Activity
49 new bills introduced on February 10, 2026
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention
Tax incentives; reimbursement for violation of labor and trafficking laws provided for
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
Growing Alabama Act amended to allow sites owned by more than one local economic development organization to qualify
Agriculture authorities; directors on board required to appoint own successor, make purchases through national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program authorized
Alcoholic beverage importers; to recognize that an importer licensee may import alcoholic beverages from any jurisdiction outside of the State of Alabama
Massage therapy; interstate licensure compact, established
Crimes and offenses; unlawful possession of marijuana; crime revised based on amount of ounces possessed; criminal penalties revised
Courts; to further provide for the election of justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the appellate courts
Elections, provide for election of associate justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the appellate courts, constitutional amendment
Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request
Jefferson County, provide funding for maintenance and operation of City Walk Birmingham
Retirement Systems of Alabama, state employees and teachers allowed to purchase credit in Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System for public service performed for federal government
General Contractor Licensing Board; practice of general contracting, exemption expanded
Influenza vaccination; to require private health insurance and the Alabama Medicaid program to pay or reimburse for influenza shots
Unincorporated nonprofit associations; decentralized associations provided for
City of Alabaster; weed nuisance, abatement authorized, procedures established
City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized
Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; make up application and blow-dry styling exempt from regulation
Crimes and offenses; stalking in the second degree, penalties revised
Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial transactions required
Black Pioneers of Macon County, recognized
Tuskegee University Day, recognized
Department of Insurance; Office of Risk and Resilience created; Strengthen Alabama Homes Program placed under office
Dr. Nathan Lee Hodges, death mourned
Richard Allen Bender, death mourned
Roosevelt Theodore Hayes, Jr., death mourned
Mary Ann Jones, recognized
Robert Curtis Skidmore, death mourned
Dr. Mark Sullivan, commended
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
Taxation; Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, exempt from sales and use tax
Taxation; Greater Peace Community Corporation, exempt from sales and use tax
Lawrence County; senior property tax exemption authorized; constitutional amendment
Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased
Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund
Self-Service Storage Facilities Act; rights of of self-storage facility operators further provided for, publication requirements for notice of sale of certain property revised
Competitive bidding; purchase and installation of playground equipment by public K-12 schools, exempted
Cleburne County; economic development authority, established
Department of Insurance; additional requirements for captive insurers specified
Feral Swine; criminal penalty deleted for transporting swine; conservation department prohibited from restricting transport
Tuscaloosa County; longevity pay for sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector provided for
Board of Registrars; expense allowance limit removed, amount set by county commission
Taxation; Auxiliary of Big Oak Ranch, Inc., exempt from payment or collection of sales and use taxes
Limestone County; sheriff's compensation further provided for
City of Alabaster; weed nuisance, abatement authorized, procedures established
City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized
State government; Miss Alabama designated as Official State Ambassador