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SB 302 — Prisons, Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act, construction of new facilities provided for, Joint Legislative Prison Committee, reporting requirements increased, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, bonds authorized for prison facilities, construction agreements, renovating and demolishing existing prison facilities, proceeds on existing one mill tax, distribution further provided for, Sec. 11-101A-8.1 added; Secs. 11-101A-1, 11-101A-2, 11-101A-4, 11-101A-8, 14-2-1, 14-2-6, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, 14-2-34, 28-3-201, 28-3-202, 28-3-204, 29-2-20, 38-4-12, 40-8-3 am'd.
Last action — Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute and 3 amendments
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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Summary
Prisons, Alabama prison transformation initiative act, construction of new facilities provided for, joint legislative prison committee, reporting requirements increased, Alabama corrections institution finance authority-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 3 amendments
Sponsors
- Ward · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 15 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Ward
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.
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Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
28 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
26 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
9 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
23 Yea
·
5 Nay
·
7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 14% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Nay |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Not Voting |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Passed
28 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
26 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
9 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Failed
9 Yea
·
24 Nay
·
2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 26% | 69% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dial | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Nay |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Nay |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Nay |
| Whatley | — | Nay |
| McClendon | — | Nay |
| Blackwell | — | Nay |
| Brewbaker | — | Nay |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Nay |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Nay |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Nay |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Nay |
| Greg Albritton | R | Nay |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Nay |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Nay |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Nay |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
26 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
9 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
28 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
26 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
9 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | 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 | 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 |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
23 Yea
·
11 Nay
·
1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 31% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Nay |
| Bussman | — | Nay |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Nay |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Nay |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Nay |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Nay |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
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- What does SB 302 do?
- Prisons, Alabama prison transformation initiative act, construction of new facilities provided for, joint legislative prison committee, reporting requirements increased, Alabama corrections institution finance authority-
- Who sponsors SB 302?
- SB 302 is sponsored by Ward.
- What is the current status of SB 302?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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