Alabama Bills

City of Cullman in Cullman County, corporate limits altered

Morgan County, distribution of county's TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments further provided for

Escambia County, powers, duties, appointment, and compensation of medical examiner further provided for

Randolph County, judge of probate, county commission, additional special transaction fee imposed

Fayette County, sheriff's compensation further provided for

Fayette County, duties and compensation of revenue commissioner further provided for

Game breeder license; possessory interest in deer established; killing, testing, prohibition of transfer of deer by state agencies for disease prohibited, subject to exceptions

Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for

Chilton County, Chilton County 911 Board of Commissioners, credit card or debit card purchases, creation of procedures authorized

Medicaid Agency, colorectal cancer screening test, coverage required for test based on grade A or B recommendation from U.S. Preventative Services Task Force

Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorneys, annual supplemental compensation provided

Elmore County; to levy a county rental tax; provide distribution of proceeds from tax

Alabama STEM Council created in the Department of Workforce, membership and duties provided

General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification; provides for status of mandatory members and part-time employee members who join on or after October 1, 2025

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

ALEA; wiretapping; interpreters authorized; extend law indefinitely

Seafood, seafood dealer license fee increased; portion thereof directed for promoting state's seafood

Development of recommendations for the enhancement of rural Alabama through the Alabama Growth Alliance and the Alabama Rural Roadmap initiative, encouraged

Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for

Property; governmental body authorized to allow condemned abandoned state road to revert back to original landowner once deemed unusable

Navigable and non-navigable waters; operating motor vehicles on submerged lands prohibited, subject to exceptions; criminal penalties provided

Crimes and offenses; crime of mail theft, established; penalties, provided

Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database; Secretary of State authorized to update lists using other databases

Alabama Justice Information Center, reporting requirements, further provided

Dovetail Landing, Board of Directors of Alabama Veterans Resource Center urged to consider as a vital partner for veterans assistance

Lawrence County, sheriff compensation revised

Marion County, service of process further provided for, Service of Process Fund created, distribution of fees provided for

St. Clair County, compensation and benefits of coroner further provided for, retroactive

Talladega County, distribution of special county sales and use tax further provided for

Youthful offenders, electronic monitoring of delinquent children authorized; revise circumstances when status offenders may be detained

William Howard Mays, Jr., honored

Judge David Breland, death mourned

Morgan County Education Retirees Association, commended

A Day of Hope, recognized

SkillsUSA State Competition Competitors, commended

Adoption, Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code revised, procedures related to investigations, service of notice, and revocation of consent further provided for, duties of Department of Human Resources further provided for

Conservation and natural resources, scope of licenses further provided for

Property; to authorize limited liability company officers to take acknowledgments and proof of conveyances under certain circumstances

Geneva County, section providing for compensation of superintendent of education, repealed

Madison County, compensation of the sheriff further provided for

Madison County, boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope further provided for

Town of Saint Florian in Lauderdale County, corporate limits altered

Alabama Drycleaning Response Trust Fund Board, requirement that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management prevent involvement of other units of government in contamination problems deleted; required minimum balance in Alabama Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund reduced from one million to two hundred fifty thousand dollars

Alabama Innovation Corporation, staggered terms for board of directors provided

ABC Board; establishing a new license for an educational tourism distillery

Alabama 21st Century Authority, use of available funds further provided for

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