HJR 172 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Reverend Jesse Jackson, death mourned

HJR 172 is a symbolic resolution passed by the Alabama legislature to commemorate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson following his death on February 17, 2026. The resolution honors his decades of civil rights advocacy, including his work with the SCLC, founding of Operation PUSH/Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and two presidential campaigns. It contains no new laws or policy changes - it solely expresses the state's collective respect for his contributions to social justice through "servant leadership and peaceful protest." This is a standard commemorative resolution with no direct impact on constituents or policy.

Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 17, 2026

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The bill was finalized and enrolled, changing the status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled'. The text was cleaned up to remove internal markup codes and page headers, while the substantive content celebrating Reverend Jesse Jackson's life and legacy remained intact.

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The bill status was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled', indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.

Internal document control strings (e.g., MS2QEW1-1) and draft page headers were removed to produce a clean final version.

Certification lines were added to formally document that the House and Senate passed the bill on specific dates (Feb 26 and Mar 5, 2026) and to provide signature lines for legislative officers.

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Amendments

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from RULES (RULES)

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Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

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Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (RULES)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (Rules)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

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Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Rules)

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Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules

lower

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