HR79 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR79 would set a list of specific bills as the special, top-priority business for the 12th legislative day, taking precedence over all other work.

What This Bill Does

It immediately designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 12th day, ahead of the regular agenda and any unfinished items. Those bills would be considered in the order shown, effectively accelerating their discussion and potential passage. The resolution changes only scheduling; it does not change the content of the bills themselves.

Who It Affects

• Residents, businesses, and organizations that would be affected by the listed policy bills (e.g., IVF patients and providers; purchasers of hearing instruments and hearing aids; internet users and guardians concerned with online safety; seafood buyers and food-service establishments; commercial drivers and trucking employers; municipal election candidates and local governments; dental professionals and licensing entities; counties and voters).
• Alabama state lawmakers, legislative staff, and state agencies who would implement, debate, and vote on these bills during the special day.

Key Provisions

• HB237 — In vitro fertilization: provides civil and criminal immunity for IVF goods and services in certain circumstances.
• HB51 — Taxation: creates sales tax exemptions for purchases of hearing instruments, including hearing aids.
• HB164 — Consumer protection: prohibits online distribution of material harmful to minors and establishes online age-verification requirements.
• HB66 — Seafood products: requires country-of-origin notification and differentiation between farm-raised and wild fish for food-service establishments.
• HB110 — Motor vehicles and traffic: increases the air-mile radius for the intrastate hours-of-service limitation on commercial drivers.
• HB156 — Elections: allows certain municipal-candidate campaign contributions and expenditures to remain below a threshold to be exempt from FCPA reporting.
• HB126 — Fire and EMS personnel: requires annual training related to individuals with sensory needs or certain disabilities.
• HB101 — Elections: adds items to be reimbursed to counties by the state for election expenses.
• HB70 — Dental board: creates limited special volunteer licenses for nonresident dentists and dental hygienists; raises fees for annual dental hygiene registration; adds fee for issuing special volunteer licenses.
• HB79 — Crimes and offenses: makes advertising access to sexual or labor servitude a Class B felony.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.