SJR 37 Alabama Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Sheriff Derrick Cunningham, recognized

SJR 37 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham for being named the 2026 Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association. It formally honors him through a vote of the Alabama Legislature, highlighting his career as Montgomery County's first African American sheriff (since 2015) and his service to the community. The resolution has no policy impact or funding changes - it solely expresses legislative commendation. This is a standard recognition resolution, not a bill with substantive legislative action.

Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Feb 2026

Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Signed Feb 25, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Feb 25, 2026

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The bill has progressed from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version, marking the completion of the legislative process. The primary changes involve updating the bill's status labels from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' and correcting a version number in the header. Additionally, the Rules Committee reference was updated to reflect the final committee name, and signature lines for the Senate President and House Speaker were added to certify the bill's passage.

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Updated the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' throughout the document to reflect its final passage.

Corrected the version number in the header from V7RSEVV-1 to V7RSEVV-2.

Changed the Rules Committee reference from 'RFD' to 'Rules'.

Added signature blocks for the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to certify the bill's enactment.

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Amendments

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (Rules)

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Rules)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote

upper

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