Alabama 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 149 — Broadband internet access in rural areas, Economic and Community Affairs Dept., grant program, Fund and Legislative Oversight Committees, created, Ala. Broadband Accessibility Act

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 21, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Rural broadband act, investment in infrastructure in rural areas, income tax credit and property tax exemption under certain conditions, termination date-

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Signature Requested

Sponsors

  • Scofield · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Scofield

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 26 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 8003
Unaffiliated 14004
D 4001
Total 26008
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
McClendon — Yea
Blackwell — Not Voting
Brewbaker — Not Voting
Bussman — Yea
Dial — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Glover — Yea
Hightower — Yea
Holley — Not Voting
Holtzclaw — Yea
Marsh — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Sanders — Yea
Scofield — Yea
Sanford — Not Voting
Ward — Yea
Whatley — Yea
Greg J. Reed — Yea
Bobby D. Singleton D Yea
Linda Coleman-Madison D Not Voting
Rodger M. Smitherman D Yea
Vivian Davis Figures D Yea
William M. Beasley D Yea
Arthur Orr R Yea
Clyde Chambliss R Yea
Gerald H. Allen R Yea
Greg Albritton R Yea
Ivan Smith R Not Voting
J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Larry Stutts R Yea
Shay Shelnutt R Not Voting
Steve Livingston R Not Voting
Tim Melson R Yea

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Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 34000
Unaffiliated 49002
D 17000
Total 100002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Holmes (M) — Yea
Johnson (K) — Yea
Johnson (R) — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCutcheon — Yea
McMillan — Yea
Moore (B) — Yea
Moore (M) — Yea
Holmes (A) — Not Voting
Ainsworth — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Ball — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Black — Yea
Beech — Yea
Boothe — Yea
Buskey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Drake — Yea
Farley — Yea
Faust — Yea
Ford — Yea
Fridy — Yea
Gaston — Yea
Greer — Yea
Grimsley — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Harper — Yea
Henry — Yea
Howard — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Martin — Yea
Millican — Yea
Nordgren — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Polizos — Yea
Poole — Yea
Rich — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sanderford — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shiver — Yea
South — Not Voting
Todd — Yea
Tuggle — Yea
Wingo — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
John W. Rogers — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Yea
Anthony Daniels D Yea
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Yea
Berry Forte D Yea
Chris England D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Yea
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Laura Hall D Yea
Merika Coleman D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Yea
Rolanda Hollis D Yea
Thomas Jackson D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Yea
April Weaver R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Yea
Bob Fincher R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Danny Crawford R Yea
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Sessions R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donnie Chesteen R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 34000
Unaffiliated 48003
D 17000
Total 99003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Holmes (A) — Not Voting
Holmes (M) — Yea
Johnson (K) — Yea
Johnson (R) — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCutcheon — Yea
McMillan — Yea
Moore (B) — Yea
Moore (M) — Yea
Ainsworth — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Ball — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Beech — Yea
Black — Yea
Boothe — Yea
Buskey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Drake — Yea
Farley — Yea
Faust — Yea
Ford — Yea
Fridy — Yea
Gaston — Yea
Greer — Yea
Grimsley — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Harper — Yea
Henry — Yea
Howard — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Martin — Yea
Millican — Yea
Nordgren — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Polizos — Yea
Poole — Yea
Rich — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sanderford — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shiver — Yea
South — Not Voting
Todd — Not Voting
Tuggle — Yea
Wingo — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
John W. Rogers — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Yea
Anthony Daniels D Yea
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Yea
Berry Forte D Yea
Chris England D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Yea
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Laura Hall D Yea
Merika Coleman D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Yea
Rolanda Hollis D Yea
Thomas Jackson D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Yea
April Weaver R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Yea
Bob Fincher R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Danny Crawford R Yea
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Sessions R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donnie Chesteen R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 34000
Unaffiliated 49002
D 17000
Total 100002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Holmes (A) — Not Voting
Holmes (M) — Yea
Johnson (K) — Yea
Johnson (R) — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCutcheon — Yea
McMillan — Yea
Moore (B) — Yea
Moore (M) — Yea
Ainsworth — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Ball — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Beech — Yea
Black — Yea
Boothe — Yea
Buskey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Drake — Yea
Farley — Yea
Faust — Yea
Ford — Yea
Fridy — Yea
Gaston — Yea
Greer — Yea
Grimsley — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Harper — Yea
Henry — Yea
Howard — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Martin — Yea
Millican — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Nordgren — Yea
Polizos — Yea
Poole — Yea
Rich — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sanderford — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shiver — Yea
South — Not Voting
Todd — Yea
Tuggle — Yea
Wingo — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
John W. Rogers — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Yea
Anthony Daniels D Yea
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Yea
Berry Forte D Yea
Chris England D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Yea
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Laura Hall D Yea
Merika Coleman D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Yea
Rolanda Hollis D Yea
Thomas Jackson D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Yea
April Weaver R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Yea
Bob Fincher R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Danny Crawford R Yea
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Sessions R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donnie Chesteen R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 33001
Unaffiliated 48003
D 17000
Total 98004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Holmes (M) — Yea
Johnson (K) — Yea
Johnson (R) — Yea
Jones — Yea
McCutcheon — Yea
McMillan — Yea
Moore (B) — Yea
Moore (M) — Yea
Holmes (A) — Not Voting
Ainsworth — Yea
Alexander — Not Voting
Ball — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Beech — Yea
Black — Yea
Boothe — Yea
Buskey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Drake — Yea
Farley — Yea
Faust — Yea
Ford — Yea
Fridy — Yea
Gaston — Yea
Greer — Yea
Grimsley — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Harper — Yea
Henry — Yea
Howard — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Martin — Yea
Millican — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Nordgren — Yea
Polizos — Yea
Poole — Yea
Rich — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sanderford — Yea
Scott — Yea
Shiver — Yea
South — Not Voting
Todd — Yea
Tuggle — Yea
Wingo — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
John W. Rogers — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Yea
Anthony Daniels D Yea
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Yea
Berry Forte D Yea
Chris England D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Yea
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Laura Hall D Yea
Merika Coleman D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Yea
Rolanda Hollis D Yea
Thomas Jackson D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Yea
April Weaver R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Yea
Bob Fincher R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Danny Crawford R Yea
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Sessions R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donnie Chesteen R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Terri Collins R Not Voting
Tim Wadsworth R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 10001
Unaffiliated 15003
D 4001
Total 29005
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
McClendon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Brewbaker — Not Voting
Bussman — Yea
Dial — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
Hightower — Not Voting
Holley — Yea
Holtzclaw — Yea
Marsh — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Sanders — Yea
Scofield — Yea
Sanford — Yea
Ward — Yea
Whatley — Yea
Greg J. Reed — Yea
Bobby D. Singleton D Yea
Linda Coleman-Madison D Yea
Rodger M. Smitherman D Yea
Vivian Davis Figures D Not Voting
William M. Beasley D Yea
Arthur Orr R Yea
Clyde Chambliss R Yea
Gerald H. Allen R Yea
Greg Albritton R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Larry Stutts R Yea
Shay Shelnutt R Yea
Steve Livingston R Yea
Tim Melson R Not Voting

Official roll call →

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 10001
Unaffiliated 15003
D 4001
Total 29005
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
McClendon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Brewbaker — Not Voting
Bussman — Yea
Dial — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
Hightower — Not Voting
Holley — Yea
Holtzclaw — Yea
Marsh — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Sanders — Yea
Sanford — Yea
Scofield — Yea
Ward — Yea
Whatley — Yea
Greg J. Reed — Yea
Bobby D. Singleton D Yea
Linda Coleman-Madison D Yea
Rodger M. Smitherman D Yea
Vivian Davis Figures D Not Voting
William M. Beasley D Yea
Arthur Orr R Yea
Clyde Chambliss R Yea
Gerald H. Allen R Yea
Greg Albritton R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Larry Stutts R Yea
Shay Shelnutt R Yea
Steve Livingston R Yea
Tim Melson R Not Voting

Official roll call →

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 10001
Unaffiliated 14004
D 4001
Total 28006
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
McClendon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Brewbaker — Not Voting
Bussman — Yea
Dial — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
Hightower — Not Voting
Holley — Yea
Holtzclaw — Yea
Marsh — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Sanders — Yea
Scofield — Yea
Sanford — Not Voting
Ward — Yea
Whatley — Yea
Greg J. Reed — Yea
Bobby D. Singleton D Yea
Linda Coleman-Madison D Yea
Rodger M. Smitherman D Yea
Vivian Davis Figures D Not Voting
William M. Beasley D Yea
Arthur Orr R Yea
Clyde Chambliss R Yea
Gerald H. Allen R Yea
Greg Albritton R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner R Yea
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Larry Stutts R Yea
Shay Shelnutt R Yea
Steve Livingston R Yea
Tim Melson R Not Voting

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 149 do?
Rural broadband act, investment in infrastructure in rural areas, income tax credit and property tax exemption under certain conditions, termination date-
Who sponsors SB 149?
SB 149 is sponsored by Scofield.
What is the current status of SB 149?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 21, 2018. Enacted.
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