Votes at a glance: Key bills adopted by the Alabama House on Feb. 6
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Summary
The House passed a slate of bills across topics including local measures, motor vehicles, education safety and administrative updates. Listed are the bills called and their recorded outcomes on Feb. 6.
The Alabama House cleared numerous bills on Feb. 6. Below are selected items called on the calendar and their recorded outcomes as announced on the floor.
- HB 287 (Rep. Betsall) — Move legislative Medal of Honor into law; final passage recorded (A 100, 0 nays). - HB 289 (Rep. Albright) — Remove date of disposition from death certificate; final passage recorded (A 102, 0 nays). - HB 267 (Rep. Crawford) — Forestry Commission code updates; floor amendment adopted and final passage recorded (A 101, 0 nays). - HB 355, HB 356 (Rep. Lee) — Local Houston County bills: adopted and passed on the local calendar. - HB 274 (Rep. Simpson/Rep. Betso) — Department of Corrections measures (drone protections, FCC compliance); passed as substituted (A 104, 0 nays). - HB 33 (Rep. Bolton) — Driver-license age suspension change; passed as substituted (A 98, 0 nays). - HB 35 (Rep. Bolton) — 'Squat truck' bill; final passage recorded (A 93, 8 nays). - HB 139 (Rep. Crawford) — Food enrichment adjustments; passed as subbed and amended (A 81, 14 nays). - HB 256 (Rep. Betso) — License plates (effective date amendment); final passage recorded (A 101, 3 nays).
Most items were adopted by voice or by recorded machine vote as announced on the floor. Several bills (including HB67, HB7, HB188) generated extended floor debate before passage. For bills with recorded machine votes, the floor announcements are the official record of passage pending enrollment and transmission to the Senate.