Alabama House Bills

Madison County; certain privately owned sewer systems subjected to Public Service Commission regulation; constitutional amendment

Celebrating Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Day on April 2, 2026

Cheryl Smiley Williams, death mourned

The University of Alabama in Huntsville Women's Basketball Team, commended

Police Chief Bill Partridge, commended

Kristi Bridges Smith, commended

Henry Loyd Ivey, honored

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, commended

Ila Frances Kimbrell Cornelius, death mourned

Oakworth Capital Bank, commended

250th Anniversary of the United States, celebrated

Anna Grace Tucker, commended

Daphne Girls Wrestling Team, congratulated

Molly Meadows, commended

Eddie Reed, death mourned

Fairfield Basketball Team and Coach Maurice Ford, commended

Dr. Michael Oliver, celebrated

Jewish American Heritage Month, May 2026, designated

Military Appreciation Day, observed, Members of the 99th Air Refueling Squadron, honored

Omega Psi Phi Day, recognized

Paul H. Reynolds, commended

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day, recognized

Roger David Perkins, commended

Consumable vapor products; existing excise tax further calculated based on amount of nicotine; product labeling requirements, provided

State song; "Stars Fell on Alabama" designated

Beginning Farmer and Succession Continuity Act established; income tax credit, fund, and loan guarantee program created.

Public K-12 education; Bill of Rights in the Classroom Act, publication of standardized version by State Department of Education required, display of the Bill of Rights in classrooms and on local board of education websites required, reporting process and remedies for noncompliance provided

Income Taxes; to provide a one-time refundable income tax credit to qualified taxpayers

Water and sewer commissioner boards; local government approval to sell or develop certain real property required

Gasoline and motor fuel taxes, to suspend the state excise taxes on gasoline and motor fuels from April 15, 2026 to June 15, 2026.

Administrative procedure; hunting and fishing seasons and bag creel limits exemption from Alabama Administrative Procedure Act removed

Human trafficking; crime of human trafficking in the first degree, minimum sentence imposed for subjecting victim to sexual servitude

Crimes and offenses; crime of manslaughter, elements of crime further provided; penalty increased

Legislature; Permanent Joint Legislative Advisory Commission on Alabama Boys and Men created, membership and duties provided, and sunset date provided

Class 1 municipalities; creation of housing trust fund authorized

Tourism; creates a grant program for boosting state tourism economies affected by global trade disruptions and foreign travel slowdowns; creates a competitive grant program to fund tourism-related infrastructure projects; creates international and domestic marketing campaigns; establishes the Tourism Sector Economic Monitoring Council

Taxation; to eliminate the sales tax on food over a four year period

Covington County; sheriff authorized to sell certain abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property and firearms, auction and disposition of funds provided, constitutional amendment

Wilcox County; ad valorem taxes, additional tax established

Incarceration; to provide required time periods in the administration of the Lawrence County Community Corrections and Court Services Fund

Cullman County; county commission, meeting time amended

Board of Registrars; background checks required, authorize pay during emergencies, qualification for compensation during holidays and emergencies specified

Montgomery County; judge of probate, credit card use authorized

Montgomery County; judge of probate, authorized to register wills

Injection wells; fees assessed on certain wells, notice and participation for local governments provided, study commission established

Montgomery County; judge of probate, fundraising activities authorized

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited

Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention

Tuscaloosa County; longevity pay for sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector provided for

Crimes and offenses; bail jumping in the third degree, established

Tuscaloosa County; electronic filing of business personal property tax returns in the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector provided for

Tuscaloosa County; service of process fee for personal service amended

Tuscaloosa County; county employees, probationary period required for new employees, part-time employees authorized

National Guard; duties of Legal Services Office positions revised and further provide for

Vital statistics; date of disposition on death certificates prohibited

Firefighters and rescue squad members, income tax credit for training under certain conditions expanded

Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses

Fair Campaign Practices Act; authorize notifications of civil penalties by electronic mail in lieu of certified mail in certain circumstances

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

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