# Alabama SB67: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for Alabama SB67, Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrew Jones (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB67-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB67 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Enacted - Sponsor: Andrew Jones (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 14 (452 yes, 81 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State veterans home costs and access: mixed, low. State veterans home residents pay the operator directly by the 10th of each month; the commissioner sets the cost. The law gives no dollar amount or formula. The department now sets admission and discharge rules, using those in place when the application is submitted. Veterans must qualify for care… - Commissioner directs veterans staff and outreach: mixed, low. Effective immediately, Alabama’s veterans affairs department takes over rulemaking; existing board rules remain until the department changes or repeals them. The commissioner directs staff and appoints assistant commissioners, district managers, and veteran service officers. The commissioner sets t… - Department manages state veterans cemeteries: mixed, low. Alabama’s veterans affairs department establishes and operates state veterans cemeteries with board input. It may accept government and private funding, suitable land, and donations, and contract for cemetery operations. Cemetery money goes into the Veterans Assistance Fund and may pay only for cem… - Veterans board gains broader representation: mixed, low. Alabama’s veterans affairs board now advises the commissioner and recommends policies and services instead of adopting department rules. Appointments must represent different military branches and service eras, including veterans who do not belong to veterans’ organizations. Appointing authorities… - Veterans service agreements shift to commissioner: mixed, low. With board input rather than approval, the commissioner may arrange veterans services through organizations or agreements with other states. A contracting organization must have maintained a veterans service committee or agency for the previous five years. The commissioner must find that services c… - Department takes charge of veterans homes: mixed, low. Alabama’s veterans affairs department now awards contracts to nongovernment operators to run state veterans homes through competing proposals. Contracts last no more than five years; the department selects the most advantageous proposal, not necessarily the cheapest. The commissioner appoints home… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Jones (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 376 | pass | 56 | 39 | 3 | | 2025-03-06 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 68 | 21 | 4 | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 130 | pass | 21 | 9 | 1 | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 129 | pass | 22 | 6 | 2 | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 35 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 34 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 33 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 32 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Price motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 31 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Carnley motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 30 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 29 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 28 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 27 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 21 | 6 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-03-18: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-03-18: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-03-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 376 (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs (House) - 2025-02-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-19: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Jones 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 129 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 130 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Albritton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 27 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Albritton 2nd Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 28 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Singleton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 29 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Carnley 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Carnley motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 30 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Price 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Price motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 31 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Elliott 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 32 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 33 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Sessions 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 34 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Coleman 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 35 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Carried Over (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB67-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB67-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB67-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/SB67-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB67-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB67-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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB67-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).