Bills & Legislation

Public restrooms; Restroom Access Act created, penalty for violation provided for

Reed IngramRepublican

Public Investments; to prohibit the Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System from investing with restricted entities affiliated with Communist Chinese military companies

Mack ButlerRepublican

Conservation; right to care for injured wildlife under certain conditions established

Ben HarrisonRepublican

Ethics, eliminate certain notification requirement for candidates to Ethics Commission when otherwise in compliance with law

Arnold MooneyRepublican

Security; security provided at new Alabama State House, parking deck, and adjacent park

Arnold MooneyRepublican

Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office, require the office be filled by election in certain circumstances

Arnold MooneyRepublican

Retired state employees; authorized to return to work, conditions imposed

Ben RobbinsRepublican

Child abuse and neglect reports; definitions of abuse and neglect revised, rights of accused further provided for, unsubstantiated reports excluded from central registry, investigative hearing required in certain circumstances, use of reports limited

Kenneth PaschalRepublican

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, makeup artist license and lash/brow artist permit qualifications provided, exemptions

Juandalynn GivanDemocrat

Municipal firefighters' bill of rights; rights and procedures for firefighters' personnel issues established

Rolanda HollisDemocrat

Marion Military Institute; program to grant Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification to graduates established

Russell BedsoleRepublican

Abortion; authorized to preserve health of mother or if pregnancy result of rape or incest; man convicted of rape or incest required to pay for abortion and undergo vasectomy; mother of unborn child who undergoes abortion to preserve her health authorized to petition to require father of unborn child to pay for certain abortion costs; judge authorized to excuse father from payment if he undergoes vasectomy

Juandalynn GivanDemocrat

Crimes and offenses; obscene material, possession with intent to distribute amended

Parker MooreRepublican

Youth Athlete Protection Act; local governments required to develop and implement Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports, criminal history background checks required for coaches

Leigh HulseyRepublican

Contract review committee; recommendation that the Governor not sign contracts under review provided

Jim CarnsRepublican

Absentee voting; designee to deliver voter's absentee ballot application and absentee ballot to absentee election manager for disabled voter, authorized

Adline ClarkeDemocrat

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

Donna GivensRepublican

Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further provided to require consideration of totality of circumstances; penalties for certain parole-violations, increased

Laura HallDemocrat

Department of Insurance; Office of Risk and Resilience created; Strengthen Alabama Homes Program placed under office

Corley EllisRepublican

Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund

Artis 'A.J.' McCampbellDemocrat

Self-Service Storage Facilities Act; rights of self-storage facility operators further provided for, publication requirements for notice of sale of certain property revised

Shane StringerRepublican

Public Service Commission; provide for appointment of commissioners by Governor, commission duties revised

Chip BrownRepublican

Boards of water and sewer commissions; prohibited from restricting public recreational uses of controlled water bodies subject to exceptions

Shane StringerRepublican

Public institutions of higher education; accreditation standards further provided for; adverse actions taken by accrediting agencies against public institutions of higher education for compliance with state law, prohibited; civil actions against accrediting agencies for violations, authorized

Susan DuBoseRepublican

Public K-12 education; requirements for instructional technology, age-appropriate screen time limits, and internet access established, parental access required, creation of model policy by State Board of Education required, adoption and implementation by local boards required, State Board of Education to adopt rules

Ben RobbinsRepublican

Jefferson County; sheriff compensation revised

Ontario TillmanDemocrat

Alabama Real Estate Commission; equitable interest transfers, disclosure and licensing requirements, penalties for violations

Rolanda HollisDemocrat

Etowah County local constitutional amendment; Whorton Bend Agricultural Protection Act created; boundaries defined; certain activities permitted or prohibited within protected area; exemptions

Craig LipscombRepublican

Bail; pretrial hearing for illegal aliens charged with violent offenses, required; presumption of flight risk, established

Chad RobertsonRepublican

Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, future Alabama High School Athletic Association employees prohibited from participation

Brock ColvinRepublican

High School athletics, right to compensation for name, image, and likeness

Jeremy GrayDemocrat

Retirement Systems of Alabama; to provide a benefit increase for certain retirees of the Teachers Retirement System

Kenyatté HassellDemocrat

Public schools; athletic associations required to adjust schools' athletic classification to relfect English language learners who do not participate in athletics

Brock ColvinRepublican

Artificial intelligence; age verification systems required for chatbots, safeguard protocols required, therapy chatbot requirements established, private right of action and enforcement provided for

Parker MooreRepublican

AI chatbots; unfair or deceptive trade practice for failing to notify consumer about AI chatbot; private right of action and enforcement provided for

Parker MooreRepublican

Marshall County; volunteer fire districts, annexation of new areas, application of fire service fee, enforcement

Brock ColvinRepublican

County law library fund and judicial administration fund; to require separate funds to be maintained in the county treasury

Phillip PettusRepublican

Firearms; storage requirements provided; criminal penalty for violation resulting in possession by minor under certain circumstances, subject to exceptions

Barbara DrummondDemocrat

Motor vehicles; county and municipal prosecutors, dark tint on personal vehicles authorized

Mack ButlerRepublican

Relating to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund; expenditure of monies from the fund, creation of additional advanced technology and data exchange funds

Bryan BrinyarkRepublican

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

Laura HallDemocrat

Competitive bidding; repairs of vehicles under $15,000 for certain awarding authorities exempt

Kerry (Bubba) UnderwoodRepublican

Expungement; automatic order of expungement, required under certain conditions

Ontario TillmanDemocrat

Posting of classroom curricula on school website, alternative review procedure provided for certain copyrighted materials

Susan DuBoseRepublican

Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Rex ReynoldsRepublican

Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed

Paul W. LeeRepublican

Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, sunset removed

Jeff SorrellsRepublican

Emergency medical transport providers assessment, sunset clause removed

Rex ReynoldsRepublican

Coalition against domestic violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Laura HallDemocrat

Alabama Indian Affairs Commission; commission authority and membership revised, additional tribes recognized

Marcus ParamoreRepublican