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Proposed Alabama Firearm Legislation SB97

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Legislation Overview

Title: State Health Officer, order issued in response to outbreak of a disease has full force of law if approved by Governor and filed with Secretary of State in state of emergency, Sec. 11-47-132 repealed; Secs. 22-2-8, 31-9-8, 31-9-13 am'd.

Subject: State Health Officer

Description: State Health Officer, order issued in response to outbreak of a disease has full force of law if approved by Governor and filed with Secretary of State in state of emergency, Sec. 11-47-132 repealed; Secs. 22-2-8, 31-9-8, 31-9-13 am'd.

Session: Regular Session 2021

Last Action: Third Reading Open

Last Action Date: May 17, 2021

Companion Bill: HB241

Sponsors

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15 sponsors: Thomas Whatley (R); Greg Albritton (R); Gerald Allen (R); Will Barfoot (R); Donnie Chesteen (R); Chris Elliott (R); Sam Givhan (R); Garlan Gudger (R); Andrew Jones (R); Steve Livingston (R); Del Marsh (R); Jim McClendon (R); Arthur Orr (R); Clay Scofield (R); Shay Shelnutt (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 43% (15 of 35)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 17, 2021 Third Reading Open
House May 17, 2021 Health Substitute Offered
House Apr 29, 2021 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
House Apr 15, 2021 Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 721
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Engrossed
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 720
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Third Reading Passed
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Whatley first Substitute Offered
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 719
Senate Mar 11, 2021 Whatley motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Senate Mar 11, 2021 Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Senate Feb 3, 2021 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Senate Feb 2, 2021 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Apr 1, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 2, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Health first Substitute Offered House Health first Substitute Offered Apr 15, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Senate Whatley first Substitute Offered Senate Whatley first Substitute Offered Apr 1, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/1/2021 22 7 0 5 Yes
  • Albritton, Greg (R) Yea
  • Allen, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Barfoot, Will (R) Yea
  • Beasley, William (D) Nay
  • Butler, Tom (D) Yea
  • Chambliss, Clyde (R) Yea
  • Chesteen, Donnie (R) Absent
  • Coleman-Madison, Linda (D) Nay
  • Dunn, Priscilla (D) Absent
  • Elliott, Chris (R) Yea
  • Figures, Vivian (D) Nay
  • Givhan, Sam (R) Yea
  • Gudger, Garlan (R) Yea
  • Hatcher, Kirk (D) Nay
  • Holley, Jimmy (R) Nay
  • Jones, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Livingston, Steve (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Del (R) Yea
  • McClendon, Jim (R) Yea
  • Melson, Tim (R) Absent
  • Orr, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Price, Randy (R) Absent
  • Reed, Greg (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Dan (R) Yea
  • Sanders-Fortier, Malika (D) Absent
  • Scofield, Clay (R) Yea
  • Sessions, David (R) Yea
  • Shelnutt, Shay (R) Yea
  • Singleton, Bobby (D) Nay
  • Smitherman, Rodger (D) Nay
  • Stutts, Larry (R) Yea
  • Waggoner, J. T. (R) Yea
  • Whatley, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Williams, Jack (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/1/2021 25 7 0 2 Yes
  • Albritton, Greg (R) Yea
  • Allen, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Barfoot, Will (R) Yea
  • Beasley, William (D) Nay
  • Butler, Tom (D) Yea
  • Chambliss, Clyde (R) Yea
  • Chesteen, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Coleman-Madison, Linda (D) Nay
  • Dunn, Priscilla (D) Absent
  • Elliott, Chris (R) Yea
  • Figures, Vivian (D) Nay
  • Givhan, Sam (R) Yea
  • Gudger, Garlan (R) Yea
  • Hatcher, Kirk (D) Nay
  • Holley, Jimmy (R) Nay
  • Jones, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Livingston, Steve (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Del (R) Yea
  • McClendon, Jim (R) Yea
  • Melson, Tim (R) Yea
  • Orr, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Price, Randy (R) Yea
  • Reed, Greg (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Dan (R) Yea
  • Sanders-Fortier, Malika (D) Absent
  • Scofield, Clay (R) Yea
  • Sessions, David (R) Yea
  • Shelnutt, Shay (R) Yea
  • Singleton, Bobby (D) Nay
  • Smitherman, Rodger (D) Nay
  • Stutts, Larry (R) Yea
  • Waggoner, J. T. (R) Yea
  • Whatley, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Williams, Jack (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/1/2021 25 7 0 2 Yes
  • Albritton, Greg (R) Yea
  • Allen, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Barfoot, Will (R) Yea
  • Beasley, William (D) Nay
  • Butler, Tom (D) Yea
  • Chambliss, Clyde (R) Yea
  • Chesteen, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Coleman-Madison, Linda (D) Nay
  • Dunn, Priscilla (D) Absent
  • Elliott, Chris (R) Yea
  • Figures, Vivian (D) Nay
  • Givhan, Sam (R) Yea
  • Gudger, Garlan (R) Yea
  • Hatcher, Kirk (D) Nay
  • Holley, Jimmy (R) Nay
  • Jones, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Livingston, Steve (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Del (R) Yea
  • McClendon, Jim (R) Yea
  • Melson, Tim (R) Yea
  • Orr, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Price, Randy (R) Yea
  • Reed, Greg (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Dan (R) Yea
  • Sanders-Fortier, Malika (D) Absent
  • Scofield, Clay (R) Yea
  • Sessions, David (R) Yea
  • Shelnutt, Shay (R) Yea
  • Singleton, Bobby (D) Nay
  • Smitherman, Rodger (D) Nay
  • Stutts, Larry (R) Yea
  • Waggoner, J. T. (R) Yea
  • Whatley, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Williams, Jack (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/1/2021 24 8 0 2 Yes
  • Albritton, Greg (R) Yea
  • Allen, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Barfoot, Will (R) Yea
  • Beasley, William (D) Nay
  • Butler, Tom (D) Yea
  • Chambliss, Clyde (R) Yea
  • Chesteen, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Coleman-Madison, Linda (D) Nay
  • Dunn, Priscilla (D) Absent
  • Elliott, Chris (R) Yea
  • Figures, Vivian (D) Nay
  • Givhan, Sam (R) Yea
  • Gudger, Garlan (R) Yea
  • Hatcher, Kirk (D) Nay
  • Holley, Jimmy (R) Nay
  • Jones, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Livingston, Steve (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Del (R) Yea
  • McClendon, Jim (R) Yea
  • Melson, Tim (R) Nay
  • Orr, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Price, Randy (R) Yea
  • Reed, Greg (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Dan (R) Yea
  • Sanders-Fortier, Malika (D) Absent
  • Scofield, Clay (R) Yea
  • Sessions, David (R) Yea
  • Shelnutt, Shay (R) Yea
  • Singleton, Bobby (D) Nay
  • Smitherman, Rodger (D) Nay
  • Stutts, Larry (R) Yea
  • Waggoner, J. T. (R) Yea
  • Whatley, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Williams, Jack (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/17/2021 54 34 6 9 Yes
  • Alexander, Louise (D) Nay
  • Allen, Wes (R) Yea
  • Baker, Alan (R) Nay
  • Ball, Mike (R) Absent
  • Bedsole, Russell (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Chris (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Bracy, Napoleon (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chip (R) Yea
  • Brown, K.L. (R) Yea
  • Carns, Jim (R) Yea
  • Chestnut, Prince (D) Absent
  • Clarke, Adline (D) Nay
  • Clouse, Steve (R) Yea
  • Coleman-Evans, Merika (D) Nay
  • Collins, Terri (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Danny (R) Nay
  • Daniels, Anthony (D) Nay
  • Dismukes, Will (R) Yea
  • Drake, Dickie (R) Yea
  • Drummond, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Easterbrook, Brett (R) Yea
  • Ellis, Corley (R) NV
  • England, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Estes, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Farley, Allen (R) Nay
  • Faulkner, David (R) Yea
  • Faust, Joe (R) Yea
  • Fincher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Forte, Berry (D) Absent
  • Garrett, Danny (R) Yea
  • Gaston, Victor (R) Yea
  • Givan, Juandalynn (D) Nay
  • Gray, Jeremy (D) Nay
  • Greer, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Grimsley, Dexter (D) Nay
  • Hall, Laura (D) Nay
  • Hanes, James (R) Nay
  • Harbison, Corey (R) Yea
  • Hill, Jim (R) NV
  • Hollis, Rolanda (D) Nay
  • Holmes, Mike (R) Yea
  • Howard, Ralph (D) Nay
  • Hurst, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Ingram, Reed (R) Yea
  • Isbell, Gil (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Thomas (D) Nay
  • Jones, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Sam (D) Nay
  • Kiel, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Kitchens, Wes (R) Absent
  • Lawrence, Kelvin (D) Nay
  • Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R) Yea
  • Lee, Paul (R) Absent
  • Lipscomb, Craig (R) Yea
  • Lovvorn, Joe (R) Yea
  • Marques, Rhett (R) Yea
  • McCampbell, Artis (D) Nay
  • McClammy, Thad (D) Absent
  • McCutcheon, Mac (R) Yea
  • McMillan, Steve (R) Nay
  • Meadows, Charlotte (R) Yea
  • Mooney, Arnold (R) Yea
  • Moore, Mary (D) Nay
  • Moore, Parker (R) Yea
  • Morris, TaShina (D) Nay
  • Nordgren, Becky (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Ed (R) Yea
  • Pettus, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Poole, William (R) Yea
  • Pringle, Chris (R) Nay
  • Rafferty, Neil (D) Nay
  • Reynolds, Rex (R) Yea
  • Rich, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robbins, Ben (R) Yea
  • Robertson, Proncey (R) Yea
  • Rogers, John (D) Nay
  • Rowe, Connie (R) NV
  • Sanderford, Howard (R) Nay
  • Scott, Roderick (D) Absent
  • Sells, Chris (R) Yea
  • Shaver, Ginny (R) Yea
  • Shedd, Randall (R) Nay
  • Shiver, Harry (R) Yea
  • Simpson, Matt (R) Yea
  • Smith, Ivan (R) Absent
  • Sorrell, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Sorrells, Jeff (R) Nay
  • South, Kyle (R) Absent
  • Stadthagen, Scott (R) Yea
  • Standridge, David (R) Yea
  • Stringer, Shane (R) Yea
  • Sullivan, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Treadaway, Allen (R) NV
  • Wadsworth, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Warren, Pebblin (D) Nay
  • Wheeler, David (R) Yea
  • Whitt, Andy (R) Yea
  • Whorton, Ritchie (R) Nay
  • Wilcox, Margie (R) NV
  • Wingo, Rich (R) Yea
  • Wood, Debbie (R) NV
  • Wood, Randy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/17/2021 59 41 0 3 Yes
  • Alexander, Louise (D) Yea
  • Allen, Wes (R) Nay
  • Baker, Alan (R) Absent
  • Ball, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bedsole, Russell (R) Nay
  • Blackshear, Chris (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Bracy, Napoleon (D) Yea
  • Brown, Chip (R) Nay
  • Brown, K.L. (R) Yea
  • Carns, Jim (R) Nay
  • Chestnut, Prince (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Adline (D) Yea
  • Clouse, Steve (R) Yea
  • Coleman-Evans, Merika (D) Yea
  • Collins, Terri (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Danny (R) Yea
  • Daniels, Anthony (D) Yea
  • Dismukes, Will (R) Nay
  • Drake, Dickie (R) Nay
  • Drummond, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Easterbrook, Brett (R) Nay
  • Ellis, Corley (R) Yea
  • England, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Estes, Tracy (R) Nay
  • Farley, Allen (R) Yea
  • Faulkner, David (R) Nay
  • Faust, Joe (R) Nay
  • Fincher, Bob (R) Nay
  • Forte, Berry (D) Yea
  • Garrett, Danny (R) Nay
  • Gaston, Victor (R) Yea
  • Givan, Juandalynn (D) Yea
  • Gray, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Greer, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Grimsley, Dexter (D) Yea
  • Hall, Laura (D) Yea
  • Hanes, James (R) Absent
  • Harbison, Corey (R) Yea
  • Hill, Jim (R) Nay
  • Hollis, Rolanda (D) Yea
  • Holmes, Mike (R) Nay
  • Howard, Ralph (D) Yea
  • Hurst, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Ingram, Reed (R) Yea
  • Isbell, Gil (R) Nay
  • Jackson, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Jones, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Sam (D) Yea
  • Kiel, Jamie (R) Nay
  • Kitchens, Wes (R) Nay
  • Lawrence, Kelvin (D) Yea
  • Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R) Nay
  • Lee, Paul (R) Absent
  • Lipscomb, Craig (R) Nay
  • Lovvorn, Joe (R) Nay
  • Marques, Rhett (R) Nay
  • McCampbell, Artis (D) Yea
  • McClammy, Thad (D) Yea
  • McCutcheon, Mac (R) Yea
  • McMillan, Steve (R) Yea
  • Meadows, Charlotte (R) Nay
  • Mooney, Arnold (R) Nay
  • Moore, Mary (D) Yea
  • Moore, Parker (R) Nay
  • Morris, TaShina (D) Yea
  • Nordgren, Becky (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Ed (R) Nay
  • Pettus, Phillip (R) Nay
  • Poole, William (R) Nay
  • Pringle, Chris (R) Yea
  • Rafferty, Neil (D) Yea
  • Reynolds, Rex (R) Nay
  • Rich, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robbins, Ben (R) Nay
  • Robertson, Proncey (R) Nay
  • Rogers, John (D) Yea
  • Rowe, Connie (R) Yea
  • Sanderford, Howard (R) Yea
  • Scott, Roderick (D) Yea
  • Sells, Chris (R) Yea
  • Shaver, Ginny (R) Nay
  • Shedd, Randall (R) Yea
  • Shiver, Harry (R) Nay
  • Simpson, Matt (R) Nay
  • Smith, Ivan (R) Yea
  • Sorrell, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Sorrells, Jeff (R) Nay
  • South, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Stadthagen, Scott (R) Nay
  • Standridge, David (R) Nay
  • Stringer, Shane (R) Nay
  • Sullivan, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Treadaway, Allen (R) Yea
  • Wadsworth, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Warren, Pebblin (D) Yea
  • Wheeler, David (R) Nay
  • Whitt, Andy (R) Nay
  • Whorton, Ritchie (R) Yea
  • Wilcox, Margie (R) Yea
  • Wingo, Rich (R) Nay
  • Wood, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Randy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/17/2021 41 44 13 5 No
  • Alexander, Louise (D) Nay
  • Allen, Wes (R) Yea
  • Baker, Alan (R) Absent
  • Ball, Mike (R) Nay
  • Bedsole, Russell (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Chris (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Bracy, Napoleon (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chip (R) Yea
  • Brown, K.L. (R) Nay
  • Carns, Jim (R) Yea
  • Chestnut, Prince (D) Nay
  • Clarke, Adline (D) Nay
  • Clouse, Steve (R) Nay
  • Coleman-Evans, Merika (D) Nay
  • Collins, Terri (R) Nay
  • Crawford, Danny (R) Nay
  • Daniels, Anthony (D) Nay
  • Dismukes, Will (R) Nay
  • Drake, Dickie (R) NV
  • Drummond, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Easterbrook, Brett (R) Yea
  • Ellis, Corley (R) NV
  • England, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Estes, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Farley, Allen (R) Nay
  • Faulkner, David (R) Yea
  • Faust, Joe (R) Yea
  • Fincher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Forte, Berry (D) Nay
  • Garrett, Danny (R) Yea
  • Gaston, Victor (R) Nay
  • Givan, Juandalynn (D) Nay
  • Gray, Jeremy (D) NV
  • Greer, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Grimsley, Dexter (D) Nay
  • Hall, Laura (D) Absent
  • Hanes, James (R) NV
  • Harbison, Corey (R) Nay
  • Hill, Jim (R) NV
  • Hollis, Rolanda (D) Nay
  • Holmes, Mike (R) Yea
  • Howard, Ralph (D) Nay
  • Hurst, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Ingram, Reed (R) Nay
  • Isbell, Gil (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Thomas (D) Nay
  • Jones, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Sam (D) Nay
  • Kiel, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Kitchens, Wes (R) NV
  • Lawrence, Kelvin (D) Nay
  • Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R) NV
  • Lee, Paul (R) Yea
  • Lipscomb, Craig (R) Yea
  • Lovvorn, Joe (R) Yea
  • Marques, Rhett (R) Yea
  • McCampbell, Artis (D) Nay
  • McClammy, Thad (D) Nay
  • McCutcheon, Mac (R) Yea
  • McMillan, Steve (R) Nay
  • Meadows, Charlotte (R) Yea
  • Mooney, Arnold (R) Absent
  • Moore, Mary (D) Nay
  • Moore, Parker (R) Nay
  • Morris, TaShina (D) Nay
  • Nordgren, Becky (R) Absent
  • Oliver, Ed (R) Yea
  • Pettus, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Poole, William (R) Yea
  • Pringle, Chris (R) Nay
  • Rafferty, Neil (D) Nay
  • Reynolds, Rex (R) Yea
  • Rich, Kerry (R) Nay
  • Robbins, Ben (R) Yea
  • Robertson, Proncey (R) Yea
  • Rogers, John (D) Nay
  • Rowe, Connie (R) NV
  • Sanderford, Howard (R) Nay
  • Scott, Roderick (D) Absent
  • Sells, Chris (R) Yea
  • Shaver, Ginny (R) Yea
  • Shedd, Randall (R) Nay
  • Shiver, Harry (R) Yea
  • Simpson, Matt (R) Yea
  • Smith, Ivan (R) Yea
  • Sorrell, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Sorrells, Jeff (R) Nay
  • South, Kyle (R) NV
  • Stadthagen, Scott (R) Yea
  • Standridge, David (R) Yea
  • Stringer, Shane (R) Yea
  • Sullivan, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Treadaway, Allen (R) NV
  • Wadsworth, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Warren, Pebblin (D) Nay
  • Wheeler, David (R) Yea
  • Whitt, Andy (R) Yea
  • Whorton, Ritchie (R) Nay
  • Wilcox, Margie (R) NV
  • Wingo, Rich (R) Yea
  • Wood, Debbie (R) NV
  • Wood, Randy (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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