SR86 - Special Order Calendar Summary

• Establishes a special order calendar for the Alabama Senate on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, designating 26 bills as special, paramount, and continuing business taking precedence over all other matters for the twenty-fifth legislative day only.

• Includes priority Senate bills addressing motor vehicles and wireless device restrictions (SB301), gang crime penalties and mandatory sentences (SB143), volunteer rescue squad tuition reimbursement (SB145), and nonprofit entity code revisions (SB245).

• Prioritizes legislation on criminal procedure and law enforcement including fingerprint/DNA collection from illegal aliens (SB320), bail reform definitions (SB213), parole eligibility restrictions (SB97), and law enforcement training on sensory needs and disabilities (HB356).

• Schedules House bills covering education funding for school sporting events (HB364), workforce credential transparency (HB109), private investigation licensing requirements (HB75), and guardian ad litem compensation increases in juvenile cases (HB244).

• Includes miscellaneous bills designating the Yellowhammer Cookie as the official state cookie (HB421), creating a forestry commission advisory committee for fire protection (HB455), and addressing zoning violations in Jefferson County (HB344).