Alabama House Bills

Living organ donors; to prohibit discrimination in obtaining insurance coverage, provide paid medical leave for public employees who donate organs and a tax credit to private sector employers that provide similar paid leave to their employees

State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer

Tax abatements for data processing centers, exemption period limited, collection of certain taxes on purchases required, sunset date extended

Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore has appointing authority over

Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended

State government; Miss Alabama designated as an Official State Ambassador

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state

Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act, qualified employees authorized to teach a career and technical education program, tax credits provided to employers that loan qualified employees, workforce teaching certificate established

Tax abatement and tax incentive programs, NAICS Code references and definitions updated to latest terms

Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan.

Class 1 municipalities; authorization to establish community land trusts, affordable housing

Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents

Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund, appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Mortgages; authorize lenders to mortgagors to make additional mortgage payments

Alabama Mental Health Task Force, established

National Guard Educational Assistance Program, applied to workforce development programs, amount of benefits revised

Crimes and offenses; arson in the first degree, elements of crime further provided to include arson in connection to a theft; minimum penalties provided

Motor vehicles, license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" decals, authorized

Small Craft Alcoholic Beverage Producers; licensing of small craft distilleries, small craft wineries, and small craft alcoholic beverage producers authorized

Municipal audits, expenditure thresholds for municipal audits revised

Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased

Children's Health Insurance Fund, distributions further provided

Authorize the governing body of a Class 1 municipality to enact and enforce vacant property registration ordinances.

Department of Insurance; Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division; two exempt personnel positions authorized

Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, create additional incentive program, extend review and evaluation deadline

Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program; to permit EMS regional agencies to participate in education instruction

Education; public K-12 schools, completion of approved computer science course required

Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements for apprentice bondsman further provided for, to require circuit clerks to report the authorized professional bail bond companies, appointment of additional members to the Alabama Bail Bonding Board provided for, and late application and license renewal fees provided

Taxation; to exempt certain community foundations from sales and use taxes