certain purposes, Alabama Strategic Investment Initiative, const. amend.
- SB160
- Gulf Coast Sand Restoration Trust Fund, created, administration by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, distribution of interest earned
- SB39
- Manufacturers and dealers of boats, boat trailers, add'l authorization to provide temporary license plates and registration certificates, when sold out of state, Sec. 32-6-212 am'd.
- SB38
- Court of the Judiciary, appeals to Supreme Court, legislative approval of Supreme Court decisions, continued service of judge upon filing of complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Comm., auth. const. amend.
- SB409
- Taxation, individual and corporate tax structure revised, specific tax rate, reduction of rate under certain conditions, const. amend.
- SB390
- Insurance Underwriting Association, Board of Directors member selection, newly authorized insurers to become members, Sec. 27-1-24 am'd.
- SB380
- Secondary Metals Recyclers, information retained regarding purchases of metal property to include information for person delivering and person receiving consideration, vehicle and indentifying information, database requirements, Secs. 13A-8-30, 13A-8-31, 13A-8-31.2, am'd.
- SB376
- Veterans, discriminatory hiring practices prohibited, complaint and hearing by Department of Veterans' Affairs, Secs. 31-5-4, 31-5-7 am'd.
- SB297
- Mobile Co., 13th Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election
- SB282
- Gulf Coast Sand Restoration Trust Fund, created, administration by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, distribution of interest earned
- SB254
- Insurance, allow owner of property, residential, and commercial, statewide to claim discount for structures retrofitted to resist storms, Secs. 27-31D-1, 27-31D-2, 27-31D-3 am'd.
- SB225
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, settlement funds, priority disbursement to economic and environmental restoration projects in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
- SB220
- Energy efficiency projects, financing by local governments authorized, non ad valorem tax assessments, liens, bonds authorized, Property Insurance and Energy Reduction Act of Alabama
- SB132
- Open Meetings Act, meeting, definition, exclusion when two persons gather when no final decision is made, Sec. 36-25A-2 am'd.
- SB122
- General Fund Budget, line item established for Navigable Waters Dredging Fund
- SB120
- Motor vehicles, distinctive license plates, "In God We Trust" new category of tag created for any licensee
- SB119
- Legislative Fiscal Office, tax exemptions, annual report to Legislature of "tax expenditures" from exemptions
- SB117
- Taxation, tax deduction for taxpayers who made contributions to a catastrophe savings account, increase in state tax deduction, technical corrections to remove ambiguities, Homeowner's Insurance Catastrophic Event Planning Act, Secs. 40-18-311, 40-18-312 am'd.
- SB57
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, distribution of funds from BP settlement, road and bridge projects in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, insurance reform
- SB53
- Alabama Legacy Trust Fund and Mobile and Baldwin County Settlement Trust Fund, created, distribution of payments and income, capital held in perpetual trust, const. amend.
- SB45
- General Fund Budget, line item established for Navigable Waters Dredging Fund
- SB44
- Crimes and offfenses, offering or accepting money or anything of value for an aborted fetus prohibited, criminal penalties
- SB43
- Taxation, individual and corporate tax structure revised, specific tax rate, reduction of rate under certain conditions, const. amend.
- SB33
- Crimes and offfenses, offering or accepting money or anything of value for an aborted fetus prohibited, criminal penalties
- SB32
- Gulf Coast Sand Restoration Trust Fund, created, administration by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, distribution of interest earned
- SB31
- Catastrophic events, funds received by state for damages directed to affected counties and the Alabama Trust Fund, const. amend.
- SB30
- Legacy Trust Fund, estab., proceeds from settlements other than Deepwater Horizon, Coastal County Trust Fund, estab. proceeds from Deepwater Horizon settlement, distrib. to Mobile and Baldwin Counties, Alabama Trust Fund board to administer use of proceeds, const. amend.
- SB29
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, distribution of funds from BP settlement, road and bridge projects in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, insurance reform
- SB443
- Public K-12 Education, moratorium on further adoption of common core until 1/1/17, local board of education may opt out and use alternative curriculum, advisory commission created
- SB425
- Student data, use of by providers of cloud computing service
- SB421
- Crime Victims Compensation Commission, definition of funeral expenses and work loss, payments to victims, administrative expense of commission, Secs. 15-23-3, 15-23-5, 15-23-15 am'd.
- SB420
- Schools, nonpublic K-12 schools, autonomy of clarified, Secs. 16-28-1, 16-28-5, 16-28-7 repealed
- SB417
- Health care workers, infected health care workers, add Hepatitis C infection to definition of, Secs. 22-11A-60, 22-11A-61, 22-11A-62, 22-11A-63, 22-11A-66, 22-11A-67, 22-11A-73 am'd.
- SB401
- Tobacco products, definitions revised, archaic language removed, invoices, penalties, Sec. 40-25-16.1 added; Secs. 40-25-1, 40-25-2, 40-25-4, 40-25-7, 40-25-8, 40-25-9, 40-25-13, 40-25-20, 40-2A-10 am'd.
- SB380
- Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented
- SB374
- Legislature, elections, vacancy in office of senator or representative, Governor to fill vacancy if it occurs after the last day of third regular session in any quadrennium, Sec. 17-15-1 am'd.
- SB372
- Legislature, fill vacant position in certain circumstances, Section 46 (Section 46, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.
- SB354
- Disorderly conduct, definition revised, carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a pistol permit, authorized, discretion of sheriff in concealed pistol licensing eliminated under certain conditions, certain provisions of concealed pistol licensing revised, Secs. 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, 13A-11-75 am'd.
- SB343
- Taxation, tax deduction for taxpayers who made contributions to a catastrophe savings account, increase in state tax deduction, technical corrections to remove ambiguities, Homeowner's Insurance Catastrophic Event Planning Act, Secs. 40-18-311, 40-18-312 am'd.
- SB298
- Charitable food donation, immunity for expanded to include foods prepared by a restaurant or food service establishment, Sec. 20-1-6 am'd.
- SB297
- Sex offenders, convicted of crime with a minor, prohibited within 500 feet of public school K-12 property during instructional hours, Class C felony, Sec. 15-20A-17 am'd.
- SB254
- Homeowners insurance, counties contiguous to Mobile Bay and Gulf of Mexico, credits against insurance premium taxes for private property carriers who write coverage in Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4, geographic areas covered by Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, Sec. 27-1-24.1 am'd.
- SB249
- Professional Bondsman, certification and examination of required, continuing education required, fees, disbursement of fees, suspension
- SB225
- Voter registration, board of registrars, prohibited time of registering any person as a qualified elector extended from 10 to 17 days prior to election, probate judge required to print voter list within 10 days of an election, Sec. 17-3-50, 17-4-2 am'd.
- SB222
- Legislature, members, required to be tested if reasonable suspicion person might be using controlled substances, Section 47 (Section 47, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.
- SB207
- Municipalities, business license tax on residential rental property, levy on per unit basis prohibited, Sec. 11-51-90.3 added
- SB194
- Criminal procedure, new classes of capital offense, reduce appeal time, Fair Justice Act
- SB193
- Criminal procedure, new classes of capital offense, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.
- SB190
- Grandparents, visitation with grandchildren, petition procedure and burden of proof established, Sec. 30-3-4.1 repealed
- SB173
- Government disclosure of certain information regarding purchase of property by state or local government
- SB163
- Airbag fraud, crime created, penalties, enhanced penalties for physical injury, Sec. 13A-11-270 am'd, Sec. 13A-11-271 repealed
- SB162
- Property, Alabama Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, created
- SB161
- Public works, Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act, public agencies prohibited from entering contracts and making certain awards based on collective bargaining agreements, certain terms prohibited in certain documents, exemptions
- SB159
- Cottage food production operations, baked goods, exempt from obtaining food service permit from health department, labeling of baked goods, other food items, food safety course required
- SB153
- Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.
- SB126
- University of South Alabama, board of trustees, members, term decreased, chair pro tempore authorized to call special meetings, Secs. 16-55-2, 16-55-5, 16-55-6 am'd.
- SB86
- Motor vehicle license tags, renewals, additional time for deployed military, Sec. 32-6-65 am'd.
- SB85
- Veterans benefits, dependents, postsecondary education, scholarships, requirement for veteran's service to have been during war or hazardous duty, limited to undergraduate study, deleted, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.
- SB63
- Human Resources Department, public assistance, drug testing for applicants and recipients required upon reasonable suspicion, ineligibility under certain conditions, department to implement, rulemaking authority
- SB62
- Fair Ballot Commission created, membership and terms provided for, require Secretary of State provide explanation of measures and post on website, Alabama Informed Voter Act created
- SB59
- Finance Department, Division of Purchasing, authorized to purchase personal property from vendors not on statewide contract under certain conditions, exemption, Sec. 41-4-110 am'd.
- SB58
- Alabama Open Meetings Act, members of governmental bodies may participate in meetings and deliberation electronically
- SB18
- Schools, allow school district to educate students about traditional winter celebrations and offer traditional greetings
- SB16
- State agencies, Sunset bills, omnibus bill for agencies continued without modification, Sec. 41-20-11 am'd.
- SB475
- Class 2 municipalities (Mobile), zoning board of adjustment, members increased to same as number of members of council, member of concurring votes provided for
- SB464
- Individuals with disabilities, promotion of employment by state programs and services, Alabama Employment First Initiative Act
- SB462
- Licenses and Licensing, Conservation and Natural Resources Department, fishing, net, or seine permit transferable under certain circumstances, including physical hardship, Sec. 9-12-113 am'd.
- SB432
- Gambling crimes, enhanced penalties for promoting gambling, conspiracy to promote gambling, possession of a gambling device, Secs. 13A-12-22, 13A-12-23, 13A-12-27 am'd.
- SB392
- Monetary Settlement, oil spill- Deep Water Horizon, use of settlement to repay Alabama Trust Fund and Rainy Day account, prohibited, deposit into General Fund
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