Bills & Legislation

Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations as deceptive trade practice, parents authorized to bring civil action

Clyde ChamblissRepublican

Crimes and offenses, unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and trafficking in illegal drugs further provided for

April WeaverRepublican

State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer.

April WeaverRepublican

Post-partum depression; to require Medicaid coverage and provide for education and screening .

Vivian Davis FiguresDemocrat

Alabama student grant program, approved institution of higher learning provided

Robert StewartDemocrat

Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing within the Department of Workforce; created as centralized entity for providing leadership, support, and oversight to certain boards.

Chris ElliottRepublican

Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board; required to renegotiate contracts for Medicare retiree health benefit plans every five years

Arthur OrrRepublican

Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code revised; makes technical changes and corrects references, and codifies practices relating to electronic filing and name reservations

Sam GivhanRepublican

Relating to Alabama Housing Trust Fund; mortgage recording fee increase

Kelvin DatcherDemocrat

Local land bank authorities; shorten tax sale redemption period; restrictions on geographic scope; creation of multijurisdictional land banks by agreement; Governor's emergency authorization to create land bank

Kelvin DatcherDemocrat

Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load customers further provided

Neil RaffertyDemocrat

School report card, students who receive a nonstandard high school diploma upon graduation not considered in assigning grade

Marcus ParamoreRepublican

Taxation; Auxiliary of Big Oak Ranch, Inc., exempt from payment or collection of sales and use taxes

Craig LipscombRepublican

Feral Swine; criminal penalty deleted for transporting swine; conservation department prohibited from restricting transport

Brett EasterbrookRepublican

Competitive bidding; purchase and installation of playground equipment by public K-12 schools, exempted

Mike ShawRepublican

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

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

Taxation; Greater Peace Community Corporation, exempt from sales and use tax

Jeremy GrayDemocrat

Taxation; Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, exempt from sales and use tax

Jeremy GrayDemocrat

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

Corley EllisRepublican

Taxation, Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc., exempt from sales and use tax

Mark GidleyRepublican

Consumer protection; telephone solicitation database, prohibitions, penalties, damages, and defenses amended

Ontario TillmanDemocrat

Underground wells; carbon dioxide storage prohibited unless local governing body approves, approval procedures provided

Matthew HammettRepublican

Injection wells; fees assessed on certain wells, notice and participation for local governments provided, study commission established

Matthew HammettRepublican

Campaign finance statements; redaction required of residential addresses of candidates and officials

Kenyatté HassellDemocrat

Simplified sellers use tax, distribution of proceeds revised

Chris EnglandDemocrat

Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request

Cindy MyrexRepublican

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

Article V Convention; process for appointing commissioners and alternate commissioners to represent the State of Alabama at Article V Convention established

Ed OliverRepublican

Seafood country of origin; Agriculture and Industries Commissioner authorized to test for compliance, notification methods revised, violations further provided

Chip BrownRepublican

Relating to gross income; to amend Section 40-18-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to exclude difficulty of care payments from gross income

Mike ShawRepublican

Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for, animal control officer enforcement of violations established

Phillip EnslerDemocrat

Alabama Lottery established; Alabama Lottery Corporation established to administer lottery; Tribal-State compact authorized; constitutional amendment

Phillip EnslerDemocrat

Alabama Lottery, established; Alabama Lottery Corporation, established to operate and regulate lottery games; revenue distribution, provided; criminal penalties for gambling offenses, increased

Phillip EnslerDemocrat

Firearms; possession without identification prohibited in certain municipalities

Kenyatté HassellDemocrat

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

Larry StuttsRepublican

Public Works Contracts; authorize additional methods for advertising for sealed bids on public works contracts exceeding $100,000; authorize a safe harbor when using multiple methods and one method fails; authorize a safe harbor for the Department of Transportation under certain circumstances

Greg AlbrittonRepublican

Rural Hospital Investment Program established, tax credits for donations to rural hospitals authorized

April WeaverRepublican

Sales and use tax, simplified sellers use tax (SSUT), recalculation of distributions based on annexations, deannexations, or incorporations, on fifth year after release of census commencing on January 1, 2026

David SessionsRepublican

Relating to taxation; to exempt the Alabama Eye Bank from sales and use taxes

J. T. 'Jabo' WaggonerRepublican

Public works contracts; advertising requirements, further provided

Chris ElliottRepublican

Medical Examiners Board and Nursing Board collaborative practice; joint committee, membership and procedures revised

Tim MelsonRepublican

Taxation; Alabama Wildlife Center, extend the exemption from state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes

J. T. 'Jabo' WaggonerRepublican

Taxation; Alabama Audubon, exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes

J. T. 'Jabo' WaggonerRepublican

Law Enforcement Officers; civil and criminal immunity expanded

Lance BellRepublican

Building codes; standardization of certain non-residential building codes, provided; practice architecture and duties of local building code officials, further provided

Steve LivingstonRepublican

Controlled substances; psychoactive derivatives of hemp added as Schedule I drug

Tim MelsonRepublican