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Votes at a glance: Alabama Senate adopts bills, confirms appointees and passes resolutions
Summary
During the April 15 session the Alabama Senate adopted multiple bills, confirmed several appointees and passed a set of resolutions; action tallies and next steps are listed.
The Alabama State Senate on April 15 conducted a series of confirmations, adopted several local and statewide bills and approved multiple resolutions. Listed below are formal actions recorded on the floor, with recorded vote tallies when given.
Confirmations - Catherine Alexis Atkins — Confirmed to the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees. Committee report: favorable; final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Michael Paul Windham — Confirmed to the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees. Final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Greta Webb Williams — Confirmed to the Credit Union Administration Board. Final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Edith Franklin — Confirmed to the Credit Union Administration Board. Final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Robert Steensma — Confirmed to the Credit Union Administration Board. Final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Danny Varnon — Confirmed to the Credit Union Administration Board. Final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Derek Ragland Jr. — Confirmed to the Credit Union Administration Board. Final confirmation: 28 ayes, 0 nays.
Bills and final passage (selected items recorded on the floor) - Senate Bill 310 (Jefferson County) — Final passage: 28 ayes, 0 nays. (Passed on final passage after committee action.) - Senate Bill 242 (annual code errata / legislative council filing) — Final passage: 28 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 212 (real estate transactions; committee amendment adopted) — Final passage: 30 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 171 (navigable waters) — Final passage: 30 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 312 (new special-event alcohol storage and event licenses; substitute adopted) — Final passage: 30 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 316 (ABC board / distilleries; small-farm winery amendment adopted) — Final passage: 26 ayes, 3 nays. - Senate Bill 216 (employees’ retirement system, amendment adopted) — Final passage: 29 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 280 (Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, amendment adopted) — Final passage: 29 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 244 (theft of employee retirement benefits; amendment adopted) — Final passage: 30 ayes, 0 nays.
Resolutions (adopted) - Senate Joint Resolution 71 — Commending Troy Regional Medical Center as a top rural/community hospital (immediate adoption). - Senate Joint Resolution 72 — Commending Luke Hutchison as ASWA boys basketball Class 2A coach of the year (immediate adoption). - Senate Joint Resolution 73 — Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day in Alabama (adopted; members added as cosponsors). - Senate Joint Resolution 74 — Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Evergreen Baptist Church (adopted). - Senate Joint Resolution 67 — Supporting acquisition and secure storage of uranium-233 in Alabama (adopted).
Notes on process: Multiple committee reports were received and motions to adopt special-order calendars and committee reports were approved. At several points senators moved to carry House bills over or discuss interchamber process; on several contested items senators noted procedural concerns and carried bills over to the call of the chair.
Next steps: Bills that passed will be enrolled and transmitted to the governor or proceed to the next legislative step noted in the chamber’s rules. Confirmations take effect per statutory process. Where substitute language or amendments were adopted on the floor, the amended text will be reflected in enrolled versions.
This list reflects actions and recorded tallies reported during the Senate floor session in the provided transcript excerpt.
