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Votes at a glance: House passes HB 95 on audits and several other bills
Summary
During a single floor session the House adopted a resolution honoring Ricky Dan Harcrow and passed HB 95 (post‑election audits) and routine bills including HB 145, HB 50, HB 124 and HB 125; vote tallies and brief descriptions are listed.
The Alabama House completed a series of votes during the session. Key outcomes and brief descriptions follow.
- Resolution commending Ricky Dan Harcrow: Adopted by voice vote after the clerk read a resolution honoring Harcrow for his public service as president of the DeKalb County Commission (clerk read resolution; House adopted) (resolution adopted).
- HB 95 — Post‑election audits: Passed as amended by recorded vote (final tally in transcript: 72 ayes, 25 nays). Requires each county canvassing board to randomly select at least one precinct and at least one county/statewide race (excluding absentee and provisional ballots) for a post‑election audit after each general election; probate judges order audits, report findings to the Secretary of State, and results must be posted publicly (detailed floor debate before passage).
- HB 145 — Interstate warehauser licensing (tobacco): Passed as substituted, recorded tally (102 ayes, 1 nay recorded for passage after substitute); bill clarifies licensing rules to permit interstate warehausers to buy directly from manufacturers and sell to licensed wholesalers.
- HB 50 — Dolly Parton Imagination Library under Department of Early Childhood Education: Passed (recorded vote reported as adopted); places the Imagination Library program under state administration for distribution to children.
- HB 124 — Loan assistance and support for educators (LaSEA): Passed (recorded vote reported as adopted). Renames AmSTEP and expands eligibility to address statewide teacher shortages (loan assistance for educators in hard‑to‑staff subjects).
- HB 125 — Reengage Alabama grant program: Passed (recorded vote reported as adopted). Lowers age eligibility for returning students seeking workforce training grants from 25 to 22 to help re‑enroll people who left college.
These bills were considered under regular order; the House adjourned after the votes and will transmit passed measures to the Senate for further action.
