Where do you stand on this bill?
HB 59 · Alabama
Fire safety, sky lanterns, prohibited near public gatherings under certain conditions, penalties
Do you support it?
No account needed
Counted
Support
Oppose
· not a scientific poll
Want to know if it passes?
We'll email you when HB 59 moves — a committee vote, a floor vote, or a signature. Nothing else.
Free forever · unsubscribe in one click.
Your answer was recorded either way.
You're tracking HB 59
Which district are you in?
Your ZIP is all we need to match you to your own representatives — so we can tell you how they voted on HB 59.
You're tracking HB 59
We'll email you the moment it moves.
HB 59 — Fire safety, sky lanterns, prohibited near public gatherings under certain conditions, penalties
Last action — Delivered to Governor at 10:26 a.m. on May 17, 2017.
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
✓Passed House
-
✓Passed Senate
-
✓To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2017. Enacted.
Prognosis
Likely to advance
70% · moderate confidence
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
HighHow often bills like it became law.
-
Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
-
1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Fire safety, sky lanterns, prohibited near public gatherings, penalties
Bill Text
Action History
-
Assigned Act No. 2017-387.
Sponsors
- Johnson (R) · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 24 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Johnson (R)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Whip count is in markup.
Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session.
Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this.
Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
66 Yea
·
24 Nay
·
15 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 37 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| R | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 66 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 23% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Hammon | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Nay |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Buskey | — | Nay |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Moore (M) | — | Nay |
| Bandy | — | Not Voting |
| Beech | — | Not Voting |
| Martin | — | Not Voting |
| Todd | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Not Voting |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Nay |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Nay |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Not Voting |
Passed
86 Yea
·
2 Nay
·
17 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 45 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| R | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 86 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 2% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Bandy | — | 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 |
| Hammon | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Not Voting |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Not Voting |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Yea |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Jones | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Nay |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Not Voting |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Passed
17 Yea
·
6 Nay
·
12 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 17% | 0% | 34% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Nay |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Nay |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Nay |
| Scofield | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Nay |
| McClendon | — | 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 | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Passed
21 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
14 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 0% | 0% | 40% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Passed
82 Yea
·
14 Nay
·
7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| R | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 82 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 14% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Nay |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Bandy | — | 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 |
| Hammon | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Nay |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Nay |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Nay |
| Holmes (A) | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson (K) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Nay |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Nay |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Nay |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Nay |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Nay |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Nay |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Nay |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Not Voting |
Passed
84 Yea
·
11 Nay
·
8 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| R | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 11% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Nay |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Not Voting |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hammon | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Nay |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Bandy | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Nay |
| Holmes (A) | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson (K) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Nay |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Nay |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Nay |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Nay |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Nay |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Subjects
Cross-referencing the record.
Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords.
Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this.
Matching · Ranking · Engrossing
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 59 do?
- Fire safety, sky lanterns, prohibited near public gatherings, penalties
- Who sponsors HB 59?
- HB 59 is sponsored by Johnson (R).
- What is the current status of HB 59?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 59?
- Track HB 59 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on HB 59
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of HB 59
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →