Alabama Bills

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of county boards of education provided, procedure for protesting a proposed consolidation provided, adoption of rules and impact study by State Board of Education required, constitutional amendment

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

Department of Archives and History; composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect

Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

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

Expressing support for the United States Department of Energy's Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation endeavor

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Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Ms. Ansley Lyons, commended

Barbara Curry-Story, honored

Susie Heird, commended

Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Design, commended

Accountability Council, established

Tuscaloosa County; full-time mayors authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, constitutional amendment

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

Alabama Real Estate Commission; license required for real estate wholesalers, real estate wholesalers and unsolicited real property solicitors must provide disclosures, Alabama Securities Commission, authorized to enforce, penalties imposed for violations

Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections

Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request

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

Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce

Government Administration, authorizes the State 911 board to monitor the responsiveness of local 911 districts, with conditions under which the State 911 board may assume control of a district

University of Alabama; School of Social Work of Alabama repealed

Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, revised

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sue Thompson, honored

Naming both bridges on Interstate 22 that span Mulberry Fork the Senator Greg Reed Bridge

Emergency rules; require Governor to certify that circumstances exist to justify emergency rules

Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers

Alabama Athletic Commission, slap fighting prohibited; Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations, certain violations constitute Class C felony

Income tax; certain compensation of civilian employees of Armed Forces, exempt

Public assistance; regular cross-checks required for Medicaid and food assistance eligibly, categorical eligibly for food assistance prohibited, eligibility for food assistance further provided for

Military spouses; preference in hiring and promoting in state service further provided for; preference authorized for political subdivisions, private employers

Driver licenses; certain classes of driver licenses invalidated

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive certain time-barred civil claims, constitutional amendment

Governor, authorized to remove executive director or director of occupational or professional licensing boards

Henry County; ad valorem taxes, levied for public school purposes in Headland, constitutional amendment

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

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

Municipal Firefighters' Bill of Rights; rights and procedures for firefighters' personnel issues established

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

Rural areas; create a tiered rural classification schedule

Solar farms; certain county commissions authorized to establish zoning requirements

Solar power facilities; new facilities prohibited for one year

Public health, authorized forms of single-dose epinephrine used by public schools and authorized entities expanded

State Health Planning and Development Agency; collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established, limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws provided

Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Pedorthics; national entity certification required to provide care; Department of Workforce required to administer and record

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

Public utilities; Underground Damage Prevention Program; prioritization of, liability for incomplete design or survey locates provided

Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling; authorized to conduct criminal history background checks