# Alabama HJR226: Alabama Unmanned Aircraft System Study Commission created

Alabama HJR226, Alabama Unmanned Aircraft System Study Commission created, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Lomax (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-06 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HJR226
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Unmanned Aircraft System Study Commission created
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Enacted
- Sponsor: James Lomax (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: State & State Officers; Resolutions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (103 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Meeting pay for drone commission members: benefit, low. Legislators on Alabama’s drone study commission receive legislative pay, a daily allowance, and travel expenses for each meeting day attended. Other members serve without pay but may receive repayment for necessary meeting expenses under their appointing authorities’ policies. The law sets no dolla…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip Rigsby (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Lomax Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1107 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-06: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: RULES 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Reported from RULES (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Lomax Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1107 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-29: Waggoner Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: RULES 1st Amendment (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Rules (House)
- 2025-04-24: Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (House)
- 2025-04-24: Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-04-09: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR226-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR226-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR226-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR226-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HJR226-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).