SB 39 Alabama Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Committee on Reapportionment; appointment of members to committee revised

SB 39 changes who appoints Senate members to Alabama's Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. Currently, the Lieutenant Governor appoints the three Senate members; this bill would transfer that authority to the Senate President Pro Tempore. The committee handles redistricting following the U.S. census, and this change affects only the appointment process for Senate representation on the committee. The bill does not alter the committee's duties or membership size.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 280
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Sam Givhan
Sam Givhan
RRepublican
AL
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