# Alabama SJR102: Alabama Forest Products Retention and Pulp and Paper Mill Stability Study Commission, established

Alabama SJR102, Alabama Forest Products Retention and Pulp and Paper Mill Stability Study Commission, established, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Josh Carnley (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-15 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SJR102
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Forest Products Retention and Pulp and Paper Mill Stability Study Commission, established
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-01
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Enacted
- Sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Resolutions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alabama creates study on keeping paper mills: cost, low. The law creates a temporary commission to study Alabama’s forest products industry, with a focus on keeping pulp and paper mills. It studies mill expansion, energy and other infrastructure needs, and possible changes to environmental, labor, and tax policies. It also studies market changes and ways…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-15: Enacted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from Rules (House)
- 2026-04-08: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Reported from RULES (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-04-02: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-04-01: Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR102-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR102-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted)
- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR102-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR102-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs)
- [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs)
- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SJR102-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).