# Alabama SB70: Alabama Veterans Resource Center, center and board created to assist veterans and families transition to civilian life; duties and powers of board provided Alabama SB70, Alabama Veterans Resource Center, center and board created to assist veterans and families transition to civilian life; duties and powers of board provided, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrew Jones (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB70-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB70 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Alabama Veterans Resource Center, center and board created to assist veterans and families transition to civilian life; duties and powers of board provided - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Enacted - Sponsor: Andrew Jones (Republican) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Military - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (549 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New support center for Alabama veterans: benefit, low. Effective June 1, 2025, the law establishes the Alabama Veterans Resource Center as a public corporation separate from the state. Its board can provide Alabama veterans and their families with benefits assistance, career counseling, job placement, education, and training. It can also offer mental h… - Veterans center gains funding and grant powers: benefit, low. The law creates a dedicated State Treasury fund for all money the veterans center receives, subject to state budget rules. Sources can include appropriations, loans, federal gifts and grants, sponsorships, and donations. The board can award money or in-kind help to people and organizations when it… - Veterans center gets limited oversight exemptions: mixed, low. The board can contract, lease, invest, and spend without following the state competitive-bid laws cited in the act. Private partners do not become subject to specified ethics, open-meetings, bidding, or public-records laws solely through covered center activities. Board members must follow state et… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Jones (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Sessions (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jack W. Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith Kelley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Stutts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Price (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Butler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: William M. Beasley (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 131 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 159 | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 158 | pass | 100 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-18 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 157 | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 10 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 9 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 8 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 28 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-02-27: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-02-20: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-02-18: Military and Veterans Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-02-18: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 157 (House) - 2025-02-18: Brown 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-02-18: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 158 (House) - 2025-02-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 159 (House) - 2025-02-18: Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 131 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Military and Veterans Affairs 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-06: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 8 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 9 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 10 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs (House) - 2025-02-06: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 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/SB70-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB70-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB70-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/SB70-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB70-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB70-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-SB70-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).