Alabama SJR89: Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development

What the bill says

An act, sjr___ urging the governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development.

From the enrolled text:

An Act, SJR___ URGING THE GOVERNOR AND RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND TAKE STATE ACTIONS TOWARD ITS DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has had two large nuclear power facilities for many years, the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Alabama, and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Plant near Dothan, Alabama; and WHEREAS, the operation of these plants has produced substantial quantities of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) that is currently stored on-site at both facilities; and WHEREAS, Alabama ratepayers have paid a tax of one dollar per megawatt-hour from the energy generated by these two plants, which has gone into a federal Nuclear Waste Fund to develop a geologic repository for the permanent disposal of this spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; and WHEREAS, there is no federal effort underway to develop a permanent geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel; and WHEREAS, spent nuclear fuel contains several categories of materials of varying economic value, enormous energy potential, and long-term radiological hazard; and WHEREAS, the short-term concerns (on the order of decades) around the radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel are Page decades) around the radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel are SJR89 Enrolled dominated by fission products that decay quickly and can no longer undergo fission to release …

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Sponsors

• Stutts, Larry (R, SD-006) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 8, 2026: Enacted
2. March 31, 2026: Delivered to Governor
3. March 31, 2026: Enrolled
4. March 31, 2026: Ready to Enroll
5. March 31, 2026: Reported from Rules
6. March 31, 2026: Reported Out of Committee Second House
7. March 17, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second House
8. March 17, 2026: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules
9. March 17, 2026: Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote
10. March 17, 2026: Read for the first time

Common questions

What is SJR89?

SJR89 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development.

What does SJR89 do?

In its own words: An act, sjr___ urging the governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development.

What is the status of SJR89?

Signed into law as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 8, 2026).

Who sponsored SJR89?

Stutts, Larry (R, SD-006).

Where is the official record for SJR89?

On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/SJR89