Sen. Dan Roberts

Primary SB 275

died · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one business license, health inspection, and fire inspection to apply statewide

Maddy summarySB 275 proposes to simplify regulations for mobile food vendors, including food trucks and carts. Currently, these vendors must obtain separate business licenses, health inspections, and fire inspections in every local jurisdiction where they temporarily operate. This bill would require vendors to meet all licensing and inspection requirements only in the jurisdiction where their permanent commissary, or home base, is located. Once approved there, they would be exempt from obtaining additional licenses or inspections when operating temporarily in other areas of the state, though they would still need to follow local zoning ordinances.

died May 6, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 54

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Crimes and offenses; critical infrastructure facilities, further provided; crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering, further provided

Maddy summarySB 54 adds defense contractor facilities and pulp/paper manufacturing plants to the list of critical infrastructure facilities protected under state law. It makes unauthorized entry or criminal tampering at these specific facilities punishable offenses. The bill directly affects these facilities by expanding existing criminal penalties to cover them. This change modifies the legal definition of protected infrastructure without altering other provisions of the law.

Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new criminal offenses for entry at defense contractor/pulp facilities, expanding criminalization without reform measures.85% confidence

Signed into law Apr 2, 2025 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 56

In committee · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Pardons and Paroles; medical parole revised; appellate review created; medical furlough release requirements revised

Maddy summarySB 56 modifies Alabama's medical parole and furlough processes for inmates with severe medical conditions. It requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to hold a hearing within 90 days of an inmate's eligibility for medical parole (covering geriatric, permanently incapacitated, or terminally ill inmates) and creates a right to appeal denied parole cases to circuit court. The bill also updates medical furlough rules to allow released inmates to reside in any state, replacing previous restrictions. These changes directly affect inmates meeting specific medical criteria who are otherwise eligible for release, excluding those convicted of capital murder or sex offenses. The bill focuses on procedural reforms to expedite reviews and expand post-release options.

Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeModifies medical parole to require timely hearings and appellate review, advancing inmate rights and reform in corrections process92% confidence

In committee Feb 4, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 243

died · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Economic development; state law authorizing counties and municipalities to provide for innovation districts as public corporations authorized; innovation district use of public funds for public or private persons authorized; Constitutional Amendment

Constitutional Amendments Statewide

died May 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 66

In committee · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Supporting Access To Safe and Reliable Payments Systems

Resolutions

In committee May 2, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 220

Passed · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Public contracts; prohibitions on public contracts with entities affiliated with the People's Republic of China, provided;

Competitive Bidding

Passed Apr 11, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 36

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Dr. James Andrews, Commending

Resolutions

Signed into law Apr 5, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 330

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to Central Bank Digital Currency; to prohibit governmental agencies from using this type of currency as payment and from participating in testing the use of this currency by the Federal Reserve.

Currency; Central Bank Digital Currency prohibited for use in the state by government agencies

Signed into law Jun 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 315

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to public utilities; to authorize the Alabama Public Service Commission to designate certain providers or of commercial mobile radio services as a eligible to offer and receive universal service support.

Public utilities; Alabama Public Service Commission; authorized to designate providers of radio or cellular telephone services as an eligible telecommunications carrier for the purposes of providing Lifeline service.

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 292

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to taxation and revenue; to provide for the Department of Revenue to grant certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes to contractors and subcontractors licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors for the purchase of building materials and construction materials to be used in the construction of a building or other project for an entity statutorily exempt from paying sales and use taxes; and to provide for accounting for purchases and enforcement for violations.

Taxation and revenue; certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes, authorized to be issued to contractors and subcontractors for purchase of building materials and construction materials used in certain projects awarded by statutorily exempt entities

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors