AL HR187

Commends Jerry Bassett for receiving the Council of State Governments' Distinguished Service to the States Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization and rarely given to staffers

Recognizes Bassett as the longest-serving Director of Alabama's Legislative Reference Service from 1991 to 2015, where he currently serves as Senior Counsel to the Legislative Services Agency

Acknowledges over 20 years of prior service as a state legislative staffer in California before joining Alabama's legislature

Highlights his service on the Uniform Law Commission's Style Committee and as a longtime member and chair of the Suggested State Legislation Committee

Introduced by Representative Mooney with first reading on February 26, 2026