SJR 51 Alabama Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Junior Harold Sorrells, death mourned

SJR 51 is a commemorative resolution passed by the Alabama Legislature to honor Junior Harold Sorrells, a respected Opp, Alabama trucking industry entrepreneur and community leader who died on January 15, 2026. The resolution details his life, including his 65-year marriage, founding of J.H. Sorrells Trucking (later MSJ Trucking), leadership in the Alabama Trucking Association, 15 years on the Opp Chamber of Commerce, and dedication to Auburn University. It expresses the legislature’s condolences to his family and celebrates his legacy of service, faith, and community impact. As a symbolic gesture, this resolution does not create new policy or affect any laws.

Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill has progressed from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version, marking its readiness for the Governor's signature. The primary changes involve updating the bill's title and status labels from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' and adding standard certification signatures for the Senate and House leadership. No substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made to the core content of the bill.

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Updated the bill header and page titles to reflect its final 'Enrolled' status instead of 'Introduced'.

Added signature lines and certification text for the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to validate the final version.

Changed the Rules Committee reference from a blank line to explicitly state 'Rules'.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (Rules)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Rules)

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Livingston motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors