Bills & Legislation

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

Mike ShawRepublican

Class 1 municipalities; creation of housing trust fund authorized

Kelvin DatcherDemocrat

Franklin County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

Jamie KielRepublican

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

Adline ClarkeDemocrat

Taxation; to exempt the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo from the payment of sales and use taxes.

Frances Holk-JonesRepublican

Colbert County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

Jamie KielRepublican

Speed limits; municipal enforcement of speed limits within a municipality's police jurisdiction authorized

Kristin NelsonRepublican

Etowah County, membership of personnel board

Mack ButlerRepublican

Washington County; lodging tax, levied and proceeds distributed

Brett EasterbrookRepublican

Washington County, compensation of circuit clerk further provided for

Brett EasterbrookRepublican

Etowah County, privilege and license tax on lodging, time of continuous supply for tax exemption increased

Mack ButlerRepublican

Etowah County; number of continuous days that lodging must be supplied before lodging tax no longer applies extended

Mack ButlerRepublican

Tax increment districts, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone allowed to be located within a tax increment district without regard to size of district and further provides for use of ad valorem tax revenues collected within a district

Andy WhittRepublican

Adoption; de facto parent adoption authorized in certain circumstances

Allen TreadawayRepublican

Mobile County; Town of Mt. Vernon annexation

Shane StringerRepublican

Wilcox County; probate recording fee, increased

Kelvin LawrenceDemocrat

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

Chad RobertsonRepublican

Local boards of education, salary payment schedule for employees

Ontario TillmanDemocrat

Solar farms; certain county commissions authorized to establish zoning requirements, penalties for violations and appeal process provided

Matt SimpsonRepublican

Automatic renewal agreements; disclosures and notice required, prohibits obstruction or delay of cancelling agreements, authorizes Attorney General to enforce, penalties provided

Chris SellsRepublican

Marengo Co., City of Demopolis; annexation

Artis 'A.J.' McCampbellDemocrat

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

Matthew HammettRepublican

Covington County; underground carbon dioxide and nonhazardous fluids storage prohibited; constitutional amendment

Matthew HammettRepublican

Weatherization assistance; authorize ADECA to contract with certain nonprofit corporations to administer program; source of funds to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund expanded; household income threshold to qualify for assistance revised

Rex ReynoldsRepublican

Taxation; Jackson Hospital & Clinic, and JHC Pharmacy exempt from state, county, and municipal fees and taxes

Reed IngramRepublican

Baldwin County Employees; revise appointments by county commission of contract employees

Jennifer FidlerRepublican

Health care; allied health professionals, training; tuition grants and loan forgiveness; Rural Allied Health Professional Workforce Expansion Act and Rural Clinical Training Partnership Fund created

Pebblin W. WarrenDemocrat

Higher education, Educator Preparation Provider Report Card requirements established, annual review and publication by the State Department of Education required; funds allocated

Susan DuBoseRepublican

Public K-12 education; Accountability Council created; Alabama Workforce Development Board, State Department of Education, and Alabama Commission on Higher Education to develop system to analyze student performance data

Terri CollinsRepublican

Creates the Rural Hospital Sustainability and Innovation Grant Program Act and Hospital Transformation and Innovation Fund to provide grants to preserve rural hospital services

Thomas JacksonDemocrat

Department of Workforce; required to establish various programs to support trade programs through grants and stipends; recognize military training for trade certification

Sam JonesDemocrat

Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions

Ontario TillmanDemocrat

Agriculture value chains; grants, funds, training by Agriculture Department for value chain infrastructure required

Laura HallDemocrat

Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities

Curtis TravisDemocrat

Creates the Rural Behavioral and Mental Health Access program to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment in rural areas

Patrice McClammyDemocrat

Economic Development; small towns, programs established to fund businesses, reuse of properties, and other grants, administered by Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; tax credit established

Marilyn LandsDemocrat

Certified Public Accountants Board; board notifications by electronic mail authorized, board's authority to adopt rules revised, advertising restrictions on certified public accountant firms revised

Kerry (Bubba) UnderwoodRepublican

Rural emergency medical services support, establishes grant program to support operational costs of EMS providers, supports scholarship and training costs

Kelvin LawrenceDemocrat

Creates the Rural Industry Reshoring and Reinvestment Act; creates the Rural Reshoring Tax Credit Program; creates Rural Industrial Site Development Grant Program

Kelvin LawrenceDemocrat

State Minimum Salary Schedule; adjustment provided for certificated private school teachers at accredited private schools upon transfer to public school employment

Chris SellsRepublican

Consumable hemp products; exempt pharmacies selling consumable hemp products from licensing and oversight by ABC Board; Pharmacy Board required to enforce consumable hemp safety requirements for pharmacies

Phillip RigsbyRepublican

Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties for violations, provided

Mike KirklandRepublican

Public education; screen-based instruction limited in kindergarten through fifth grade, State Board of Education required to adopt standards, Instructional Technology Task Force established

Jeana RossRepublican

Criminal and Civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions

Ontario TillmanDemocrat

Macon County; constitutional amendment, age limit to qualify for election or appointment as judge of probate increased to age 75

Pebblin W. WarrenDemocrat

Taxation; Tigers for Tomorrow Exotic Animal Preserve, Incorporated, exempt from sales and use taxes

Ginny ShaverRepublican

Foster parents; rights further provided for, right of intervention granted in certain circumstances

Arnold MooneyRepublican

Perry County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

Thomas JacksonDemocrat

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

Danny GarrettRepublican

Pickens County; City of Carrollton, annexation

Ron BoltonRepublican