HJR 16 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

William Jelks “Bill” Cabaniss, Jr., death mourned

This is a commemorative resolution (HJR 16), not a policy bill. It formally mourns the death of William Jelks "Bill" Cabaniss, Jr., a former Alabama state legislator (House 1978-1982, Senate 1982-1990), U.S. Army veteran, and U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004-2006). The resolution honors his life, service, and legacy, including his military service, business leadership, legislative work, and community contributions. It expresses the Alabama Legislature's condolences to his family and loved ones.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Mar 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was formally enrolled and finalized as a resolution honoring the life of William Jelks Cabaniss, Jr., a veteran, former state legislator, and former U.S. Ambassador. The primary changes involve formatting updates, page numbering corrections, and the addition of signature lines for legislative certification. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled', indicating it has been passed by both legislative chambers and is ready for signature by the governor.

Bill number corrected from 7DAA222-1 to 7DAA222-2, likely a clerical update for the enrolled version.

Added signature lines for the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, along with certification dates (House: 13-Feb-25, Senate: 25-Feb-25) to document legislative approval.

Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the enrolled status with consistent formatting throughout the document.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from RULES (RULES)

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (RULES)

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (Rules)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Rules)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules

lower

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