SJR 82 Alabama Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Johnny Williams Legacy, honored

This bill is a Senate Joint Resolution that formally names the Troy University Athletic Directors Suite at Veterans Memorial Stadium after John David "Johnny" Williams. The resolution honors Williams, a former Troy Athletic Director and Sports Hall of Fame inductee who passed away in February 2026, by recognizing his contributions to collegiate athletics in Alabama. It highlights his role in leading Troy from Division II to Division I, his coaching achievements, and his post-Troy work founding college football bowl games in Montgomery. The measure serves as a commemorative tribute rather than establishing new policy requirements or funding.

Bill status signed all 3 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Signed Apr 2, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 2, 2026

MINOR

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 title to reflect its status, adding the names of the sponsoring senators, and inserting official certification signatures from the Senate and House leadership. No substantive policy, funding, eligibility, or scope changes were made to the text of the bill itself.

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The bill title was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' to indicate final passage.

The list of sponsoring senators was updated to include 'Allen'.

Official certification blocks with signatures for the Senate President and House Speaker were added to validate the bill's passage.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (Rules)

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Rules)

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Allen motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors