Senator Larry Stutts (R)

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Bio
Profession: Physician: Ob-Gyn
Education: D.V.M., Auburn University; M.D., University of South Alabama
Memberships and Activities: First Presbyterian Church (Elder and Sunday School Teacher); and Cattle Farmer. Member of the following 2014-2018 committees: Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry; Finance and Taxation General Fund; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development; Health & Human Services; and Judiciary. Member of the Senate since 2014.
| Committee | Position |
|---|---|
Children and Youth Health | Chairperson |
Healthcare | Vice Chairperson |
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | Member |
Confirmations | Member |
Education Policy | Member |
Finance and Taxation General Fund | Member |
Judiciary | Member |
Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget | Member |
| Legislation | Title | Status | Last Action | Last Action Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SJR292026 Regular Session | President of the United States, urged to address sextortion | Pending Committee Action in Second House | Pending Committee Action in Second House | 1/29/2026 |
SB802026 Regular Session | Hospitals, additional licensing requirements provided, emergency department physician on site at all times required | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 1/13/2026 |
SB812026 Regular Session | Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers | Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin | Currently Indefinitely Postponed | 4/7/2026 |
SB822026 Regular Session | Certificate of need; to remove requirement for new or expanded health care facilities and services in rural area | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 1/13/2026 |
SB842026 Regular Session | Incarceration; to require the Alabama Department of Public Health to adopt and enforce sanitation standards for food services in corrections facilities, county, and municipal jails | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 2/25/2026 |
SB852026 Regular Session | Veterinary medicine; veterinarian-client-patient relationship further specified; scope of practice inside and outside veterinarian-client-patient relationship further defined | Enacted | Enacted | 4/15/2026 |
SB882026 Regular Session | Division of Construction Management; capital improvement projects valued less than $750,000 at covered K-12 and higher education institutions exempted from division inspections and recommendations | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 4/1/2026 |
SJR892026 Regular Session | Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development | Enacted | Enacted | 4/8/2026 |
SB1842026 Regular Session | Adult Protective Services; Department of Human Resources required to create dementia training, certain employees and contractors required to complete | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 1/20/2026 |
SB2972026 Regular Session | Hospitals; required to report certain staffing information to Alabama Department of Public Health and publicly indicate whether physicians are physically present in emergency department | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 2/12/2026 |
SB3162026 Regular Session | Prisons; Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, Prison Oversight Coordinator position established; investigation of correctional facilities, required; Corrections Oversight Board, established | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 2/19/2026 |
SB3372026 Regular Session | School lands; Department of Conservation and Natural Resources required to issue certain deeds upon request; | Enacted | Enacted | 4/17/2026 |
SB3452026 Regular Session | Pharmacy Benefits Manager regulation; to substitute "unaffiliated" pharmacy for "independent" pharmacy | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 3/5/2026 |
SB3722026 Regular Session | Solar power facilities; new facilities prohibited for one year | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 3/17/2026 |
SB272025 Regular Session | Medicaid Agency, colorectal cancer screening test, coverage required for test based on grade A or B recommendation from U.S. Preventative Services Task Force | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 2/4/2025 |
SJR292026 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution
President of the United States, urged to address sextortion
Status: Pending Committee Action in Second House
Last Action: 1/29/2026 Pending Committee Action in Second House
SB802026 Regular Session
Health
Hospitals, additional licensing requirements provided, emergency department physician on site at all times required
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 1/13/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB812026 Regular Session
Insurance
Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers
Status: Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB822026 Regular Session
Authorities, Boards, & Commissions
Certificate of need; to remove requirement for new or expanded health care facilities and services in rural area
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 1/13/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB842026 Regular Session
Health
Incarceration; to require the Alabama Department of Public Health to adopt and enforce sanitation standards for food services in corrections facilities, county, and municipal jails
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
SB852026 Regular Session
Animals
Veterinary medicine; veterinarian-client-patient relationship further specified; scope of practice inside and outside veterinarian-client-patient relationship further defined
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/15/2026 Enacted
SB882026 Regular Session
Buildings, Construction & Infrastructure
Division of Construction Management; capital improvement projects valued less than $750,000 at covered K-12 and higher education institutions exempted from division inspections and recommendations
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 4/1/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
SJR892026 Regular Session
Senate Joint Resolution
Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/8/2026 Enacted
SB1842026 Regular Session
Elderly & Disabled Persons
Adult Protective Services; Department of Human Resources required to create dementia training, certain employees and contractors required to complete
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 1/20/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB2972026 Regular Session
Health
Hospitals; required to report certain staffing information to Alabama Department of Public Health and publicly indicate whether physicians are physically present in emergency department
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB3162026 Regular Session
Incarceration
Prisons; Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, Prison Oversight Coordinator position established; investigation of correctional facilities, required; Corrections Oversight Board, established
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB3372026 Regular Session
Education
School lands; Department of Conservation and Natural Resources required to issue certain deeds upon request;
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/17/2026 Enacted
SB3452026 Regular Session
Insurance
Pharmacy Benefits Manager regulation; to substitute "unaffiliated" pharmacy for "independent" pharmacy
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 3/5/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB3722026 Regular Session
Telecommunications & Utilities
Solar power facilities; new facilities prohibited for one year
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 3/17/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
SB272025 Regular Session
Health
Medicaid Agency, colorectal cancer screening test, coverage required for test based on grade A or B recommendation from U.S. Preventative Services Task Force
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/4/2025 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin