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Senate adopts confirmations and several resolutions; multiple nominations confirmed
Summary
The Alabama Senate confirmed a slate of nominees to state boards and adopted several resolutions, including a study directive on PBM practices; confirmations were approved mostly by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls.
The Alabama Senate handled a series of confirmations and resolutions during the same session that debated Senate Bill 252.
Confirmations: The Senate confirmed multiple nominees across boards and commissions, largely on voice or roll calls after favorable committee reports: - John Norris, appointed to the Alabama Trust Fund Board (confirmation no. 78), confirmed by voice/previous role; recorded vote reported as 25 ayes, 0 nays earlier in the session and later endorsements showed confirmations by higher tallies as attendance changed. - Lee Ann McNally, Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects (confirmation no. 91), confirmed (vote recorded as unanimous by previous role). - Chris Nelson, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (confirmation no. 123), confirmed after a favorable committee report. - Pamela Smith, Alabama State Board of Midwifery (confirmation no. 119), confirmed (vote recorded as 26 ayes, 0 nays in the transcript record). - Laura Reeder, Alabama State Board of Midwifery (confirmation no. 120), confirmed (26 ayes, 0 nays). - Chris Megginson, Alabama State Board of Midwifery (confirmation no. 121), confirmed (26 ayes, 0 nays). - Terry Sparks, Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy (confirmation no. 133), confirmed (26 ayes, 0 nays). - Bryant McFarland, State Course of Study Committee, Social Studies (confirmation no. 102), confirmed (26 ayes, 0 nays). - Lana Barsinger and Carol Yarbrough, State Course of Study, Computer Science and Digital Literacy (confirmation nos. 11 and 15), confirmed (vote tallies recorded as unanimous in the transcript).
Resolutions and committee reports: The Senate adopted several resolutions and committee reports, including: - Senate joint resolution 45 (sponsored by Senator Butler) directing the Legislative Services Agency to hire an outside consultant to study pharmacy benefit manager practices; adopted with one abstention (Senator Weaver). - Multiple House joint resolutions commending individuals and groups were adopted by unanimous consent, including resolutions commending Colonel George A. Garzon, Pi Kappa Alpha and Jax Benton. - The Rules Committee’s special order calendar was adopted (25 ayes, 0 nays) to prioritize the day’s PBM-related business.
Committee reports introduced: The Senate received favorable reports from the Committee on Local Legislation on several house bills and a senate bill (including house bills 313, 314, 369, 371, 378, 417 and senate bill 261). Those reports were read into the record and placed on the calendar for further action.
Votes at a glance (selected recorded tallies from the transcript): - Committee motion to adopt special order calendar: 25 ayes, 0 nays. - Confirmation (John Norris to Alabama Trust Fund Board): recorded as confirmed (25 ayes, 0 nays on earlier roll calls; later roll calls show higher attendance counts for other confirmations). - Senate joint resolution 45 (consultant study on PBM practices): adopted; the transcript notes one abstention (Senator Weaver). - Various confirmations to midwifery and education course-of-study boards: recorded mostly as unanimous or near-unanimous (25–26 ayes reported on the floor; later confirmations recorded with 32 ayes for some actions later in the session as attendance increased).
What this means: Most confirmations and routine resolutions moved through with little floor debate. The PBM study resolution and the committee reports were part of the same floor session that focused attention on pharmacy benefit manager legislation and related policy work.
Ending: The Senate adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, after completing the day’s calendar.
