Sen. Bill Holtzclaw [Republican-2]

District: Limestone, Madison

Committees: [Senate Banking and Insurance - Member] [Senate Children, Youth Affairs, and Human Resources - Member] [Senate Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities - Member] [Senate Education - Member] [Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund - Member] [Senate Local Legislation No. 4 - Member] [Senate Small Business - Member] [Senate Veterans and Military Affairs - Chairperson]

Get to Know Me

Home City	Madison, AL
Birth Date	05/12/1964
Family	Wife: Pam; 2 Children: Abby, Sydney
Education	BS, Business, Athens State University, 2006, Grade Point Average of 3.98 AA, General Studies, Palomar Community College, 1999, Grade Point Average of 3.9
Political Career	Senator, Alabama State Senate, 2010-present City Councilman, Madison, Alabama
Professional Career	United States Marine Corps, 1983-2003 Contract Specialist, Madison Research Corporation Contracts Specialist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Independent Consultant, United States Marine Corps Financial Advisor, Wachovia Securities
Religious Afiliation	Christian - Methodist
Organizational Afiliation(s)
Other Afiliation(s)	Trustee, Asbury United Methodist Church Board of Directors/Treasurer, Semper Fi Community Task Force Board of Directors, Vets with Vettes

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Sponsored Bills For Most Recent Session

Bill	Sponsor / Cosponsor	Description
SJR95	Sponor	DUI Prevention and Ignition Interlock Advisory Council, created
SJR68	Sponor	Military Stability Commission, Act 2011-350, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd.
SB401	Sponor	Driving under the influence, ignition interlock devices, withdrawal of license suspension for conviction of authorized under certain conditions, license revocations commuted upon installation of ignition interlock device under certain conditions, courts required to notify Public Safety Department of certain convictions requiring interlock device, Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund created, Secs.32-5A-191, 32-5A-191.4, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-304 am'd.
SB313	Sponor	Motor Vehicles, distinctive license plates, Bronze Star plate, additional fee, distrib. to Veterans' Assistance Fund
SB295	Sponor	Limestone Co., relating to the adoption of ordinances relating to the conservation and usage of water, Act 2008-76, 2008 Reg. Sess., repealed
SB296	Sponor	Classroom CPR instruction in schools, certifying organizations, Sec. 16-40-8 am'd.
SB267	Sponor	Military, military installations, Military Stability Fund established, funds to be expended upon submission and acceptance of necessary project plans, matching of local funds required, Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission to award funds
SB198	Sponor	Motor fuel, rebates or discounts which make selling price below cost to wholesaler or retailer, prohibition repealed, Sec. 8-22-10 repealed
SB161	Sponor	Colleges and Universities, residency for determining admission and tuition, active duty service members, spouses, dependents, and veterans considered resident students, Sec. 16-24-2 am'd.
SB162	Sponor	Veterans, treatment courts, specialized dockets for veterans, Chief Justice authorized to establ. funding authorized
SB163	Sponor	Veterans, disabled, military appreciation hunting license, three day trip event hunting license authorized, Secs. 9-11-44, 9-11-49 am'd.
SB171	Sponor	Beer, cider, and wine, homebrewing in limited amounts by person 21 years of age or older for personal use authorized without taxation or licensure, penalties, convicted felon prohibited from homebrewing
SB172	Sponor	Private Investigation Board, established, members, terms, powers, vacancies, private investigators, licensure and regulation, subject to Administrative Procedure Act, civil and criminal penalties, Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act
SB9	Sponor	Flexible School Calendar Act, local board of education may opt out of calendar parameters by written notices to State Superintendent of Education, Sec. 16-13-231, as amended by Act 2012-482, 2012 Reg. Sess., am'd.
SB54	Sponor	Local Control School Flexibility Act of 2013, provides for creation of innovative K-12 schools, flexibility contracts between local boards of education and the State Board of Education, and authorize State Board of Education to promulgate rules
SB6	Cosponor	Legislative costs, appropriation made for unexpended funds, required appropriation repealed, Sec. 29-1-22, repealed
SB44	Cosponor	Foreign law, application in violation of rights guaranteed United States and Alabama citizens, prohibited, exceptions, American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment
SB48	Cosponor	Public Safety, Secretary of Public Safety created; Public Safety Fund created, certain investigative and law enforcement function of various state entities consolidated, Department of Public Safety reorganized, Homeland Security Department eliminated, uniform changes by Code Commissioner required
SB2	Cosponor	Sales tax, estimated payments, average monthly tax liability threshold increased, Sec. 40-23-7 am'd.
SB79	Cosponor	Veterans benefits, wife, widow, or child, postsecondary education, scholarships, requirement for veteran's service to have been during war or hazardous duty, deleted, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.
SB96	Cosponor	Economic Development, tax increment district, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone authorized in municipalities, development of distressed areas, tax credit required, Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-8 am'd.
SB108	Cosponor	Public Safety, Secretary of Public Safety created; Public Safety Fund created, certain investigative and law enforcement function of various state entities consolidated, Department of Public Safety reorganized, Homeland Security Department eliminated, uniform changes by Code Commissioner required, Secs. 41-9-592, 41-9-593 am'd.
SB109	Cosponor	Voter registration list, notification to persons purged from voter registration list for conviction of crime by U.S. mail rather than certified mail, Sec. 17-4-3 am'd.
SB114	Cosponor	Controlled Substances, prohibit deceptively obtaining same or similar substance from two or more practitioners, penalties
SB116	Cosponor	Alabama Technology Authority, create state entity to coordinate with the Office of Information Technology
SB117	Cosponor	State Government, Secretary of Information Technology created, Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology established, power and duties, membership exempt from Sunset, Secs. 16-61D-1 to 16-61D-6, inclusive, repealed; Sec. 41-4-221 am'd.
SB120	Cosponor	Right to bear arms, strict scrutiny standard required for certain denials of right, const. amend.
SB129	Cosponor	Firearms, concealed pistol permits, lifetime permit authorized, fees for issuance, Secs. 11-45-1.1, 13A-11-59 repealed; Secs. 11-80-11, 13A-11-7, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-75, 13A-11-85 am'd.
SJR1	Cosponor	Poland, Charles Albert, Jr., death mourned
SJR2	Cosponor	University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team, commended
SB142	Cosponor	County or municipality, authorities, lease of property to United States, powers of authority expanded, expenditure of funds to promote federal facilities authorized, Sec.11-101A-8 am'd
SB146	Cosponor	Nepotism, within state government, Sec. 41-1-5 am'd.
SJR5	Cosponor	Bridges, Ed, commended
SJR6	Cosponor	Merit Raises, Governor encouraged to end freeze on state employees merit raises
SJR7	Cosponor	Republic of China (Taiwan), commended
SJR9	Cosponor	Designating portion of U.S. Highway 231 in northern Dale County extending from one quarter of a mile south of Destiny Church to one quarter of a mile north of the church the "Charles "Chuck" Albert Poland, Jr., Memorial Highway"
SJR11	Cosponor	Hood, James A., death mourned
SB154	Cosponor	Military service members, credit for professional business or licensing requirements based on military training and service, licenses remain in effect for military members while on active duty
SB158	Cosponor	Public employees, certain employees on active military duty, compensation provided for, Secs. 31-12-5, 31-12-6 am'd.
SB159	Cosponor	Child custody, military parents, modification of custody and visitation, final order prohibited during deployment
SB160	Cosponor	Deferred presentment services, military, protect from abusive lending practices, Sec. 5-18A-15 am'd.
SB165	Cosponor	Use of force in defense of a person, authorized by an owner, employee, or other person authorized to be on business premises if another person is attempting or committing robbery or burglary on the premises, Sec, 13A-3-23 am'd.
SJR13	Cosponor	Bicentennial Commission, created
SJR14	Cosponor	Hagan, Mallory Hytes, commended
SB190	Cosponor	Common Core Standards, State Board of Education prohibited from adopting or implementing
SJR18	Cosponor	Suicide prevention, Suicide Prevention Awareness Day, February 21, 2013, designated
SJR19	Cosponor	Million Hearts Campaign, supported
SJR20	Cosponor	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized
SJR21	Cosponor	Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, September 2013, designated
SB204	Cosponor	Agriculture, irrigation equipment, income tax credit for installation, qualified reservoir for purpose of withdrawals further defined, carry forward and pass through further provided for, Sec. 40-18-342 am'd.
SB217	Cosponor	Business license tax, rental of residential real estate tax, not to be on a per unit basis, const. amend.
SJR25	Cosponor	Expressing support for works of fiction set in real Alabama locations
SJR26	Cosponor	Attorneys to the civil rights movement, contributions, commended
SJR27	Cosponor	American Heart Month, month of February, designated
SB223	Cosponor	Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, Uniform Revenue Procedures Act, broader "innocent spouse" relief, taxpayer appeals, revenue rulings from Department of Revenue, Alabama Tax Appeals Commission, Secs. 40-2A-3, 40-2A-4, 40-2A-5, 40-2A-7, 40-2A-8, 40-2A-11, 40-18-27 am'd.; Sec. 40-2A-9 repealed; Secs. 40-2B-1 to 40-2B-25, inclusive, added
SJR34	Cosponor	Veterans, commercial motor vehicle licenses, Department of Public Safety and Department of Veterans Affairs urged to work together to assist in licensure
SJR37	Cosponor	Mangham, Thomas, commended
SJR38	Cosponor	Grant, Travis, urging for his induction into the Alabama Sports Hall Of Fame
SJR39	Cosponor	Constitutional Revision Commission, additional members provided
SB246	Cosponor	Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 22-9A-7, 34-43-3 am'd; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed
SB258	Cosponor	Children and incapacitated person, day care providers, leaving child unattended in a motor vehicle unless supervised by person of certain age prohibited, penalties determined by first, second, or subsequent conviction and whether child is injured or fatally injured, Amiyah White Unattended Children in Motor Vehicle Safety Act
SB260	Cosponor	Bonding authority granted under Amendment 666, increased, payments from Alabama Trust Fund to fund any bond issued, proceeds for maintenance of National Guard armories, const. amend.
SB264	Cosponor	Firearms, concealed pistol permits, lifetime permit authorized, fees for issuance, Secs. 11-45-1.1, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59 repealed; Secs. 11-80-11, 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-75, 13A-11-85 am'd.
SJR44	Cosponor	Williams, Leroy, commended
SJR47	Cosponor	Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month, March 2013, designated
SB266	Cosponor	Mental Health, substance abuse, counties and municipalities, drug rehabilitation homes to be approved by governing authority of municipality or county, Sec. 22-50-17 am'd.
SB286	Cosponor	Firearms, preemption of, possession of a pistol further provided for, possession of in motor vehicles under certain conditions, pistol permits, further provided for, revocation and appeal of denials, Sec. 11-45-1.1 repealed; Secs. 11-80-11, 13A-3-23, 13A-11-7, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-70, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-75, 13A-11-85, 40-12-143 am'd.
SB308	Cosponor	Elections, crime of paying for or accepting payment for a vote reclassified from Class C misdemeanor to Class C felony. Sec. 17-17-34 am'd.
SB372	Cosponor	Government disclosure of certain information regarding purchase of property by state or local government
SB378	Cosponor	Space, Alabama Space Authority created, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Alabama Development Office, Alabama Department of Transportation, Governors office, Legislature, promote space exploration
SB429	Cosponor	Religious expression in schools, authorized, Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act
SJR67	Cosponor	Recognizing the rights of unborn children
SB449	Cosponor	Deferred presentment services, define principal balance, common database, limits on interest that can be charged, violations, Secs. 5-18A-2, 5-18A-12, 5-18A-13, 5-18A-16 am'd.
SJR71	Cosponor	Alabama, one of the first Purple Heart states
SJR89	Cosponor	Charles A. Poland, Jr., Public School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, January 29, designated
SJR110	Cosponor	Beasley, William Martin, Sr., outstanding professional achievement, commended
SJR115	Cosponor	Williams, Phillip W., death mourned