Prefiled Bills Analysis • Neutral Factual Summary
Requires investigative hearing before DHR can place an “indicated” finding on central registry. Defines credible evidence, raises threshold to “imminent harm,” prohibits use of DHR reports for criminal probable cause, requires grand jury indictment. Mandates retroactive purge of “not indicated” reports.
Read Editorial: Restoring Due Process →Makes the income tax credit for qualified volunteer firefighters and rescue squad members permanent and expands eligibility to include Firefighter I, EMRs, and support staff.
Read Editorial: Supporting Our Heroes →Requires probate judges to conduct a transparent, post-election audit after every county and statewide general election to verify results. Ensures elections are validated by verification, not just confidence.
Read Editorial: Finish the Job →Appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial agencies. We urge lawmakers to ensure that eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse comes first before any program expansion.
Read Editorial: Budget Clouds Are Gathering →Appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education, debt service, and capital outlay for FY2027. The ETF is the largest single budget in the state. Every dollar must be accounted for and directed to classrooms, not bureaucracy.
Read Editorial: Budget Clouds Are Gathering →Proposed amendment to continue existing levy of a two mill ad valorem tax for public hospital purposes.
Relating to Baldwin County; to alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Daphne.
Provides for the licensing and regulation of makeup artists and the permitting of lash/brow artists by the board.
Authorizes the board to distribute proposed rules and notice of charges by electronic mail.
Adopts the Athletic Trainer Compact to provide uniformity in licensing and interstate practice.
Revives time-barred civil claims involving a sex offense against a minor for a period of 10 years.
Establish the Guardianship Bill of Rights to provide adults with guardians certain rights relating to access to justice and decision-making.
Requires DHR to develop policies to prevent abuse of youth athletes and provide mandatory reporter training for coaches.
Requires every employer to provide a location and reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk.
Permits employees who are parents of school-age children to take leave to attend school-related activities.
Updates various sections of the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.
Prohibits classroom instruction or discussions related to gender identity or sexual orientation in public K-12 schools.
Proposes an amendment to require local boards to adopt a policy requiring The Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day.
Authorizes local boards to vote on allowing schools to accept campus chaplains as volunteers.
Requires the online posting of classroom curricula for public review.
Provides that state and local law enforcement may enforce federal immigration laws and cooperate with Homeland Security.
Creates a mechanism for an individual to adopt a child while maintaining the parental rights of the biological parent (de facto parent).
Makes rape or sodomy in the first degree a capital offense when the victim is less than 12 years of age. Signed into law by Governor Ivey.
Mandates a minimum 60-day confinement for persons convicted of eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer.
Re-establishes the criminal offense of giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
Prohibits altering a vehicle so the front fender is 4+ inches higher than the rear fender ("Squatted Trucks").
Authorizes Dept of Corrections to take action against unmanned aircraft systems operating near correctional facilities.
Renames the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" for official state usage. Signed into law by Governor Ivey.
Prohibits dispersion of substances into the atmosphere for affecting weather and creates the Air Pollution Control Fund.
Increases the homestead exemption amount to protect homes from sale/levy by creditors.
Provides for a 2% pay increase for public education employees beginning in FY2026-2027.
Creates a sales tax holiday exempting firearms and ammunition from state sales and use tax. Passed after Democrat filibuster and Republican cloture vote. Now in Senate.
Strengthens criminal penalties for disrupting religious services. Passed House after Democrat filibuster. Now in Senate.
Requires PSC to hold annual public rate hearings under the Open Meetings Act, excludes lobbying costs from rate calculations, and includes an impeachment mechanism for non-compliant commissioners. First open public rate hearings since 1982.
Requires app store providers to implement age verification and parental consent measures. Authorizes enforcement by the Attorney General. Signed into law by Governor Ivey.
Allows certain state retirees to return to state employment without forfeiting retirement benefits. Passed Senate 31–0 with substitute. Heads to Governor Ivey.
Extends state employment hiring preference to spouses of veterans and surviving spouses of deceased active-duty service members. Now in Senate.
Allows two or more county school boards to consolidate into a single multi-county board, subject to voter approval. Now in Senate.
Prohibits law enforcement from conducting random, suspicionless inspections of boats on Alabama waterways. Requires probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Protects Fourth Amendment rights on the water.
Part of Speaker Ledbetter’s CTE package. Creates tax credits for employers who temporarily loan qualified employees to teach CTE courses at community colleges and public high schools. Now in Senate, 10 days remaining.
Creates an expedited certification pathway for experienced CTE educators relocating to Alabama from other states. Removes barriers discouraging qualified instructors. Now in Senate, 10 days remaining.
Requires voters to register with a political party before casting a primary ballot, effective January 2027. Referred to House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee. New ALGOP Chairman Stadthagen has made this a top priority.
Requires abortion providers to disclose the financial cost of pregnancy, child care, and abortion to patients before performing an abortion procedure.
Ensures a person does not profit from abusing or exploiting an elderly individual, including through inheritance or insurance beneficiary designations.
Authorizes law enforcement to arrest without a warrant individuals charged with crimes in other states, strengthening interstate criminal procedure.
Creates a temporary K-12 teaching certificate specifically for military veterans, providing an alternative pathway into the classroom.
Prohibits public K-12 instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation and restricts biological males from female school athletics.
Proposes constitutional amendment requiring local boards of education to adopt policies mandating the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day.
Reorganizes governance of early childhood education programs under a new state department.
Establishes the Alabama Charter School Finance Authority to issue bonds and provide financing for charter school facilities.
Addresses public K-12 education transportation safety requirements and school bus operational standards.
Reforms civil procedure governing non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants between employers and employees.
Strengthens penalties for criminally negligent homicide, increasing consequences for causing death through criminal negligence.
Establishes a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence use and development within the state.
Reforms juvenile court proceedings to strengthen protections and accountability in the juvenile justice system.
Restructures appointment terms for members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and modifies board governance procedures.
Mandates certain agencies to collect biometric identifiers and provides for their dissemination to strengthen law enforcement capabilities.
Strengthens support and resources for the Alabama National Guard and its service members.
Enhances public safety measures and strengthens law enforcement operational capabilities across the state.
Expands Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps programs in public high schools to increase student participation.
Regulates hemp-derived compounds including Delta-8 THC to establish safety standards and sales restrictions.
Expands health insurance coverage requirements for mammography screening to detect breast cancer in women under 40.
Reforms health insurance regulations to improve coverage access and affordability for Alabama residents.
Requires dementia screening for certain individuals every two years to improve early detection and treatment.
Establishes the Coal-Impacted Communities Economic and Workforce Development Grant Program to support communities affected by coal industry decline.
Reforms Fair Campaign Practices Act requirements for political action committees, campaign committees, and reporting of contributions and expenditures.
Eliminates certain requirements in state ethics law relating to candidate statements of economic interests filed with the State Ethics Commission.
Modernizes the State Pilotage Commission which regulates the piloting of ships and vessels entering Alabama ports.
Requires members of state agencies subject to the Alabama Sunset Law to complete a board governance course.
Strengthens penalties for public servants convicted of corruption felonies, including forfeiture of government pension benefits.
Exempts the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace, which builds beds for children, from state and local sales and use taxes.
Reforms the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to change how agency rulings in contested cases are treated on judicial review.
Prohibits state agencies from adopting new rules or amending existing rules that establish standards more restrictive than federal requirements. Signed into law by Governor Ivey.
Authorizes peer-to-peer car sharing programs, creating a legal framework for business platforms that connect vehicle owners with renters.
Reforms competitive bidding requirements for municipalities, counties, and state instrumentalities.
Updates county authority to adopt regulations for the construction and development of subdivisions.
Reforms electoral voting procedures to strengthen election integrity and administration at the state level.
Proposes constitutional amendment to modify eligibility requirements for serving in constitutional offices.
Prohibits food assistance (SNAP) recipients from using benefits to purchase sodas and sugary processed foods. Seeks federal waiver to implement. Now in House.
Caps what private ambulance services can charge out-of-network patients at 180% of the CMS Medicare fee schedule. Passed Senate 26–2. Now heads to Governor Ivey.
Allows the Board of Pardons and Paroles to use intermediate sanctions rather than automatic revocation for certain parole violations. Now in House.
Creates a seagrass restoration task force for Alabama’s coastal waters to address declining seagrass beds in Mobile Bay and coastal areas that support fish populations and water quality.
Clarifies security responsibilities at the Statehouse complex. House substitute expanded coverage to full “Capitol Area” and added criminal prohibition on drone flights over the complex without authorization. Awaiting Senate concurrence on House changes.