Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week.
Tuesday, April 7
House
HB 662, sponsored by Rep. Ritchie Whorton, R-Owens Cross Road, alters the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Owens Cross Roads in Madison County. The bill passed 16-0. The bill did not advance out of a Senate committee before the end of the session.
SB 374, sponsored by Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton, sets an election for Henry County to consider a three-mill tax running from 2027 to 2034 to fund school projects in Headland. The bill passed 65-0. It will go on a future ballot.
SB 254, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, would allow the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to use sanctions other than parole revocations for certain violations of parole terms. The bill passed 69-27. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 94, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, requires the caretaker of a person with a disability to notify the Department of Revenue of the person’s death within 90 days or the time of probate proceedings so that their removable windshield placard will become invalid for handicap parking. The bill passed 82-1. The Senate later concurred with House changes 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 183, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, removes hair braiding and weaving from the definition of cosmetology and exempts natural hair styling from regulation by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. The bill passed 91-2. The Senate later concurred with House changes 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 211, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, requires the State Board of Education to adopt a policy allowing public education employees to save up sick leave time and donate sick leave to other public education employees. The bill passed 98-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 300, sponsored by Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, creates a new design for the “Helping Schools” license plate. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 240, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Pike Road, would allow participants to virtually participate in parole hearings through phone, video conference or something similar. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 337, sponsored by Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscambia, requires the Department of Conservation and Natural Resource to issue a deed to certain school lands upon request of a local board of education. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 209, sponsored by Sen. Shay Shelnutt, R-Trussville, requires public schools teaching sex education to teach “sexual risk avoidance” instead of comprehensive sex education. The bill passed 82-16. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 280, sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, allows members of the Teachers’ Retirement System and Employees’ Retirement System to buy retirement service credit for time they previously worked in federal public service. The bill passed 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey..
SB 194, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, eliminates a requirement that a candidate must submit a statement of economic interest to the State Ethics Commission once they have qualified if they have already done so and can prove it. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 190, sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, exempts Precision Ocular, a nonprofit specializing in sight restoration, from state sales and use taxes. The bill passed 101-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 341, sponsored by Sen. Josh Carnley, R-Enterprise, establishes the Work Zone Safety Act as a pilot program for a speed enforcement system in interstate highway work zones. The bill passed 82-16. The House and Senate Thursday agreed on changes made in a conference committee on a 76-23 and 29-1 vote, respectively. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 206, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, codifies the laws passed by the Legislature in the 2025 Regular Session. The bill passed 101-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 42, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, allows for a runoff election if a municipal election has only two candidates and neither receives more than 50% of votes. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 106, sponsored by Sen. Tom Butler, R-Madison, allows Alabamians older than 80 to request to be exempt from jury duty. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 166, sponsored by Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, allows political candidates to destroy their personal copies of their campaign finance records four years after its expiration. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 158, sponsored by Sen. Randy Price, R-Opelika, requires public high schools to designate a school day for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test for students that want to take it. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 15, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, allows an organization to designate its assets and liquidate them, which will then be distributed to creditors instead of filing for federal bankruptcy. The bill passed 101-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 137, sponsored by Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, codifies the Alabama Resilience Council, created by an executive order in 2023 that facilitates interactions between state and local government and the private sector to proactively address damages to Alabama infrastructure. The bill passed 96-1. The Senate later concurred 26-0 with House changes.
SB 86, sponsored by Sen. Josh Carnley, R-Enterprise, extends the current 30-day payment period for assessments made on illegally imported or transported motor fuel. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 239, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, increases the salaries of public education employees. The House concurred with Senate changes 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 487, sponsored by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, makes supplemental appropriations in the amount of $43.1 million from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund. the House concurred with Senate changes 104-0. It goes to It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey..
HB 238, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, makes appropriations for the support, maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 2027. The House concurred with Senate changes 103-0. Ivey signed the bill Thursday.
HB 236, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, makes supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund for $1 billion for the fiscal year ending in September. The House concurred with Senate changes 103-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 235, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, makes supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending in September from the Education Trust Fund to different agencies totaling $419 million and from gross income tax receipts from the CHOOSE Act Fund to the Alabama Department of Revenue for $100 million. The House concurred with Senate changes 103-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Senate
SB 288, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, requires agriculture boards to appoint their own successors, instead of the Legislature, every five years. The Senate concurred 29-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 317, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, creates the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services to evaluate programs and their costs proposed by the Legislature within 30 days of each regular and special session. The Senate concurred 29-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 635, sponsored by Rep. Brett Easterbrook, R-Fruitdale, authorizes the Choctaw County Commission to increase ad valorem taxes to be used exclusively for county road and bridge improvement. The bill passed 35-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 639, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, authorizes municipalities in Escambia County to operate an automated photographic speeding enforcement system. The bill passed 35-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 10, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, prohibits an additional county or municipal sales tax in Tuscaloosa County and requires public hearings for proposed increases of local sales taxes. The measure, a constitutional amendment, passed 35-0. It goes on a future ballot to be considered by voters.
HB 315, sponsored by Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, authorizes the governing body of cities with over 300,000 residents to enforce blighted property registration ordinances. The bill passed 35-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 92-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 404, sponsored by Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, allows Class 1 municipalities with a population of 300,000 residents or more to establish and regulate a nonprofit community land trust to create affordable housing alternatives. The bill passed 35-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 354, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, prohibits the construction and operation of new solar facilities for one year. The bill passed 27-4, but failed a late-session procedural hurdle. It stays in the Senate.
HB 155, sponsored by House Majority Leader Paul Lee, R-Dothan, allows permanently and totally disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to be exempted from the annual verification requirement for homestead exemptions. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 329, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, requires students in Alabama public schools to complete a computer science class. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 249, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, adds procedures and requirements for removals of guardianships, conservatorships and protective proceedings. The bill passed 30-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 626, sponsored by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, allows a Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone to be located within a tax increment district. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 545, sponsored by Rep. Norman Crow, R-Tuscaloosa, allows businesses to round cash transitions to the nearest nickel. The bill passed 31-1. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 98, sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, establishes the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Program for children and spouses of officers who have been killed or totally disabled in the line of duty. The bill passed 32-1 with an amendment. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 255, sponsored by Russell Bedsole, R-Alabaster, increases the time that crime victims may apply for compensation from the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission from one year after the injury or crime to two years. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 465, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, allows those with invisible disabilities to be issued an invisible disability car decal. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 379, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, creates a rebate incentive program for small productions within the Alabama Entertainment Office. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 8, sponsored by Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Hokes Bluff, allows local school boards to hire volunteer chaplains to provide services at a teacher’s request. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 393, sponsored by Rep. Kelvin Lawrence, D-Haleyville, removes references to the Accelerate Alabama Strategic Economic Development Plan in the state’s research and development grants for economic development. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 351, sponsored by Rep. Mike Shaw, R-Hoover, allows consumers to take action regarding their personal data being used, regulates how an individual or legal entity can process a consumer’s personal data, provides obligations of a data processor and regulates the processing of deidentified data. The bill passed 34-0 with multiple amendments. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 499, sponsored by Rep. Napoleon Bracy, D-Prichard, allows county local legislators to revise the number of constables in the county, revise the areas within the county to be represented by constables and revise when the constable is considered to have vacated their office. The bill passed 34-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 593, sponsored by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, creates the Alabama Small Craft Alcoholic Beverages Act; new license categories for small craft wineries and small craft distilleries; permits a brewpub, small craft winery or small craft distillery to allow tours of their manufacturing facilities and allow brewpub, small craft winery, or small craft distillery or any other alcoholic beverage manufacturer to have a storage facility off the licensed manufacturing premises. The bill passed 34-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 80-9. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 415, sponsored by Rep. Corley Ellis, R-Columbiana, applies additional requirements on captive insurers; increases the minimum in capital to certain captive insurers; requires notice of any subsequent materials for items required to be submitted; requires the commissioner to take the business plan, manager and legal counsel of the captive insurer into consideration and requires captive insurers to file an audited financial statement and actuarial certification annually. The bill passed 34-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 17, sponsored by Rep. Bill Lamb, R-Tuscaloosa, requires a municipality with annual expenditures of at least $500,000 to undergo annual audits, requires a municipality with annual expenditures less than $500,000 but greater than $300,000 to undergo biennial audits and requires a municipality with annual expenditures less than $300,000 to undergo biennial audits or submit an annual report to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The bill passed 34-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 341, sponsored by Rep. Jerry Starnes, R-Prattville, exempts the first $5,000 of taxable income earned from inactive duty training from state income tax from Alabama National Guard service members. The bill passed 34-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred in changes on a 102-0 vote. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 75, sponsored by Rep. Chad Robertson, R-Heflin, requires public high schools to create signing days for students entering the military or trade school after graduation. The bill passed 34-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 103-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 388, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, exempts community foundations across the state from paying the State Sales and Use Tax. The bill passed 34-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 151, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, repeals the law allowing the Physicians Advisory Board of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.. The bill passed 34-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 250, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, excludes employer contributions to a federal “Trump Account” and qualified student loans from taxable income. The bill passed 25-6. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Wednesday, April 8
House
SB 376, sponsored by Sen. Jack Williams, R-Wilmer, alters the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Semmes in Mobile County. The bill passed 23-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 379, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, alters the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Owens Cross Roads in Madison County. The bill passed 14-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 179, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Pike Road, subjects the Alabama Uniform Trust Code to the same limits as those in the Alabama Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act. The bill passed 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 361, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, makes it illegal to tether a dog to a stationary object, including trees and poles, without providing adequate shelter, food or water. The bill passed 69-23. The Senate later concurred with House changes 17-1. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 57, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, would prohibit food assistance recipients from using their benefits to purchase certain sodas and sugary processed foods. The bill passed 75-27. The House and Senate Thursday agreed on changes made in a conference committee on votes of 77-22 and 33-0 vote, respectively. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 164, sponsored by Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, removes a restriction that does not allow a Class IV municipality to hire the same accountant to conduct the municipality’s audit for more than three consecutive years. The bill passed 90-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 165, sponsored by Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, sets qualification fees for Class IV municipalities’ elected offices at $500 for mayoral candidates and $250 for council members. The bill passed 75-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 304, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, prohibits municipalities from levying business licenses from certain business types to work on a project on behalf of the municipality. The bill passed 92-4. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 221, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, excludes credit card transaction fees from sales and use tax calculations. The bill passed 75-18. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 62, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, creates the Alabama Charter School Finance Authority, which will issue loans to state charter educational institutions. The bill passed 94-3. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 178, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Pike Road, allows trustees to adjust receipts and disbursements between principal and income without requiring the trust to authorize the adjustments. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 199, sponsored by Sen. Keith Kelley, R-Anniston, further restricts an adult sex offender where the victim was a child from access to a post office box and the Internet. The bill passed 105-0. The House and Senate Thursday agreed on changes made in a conference committee on votes of 99-0 and 26-6, respectively. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 138, sponsored by Sen. Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook, prohibits franchisors from requiring franchisees from operating on a religious day in new contracts. The bill passed 101-0. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 63, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, regulates the use of artificial intelligence in determining health care coverage. The bill passed 102-0. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 287, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery, allows people licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to import alcoholic beverages manufactured from outside Alabama. The bill passed 79-17. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 325, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, exempts the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute from state procurement law and review by the Joint Legislative Contract Review Committee. The bill passed 94-5. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 24, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, would streamline the process for formerly incarcerated Alabamians to get their voting rights restored. The bill passed 98-3. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 272, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, allows for redactions in public records requested from local boards of education that contain lists of names and addresses of individuals or entities for the purpose of solicitation. The bill passed 105-0. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 282, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, allows the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue titles to current owners of manufactured homes from 1999 or earlier when the owner applies. The bill passed 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 85, sponsored by Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscambia, further defines the veterinarian-client-patient relationship. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 289, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, expands eligibility for the Growing Alabama tax credits for local economic development organizations that own more than one site. The bill passed 98-3. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 107, sponsored by Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, allows the Alabama Board of Funeral Services to charge an administrative fee on funeral homes for each funeral arranged. The bill passed 80-13. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 270, sponsored by Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City, would ensure that data centers pay for the additional electricity that the data center would use as part of its operations. The bill passed 100-1. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 173, sponsored by Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City, allows circuit and district courts to have jurisdiction over prosecutions for a violation of a domestic violence protection order. The bill passed 97-0. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Senate
SB 146, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, appropriates $3.7 billion to state agencies for fiscal year 2027. The Senate concurred 20-0 with House changes. Gov. Kay Ivey signed it on Thursday.
SB 226, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, appropriates $836 million in supplemental funds for the rest of fiscal year 2026 for state agencies. The Senate concurred 20-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 154, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, provides a 2% cost of living raise to all state employees, which will be distributed to employees on the first pay day on or after Oct. 1. The Senate concurred 20-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 95, sponsored by Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn, requires probate judges to conduct a post-election audit after each county and statewide general election. The Senate concurred 26-0 with an executive amendment, making the bill law.
HB 611, sponsored by Rep. Tim Wadsworth, R-Arley, authorizes the Winston County Commission to impose an 8% lodging tax and a $5 fire protection fee on hotel and motel guests, with proceeds from the lodging tax to be distributed to infrastructure, the sheriff’s office and the county general fund, with the fire fee going to support volunteer fire departments. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 622, sponsored by Rep. Ivan Smith, R-Clanton, allows the Jemison City Council to authorize the sale or distribution of draft beer by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 92, sponsored by Rep. Bryan Brinyark, R-Windham Springs, authorizes the full-time mayors of municipalities in Tuscaloosa County to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. The bill, a constitutional amendment, passed 29-0. It goes on a future ballot for consideration by voters.
HB 556, sponsored by Rep. Kelvin Lawrence, D-Haleyville, requires the Montgomery County Commission to create the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation Fund. The bill passed 28-1. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 646, sponsored by Rep. Sam Jones, D-Mobile, alters the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Semmes in Mobile County. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 527, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, allows individuals to deduct up to $1,000 of qualified overtime compensation and creates a grocery sales tax holiday from May 1 to June 30. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 178, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, establishes a process allowing two or more city school boards to merge and create a single consolidated system. The bill passed 32-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 220, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tempore Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, authorizes the governor, speaker of the House, and president pro tempore of the Senate to remove and replace any board member during the time they have appointing authority. The bill passed 32-0 with multiple changes. The House later concurred 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 517, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, establishes the Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act to allow businesses to collaborate with educational institutions to provide career and technical education training. The bill passed 33-0 with multiple changes. The House later concurred 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 174, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, allows oil and gas wells to be converted to alternative energy facilities. The House and Senate agreed on changes in a conference committee on a 102-0 and 33-0 vote, respectively. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 520, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Paramore, R-Troy, requires the State Board of Education to create an expedited certification pathway for teachers to be able to teach career and technical education courses. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 407, sponsored by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, designates Miss Alabama as an official state ambassador. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 361, sponsored by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, prohibits insurers from discriminating against organ donors who are trying to obtain life, disability and long-term care insurance; requires state and local governments to give organ or bone marrow donors paid leave and gives a tax credit to private employers who give paid leave to organ donors. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 533, sponsored by Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, allows schools to stock and administer single-dose premeasured epinephrine. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 248, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, makes revisions to the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. The bill passed 30-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 420, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, increases the crime for discharging a firearm in a school bus from a Class C felony to a Class A felony. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 302, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollingers Island, applies the same licensing requirements to a surety bondsman as the law does to bail bondsmen and requires circuit clerks to report listing of all professional bail bond companies to the judge. The bill passed 30-0 with multiple amendments. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 247, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen, provides compensation to dependents or beneficiaries of volunteer firefighters who have died of cancer in the line of duty if they were undiagnosed before being certified as a volunteer firefighter, had no less than six years of service before being diagnosed and was an active member of a volunteer fire department. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 328, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, changes the definition of first degree arson in the Alabama Code to include while another person is in the building, establishes a fine of at least $25,000 if the crime is done in connection with a theft and establishes a prison sentence for at least 20 years for committing first degree arson. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 192, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, establishes a presumption in prosecutions involving deadly force that a defendant is not justified in using physical force in self-defense if he or she disposes of the weapon. The bill passed 30-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 100-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 591, sponsored by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, makes supplemental appropriations from the Rural Health Transformation Program to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for fiscal year 2026 and creates the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Rural Health Transformation Program Funds. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 614, sponsored by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, makes supplemental appropriations from the Rural Health Transformation Program to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for fiscal year 2027. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 477, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, increased the number of members on the Alabama Workforce Board from 40 to 45 and increased the number of members on a regional workforce board from 20 to 25. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 568, sponsored by Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, increases the fee for child labor certificates from $15 to $50. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 317, sponsored by Rep. Curtis Travis, D-Tuscaloosa, expands the eligibility of distinctive firefighter license plates to include fire chaplains and anyone who falsely obtains a license plate will be charged with a Class C misdemeanor punishable up to three months in jail. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 55, sponsored by Rep. Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham, authorizes mortgages to make bi-weekly mortgage payments and additional payments to the mortgage principal without penalty. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 323, sponsored by Rep. Parker Moore, R-Hartselle, changes the requirements for National Guard members to be presented with specific awards and creates new awards for individuals for specific accomplishments. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 224, sponsored by Rep. A.J. McCampbell, D-Linden, allows for other revenue sources to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 139, sponsored by Rep. Danny Crawford, R-Athens, amends the Alabama Code to add corn masa flour to the list of products that must be enriched with folic acid. The bill passed 30-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 101-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 609, sponsored by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, revises the threshold household income to qualify for weatherization assistance under the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 380, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, allows two or more county school boards to consolidate into one multi-county school board. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 511, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, requires schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and allows students to initiate and lead school prayer. The measure, a constitutional amendment, passed 30-0. It goes on a future ballot to be considered by voters.
Thursday, April 9
House
SB 378, sponsored by Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville, requires the Alabama Emergency Management Agency to administer the Alabama Dam Safety Program, replacing all responsibilities of local agencies. The bill passed 94-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 92, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, requires any campaign contributions made with a credit card to include a billing address, and prohibits those outside the United States. The bill passed 104-0. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 159, sponsored by Sen. Jack Williams, R-Wilmer, amends the Alabama Code to exclude the usage of natural gas or electricity in commercial greenhouses, poultry houses and pivot irrigation systems from gross utility receipts and utility service taxes. The bill passed 101-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 93, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, allows a mayor to cast a tie-breaking vote if a city council has an even number of representatives in a community with a population greater than 12,000. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 292, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, creates a complaint process for title fraud through the Alabama Securities Commission. The bill passed 102-0. The Senate later concurred with House changes 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 9, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, bans vaping in all public indoor spaces. The bill passed 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 342, sponsored by Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville, would allow students who receive money from the CHOOSE Act, a voucher-like program providing money that can be used for private school tuition, to maintain athletic eligibility after moving to a high school. The bill passed 104-1. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 318, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, expands the crime of sexual torture. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 99, sponsored by Sen. Keith Kelley, R-Anniston, requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in history classrooms and common areas in every school in the district. The bill passed 81-10. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 59, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, requires public colleges and universities to submit an annual report on how much money they received from the state and federal governments and how that money was spent. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to Ivey.
SB 273, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, makes second and subsequent stalking charges punishable by up to ten years in prison. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 5, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, requires public schools to regularly perform the national anthem. The bill passed 75-27. It goes on a future ballot.
SB 364, sponsored by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, would require public schools to provide classes on violence prevention, conflict resolution and mediation before high school graduation. The bill passed 95-1. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
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SB 32, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, exempts households whose sole income is veterans’ benefits from paying solid waste collection fees. The House and Senate agreed on changes made in a conference committee on a 102-0 and 29-0 vote, respectively. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 630, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, extends the number of continuous days that lodging must be supplied before the lodging tax no longer applies from 30 days to 180 days in Etowah County. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 631, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, repeals sections of the Alabama Code requiring Etowah County to pay health insurance premiums of laid off employees. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 632, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, increases the amount of time needed for accommodations supplied to be exempt from the privilege and license tax in Etowah County from 30 days to 180 days. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 633, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, allows the Etowah County probate judge, county engineer, revenue commissioner chief administrative officer and president of the Northeast Alabama Labor Council, to appoint a member to the county personnel board. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 9, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, bans vaping in all public indoor spaces. The Senate concurred 33-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 292, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, creates a complaint process for title fraud through the Alabama Securities Commission. The Senate concurred 33-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 92, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, requires any campaign contributions made with a credit card to include a billing address, and prohibits those outside the United States. The Senate concurred 33-0 with House changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 580, sponsored by Rep. Troy Stubbs, R-Wetumpka, would limit faculty senate bodies to advisory roles; require periodic reviews for tenured professors and give boards of trustees at colleges and universities the final say in curriculum. The bill passed 27-7. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 372, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Rigsby, R-Huntsville, allows for two exempt personnel positions not subject to the state merit system to operate the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division within the Department of Insurance. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 399, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, limits abatements data center processing projects worth more than $200,000 to 20 years and the abatement expires for data processing centers when the industrial property is put into service. The bill passed 32-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 605, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russelville, authorizes regulated collaboration between rural health care providers and related entities and articulates a state policy displacing competition where needed to preserve rural health care access. The bill passed 33-0 with an amendment. The House later concurred 104-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 67, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russelville, caps the cost of obtaining voter rolls at $1,000 and prohibits the publication of Social Security numbers and emails. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 116, sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, adds the Alabama Department of Public Health through its regional agencies of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to the group of participating educational institutions for The Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 141, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollingers Island, increases fees paid to public utility board members to $1,200 for the director and $600 for regular members; allows some municipalities to have five members on its utility board if the municipality has authorized the creation of a corporation and extends term limits from four years to six years for newly elected members. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 311, sponsored by Rep. Kerry “Bubba” Underwood, R-Tuscambia, allows qualifying sheriffs to participate in both a supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees’ Retirement System. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 226, sponsored by Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville, expands the definition of nolo contendere pleas for habitual offenders to include in and out-of-state convictions. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 60, sponsored by Rep. Ontario Tillman, D-Bessemer, requires a court to continue a case when certain parties aren’t present because of completing service with the National Guard or Armed Forces of the United States. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 233, sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, authorizes tuition assistance for workforce development through the National Guard Education Assistance Program. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 307, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Dothan, allows spouses of veterans and the surviving spouse of deceased active duty service members to be considered for state employment before those who don’t have military connections. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
