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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 216: State military; awards criteria revised, new awards established, authority to present prescribed

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 216 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State military; awards criteria revised, new awards established, authority to present prescribed. Primary sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Military and Veterans' Affairs).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Military

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh CarnleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Military and Veterans' Affairs)
  2. Reported Out of Committee Second House
  3. Third Reading in House of Origin
  4. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 571
  5. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs
  6. Pending Committee Action in Second House (Military and Veterans' Affairs)
  7. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)
  8. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  9. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
  10. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source