Alabama Bills

Amend the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act; increase supplemental tax rebate; require certification of project costs

Blount County, lodging tax increased, additional lodging tax levied, collection and distribution provided for

Health; to require that coverage for breast cancer screening be provided without charging an insurance deductible or copayment to a beneficiary

City of Monroeville; annexation of corporate limits

Department of Corrections; mitigation of unmanned aircraft systems authorized, exemptions on prohibition further provided for

Vessels; stopping and boarding for safety or sanitation equipment inspections prohibited

Health department; to require acceptance of military education or training as credit towards EMS licensure

Retirement benefits, circuit clerks authorized to participate in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service

Jo Ann Blackmon Bland, death mourned

Early childhood education; guidelines for limited screen time for children in certain licensed child-care facilities, certain preschools, and public kindergarten established, annual training requirement for teachers and certain staff members established, Department of Early Childhood Education, Department of Human Resources, and State Board of Education authorized to implement and enforce limited screen time requirements

Tommy Jacques, commended

John J. Guthrie, Jr., death mourned

Alicia Cannon, commended

Stanhope Elmore Boys Bowling Team, commended

Mary Frances Holland, celebrated

Sunset law; Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators continued with modification until October 1, 2028

Sunset law; 911 Board continued with modification until October 1, 2028

City of Alabaster; weed nuisance, abatement authorized, procedures established

City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized

Coal-Impacted Communities Economic and Workforce Development Grant program established, new fund created, distribution of rent and royalties of federal coal lease sales

Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established

Sunset law; Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board continued with modification until October 1, 2027, when renamed Alabama Massage Advisory Council under the regulatory authority of the Alabama Department of Public Health

Sunset law; Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission continued with modification until October 1, 2030

Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, continued under Sunset Law as Behavior Analyst Advisory Board under Department of Mental Health

Boards and Commissions; training by Department of Examiners for certain members required

Sunset law; Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute continued with modification until October 1, 2028

Sunset law; Alabama State Board of Pharmacy continued with modification until October 1, 2027

Cleburne County; Cleburne County Economic Development Authority, established

City of Alabaster; weed nuisance, abatement authorized, procedures established

City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized

Elmore County; pistol permit fee, revised

Dr. Bradley Heim, commended

Tuskegee University Day, recognized

Etowah County; repeal of alternative method for filling vacancies of office

Sunset law; Alabama Surface Mining Commission continued until October 1, 2030

Health care insurance; to eliminate cost-sharing for screening of men who are at high risk for prostate cancer

Sunset law; Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling continued until October 1, 2028

Sunset law; Alabama Private Investigation Board continued until October 1, 2028

Sunset law; State Board of Registration for Foresters continued until October 1, 2030

Sunset law; Board of Home Medical Equipment continued until October 1, 2027

Sunset law; Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors continued until October 1, 2028

Joseph William Jones, Jr., death mourned

Black Pioneers of Macon County, recognized

Mac McCutcheon, retirement from public service, commended

Eddie Conyers, death mourned

Gardendale First Baptist Church, 150th anniversary, celebrated

Clifford Ray Miller, death mourned

Baldwin County Fair, 75th anniversary, celebrated

Sheriff Derrick Cunningham, recognized

Urging the Alabama Congressional Delegation to identify and provide federal funds for the State Logging Efficiency Grant Fund

William Riley Hawkins, Jr., commended

Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program act; requirements for the operation of peer-to-peer car sharing programs, provided

43rd Alabama State Games Opening Ceremony, recognized

Second Sunday in September recognized as Louis Vuitton the Pit Bull Day

McGill-Toolen Catholic High School Volleyball Team, congratulated

Tharptown Baptist Church, honored

Randolph County; distribution of county tobacco tax further provided for

Randolph County; county commission, terms staggered

Randolph County; booking fee, established

Randolph County; compensation of judge of probate and revenue commissioner revised