Alabama Bills

Lamar County; senior property tax exemption authorized; constitutional amendment

Pamela Murray Curry, honored

March 11, 2026, Rev Up Day of Advocacy, recognized

Walter E. Turner, death mourned

Intensified Twenty-Five Delta Delta Chapter, commended

State Legislature urged to address food insecurity and expand SNAP eligibility in state

Muscle Shoals High School Band, commended

Eugene Austin Moseley, Sr., death mourned

Cathy Mitchell, celebrated

Carolyn Deerman, celebrated

Encouraging the Alabama Medicaid Agency to evaluate the overall costs of GLP-1 medications and report its findings

Jerry McLaren Kelly, Sr., death mourned

Clarence Taylor, commended

Judge Jody Bishop, commended

Seeking Almighty God's Hand of Mercy and Healing on Alabama

Taiwan's relations with the United States and the State of Alabama, commended

Cathy Waller McGowin, commended

City of Florence, Audrey Nelson Community Development Award, commended

General Federation of Women's Clubs Alabama and President Becky Vasant, commended

Dr. Lloyd Walker, commended

Hannibal McNeill Gipson, Jr., death mourned

Crime Clearance Data Task Force, created

Dr. Leon Frazier, commended

Jake Harper, commended

State Legislature urged to address food insecurity and expand SNAP eligibility in state

Ella Cobbs Cook, death mourned

Baldwin County, annexation of the City of Daphne

Motor vehicles; driver licenses; designation of certain medical conditions, provided for

Civil practice; affirmative defenses; limitation of liability for damages sustained for obstructing traffic for the obstruction of vehicle traffic, established

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

Criminal defendants with mental illness; right of appeal for commitment and conditional release order provided, jurisdiction to hear appeals provided

Mental health; Alabama Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities Community Incident Prevention and Management System provided, incident types and reporting requirements established, implementation required, adoption of more stringent reporting requirements in certain circumstances prohibited

School report card, academic achievement of students transferring from a failing school not considered for first three years following transfer.

Search and seizure; warrant required for government agent to enter private land and seize personal property thereon, subject to exceptions

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

Lawrence County; senior property tax exemption authorized; constitutional amendment

Pike County, judge of probate; authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions, Constitutional Amendment

Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established

Relating to Catastrophe Savings Accounts; expands allowable expenses

Jefferson County; special reserve deputies, appointment and powers authorized

Baldwin County; Town of Magnolia Springs, corporate limits altered

Town of Morris in Jefferson County, corporate limits annexation

Video games; age rating, required; penalties for violations, provided

Consumer protection; access by minors to certain platform portions restricted; hours for sending notifications to covered minors limited; default platform settings on certain platforms required; mechanism for more stringent optional settings required; annual disclosure of certain data by covered operators required; violations a deceptive trade practice

Tuscaloosa County; overtime compensation, public safety employees, further provided

Class 8 municipalities; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out of county personnel board

Vestavia Hills; entertainment districts, city council authorized to establish

Class 2 municipalities; tax increment districts, further provided

Fire protection fee; extend requirement to manufactured homes

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

Alabama Birth Equity Initiative, commended

Alicia Cannon, commended

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services

Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised

Prisons; Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, Prison Oversight Coordinator position established; investigation of correctional facilities, required; Corrections Oversight Board, established

City of Montgomery; municipal occupational tax, city council authorized to impose

Civil procedure, provisions of agreements that prohibit disclosure of certain acts of sexual abuse rendered unenforceable

Retired state employees; work as law enforcement officer or assistant district attorney authorized

Libraries; further provides for the appointment of local library boards