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SJR 48 Alabama Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Tommy Jacques, commended

This resolution (SJR 48) formally honors Tommy Jacques, a Madison City Schools bus driver, for safely assisting a sick child on November 18, 2025. It recognizes his actions - pulling the bus over, calling for help, and providing first aid until paramedics arrived - which led to the child’s full recovery. The resolution is purely symbolic, expressing legislative appreciation for his quick response and ongoing safety efforts, with no policy changes or financial impact. It directly affects Tommy Jacques as the recipient of this formal commendation from Alabama’s legislature.
Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Signed Mar 3, 2026
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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 3, 2026
MINOR
The bill has progressed from its introduction stage to its enrolled status, meaning it is now finalized and ready for signing. The primary changes are technical and formatting updates, including a revision to the bill number in the header, a change in the rules reference section, and the addition of certification signatures from Senate and House leadership. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were introduced in this transition.
TECHNICAL

The bill number in the header was updated from YMWIE66-1 to YMWIE66-2, and the Rules reference was expanded to include the word 'Rules'.

Signatures and certification dates for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Secretary were added to the end of the document to formalize its passage.

Drafting headers indicating 'Introduced' and internal page tracking codes were removed and replaced with 'Enrolled' headers.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (Rules)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Rules)
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Butler motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote
upper
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