HJR 124 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

City of Mountain Brook Police Officer Richard Knecht, recognized

HJR 124 is a ceremonial resolution commending Mountain Brook Police Officer Richard Knecht for his service as a School Resource Officer (SRO) at Mountain Brook High School. It recognizes his receipt of the 2025 Safe Schools Leadership Award and the City of Mountain Brook Employee of the Year honor, highlighting his eight years of service and dedication to student safety. The resolution, adopted by the Alabama Legislature, expresses formal appreciation for his contributions to school safety and community well-being. As a procedural resolution, it has no binding policy impact or direct effect on legislation or constituents.

Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2026

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The bill changed from an 'Introduced' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The text was cleaned up to remove draft headers and page numbers, while adding the official signatures of the House Speaker and Senate President. The substantive content of the bill, which commends a specific police officer, remains unchanged.

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The document status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled', reflecting the bill's completion of the legislative process.

Signatures and certification dates for the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate were added to the final page.

Draft metadata, including internal bill numbers and preliminary page headers, was removed.

The list of sponsoring representatives was updated to include both Faulkner and Carns.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from RULES (RULES)

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Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (RULES)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (Rules)

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Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

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Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Rules)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

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

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