---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMENDING U.S. SENATOR RICHARD SHELBY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA."
description: "Senator Richard Shelby, Commendatory Res"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SJR 5"
citation: "Alabama SJR 5 (2023rs)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["Senator Richard Shelby"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald H. Allen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-06T17:15:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c74df885-c58c-4b42-b3fd-f55257810215"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "d5c0428d3dd5d6c2ad353f7c3cc027c0122ff0043d3ea0d038c40a9778a8f470"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SJR 5 (2023rs) — COMMENDING U.S. SENATOR RICHARD SHELBY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

Senator Richard Shelby, Commendatory Res

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SJR5-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1228519.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SJR5-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Gerald H. Allen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed by Second House
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (RULES) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (RULES) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed by House of Origin `passage`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-04-06T17:15:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-5 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c74df885-c58c-4b42-b3fd-f55257810215`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).