HJR116ENROLLED Page 0 X6U17E-2 By Representatives Hollis, Wood (D) RFD: RULES First Read: 25-Apr-23 2023 Regular Session 1 2 3 4 5 HJR116 EnrolledHJR116 Enrolled Page 1 Enrolled, An Act, HJR___ COMMENDING THE BIRMINGHAM ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® FOR THE SUCCESSFUL FAIR HOUSING MONTH 55TH ANNIVERSARY PROCLAMATION TOUR. WHEREAS, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® is the premier resource for real estate information in Birmingham and Central Alabama, serving as the "Voice of Real Estate" since 1911, issuing statistical analysis or market conditions and offering legislative support to its more than 5,000 members and the industry at large; and WHEREAS, April 11, 2023, marked the 55th Anniversary of the signing of the Fair Housing Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and REALTORS® around the country were called upon to celebrate Fair Housing Month; and WHEREAS, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS®, and its membership of over 5,000 REALTORS®, share the belief of the National Association of REALTORS® that no person of this country should have their right to rent or purchase the shelter of their choice abridged because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and WHEREAS, the jurisdiction of the Birmingham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 HJR116 EnrolledHJR116 Enrolled Page 2 Association of REALTORS® encompasses all of Blount, Clay, Chilton, Jefferson, Randolph, and Shelby Counties; and WHEREAS, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® launched a campaign to have 55 governmental units declare April as Fair Housing Month and commemorate the 55th Anniversary of the passage of this landmark Act; and WHEREAS, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® received proclamations from the County Commissions of Blount, Clay, Chilton, Jefferson, Randolph, and Shelby Counties; and WHEREAS, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® received proclamations from 49 individual municipalities; and WHEREAS, the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® successfully executed the largest Fair Housing Celebration in the State of Alabama; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the Birmingham Association of REALTORS® is hereby commended for accomplishing such a monumental task and continuing to be one of the strongest voices in support of fair and attainable housing in the State of Alabama. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 HJR116 EnrolledHJR116 Enrolled Page 3 ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 04-MAY-23. John Treadwell Clerk Senate 16-May-23 Adopted 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73