Rep. Bolton receives 2025 Shroud Award for "deadest bill" of the session

Rep. Bolton receives 2025 Shroud Award for "deadest bill" of the session

In a lighthearted break from partisan politics, Alabama legislators gathered Wednesday to bestow the annual “Shroud Award,” a humorous recognition reserved for the most thoroughly defeated bill of the legislative session. This year’s winner was HB18, introduced by Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport. The legislation aimed to modernize Alabama’s child car seat regulations, proposing an increase in the minimum weight requirement for booster seats from 40…

Shroud Award given to bill updating vehicle safety guidelines for children

Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport, smiles as he holds up The Shroud Award in the Alabama House of Representatives on May 14, 2025. Bolton received the award, given to "the deadest bill of the session," for legislation that would have revised weight and height standards for children's safety seats. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)The House of Representatives’ annual Shroud Award Wednesday went to a bill that died on the House floor in February. HB 18, …