SB 41 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Calhoun County, authorizes the county commission and governing bodies of municipalities to regulate halfway houses

SB 41 authorizes Calhoun County and its municipalities to regulate halfway houses, substance abuse rehab centers, sober living facilities, and similar housing for individuals under court order or supervision by the Calhoun County Community Punishment and Corrections Authority. The bill allows local governments to set rules for permits, facility size, location (including distance from schools), tenant limits per room, and impose daily civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation after a hearing. It also prohibits registered sex offenders from residing in facilities housing court-ordered residents. The law takes effect June 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized for signature (Enrolled) after passing both legislative chambers. The text of the law itself remains substantively the same, but the document now includes official certification signatures from the Senate and House, confirming that the Senate concurred with an amendment made by the House.

Scope change

The scope of the law's applicability did not change; the changes are limited to the document's status as a finalized, certified version ready for the Governor.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to reflect its final status.

Official certification blocks were added, including the Senate Secretary's signature and the House of Representatives' amendment record, confirming the bill passed both chambers.

The bill number code in the header was updated from '9R27PMB-2' to 'AR2XT7Q-2', likely reflecting the final assigned identifier for the enrolled bill.

The original 'Read for the first time' and 'Read for the second time' tracking lines from the Senate journal were removed as they are no longer relevant to the final enrolled version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Concurs In House Amendment - Adopted

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 497

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Local Legislation 1st Amendment Offered (Local Legislation)

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 496

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Local Legislation Engrossed Substitute Offered (Local Legislation)

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House (Local Legislation)

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Local Legislation 1st Amendment (Local Legislation)

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation)

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 224

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 223

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Chambliss 1st Amendment Offered

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation )

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors