Alabama State Senator

Rodger Smitherman 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB165

Introduced
2/27/24  
Introduced
2/27/24  
Report Pass
4/17/24  
Refer
2/27/24  
Public K-12 education, creates uniform process for suspension and expulsion of public school students, requires disciplinary hearing following long-term suspension or expulsion, State Board of Education required to adopt rules
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB171

Introduced
2/28/24  
Introduced
2/28/24  
Report Pass
3/6/24  
Refer
2/28/24  
Refer
4/4/24  
Report Pass
3/6/24  
Report Pass
5/1/24  
Refer
4/4/24  
Alabama Accountability Act, Class 1 municipalities, notice to parent or guardian of student at priority school required to include admissions information about schools in district with competitive admissions
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB172

Introduced
2/28/24  
Introduced
2/28/24  
Prohibiting discrimination in employment and receipt of federal or state financial assistance based on an individual's hair texture or hairstyle
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB210

Introduced
3/6/24  
Introduced
3/6/24  
Report Pass
3/7/24  
Refer
3/6/24  
Refer
4/3/24  
Report Pass
3/7/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Refer
4/3/24  
Enrolled
5/2/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Passed
5/9/24  
Enrolled
5/2/24  
Passed
5/9/24  
Juveniles; provide for concurrent jurisdiction, criminal offenses committed
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB256

Introduced
3/21/24  
Introduced
3/21/24  
Report Pass
4/4/24  
Refer
3/21/24  
Newborn Screening Panel, procedure for addition of conditions to panel, further provided for
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB257

Introduced
3/21/24  
Introduced
3/21/24  
Appropriations, FY 2024 supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to the State Department of Education
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB294

Introduced
4/4/24  
Introduced
4/4/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Refer
4/4/24  
Refer
4/16/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Report Pass
5/1/24  
Refer
4/16/24  
Public preK-12 schools, campus chaplains, public schools authorized to hire or accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies required to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB295

Introduced
4/4/24  
Introduced
4/4/24  
Motor vehicles; additional license tax and registration fee; distribution of proceeds to the Alabama Public Transportation Trust Fund
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB296

Introduced
4/4/24  
Introduced
4/4/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Refer
4/4/24  
Refer
4/23/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Class 1 municipalities, public K-12 schools in prohibited from denying participation in athletics based on student's transfer status
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB302

Introduced
4/4/24  
Introduced
4/4/24  
Fair Campaign Practices Act; definitions of electioneering communications, expenditures, and political action committee revised; reporting requirements for electioneering communications revised
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB317

Introduced
4/11/24  
Introduced
4/11/24  
Report Pass
4/17/24  
Refer
4/11/24  
Refer
4/25/24  
Report Pass
4/17/24  
Report Pass
5/1/24  
Refer
4/25/24  
Crimes and offense; unlawful for clergy to commit certain sex acts; crime created; penalties provided
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB34

Introduced
2/6/24  
Introduced
2/6/24  
Report Pass
2/28/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Refer
3/5/24  
Report Pass
2/28/24  
Refer
3/5/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Engrossed
3/5/24  
Enrolled
4/30/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Passed
5/7/24  
Enrolled
4/30/24  
Passed
5/7/24  
Crimes and offenses; additional activity added to making a terrorist threat in the first degree
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB35

Introduced
2/6/24  
Introduced
2/6/24  
Report Pass
2/28/24  
Refer
2/6/24  
Refer
4/4/24  
Report Pass
2/28/24  
Public K-12 education, history instruction required to be fact-based and inclusive
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB36

Introduced
2/6/24  
Introduced
2/6/24  
Public K-12 students; public K-12 schools prohibited from denying participation in athletics based on student's transfer status; public K-12 schools prohibited from membership in athletic association that similarly denies participation
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Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB78

Introduced
2/7/24  
Introduced
2/7/24  
Alabama Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act, created, process for appointment of receiver for disputes relating to commercial real estate provided