Activity
51 new bills introduced on February 12, 2026
Search warrants; period of time to execute and return search warrants for DNA evidence, extended
Breast cancer; to require coverage of breast reconstruction surgery
Income taxes, state income tax credit for qualified rehabilitation expenses of certified historic properties extended, annual credit amount increased
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Department of Insurance; Office of Risk and Resilience created; Strengthen Alabama Homes Program placed under office
Class 1 municipalities; authorization to establish community land trusts, affordable housing
Class 1 municipalities; vacant property registration authorized
Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided
Municipalities; business license for certain businesses in the building trade provided for
Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided
Marion Military Institute; program to grant APOSTC certification to graduates, established
Perry County; new voting center established
Distinctive license plates; Helping Schools plate design requirements further provided for, certain individuals eligible to receive the new license plate design at no cost
Barbour County; coroner, mileage rate revised
Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for violations, provided
Hospitals; required to report certain staffing information to Alabama Department of Public Health and publicly indicate whether physicians are physically present in emergency department
Deloris Ann Foreman Cable, commended
Firearms; possession without identification prohibited in certain municipalities
Alabama Lottery, established; Alabama Lottery Corporation, established to operate and regulate lottery games; revenue distribution, provided; criminal penalties for gambling offenses, increased
Alabama Lottery established; Alabama Lottery Corporation established to administer lottery; Tribal-State compact authorized; constitutional amendment
Montgomery County; judge of probate, authorized to register wills
Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for, animal control officer enforcement of violations established
Relating to gross income; to amend Section 40-18-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to exclude difficulty of care payments from gross income
Seafood country of origin; Agriculture and Industries Commissioner authorized to test for compliance, notification methods revised, violations further provided
Article V Convention; process for appointing commissioners and alternate commissioners to represent the State of Alabama at Article V Convention established
Escambia County, cigarette and beer taxes further provided for
Escambia County; sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services
Escambia County; probate court fees further provided for
Escambia County; qualifications of the sheriff further provided for
Income tax; to reinstate the income tax refund check-off for Victims of Crime and Leniency, Incorporated (VOCAL), and to repeal entities whose check-offs have been rescinded
Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further provided to require consideration of totality of circumstances; penalties for certain parole-violations, increased
Cullman County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment
Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request
Simplified sellers use tax, distribution of proceeds revised
Campaign finance statements; redaction required of residential addresses of candidates and officials
Montgomery County; probate judge, additional fee authorized for celebrating rites of matrimony
Injection wells; fees assessed on certain wells, notice and participation for local governments provided, study commission established
Montgomery County; judge of probate, fundraising activities authorized
Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited
Underground wells; carbon dioxide storage prohibited unless local governing body approves, approval procedures provided
Consumer protection; telephone solicitation database, prohibitions, penalties, damages, and defenses amended
Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention
Taxation, Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc., exempt from sales and use tax
Juvenile courts; appointment of duties and limitations of volunteer advocates in certain cases provided, state entity supporting local programs established, responsibilities of local programs provided
Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised
Public Officers and Employees; Division of Risk Management authorized to provide bond program, authorize delinquencies, notification required
Criminal law; crime of interference with a first responder, established
Joseph William Jones, Jr., death mourned
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School Volleyball Team, commended
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Day at the Capitol, celebrated