Alabama Bills

Crimes and offenses; unlawful possession of marijuana; crime revised based on amount of ounces possessed; criminal penalties revised

Courts; to further provide for the election of justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the appellate courts

Elections, provide for election of associate justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the appellate courts, constitutional amendment

Jefferson County, provide funding for maintenance and operation of City Walk Birmingham

Influenza vaccination; to require private health insurance and the Alabama Medicaid program to pay or reimburse for influenza shots

Black Pioneers of Macon County, recognized

Tuskegee University Day, recognized

Dr. Nathan Lee Hodges, death mourned

Richard Allen Bender, death mourned

Roosevelt Theodore Hayes, Jr., death mourned

Mary Ann Jones, recognized

Robert Curtis Skidmore, death mourned

Dr. Mark Sullivan, commended

Pickens County; City of Carrollton, annexation

Self-Service Storage Facilities Act; rights of self-storage facility operators further provided for, publication requirements for notice of sale of certain property revised

Public Service Commission; provide for appointment of commissioners by Governor, commission duties revised

State rural electrification authorities and electric membership corporations; removes requirement for Department of Finance approval for issuance of bonds

K-12 school athletics physicals; endorsements by certified registered nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and assistants to physicians deemed endorsement by physician, athletic associations, clubs, or leagues prohibited from refusing to accept

Competitive bidding; repairs of vehicles under $15,000 for certain awarding authorities exempt

Dredging; coastal areas, dredged materials required to be beneficially used by persons dredging certain amounts

Income tax; credit for donation to food banks.

Motor vehicle registration; military combat action license plate, criminal penalty for falsely obtaining, established

University of Montevallo; board of trustees terms of office revised; quorum for meetings of board of trustees revised; and office of president qualifications revised

Marshall County; compensation of the county revenue commissioner

Alabama Birth Equity Initiative, commended

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Public utilities; Underground Damage Prevention Program; certain statutory sunset clauses deleted

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

Public Service Commission; provide for appointment of commissioners by Governor, commission duties revised

Firearms; permit to carry pistol, criminal penalties, exempt persons, established; carrying pistol on employer's property revised; nonsubstantive conforming changes to code

Municipalities; annexation, all municipalities authorized to extend corporate limits by resolution and special election

Jefferson County; sheriff compensation revised

Frank Poole, Jr., death mourned

Kris Sullivan, commended

Barbara Ann Coleman Sharp, death mourned

Russell Davis, commended

Cathy Waller McGowin, commended

Declaring February 6, 2026, Wear Red Day in the State of Alabama

Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption

Imagination Library of Alabama Program, Department of Early Childhood Education to administer through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

School report card, students who receive a nonstandard high school diploma upon graduation not considered in assigning grade

Local land bank authorities; shorten tax sale redemption period; restrictions on geographic scope; creation of multijurisdictional land banks by agreement; Governor's emergency authorization to create land bank

Relating to Alabama Housing Trust Fund; mortgage recording fee increase

Taxation; to increase the adjusted cap and allow the unremarried widow or widower of certain individuals to claim the homestead exemption

Public school grading system, revised to include and weight specific indicators for schools that include a 12th grade class and schools that do not include a 12th grade class; Alabama Workforce Development Board and State Department of Education to develop system to analyze student performance data, Accountability Council created

Seafood dealer license; license fee for applicants holding other seafood licenses revised; retroactive effect provided

Adult Protective Services; Department of Human Resources required to create dementia training, certain employees and contractors required to complete

Underground Damage Prevention Program; One-Call Notification System, further provided for complex or large projects, sunset extended

Domestic violence; persistent domestic violence offender database established within Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), registration requirements and removal procedures provided for, ALEA required to adopt rules

Juries; special venire in capital felony cases allowed, voire dire procedures and alternate juror procedures further provided for, procedures when there are not enough qualified jurors present established

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; adoption of Esthetics Licensure Compact

County voter lists; authorize alternative methods of publication under certain circumstances

Crimes and offenses; crimes of unlawful use of DNA created, criminal penalties provided

Crimes and procedure; crime of authority figure sexual abuse, established; crimes of indecent exposure and other sex crimes further provided to include additional victims; crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct, established; domestic violence offenses, further provided to include additional victims and criminal penalties

Motor vehicles; license plates, validity period extended

Class IV municipalities; audits, restrictions on hiring accountant removed

Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced

Teachers' Retirement System, reopened to allow the purchase of credit for prior service rendered to the St. Clair County DAY Program, Incorporated

Surety bonds and motor fuel assessments; filing period for new or replacement surety bonds extended, payment period for assessments on illegally imported or transported motor fuels extended

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