# Alabama SJR59: Supporting national efforts to expand timber production and streamline policies to enhance forest management

Alabama SJR59, Supporting national efforts to expand timber production and streamline policies to enhance forest management, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SJR59
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Supporting national efforts to expand timber production and streamline policies to enhance forest management
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Enacted
- Sponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Resolutions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (29 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Sessions (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack W. Williams (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 489 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-17: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported from Rules (House)
- 2025-04-09: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the first time (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 489 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SJR59-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SJR59-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/SJR59-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SJR59-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-SJR59-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).