Bills & Legislation

Health insurers; to set a minimum reimbursement rate for ambulance services that are out-of-network.

Bobby D. SingletonDemocrat

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

Will BarfootRepublican

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

Donnie ChesteenRepublican

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

Donnie ChesteenRepublican

International wire transfers; fee on wire transfers imposed; income tax credit for wire transfer fees paid, authorized; Securities Commission and Revenue Department to administer

April WeaverRepublican

Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan

Dan RobertsRepublican

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

Arthur OrrRepublican

Greene County; county racing commission, further provided; simulcast racing, pari-mutuel wagering, further provided

Bobby D. SingletonDemocrat

Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement

Laura HallDemocrat

State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss

David SessionsRepublican

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

Clyde ChamblissRepublican

Administrative Office of Courts, creation of judicial education nonprofit

Merika ColemanDemocrat

Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized

Ben RobbinsRepublican

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

David SessionsRepublican

Encouraging the Alabama Medicaid Agency to evaluate the overall costs of GLP-1 medications and report its findings

Sam GivhanRepublican

Encouraging the National Congress of American Indians to embrace Alabama's state-recognized tribes

Gerald H. AllenRepublican

Alicia Bennett

Naming portions of Alabama state routes 5, 69, 195, and 257, as well as Industrial Parkway, in Walker County, Alabama, as the Smith Lake Parkway

Matt WoodsRepublican

Committee appointed to notify Governor that the Legislature is in session

J. T. 'Jabo' WaggonerRepublican

President of the United States, urged to address sextortion

Larry StuttsRepublican

Legislature, committee appointed to escort Governor to joint session

J. T. 'Jabo' WaggonerRepublican

John R. Lewis Voting Right Advancement Act, Freedom to Vote Act, supported

Merika ColemanDemocrat

Delores R. Boyd

Majella Chube Hamilton

James Dye

Vaughn Stough

Shawn Reeves

Elections; early voting, in-person voting period, authorized

Linda Coleman-MadisonDemocrat

Firearms; possession without identification prohibited in certain municipalities

Kirk HatcherDemocrat

Criminal defendants with mental illness; right of appeal for commitment and conditional release order provided, jurisdiction to hear appeals provided

Matt WoodsRepublican

Employee drug testing; employee notice requirements revised

Robert StewartDemocrat

Artificial Intelligence; state agencies required to perform quarterly AI-assisted review of rules

Chris ElliottRepublican

Motor vehicles, license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" decals, authorized

Merika ColemanDemocrat

Courts; criminal procedure, electronic means authorized to swear warrants and citations in certain circumstances, law enforcement officers authorized to administer oaths in certain circumstances

Lance BellRepublican

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

Keith KelleyRepublican

Shelby County; sale of solid waste commodities authorized, distribution of proceeds provided for

April WeaverRepublican

Teacher certification; American History and Civics Excellence Initiative, created within the Department of Education; online course of study and endorsement for high school teachers, provided for; one-time stipend, provided for; State Board of Education, required to adopt rules

Gerald H. AllenRepublican

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

Will BarfootRepublican

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

Arthur OrrRepublican

Pharmacy Benefits Manager regulation; to substitute "unaffiliated" pharmacy for "independent" pharmacy

Larry StuttsRepublican

Mobile County; local privilege tax on historical horse racing, levied

Vivian Davis FiguresDemocrat

Simplified sellers use tax, distribution of local funds modified

Greg AlbrittonRepublican

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

Keith KelleyRepublican

Baldwin County; removing certain requirements for rescue squads to receive tobacco tax proceeds distribution

Chris ElliottRepublican

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

Donnie ChesteenRepublican

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

April WeaverRepublican

Health care authorities; to provide for creation of a new health care authority out of an existing health care authority and for a division of assets and obligations

Greg AlbrittonRepublican