SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jabo Waggoner

SR 52 establishes and governs the Senate’s Special Order Calendar, detailing how prioritized bills are placed, moved, and managed for expedited consideration.

Introduced

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Summary of SR 52 (Special Order Calendar), Alabama, 2026 Session

Purpose and Intent

SR 52 is a resolution related to the Senate’s procedural calendar, specifically concerning the Special Order Calendar.

As a “Special Order Calendar” resolution, its primary purpose is to set, modify, or designate the conditions under which certain bills or matters may be advanced or prioritized for consideration on a special order basis, outside of the regular daily agenda.

Key Provisions and Changes

The bill designates the rules and process governing the Senate’s Special Order Calendar, which is used to place specific bills on a prioritized agenda for debate and consideration, potentially shortening standard procedural steps or streamlining consideration.

It may establish criteria for which bills can be placed on the Special Order Calendar, how long they may remain there, and under what conditions they can be moved off or returned to the regular calendar.

The resolution could outline procedural protections or requirements to ensure transparency (e.g., notice to members, opportunity for debate, or roll-call procedures) when using the Special Order Calendar.

Given its nature as a Senate procedural rule, the bill is more about internal governance of the chamber rather than creating or spending or regulating substantive policy.

Affected Parties and Impacts

Primary audience: members of the Alabama Senate and, by extension, the legislative process for bills considered in the Senate.

Legislative staff and committees involved in scheduling and floor action would follow the rules set forth in SR 52.

The resolution can influence how quickly certain legislative measures move through the chamber by prioritizing them on the Special Order Calendar.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

History indicates the bill was introduced and subsequently adopted (Roll Call 467) on February 19, 2026.

As a resolution concerning the calendar, it does not appear to create new fiscal obligations or policy programs; rather, it modifies timing and order of consideration within the Senate.

The adoption of the resolution would take effect immediately unless otherwise stated, and would guide future floor action related to special ordering of bills.

Sponsor Information

Primary sponsor: House/Senate member Jabo Waggoner (co-sponsor). Note: As a State Senate bill, Waggoner’s co-sponsorship may reflect cross-chamber collaboration or recognition; the resolution itself governs Senate procedure.

Notes

Specific, detailed text of SR 52 would provide exact criteria, duration, and procedures for the Special Order Calendar. The summary above reflects typical characteristics of a procedural calendar resolution and the information available from the action history.