Senator • Democrat
Kirk Hatcher
Alabama • District SD-026

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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
40
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 127
Not Voting: 13
Other: 971
Yea: 2585
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Sponsored Bills
AL SB211•Passed
Public K-12 education; local superintendent of education, or designee, to be point person to communicate with local law enforcement on behalf of school district for school bus safety issues including alleged crimes and violations
Primary Sponsor
AL SB208•Introduced
Montgomery County, Montgomery City Council authorized to join state retirement system, constitutional amendment
Primary Sponsor
AL SB209•Introduced
Taxation; to adjust the dollar value cap based on Consumer Price Index, of certain items exempt from sales tax during certain weekends
Primary Sponsor
AL SB155•Introduced
State employees; salary deductions further provided for
Primary Sponsor
AL SB340•Introduced
Utilities; prohibitions on the disconnection of utility services under certain conditions, provided
Primary Sponsor
AL SB61•Passed
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
Primary Sponsor
AL SB286•Passed
Montgomery County, Montgomery City Council authorized to join state retirement system, constitutional amendment
Primary Sponsor
AL SB222•Passed
Medical clinic boards; certain boards authorized to readjust debts under federal bankruptcy laws
Primary Sponsor
AL SB263•Introduced
Montgomery County, board of education term of office further provided for, constitutional amendment
Primary Sponsor
AL SB7•Introduced
Elections; Alabama Voting Rights Act Commission established to prevent discrimination in voting; duties and membership provided; Secretary of State required to establish database on election administration
Primary Sponsor
AL SB316•Passed
Montgomery County; sheriff's office, authorize the use of credit cards
Primary Sponsor
AL SB207•Passed
Interstate compact; dieticians
Primary Sponsor
AL SB215•Introduced
Class 3 municipality organized under Act 618, 1973 Regular Session (Montgomery), airport authority, board members appointment by mayor, confirmed by the city council
Primary Sponsor
AL SB216•Introduced
Class 3 municipalities organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session (Montgomery), mayor and council , expense allowance and salary
Primary Sponsor
AL SB301•Introduced
TRS, benefit increase for certain retirees on October 1, 2024
Primary Sponsor
AL SB331•Introduced
Growing Alabama Act, Innovating Alabama Act, Alabama Jobs Act, Innovate Alabama, allow existing communities to qualify for incentives
Primary Sponsor
AL SB183•Engrossed
Virtual education, administration of state assessments through closed browser remote testing
Primary Sponsor
AL SB300•Introduced
ERS, benefit increase for certain retirees of on October 1, 2024
Primary Sponsor
AL SB182•Introduced
Capital Murder; sentence further provided for; resentence in certain circumstances
Primary Sponsor
AL SB335•Passed
Relating to the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling; to add a new Article 3 to Chapter 8A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide for the operation of an Alabama Licensed Counselor Wellness Committee and voluntary treatment program for impaired licensed professional counselors and associate licensed counselors.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB215•Engrossed
Relating to building codes; to create the Healthier Homes Construction Practices Act; to authorize counties and municipalities to adopt procedures for the installation and activation of temporary-permanent electricity or temporary-permanent gas under certain conditions; and to provide certain requirements for the activation.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB341•Introduced
Relating to Montgomery County; to repeal Section 10 of Act 789, 1975 Regular Session (Acts 1975, p. 1576), relating to restrictions on where deputy district attorneys in the 15th Judicial Circuit, composed of Montgomery County, may reside.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB338•Introduced
Relating to any Class 3 municipality organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 879), providing for the mayor-council form of government in certain municipalities having a certain population according to the 1970 federal decennial census; to amend Section 45-51A-33.64 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the passage of ordinances and resolutions by the city council and the delivery of the ordinances and resolutions to the Office of the Mayor for his or her consideration; to further provide for the necessary vote of the council if the mayor returns the ordinance or resolution of the council with his or her objections.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB337•Introduced
Relating to Montgomery County and the City of Montgomery; to establish a separate personnel merit system and a separate human resources department for the county and the city; to provide for separate personnel appeals boards for each separate personnel merit system; to provide for the transfer of existing employees to the appropriate system; to provide for the adoption of rules and procedures for each system; to provide for the transfer of property and records; and to provide for the repeal of Sections 45-51A-32.110 to 45-51A-32.127, Code of Alabama 1975, inclusive, effective January 1, 2024.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB336•Introduced
Relating to Montgomery County and to municipalities in the county having a population of 5,000 or more people, according to the most recent or any subsequent federal census; to amend Section 45-51A-32.113, as last amended by Act 2022-370 of the 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, establishing a countywide personnel system; to provide that certain city employees are members of the exempt service of the municipality.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB318•Introduced
Relating to juvenile court; to amend Sections 12-15-110, 12-15-117, 12-15-203, 12-15-204, 12-15-215, 12-19-171, 12-19-181, 12-19-182, 12-19-311, 12-23-7, 12-23-12, 12-23-13, 13A-5-2, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-12, and 15-23-17, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate fines, fees, and court costs in juvenile court and to discharge outstanding fines, fees, and court costs previously ordered by a juvenile court; to eliminate the requirement for certain parents, legal guardians, or legal custodians to pay child support when a child is placed in the legal custody of the department, agency, organization, entity, or person; to repeal Section 12-15-109, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to court orders for maintenance and care of children; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.1
Primary Sponsor
AL SB216•Introduced
Relating to sentencing; the amend Sections 13A-5-46 and 13A-5-47, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a unanimous vote of a jury to impose a death sentence in a capital murder case; to require a majority vote of a jury to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without parole; to add Sections 13A-5-46.1 and 13A-5-47.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for resentencing for certain defendants sentenced for capital murder; to repeal Section 13A-5-47.1, Code of Alabama 1975; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB203•Passed
Municipal courts, fines and fees, Administrative Office of Courts to annually collect data on revenue, budgets, etc., municipal courts to utilize the Ala. state judicial information system or information system integrated with state system, penalties, Finance Dept to provide report forms, Examiners of Public Accounts or CPA authorized to audit
Co-Sponsor
AL SB335•Introduced
Class 3 municipalities, Blight Review Board, created
Primary Sponsor
AL SB304•Introduced
Plumbers and gas fitters, journeyman plumber replaced with a residential plumber as a member of the board, expand examination options for a journeyman plumber or gas fitter, definitions, Secs. 34-37-1, 34-37-3, 34-37-6, 34-37-8, 34-37-12 am'd.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB270•Passed
Montgomery Co. and municipalities with population of 5,000 or more, certain city employees, exempt , return to classified service, provided, Sec. 45-51A-32.113 am'd.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB238•Passed
Montgomery Co., mayors allowed to participate in Employees' Retirement System, const. amend.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB200•Passed
Literacy Act, reading proficiency, third grade retention requirement postponed until 2023-2024 school year, additional duties to State Superintendent of Ed. re implementation of law, Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB177•Engrossed
Montgomery Co., county commission, salary, existing expense allowance converted to salary, Act 85-550, 1985 Reg. Sess., and Act 2007-331, 2007 Reg. Sess., repealed
Primary Sponsor
AL SB162•Passed
Revenue Department, writs of garnishment, authorized to be issued by mail, Sec. 40-2-11am'd.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB168•Passed
Controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, exception for items used to test for the presence of fentanyl drugs, Sec. 13A-12-260 am'd.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB120•Engrossed
Optometrists, practice of optometry further provided, Board of Optometry to regulate, to issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings, Secs. 20-2-2, 34-22-1, 34-22-42 am'd.
Co-Sponsor
AL SB186•Engrossed
Port Authority, authorized to build and operate internmodal and multi-modal transfer facilities, Secs. 33-1-16, 33-1-31am'd.
Primary Sponsor
AL SB198•Passed
Board of registrars, registrars, reallocation of days a registrar may annually work to another registrar, approval of county commission required, Sec. 17-3-8.1 added
Primary Sponsor
AL SB169•Engrossed
Abuse, registry for individuals convicted of certain crimes against elders, require certain care providers to query the registry, criminal penalties, Sec. 38-9-8 am'd.
Co-Sponsor
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