Alabama Bills

Naming the Special Agent Justin Williams Memorial Highway

Elections; post election audit required

Rural Health Transformation Program, appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Winston County, lodging tax authorized, fire protection fee imposed, collection and distribution provided, referendum provided

Rural Health Transformation Program supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Talladega County, service of process fee for service by sheriff established, collection and disposition provided for

Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized, governing board authority over courses and curriculum provided

Montgomery County; probate judge, additional fee authorized for celebrating rites of matrimony

Tuskegee University, appropriation

University of Alabama; Physicians Advisory Board of the University of Alabama School of Medicine repealed

Naming the Lamar S. "Bubba" Woodham, Jr. Highway

The University of Alabama, commended

Alabama Legislative Study Commission on Child Sexual Abuse Laws and Policies, created

North Sand Mountain Girls Basketball Team, commended

Section Boys Basketball Team, commended

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, commended

General Contractor Licensing Board; practice of general contracting, exemption expanded

Crimes and offenses; penalties for eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, penalties further provided

Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund

Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one health inspection and fire inspection to apply statewide

Coalition against domestic violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2, Code of Alabama 1975 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt

Children's Health Insurance Program and Department of Human Resources, tax funds distributed

Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed.

Emergency medical transport providers assessment, sunset clause removed

Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, sunset clause removed

Naming the bridge on United States Highway 45 that spans the B.N. Railroad between Sports Plex Road and Bell Grayson Road in Marengo County as the Fred Armstead, Sr. Memorial Bridge

Ron Ingram, commended

College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers.

Washington County, compensation of circuit clerk further provided for

Mobile County; Town of Mt. Vernon annexation

Cleburne County; business personal property tax returns, electronic filing authorized

Wilcox County; probate recording fee, increased

Marengo Co., City of Demopolis; annexation

Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives

Class 2 municipalities; industrial development boards, powers amended

City of Prichard; Mobile County, expedited quiet title process established

Mobile County; City of Prichard, business improvement districts authorized

Mobile County; constable, number, territory, and qualifications amended

Constables; county commission, authorized to revise number of constables and geographic area served in county

City of Prichard; public nuisance defined, city enforcement authorized, procedures provided for

Class 2 municipalities, foreclosure bidding preference and notice for adjoining owners

District Attorneys’ Plan for Retirement under the Judicial Retirement Fund; calculation of service retirement allowance and disability retirement allowance revised; limitation on amount of service retirement allowance compared to member's average final compensation revised

Board of Pardons and Paroles; commencement date changed to March 1

Alabama Forestry Commission; benefits of State Forester revised, burn permits process revised, penalties revised

Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided

Southern Preparatory Academy, appropriation

Talladega College, appropriation

Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Education Opportunities Reserve Fund transfers for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Education; notice requirement for certain board of education personnel vacancies revised

Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants

Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development

Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for

Crimes and procedure; 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

Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised

Crimes and offenses, credible threat defined; penalties for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree provided further for; principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, and restitution provided

Camp safety; to set safety and emergency preparedness requirements for camps, including a licensure requirement