Alabama House Bills

Service contracts; terms defined; certain disclosures in advertising required; disclosures of limitations of contracts further provided for

Employment; employers required to provide location and break time for employees to express breast milk

Public Safety; Ebony Alert System, established to assist in recovery of certain missing persons

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, makeup artist license and lash/brow artist permit qualifications provided, exemptions

Abortion; authorized to preserve health of mother or if pregnancy result of rape or incest; man convicted of rape or incest required to pay for abortion and undergo vasectomy; mother of unborn child who undergoes abortion to preserve her health authorized to petition to require father of unborn child to pay for certain abortion costs; judge authorized to excuse father from payment if he undergoes vasectomy

Absentee voting; designee to deliver voter's absentee ballot application and absentee ballot to absentee election manager for disabled voter, authorized

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to allow the purchase of hot rotisserie chickens with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Law enforcement; Attorney General and Governor authorized to appoint interim police chief, subject to conditions

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda, energy drinks, candy, and processed desserts with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter; further provided to include certain victims of sexual extortion

Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students further provided for, religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education provided

Public preK-12 education; discussions of gender identity prohibited, employees prohibited from displaying flags or insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender identity and from referring to students by pronouns inconsistent with student's biological sex

Employees, annual leave to attend school related activities authorized

Sheriffs; appointment of special reserve deputies authorized

Community development district; Act 2025-294, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality, repealed

Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis

Alabama Department of Environmental Management; water well drillers, licenses and fees revised

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Superintendent of Education required to approve vendors, funding sources provided for

Retirement Systems of Alabama, full retirement benefits for first responders permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty provided without regard to Tier or number of years of creditable service

Conecuh County, office of county superintendent of education changed from elected to appointed, duties, powers, and compensation

Acknowledgement of paternity; certain rebuttable presumptions relating to the best interest of a child, created

Dogs and Cats; abandoning dogs or cats prohibited; criminal penalty for violations

Food labeling; ingredient, artificial ingredient, and natural ingredient defined, certain labeling prohibited

Social media; certain media feeds lacking age verification, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Social media content; trust required for certain minors who are performers or featured in social media content, calculation of compensation and designation of trustee for trust provided for, procedure for adult to request removal of social media content featuring themselves as a minor required for social media companies, cause of action created against certain individuals who fail to comply with trust and social media content requirements

Relating to Property Tax; amending the cap on the assessed value of real property

Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited

Alabama Improvement Districts; to limit interest charged on assessments, county tax, and judges of probate to aid in the collection of assessments

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint custody provided, definitions relating to joint custody further provided for, joint custody model parenting plan required in certain divorce cases, penalties for certain unsupported motions provided

Licensed health care providers; to permit the dispensing of ivermectin by pharmacists without an individual prescription

Crimes and offenses; motor vehicle accidents, penalties for violations and restitution, revised

Referendum measures; authorize general laws and constitutional amendments to be initiated through public petition process

Midwives; administration of certain newborn screening tests authorized

Pharmaceuticals; prohibiting the Board of Pharmacy from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label use of a drug; allowing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.

Bail; pretrial detention hearing, required without exception for certain crimes resulting in death

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive certain time-barred civil claims, constitutional amendment

Child sexual abuse; statute of limitations extended and further provided for, certain time-barred civil claims revived

Health; discrimination by certain entities against individuals who refuse certain immunizations, drugs, or facial coverings for reasons of conscience prohibited; civil cause of action for violations provided; Attorney General authorized to defend an entity subject to related federal penalties

Abortion-inducing drugs; manufacture, distribution, and transport prohibited, exceptions provided, qui tam suit against certain persons who violate prohibition authorized and provided for, remedies provided

Physicians, rural physicians income tax credit, replace existing credit

Firearm sales; acceptance of returned firearms with faulty conditions by dealers required

Civil procedure; statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses, further provided for

Youth Athlete Protection Act; Department of Human Resources (DHR) required to develop model Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports; local sports organizations, including local governments, required to implement similar policy and register compliance with DHR, youth sports coaches required to undergo criminal background check and mandatory reporter training, DHR required to adopt rules

Legislature, committee appointed to escort Governor to joint session

Committee appointed to notify Governor that the Legislature is in Session

Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions for ABLE contributions.

Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed

Food enrichment; certain ingredients required for corn masa and products

Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for

Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided

Relating to Sales and Use Tax; to establish conditions for exemption of county or municipal sales and use tax

Emergency medical transport providers, assessment period extended

The Joint Interim Study Commission on PTSD in Law Enforcement Officers, created

County housing authorities, further provides for the powers of authorities and exempts from taxes

Baldwin County, provides for court proceedings in branch courthouses

Town of Pine Level in Autauga County, corporate limits altered

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