SB71Introduced in the Senate
Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited
Introduced by Donnie Chesteen, District 29
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited
Where it stands
Enacted
February 20, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: Brown motion to Previous Question - Roll Call 446 · February 17, 2026
71
Yes
30
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
104 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Pettus | 1 | Yes |
| Ben Harrison | 2 | Yes |
| Kerry Underwood | 3 | Yes |
| Parker Moore | 4 | Yes |
| Danny Crawford | 5 | Yes |
| Andy Whitt | 6 | Yes |
| Ernie Yarbrough | 7 | Yes |
| Terri Collins | 8 | Yes |
| Scott Stadthagen | 9 | Yes |
| Marilyn Lands | 10 | No |
Bill history
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
Pending Senate County and Municipal Government
County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment TBXN415-1
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Third Reading in House of Origin
County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered TBXN415-1
Chesteen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 206 TBXN415-1
Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered U9HPTGX-1
Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 207 U9HPTGX-1
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 229
Engrossed
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Pending House Agriculture and Forestry
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Third Reading in Second House
Jones 1st Amendment Offered L5NK7YA-1
Stubbs motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 443 L5NK7YA-1
Clarke 1st Amendment Offered HG5ZL88-1
Stubbs motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 444 HG5ZL88-1
Lands 1st Amendment Offered HGVT266-1
Stubbs motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 445 HGVT266-1
Brown motion to Previous Question - Adopted Roll Call 446
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 447
Wilcox intended to vote "Abstain"
Ready to Enroll
Ready to Enroll
Enrolled
Delivered to Governor
Signature Requested
Enacted
Enacted
Verify the information
- Official page on the Alabama Legislature website
- Senate County and Municipal Government County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (amendment)
- Senate Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 207 (amendment)
- House Stubbs motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 445 (amendment)
- House Stubbs motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 444 (amendment)
- House Stubbs motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 443 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
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