SB138 — Franchises; prohibit franchisor from requiring franchisee to operate on a religious day, exceptions provided
Last action — Enacted
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 17, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) on April 17, 2026.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
Likely to advance
72% · moderate confidence
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 7 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Franchises; prohibit franchisor from requiring franchisee to operate on a religious day, exceptions provided
Bill Text
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Read SB138 on the official Alabama source →Action History
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Enacted
Sponsors
- Dan Roberts · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
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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Votes
Passed
33 Yea
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0 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Not Voting |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
26 Yea
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6 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 17% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Robert Stewart | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Not Voting |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
26 Yea
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6 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 17% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Robert Stewart | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Not Voting |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
31 Yea
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0 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
30 Yea
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0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Not Voting |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
30 Yea
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1 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 3% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Nay |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Not Voting |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
33 Yea
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0 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Not Voting |
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- SB138 is sponsored by Dan Roberts (R).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 17, 2026. Enacted.
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