Alabama Bills

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to allow the purchase of hot rotisserie chickens with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Law enforcement; Attorney General and Governor authorized to appoint interim police chief, subject to conditions

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda, energy drinks, candy, and processed desserts with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter; further provided to include certain victims of sexual extortion

Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students further provided for, religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education provided

Public preK-12 education; discussions of gender identity prohibited, employees prohibited from displaying flags or insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender identity and from referring to students by pronouns inconsistent with student's biological sex

Employees, annual leave to attend school related activities authorized

Sheriffs; appointment of special reserve deputies authorized

Community development district; Act 2025-294, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality, repealed

Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis

Alabama Department of Environmental Management; water well drillers, licenses and fees revised

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Superintendent of Education required to approve vendors, funding sources provided for

Retirement Systems of Alabama, full retirement benefits for first responders permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty provided without regard to Tier or number of years of creditable service

Conecuh County, office of county superintendent of education changed from elected to appointed, duties, powers, and compensation

Acknowledgement of paternity; certain rebuttable presumptions relating to the best interest of a child, created

Dogs and Cats; abandoning dogs or cats prohibited; criminal penalty for violations

Food labeling; ingredient, artificial ingredient, and natural ingredient defined, certain labeling prohibited

Social media; certain media feeds lacking age verification, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Social media content; trust required for certain minors who are performers or featured in social media content, calculation of compensation and designation of trustee for trust provided for, procedure for adult to request removal of social media content featuring themselves as a minor required for social media companies, cause of action created against certain individuals who fail to comply with trust and social media content requirements

Relating to Property Tax; amending the cap on the assessed value of real property

Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited

Alabama Improvement Districts; to limit interest charged on assessments, county tax, and judges of probate to aid in the collection of assessments

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint custody provided, definitions relating to joint custody further provided for, joint custody model parenting plan required in certain divorce cases, penalties for certain unsupported motions provided

Licensed health care providers; to permit the dispensing of ivermectin by pharmacists without an individual prescription

Crimes and offenses; motor vehicle accidents, penalties for violations and restitution, revised

Referendum measures; authorize general laws and constitutional amendments to be initiated through public petition process

Midwives; administration of certain newborn screening tests authorized

Pharmaceuticals; prohibiting the Board of Pharmacy from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label use of a drug; allowing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.

Bail; pretrial detention hearing, required without exception for certain crimes resulting in death

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

Child sexual abuse; statute of limitations extended and further provided for, certain time-barred civil claims revived

Health; discrimination by certain entities against individuals who refuse certain immunizations, drugs, or facial coverings for reasons of conscience prohibited; civil cause of action for violations provided; Attorney General authorized to defend an entity subject to related federal penalties

Abortion-inducing drugs; manufacture, distribution, and transport prohibited, exceptions provided, qui tam suit against certain persons who violate prohibition authorized and provided for, remedies provided

Physicians, rural physicians income tax credit, replace existing credit

Firearm sales; acceptance of returned firearms with faulty conditions by dealers required

Civil procedure; statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses, further provided for

Youth Athlete Protection Act; Department of Human Resources (DHR) required to develop model Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports; local sports organizations, including local governments, required to implement similar policy and register compliance with DHR, youth sports coaches required to undergo criminal background check and mandatory reporter training, DHR required to adopt rules

Supporting the effort of the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program and encouraging county participation

Joint Interim Commission on Utility Relocation Costs, established

Recognizing the 250th anniversaries of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps and encouraging commemorative activities throughout the state

Study Commission on Protecting Minors from Online and Technological Threats created

Alabama Legislative Study Commission on Hemp and Cannabinoid Regulation, created

Temporary release program; to revise periods for distributing monies and the effective date for opt-in by municipalities

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

Montgomery County, sheriff, expense allowance and salary

Danne Howard, commended

Mobile County Sheriff's Department TAPS and Honor Guard, honored

Lott Middle School 7th Grade Social Studies Champions, celebrated

Morgan County Education Retirees Association (MCERA), commended

Dr. Leslie N. Pollard, commended

Sheriff Joe Patterson, honored

The Alabama Holocaust Commission, 2025 State Yom HaShoah Commemoration on April 22, 2025, honored

Miss Prestley Skelton, congratulated

Coach Luke Hutcheson, commended

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

Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment

Winston County, lodging tax levied, collection and distribution provided for

Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for

Tobin Roth, commended