SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jabo Waggoner

SR107 designates six bills as the special prioritized business for Alabama’s 26th day, moving them to the forefront of that day’s legislative agenda.

Introduced

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SR107 – Special Order Calendar (Alabama, 2026)

Purpose and intent

SR107 designates a specific set of bills to be the special and paramount business for the Alabama Senate on the twenty-sixth legislative day.

Once adopted, these items take precedence over the regular order of business and any pending or unfinished matters for that day.

Key provisions and changes

Establishes a standing, prioritized agenda for a single legislative day (the 26th day) rather than altering broader statutory rules. The listed bills become the immediately proceeding business series on that day, in the order shown.

The bill enumerates six specific pieces of legislation to be considered as the “special order” items: 1) HB128 – Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants 2) HB86 – Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised 3) SB364 – Public K-12 education; violence prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation instruction required before graduation from high school beginning in sixth grade; State Board of Education to adopt standards 4) SB318 (with amendment) – Crime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised 5) SB318 (as indicated, listed again with amendment) – Note: The record shows SB318 with amendment in the list; the precise implications depend on the adopted amendments. The bill’s inclusion signals changes to the elements defining sexual torture in Alabama law.

Who or what is affected

HB128: The Board of Midwifery and allied entities would be empowered to accept gifts and grants, potentially affecting funding streams and operations of midwifery regulation and related programs.

HB86: Individuals involved in parole decisions would be affected by revised criteria for parole consideration, potentially altering eligibility, evaluation standards, and outcomes for inmates seeking parole.

SB364: Public K-12 students in Alabama would be impacted indirectly through the requirement that violence prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation instruction be included in the curriculum starting in sixth grade, with adoption of corresponding standards by the State Board of Education.

SB318: The criminal code relating to sexual torture would be revised to modify its criminal elements, influencing charges, prosecutions, and penalties related to acts defined as sexual torture.

Procedural and timeline aspects

The resolution becomes effective immediately upon adoption, and the specified bills become the top priority for the Legislature’s twenty-sixth day.

The action history indicates:

April 1, 2026: Motion by Senator Waggoner to adopt SR107, adopted by roll call.
April 1, 2026: SR107 introduced.

Sponsor: Primary sponsor Senator Jabo Waggoner, with a co-sponsor noted.

Notes and considerations

SR107 does not itself amend substantive policies beyond establishing a special order; it determines which bills will be moved to the forefront for that day.

The actual policy impact will depend on the final passage and the text of the included bills (HB128, HB86, SB364, SB318 with amendments). Each bill would require separate passage to become law, with the corresponding fiscal and practical implications to be assessed in their respective sessions and committees.