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House adopts substitute and unanimously approves renaming drug courts to 'accountability courts' and expanding program statewide
Summary
Senate Bill 200, renaming drug courts as 'accountability courts' and expanding them statewide, was adopted as substituted and passed the House by a unanimous recorded vote.
The Alabama House unanimously approved Senate Bill 200, a bill renaming drug courts ‘‘accountability courts’’ and expanding the program across the state. Representative Robinson, carrying the measure on the House floor, said SB 200 mirrors previously adopted House language and asked for adoption of the committee report and final passage.
The House adopted a committee substitute to SB 200 (recorded vote showing 99 yays, 0 nays, 1 abstention reported during the procedure) and then recorded final passage as 101 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions. Representative Robinson told members the change aligns with prior legislation (HB 360) and expands the model statewide.
Sponsor remarks described the change as a name and scope update rather than a substantive policy reversal. The transcript records adoption of the substitute and final passage with unanimous recorded tallies.
