Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Danny Garrett was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced14
Out of committee12
Passed one chamber11
Passed both chambers10
Became law10
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Education 5Appropriations 4Counties & Municipalities 1Health 1Taxation & Revenue 1Constitutional Amendments Statewide 1
Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan.
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-17
Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund, appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-17
Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-17
Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-17
University of Alabama; Physicians Advisory Board of the University of Alabama School of Medicine repealed
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-13
Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-09
Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-09
Education Opportunities Reserve Fund transfers for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-09
University of Alabama; School of Social Work of Alabama repealed
Became lawEnacted · 2026-04-08
State song; "Stars Fell on Alabama" designated
Not out of committeePending House State Government · 2026-03-31
Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established
Out of committeeRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar · 2026-03-19
Bonding authorities; authorize Legislature to participate on bonding authorities; constitutional amendment
Not out of committeePending House Fiscal Responsibility · 2026-03-03
Class 8 municipalities; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out of county personnel board
Became lawEnacted · 2026-02-24
Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced
Passed one chamberPending Senate Finance and Taxation Education · 2026-02-05
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.