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Crenshaw County; authorize law enforcement to take individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions; legal immunity provided

Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling; authorized to conduct criminal history background checks

School lands; Department of Conservation and Natural Resources required to issue certain deeds upon request;

Department of Human Resources, child-care facilities, exceptions to licensing requirements, limited; child abuse investigations, procedures and authority revised; cause of action for violations

Teacher certification; American History and Civics Excellence Initiative, created within the Department of Education; online course of study and endorsement for high school teachers, provided for; one-time stipend, provided for; State Board of Education, required to adopt rules

Shelby County; sale of solid waste commodities authorized, distribution of proceeds provided for

Tim Graben, commended

Henry Lee Goshay, death mourned

March 3, 2026, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Day at the Capitol; recognized

Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives

Jefferson County; noise ordinance for unincorporated areas authorized

Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established

Bonding authorities; authorize Legislature to participate on bonding authorities; constitutional amendment

Municipalities; imposition of new or increased taxes or fees, ordinance required

Motor vehicles; operation of oversized vehicles operated by automate driving systems, prohibited

Fraud victims compensation; Market Accountability Compensation Fund, established to provide restitution assistance to victims of investment fraud

Legislative Services Agency; complete a Rural Impact Report on legislation if requested

Wilcox County; ad valorem taxes, additional tax established

Montgomery County; legislative delegation, office and fund established

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, authorized to provide low-interest financing under certain circumstances, constitutional amendment

State Energy Supply and Chemical Trade Stabilization Act established; income tax credit, grant program, and loan program created.

Tourism; creates a grant program for boosting state tourism economies affected by global trade disruptions and foreign travel slowdowns; creates a competitive grant program to fund tourism-related infrastructure projects; creates international and domestic marketing campaigns; establishes the Tourism Sector Economic Monitoring Council

Establishes the Aerospace Export Safeguard and Innovation Act; creates Aerospace Export Resilience Grant Program; creates Advanced Materials and Components Security Grant Program; creates Aerospace Trade Monitoring Board

Creates the Steel and Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; creates Steel Industry Relief and Investment Grant Program; creates the Manufacturing Innovation and Modernization Tax Credit

Poultry; assistance funds, task force established, Department of Agriculture fund administration, international market assistance, action for in-state demand increase required

Constitutional Amendment; Department of Commerce; Lending authorized

Creates the Automotive Supply Chain Resilience and Expansion Act; creates Automotive Tariff Relief Grant Program; creates the Supply Chain Relocation and Expansion Tax Credit; creates the Export Market Diversification Program

Creates the Medical Research Supply Assurance and Trade Resilience Act to safeguard critical research and medical supply chains against global trade disruptions.

Incarceration; to provide required time periods in the administration of the Lawrence County Community Corrections and Court Services Fund

Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents

Cryptocurrency; governmental entities authorized to use stablecoins as payment to vendors and contractors

Lawrence County; sheriff, use of credit card or debit card authorized

Highways; Department of Transportation required to reimburse certain utilities for required facility relocation, subject to conditions

Primary Elections; require political party registration to vote in primary or primary runoff elections

Teacher certification; American History and Civics Initiative, created within the Department of Education; online course of study and endorsement for high school teachers, provided for; one-time stipend, provided for; State Board of Education, required to adopt rules

Abatements; local governments, power to abate revised

Monroe County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

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Wilcox County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

Henry County; sheriff, compensation revised

Expungement; certain pardoned, vacated, or overturned convictions authorized to be expunged; hearing procedures, further provided

Mobile County; local privilege tax on historical horse racing, levied

Public health, authorized forms of single-dose epinephrine used by public schools and authorized entities expanded

Shelby County; sale of solid waste commodities authorized, distribution of proceeds provided for