Judiciary

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final

Child support; retroactivity provided for in certain circumstances

Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules

Expungement; certain pardoned, vacated, or overturned convictions authorized to be expunged; hearing procedures, further provided

Restoration of Voting Rights; Pardons and Paroles Board required to post application for individuals seeking restoration; board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

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

Crimes and offenses; bail jumping in the third degree, established

Consumer protection; illicit material, private rights created, enforcement authorized, penalties established

Biological and neural data of individuals; certain disclosures, transfers, and use by a health and fitness app prohibited without express consent, Attorney General authorized to enforce, civil penalties provided

Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses

Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions

Quiet Title Claims; requirement to show tax payments in quiet title action exempted for nonprofit entities

Crimes and offenses; to further provide for the crime of doxing; to further provide for penalties

Guardians ad litem; duties further provided for

Child custody; modification of order authorized if material change of circumstances and modification is in best interest of the child, factors provided

Civil procedure; statute of limitations in civil actions against real estate appraisers established, statute of limitations for complaints to Board of Real Estate Appraisers established

Criminal law; crime scene photos of human remains, prohibitions on transmission or release, provided; penalties for violations, provided

Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial transactions required

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

Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased

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

Crimes and offenses; arson in the first degree, elements of crime further provided to include arson in connection to a theft; minimum penalties provided

Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided

Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules

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

Crimes and offenses; violation of domestic violence protection order, jurisdiction amended

Habitual offender law; pleas of nolo contendere treated as a plea of guilty

Court fees; use of funds allocated to sheriff's office for expenditure further provided

Search and seizure; warrant required for government agent to enter private land and seize personal property thereon, subject to exceptions

Elections; voting rights restoration process revised; Alabama Voting Rights Act Commission established to prevent discrimination in voting; duties and membership provided; Secretary of State required to establish database on election administration

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended

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

Consumer protection; production of digital replicas of voice or visual likenesses, prohibited for commercial use unless licensed, procedures established, private right of action authorized

Evictions, law enforcement role, notices to tenants

Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, designated as an entity within the Judicial Branch of State Government

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended

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

Domestic violence; persistent domestic violence offender database established within Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), registration requirements and removal procedures provided for, ALEA required to adopt rules

Crimes and procedure; crime of authority figure sexual abuse, established; crimes of indecent exposure and other sex crimes further provided to include additional victims; crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct, established; domestic violence offenses, further provided to include additional victims and criminal penalties

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

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

Crimes and offenses; enticing a child for immoral purposes and electronic solicitation of a child, amended

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

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

Crimes and offenses; crime of distribution of materially deceptive media established, permanent injunctive relief authorized

Condominiums; consents and waivers, arbitration and mediation

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint physical custody and substantial parenting time created, final order of the court further provided for

Crimes and offenses; list of capital offenses, further provided to include murder committed when the defendant knowingly creates a great risk to multiple persons

Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, harassment, and harassing communications, further provided

Child sexual abuse; statute of limitations extended and further provided for, certain time-barred civil claims revived

Fundamental rights of parents; provided for, constitutional amendment

Adoption; de facto parent adoption authorized in certain circumstances

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

Acknowledgement of paternity; certain rebuttable presumptions relating to the best interest of a child, created

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive certain time-barred civil claims, constitutional amendment

Death penalty, abolished

Jury duty; exemption for nursing mothers

Small Estates; summary distribution for small estates; amount increased; Probate court authorized to manage process

Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for

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

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

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

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

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

Criminal procedure; split sentence authorized for 30 year sentence

Agriculture authorities; authorized to terminate or move easements via eminent domain

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

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

Crimes and offenses; crimes of unlawful use of DNA in the first, second, and third degree created, criminal penalties provided

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

Pardons and paroles, sharing of electronic monitoring data in certain circumstances authorized

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

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

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

Pardons and Parole Board, to create the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council, membership, duties, require the board to use parole release guidelines, parole proceedings revised, provide for appellate review

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

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

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

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created

Bail; list of offenses ineligible for bail expanded; constitutional amendment

Abortion producing drug; prohibitions provided relating to access to abortion producing drugs via the internet or other information technology systems, Attorney General authorized to enforce, civil cause of action created, criminal penalties provided

Child support, retroactivity provided for in certain circumstances

Firearms; Class 1 municipalities; possession of certain firearms prohibited under federal law; possession of firearms by prohibited person under federal law, penalty provided

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

Pardons and paroles, sharing of electronic monitoring data in certain circumstances authorized

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

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

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

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

Jury duty; exemption for nursing mothers

Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided

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

State Superintendent of Education, authorized to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses on behalf of department; authorized to appoint special investigators

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

Crimes and offenses; conviction of illegal alien; sentence enhanced

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

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

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

Juvenile courts; original jurisdiction revised to apply to children under the age of majority, children under the age of majority prohibited from detainment in adult facilities, exceptions provided

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

Juvenile court; additional courts authorized to issue emergency ex parte orders for protection of juveniles; process provided for

Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems; operation near public schools prohibited

Criminal procedure; criminal convictions sealed under certain circumstances; procedures established; exceptions provided; civil cause of action established

Discrimination, unlawful to deny an individual full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations based on protected classes; unlawful for a local school board to discriminate against individual based on protected classes; unlawful for employer or labor organization board to discriminate against employee or member based on protected classes; state cause of action created

Crimes; human trafficking, further provided; amounts awarded as civil damages, further provided

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

Firearms, to require permit to carry assault weapons in vehicles or on one's person or to acquire such.

To make it unlawful for a person to deny an individual full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations or for an employer to discriminate against an applicant or employee based upon the individual's weight or body size; state cause of action against an employer who does so created

Firearms, bump stocks prohibited subject to exceptions

Civil practice, asbestos actions; filing requirements, further provided

Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; amended to delete references to Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law, clarify and streamline certain provisions in accordance with changes in Delaware law and the Model Business Corporation Act

Retirement benefits, revise circumstances when an individual's pension, annuity, or retirement allowance benefits are subject to certain recovery actions

Establishing penalties for crimes against election officials

Genetic Testing Companies, requiring consent to release customers' genetic data

Animals, limitations of liability for activities of bovines provided to owners

Juveniles; provide for concurrent jurisdiction, criminal offenses committed

Tax lien auctions and sales; auctions and fees further provided for; tax lien redemptions; tax lien price further provided for; redemption of tax lien further provided for; prohibit entry on land; penalties established

Justices and Judges; revise when may be called to active duty

Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, definition of cash bail revised to allow the court to accept less than the total sum ordered

Putative father registry, certain information deemed public record

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

Firearms, criminal penalty for unreasonably secured firearm stored by parent in possession of child

Emergency services; railroad crossings, prohibitions on the blocking of crossing under certain conditions

Crimes and offenses; additional activity added to making a terrorist threat in the first degree

Juveniles; provide for concurrent jurisdiction, criminal offenses committed

Crimes & offenses, further provides for the crime of discharging a firearm

Vaccines, parental consent for minor to receive vaccine, required

Firearms, to prohibit parts converting a firearm into a machine gun

Crimes & Offenses, creates the crime of virtual kidnapping & establishes penalties for violations

Department of Mental Health; expand category for involuntary commitment to include individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder, authorize service of petition in county of respondent's location when original petition was filed, authorize judge to determine when to bring respondent before court for hearing on restriction of liberty pending final hearing, authorize judge of probate to petition district or municipal court for suspension of criminal confinement for commitment; bill does not require providers to expand services unless additional funding provided

Crimes and offense; unlawful for clergy to commit certain sex acts; crime created; penalties provided

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

Pardons and Paroles; mandatory supervised release of inmates; terms of revocation revised; exception created

Tax lien auctions and sales; auctions and fees further provided for; tax lien redemptions; tax lien price further provided for; redemption of tax lien further provided for; prohibit entry on land; penalties established

Department of Mental Health; expand category for involuntary commitment to include individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder, authorize service of petition in county of respondent's location when original petition was filed, authorize judge to determine when to bring respondent before court for hearing on restriction of liberty pending final hearing, authorize judge of probate to petition district or municipal court for suspension of criminal confinement for commitment; bill does not require providers to expand services unless additional funding provided

Crimes and offenses, further provides for the definition of "sexual conduct"

Consumer Protection; online distribution of material harmful to minors, prohibited; online age-verification requirements, required

Crimes & offenses, prohibits a person from creating a private image without consent

Crimes and offenses; assault 2nd; letter carrier added

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

Sex offenders; to further provide for restrictions for certain sex offenders

Tort Reform, to regulate litigation financing agreements, vicarious liability of employers, proof of medical care expenses, and attorney advertising

Commencement of actions, Scouts' Honor Bill, exception to statute of limitations for sex offense against minor, provided in actions against a bankruptcy estate

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery

Consumer protection, further provides for data breaches

Municipalities, zoning board of adjustment, appeals, procedures

Absentee voting; prohibit assistance in preparation of; exceptions provided

Assault weapons, to prohibit possession and transfer in certain circumstances, provide for registration

State government, prohibits a state agency or other political subdivision of the state from taking certain actions in response to treaties

Definition of child; embryo outside a human uterus excluded from definition.

Service contract providers, disclosures required in contracts and related marketing, limitation of liability, right to pay out cash value in lieu of repair or replacement, size and placement of disclosures.

Firearms, to prohibit parts converting a firearm into a machine gun, with exceptions

Religious Organizations, Protect operations during a state of emergency

Crimes and offenses, to further provide for the crime of murder, create exception, penalties revised

Crimes and offenses; murder further provided for; exceptions provided, penalties revised

Relating to the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993; to amend Sections 15-13-107, 15-13-111, 15-13-114, 15-13-118, 15-13-125, 15-13-128, 15-13-131, 15-13-132, 15-13-134, 15-13-136, 15-13-137, 15-13-138, 15-13-139, 15-13-140, 15-13-141, 15-13-145, 15-13-159, 15-13-160, and 15-13-164, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the acceptance of certain filing fees by the sheriff or jailer; to further define cash bail and property bail; to provide further for the arrest and delivery of a defendant to jail by a surety with no court costs to be entered on the surety; to provide that a surety not be charged for a bondsman's process or for a certified copy of a bond; to require the license number of the bondsman or recovery on a bondsman's process form; to allow a surety to sign for a forfeiture with the clerk of the ordering court; to increase the time frame for which the ordering court has jurisdiction over a forfeiture action; to authorize a bail bondsman to file motions, answers, and notices relating to a defendant who is out on bond with that bondsman; to increase the time frames for providing notice and conducting hearings in conditional forfeiture proceedings; to remove the requirement that a conditional judgment to set aside be made absolute for the entire sum; to provide further for instances when a court may set aside forfeiture and may not release a defendant on judicial public bail; to provide further for eligibility for judicial public bail; to provide further for the amount of new corporate surety bonds and escrow agreements required in counties with populations of 200,000 or more; to provide further for criminal penalties for certain unlawful behavior; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to criminal procedure; to further provide for pretrial supervision of certain offenders by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a condition of their bond.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-10-52, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the criminal penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to firearms; to amend Section 13A-11-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for persons prohibited from possessing a firearm; to prohibit aliens unlawfully in the United States or aliens admitted under a nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm; to provide a penalty for persons in violation of this provision; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to add Article 12, commencing with Section 13A-6-260, to Chapter 6 of Title 13A to the Code of Alabama 1975, to identify criminal enterprise members, to enhance penalties for any criminal activity that benefits, promotes, or furthers the interest of a criminal enterprise, and to establish mandatory consecutive penalties for any firearm possession in certain circumstances; to amend Section 12-15-204, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any juvenile 16 years of age or older to be tried as an adult for any criminal enterprise related criminal activity; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-6-111, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer; to amend Section 13A-6-240, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image; to amend Section 13A-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the crime of incest; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; to add Article 12 to the Uniform Commercial Code to govern the property rights of certain intangible digital assets (controllable electronic records), including electronic rights to payment, to provide for a manner to establish the transfer and control of those assets, to provide a mechanism for evidencing certain rights of payment, and to adopt special rules with regard to the payment obligations and conditions of discharge of account debtors on controllable accounts and controllable payment intangibles; to amend Sections 7-1-201, 7-1-204, 7-1-301, 7-1-306, 7-2-102, 7-2-106, 7-2-201, 7-2-202, 7-2-203, 7-2-205, 7-2-209, 7-2A-102, 7-2A-103, 7-2A-107, 7-2A-201, 7-2A-202, 7-2A-203, 7-2A-205, 7-2A-208, 7-3-104, 7-3-105, 7-3-401, 7-3-604, 7-4A-103, 7-4A-201, 7-4A-202, 7-4A-203, 7-4A-207, 7-4A-208, 7-4A-210, 7-4A-211, 7-4A-305, 7-5-104, 7-5-116, 7-7-102, 7-7-106, 7-8-102, 7-8-103, 7-8-106, 7-8-110, 7-8-303, 7-9A-102, 7-9A-104, 7-9A-105, 7-9A-203, 7-9A-204, 7-9A-207, 7-9A-208, 7-9A-209, 7-9A-210, 7-9A-301, 7-9A-304, 7-9A-305, 7-9A-310, 7-9A-312, 7-9A-313, 7-9A-314, 7-9A-316, 7-9A-317, 7-9A-323, 7-9A-324, 7-9A-330, 7-9A-331, 7-9A-332, 7-9A-334, 7-9A-341, 7-9A-404, 7-9A-406, 7-9A-408, 7-9A-509, 7-9A-513, 7-9A-601, 7-9A-605, 7-9A-608, 7-9A-611, 7-9A-613, 7-9A-614, 7-9A-615, 7-9A-616, 7-9A-619, 7-9A-620, 7-9A-621, 7-9A-624, and 7-9A-628, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 7-9A-107A, 7-9A-107B, 7-9A-306A, 7-9A-306B, 7-9A-314A, and 7-9A-326A to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a substantial revision to the Uniform Commercial Code in conformity with a substantial portion of the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022), to clarify the meaning of the term chattel paper and other definitions, to define and provide for hybrid transactions, and to provide extensive amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code providing for the perfection of security interests in controllable electronic records, documents of title, chattel paper, and other assets; and to add Article 12A to the Uniform Commercial Code to provide transitional provisions for the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022).

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 13A-6-92 and 30-3-130, Code of Alabama 1975, to define the term electronic tracking device; to add Sections 13A-6-95 and 13A-6-96 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit a person from placing certain devices on the property of another person; to prohibit a person from placing certain devices on the property of another in violation of an established court order; to provide for penalties; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree; to establish penalties for violations; to repeal Section 13A-10-15, Code of Alabama 1975, the existing crime of making a terrorist threat, and create the new crime of making a terrorist threat in the first degree; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to parental rights; to establish legislative findings relating to the fundamental rights of parents; and to provide that the government may not burden certain fundamental rights of parents.

Relating to the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code; to add Chapter 3A to Title 10A, Code of Alabama 1975, by revising the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law to reflect the national standards set by the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act of 2021 and the Delaware General Corporation Law; and to make conforming changes throughout the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code in order to effectuate the changes to the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law and conform with the other entities governed by the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code by amending Sections 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-8.01, 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-9.01, 10A-2A-1.40, 10A-2A-1.43, 10A-2A-1.51, 10A-2A-2.02, 10A-2A-2.06, 10A-2A-7.04, 10A-2A-7.20, 10A-2A-7.32, 10A-2A-8.10, 10A-2A-8.21, 10A-2A-8.22, 10A-2A-8.24, 10A-2A-10.06, 10A-2A-10.07, 10A-2A-10.08, 10A-2A-11.02, 10A-2A-11.06, 10A-2A-12.02, and 10A-2A-14.13, Code of Alabama 1975; adding Sections 10A-2A-10.00 and 10A-2A-10.10 to the Code of Alabama 1975; and amending Sections 10A-5A-2.03, 10A-5A-10.07, 10A-8A-9.08, 10A-9A-2.02, and 10A-9A-10.08, Code of Alabama 1975.

Relating to sentencing; to amend Sections 12-25-34.2, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3, 13A-5-6, 15-18-8, and 15-22-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to add additional offenses that would be subject to the presumptive sentencing guidelines; to modify the criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy; to give a judge discretion when sentencing a person convicted of a Class C or Class D felony offense; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to child abuse; to amend Sections 26-15-2 and 26-15-3, Code of Alabama 1975; to further define the crime of child abuse to include willful mistreatment; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-11-62, as last amended by Act 2022-133 and Act 2022-438, 2022 Regular Session, and 13A-11-63, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the possession and use of a trigger activator and provide criminal penalties for a violation; to amend Section 5 of Act 2022-133, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 13A-11-97, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the duties of a law enforcement officer during an investigatory stop involving a firearm; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to add Article 12, commencing with Section 13A-6-260, to Chapter 6 of Title 13A to the Code of Alabama 1975, to identify gang members, to enhance penalties for any criminal activity that benefits, promotes, or furthers the interest of a gang, and to establish mandatory consecutive penalties for any firearm possession in certain circumstances; to amend Section 12-15-204, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any juvenile 16 years of age or older to be tried as an adult for any gang related criminal activity; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to guardianships and conservatorships; to create the Colby Act; to provide for a supported decision-making agreement as an alternative to a guardianship or conservatorship; and to provide the scope and limitations of a supported decision-making agreement.

Relating to judges and justices; to prohibit government agencies, individuals, businesses, and associations from publicly posting or displaying judge's or justice's personal information on the Internet, provided they have received a written request from the judge or justice to refrain from doing so; to prohibit commercial data collectors from knowingly selling, trading, licensing, transferring, or purchasing judges' personal information; to provide for a process for a judge or justice to request their personal information not be made public; to provide for penalties for violations; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the crime of doxing; to establish penalties for violations; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the crime of manslaughter; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Section 15-19-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to specify the age at which a person may be tried as a youthful offender.

Relating to the probate code; to amend Act 2022-427, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 43-8-210, 43-8-213, and 43-8-215, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the jurisdiction of certain will contest proceedings that have been removed from the probate court to the circuit court; and to provide retroactive effect.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to make it unlawful for individuals to require another individual to be implanted with a microchip; to provide criminal penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to firearms; to prohibit the enforcement of any red flag law in this state; and to provide a cause of action for the enforcement of a red flag law.

Relating to voting; to prohibit any person from distributing, ordering, requesting, collecting, completing, obtaining, or delivering an absentee ballot application or absentee ballot of another person in certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to prohibit a person from receiving a payment or providing a payment to another person for distributing, ordering, requesting, collecting, completing, obtaining, or delivering an absentee ballot application or absentee ballot of another person in certain circumstance; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993; to amend Sections 15-13-107, 15-13-111, 15-13-114, 15-13-118, 15-13-125, 15-13-128, 15-13-131, 15-13-132, 15-13-134, 15-13-136, 15-13-137, 15-13-138, 15-13-139, 15-13-140, 15-13-141, 15-13-145, 15-13-159, 15-13-160, and 15-13-164, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the acceptance of certain filing fees by the sheriff or jailer; to further define cash bail and property bail; to provide further for the arrest and delivery of a defendant to jail by a surety with no court costs to be entered on the surety; to provide that a surety not be charged for a bondsman's process or for a certified copy of a bond; to require the license number of the bondsman or recovery on a bondsman's process form; to allow a surety to sign for a forfeiture with the clerk of the ordering court; to increase the time frame for which the ordering court has jurisdiction over a forfeiture action; to authorize a bail bondsman to file motions, answers, and notices relating to a defendant who is out on bond with that bondsman; to increase the time frames for providing notice and conducting hearings in conditional forfeiture proceedings; to remove the requirement that a conditional judgment to set aside be made absolute for the entire sum; to provide further for instances when a court may set aside forfeiture and may not release a defendant on judicial public bail; to provide further for eligibility for judicial public bail; to provide further for the amount of new corporate surety bonds and escrow agreements required in counties with populations of 200,000 or more; to provide further for criminal penalties for certain unlawful behavior; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to agriculture authorities; to amend Section 11-20-71, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board of directors of an authority to appoint former members of the board as directors emeritus to serve as goodwill ambassadors of the board; and to amend Section 11-20-80, Code of Alabama 1975, to exempt certain agricultural authorities from municipal ordinances or regulations without the consent of the authority.

Relating to the Alabama Uniform Trust Code; to amend Section 19-3B-414, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the modification or termination of an uneconomic trust.

Relating to decedents' estates; to amend Act 2022-427, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 43-8-210, Code of Alabama 1975, to specify that it shall apply to all probate proceedings pending before a circuit court on the effective date of Act 2022-427, regardless of when filed; and to provide retroactive effect.

Relating to disclosure of certain personal information; to prohibit public agencies from collecting, disclosing, or releasing certain personal information about members of, volunteers for, and financial and nonfinancial donors to nonprofit organizations, except as required by law; and to provide civil and criminal penalties for violation of these prohibitions; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to courts; to amend Section 15-1-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for a certification process for court interpreters.

Relating to court costs; to amend Section 22-52-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for an appointed attorney's compensation in a commitment proceeding.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 12-25-34.2, 13A-5-3, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-13, 13A-6-184, 13A-8-4, 13A-8-5, 13A-8-8, 13A-8-9, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.3, 13A-8-10.6, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-19, 13A-9-3, 13A-9-4, 13A-9-7, 13A-9-14, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 13A-12-291, 15-12-21, 15-13-209, 15-18-8, 15-22-54, 8-7A-20, 12-25-33, 26-23F-6, and 28-1-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate the Class D felony offense; reclassify certain felony offenses; to require the Alabama Sentencing Commission to immediately modify its standards, worksheets, and instructions; repeal Sections 13A-8-4.1, 13A-8-8.1, 13A-8-10.25, 13A-8-18.1, 13A-9-3.1, and 13A-9-6.1; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to controlled substances; to amend Section 13A-12-231, Code of Alabama 1975; to add mandatory minimums for certain felony drug trafficking crimes; to provide for additional penalties for subsequent offenses; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to home inspectors; to add Section 34-14B-11 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a limitation period on actions against licensed home inspectors; and to amend Section 34-14B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide legislative intent.

Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Sections 13A-5-9 and 15-18-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the sentencing of individuals convicted of violating a Class D felony.

Relating to sentencing; to amend Section 13A-5-46, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a unanimous vote of a jury to impose a death sentence in a capital murder case; to add Section 13A-5-46.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for resentencing for certain defendants sentenced for capital murder; to repeal Section 13A-5-47.4, Code of Alabama 1975; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Sections 15-24-2 and 15-24-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to update the definition of "intellectually disabled person"; to allow defendants an additional opportunity to present evidence of intellectual disability; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions

Municipal courts, fines and fees, Administrative Office of Courts to annually collect data on revenue, budgets, etc., municipal courts to utilize the Ala. state judicial information system or information system integrated with state system, penalties, Finance Dept to provide report forms, Examiners of Public Accounts or CPA authorized to audit

Public health, minors, biological male or female, sexual state, practices to alter or affirm minor's sexual identity or perception such as prescribing puberty blocking medication or surgeries, prohibited, exceptions, nurses and school personnel not to withhold information from parents, violations a Class C felony

Study Commission on Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration on the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, to extend dissolution date of the commission and provide for expenses, Act 2021-478, 2021 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Crimes and offenses, municipalities, crime of misrepresenting the police jurisdiction estab., penalties

Court-imposed fines, Dept. of Corrections, inmates, 180-day grace period provided for payment of fines upon release from physical custody

Criminal procedure, probation revocation, judge auhtorized to use discretion in the length of sentence a defendant must serve if revoked

Controlled substances, to prohibit psychoactive cannabinoids from being sold, marketed, or possessed by any individual under 21 years old, to provide for penalties

Pardons and Paroles, relating to confinement, requiring that any time served or reductions received from the terms of confinement be applied retroactively, Sec. 15-22-32 am'd.

Decedents' estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts

Crimes and offenses, to revise the criminal penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, Sec. 13A-10-52 am'd.

Retirement benefits, revise circumstances when an individual's pension, annuity, or retirement allowance benefits are subject to certain recovery actions, Secs. 16-25-23, 36-27-28 am'd.

Child custody, parenting plan required in all cases, court established plan in certain cases, remedies for violations of plan, Sec. 30-3-158 added; Secs. 30-3-1, 30-3-150, 30-3-151, 30-3-152, 30-3-153, 30-3-157 am'd.

Collectible items, sports memorabilia, art, etc., represented as authentic, recovery of purchase price if not authentic, civil actions, damages

Cannabis, women of childbearing age, certain requirements established for medical cannabis use, Sec. 20-2A-64 am'd.

Firearms, sentencing requirements established, certain offenders excluded from being eligible for certain correctional programs, Sec. 13A-11-72.2 added.

Artificial intelligence, limit the use of facial recognition, to ensure artificial intelligence is not the only basis for arrest

Guardianships and conservatorships, Colby Act, decision-making agreements as an alternative to guardianships provided for

Presumption of paternity, maintenance of an action to disprove a presumed father's paternity, authorized in certain circumstances, Sec. 26-17-607 am'd.

Criminal procedure, protected person defined, child under 16 a person with intellectual disability, protected person to be offered protection in criminal prosecutions for physical offenses, sexual offenses, and violent offenses, use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony of a child under 12 or a protected person, authorized, Sec. 15-25-7 added; Sec. 15-25-33 repealed; Secs. 15-25-1, 15-25-2, 15-25-3, 15-25-5, 15-25-6, 15-25-30, 15-25-31, 15-25-32, 15-25-34, 15-25-36, 15-25-37, 15-25-38, 15-25-39 am'd.

Mental illness, individuals in need of care for mental illness, establishes consistency in process of commitment of individuals with mental illnesses, Sec. 22-52-10.11 added; Sec. 22-52-1.1, 22-52-10.2, 22-52-91 am'd.

Hardship driver license, to further provided for the eligibility of hardship driver licenses, Sec. 32-6-12.1 am'd.

Firearms, Alabama Second Amendment Preservation Act, restrictions on enforcement of executive orders, provided

Firearms, President of the U.S., executive orders limiting firearms, local government officials or agents, enforcement by prohibited, Alabama Second Amendment Preservation Act

Driver's license, provide for the elimination of the suspension of an individual's driver license or driving privilege in certain circumstances

Abuse, registry for individuals convicted of certain crimes against elders, require certain care providers to query the registry, criminal penalties, Sec. 38-9-8 am'd.

COVID-19, occupational licensing boards prohibited to take adverse action based on physician's recommended COVID-19 treatment, health care facilities and pharmacies required to fulfill patient's COVID-19 treatment request, cause of action provided

Crimes and offenses, crime of theft of a catalytic converter, created

Probate Courts, jurisdiction further provided including for name changes for minors and elder abuse protection orders and enforcement, Secs. 38-9-3.1, 38-9-6.1 added; Secs. 12-13-1, 38-9-2, 38-9F-4 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, secondary metals recyclers, requirements for purchase, possession, and sale of detached catalytic converters, Secs. 13A-8-37.3 added; Sec. 13A-8-31.1, 13A-8-37.1 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, to eliminate the crime of possession of marijuana in the first degree if the individual has previous conviction for marijuana in the second degree, provide for jurisdiction in the district court for subsequent possession of marijuana offenses, to permit an individual with felony to have felony offense reduced to a misdemeanor, Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214 am'd.

Abortion, ban non-surgical, chemical abortions, criminal penalties, Alabama Chemical Abortion Prohibition Act

Crimes and offenses, secondary metals recyclers, requirements for purchase, possession, and sale of detached catalytic converters, Secs. 13A-8-37.3 added; Sec. 13A-8-31.1, 13A-8-37.1 am'd.

Civil procedure, to further provide for the statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses, Sec. 6-2-8 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, Sergeant Nick Risner Act, created, to provide that the crime of manslaughter rends an inmate ineligible for good time, Sec. 14-9-41 am'd.

Corrections Department, inmates, to apply certain sentencing provisions to certain defendants, Sec. 15-22-26.2 am'd.

Firearms, storage requirements, prohibit access of loaded firearms to a minor child, penalties

Abortion, fetal heartbeat; prohibits abortion if fetal heartbeat detected; private cause of action authorized.

Crimes and offenses, incest, crime further provided for to include additional sexual activity as prohibited behavior under the offense, Sec. 13A-13-3 am'd.

Visitation, court authorized to grant visitation rights to an adoptee's grandparent in certain situations, Sec. 30-3-4.2 am'd.

Alimony, provide for termination of alimony upon cohabitation with adult of same sex, Sec. 30-2-55 am'd.

Assault in the second degree, physical injury to employee of Dept. of Human Resouces or social worker, included in offense, Sec. 13A-6-21 am'd.

Parole, to revise the criteria for parole consideration, Secs. 15-22-24, 15-22-26, 15-22-37 am'd.

Public health, medical procedures for minors intended to alter appearance of gender prohibited, exceptions provided, criminal penalties provided

Child custody, allows judge to consider parental alienation for custody purposes, Secs. 30-3-2, 30-3-152 am'd.

Discrimination, to make it unlawful to deny an individual full and equal employment of public accommodations based on certain protected classes, to make it unlawful for a local school board to discriminate against an individual based on certain protected classes, and to make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an applicant or employee based on certain protected classes

Firearms, prohibitions on state enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, provided

Health, prohibiting employers public accomodations and occupational licensing boards from discriminating based on immunization status

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to provide workplace protections against pregnancy discrimination and related medical conditions, Secs. 25-15-1 to 25-15-7, inclusive, added; Secs. 25-2-2, 25-2-7 am'd.

Vaccines, employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccination, private right of action against employer for certain injuries or death resulting from

Correction Dept., female inmates, prohibited practices regarding treatment of a pregnant female inmate or a female inmate who is in the immediate postpartum period

Sentencing standards, to provide for resentencing of certain individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses, procedure for resentencing, Sec. 12-25-34.3 added.

Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add'l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am'd.

Abortion, physicians, duty of care owed to babies born alive after failed abortion, criminal penalties, definitions further provided

Sexual assault, victim notification, rights to victims, Sexual Assault Task Force, created, Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights

Corrections Dept., quarterly reports to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, reporting requirements, oath of correctional officers revised, Sec. 14-1-21 added; Sec. 14-3-13 am'd.

Resisting arrest, to amend punishment to Class A misdemeanor, to provide that resisting arrest with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument is a Class C felony, Sec. 13A-10-41 am'd.

Courts, Alabama Court Cost Commission, established, const. amend.

Crimes and offenses, to eliminate the crime of possession of marijuana in the first degree if the individual has previous conviction for marijuana in the second degree, provide for jurisdiction in the district court for subsequent possession of marijuana offenses, to permit an individual with felony to have felony offense reduced to a misdemeanor, Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214 am'd.

Criminal law, to modify the criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy for consistency with Class D felony offenses, Secs. 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3 am'd.

Medical Cannabis, program established to allow use of for certain conditions, defense against prosecution for marijuana possession established, Secs. 20-2A-1 to 20-2A-11, incl., 20-2A-20 to 20-2A-23, incl., 20-2A-30 to 20-2A-36, incl., 20-2A-50 to 20-2A-68, incl., added; Sec. 13A-7-2 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, manslaughter, death resulting from unlawful sale of a controlled substance, Sec. 13A-6-3 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, law enforcement officers, crime of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, created

Sheriffs, not required to be conservators, Sec. 26-2-27 repealed; Secs. 26-2-50, 26-2A-138 am'd.

Criminal procedure, to allow a protected person to be offered protection in criminal prosecutions for physical offenses, sexual offenses, and violent offenses, protected person defined, use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony of a child under 12 or a protected person, authorized, Sec. 15-25-7 added; Sec. 15-25-33 repealed; Secs. 15-25-1, 15-25-2, 15-25-3, 15-25-5, 15-25-6, 15-25-30, 15-25-31, 15-25-32, 15-25-34, 15-25-36, 15-25-37, 15-25-38, 15-25-39 am'd.

Prostitution, to allow disclosure of certain person's picture after being arrested, Sec. 13A-6-183 am'd.

Sentencing, to revise sentencing standards in certain circumstances, to repeal habitual felony offender act, to provide for resentencing for defendants whose sentences were based on the habitual felony offender act, Sec. 13A-5-14 added; Secs. 13A-5-9, 13A-5-10 repealed; Secs. 13A-5-6, 13A-5-13, 13A-11-241, 13A-12-231, 13A-12-233, 14-9-44, 32-5A-154, 32-5A-191 am'd.

Mental health, emergency treatment of mental illness, law enforcement officers authorized to take individuals into custody under certain circumstances, transportation to care facility, civil immunity provided, Secs. 45-3-172, 45-23-171, 45-27-171, 45-35-171 repealed; Secs. 22-52-100 to 22-52-104, inclusive, added.

Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided

Alcoholic beverages, delivery service license, established, requirements for issuance, limits on delivery of beer, wine, and spirits, Secs. 28-1-4, 28-3-1, 28-3A-13, 28-3A-14 am'd.

Accountability courts, establish the Accountability Court Commission with the judicial branch, to provide duties of the commission, to provide appointment and terms of its members, to provide for the reporting of information relating to diversion programs, Secs. 12-23B-1 to 12-23B-7, inclusive, added

Collectible items, sports memorabilia, art, etc., represented as authentic, recovery of purchase price if not authentic, civil actions, damages

Juveniles, law enforcement records, release further provided for, Sec. 12-15-134 am'd.

Criminal prosecutions, update outdated language in provision pertaining to video depositions in child abuse prosecutions, Sec. 15-25-2 am'd.

Reapportionment, redistricting or reapportionment plan, Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment to intervene in any legal action that contests the validity of, Sec. 29-1-2.5 am'd.

Pardons and Paroles, mandatory supervised release of inmates, apply certain sentencing provisions to certain defendants, Sec. 15-22-26.2 am'd.

Community punishment and corrections, to require every judicial circuit to establish a community punishment and corrections program, Sec. 15-18-187 added; Secs. 15-18-172, 15-18-176 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, Retail Crime Prevention Act, crimes of theft by shoplifting, organized retail theft created, certain recordkeeping requirements for sale and purchase of stored value cards, provided

Donated foods, donors of game meat immune from liability under certain conditions, Sec. 20-1-6 am'd.

Mediation, to require mandatory mediation to be provided by a mediator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Sec. 6-6-20 am'd.

Expungement, to expand the expungement of criminal records to include convictions of certain misdemeanor offenses, traffic violations, municipal ordinances, and felony offenses, to increase the filing fee for expungements, Secs. 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 15-27-4, 15-27-5, 15-27-7 to 15-27-10, inclusive, 15-27-19 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, to revise the criminal penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, Sec. 13A-10-52 am'd.

Pardons and paroles, parole dates for prisoners serving consecutive sentences, certain regulations removed, Sec. 15-22-28 am'd.

Parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, violations, confinement period for parole violation reduced for time served in holding, Sec. 15-22-32 am'd.

Courts, probate courts, general jurisdiction over orphans' business deleted, const. amend.

Bail, criminal cases, creates Aniah's law, Legislature may designate offenses not eligible for bail, const. amend

Alcoholic beverages, delivery service license, established, requirements for issuance, limits on delivery of beer, wine, and spirits, Secs. 28-1-4, 28-3-1, 28-3A-13, 28-3A-14 am'd.

ALEA, felony drug trafficking wiretapping, interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, Attorney General to authorize to apply for court order for intercept and to apply for intercept orders, disclosure of recorded communications, penalties for violations, Secs. 20-2A-1 to 20-2A-15, inclusive, added; Sec. 15-5-40 am'd

Marriage, members of churches allowed to participate in traditional marriage ceremonies, Sec. 30-1-9.1 am'd.

Medical parole, to further provide for medical parole in certain circumstances, Secs. 15-22-42, 15-22-43 am'd.

Law enforcement, procedures to create a database to maintain law enforcement information providing civil protections, providing for background checks and pre-employment checks

Crimes and offenses, assault against a first responder, created, riot and inciting to riot, further provided, aggravated riot, and unlawful traffic interference, created, holding period after arrest, provided, penalties for defunding police, provided, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-5.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-21, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 15-10-3 am'd.

Sentencing standards, to provide for resentencing of certain individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses, procedure for resentencing, Sec. 12-25-34.3 added.

Criminal procedure, traffic violations, required dismissal under certain conditions

Artificial intelligence, limit the use of facial recognition, to ensure artificial intelligence is not the only basis for arrest

Corrections, to provide deduction of a prisoners sentence upon completion of qualifying programs, require DOC to adopt rules for administration of education incentive time, require approval of rules by Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, Secs. 14-9-100 to 14-9-107, incl., added; Sec. 29-2-20 am'd.

Elder abuse, court documents, redaction of contact information when released, authority for elderly persons to hire attorneys, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.

Sentencing, to further provide for procedures relating to voluntary sentencing standards worksheets, Sec. 12-25-35 am'd.

Firearms, prohibitions on state enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, provided, const. amend.

Coronavirus, immunity for certain entities from claims relating to contraction of or exposure to coronavirus

Abortion, ban non-surgical, chemical abortions, criminal penalties, Alabama Chemical Abortion Prohibition Act

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to provide workplace protections against pregnancy discrimination and related medical conditions, Secs. 25-15-1 to 25-15-7, inclusive, added; Secs. 25-2-2, 25-2-7 am'd.

Firearms, Alabama Firearms Protection Act, prohibitions on enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, provided

Pardons and Paroles Board, to provide for three special members, to provide appointment, compensation, and duties of the special members, term of service, Sec. 15-22-20 am'd.

Abortion, chemical abortion, doctors required to inform of possibility of reversing chemical abortions, cause of action and criminal penalties provided

Historical monuments, local governments authorized to remove and required to transfer ownership to Archives and History or Alabama Historical Commission for public display, Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, Secs. 41-9-230 to 41-9-237, inclusive, repealed

Crimes and offenses, crimes of riot and inciting to riot, further provided, assault against a first responder and damaging a public monument, created, crime of violence, definition further provided, harassment and harassing communications further provided, exceptions to sovereign immunity, further provided to include defunded jurisdictions, entitlement to bail, exceptions further provided, prohibitions on receipt of state grants and aid, established under certain conditions, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-8.1 added; Secs. 12-25-32, 13A-6-21, 13A-6-132, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 13A-11-8, 13A-11-70, 15-13-2, 36-1-12, 36-2-1 am'd.

Driver's license, provide for the elimination of driver license suspensions in certain circumstances, Secs. 28-3A-25, 30-3-170, 30-3-179 am'd; Secs. 13A-12-290, 13A-12-291, 13A-12-292, 13A-12-293, 13A-12-294, 16-28-40, 16-28-41, 16-28-42, 16-28-43, 16-28-44, 16-28-45 repealed.

Human trafficking, crimes and penalties further provided, Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-170, 13A-12-122, 15-27-5 am'd.

Physical injury, allow for a gunshot wound to be included in the definition of physical injury, Sec. 13A-1-2 am'd.

Discrimination, to make it unlawful to deny an individual full and equal employment of public accommodations based on certain protected classes, to make it unlawful for a local school board to discriminate against an individual based on certain protected classes, and to make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an applicant or employee based on certain protected classes

Taxation, sale of land for taxes, location of sales, further provided, Sec. 40-10-15 am'd.

Expungements, administrative filing fees eliminated, Sec. 15-27-4 repealed; Sec. 15-27-3 am'd.

Consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, pyramid sales structure, further provided, Secs. 8-19-3, 8-19-5 am'd.

Criminal procedure, to allow a protected person to be offered protection in criminal prosecutions for physical offenses, sexual offenses, and violent offenses, protected person defined, use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony of a child under 12 or a protected person, authorized, Sec. 15-25-7 added; Sec. 15-25-33 repealed; Secs. 15-25-1, 15-25-2, 15-25-3, 15-25-5, 15-25-6, 15-25-30, 15-25-31, 15-25-32, 15-25-34, 15-25-36, 15-25-37, 15-25-38, 15-25-39 am'd.

Health, mental health, law enforcement, authorized to take an individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions, protection from civil and criminal liabilities

Crimes and offenses, crime of drug-induced murder, created

Gambling device, crime of possession of a gambling device, slot machine manufactured before 1960 exempt from under certain limited circumstances, Sec. 13A-12-27 am'd.

Abortion, physicians, duty of care owed to babies born alive after failed abortion, criminal penalties, definitions further provided

Bail, criminal cases, const. amend

Human trafficking, crimes and penalties further provided, Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-170, 13A-12-122, 15-27-5 am'd.

Evidence, unsworn declarations, allowed when given under penalty of perjury, with exceptions, Secs. 12-21-80 to 12-21-87, inclusive, repealed

Supervision of violent offenders, to require electronic monitoring for inmates on work release in certain circumstances, Sec. 14-8-2 am'd.

Consumer Protection, Alabama State of Emergency Consumer Protection Act, enhanced criminal penalties provided under certain conditions, Sec. 13A-9-111.1 added; Sec. 13A-9-114, 34-14A-14, 34-31-32, 34-36-16, 34-37-17 am'd.

Adoption, to allow for post-adoption agreements for contact between adopted child and biologial relatives, Caleb's law, Sec. 26-10A-30 am'd.

Resisting arrest, to amend punishment to Class A misdemeanor, to provide that resisting arrest with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument is a Class C felony, Sec. 13A-10-41 am'd.

Courts, Alabama Court Cost Commission, established, const. amend.

Crimes and offenses, human trafficking, further provided to include consenting to the marriage of a minor to subject the minor to labor servitude or sexual servitude, Sec. 13A-6-153 am'd.

Sentencing standards, to provide for resentencing of certain individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses, Sec. 12-25-34.3 added.

Crimes and offenses, to add additional activity that would constitute the crime of assault in the first degree, create crime of assault or attempted assault on a 1st responder, Sec. 13A-6-30 added; Secs. 13A-6-20, 13A-6-21 am'd.

Motor vehicles, animals, crime to leave an animal in an unattended motor vehicle, immunity to a public safety official who rescues an animal under certain circumstances, Sec. 13A-11-241 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, illegal for a school employee to solicit a student to send obscene material to any person, Sec. 13A-6-82.1 am'd.

Drugs, prohibit unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia and controlled substances near church, prohibit sales of drug paraphernalia near school, Secs. 13A-12-250, 13A-12-260 am'd.

Firearms, domestice violence, to provide for an extreme risk protection order, prohibit certain violent defendants from possessing firearms, ammunition, or a pistol permit, to provide for the enforcement and registration of an extreme risk protection order, Secs. 30-10-1 to 30-10-15, inclusive, added; Sec. 13A-11-72 am'd.

Sentencing, to require a unanimous vote by jurors to recommend a sentence of death in capital murder cases, Sec. 13A-5-46 am'd.

Municipal corporations, ordinances, issuance of summons and complaint in lieu of custodial arrest, further provided for, Sec. 11-45-9.1 am'd.

Terrorism, to create a statewide terrorism registry, to provide a system for registration by people convicted of certain terrorism offenses, provide for registration fees, provide for the duties of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Secs. 13A-10-160.01 to 13A-10-160.15, inclusive, am'd.

Supervision of violent offenders, require electronic monitoring for release on bail for certain offenses, Sec. 15-13-2 am'd.

Criminal procedure, to revise the cricumstances in which a law enforcement officer may arrest an individual without a warrant, Sec. 15-10-3 am'd.

Professional licensing boards, review of certain boards, prohibit discrimination of a person or client, create judicial review board

Firearms, Gun Protection Violence Act

Consumer protection, privacy rights, regulation of use of biometric identifiers for a commercial purpose, civil fine, authorized

Crimes and offenses, crimes motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability, to include employment as a law enforcement officer within the protected class, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided

Crimes and offenses, to provide that it shall be unlawful to shoot or discharge a firearm on school property, Sec. 13A-11-61.1 am'd.

Municipal courts, pretrial diversion program, voluntary transfer authorized

Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided

Crimes and offenses, theft, to amend threshold amounts for theft of property offenses, Secs. 13A-8-1, 13A-8-3, 13A-8-4, 13A-8-4.1, 13A-8-5 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, provide that a judge may use discretion in the length of sentence a defendant must serve if his or her probation is revoked, Secs. 12-25-34, 12-25-34.2, 12-25-36, 15-18-8 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, amending the threshold amount relating to theft by fraudulent leasing or rental of property, Sec. 13A-8-144 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, receiving stolen property, to amend the threshold amounts for receiving stolen property offenses, Secs. 13A-8-16, 13A-8-17, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-18.1, 13A-8-19 am'd.

Circuit and district courts, jurisdiction, monetary amounts, removal of cases with concurrent jurisdiction from district court to circuit court, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30 am'd.

Parks, recreational vehicle parks, procedure for removing guests under certain conditions, criminal penalties for failure to leave

Receiving stolen property in the second degree, to include receiving any stolen firearm, Sec. 13A-8-18 am'd.

Controlled substances, prescribing or dispensing, required to be only for a medical purpose, criminal penalties, Secs. 20-2-58, 20-2-71 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, law enforcement officers, crime of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, created

Criminal procedure, crime victims' compensation, Lisa's Law, entity contract, with convicted felons, escrow account for benefit of crime victims created, procedure, Sec. 41-9-80.1 to 41-9-80.8, inclusive, added; 41-9-80 to 41-9-84, inclusive, repealed.

Courts, Administrative Director of Courts, appointment by the Supreme Court of Alabama, procedure established

Service animals, individual with a disability, rights and responsibilities for use in a public accommodation or a housing accommodation, criminal penalties for misrepresentation or denial, interference under certain conditions, Secs. 21-7-1 to 21-7-9, inclusive, am'd.

Evidence, unsworn declarations, allowed when given under penalty of perjury, with exceptions, Secs. 12-21-80 to 12-21-87, inclusive, repealed

Civil procedure, statute of limitations. sex offense, further provided, statute of limitations tolled until vicitim reaches age of majority, Sec. 6-2-8 am'd.

Sexual offenses, certain sexual offenses redefined, sex offender registration, community notification act, add foster parent engaging in sex act, technical revisions, Secs. 13A-5-6, 13A-6-60 to 13A-6-65, inclusive, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81,13A-6-82, 13A-6-122, 13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9, 13A-11-32.1, 13A-12-120, 13A-12-121, 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192, 15-3-5, 15-20A-5, 15-20A-44, 15-23-101, 15-23-102 am'd.

Occupational licensees, process created to allow persons convicted of crime to apply for if granted relief by court

Court costs, civil cases, docket fee, waiver for substantial hardship, verified statement required, procedures, Sec. 12-19-70 am'd.

Sexual abuse, enhanced sentence for violation of sex abuse if defendant 15 yrs. older than victim, Sec. 13A-6-67 am'd.

Capital offenses, aggravating circumstances if victim was a law enforcement or correctional officer, first responder, or under 14 years of age, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.

Firearms, pistol permits, provide deadline for sheriff to issue or reinstate an appellant's pistol permit after a successul appeal, Sec. 13A-11-75 am'd.

Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Secs. 12-15-312, 12-15-319 am'd.

Probate court, mentally ill persons, renewal of an involuntary commitment order, hearings, Sec. 22-52-10.10 added; Secs. 22-52-10.2, 22-52-10.3 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, J.K. Elrod Act, murder, knowingly selling or distributing a controlled substance that causes the death of another, exemption for physicians and pharmacists

Limited Liability Company Law, name revised, duty of partner not to compete before dissolution of partnership, clarified, retroactive effect, Secs. 10A-5A-1.01, 10A-8A-1.02, 10A-8A-4.11 am'd.

Mental health, provide right of appeal for Dept. of Mental Health if court denies petition to release defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity, Secs. 15-16-41, 15-16-43, 15-16-60 to 15-16-71, inclusive, am'd.

Jefferson Co., judges, circuit or district, temporary assignment, prohibiting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from assigning circuit or district judge to serve within another judicial circuit, Secs. 12-9A-7, 12-9A-8 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, theft of shoplifting, crime created

Alternative nicotine product, ABC Board required to regulate retail sale like tobacco products, sales to minors prohibited, advertising near schools prohibited, Secs. 28-11-16 to 28-11-19, inclusive, 13A-12-3.8, added; Secs. 28-11-2, 28-11-4, 28-11-7, 28-11-8, 28-11-9, 28-11-11, 28-11-13, 13A-12-3, 13A-12-3.1 am'd.

Criminal procedure, crime victims' compensation, Lisa's Law, entity contract, with convicted felons, escrow account for benefit of crime victims created, procedure, Sec. 41-9-80.1 to 41-9-80.8, inclusive, added; 41-9-80 to 41-9-84, inclusive, repealed.

Courts, magistrates and clerks of circuit and district courts, absolute judicial immunity granted under certain conditions

Crimes and offenses, to amend threshold amounts for theft and receiving stolen property offenses, drug offense, amend sentences for certain drug offenses, create add'l drug offenses, relating to sentencing, clarify community corrections programs, Secs. 13A-12-211.1, 13A-12-212.1, 15-10-3.1 added; Secs, 13A-5-9, 13A-5-10, 13A-5-10.1, 13A-8-4.1, 13A-8-8.1, 13A-8-10.25, 13A-8-18.1, 13A-12-215, 13A-12-232, 13A-12-250, 13A-12-270 repealed; Secs. 12-25-34, 12-25-34.2, 12-25-36, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-8.1, 13A-12-231, 15-22-54, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3, 13A-8-1, 13A-8-3, 13A-8-4, 13A-8-5, 13A-8-7, 13A-8-8, 13A-8-9, 13A-8-10, 13A-8-10.1, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.3, 13A-8-16, 13A-8-17, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-19, 13A-8-144, 13A-8-194, 13A-12-211 to 13A-12-214, inclusive, 13A-12-218, 40-17A-9,15-10-1, 15-20A-7, 15-20A-9 to 15-20A-18, inclusive, 15-20A-20, 15-20A-23, 15-20A-24, 15-20A-25, 15-20A-27, 15-20A-29, 15-20A-30, 15-20A-31, 15-20A-32, 15-20A-34, 15-20A-36, 15-20A-37, 15-20A-39 am'd.

Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, add members to the committee, make technical changes, Sec. 29-2-20 am'd.

Motor vehicles, James Hooper Headlight Safety Act, recovery of damages in a negligence action further provided, Sec. 32-5-240 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, sexual offenses, false sexual allegation, Sec. 13A-6-72 added

Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided

Hughes, Annie, named Miss Basketball, commended

Business organizations, Alabama Business Corporation Law revised, based on the Model Business Corporation Act of 2016 and Delaware General Corporation Law, Secs. 10A-2A-1.01 to 10A-2A-17.06, inclusive added; Secs. 10A-1-1.02, 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-1.12, 10A-1-3.05, 10A-1-3.06, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-3.42, 10A-1-4.01, 10A-1-4.02, 10A-1-4.04, 10A-1-4.06, 10A-1-4.11, 10A-1-4.13, 10A-1-4.15, 10A-1-4.21, 10A-1-4.23, 10A-1-4.24, 10A-1-4.25, 10A-1-4.26, 10A-1-4.31, 10A-1-5.01, 10A-1-5.08, 10A-1-6.01, 10A-1-6.02, 10A-1-7.01, 10A-1-7.04, 10A-1-7.11, 10A-1-7.21, 10A-1-7.31, 10A-1-8.01, 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-8.04, 10A-1-9.01, 10A-4-2.02, 10A-4-4.01, 10A-4-4.02, 10A-4-5.01, 10A-4-5.04, 10A-5A-10.01, 10A-5A-10.03, 10A-5A-10.04, 10A-5A-10.05, 10A-5A-10.07, 10A-5A-10.08, 10A-8A-9.02, 10A-8A-9.04, 10A-8A-9.05, 10A-8A-9.06, 10A-8A-9.08, 10A-8A-9.09, 10A-9A-10.02, 10A-9A-10.04, 10A-9A-10.05, 10A-9A-10.06, 10A-9A-10.08, 10A-9A-10.09, 10A-10-1.09, 10A-10-1.12, 10A-10-1.15, 10A-10-1.16, 10A-11-1.01, 10A-11-1.03, 10A-11-1.04, 10A-11-1.06, 10A-11-1.12, 10A-30-2.01, 10A-30-2.03, 10A-30-2.04, 10A-30-2.05, 10A-30-2.06, 10A-30-2.09, 10A-30-2.12, 10A-30-2.13, am'd; Secs. 10A-2-1.01 to 10A-2-17.02, inclusive, repealed

Vessels, personal watercraft, operation of, further provided, Sec. 33-5-51 am'd.

Sexual assault, provide for victim notification, provide for certain rights to victims, Sexual Assault Task Force, created, Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights

Professional licensing boards, review of certain boards, prohibit discrimination of a person or client, create judicial review board

Crimes of Violence Treatment Reporting Act, requiring physicians and health care professionals to report certain types of injuries and illnesses to police or appropriate law enforcement authorities

Occupational licensees, process created to allow persons convicted of crime to apply for if granted relief by court

Attorneys, encouraging litigation, criminal penalties increased, Secs. 34-3-24, 34-3-35 am'd.

Civil procedure, statute of limitations. sex offense, further provided, statute of limitations tolled until vicitim reaches age of majority, Sec. 6-2-8 added

Self Defense, use of deadly force, prohibition of using stand your ground as defense if the person pursued person it was used against, Trayvon Martin exception, Sec.13A-3-23 am'd.

Parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, violations, confinement period for parole violation reduced for time served in holding, Sec. 15-22-32 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, crimes motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability, to include employment as a law enforcement officer within the protected class, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.

Telemarketers and telephone solicitations, knowing display of misleading caller identification information prohibited, Secs. 8-19A-3, 8-19C-5, 8-19C-11 am'd.

Civil practice, misappropriation of likeness, statutory claim provided, civil remedies, criminal penalties provided

Crimes and offenses, controlled substances, distribution for a medical purpose, further provided, Secs. 20-2-58, 20-2-71 am'd.

Human Resources Dept., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), benefits, drug testing for applicant required

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock devices, further provided, blood alcohol content (BAC) for enhancement lowered, distrib of court fees, use for bond and pretrial diversion, indigent further provided for and funded, Sec. 32-5A-191, 32-5A-191.4 am'd.

Human trafficking, further provided, prostitution with a minor, certain defenses prohibited, licensing by Massage Therapy Bd. further provided for, Secs. 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-161, 13A-6-162, 13A-12-121.1, 13A-12-124, 13A-12-125 added; Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157, 13A-6-158, 13A-12-122, 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 34-43-12 to 34-43-15, inclusive, am'd.

Courts Judicial Resources Allocation, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Alabama, require to reassign judges for prompt administration of justice, presiding circuit judge, authorized to reassign judges within circuit, Secs. 12-9A-7, 12-9A-8 added

Motor vehicles and manufactured housing titles, appeal of competing ownership, filed in circuit court

Adult Protective Services Act, revise definition of protected person, to persons with Alzheimers disease or dementia and remove reference to senile, Sec. 38-9-2 am'd.

Attorneys, with special licenses, authorized to do pro bono work, Sec. 34-3-6 am'd.

Domestic violence, capital offense expanded to include murder of a parent or guardian in the presence of a child, add'l aggravating circumstances included, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.

Indigent defense, juvenile court, guardian ad litems, maximum atty fee for services raised, Sec. 15-12-21 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, female genital mutilation of female minor, crime created, penalties

Churches, use of deadly force authorized, in defense of self or others for certain crimes against church members or volunteers, Alabama Church Protection Act, Secs. 13A-3-20, 13A-3-23 am'd.

Expungement of criminal records, authorized for youthful offenders, Sec. 15-27-2.1 added

Sexual offenses, redefined certain sexual offenses, sex offender registration, community notification act, add foster parent engaging in sex act, technical revisions, Secs. 13A-6-60 to 13A-6-67, inclusive, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81 to 13A-6-83, inclusive, 13A-6-122, 13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9, 13A-12-120, 13A-12-121, 15-20A-5, 15-20A-6, 15-20A-44, 15-23-101, 15-23-102 am'd.

Stolen property, to provide receiving a stolen firearm a felony, technical revisions, Secs. 13A-8-16, 13A-8-17, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-18.1, 13A-8-19 am'd.

Judges, private, types of cases expanded, Secs. 12-11A-2, 12-11A-4 am'd.

Human trafficking, increase criminal penalties for obstructing enforcement of, Secs. 13A-6-152, 13A-6-153 am'd.

Relating to juvenile dependency proceedings; to establish indigency requirements and limit eligibility for court-appointed counsel for parents who have parental rights terminated.

Civil immunity, provided to persons providing transportation to health care providers without compensation, exceptions

Sky lantern, possession or sale prohibited, Act 2017-387, 2017 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 13A-11-225 am'd.

Worker's compensation, prescription benefits, employer liability further provided, Secs. 25-5-77, 25-5-293, 25-5-314 am'd.

Domestic violence, protection orders, definitions clarified, notice of hearing and service of process requirements clarified, fines and penalties for violations clarified, Sec. 13A-6-139.1 repealed; Secs. 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, 13A-6-134, 13A-6-138, 13A-6-142, 15-10-3, 15-13-190, 15-23-68, 30-5-2, 30-5-3, 30-5-5, 30-5-8 am'd.

Courts, magistrates, fees and costs, authorized to assess, duties, use of electronic communication for notification purposes authorized, Secs. 12-14-51, 12-19-150 am'd.

Traffic stops, racial profiling by law enforcement officers, prohibited, written policies, forms for statistics, and reports to Attorney General required, provision for complaints

Cooper, Carl, distiguished military service and 98th birthday, commended

Sexual offenses, provide for enhanced punishment of indecent exposure where victim is a child and include indecent exposure as offense under enticing a child for immoral purposes, Secs. 13A-6-68, 13A-6-69, 15-19-7 am'd.

Driving under the influence, pretrial diversion programs, fee to Ala. Head and Spinal Cord Trust Fund, payment provided for, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.

Motor vehicles, smoking of tobacco products prohibited in vehicle with minor present

Alabama Uniform Voidable Transfers Act, adopted, creditors, procedures to reach assets transferred to prevent seizure established, Secs. 8-9B-1 to 8-9B-17, inclusive, added

Voyeurism, crime created, criminalize the taking of a video or photo depicting intimate areas of a person without that person's consent, privacy, penalties

Municipalities, ordinances, summons and complaint in lieu of arrest, further provided for, exceptions, Sec. 11-45-9.1 am'd.

Pardons and Paroles Board, prisoners, pardon, parole, or conditional release of, Executive Director to certify official order within 30 days, Sec. 15-22-37 am'd.

Property, Uniform Condo Act, rights to developers and owners, specified, procedures for creation and management, Title 35, Chapter 8A, am'd.

Alabama Partnership Act, repealed and replaced, procedures for formation and dissolution, conforming changes, Secs. 10A-1-5.10, 10A-1-9.01 added; Secs. 10A-1-5.07, 10A-1-7.33, 10A-8-1.01 to 10A-8-11.04, inclusive, repealed; numerous sections of Title 10A, am'd.

Municipalities, ordinances, summons and complaint in lieu of arrest, further provided for, exceptions, Sec. 11-45-9.1 am'd.

Human trafficking, increase criminal penalties for obstructing enforcement of, Secs. 13A-6-152, 13A-6-153 am'd.

Custodial sexual misconduct, crimes further defined, community corrections program, alcohol or drug abuse court referral and treatment program included, Secs. 14-11-30, 14-11-31 am'd.

Motor vehicles, driving under the influence, provide a 10 year look back for prior convictions, administrative driver license suspensions, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.

Marriage license, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16 am'd.

Alabama Uniform Voidable Transfers Act, adopted, creditors, procedures to reach assets transferred to prevent seizure established, Secs. 8-9B-1 to 8-9B-17, inclusive, added

Marijuana, possession of, penalties revised, quantities included, possession of marijuana in third degree created, Secs. 13A-12-214.4, 13A-12-214.5 added; Secs. 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214 am'd.

Asset forfeitures, criminal procedure, Alabama Forfeiture Accountability and Integrity Reform Act, Secs. 13A-8-117, 13A-11-37, 20-2-93 repealed

Emergency responders, certified peer support member, certain communications priviledged

Parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, violations, confinement period for parole violation reduced for time served in holding, Sec. 15-22-32 am'd.

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

Children, paternity, to enable a man to challenge presumption of paternity if he believes he is the biological father of a child, Sec. 26-17-607 am'd.

Tobacco, raise the age to purchase, possess, or use to 21 years

Criminal sex offenders over age 21, sex offenses against child 12 years of age or younger, surgical castration required prior to release from custody of Corrections Department

Genital mutilation, making act on female under 19 years of age a Class B felony

Controlled substances, to add synthetic drugs and synthetic drug analogues to the list of controlled substances, Sec. 13A-12-211 am'd.

Courts, therapy dogs authorized in courtroom under certain conditions, judge authorized to use discretionary funds for

Dogs, service dogs, harassment or injuring prohibited, penalties, definition to include therapy dogs, Act 2016-132, 2016 Reg. Sess., am'd, Sec. 13A-11-231 am'd.

Motor vehicles, abandoned, contests, notice of appeal required to be filed in circuit court in county where sale is scheduled, Tax Tribunal, not subject to declaratory judgment, declaratory ruling, or contested case provisions of Admin. Procedure Act, Sec. 40-2B-1.1 added; Sec. 32-13-4 am'd.

Expungement of criminal records, expanded to include felonies, Sec. 15-27-2 am'd.

Corrections Dept., correctional officer retention, pilot program for bonuses, expiration

Abortion, minors, parental consent, judicial waiver from, applicability to non resident, Sec. 26-21-4 am'd.

Genital mutilation, making act on female under 19 years of age a Class B felony

Criminal sex offenders over age 21, sex offenses against child 12 years of age or younger, surgical castration required prior to release from custody of Corrections Department

Grandparent visitation, action in circuit court, assignment to domestic relation division or judge, Sec. 30-3-4.2 am'd.

Crimes, libel and defamation, publication of certain reports considered privileged, Sec. 13A-11-161 am'd.

Domestic violence, increased incarceration periods and enhanced penalties for convictions of first, second, or third degree domestic violence if committed in the presence of a minor, capital offense expanded to include murder of a parent or guardian in the presence of a child, Hollie's Law, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132 am'd.

Criminal procedure, new classes of capital offense, reduce appeal time, Fair Justice Act

Capital crimes, aggravating circumstances if victim of a capital offense was a law enforcement or correctional officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician, Sec. 13A-6-22.2 added

Criminal procedure, murder of firefighter or first responder in the line of duty makes a capital offense, Sec. 13A-5-40 am'd.

Indigent defense, juvenile court, guardian ad litems, maximum atty fee for services raised, Sec. 15-12-21 am'd.

Driving under the influence, Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund, make fine imposed for DUI violation mandatory, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.

Alimony, termination upon remarriage or co-habitation, requirement of cohabitation with opposite sex removed, Sec. 30-2-55 am'd.

Judge of probate, counties where judge is an attorney, probate court to have same contempt powers as circuit court, Sec. 12-13-9 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, utilities, sewer services, diversion or unauthorized use, theft of services and tampering with availability of utility services, Secs. 13A-8-10, 13A-8-23 am'd.

Dependent children, Human Resources Dept required to make efforts to place infant of a dependent minor mother with the minor mother in foster care, Sec. 12-15-314 am'd.

Domestic violence, protection orders, definitions clarified, notice of hearing and service of process requirements clarified, fines and penalties for violations clarified, Sec. 13A-6-139.1 repealed; Secs. 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, 13A-6-134, 13A-6-138, 13A-6-142, 15-10-3, 15-13-190, 15-23-68, 30-5-2, 30-5-3, 30-5-5, 30-5-8 am'd.

Prisons, Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act, construction of new facilities provided for, Joint Legislative Prison Committee, reporting requirements increased, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, bonds authorized for prison facilities, construction agreements, renovating and demolishing existing prison facilities, proceeds on existing one mill tax, distribution further provided for, Sec. 11-101A-8.1 added; Secs. 11-101A-1, 11-101A-2, 11-101A-4, 11-101A-8, 14-2-1, 14-2-6, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, 14-2-34, 28-3-201, 28-3-202, 28-3-204, 29-2-20, 38-4-12, 40-8-3 am'd.

Fiduciaries, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, adopted, fiduciaries, duties with regard to computer files, web domains, virtual currency and other digital assets, Secs. 19-1A-1 to 19-1A-18, inclusive, added

Attorneys, indigent defense fees, waiver of maximum allowed fee by trial court or Director in Indigent Defense Services, Sec. 15-12-21 am'd.

Elderly, elder abuse protection orders, authorized, elder abuse defined, Sec. 15-10-3 am'd.

Military justice, Alabama Code of Military Justice conformance with the federal Uniform Code of Military Justice, Secs. 31-2A-2, 31-2A-5, 31-2A-17, 31-2A-26, 31-2A-32, 31-2A-46, 31-2A-47, 31-2A-52 am'd.

Alabama Partnership Act, repealed and replaced, procedures for formation and dissolution, conforming changes, Secs. 10A-1-5.10, 10A-1-9.01 added; Secs. 10A-1-5.07, 10A-1-7.33, 10A-8-1.01 to 10A-8-11.04, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 10A-1-1.02, 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.06, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-1.12, 10A-1-2.02, 10A-1-3.06, 10A-1-3.17, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-3.33, 10A-1-3.41, 10A-1-4.01, 10A-1-4.02, 10A-1-4.25, 10A-1-4.31, 10A-1-5.01, 10A-1-5.02, 10A-1-5.03, 10A-1-5.04, 10A-1-5.05, 10A-1-5.06, 10A-1-5.08, 10A-1-5.11, 10A-1-5.12, 10A-1-5.31, 10A-1-5.32, 10A-1-5.33, 10A-1-7.01, 10A-1-7.02, 10A-1-7.03, 10A-1-7.04, 10A-1-7.05, 10A-1-7.06, 10A-1-7.07, 10A-1-7.11, 10A-1-7.12, 10A-1-7.13, 10A-1-7.14, 10A-1-7.22, 10A-1-7.23, 10A-1-7.24, 10A-1-7.31, 10A-1-7.32, 10A-1-7.34, 10A-1-7.36, 10A-1-7.37, 10A-1-8.01, 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-8.03, 0A-1-9.21, 10A-1-9.22, 10A-5A-1.02, 10A-5A-1.06, 10A-9A-1.07, 10A-17-1.02 am'd.

Probate court, court costs, payable at discretion of court when pleading filed, security deposits for court costs authorized, Sec. 12-19-43 am'd.

Eminent domain proceedings, costs, condemnation proceedings filed by Dept. of Transportation, the department pays condemnee's reasonable attorney fees, appraisal and engineering costs if final award is 20 percent or higher than department's offer, Sec. 18-1A-293 am'd.

Guardianship and Protective Proceeding Uniform Act, disabled persons and minors, leasing of oil, gas, and mineral rights authorized, Sec. 26-2A-137 am'd.

Child custody, parenting plan required in all cases, court established plan in certain cases, remedies for violations of plan, Sec. 30-3-158 added; Secs. 30-3-150, 30-3-151, 30-3-152, 30-3-153 am'd.

Terrorist threats, crime further defined, specify that schools and churches are protected, Sec. 13A-10-15 am'd.

Marriage, contract for, recording by judge of probate, transmission to Vital Statistics office, content of contract, Secs. 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, 30-1-14 repealed; Secs. 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, 30-1-16 am'd.

Churches, security program established, authorizing designated members to carry firearms, Alabama Peace Officers' Training Commission to administer training, Alabama Church Protection Act

Beneficiaries, permit Supernumerary Circuit Clerk or Register to change beneficiary, seek refund under certain circumstances, Secs. 12-17-142, 12-17-143 am'd.

Divorce, retirement benefits, valuation and distribution, Sec. 30-2-51 am'd.

Municipal courts, pretrial diversion program, voluntary transfer authorized

Alabama Partnership Act, repealed and replaced, procedures for formation and dissolution, conforming changes, Secs. 10A-1-5.10, 10A-1-9.01 added; Secs. 10A-1-5.07, 10A-1-7.33, 10A-8-1.01 to 10A-8-11.04, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 10A-1-1.02, 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.06, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-1.12, 10A-1-2.02, 10A-1-3.06, 10A-1-3.17, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-3.33, 10A-1-3.41, 10A-1-4.01, 10A-1-4.02, 10A-1-4.25, 10A-1-4.31, 10A-1-5.01, 10A-1-5.02, 10A-1-5.03, 10A-1-5.04, 10A-1-5.05, 10A-1-5.06, 10A-1-5.08, 10A-1-5.11, 10A-1-5.12, 10A-1-5.31, 10A-1-5.32, 10A-1-5.33, 10A-1-7.01, 10A-1-7.02, 10A-1-7.03, 10A-1-7.04, 10A-1-7.05, 10A-1-7.06, 10A-1-7.07, 10A-1-7.11, 10A-1-7.12, 10A-1-7.13, 10A-1-7.14, 10A-1-7.22, 10A-1-7.23, 10A-1-7.24, 10A-1-7.31, 10A-1-7.32, 10A-1-7.34, 10A-1-7.36, 10A-1-7.37, 10A-1-8.01, 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-8.03, 0A-1-9.21, 10A-1-9.22, 10A-5A-1.02, 10A-5A-1.06, 10A-9A-1.07, 10A-17-1.02 am'd.

Warranties, New Assistive Devices Warranty Act, remedies

Medicaid, inmates in co. jails and under juvenile court, Medicaid eligibility suspended, not terminated, temporary reinstatement for med. care, payment of costs

Courts, magistrates and clerks of circuit, and district courts, absolute judicial immunity granted under certain conditions

Capital cases, sentencing, court prohibited from overriding jury verdict, unanimous vote of jury to recommend death, Secs. 13A-5-45, 13A-5-46, 13A-5-47 am'd.

Judge of probate, counties where judge is an attorney, probate court to have same contempt powers as circuit court, Sec. 12-13-9 am'd.

Fiduciaries, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, adopted, fiduciaries, duties with regard to computer files, web domains, virtual currency and other digital assets, Secs. 19-1A-1 to 19-1A-18, inclusive, added

Municipal courts, mayors and municipal court judges, mayor authorized to remit court costs imposed by municipal court judge, municipal court judges authorized to remit certain costs upon a showing of indigency, mayor's authority to commute sentences removed, municipal court judges authorized to issue arrest warrants and hold certain persons in contempt of court, Secs. 12-14-15, 12-14-31, 12-14-32 am'd.

Zoning, board of zoning adjustment, appeals required to be filed with circuit court, Sec. 11-52-81 am'd.

Extradition, person in the state charged with a crime in another state, further provided for, requirement for indictment deleted, Sec. 15-9-34 am'd.

Age of majority, lowered to 18 years, to retain the age limitation for tobacco sales, Secs. 26-1-1, 13A-12-3

Parental rights, right to direct upbringing, education, care, and custody of child, const. amend.

Indigent defense, juvenile court, guardian ad litems, maximum atty fee for services raised, Sec. 15-12-21 am'd.

Jurors, service in criminal cases, names of sealed, contact by parties with for specified purposes prohibited, procedures for contact with jurors, penalties for violation

Criminal witnesses, contact with by criminal defendant prohibited without notice to prosecutor, penalties for violations, Defense Initiated Victims Outreach initiative, funding of by public funds prohibited, Sec. 15-23-73 am'd.

Motor vehicles, Dept. of Transportation authorize under certain conditions to recover damages for damaging a highway, damage further defined, Sec. 32-5-9 am'd.

Attorneys, requiring an attorney to disclose to a client whether he or she has a current malpractice insurance policy

Self Defense, person who actively pursues an aggressor after the initial confrontation is not justified in using physical force in self defense or in defense of another, Trayvon Martin Act, Sec.13A-3-23 am'd.

Hate crimes, enhanced penalties expanded to include crimes motivated by victim's actual or perceived employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.

Courts, require Judicial Inquiry Commission to submit complaints against Justices of the Supreme Court or Judges on the Court of Criminal or Civil Appeals to the House Judiciary Committee for a decision of further adjudication, const. amend.

Capital crimes, aggravating circumstances if victim of a capital offense was a law enforcement or correctional officer, Sec. 13A-5-49 am'd.

District courts, jurisdictional limit increased, filing fees and docket fees revised, Secs. 12-11-30, 12-12-30, 12-19-71, 12-19-72 am'd.

Firearms, purchase of a firearm with intent to deliver to another person who is prohibited by federal or state law from possessing considered a crime, penalties, Sec. 13A-11-58.1 am'd.

Sexual offenses, mandatory minimum sentence of three years imprisonment