2025 Alabama House Bills

Vaccines, parental consent for minor to receive vaccine, required

Crimes and offenses; conviction of illegal alien; sentence enhanced

Crimes and offenses, further provides for obscenity crimes

Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; salary adjustments provided to certain law enforcement officers

Political parties; disqualifying candidate from ballot because of contributions from particular person or entity prohibited

Illegal immigration; procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal aliens provided for; reporting requirements established

Three cueing system prohibited in public K-12 education

Body-worn and dashboard cameras; delay in disclosing certain recordings restricted

Criminal procedure; criminal convictions sealed under certain circumstances; procedures established; exceptions provided; civil cause of action established

Firearms, bump stocks prohibited subject to exceptions

Firearms, to prohibit possession and transfer of assault weapon under certain circumstances

Law enforcement, authorizes Attorney General or Governor to appoint interim police chief subject to certain conditions

Courts; Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint; disposition by law enforcement officer further provided

Crimes and offenses; authorizes law enforcement officer to demand suspect's date of birth in certain circumstances, criminalizes providing false date of birth to law enforcement

Motor vehicles; prohibitions on the alteration of the height of the fender of a vehicle, provided

Motor vehicles, child passenger restraint systems, use further provided

Creating an Ebony Alert System to send an alert to assist in the recovery of a Black youth, including a young woman or girl, under certain circumstances.

To make it unlawful for a person to deny an individual full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations or for an employer to discriminate against an applicant or employee based upon the individual's weight or body size; state cause of action against an employer who does so created

Employment; requiring employers to provide reasonable break time and location for employees to express breast milk.

State holidays; to add Juneteenth as a state holiday.

Firearms, to require permit to carry assault weapons in vehicles or on one's person or to acquire such.

Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program; to permit regional EMS agencies to participate in education instruction

Firearms, to prohibit possession of pistols with parts installed to convert into machine gun

Death benefits, grants state death benefits to coroners, deputy coroners, medicolegal death investigators, and medical examiners

Unemployment compensation, unemployed individual required to contact an increased number of prospective employers for each week of unemployment claimed; further providing for the meaning of failure to seek or accept suitable work

Judge of probate of each county to conduct post-election audit

Voting, absentee voting, disabled, blind, or voters unable to read may designate individual to deliver voter's absentee ballot application and absentee ballot to absentee election manager

Local boards of education, salary payment schedule for employees

Juveniles, pilot program created for detaining juveniles for committing a nonviolent offense

Law enforcement officers, giving false name or address, date of birth included, refusal to respond if part of a lawful stop, criminal penalties

State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer.

Simplified sellers use tax, additional tax levied, distribution of proceeds provided

Judicial compensation; uniform pay plan for justices & judges revised

Putative father registry; certain information available to attorneys for adoption purposes

Pardons and Parole Board, to create the Criminal Justice Policy Development Council, membership, duties, require the board to use parole release guidelines, parole proceedings revised, provide for appellate review

Gambling offenses; revised to increase penalties for violations

Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, court authorized to accept cash deposit in certain circumstances

Teachers' Retirement System, reopened for service rendered to St. Clair County, DAY Program, Inc.

Physicians, rural physicians income tax credit, replace existing credit

Constitutional Amendment; noncommercial paper raffles and paper bingo for charitable purposes, authorized

Legislature, legislative sessions divided into two periods; deadline for passing budget bills imposed; Governor veto procedures revised; constitutional amendment

Crimes and offenses; rape 1st and sodomy 1st; penalties further provided for

Abortion; authorized to preserve health of mother or if pregnancy result of rape or incest; man convicted of rape or incest required to pay for abortion and undergo vasectomy; mother of unborn child who undergoes abortion to preserve her health authorized to petition to require father of unborn child to pay for certain abortion costs; judge authorized to excuse father from payment if he undergoes vasectomy

Firearms, possession of bump stocks prohibited in class 1 municipalities, criminal penalties for violations

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created

Juvenile court; additional courts authorized to issue emergency ex parte orders for protection of juveniles; process provided for

Fishing license, jubilees exempted

Public and nonpublic K-12 schools, prohibited from refusing to transfer student records based on unpaid balance owed by student

City Boards of Education; impose restrictions on power to acquire property in a different municipality or an unincorporated area

Firearms; criminal penalty established for failure to inform of one's concealed possession under certain circumstances

Elections, voting, requiring each county to provide at least one early voting center prior to election day

Elections; Alabama Voting Rights Act Commission established to prevent discrimination in voting; duties and membership provided; Secretary of State required to establish database on election administration

Public K-12 schools, home school students authorized to attend career and technical education programs in certain circumstances

Campaign finance; campaign contributions used for dependent care expenses authorized

Acknowledgement of paternity; certain rebuttable presumptions relating to the best interest of a child, created

State holidays, adding Election Day as a state holiday

Public K-12 education; State Board of Education required to adopt model student cell phone use policy, local boards of education required to adopt cell phone use policy

Abuse and exploitation of an elder, effect of conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, and other contractual obligations provided

Parental rights, prohibits public K-12 schools and public libraries from presenting or sponsoring drag performances in certain circumstances and state entities from allowing minors to share facilities with members of the opposite sex in certain circumstances during overnight programs

Leasehold interests added to prohibition against acquisition of ownership interests by certain individuals, governments, political parties in agricultural, forest and other real property; adds companies, individuals on U.S. Treasury sanctions lists to sanctions list prohibition; specifies overall pertinence to property in the state

Firearms; Class 1 municipalities; possession of certain firearms prohibited under federal law; possession of firearms by prohibited person under federal law, penalty provided

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, esthetician/makeup artist subject to licensing by board, qualifications for licensing provided, exemptions

Elections; early voting; in-person voting period; authorized

Motor vehicles, firefighter distinctive license plate for volunteer and professional firefighters, fee increased, distribution of funds

Jefferson County; fine for possession of trigger activator, established

Taxation, sales tax exemptions, sales and use tax exemption provided for purchases of optical aids, including eyeglasses and contact lenses

Wheelchairs; establishing requirements for repair

Voting, absentee voting; designee to deliver voter's absentee ballot application and absentee ballot to absentee election manager for disabled voter, authorized

State Board of Pharmacy and Employers, prohibited from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label medical treatments

Crimes; human trafficking, further provided; amounts awarded as civil damages, further provided

Public K-12 education; State Board of Education required to adopt model student cell phone use policy, local boards of education required to adopt cell phone use and storage policy

Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased

Taxation; Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention, exempt from the payment of state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes

Crimes and offenses, penalty increased for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree, public K-12 schools may immediately suspend student if charged, principal required to sign complaint if warranted, readmittance and restitution provided

Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women

State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to address seagrass loss

Accommodations for expanded National Signing Day activities

Absentee ballots; opportunity to correct affidavit envelope of defects provided

Firearms; storage requirements provided; criminal penalty for violation resulting in possession by minor under certain circumstances, subject to exceptions

Law enforcement officers, retirement benefits further provided for

Relating to Catastrophe Savings Accounts; expands allowable expenses

Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established

Scottsboro, municipal elections for Mayor and City Council and City Board of Education extended for one additional year based on staggered terms

Board of Pardons and Paroles; electronic monitoring of delinquent children further provided for

Retirement, deferred retirement option plan (DROP), options for Tier I and Tier II Teacher Retirement System members to participate, reopened

Incarceration, supervised pre-incarceration probation for certain pregnant women provided for, self-surrender 12 weeks after birth required, criminal penalties for failure to surrender provided

Discrimination, unlawful to deny an individual full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations based on protected classes; unlawful for a local school board to discriminate against individual based on protected classes; unlawful for employer or labor organization board to discriminate against employee or member based on protected classes; state cause of action created

Public utilities; private sewer or wastewater systems, authorized to come under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission

Labor and employment, independent contractors, establishment of portable benefit accounts.

Fishing; Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources prohibited from adopting slot limit rule for tournaments on Coosa River under certain conditions

Mechanics lien on aircraft; clarifies and establishes scope of lien of a provider of certain labor or materials to aircraft, authorizes recording lien with FAA and Secretary of State

Class 2 municipalities, scrap tires, enforcement of Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act, jurisdiction of municipality court, criminal penalties

Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with murder

Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for violation established

Firearms; transfer of deadly weapon and ammunition to intoxicated persons prohibited; criminal penalty provided

Distinctive License Plate; Fire Chaplains

Alabama Veterans Resource Center, center and board created to assist veterans and families transition to civilian life; duties and powers of board provided

Veterans Affairs, board membership revised, appointment and duties of commissioner provided for

State holidays, observance of all federal holidays provided for

Criminal procedure, out-of-state warrants further provided for

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation revised

Building codes; standardization of certain non-residential building codes, provided; practice architecture and duties of local building code officials, further provided

Crimes and offenses; transporting of homeless by city or county prohibited; crime created; penalties provided for

Motor vehicles, unclaimed, towing, towing company may notify the Revenue Department on the Unclaimed/Abandoned Vehicle Portal immediately after towing

Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Supplemental appropriations from Education Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025

Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025

Supplemental appropriations from Education Opportunities Reserve Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Tuskegee University, appropriation

Talladega College, appropriation

Southern Preparatory Academy, appropriation

Taxation, sales tax exemptions, sales and use tax exemption with local option provided for purchases of optical aids, including eyeglasses and contact lenses

Medicaid; Requiring Employer-provided insurance as primary payor of eligible child's health care

Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in the common area of public K-12 schools

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to hire or accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

Solid waste collection fees; veterans' benefits sole income households exempted

Court fees; use of funds allocated to sheriff's office expended

Scholarship program, to create for dependents of long-term law enforcement officers

Public Works Contracts; authorize additional methods for advertising for sealed bids on public works contracts exceeding $100,000; authorize a safe harbor when using multiple methods and one method fails; authorize a safe harbor for the Department of Transportation under certain circumstances

Adoption, Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code revised, procedures related to investigations, service of notice, and revocation of consent further provided for, duties of Department of Human Resources further provided for

International wire transfers; fee on wire transfers imposed with proceeds for ELL instructors; income tax credit for wire transfer fees paid, authorized; Securities Commission and Revenue Department to administer

Motor vehicles, disabled veteran's license plate, further provided

Children with disabilities; provides certain procedures to attempt to remedy an allegation of a violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act before an impartial due process hearing may be requested

Beaches and coastal areas; to establish a public alert system when sharks are detected.

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems; operation near public schools prohibited

Taxation; High Socks for Hope, exempt from sales and use tax

Trucks; additions to those exempt from weight limits; procedures for portables scales enforcement revised and provided; enforcement authority revised

Sales and use taxes, technical edits to align exemptions

Assault weapons; possession and transfer prohibited subject to exemptions, actions taken by persons maintaining possession required.

Secretary of Information Technology, duties regarding cybertechnology technology quality assurance for state agencies further provided

Jury duty; exemption for nursing mothers

State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established

School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact

Calhoun County, sheriff's compensation further provided for

Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided

Relating to gross income; to amend Section 40-18-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to exclude difficulty of care payments from gross income.

Taxation, Lt General Victor "Brute" Krulak Detachment of Marine Corps League, exempt from sales and use tax

Income tax; certain compensation of civilian employees of Armed Forces, exempt

Pardons and paroles, sharing of electronic monitoring data in certain circumstances authorized

Crimes and offenses; obstructing governmental operations, further provided

Homestead exemptions, extending to unremarried widow or widower

Firefighters; to limit the post-retirement qualifying period for benefits for certain occupational diseases

Income tax, to exempt certain income earned by members of the Alabama National Guard

Child custody, rebuttable presumption of joint custody, provided; definition of joint physical custody, further provided for; joint custody model parenting plan, required in certain divorce cases; motion for temporary relief as alternative to joint custody plan, provided in certain circumstances; penalties for certain unsupported motions, provided

Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment

Juvenile court, required to provide written notification to local superintendent or principal of private K-12 school if student charged with or adjudicated delinquent for certain serious crimes; authorized to provide written notice of charges for or adjudication of delinquency for lesser crimes

Crimes and offenses; making a terrorist threat in the second degree, elements revised, criminal penalties further provided for

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Board of Education required to adopt rules, funding sources provided for

Social media, individuals under 16 years of age prohibited from creating accounts, age verification required, penalties for violations established

County Board of Equalization; to increase the per diem for board members.

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

Convicted felons; restrictions on obtaining occupational licenses by convicted felons revised; certificate of employability for convicted felons created; immunity to employers provided

Rural physician tax credit; eligibility qualifications revised

Income Tax; to exempt compensation earned by a student athlete for the use of their name, image, or likeness from income tax

Residential Home Construction, approval by licensed architect or professional engineer not required if construction under three stories in height

Medicaid, to require coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing

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

Crimes and offenses, controlled substances, prohibiting the use of butyl nitrite or any mixtures containing butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, and amyl nitrite except under certain circumstances, providing penalties for violations

Public schools, colleges, and universities; immunity provided to students and teachers who decline to use certain pronouns or names

Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable

Atmosphere; dispersion of items intended to affect weather, prohibited

Dogs and Cats; abandoning dogs or cats prohibited; criminal penalty for violating provided

Sex offenders, restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided

Class IV municipalities, accounting requirements further provided for

Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, State Police Tier II Plan members paid for up to 80 hours unused annual leave over 480 hours per year

Taxation; Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers, exempt from sales and use tax

Midwifery; provide further for the practice of midwifery and powers of the State Midwifery Board

Establish income tax credit for recruited or remote workers

Composition of Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission

Department of Insurance, surplus line brokers providing insurance not readily available by licensed agents in this state

Department of Insurance, internal Code of Alabama 1975 citations corrected

Vessel Registration; amends boater registration fees and their distribution

Crimes and offenses, resisting arrest further provided for, enhanced penalties provided for in certain circumstances

Consent to medical treatment; age at which minor may consent to medical treatment revised, exceptions further provided for

Lottery proceeds; state income tax exemption

Town of Morris, corporate limits altered to annex property

Alabama Department of Environmental Management; water well drillers, licenses and licensees, fees therefore, revised and further provides for; continuing education required

Alabama Commission on Higher Education and ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of an adult learner decreased from 25 to 22; definition of eligible student expanded

Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education

Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education as hunger free campuses

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

Alabama insurance regulations; to define replacement cost

Consumer protection, requires social media platforms terminate certain accounts, display notifications, prohibit certain actions, use age verification, provide certain tools, remove certain content, penalties provided for violations

2A Holiday sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax from the period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July

Pharmacists, allow to dispense ivermectin without a prescription

Teachers' Retirement System; officers and employees of Lauderdale County Teacher's Credit Union authorized to participate

Public nuisance, actions to abate or enjoin public nuisances further provided for

Government administration, state and local agencies prohibited from contracting with media monitoring organizations and certain contractors and companies

Data privacy, processing of data regulated, consumer actions related to data authorized

To enact the Pregnancy Resource Act; Relating to income tax; to provide a state income tax credit to individuals and businesses that make contributions to eligible charitable organizations that operate as a pregnancy center or residential maternity facility; and to specify the obligations of the Department of Revenue in implementing the act

Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation

Competitive bidding; contract protest procedures revised; requirements for submitting disclosure statements revised

Municipal police departments; report number of law enforcement officers employed by department to Alabama Justice Information Commission, ALEA, and Attorney General

Marshall County; Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in-lieu-of-tax payments distribution

Crimes and offenses; critical infrastructure facilities, further provided; crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering, further provided

Labor and employment, Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act repealed

Economic development tax incentives; value of the repayment of awarded tax incentives required to be published

State Board of Genetic Counseling; exempted from Alabama Open Meetings Act for electronic meeting participation

Military punishment; ranks of members that may discipline and be disciplined, disciplinary measures; revised and further provided for

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

Cash transactions; report certain cash transactions to Alabama Securities Commission required

Public schools; athletic associations required to adjust athletic classification under certain circumstances

Workforce; regulating staffing and hiring of aliens with temporary or asylum status in the state

Ad valorem taxes, reimbursement of taxes for 100 percent disabled veteran to date of determination

Motor vehicles; impoundment conditions and procedures, further provided; redemption procedures, further provided; issuance of local identification cards, restrictions provided

Crimes and offenses, theft of property further provided for

Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment

Elections, required publication of registered voters, exception provided

Fair Campaign Practices Act; authorize notifications of civil penalties by electronic mail in lieu of certified mail in certain circumstances

Alabama Improvement Districts; to streamline enforcement and collection of assessments; authorize revenue commissioner to collect reasonable compensation; provide additional rights and protections; eliminate certain remedies for failure to pay an assessment

Drugs; foods containing vaccines or vaccine material included within term; misbranded if not conspicuously labeled

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

Imagination Library of Alabama Program, Department of Early Childhood Education to administer through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Relating to income tax; to provide a credit for donation of certain food items

Post-partum depression; to provide for education and assessment

Motor vehicles, oversize vehicle load permits, exemption for electric utility commodities and equipment provided

Sheriffs, start of term of office further provided for

Employees, annual leave to attend school related activities authorized

State employees; paid parental leave authorized, parameters for eligibility established

National Guard; legal services office and legal assistance program created

Military installations; local government, approval to construct nearby tall structures required, authorized to seek enjoinment of violative construction

Alabama Lead Ban Act; percentages of lead that constitute "lead-free" revised; city and county plumbing codes required to conform; certain applications exempted

Class 1 municipalities; vacant property registration authorized

Education, public K-12 schools, completion of approved computer science course required

Health care policies; eliminate cost-sharing for prostate screening coverage of high risk men

Interstate Compact, respiratory therapists

Alabama Board of Registered Interior Designers, prohibitions on size and type of building they may work on removed, right to discipline non-registered individuals restored, exemptions provided

Taxation; certain aircraft and aircraft parts are exempt from sales, use, lease and ad valorem taxes

Department of Human Resources (DHR); child abuse and neglect; uniform procedure to notify parents or legal guardians of DHR investigation into abuse of own child, created; right to review certain records, provided; DHR authorized to adopt rules

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, exemption for the licensing and regulation of makeup applicators provided

Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for

Provisional release from educational intervention

Jefferson County, appointment and service of special reserve deputies provided for

Taxation; Greater Peace Community Corporation, exempt from sales and use tax

Choctaw County; ad valorem tax on certain property increased

Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission, filing of claims further provided for

Crimes and offenses, penalty increased for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree, principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, and restitution provided

Juvenile courts; original jurisdiction revised to apply to children under the age of majority, children under the age of majority prohibited from detainment in adult facilities, exceptions provided

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

Drug courts; name changed to "accountability courts," eligibility expanded to include veterans and individuals with mental illness, duties of Administrative Office of Courts further provided for

Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe; authorization to hire a police officer

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

Fair Campaign Practices Act; prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures from foreign nationals

Simplified sellers use tax, marketplace facilitator further defined to exclude local delivery services

Vaccines; state entities and county health departments prohibited from advertising, exceptions provided, Attorney General required to investigate violations, penalties provided

Elmore County; relating to court costs and booking fees

Elmore County, to levy an excise tax on vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and tobacco products; and to levy a property assessment.

Alabama Film Office renamed, Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, maximum expenditure threshold eligible for rebates increased, annual cap increased, unspent incentives carried forward

Medical transport services; allow non-emergency transport of patients on stretchers

Jefferson County, pistol permits further provided for

Motor vehicles; license plates, validity period extended

Military medical records as evidence of immunization for school admittance

Crimes and offenses; human cloning prohibited, criminal penalties provided

Recycling; Department of Environmental Management required to issue credits; Department of Revenue required to accept credits in lieu of fees; civil penalties established

Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances

Occupational and professional licensing boards; prohibited from purchasing or acquiring real property under the power of eminent domain

Sales tax on food, limit on local rate reduction and growth requirement removed

Income tax, exemption for taxable retirement income increased

Income tax, optional standard deduction increased, adjusted gross income range allowed for maximum dependent exemption increased

Alabama Drycleaning Response Trust Fund Board, requirement that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management prevent involvement of other units of government in contamination problems deleted; required minimum balance in Alabama Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund reduced from one million to two hundred fifty thousand dollars

Traffic offenses, drawing of blood in relation to certain traffic offenses further provided for

City of Alabaster; entertainment districts authorized

Montgomery County, Montgomery City Council authorized to join state retirement system, constitutional amendment

Taxation and Revenue; Homestead ad valorum taxes of certain veterans prohibited from inclusion in debt-to-income ratio

Real Estate Commission; to authorize disciplinary actions against a licensee for not making certain required disclosures and failing to give proper notice of an equitable interest assignment

Jefferson County, levy of additional residential building permit fee in county and municipalities for Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy authorized

Lamar County; disposition of personal property; process revised, online auctions authorized, public notice requirement revised

Dental insurance; allow available unused benefits to roll over year-to-year

Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers

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

Crimes and offenses, establishment, development, management, and maintenance of Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database provided for

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, makeup artist license and lash/brow artist permit qualifications provided, exemptions

Beer wholesalers; prohibit from providing draft line cleaning services to beer retailers

Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

Relating to firearms; enforcement of red flag laws in this state prohibited; cause of action for enforcing red flag laws established

Bail Bonds; Bail Reform Act of 1993 and Bail Bond Regulatory Act amended; certain undeposited fees forgiven; penalties for crime of bail jumping increased; to provide further for conditional forfeitures, out-of-state bondsmen and sureties, limitations on property owners as sureties; to provide further for the definition of an employee of a professional bail bond company or professional surety company, for the licensing and duties of apprentices; to increase the membership of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board; provide for a late fee for renewals; and to require applicants for licensing to be residents of this state for at least one year

Civil practice; affirmative defenses; limitation of liability for damages sustained for obstructing traffic for the obstruction of vehicle traffic, established

Crimes and offenses, unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility and criminal tampering in the first degree further provided for

Municipalities, municipal audits further provided for

Law enforcement, Police Abuse Registry and Law Enforcement Injury Fund created, penalties provided for and civil actions authorized

Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized

Crimes and Offenses, penalties for eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer further provided for

Baldwin County, further provides for the distribution of the proceeds of the special privilege license tax

Baldwin County, further provides for the distribution of the proceeds of the special privilege license tax

Criminal corrections, denies eligibility for temporary release programs to certain individuals

Montgomery County, sheriff, expense allowance and salary

Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

Sales and use taxes; rate on food eliminated effective September 1, 2025

Houston County, sale or redemption of lands for taxes further provided for

Talladega County, service of process fee for service by sheriff established, collection and disposition provided for

Talladega County, compensation of the sheriff further provided for

Economic development, references to outdated economic development plan and North American Industry Classification System Codes updated

Biological and neural data; certain disclosures, transfers, and use by a covered entity prohibited unless consumer provides express consent, Attorney General authorized to enforce, civil penalties provided

Education Transparency Board; established, duties provided, impact study required following certain budget reductions at the U.S. Department of Education, State Board of Education authorized to adopt rules

Elmore County, to allow county commission to levy a tax on vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and tobacco products; and to levy a property assessment.

Fire protection fee; extend requirement to manufactured homes

Legislature; codification of 2024 Regular Session Acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into the Code of Alabama 1975

Public utilities; Underground Damage Prevention Program; certain statutory sunset clauses deleted

Vaccines; private schools and church schools required to accept religious exemptions to vaccine requirements, penalties provided

Baldwin County, annexation the City of Daphne

School buses, law requiring the transportation of community college and trade school students on, repealed

Conservation, wildlife; Alabama Good Samaritan Wildlife Rehabilitation Act established.

Crimes and offenses; crimes of unlawful use of DNA in the first, second, and third degree created, criminal penalties provided

Judges, eligibility to be elected or appointed further provided for, constitutional amendment

Taxation; establishes Alabama Broadband Investment Maximization Act; exempts purchase of broadband equipment and supplies from sales and use tax

Crimes and offenses; crime of tampering with a legislative record, established

University of South Alabama; membership of Board of Trustees revised, meetings of the board further provided for

Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority, authorized to secure additional funds

Alabama Department of Public Health; to qualify military training and education for emergency medical services personnel licensure

Alabama Emergency Management Agency; authorize to spend public funds on promotional materials

Service contracts; terms defined; certain disclosures in advertising required; disclosures of limitations of contracts further provided for

Taxation; to amend 40-18-14, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to overtime compensation

Ground ambulance services; prohibit out-of-network providers from balance billing

Consumer protection, protection of personally identifiable information further provided for, civil and criminal liability established

Local water, sewer, and fire protection authorities; prohibition on officers serving on board of directors of authority removed

State employees, travel meal allowance further provided for

Boards of water and sewer commissions; prohibited from restricting public recreational uses of controlled water bodies

Property; provide additional procedures; clarify jurisdiction under which local law enforcement may remove unauthorized individuals from an owner's premises

Relating to Property Tax; amending the cap on the assessed value of real property

Consumer protection; electronics manufacturers required to allow repair of goods; civil penalties for violations

Health insurers; minimum reimbursement rate for ambulance services that are out-of-network established

Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database

Driver licenses; use of foreign national driver licenses as photo identification for voting prohibited

Contracts for public works; exemptions further provided

State Treasurer, investment of funds in digital assets

Virtual currency, declares preemption of virtual currency or cryptocurrency regulation by the Legislature and exempts virtual currency from ad valorem tax

Public Blockchain, creation of; inclusion of certain state expenditures.

City of Loxley in Baldwin County, corporate limits altered

Baldwin County, ad valorem tax further provided for, constitutional amendment

Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, dependents, tuition assistance, disability requirements revised

High school athletics, student athletes permitted to receive compensation for name, image, or likeness, subject to restrictions

Alabama Sports Wagering Control Act; licensure of sports wagering activities provided for; student athlete compensation for name, image, and likeness provided for

Public K-12 Schools; prohibited from selling, allowing the sale of, or providing food items containing certain additives, subject to exceptions

Juvenile offenders, delinquent acts for purposes of juvenile proceedings further provided for

Jefferson County, compensation of tax collector and tax assessor further provided for

Shelby County, City of Alabaster, plant nuisance abatement further provided for

State Superintendent of Education, authorized to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses on behalf of department; authorized to appoint special investigators

Sheriff, to authorize use of credit card or debit card

Alabama State House; Legislative Council authorized to contract for demolition of existing building when new state house constructed; disposition of property and materials in building prior to demolition authorized

Escambia County, sheriff authorized to establish procedures for use of credit or debit card

Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students, further provided for; religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education, provided

Public Investments; to prohibit Board of Control of Employees' Retirement Systems of Alabama and Teachers' Retirement Systems of Alabama from investing with restricted entities affiliated with Communist Chinese military companies

Morgan County, City of Priceville, charitable bingo authorized

Baldwin County, constitutional amendment, Belforest Landmark District established

Temporary release program; to revise periods for distributing monies and the effective date for opt-in by municipalities

Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Municipal employees; eligible to receive grant funds paid through municipal treasury in certain circumstances

Artificial intelligence; regulate use in health coverage decisions

Consumer protection, use of a computer to interact with a consumer when consumer believes the interaction is with a human is an unlawful trade practice

Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, further provided for complex or large projects

Unborn children; defined from the moment of fertilization for purposes of certain criminal prosecution, prosecutions for murder and assault of unborn child authorized and further provided for, defense of duress authorized for woman charged with death of her own child

Organ donation; condition of donation or receipt on vaccine status prohibited, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Health; discrimination by certain entities against individuals who refuse certain immunizations, drugs, or facial coverings for reasons of conscience prohibited; civil cause of action for violations provided; Attorney General authorized to defend an entity subject to related federal penalties

Mixed spirit beverages, providing for distribution, retail sale, and tax

Washington County; sheriff, authorized to sell or destroy certain abandoned, stolen, or unclaimed firearms

Pardons and Paroles; hearing procedures, revised

Pardons and Paroles; juvenile offenders serving life without parole; parole authorized following satisfaction of certain conditions

Alabama Student Grant Program, HBCU in Selma added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend

Alabama 21st Century Fund, further distribution of funds, one-time appropriation to the Department of Commerce

Civil liability, liability limited for certain entities operating off-roading parks

Taxation, Kidz Eatz, exempt from sales and use taxes

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

Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students

Blount County, lodging tax increased, additional lodging tax levied, collection and distribution provided for

Unemployment compensation benefits, employer lockout during labor dispute, benefits authorized

Law enforcement officers; to establish a PTSD treatment program under the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency

Criminal procedure, provides that an Aniah's Law hearing satisfies the right to a preliminary hearing

Alabama Coat of Arms; revised

Safe Drinking Water Act; environmental management department required to investigate for PFAS; private right of action against responsible persons established

Escambia County, probate court fees further provided for

Taxation; to exempt the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo from the payment of sales and use taxes.

Public K-12 schools; playing nonpublic schools in post-season athletics, membership in certain athletic associations, competition against certain schools; prohibited

Taxation; establishes Alabama Broadband Investment Maximization Act; exempts ADECA project funded or administered purchases from sales and use tax

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

Covington County, county excise tax levied on vapor products, vaping devices, alternative nicotine products, and psychoactive cannabinoids

Certified registered nurse practitioners, authorized to sign student athlete physical examination participation eligibility forms

Motor vehicle registration; authorize a distinctive license plate for military combat action; authorize a criminal penalty for falsely obtaining the license plate

Establishes the Single Parent Support Income Tax Credit

Retired law enforcement officers, employment of certain retired law enforcement officers further provided for

Health benefit plans; process further specified for making coverage determinations with enforcement and oversight given to the Department of Insurance.

Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students

Crimes and offenses; crime of loitering, exceptions further provided; mask usage policies on school campuses, authorized

Public school libraries; collection development and acquisition policies provided for, local school advisory councils created, mechanism for written challenge of library materials provided, rights of parents provided for, State Board of Education authorized to adopt rules

Referendum measures; authorize general laws and constitutional amendments to be initiated through public petition process

State Auditor; powers and duties revised; Division of Investigations created

Public assistance; categorical eligibility for food assistance prohibited; Department of Human Resources prohibited from applying higher gross income standards for food assistance than required by federal law

Public assistance, regular cross-checks required for Medicaid and food assistance eligibility

Municipal elections, certain municipalities required to provide a copy of the new boundaries of its municipal voting districts to the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment following an adjustment of the boundaries

Residential Home Construction, approval by licensed architect or professional engineer not required if construction under three stories in height

Class 2 municipalities, tax increment districts further provided for

Restoration of Voting Rights; notification to convicted individuals seeking restoration; Pardons and Paroles Board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored

Pet care; veterinarian or technician required to be at certain boarding and grooming facilities; civil penalty for violations

Pike County, pistol permit fee further provided for

Escambia County, cigarette and beer taxes further provided for

Escambia County, county commission authorized to levy an additional motor vehicle license and registration issuance fee, distributions of proceeds provided for

Escambia County, qualifications of the sheriff further provided for

Jackson County Probate Judge, salary revised

Baldwin County, municipalities authorized to operate an automated photographic speeding enforcement system, jurisdiction of civil fines for violations provided for

Sheriff, use of credit card or debit card authorized

Relating to taxation; to exempt the Alabama Eye Bank from sales and use taxes

Quarries; Environmental Management Department prohibited form issuing permits under certain circumstances; procedures for local government approval provided; advisory boards provided for

Public assistance, Department of Human Resources, request of waiver to exclude soda from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program required, exclusion provided for

Public K-12 schools, ultra-processed foods, prohibited and defined

Public K-12 education; use and teaching of social-emotional learning concepts prohibited, parental consent required for certain surveys, violations constitute neglect of duty

Madison County, compensation of the sheriff further provided for

Marriage; valid marriages further provided for, exemption to recording requirement provided

Washington County, compensation of circuit clerk further provided for

Information Technology Auditors, qualifications for being hired to perform audits on state chartered financial institutions specified

Taxation; historical horse racing computerized machines; state and local privilege tax levied on pari-mutuel wagering on historical horse racing machines; local taxes repealed

Jefferson County, authority of the county building commissioner further provided for

Winston County, lodging tax levied, collection and distribution provided for

Henry County, county lodging tax further provided for

Henry County, Southeast Alabama Human Development Council abolished, transfer of duties provided for

Jefferson County, sheriff compensation revised

Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects, definitions, fees, examination requirements, and reciprocity provisions revised; role of the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) provided

Madison County, boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope further provided for

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

Public works; alternative project delivery methods authorized; adoption of administrative rules authorized; protest procedures and reporting requirements established; Public Works Advisory Council established

Domestic violence; establishment of domestic violence database provided for; Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency required to adopt rules

Escambia County, deposit and use of monies by sheriff further provided for

Montgomery County, probate judge compensation further provided for

Alabama Resilience Council

Veteran license tags; certain veterans exposed to radiation added to those who may receive distinctive tag

Taxation; to exempt the sale of certain items used in agricultural production from state sales and use tax

Public highways; relocation of certain utility facilities associated with the construction of public highways, provided

Establishes Rural Connectivity and Innovation Act, provides grant program and tax credit in underserved farming communities

Henry County, coroner and deputy coroner, expenses further provided for

Henry County; Henry County Sheriff's Office and Henry County Task Force, authorized to sell, use, and destroy certain abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property

Constitutional Amendment; authorizing Legislature to establish a state bank; create a commission to operate bank or designate a state agency to oversee its operations

Abortion producing drug; prohibitions provided relating to access to abortion producing drugs via the internet or other information technology systems, Attorney General authorized to enforce, civil cause of action created, criminal penalties provided

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive lapsed rights or remedies, constitutional amendment

Child sexual abuse; time-barred civil claims revived for period of 10 years, Attorney General required to conduct public awareness campaign, discrimination for bringing suit prohibited