2025 Regular Session • Alabama Legislature
SB138
Legislative Summary
Convicted felons; restrictions on obtaining occupational licenses by convicted felons revised; certificate of employability for convicted felons created; immunity to employers provided
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Bill History
2/6/2025
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/6/2025
Pending Senate Judiciary
Senate
2/26/2025
Judiciary 1st Amendment DG2RYHT-1
Senate
2/26/2025
Judiciary 2nd Amendment U9635GG-1
Senate
2/26/2025
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Senate
2/27/2025
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Senate
3/6/2025
Third Reading in House of Origin
Senate
3/6/2025
Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered DG2RYHT-1
Senate
3/6/2025
Judiciary 2nd Amendment Offered U9635GG-1
Senate
3/6/2025
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 312 DG2RYHT-1
Senate
3/6/2025
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 313 U9635GG-1
Senate
3/6/2025
Weaver 1st Amendment Offered G33UJ2C-1
Senate
3/6/2025
Weaver motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 314 G33UJ2C-1
Senate
3/6/2025
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 315
Senate
3/6/2025
Engrossed
Senate
3/6/2025
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pending House Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported Out of Committee Second House
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Third Reading in Second House
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1133
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Ready to Enroll
Senate
4/30/2025
Enrolled
Senate
5/1/2025
Signature Requested
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Delivered to Governor
Senate
5/14/2025
Enacted
Senate
5/14/2025
Enacted
Senate
Amendments
Senate Weaver motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 314
Senate Weaver motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 314 G33UJ2C-1
3/6/2025Not Adopted
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 2nd Amendment
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 2nd Amendment U9635GG-1
2/26/2025Not Adopted
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment DG2RYHT-1
2/26/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HBIR: Passed by Second House
4/29/2025
89
Yea
0
Nay
13
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in Second House
4/29/2025
89
Yea
0
Nay
13
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1133
4/29/2025
83
Yea
0
Nay
19
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
3/6/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 315
3/6/2025
29
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in House of Origin
3/6/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 312 DG2RYHT-1
3/6/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 313 U9635GG-1
3/6/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Weaver motion to Adopt - Roll Call 314 G33UJ2C-1
3/6/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
Democrat