Alabama Senate Bills

Alcoholic beverage licenses; to license storage of alcoholic beverages to dispense at special events, including government venues

Public highways; procedure for issuance of permit for access to state rights-of-way on public highways, further provided

Lee County; county engineer, functions, duties, and responsibilities, further provided

Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in obtaining equipment and providing financing for qualified energy infrastructure projects

Public K-12 education, instruction on success sequence required, State Board of Education to develop model curriculum and adopt rules

Barbour County, qualifications and training of sheriff further provided for

Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, State Department of Education required to develop unified digital platform for consolidating and sharing documentation relating to the Alabama Literacy Act, Alabama Numeracy Act, Individualized Education Programs, and other educational programs

Alabama State House; Legislative Council authorized to contract for demolition of existing building when new state house constructed; disposition of property and materials in building prior to demolition authorized

Municipalities, natural and manufactured gas utilities, certain fees and charges in connection with the use public streets and places restricted

Mobile County; amend definition of municipal tax lien to authorize the inclusion of certain weed liens on a tax bill under certain circumstances; deem municipality as prevailing party in certain bid auctions resulting in a tie; authorize municipality to enter property to make repairs under certain circumstances; and authorize tax collecting official to sell a tax lien under certain circumstances.

Massage Therapy Licensing Board temporarily under Board of Nursing; authorize Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, or designee to perform certain functions; define and provide for emergency order; clarify status of practice with a temporary permit; provide for annual meeting; require a majority vote to discipline licensee; provide further for the qualifications for licensing and the contents of an application; outcall massage therapy services and inspections of massage therapy establishments; to authorize the board, by rule, to establish and collect reasonable fees; to provide further for investigations, discipline, and fingerprinting of licensees and applicants for licensing; and to provide further for massage therapy schools.

Theft of employee retirement benefits, crime created

Crimes and offenses, establishment, development, management, and maintenance of Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database provided for

Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

Employees' Retirement System; retired firemedics, return to work without suspension of retirement allowance

Public K-12 education; local superintendent of education, or designee, to be point person to communicate with local law enforcement on behalf of school district for school bus safety issues including alleged crimes and violations

Move on When Ready; program established to allow qualifying high school junior and seniors to enroll full time at eligible community college, course approval provided for, Move on When Ready Fund created, Alabama Community College System required to administer

Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation

Alabama Film Office renamed, Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, maximum expenditure threshold eligible for rebates increased, annual cap increased, unspent incentives carried forward

Business taxes, requires annual reports from counties and municipalities, provides for causes of action, and revises the jurisdiction of the Alabama Tax Tribunal

Convicted felons; restrictions on obtaining occupational licenses by convicted felons revised; certificate of employability for convicted felons created; immunity to employers provided

Immigration, requires law enforcement agencies to collect and submit fingerprints and DNA from illegal aliens in custody

Agriculture authorities; authorized to terminate or move easements via eminent domain

Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited

Coach Safely Act; procedures and penalties for noncompliant youth athletic associations, provided

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Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect

Certain municipal water works boards reconstituted, operating procedures further provided for

Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes

Community development districts, annexation of a district into a municipality authorized

Jefferson County, filling of vacancies on county commission and election dates further provided for

Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment

Small Estates; summary distribution for small estates; amount increased; Probate Court authorized to manage process

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The Cook Museum of Natural Science, commended

Alabama Center for the Arts, commended

International Fertilizer Development Center, 50th anniversary, commended

Alabama Statewide Reentry Task Force, created

National Small Business Week, May 4-10, 2025, recognized

Alabama, A State of Character

Department of Insurance, surplus line brokers providing insurance not readily available by licensed agents in this state

Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations, certain violations constitute Class C felony

Crimes and offenses, custodial sexual misconduct further provided for

International wire transfers; fee on wire transfers imposed; income tax credit for wire transfer fees paid, authorized; Securities Commission and Revenue Department to administer

Medical Cannabis Commission; process for selecting integrated facility licenses revised, appeals process of commission determinations revised, number of integrated facility licenses to be issued increased

Public Investments; to prohibit Board of Control of ERSA and TRSA from investing with restricted entities affiliated with Communist Chinese military companies

Libraries, further provides for the appointment of local library boards

Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for

Employment practice, unlawful to inquire from job applicant information relating to arrests or conviction of crimes, criminal record, with exceptions

Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act; designee for Secretary of State on Alabama Athlete Agents Commission authorized

Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised

Veteran license tags; certain veterans exposed to radiation added to those who may receive distinctive tag

Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, creation of conversion public charter school districts authorized

Jackson County Probate Judge, salary revised

Sheriff, use of credit card or debit card authorized

Barbour County, new court costs and disbursement of fees provided for following referendum