Activity

Taxation; to exempt certain contractors from utility gross receipts tax, utility service use tax, and sales and use tax on natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.

Public Officers and Employees; Division of Risk Management authorized to provide bond program, authorize delinquencies, notification required

Class 2 municipalities; municipal lien process revised

Class 2 municipalities; industrial development boards, powers amended

Firefighters; to include Parkinson's Disease in occupational diseases to be compensated for death and disability

HR Expressing Support for Expanding and Preserving Housing

Statewide Workforce Transportation Needs Assessment; completion supported

Alabama Department of Public Health; Alabama Dementia Network created, implementation by the department provided for, data collection and public reporting required

Individual income taxes; deduction for qualified overtime income established.

Legal Tender; to require certain persons who sell or offer goods and services to accept cash as payment, exceptions provided

Covington County; county commission authorized to adopt ordinances to protect public health and welfare, regulate environmental impact of certain activities, Constitutional Amendment

Artificial Intelligence; state agencies required to perform quarterly AI-assisted review of rules

Agriculture investment; program providing producers funds for business investments by agriculture commissioner established

Cullman County; county commission, meeting time amended

Board of Registrars; background checks required, authorize pay during emergencies, qualification for compensation during holidays and emergencies specified

Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state

Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast past events and live horse and dog races under certain conditions; tax levied; distribution of revenue, provided

Courts; criminal procedure, electronic means authorized to swear warrants and citations in certain circumstances, law enforcement officers authorized to administer oaths in certain circumstances

Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act, qualified employees authorized to teach a career and technical education program, tax credits provided to employers that loan qualified employees, workforce teaching certificate established

Water boards; expand types of water boards that Department of Examiners of Public Accounts may audit

Criminal defendants with mental illnesses; civil inpatient commitment guidelines for criminal defendants further provided

Tuscaloosa County; sheriff, compensation revised

Department of Commerce; Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute; exemptions from state procurement law and contract review, provided

Solid waste utility fees; remedies for nonpayment of fees provided, penalties for failure to pay fees revised

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Public preK-12 education; discussions of gender identity prohibited, employees prohibited from displaying flags or insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender identity and from referring to students by pronouns inconsistent with student's biological sex

Courts; criminal procedure, electronic means authorized to swear warrants and citations in certain circumstances, law enforcement officers authorized to administer oaths in certain circumstances

John Hackett, Jr., death mourned

Jerry Bassett, recipient of the Council on State Governments' Distinguished Service to the States Award, commended

Zoie Grace McGuyer and Saving Grace: We Hear You, commended

Reverend Jeffery Black, commended

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