HR228 Summary

• Establishes a special order calendar for the 25th legislative day of the Alabama House of Representatives, taking precedence over regular business.

• Designates 18 bills and resolutions for priority consideration, including measures on innovation corporations, education charter schools, digital connectivity, taxation exemptions, and criminal justice reforms.

• Bills span multiple policy areas: economic development (HB540, HB609), education (HB487, HB88), infrastructure (SB215, HB631), motor vehicles (HB611, SB4), and criminal law (HB490, HB421).

• Includes tax exemptions for multiple Alabama community foundations and the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center (HB625, HB626).

• Contains provisions on distracted driving, bail bond regulations, feminine hygiene products in schools, and small farm wineries.