2025 Regular Session

Committee appointed to notify Governor that the Legislature is in Session

Sponsor: Chris Pringle

Emergency medical transport providers, assessment period extended

Sponsor: Rex Reynolds

Legislature; codification of 2024 Regular Session Acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into the Code of Alabama 1975

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed

Sponsor: Andy Whitt

Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for

Sponsor: William Beasley

Relating to Sales and Use Tax; to establish conditions for exemption of county or municipal sales and use tax

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided

Sponsor: Chris Blackshear

Jury duty; exemption for nursing mothers

Sponsor: April Weaver

Seafood, seafood dealer license fee increased; portion thereof directed for promoting state's seafood

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Escambia County, powers, duties, appointment, and compensation of medical examiner further provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Elmore County; to levy a county rental tax; provide distribution of proceeds from tax

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for

Sponsor: Larry Stutts

County housing authorities, further provides for the powers of authorities and exempts from taxes

Sponsor: Adline Clarke

Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien established

Sponsor: Wes Kitchens

Game breeder license; possessory interest in deer established; killing, testing, prohibition of transfer of deer by state agencies for disease prohibited, subject to exceptions

Sponsor: Jeff Sorrells

Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorneys, annual supplemental compensation provided

Sponsor: Phillip Pettus

General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification; provides for status of mandatory members and part-time employee members who join on or after October 1, 2025

Sponsor: Jim Carns

Alabama STEM Council created in the Department of Workforce, membership and duties provided

Sponsor: Terri Collins

The Joint Interim Study Commission on PTSD in Law Enforcement Officers, created

Sponsor: Ontario Tillman

Development of recommendations for the enhancement of rural Alabama through the Alabama Growth Alliance and the Alabama Rural Roadmap initiative, encouraged

Sponsor: Garlan Gudger

Crimes and offenses; crime of mail theft, established; penalties, provided

Sponsor: April Weaver

Navigable and non-navigable waters; operating motor vehicles on submerged lands prohibited, subject to exceptions; criminal penalties provided

Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss

St. Clair County, compensation and benefits of coroner further provided for, retroactive

Sponsor: Jim Hill

Youthful offenders, electronic monitoring of delinquent children authorized; revise circumstances when status offenders may be detained

Sponsor: Travis Hendrix

Talladega County, distribution of special county sales and use tax further provided for

Sponsor: Randy Wood

Marion County, service of process further provided for, Service of Process Fund created, distribution of fees provided for

Sponsor: Tracy Estes

Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided

Sponsor: Rex Reynolds

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Consumer protection; warranties on HVAC systems, transfer requirements, provided

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Reverend Alexander, honored

Sponsor: Barbara Boyd

Promoting an increased trade relationship between the State of Alabama and the Port of Bar, Montenegro

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Alabama Commission on Higher Education; authorized to award loan assistance to athletic trainers under Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Adoption, Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code revised, procedures related to investigations, service of notice, and revocation of consent further provided for, duties of Department of Human Resources further provided for

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Alabama Real Estate Commission; prelicense, continuing education schools, instructors established and regulated; licenses, approvals established and further provided for; disciplinary authority, certain fees revised

Sponsor: Rolanda Hollis

Board of Pardons and Paroles; probation and parole officers specified as state law enforcement officers

Sponsor: Jerry Starnes

Elmore County, to allow county commission to levy a tax on vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and tobacco products; and to levy a property assessment

Sponsor: Troy Stubbs

House Interim Commission on Utility Relocation Costs, established

Sponsor: Chris Blackshear

Off-road vehicles, authorized to be used as authorized emergency vehicles under certain circumstances

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

Child advocacy centers; certification by Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers further provided for

Sponsor: Corley Ellis

Barbour County, qualifications and training of sheriff further provided for

Sponsor: William Beasley

Eunie Walldorf Smith, honored

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

Sponsor: David Sessions

Property; to authorize limited liability company officers to take acknowledgments and proof of conveyances under certain circumstances

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

Morgan County Education Retirees Association, commended

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, minimum educational qualifications for speech-language pathology assistant provided

Sponsor: David Standridge

911 Fund; further provide for distribution of monies

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Crimes and offenses, establishment, development, management, and maintenance of Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database provided for

Sponsor: Lance Bell

Earlene Dixon Thomas, celebrated

Sponsor: Napoleon Bracy

State government; procurement code, further exceptions provided for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads

Sponsor: Phillip Pettus

John Anthony Karagas, death mourned

Sponsor: Jim Carns

Geneva County, section providing for compensation of superintendent of education, repealed

Sponsor: Donnie Chesteen

Motor vehicles, disbursement of fines and fees from driving without a valid license plate, special access parking violations, and disability parking violations further provided for

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Alabama 21st Century Authority, use of available funds further provided for

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, key duplication services excepted from definition of locksmith expanded

Sponsor: Parker Moore

William Howard Mays, Jr., honored

Sponsor: Merika Coleman-Evans

Consumer protection, prohibition on unconscionable pricing during a declared emergency further provided for

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

Alcoholic beverage licenses; to license storage of alcoholic beverages to dispense at special events, including government venues

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Doulas, recognized

Sponsor: Marilyn Lands

Agriculture; amount which may be assessed on cotton sales increased

Sponsor: Danny Crawford

Restoring Educational Advancement of Completing High School (REACH) Act, providing for a nontraditional high school diploma option for students 17 years of age and older who withdraw from school through the Adult Education Division of the Alabama Community College System; to provide for the sharing of data on students who drop out of high school; and to provide that participating students are eligible for driver's licenses

Sponsor: Matt Woods

Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and Meritorious Service Medal, established

Sponsor: Nathaniel Ledbetter

Public K-12 education; local superintendent of education, or designee, to be point person to communicate with local law enforcement on behalf of school district for school bus safety issues including alleged crimes and violations

Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher

Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety

Sponsor: Leigh Hulsey

Municipal housing authorities, further provides for the powers of authorities and exempts from taxes

Sponsor: Adline Clarke

Motor vehicles; nonresident mandatory insurance requirements, further provided

Sponsor: Phillip Pettus

2025 Shroud Award, designated

Sponsor: Chris Pringle

911 Boards; permit two or more districts to jointly provide services

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

District attorneys, prosecutors, office of prosecution services' attorneys, retirement benefits and allowances further provided for; membership of District Attorneys' Plan expanded; participation in supernumerary program and employees retirement system further provided for

Sponsor: Ginny Shaver

Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in obtaining equipment and providing financing for qualified energy infrastructure projects

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Alabama Legislative Study Commission on Hemp and Cannabinoid Regulation, created

Sponsor: Jeremy Gray

Lee County; county engineer, functions, duties, and responsibilities, further provided

Sponsor: Randy Price

Physicians; Retired Senior Volunteer Program administered by Medical Examiners Board, qualifications to participate revised

Sponsor: Paul Lee

Sudden cardiac arrest; placement of AEDs on school property and at sporting events, further provided for

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Business taxes, requires annual reports from counties and municipalities, provides for causes of action, and revises the jurisdiction of the Alabama Tax Tribunal

Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss

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

Sponsor: Paul Lee

Convicted felons; restrictions on obtaining occupational licenses by convicted felons revised; certificate of employability for convicted felons created; immunity to employers provided

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Employees' Retirement System; retired firemedics, return to work without suspension of retirement allowance

Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss

Decoupling the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) Amendment to Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Conservation and natural resources, scope of licenses further provided for

Sponsor: Lance Bell

Coach Wesley Porter, commended

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Naming U.S. Highway 29 at its intersection with Eagle Road and Harts Bridge Road in Covington County the PFC Thomas Lloyd Rodgers Memorial Intersection

Sponsor: Matthew Hammett

Taxation, exempt state, county, and municipal sales and use tax from certain entities

Sponsor: Cynthia Almond

Move on When Ready; program established to allow qualifying high school junior and seniors to enroll full time at eligible community college, course approval provided for, Move on When Ready Fund created, Alabama Community College System required to administer

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Dr. Reverend Clifford Jones, commended

Sponsor: Jeremy Gray

Alabama Innovation Corporation, staggered terms for board of directors provided

Sponsor: Bobby Singleton

Board of Chiropractic Examiners; methods for sending board election notice and ballots permitted; limited license removed; licensee continuing education requirements revised

Sponsor: Matt Woods

Taxation, to increase the market value threshold amount for which tangible personal property is exempt from state ad valorem taxation

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Alabama State House; Legislative Council authorized to contract for demolition of existing building when new state house constructed; disposition of property and materials in building prior to demolition authorized

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

Crimes & offenses, provides that advertising access to sexual or labor servitude is a Class B felony

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Office of Information Technology, duties expanded to include cybersecurity and tasks previously performed by Division of Data Systems Management and Telecommunications Division of the Department of Finance

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Immigration, requires law enforcement agencies to collect and submit fingerprints and DNA from illegal aliens in custody

Sponsor: Lance Bell

Sales and use tax on food, state rate reduced, counties and municipalities authorized to reduce

Sponsor: Danny Garrett

Taxation, sales tax exemptions, sales and use tax exemption provided for certain purchases of diapers, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, and menstrual hygiene products

Sponsor: Neil Rafferty

Alabama Building Renovation Authority, additional bonds authorized, bond sale provisions clarified

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, assessment extended, to August 31, 2028

Sponsor: Chris Blackshear

Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Sheriff Joe Patterson, honored

Sponsor: Rex Reynolds

Morgan County Education Retirees Association (MCERA), commended

Sponsor: Terri Collins

Danne Howard, commended

Sponsor: Paul Lee

Lott Middle School 7th Grade Social Studies Champions, celebrated

Sponsor: Shane Stringer

Miss Prestley Skelton, congratulated

Sponsor: Matt Woods

Cindy O'Brien, celebrated

Sponsor: Patrick Sellers

Evangel Softball, congratulated

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Department of Archives and History, composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Certain municipal water works boards reconstituted, operating procedures further provided for

Sponsor: Dan Roberts

Jefferson County, filling of vacancies on county commission and election dates further provided for

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes

Sponsor: Jay Hovey

Choctaw County, court cost in circuit court, district court, municipal court, district for county jail

Sponsor: Brett Easterbrook

Jerry Stallworth, death mourned

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Dr. John W. Stewart III, commended

Sponsor: Corley Ellis

Non profit agricultural organization, authorized to offer health benefits to members

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Crimes and offenses; obstructing governmental operations, further provided

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

Criminal corrections, denies eligibility for temporary release programs to certain individuals

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

Elmore County, to allow county commission to levy a tax on vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and tobacco products; and to levy a property assessment.

Sponsor: Troy Stubbs

Civil liability, liability limited for certain entities operating off-roading parks

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

Crimes and offenses; human cloning prohibited, criminal penalties provided

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Catfish; transfer out of state of those harvested in public waters prohibited; criminal penalties for violations established

Sponsor: Chris Sells

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

Sponsor: April Weaver

Firearms; possession of machine guns prohibited; criminal penalty for violating established

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Retired law enforcement officers, employment of certain retired law enforcement officers further provided for

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

Medical Cannabis Commission; process for selecting integrated facility licenses revised, appeals process of commission determinations revised, number of integrated facility licenses to be issued increased

Sponsor: Tim Melson

Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations, certain violations constitute Class C felony

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Public K-12 education, instruction on success sequence required, State Board of Education to develop model curriculum and adopt rules

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Courts; Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint; disposition by law enforcement officer further provided

Sponsor: Ron Bolton

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

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Law enforcement officers, giving false name or address, date of birth included, refusal to respond if part of a lawful stop, criminal penalties

Sponsor: Ron Bolton

Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for violation established

Sponsor: Phillip Ensler

Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Boards of water and sewer commissioners; prohibited from restricting public recreational uses of controlled water bodies

Sponsor: Jack Williams

Government issued licenses, permits, and certifications; time frame imposed for issuing licenses etc.; exceptions provided

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Ten Commandments, required to be displayed in common area of public K-12 schools and public institutions of higher education

Sponsor: Keith Kelley

Class 2 municipalities, scrap tires, enforcement of Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act, jurisdiction of municipality court, criminal penalties

Sponsor: Adline Clarke

Veteran license tags; certain veterans exposed to radiation added to those who may receive distinctive tag

Sponsor: Wes Kitchens

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, 2026

Sponsor: Rex Reynolds

Leasehold interests added to prohibition against acquisition of ownership interests by certain individuals, governments, political parties in agricultural, forest and other real property; adds companies, individuals on U.S. Treasury sanctions lists to sanctions list prohibition; specifies overall pertinence to property in the state

Sponsor: Scott Stadthagen

Provisional release from educational intervention

Sponsor: Terri Collins

Motor vehicles, child passenger restraint systems, use further provided

Sponsor: Ron Bolton

Crimes and Offenses, penalties for eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer further provided for

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Health care policies; eliminate cost-sharing for prostate screening coverage of high risk men

Sponsor: Jeremy Gray

Trucks; additions to those exempt from weight limits; procedures for portable scales enforcement revised and provided; enforcement authority revised

Sponsor: Jack Williams

Public works contracts; advertising requirements, further provided

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

To amend 40-9-1; increasing the market value threshold amount for which tangible personal property is exempt from state ad valorem taxation

Sponsor: David Sessions

Taxation; High Socks for Hope, exempt from sales and use tax

Sponsor: Bill Lamb

Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Crimes and offenses, custodial sexual misconduct further provided for

Sponsor: Keith Kelley

Clarke County, sheriff authorized to collect fees for certain services

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Candidates; revise statement of economic interests filing requirements

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Public assistance, regular cross-checks required for Medicaid and food assistance eligibility

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Alabama Statewide Reentry Task Force, created

Sponsor: Robert Stewart

Legislative Services Agency; complete a Rural Impact Report on legislation if requested

Sponsor: Curtis Travis

City of Loxley in Baldwin County, corporate limits altered

Sponsor: Donna Givens

Alabama Improvement Districts; to streamline enforcement and collection of assessments; authorize revenue commissioner to collect reasonable compensation; provide additional rights and protections; eliminate certain remedies for failure to pay an assessment

Sponsor: Margie Wilcox

Town of Newbern in Hale County; corporate limits altered

Sponsor: Curtis Travis

Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025

Sponsor: Rex Reynolds

Jackson County Probate Judge, salary revised

Sponsor: Steve Livingston

Alabama Resilience Council

Sponsor: Chip Brown

State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established

Sponsor: Mike Kirkland

Retirement, State Facilitated Retirement Savings Program created

Sponsor: Robert Stewart

Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies

Sponsor: Rhett Marques

Veterans Week, celebrated

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Consumer Protection; platforms providing services allowing employees to access earned income prior to paycheck not considered a lender or debt collector; standards on platforms imposed

Sponsor: Shay Shelnutt

Crimes and offenses, unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering in the first degree further provided for

Sponsor: Shane Stringer

Tobin Roth, commended

Sponsor: Rhett Marques

Mixed spirit beverages, providing for distribution, retail sale, and tax

Sponsor: Bobby Singleton

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

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

Incarceration, supervised pre-incarceration probation for certain pregnant women provided for, self-surrender 12 weeks after birth required, criminal penalties for failure to surrender provided

Sponsor: Rolanda Hollis

Alabama K-12 Mental Health Task Force, established

Sponsor: Marilyn Lands

Office of Water Resources; division chief as exempt service employee, established; duties further provided

Sponsor: Garlan Gudger

Bail Bonds; Bail Reform Act of 1993 and Bail Bond Regulatory Act amended; certain undeposited fees forgiven; penalties for crime of bail jumping increased; to provide further for conditional forfeitures, out-of-state bondsmen and sureties, limitations on property owners as sureties; to provide further for the definition of an employee of a professional bail bond company or professional surety company, for the licensing and duties of apprentices; to increase the membership of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board; provide for a late fee for renewals; and to require applicants for licensing to be residents of this state for at least one year

Sponsor: Shane Stringer

Psychoactive derivatives of CBD; Possession prohibited; criminal penalties provided for violations

Sponsor: Dan Roberts

Libraries, further provides for the appointment of local library boards

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Alabama Unmanned Aircraft System Study Commission created

Sponsor: James Lomax

The Cook Museum of Natural Science, commended

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Civil practice; affirmative defenses; limitation of liability for damages sustained for obstructing traffic for the obstruction of vehicle traffic, established

Sponsor: Shane Stringer

Pastor Vincent L. Witt, commended

Sponsor: Ontario Tillman

Ola Mae Lampley, death mourned

Sponsor: Patrice McClammy

Crimes and offenses; crime of loitering, exceptions further provided; mask usage policies on school campuses, authorized

Sponsor: Jamie Kiel

Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances

Sponsor: Christopher England

Public Investments; to prohibit Board of Control of ERSA and TRSA from investing with restricted entities affiliated with Communist Chinese military companies

Sponsor: Andrew Jones

Tuskegee University, appropriation

Sponsor: William Beasley

Pardons and Paroles Board; allow inmates to participate in parole hearing virtually

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Montgomery County, probate judge compensation further provided for

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Motor vehicles; operation of oversized vehicles operated by automated driving systems, prohibited

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

International Fertilizer Development Center, 50th anniversary, commended

Sponsor: Tim Melson

National Guard; legal services office and legal assistance program created

Sponsor: Cynthia Almond

Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised

Sponsor: Wes Kitchens

Crimes and offenses; critical infrastructure facilities, further provided; crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering, further provided

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted

Sponsor: Jeana Ross

Counties and municipalities, entities and officials, online publication of discretionary account fund amounts and expenditures required

Sponsor: Wes Kitchens

Legislature; codification of 2024 Regular Session Acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into the Code of Alabama 1975

Sponsor: Chris Pringle

Talladega College, appropriation

Sponsor: Lance Bell

State employees; salary deductions further provided for

Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher

Relating to Sales and Use Tax; to establish conditions for exemption of county or municipal sales and use tax

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

FY2025 ETF Advancement and Technology Supplemental Appropriation Bill

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Danne Howard, commended

Sponsor: Paul Lee

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

Sponsor: Jeremy Gray

Municipal police departments; report number of law enforcement officers employed by department to Alabama Justice Information Commission, ALEA, and Attorney General

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Public schools, colleges, and universities; immunity provided to students and teachers who decline to use certain pronouns or names

Sponsor: Scott Stadthagen

Baldwin County, annexation the City of Daphne

Sponsor: Matt Simpson

Marriage; valid marriages further provided for, exemption to recording requirement provided

Sponsor: Jim Hill

Baldwin County, municipalities authorized to operate an automated photographic speeding enforcement system, jurisdiction of civil fines for violations provided for

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

Taxation; Energy use in poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax

Sponsor: Jack Williams

Alabama Charter School Finance Authority, bonding authority established, legislative findings, board membership, powers, contracts, investments

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

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

Sponsor: Cynthia Almond

Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted

Sponsor: Wes Kitchens

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Firearms, revise circumstances when firearm possession is prohibited

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Provisional release from educational intervention

Sponsor: Donnie Chesteen

Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided

Sponsor: Keith Kelley

Henry County; Henry County Sheriff's Office and Henry County Task Force, authorized to sell, use, and destroy certain abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property

Sponsor: Rick Rehm

Steve Tyson, commended

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Require bond financing agreement documents to include schedule of debt obligation of county

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one business license, health inspection, and fire inspection to apply statewide

Sponsor: Dan Roberts

Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised

Sponsor: Marcus Paramore

Hospital liens, to limit

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Crimes and offenses; resisting arrest; temporary holding period, provided

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, exemption for the licensing and regulation of makeup applicators provided

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Jimmy Sanford, commended

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Pardons and Paroles; hearing procedures, revised

Sponsor: Kenyatte Hassell

Utilities; privately owned sewer and wastewater systems; systems under jurisdiction of Alabama Public Service Commission, further provided

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Judges, eligibility to be elected or appointed further provided for, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Lee County, electronic filing of business property tax returns provided for

Sponsor: Jay Hovey

Public and nonpublic K-12 schools, prohibited from refusing to transfer student records based on unpaid balance owed by student

Sponsor: Matt Simpson

Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, definitions, fees, examination requirements, and reciprocity provisions revised; role of the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) provided

Sponsor: Neil Rafferty

Henry County, coroner and deputy coroner, expenses further provided for

Sponsor: Rick Rehm

Motorcycles; certain aged individuals with certain insurance authorized to operate without helmets

Sponsor: Shay Shelnutt

Purple Star Schools Program, program amended to include private K-12 schools, committee expanded to include one member who represents private K-12 schools

Sponsor: Ben Harrison

Supporting the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Crisis Recovery Support Network

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Illegal immigration; procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal aliens provided for; reporting requirements established

Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough

Stephanie Lofton Streeter, commended

Sponsor: Barbara Drummond

Jefferson County, pistol permits further provided for

Sponsor: Kelvin Datcher

School buses, law requiring the transportation of community college and trade school students on, repealed

Sponsor: Danny Garrett

Coastal Alabama Insurance, expressed

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

Pardons and Paroles Board; increase members on board; further provide for selection of chair; parole consideration guidelines after denial of parole established

Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss

Counties and municipalities, provides for memorandums of understanding related to traffic enforcement

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Madison County, boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope further provided for

Sponsor: Ritchie Whorton

Income tax, exemption for taxable retirement income increased

Sponsor: Danny Garrett

Mayor Sandy Stimpson, commended

Sponsor: Chris Pringle

Mary Katherine Malone, commended

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Robert Shwartzman Day, proclaimed

Sponsor: Mark Gidley

Joint Session on April 17, 2025, Law Enforcement Medal of Honor

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Criminal procedure; warrants served on inmates in Department of Corrections

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Lee County; to further provide for solid waste collection fees

Sponsor: Randy Price

Juvenile offenders, delinquent acts for purposes of juvenile proceedings further provided for

Sponsor: Phillip Pettus

Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

Crimes and offenses; crime of tampering with a legislative record, established

Sponsor: Stephen Hurst

Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Sponsor: Bryan Brinyark

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

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Relating to the Tax Incentive Reform Act; to authorize a public industrial authority to grant abatements for international headquarters of publicly traded companies

Sponsor: Rex Reynolds

State employees, travel meal allowance further provided for

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

77th Independence Day of the State of Israel, commemorated

Sponsor: Phillip Ensler

Municipalities, municipal audits further provided for

Sponsor: Bill Lamb

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Jackson High School Boys Basketball Team, commended

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Keisha Kashae Chandler, death mourned

Sponsor: Patrice McClammy

Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education as hunger free campuses

Sponsor: Terri Collins

Robert Lee Wilder, death mourned

Sponsor: Artis McCampbell

Jefferson County, compensation of tax collector and tax assessor further provided for

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Alabama State University GEAR UP Students, commended

Sponsor: Phillip Ensler

Physicians, rural physicians income tax credit, replace existing credit

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Administrative Procedure Act, standard of judicial review of agency rulings revised

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Fred Irby III, commended

Sponsor: Adline Clarke

Maurine W. Brewer, 100th Birthday, celebrated

Sponsor: Randy Wood

Henry County, Southeast Alabama Human Development Council abolished, transfer of duties provided for

Sponsor: Rick Rehm

Henry County, county lodging tax further provided for

Sponsor: Rick Rehm

Jackson County Probate Judge, salary revised

Sponsor: Mike Kirkland

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

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

Sponsor: Bobby Singleton

Escambia County, qualifications of the sheriff further provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Washington County, compensation of circuit clerk further provided for

Sponsor: Brett Easterbrook

Lauderdale County, sheriff, authorized to conduct fundraising events, including rodeos

Sponsor: Phillip Pettus

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

Sponsor: Craig Lipscomb

Dr. William McKinley Norwood, Sr., death mourned

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Lauderdale County, sales and use tax further provided for

Sponsor: Tim Melson

Corrections Department; authorize Commissioner of Department of Corrections to contract with foreign nations to confine Alabama inmates.

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Alabama 21st Century Fund, further distribution of funds, one-time appropriation to the Department of Commerce

Sponsor: Bobby Singleton

Wesley Porter, commended

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Mixed spirit beverages, providing for distribution, retail sale, and tax

Sponsor: Craig Lipscomb

Local water, sewer, and fire protection authorities; prohibition on officers serving on board of directors of authority removed

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Escambia County, deposit and use of monies by sheriff further provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Escambia County, county commission authorized to levy an additional motor vehicle license and registration issuance fee, distributions of proceeds provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Rick Clark, commended

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Alabama Resilience Council, created

Sponsor: Steve Livingston

23rd Street Missionary Baptist Church, celebrated

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

City of Florence in Lauderdale County, corporate limits altered

Sponsor: Tim Melson

Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, memorializing marker required under certain circumstances, failure of committee to act results in denial of waiver, fine revised, and duties of Attorney General specified

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Forte Family Reunion, recognized

Sponsor: Berry Forte

Public Education, to require the State Department of Education for public K-12 schools, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for public four-year institutions of higher education, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System for public two-year institutions of higher education to summarize and report break/fix rates on school technology devices to Legislature

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Barbour County, compensation of supernumerary revenue commissioner provided for, retroactive effect

Sponsor: William Beasley

Board of Midwifery; revise powers

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, celebrated

Sponsor: Patrick Sellers

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Crimes and offenses, resisting arrest further provided for, enhanced penalties provided for in certain circumstances

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast past events and live horse and dog races under certain conditions; tax levied; distribution of revenue, provided

Sponsor: Robert Stewart

Homestead exemptions, extending to unremarried widow or widower

Sponsor: Danny Crawford

Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, dependents, tuition assistance, disability requirements revised

Sponsor: Parker Moore

Alabama 21st Century Fund, further distribution of funds, one-time appropriation to the Department of Commerce

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Alabama Emergency Management Agency; authorize to spend public funds on promotional materials

Sponsor: Troy Stubbs

Crimes and offenses; making a terrorist threat in the second degree, elements revised, criminal penalties further provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Alabama Commission on Higher Education and ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of an adult learner decreased from 25 to 22; definition of eligible student expanded

Sponsor: Terri Collins

Real estate transactions; required disclosure forms; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances; penalties and fines for certain violations; duties of qualifying brokers and licensees; scope of operation of teams

Sponsor: Joshua Carnley

Child support, retroactivity provided for in certain circumstances

Sponsor: Merika Coleman-Evans

Jackie Robinson Day, April 15, Recognized

Sponsor: Merika Coleman-Evans

Troy Regional, commended

Sponsor: Joshua Carnley

Supporting the acquisition and secure storage of uranium-233 in Alabama

Sponsor: Greg Albritton

Evergreen Baptist Church, 150th anniversary, celebrated

Sponsor: William Beasley

School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact

Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher

Gospel Music Workshop of America, Inc., recognized

Sponsor: Jerry Starnes

Travis Javon Jackson, death mourned

Sponsor: Kenyatte Hassell

Coffee County, Town of Kinston, speeding enforcement, automated photo enforcement as civil violations, civil penalties, appeal procedures

Sponsor: Joshua Carnley

Washington County; sheriff, authorized to sell or destroy certain abandoned, stolen, or unclaimed firearms

Sponsor: Brett Easterbrook

Taxation; to exempt the sale of certain items used in agricultural production from state sales and use tax

Sponsor: Chad Robertson

Etowah County, fiduciary responsibility for Mega Sports Complex Authority immediately transferred to the City of Rainbow City and upon full payment of outstanding debts, assets of authority transferred to Rainbow City

Sponsor: Andrew Jones

Montgomery County Street Cleanup Event, celebrated

Sponsor: Phillip Ensler

Sex offenders; restricted employment and volunteer provisions further provided for

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Escambia County, sheriff authorized to establish procedures for use of credit or debit card

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Shelby County, City of Alabaster, plant nuisance abatement further provided for

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Paint Rock in Jackson County, corporate limits altered

Sponsor: Steve Livingston

Declaring April 22, 2025, as Alabama Links Day at the Capitol

Sponsor: Napoleon Bracy

Donald Wayne Armstrong, death mourned

Sponsor: Corley Ellis

Clay County; sheriff, authorized to conduct fundraising events, use of proceeds for sheriff's office

Sponsor: Randy Price

City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Probate judge, salary revised

Sponsor: April Weaver

Escambia County, probate court fees further provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Local emergency management organizations; mutual aid agreements with other public and private agencies

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

Choctaw County; ad valorem tax on certain property increased

Sponsor: Brett Easterbrook

70th Anniversary of the Nationwide Polio Eradication Campaign, commemorated

Sponsor: Pebblin Warren

Clarke County, county commissioners, expense allowance and salary provided for

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Clarke county, sheriffs, expense allowance and salary provided for

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

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

Sponsor: Danny Garrett

Public works; alternative project delivery methods authorized; adoption of administrative rules authorized; protest procedures and reporting requirements established; Public Works Advisory Council established

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

Choctaw County, probate court, additional filing fees on deeds and mortgages, distribution for office of the judge of probate

Sponsor: Brett Easterbrook

Mechanics lien on aircraft; clarifies and establishes scope of lien of a provider of certain labor or materials to aircraft, authorizes recording lien with FAA and Secretary of State

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

Reverend Salter, death mourned

Sponsor: Ginny Shaver

Sunset Law; Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators continued with modification until October 1, 2027

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Public K-12 schools, home school students authorized to attend career and technical education programs in certain circumstances

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Supporting national efforts to expand timber production and streamline policies to enhance forest management

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Domestic violence; establishment of domestic violence database provided for; Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency required to adopt rules

Sponsor: Chad Robertson

Public entities, installation and maintenance of adult-size changing tables by public entities required; grant program created

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Springwood School Girls Basketball Team, AISA AA State Champions, commended

Sponsor: Debbie Wood

Jefferson County, Birmingham City Board of Education, member compensation revised

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Justin Jemel Williams, death mourned

Sponsor: Robert Stewart

Mobile County, electronic monitoring further provided for

Sponsor: David Sessions

Motor vehicles, firefighter distinctive license plate for volunteer and professional firefighters, fee increased, distribution of funds

Sponsor: Ritchie Whorton

Sunset Law; State Board of Podiatry continued with modification until October 1, 2029

Sponsor: Chris Pringle

University of South Alabama; membership of Board of Trustees revised, meetings of the board further provided for

Sponsor: Chris Pringle

Interstate compact, respiratory therapists

Sponsor: Keith Kelley

Sunset Law; Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers continued without modification until October 1, 2029

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Montgomery County, Montgomery City Council authorized to join state retirement system, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher

Jefferson County, sheriff compensation revised

Sponsor: Rolanda Hollis

Russell County, probate recording fee, further provided

Sponsor: Chris Blackshear

Butler County, levy of additional motor vehicle license and registration fee authorized

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Stephanie Lofton Streeter, commended

Sponsor: Barbara Drummond

Sunset Law; State Board of Genetic Counseling continued with modification until October 1, 2027

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Drug courts; name changed to "accountability courts," eligibility expanded to include veterans and individuals with mental illness, duties of Administrative Office of Courts further provided for

Sponsor: Andrew Jones

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Dr. Clinton, Jr., honored

Sponsor: Ritchie Whorton

Taxation and Revenue; Homestead ad valorum taxes of certain veterans prohibited from inclusion in debt-to-income ratio

Sponsor: Kenneth Paschal

Butler County, sheriff authorized to sell surplus property

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Information Technology Auditors, qualifications for being hired to perform audits on state chartered financial institutions specified

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Public works; alternative project delivery methods authorized; adoption of administrative rules authorized; protest procedures and reporting requirements established; Public Works Advisory Council established

Sponsor: Steve Clouse

Sunset Law; State Board of Midwifery continued with modification until October 1, 2029

Sponsor: Margie Wilcox

Taxation; historical horse racing computerized machines; state and local privilege tax levied on pari-mutuel wagering on historical horse racing machines; local taxes repealed

Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence

Alabama Grocers Association, 35th Anniversary, recognized

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Charles C. Anderson, commended

Sponsor: Tim Melson

Joint Interim Study Commission on Expanding Access to High-Quality Out-of-School Education Programs, created

Sponsor: Terri Collins

70th Anniversary of the Nationwide Polio Eradication Campaign, commemorated

Sponsor: William Beasley

Scouting America Day, recognized

Sponsor: Steve Livingston

Scouting America Day, recognized

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, court authorized to accept cash deposit in certain circumstances

Sponsor: Christopher England

Pet care; veterinarian or technician required to be at certain boarding and grooming facilities; civil penalty for violations

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Commending Taiwan for its relations with the U.S. and State of Alabama

Sponsor: Andrew Jones

Golden Rule Anti-Bullying Program and Peter Gregerson, recognized

Sponsor: Mack Butler

Contracts for public works; exemptions further provided

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Sunset Law; Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers continued with modification until 2027

Sponsor: Neil Rafferty

Sunset Law; Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers continued with modification until October 1, 2029

Sponsor: Margie Wilcox

Urging the Trump Administration, the United States Secretary of Defense, and the United States Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent headquarters for the United States Space Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Walter Peavy, commended

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Motor vehicles, oversize vehicle load permits, exemption for electric utility commodities and equipment provided

Sponsor: Donna Givens

Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center, 20th Anniversary, celebrated

Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence

Convening of a Joint Session, Military Appreciation Day, recognized

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Albert Shumaker, death mourned

Sponsor: Ginny Shaver

Mary Stephens Zoghby, death mourned

Sponsor: Adline Clarke

David Adams, commended

Sponsor: Matthew Hammett

Restoration of Voting Rights; notification to convicted individuals seeking restoration; Pardons and Paroles Board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices

Sponsor: William Beasley

Coach Luke Hutcheson, commended

Sponsor: Bill Lamb

Yancey Parker's, 75th Anniversary, celebrated

Sponsor: Rhett Marques

Daniel Pratt, Honored

Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss

St. Clair County; mental health officer, powers and duties further provided

Sponsor: Jim Hill

Etowah County; Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit, authorized to sell, use, and destroy certain abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property

Sponsor: Mack Butler

Elmore County, to create motor vehicle and watercraft registration fees and provide for distribution of funds.

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Sheriff, to authorize use of credit card or debit card

Sponsor: Paul Lee

Public assistance, regular cross-checks required for Medicaid and food assistance eligibility

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Residential Home Construction, approval by licensed architect or professional engineer not required if construction under three stories in height

Sponsor: Brett Easterbrook

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Omega Psi Phi Day, recognized

Sponsor: Curtis Travis

Louis Patrick Thomas, death mourned

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Jayden Dewayne Howell, death mourned

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Public school libraries; collection development and acquisition policies provided for, local school advisory councils created, mechanism for written challenge of library materials provided, rights of parents provided for, State Board of Education authorized to adopt rules

Sponsor: Donna Givens

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Baldwin County, ad valorem tax further provided for, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Donna Givens

Motor vehicles; salvage certificate of title requirements, revised

Sponsor: Joshua Carnley

Sunset Law; Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners continued without modification until October 1, 2027

Sponsor: Margie Wilcox

Blount County, lodging tax increased, additional lodging tax levied, collection and distribution provided for

Sponsor: David Standridge

Baldwin County, constitutional amendment, Belforest Landmark District established

Sponsor: Donna Givens

Pickens County, motor vehicle tags, additional issuance fees, earmarked for ambulance service, referendum

Sponsor: Ron Bolton

Community development districts; alcoholic beverage tax in certain districts, distribution of proceeds provided for

Sponsor: Garlan Gudger

Bullying Awareness Month, designated

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Drug courts; name changed to "accountability courts," eligibility expanded to include veterans and individuals with mental illness, duties of Administrative Office of Courts further provided for

Sponsor: Chad Robertson

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Board of Education required to adopt rules, funding sources provided for

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Establishes the Single Parent Support Income Tax Credit

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Health benefit plans; process further specified for making coverage determinations with enforcement and oversight given to the Department of Insurance.

Sponsor: Kelvin Datcher

Certified registered nurse practitioners, authorized to sign student athlete physical examination participation eligibility forms

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Juvenile court, required to provide written notification to local superintendent or principal of private K-12 school if student charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain serious crimes; authorized to provide written notice of charges for or adjudication of delinquency for lesser crimes

Sponsor: Alan Baker

Jackson High School Boys Basketball Team and Coaches, commended

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

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

Sponsor: Terri Collins

Juvenile court, required to provide written notification to local superintendent or principal of private K-12 school if student charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain serious crimes; authorized to provide written notice of charges for or adjudication of delinquency for lesser crimes

Sponsor: David Sessions

Sentencing; habitual felony offender act, resentencing procedures, established

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Convicted felons; restrictions on obtaining occupational licenses by convicted felons revised; certificate of employability for convicted felons created; immunity to employers provided

Sponsor: Parker Moore

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Public Blockchain, creation of; inclusion of certain state expenditures.

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Bailey Cox, commended

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Public utilities; private sewer or wastewater systems, authorized to come under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Calhoun County, authorizes the county commission and governing bodies of municipalities to regulate halfway houses

Sponsor: Keith Kelley

Safe Drinking Water Act; environmental management department required to investigate for PFAS; private right of action against responsible persons established

Sponsor: Neil Rafferty

Benjamin Wortham, commended

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Deputy Brad Bush, 2025 Legislative Medal of Honor recipient, commended

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Alabama Corrections Institutions Finance Authority, maximum bonding authority increased

Sponsor: Greg Albritton

National Guard; legal services office and legal assistance program created

Sponsor: Sam Givhan

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Sheriffs, start of term of office further provided for

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students

Sponsor: Danny Garrett

James Bradberry IV, commended

Sponsor: Patrick Sellers

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation revised

Sponsor: Paul Lee

Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast past events and live horse and dog races under certain conditions; tax levied; distribution of revenue, provided

Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence

Deloris Bagsby, Mobile Judicial Commission, commended

Sponsor: Shane Stringer

Fred Gray, commended

Sponsor: Pebblin Warren

Candidates; revise statement of economic interests filing requirements

Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison

Calhoun County, coroner's compensation further provided for

Sponsor: Randy Wood

Marengo County; coroner and deputy coroner, compensation and travel expense

Sponsor: Artis McCampbell

Motor vehicles; impoundment conditions and procedures, further provided; redemption procedures, further provided; issuance of local identification cards, restrictions provided

Sponsor: Jamie Kiel

Health; discrimination by certain entities against individuals who refuse certain immunizations, drugs, or facial coverings for reasons of conscience prohibited; civil cause of action for violations provided; Attorney General authorized to defend an entity subject to related federal penalties

Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough

Bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette 1825 Visit to Alabama, commemorated

Sponsor: Jeana Ross

Income tax, tax credit for voluntary cash contributions to pregnancy center or residential maternity facility

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Talladega County, Childersburg, corporate limits altered to add property de-annexed from the Town of Bon Air

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

Unborn children; defined from the moment of fertilization for purposes of certain criminal prosecution, prosecutions for murder and assault of unborn child authorized and further provided for, defense of duress authorized for woman charged with death of her own child

Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day, recognized

Sponsor: Barbara Boyd

Dr. Shannen Dee Williams, commended

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Pardons and Paroles; juvenile offenders serving life without parole; parole authorized following satisfaction of certain conditions

Sponsor: Phillip Ensler

Vessel Registration; amends boater registration fees and their distribution

Sponsor: Danny Crawford

Health insurance; to regulate and modernize the prior authorization process

Sponsor: Arthur Orr

Municipal employees; eligible to receive grant funds paid through municipal treasury in certain circumstances

Sponsor: Kelvin Datcher

Stem cell therapy; permitted in certain circumstances, notice and consent requirements provided, exceptions provided, State Board of Medical Examiners required to adopt rules

Sponsor: Tim Melson

Willie Frank Williams, death mourned

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

City of Eclectic in Elmore County, corporate limits altered

Sponsor: Troy Stubbs

Alabama Student Grant Program, HBCU in Selma added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend

Sponsor: Prince Chestnut

Accommodations for expanded National Signing Day activities

Sponsor: Chad Robertson

North Alabama Boys, honored

Sponsor: Parker Moore

Teachers' Retirement System, reopened for service rendered to St. Clair County, DAY Program, Inc.

Sponsor: Jim Hill

Consumer protection, use of a computer to interact with a consumer when consumer believes the interaction is with a human is an unlawful trade practice

Sponsor: Prince Chestnut

Samuel Miller, honored

Sponsor: Berry Forte

Kimberly Vaughn, death mourned

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Alabama State Port Authority, increase monetary value threshold for property exempt from property inventory control

Sponsor: Chip Brown

First responders; immunize certain community emergency responders from civil liability for rendering aid

Sponsor: Bobby Singleton

State employees; salary deductions further provided for

Sponsor: Kenyatte Hassell

Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, renamed the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission, participation of other public and private partners in providing facilities authorized; Governor to serve as ex officio nonvoting member; funds kept outside of State Treasury

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

Sunset Law; Home Builders Licensure Board continued with modification until October 1, 2029

Sponsor: Randall Shedd

Sunset Law; Board of Physical Therapy continued without modification until October 1, 2029

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

Crimes and offenses, possession, use, or sale of "whippets," "laughing gas," "poppers," and "snappers" prohibited in certain circumstances, criminal penalties provided

Sponsor: April Weaver

Crimes and offenses; critical infrastructure facilities, further provided; crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering, further provided

Sponsor: Dan Roberts

Daryl Brown, Sr., bridge named

Sponsor: Cynthia Almond

Harriet Clark, honored

Sponsor: Laura Hall

State Treasurer, investment of funds in digital assets

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Beth Allen, commended

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Wounded Warriors, honored

Sponsor: Brock Colvin

Baldwin County, Legislative Office Fund and distributions from county privilege license tax further provided for

Sponsor: Greg Albritton

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

Sponsor: Scott Stadthagen

Sue Andress, 100th Birthday, commended

Sponsor: Alan Baker

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Bay Frog Open and Retired LTCR Richard Clifford, recognized

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

City of Priceville, celebrated

Sponsor: Parker Moore

Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin, Jr., congratulated

Sponsor: Patrick Sellers

Alpha Phi Alpha Day, April 1, 2025, celebrated

Sponsor: Robert Stewart

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

Sponsor: Mack Butler

Squadron Officer Preparatory Class 25A, International Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, commended

Sponsor: Nathaniel Ledbetter

Public K-12 Schools; prohibited from selling, allowing the sale of, or providing food items containing certain additives, subject to exceptions

Sponsor: Reed Ingram

Brilliant School Lady Tigers Basketball Team, commended

Sponsor: Tracy Estes

Tuscaloosa County, Constitutional Amendment, sales and use tax, additional required to be approved by referendum in a general election

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Pi Kappa Alpha, commended

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

Consumer protection; electronics manufacturers required to allow repair of goods; civil penalties for violations

Sponsor: Marilyn Lands

Chief Rigney, commended

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Urging Governor Ivey to follow through on discussions with Sarah Collins Rudolph and her attorneys

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Taxation; to amend 40-18-14, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to overtime compensation

Sponsor: Anthony Daniels

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Encouraging local and federal agencies to help North Carolina with the removal of hurricane debris

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Health insurers; minimum reimbursement rate for ambulance services that are out-of-network established

Sponsor: Ed Oliver

Post-partum depression; to provide for education and assessment

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

City of Semmes in Mobile County, corporate limits altered

Sponsor: Jack Williams

Montgomery County, board of education term of office further provided for, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher

School safety, permits sheriffs and chiefs of police to contract with nonpublic schools to provide school resource officers

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Firefighters; to include Parkinson's Disease in occupational diseases to be compensated for death or disability

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

Taxation, Kidz Eatz, Incorporated, exempt from sales and use taxes

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Scottsboro, municipal elections for Mayor and City Council and City Board of Education extended for one additional year based on staggered terms

Sponsor: Steve Livingston

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established

Sponsor: Steve Livingston

State government, governmental bodies and governmental entities prohibited from purchasing or using certain unmanned aircraft systems

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Court fees; use of funds allocated to sheriff's office expended

Sponsor: Jim Hill

School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact

Sponsor: Mark Gidley

Crimes and offenses; conviction of illegal alien; sentence enhanced

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Courts, appointment, support, and powers of visiting judges provided for

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Alabama Department of Environmental Management; water well drillers, licenses and licensees, fees therefore, revised and further provides for; continuing education required

Sponsor: Matthew Hammett

Dr. Pollard, honored

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin, Jr., congratulated

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Judge Johnny Hardwick, retirement, commended

Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher

Willie James Grayson, death mourned

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Biological and neural data; certain disclosures, transfers, and use by a covered entity prohibited unless consumer provides express consent, Attorney General authorized to enforce, civil penalties provided

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

Diedra Evon Preston, death mourned

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

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

Sponsor: Chip Brown

April as Alabama Native Plant Month, recognized

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Sales and use taxes; rate on food eliminated effective September 1, 2025

Sponsor: Mary Moore

Scottsboro Girls Basketball, commended

Sponsor: Mike Kirkland

Jefferson County, sheriff compensation revised

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

Timothy Greg Coleman, Sr, death mourned

Sponsor: Anthony Daniels

Opal Steele Blackwell, 100th birthday, celebrated

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

Charles Cornelius Brooks, Jr., death mourned

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

Hoover Service Club, honored

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Real estate transactions; required disclosures; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances

Sponsor: Randall Shedd

Bryant Woods, commended

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

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

Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan

SNAP benefits; require reimbursement to recipients for stolen benefits

Sponsor: Vivian Figures

Dental insurance; allow available unused benefits to roll over year-to-year

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Graham Lamar Champion, death mourned

Sponsor: Pebblin Warren

Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized

Sponsor: Jamie Kiel

Baldwin County, further provides for the distribution of the proceeds of the special privilege license tax

Sponsor: Frances Holk-Jones

Declaring unwavering support for Ukraine on the occasion of the third anniversary of its invasion by the Russian Federation

Sponsor: Anthony Daniels

Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Terry Smiley, commended

Sponsor: Barbara Boyd

Motor vehicles, unclaimed, towing, towing company may notify the Revenue Department on the Unclaimed/Abandoned Vehicle Portal immediately after towing

Sponsor: Allen Treadaway

District Attorneys, diminishing compensation during term prohibited, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

Montgomery County, Montgomery City Council authorized to join state retirement system, constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence

Motor vehicles; prohibitions on the alteration of the height of the fender of a vehicle, provided

Sponsor: Ron Bolton

Sadie Moss, honored

Sponsor: Prince Chestnut

Vaccines, parental consent for minor to receive vaccine, required

Sponsor: Chip Brown

Nick Saban, commended

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women

Sponsor: Marilyn Lands

Department of Insurance, surplus line brokers providing insurance not readily available by licensed agents in this state

Sponsor: Corley Ellis

Department of Insurance, internal Code of Alabama 1975 citations corrected

Sponsor: Corley Ellis

Crimes and offenses; rape 1st and sodomy 1st; penalties further provided for

Sponsor: Matt Simpson

Dale County, lodging tax, county commission authority to increase levy, distribution for economic and tourism development, Sec. 45-23-243 amended

Sponsor: Steve Clouse

Local emergency management organizations; mutual aid agreements with other public and private agencies

Sponsor: Andrew Jones

Crimes and offenses, crime of presentment of a forged instrument established, penalties established

Sponsor: Keith Kelley

Recycling; Department of Environmental Management required to issue credits; Department of Revenue required to accept credits in lieu of fees; civil penalties established

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

Marshall County; Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax payments distribution

Sponsor: Brock Colvin

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

Sponsor: Russell Bedsole

Gwendolyn Peterson, death mourned

Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence

County board of education; term of office changed from six to four years, local constitutional amendment proposed

Sponsor: Chris Sells

Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased; status of employment further provided for

Sponsor: Bobby Singleton

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Alison Scott Wingate Hosp, commended

Sponsor: Marcus Paramore

Mary B. Morrison, recognized

Sponsor: Rolanda Hollis

County Board of Equalization; to increase the per diem for board members.

Sponsor: Jennifer Fidler

Adoption, Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code revised, procedures related to investigations, service of notice, and revocation of consent further provided for, duties of Department of Human Resources further provided for

Sponsor: Ginny Shaver

Vaccines; state entities and county health departments prohibited from advertising, exceptions provided, Attorney General required to investigate violations, penalties provided

Sponsor: Mack Butler

William F. O'Connor, Jr., death mourned

Sponsor: Anthony Daniels

Retirement, deferred retirement option plan (DROP), options for Tier I and Tier II Teacher Retirement System members to participate, reopened

Sponsor: Terri Collins

Medical transport services; allow non-emergency transport of patients on stretchers

Sponsor: Kenyatte Hassell

March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, recognized

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Dental insurance; allow available unused benefits to roll over year-to-year

Sponsor: Shay Shelnutt

John Clyde Riggs, commended

Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Congratulating Randall Shedd

Sponsor: Scott Stadthagen

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Simplified sellers use tax, marketplace facilitator further defined to exclude local delivery services

Sponsor: James Lomax

Mary Travis, commended

Sponsor: Adline Clarke

Alice Pack, commended

Sponsor: Jeff Sorrells

General Federation of Women's Clubs Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC Alabama), commended

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Crimes and offenses; further provide for the crime of murder, manslaughter, and assault in the first and second degree; provide enhanced sentencing; define machinegun

Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman

William Jelks “Bill” Cabaniss, Jr., death mourned

Sponsor: David Faulkner

Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

James Loggins, commended

Sponsor: David Faulkner

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Beverly Lester, death mourned

Sponsor: Rolanda Hollis

Jefferson County; fine for possession of trigger activator, established

Sponsor: Patrick Sellers

Archie L. Wade, death mourned

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

American Heart Month, recognized

Sponsor: Tom Butler

Department of Human Resources (DHR); child abuse and neglect; uniform procedure to notify parents or legal guardians of DHR investigation into abuse of own child, created; right to review certain records, provided; DHR authorized to adopt rules

Sponsor: Kenneth Paschal

Fayette County, authorized the sheriff and commissioner of licenses to obtain and use a credit card

Sponsor: Bryan Brinyark

Volkert, Incorporated, 100th Anniversary, celebrated

Sponsor: Chris Elliott

City Boards of Education; impose restrictions on power to acquire property in a different municipality or an unincorporated area

Sponsor: Leigh Hulsey

Dr. Margaret Ann Breland-Bradley, death mourned

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

Relating to income tax; to provide a credit for donation of certain food items

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

Frank Caskey, commended

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

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

Sponsor: Chris Sells

William Raines Battle III, death mourn

Sponsor: Gerald Allen

Robert Andrew Ferguson, death mourned

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Drugs; foods containing vaccines or vaccine material included within term; misbranded if not conspicuously labeled

Sponsor: Mack Butler

James Loggins, commended

Sponsor: David Faulkner

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

William Jelks Cabaniss, Jr., death mourned

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Psychoactive cannabinoids; prohibit sale of beverages containing psychoactive cannabinoids; criminal penalties provided

Sponsor: Shay Shelnutt

Economic development tax incentives; value of the repayment of awarded tax incentives required to be published

Sponsor: Neil Rafferty

Dareon Maynard, Eagle Scout, commended

Sponsor: Matt Simpson

Crimes and offenses; unlawful distribution of a controlled substance further provided for; unlawful sale of a controlled substance enhancements amended; unlawful distribution of marijuana created and penalties established

Sponsor: Will Barfoot

Ad valorem taxes, reimbursement of taxes for 100 percent disabled veteran to date of determination

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

Jack Collier, 104th birthday, celebrated

Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough

Crimes and offenses, theft of property further provided for

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Albert Turner, Sr., commemorated

Sponsor: Prince Chestnut

March 4, 2024, recognized

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Marty Carrell, commended

Sponsor: Margie Wilcox

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Labor and employment, Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act repealed

Sponsor: Neil Rafferty

Buckets of Smiles Day, recognized

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Alabama Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, recognized

Sponsor: Parker Moore

Consumer protection, requires social media platforms terminate certain accounts, display notifications, prohibit certain actions, use age verification, provide certain tools, remove certain content, penalties provided for violations

Sponsor: Ben Robbins

VFW Post 8640, celebrating

Sponsor: Kerry Underwood

To enact the Pregnancy Resource Act; Relating to income tax; to provide a state income tax credit to individuals and businesses that make contributions to eligible charitable organizations that operate as a pregnancy center or residential maternity facility; and to specify the obligations of the Department of Revenue in implementing the act

Sponsor: Jamie Kiel

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Pharmacists, allow to dispense ivermectin without a prescription

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established

Sponsor: April Weaver

Julie Fike Saint, commended

Sponsor: Arnold Mooney

Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Scottsboro, municipal elections for Mayor and City Council and City Board of Education extended for one additional year based on staggered terms

Sponsor: Mike Kirkland

Teachers' Retirement System; officers and employees of Lauderdale County Teacher's Credit Union authorized to participate

Sponsor: Phillip Pettus

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Brenda Sellers, Eagle Scout, commended

Sponsor: Matt Woods

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Sponsor: J.T. Waggoner

Dr. Stanley Torain, death mourned

Sponsor: Laura Hall

Roland Mixon, Sr., death mourned

Sponsor: Patrick Sellers

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2, Code of Alabama 1975 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt.

Sponsor: Greg Albritton

Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority Bill

Sponsor: Greg Albritton

Medicaid, to require coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing

Sponsor: Phillip Rigsby

Medicaid; establishing coverage parity between opioid and nonopioid pain medications.

Sponsor: Andrew Jones

Carlos Sanders, commended

Sponsor: Susan DuBose

Josephine Williams, death mourned

Sponsor: Barbara Drummond

Income Tax; to exempt compensation earned by a student athlete for the use of their name, image, or likeness from income tax

Sponsor: Joe Lovvorn

Members of the Cherokee County Rescue Service, honored

Sponsor: Ginny Shaver

Rev. Powell, death mourned

Sponsor: Thomas Jackson

FY25 General Fund Supplemental Appropriation Bill to the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy

Sponsor: William Beasley

Rural physician tax credit; eligibility qualifications revised

Sponsor: Ron Bolton

Ricky Knight, commended

Sponsor: Matthew Hammett

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

Sponsor: Mike Shaw

Larry Blakeney, commended

Sponsor: Marcus Paramore