# Alabama HJR198: APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day; last Tuesday of each April, recognized

Alabama HJR198, APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day; last Tuesday of each April, recognized, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kelvin Datcher (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-22 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HJR198
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day; last Tuesday of each April, recognized
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Enacted
- Sponsor: Kelvin Datcher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Resolutions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kelvin Datcher (Democratic), House

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-22: Enacted (House)
- 2025-04-17: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-15: Reported from RULES (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Waggoner Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-15: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-10: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported from Rules (House)
- 2025-04-09: Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (House)
- 2025-04-09: Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR198-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR198-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR198-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR198-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HJR198-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).