# Alabama SJR73: First Responder Benefits Task Force; created

Alabama SJR73, First Responder Benefits Task Force; created, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by April Weaver (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-31 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SJR73
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: First Responder Benefits Task Force; created
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Enacted
- Sponsor: April Weaver (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Resolutions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Meeting payments for task force members: benefit, low. The law creates a task force to study protecting benefits for first responders injured or permanently disabled on duty. Legislative members receive their legislative pay, daily allowances, and travel expenses for each meeting day they attend. Other members serve without pay but may receive necessar…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: April Weaver (Republican), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-31: Enacted (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2026-03-11: Reported from Rules (House)
- 2026-03-11: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the first time (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Weaver motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR73-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR73-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/SJR73-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SJR73-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-SJR73-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).