County board of education; term of office changed from six to four years, local constitutional amendment proposed

Crimes and offenses; resisting arrest; temporary holding period, provided

Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations as deceptive trade practice, parents authorized to bring civil action

Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation

Sheriffs, start of term of office further provided for

Counties and municipalities; recording and publishing of meetings of local governing bodies, required

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

Alabama Tax Tribunal, judge compensation revised, period of time to file an appeal to tribunal increased

Conecuh County, commission authorized to levy motor vehicle license & registration tax, distribution provided for

Conecuh County, county commission chair, selection of chair further provided for, additional expense allowance provided for

Butler County, sheriff, fundraising events authorized

Butler County, levy of additional motor vehicle license and registration fee authorized

Butler County, sheriff authorized to sell surplus property

Catfish; transfer out of state of those harvested in public waters prohibited; criminal penalties for violations established

Corrections Department; authorize Commissioner of Department of Corrections to contract with foreign nations to confine Alabama inmates.

Consumer protection; warranties on HVAC systems, transfer requirements, provided

Thomas E. Owen, Jr., commended

James Merle Sasser Compton, death mourned

Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation

Taxation, certain aircraft exempt from ad valorem taxation

Commerce Dept; secretary and deputy secretary salary revised

Tax delinquent properties, provides for distribution of excess funds from certain tax sale, actions to foreclose and quiet title, public auction demanded and distribution of proceeds, distribution of surplus proceeds, limited application of act.

Day care centers; required to install and maintain video cameras; use of cameras and recordings, limited to certain circumstances; video recordings confidential except following incident of alleged abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior; Dept. of Human Resources required to adopt rules

Consumer protection, further provides for data breaches

State holidays, adding Juneteenth as a state holiday, providing that state offices shall not close on Jefferson Davis' birthday and Juneteenth

Jimmy Jones, Hall of Fame

Jimmy Jones, commended

Relating to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure; to amend Section 34-1A-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the display of licensing information in advertising by licensees of the board.

Relating to Butler County; to provide for the salary of the Coroner of Butler County; and to repeal Section 45-7-60 of the Code of Alabama 1975, providing for an expense allowance for the coroner.

Relating to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure; to amend Sections 34-1A-1, 34-1A-3, 34-1A-5, and 34-1A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide for the qualifications of a qualifying agent license; to authorize the board to levy and collect administrative fines; to revise the process for pursuing disciplinary actions and cease and desist orders; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 12-25-34.2, 13A-5-3, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-13, 13A-6-184, 13A-8-4, 13A-8-5, 13A-8-8, 13A-8-9, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.3, 13A-8-10.6, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-19, 13A-9-3, 13A-9-4, 13A-9-7, 13A-9-14, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, 13A-12-214, 13A-12-291, 15-12-21, 15-13-209, 15-18-8, 15-22-54, 8-7A-20, 12-25-33, 26-23F-6, and 28-1-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate the Class D felony offense; reclassify certain felony offenses; to require the Alabama Sentencing Commission to immediately modify its standards, worksheets, and instructions; repeal Sections 13A-8-4.1, 13A-8-8.1, 13A-8-10.25, 13A-8-18.1, 13A-9-3.1, and 13A-9-6.1; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to exemptions from ad valorem taxation; to amend Section 40-9-1, as last amended by Act 2022-199 of the 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975; to exempt certain aircraft from ad valorem taxation.

Relating to consumer protection; to require certain manufacturers of Internet-enabled devices to activate existing filters to restrict access to certain material; to provide for a cause of action; to provide civil penalties.

Relating to the Retirement Systems of Alabama; to amend Section 16-25-14, as last amended by Act 2022-184 and Act 2022-222 of the 2022 Regular Session, and Section 36-27-16, as last amended by Act 2022-184 and Act 2022-351 of the 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to require an individual retired under the Teachers' Retirement System, Employees' Retirement System, or Judicial Retirement Fund to draw his or her retirement benefits for 12 consecutive months before returning to compensated work for a participating employer; to limit the person's compensation from the employer to 75 percent of the person's annual retirement benefit for each calendar year; and to repeal Sections 16-25-26, 29-4-6, and 36-27-8.2, Code of Alabama 1975, authorizing certain retired public employees to return to work for participating employers.

Relating to tax officials; to establish the Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee to provide input and recommendations to the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, and to provide for its membership and duties.

To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the Town of Brantley in Crenshaw County.

Relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to add Section 28-3A-6.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize a licensed manufacturer or importer of alcoholic beverages to donate a limited amount of alcoholic beverages to a licensed nonprofit special event.

Relating to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act; to amend Section 41-22-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definition of rule for purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act to exclude from the definition certain communications within an agency or with another agency and to provide for retroactive effect.

Employees' Retirement System, retirees, one-time lump-sum additional payment

Gasoline and motor fuel taxes, levied by muns. and counties, use restricted to road and bridge construction and maintenance, exceptions if pledged for bonds, special projects, or after approval by referendum

Retirement System, retirees required to draw retirement benefits for a least a year before returning to compensated work for a participating employer, Secs. 16-25-26, 29-4-6, 36-27-8.2 repealed; Secs. 16-25-14, 36-27-16 am'd.

Cellular telephone service, requires the Public Service Commission to establish a website for user complaints relating to cellular telephone service and forward the collected information to service providers

Taxation, Preceptor Tax Incentive Program, established, income tax credit incentives provided for certain medical students

Vaccines, prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in certain circumstances

Employees' Retirement System, retirees and beneficiaries, one-time lump-sum additional payment

Consumer protection, manufacturers of Internet-enabled devices to install filtering software to restrict access to certain material, penalties

Butler Co., municipality within the county prohibited from establishing a separate city school system without prior approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the county voting at a referendum election, const. amend.

Butler Co., golf carts, operation on public streets, municipality may authorize, const. amend.

Adminstrative Office of Courts, to further provide for the compensation of employees of the Administrative Office of Courts, Sec. 12-5-7 am'd.

Conecuh Co., county commission chair, selection for remainder of current term further provided, expense allowance

Emergency Medical Services Personnel, community paramedicine program authorized, State Board of Health to adopt rules, Sec. 22-18-10 added; Sec. 22-18-1 am'd.

Internet access, restrictions on sale of wireless telecommunication devices. filter required, deactivation procedure provided, civil and criminal penalties, provided

Principal campaign committee, failure to timely file statement of appointing committee, forfeits qualification to run, Sec. 17-5-4 am'd.

Storage facilities, self-service, Self-Service Storage Facilities Act, created, definitions, operator's liens, authorized, Secs. 8-15-40 to 8-15-49, inclusive, added; Secs. 8-15-30 to 8-15-38, inclusive, repealed

Gasoline and motor fuel taxes, levied by muns. and counties, use restricted to road and bridge construction and maintenance, exceptions if pledged for bonds, special projects, or after approval by referendum

Vaccine passports, to prohibit the issuance of, to prohibit entities from requiring an individual to receive an immunization as a condition for receiving government benefits or services

Crenshaw, Damonde T., death mourned

Wasden, Watson, commended

Swann, Sophia Dailyn, commended

Medicaid, increase reimbursement rates for certain ambulance services

Municipal occupational taxes, prohibited if not already in effect unless authorized by local law

Marine Police Division, transfer from ALEA to Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., Sec. 41-27-6 am'd.

Emergency Medical Services Personnel, community paramedicine program authorized, State Board of Health to adopt rules, Sec. 22-18-10 added; Sec. 22-18-1 am'd.

Public schools, cursive writing, requiring each senior to legibly print and sign his or her own name in cursive, graduation requirement, Sec. 16-6B-2 am'd.

Employees' Investment Retirement Plan (EIRP), established for certain TRS and ERS members of RSA

Butler Co., county board of education members to serve 4-yr terms, const. amend.

Motor vehicles, reduced speed school zones, photographic speeding enforcement systems, use prohibited when school not in session

Internet access, restrictions on sale of wireless telecommunication devices. filter required, deactivation procedure provided, civil and criminal penalties, provided

Crenshaw Co., county commission authorized to levy ad valorem tax, distrib. to Crenshaw County Health Care Authority, const. amend.

Crimes and offenses, crimes motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability, to include employment as a law enforcement officer within the protected class, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.

Motor vehicles, seat belt use required for each occupant while vehicle is in motion, Secs. 32-5B-4 am'd.

Safety belts, fine increased for person riding in front seat without seat belts, distribution, Secs. 32-5B-5, 32-5B-8 am'd.

Motor vehicles, rules of the road, Alabama Move Over Act, penalty for violations further provided, Sec. 32-5A-58.2 am'd.

Aggravated fraud, provide for the crime of, commercial law and consumer protection, securities, crimes and offenses, theft, Sec. 13A-8-220 added

EMS personel, revise licensing process to authorize criminal background checks, revise licensing fees, etc., Sec. 22-18-9 added; Secs. 22-18-4, 22-18-6 am'd.

Employees' Investment Retirement Plan (EIRP), established for certain TRS and ERS members of RSA

Capital offenses, aggravating circumstances if victim was a law enforcement or correctional officer, first responder, or under 14 years of age, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.

Safety belts, increase maximum fine to $100 for drivers under the age of 19 for violating law, Sec. 32-5B-5 am'd.

Education, public K-12, prohibit automatic renewal of any employment contracts compensated through the Education Trust Fund

Alabama Land Bank Authority Board, allow the Administrator of Ala. Credit Union Administration to apoint a designee, Sec. 24-9-5 am'd.

Appointments, made by the Governor, to be subject to confirmation by the Senate for certain agencies, Secs. 14-1-1.3, 22-50-16, 23-1-21, 40-2-41, 41-4-30, 41-27-2 am'd.

Gene Lee Schofield, Jr., mile marker 123 on I-65 in Butler Co., named

Motor vehicles, Alabama Move Over Act, vehicles required to move over when approaching a Transportation Dept. vehicle on roadside with flashing lights, Sec. 32-5A-58.2 am'd.

Appointments, made by the Governor, to be subject to confirmation by the Senate for certain agencies, Secs. 14-1-1.3, 22-50-16, 23-1-21, 40-2-41, 41-4-30, 41-27-2 am'd.

Safety belts, fine increased for person riding in front seat without seat belts, distribution, Secs. 32-5B-5, 32-5B-8 am'd.

Capital offenses, aggravating circumstances if victim was a law enforcement or correctional officer, first responder, or under 14 years of age, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.

Child abuse, aggravated, age of child raised to 14 years for purposes of charging with Class A felony, Sec. 26-15-3.1 am'd.

Transportation Dept, competitive bids, min. requirement increased for projects over $250,000, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.

EMS personel, revise licensing process to authorize criminal background checks, revise licensing fees, etc., Secs. 22-18-4, 22-18-6 am'd.

Prescription drugs, federally-qualified health centers authorized to deliver medications except controlled substances to clinics, Sec. 34-23-70 am'd.

Crenshaw Co., draft or malt beer, sale by properly licensed retail licensees, authorized

Butler Co., sheriff, retiring officer may receive badge and pistol upon retirement, retroactive effect

Consumer protection; Alabama Telemarketing Act; Charitable organizations; certain disclosures required; Code Amended 8-19A-3, 8-19A-4, 8-19A-12

Local governments, bond financing review forms, bond financing agreement documents to include a schedule of all of the debt obligations of teh county under certain conditions, signed acknowledgement required, municipalities and local school boards requried to follow the same procedures required of a county before entering into a bond financing agreement and required to complete a government bond financing review form developed by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, Secs. 11-8A-3 & 11-8A-4 am'd.

Cates, Eric O., Jr., outstanding professional achievement, commended

Marine Police Division, transfer from ALEA to Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., Sec. 41-27-6 am'd.

Alabama Justice Information Commission, requirement for Secretary of Ala. State Law Enforcement Agency, deleted, Sec. 41-9-593 am'd.

Competitive bidding, required for Dept. of Transportation road projects in excess of $250,000, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.

Motor vehicles, Alabama Move Over Act, require vehicles to move over when approaching a parked Department of Transportation vehicle, Sec. 32-5A-58.2 am'd.

Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, established, Sec. 22-18-50 added; Sec. 22-18-6 am'd.

State government, state agencies, confirmation by Senate of person appointed to head of certain depts.

Unmanned aircraft systems or drones, use of prohibited under certain conditions, criminal penalties, injunctive relief, use by governmental agencies authorized under certain conditions, rulemaking authority, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act, Secs. 13A-6-24, 13A-6-90.1, 13A-7-22, 13A-10-2, 13A-10-38, 13A-11-32, 23-1-388 am'd.

Unmanned aircraft systems or drones, prohibited from flying over certain facilities, sale, operation, manufacturing of drones equipped with a weapon are prohibited, criminal penalties, use by governmental agencies authorized under certain conditions, rulemaking authority, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act, Secs. 13A-6-24, 13A-6-90.1, 13A-7-22, 13A-10-2, 13A-10-38, 13A-11-32, 23-1-388 am'd.

Butler Co., co. commission, staggered terms, Act 2003-467, 2003 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 45-7-70 am'd.

Safety belts, fine increased for person riding in front seat without seat belts, distribution, Secs. 32-5B-5, 32-5B-8 am'd.

Child abuse, aggravated, age of child raised to 12 years for purposes of charging with Class A felony, Sec. 26-15-3.1 am'd.

Capital crimes, aggravating circumstances if victim of a capital offense was a law enforcement or correctional officer, Sec. 13A-5-49 am'd.

Municipalities, local school boards, bond financing agreements, to complete a bond financing review form, acknowledgment of certain factors, form submitted to Examiners of Public Accounts Department

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt, Finance Director to notify each agency of allocation, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, appropriation of additional tobacco settlement funds, audit, Children's Affairs Department to report to Legislature and Children's Policy Council, appropriations from General Fund to various entities contingent upon adoption of const. amend. proposed by SB147, 2012 Reg. Sess.

Aerial sports, included in definition of "recreational use or recreational purpose" of land, limited liability, Sec. 35-15-21 am'd.

Competitive bidding, required for Dept. of Transportation road projects in excess of $250,000, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.

Fire departments, authorizing fire and rescue personnel to administer opioid, authorizing State Health Officer, County Health Officer authorized to publish orders/guidelines for dispensing opioids antagonists, immunity, Sec. 20-2-280 am'd.

Public education employees, cost-of-living increase provided

Unmanned aircraft systems or drones, use of prohibited under certain conditions, criminal penalties, injuctive relief, use by governmental agencies authorized under certain conditions, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

Crenshaw Co., office of judge of probate, special fees, authorized for an additional ten years, Sec. 45-21-84.39 am'd.

Capital crimes, aggravating circumstances if victim of a capital offense was a law enforcement or correctional officer, Sec. 13A-5-49 am'd.

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt, Finance Director to notify each agency of allocation, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, appropriation of additional tobacco settlement funds, audit, Children's Affairs Department to report to Legislature and Children's Policy Council, appropriations from General Fund to various entities contingent upon adoption of const. amend. proposed by SB147, 2012 Reg. Sess.

Aviation activities, included in definition of "recreational use" of land, limited liability, Sec. 35-15-21 am'd.

Guardians, probate court, emergency temporary guardians, time of appointment extended, Sec. 26-2A-107 am'd.

Motor vehicles, titles, fee increased for issuing and processing, Sec. 32-8-6 am'd.

Mal Moore Memorial Highway, all of Highway 29 in Crenshaw Co., named

Bryan, Amy, Alabama Community Education Association State Superintendent of the Year, commended

Crenshaw Christian Academy Varsity Boys Baseball Team, commended

Motor vehicles, add'l rental tax, Sec. 40-12-222 am'd.

King, Barnett, 90th birthday celebration, commended