2025 Alabama Senate Bills

Public education employees, providing compensation to full-time public education employees, on the job injury program, trust fund, and board created

School safety, permits sheriffs and chiefs of police to contract with nonpublic schools to provide school resource officers

Community development districts; alcoholic beverage tax in certain districts, distribution of proceeds provided for

Crimes and offenses, crime of sexual extortion further provided for

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

Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided

Calhoun County, authorizes the county commission and governing bodies of municipalities to regulate halfway houses

Property; governmental body authorized to allow condemned abandoned state road to revert back to original landowner once deemed unusable

Health care providers; prohibit enforcement of contractual terms that restrict sharing cost information to patients and consumers

Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act; designee for Secretary of State on Alabama Athlete Agents Commission authorized

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

First responders; immunize certain community emergency responders from civil liability for rendering aid

Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased; status of employment further provided for

Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien established

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

Property; to authorize limited liability company officers to take acknowledgments and proof of conveyances under certain circumstances

Military medical records as evidence of immunization for school admittance

Alabama Corrections Institutions Finance Authority, maximum bonding authority increased

School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact

Conservation and natural resources, scope of licenses further provided for

Immigration, requires law enforcement agencies to collect and submit fingerprints and DNA from illegal aliens in custody

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

Paint Rock in Jackson County, corporate limits altered

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

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

Jury duty; exemption for nursing mothers

Crimes and offenses, possession, use, or sale of "whippets," "laughing gas," "poppers," and "snappers" prohibited in certain circumstances, criminal penalties provided

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

Alabama Local Government Training Institutue, renamed Buddy Sharpless Education Institute

Public entities, installation and maintenance of adult-size changing tables by public entities required; grant program created

Labor and employment, independent contractors, establishment of portable benefits accounts

Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for

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

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

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation revised

Motor vehicles; salvage certificate of title requirements, revised

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

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

Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women

Composition of Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission

Crimes and offenses; crime of mail theft, established; penalties, provided

Tuskegee University, appropriation

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

Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund, transfers for fiscal year 2025

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

Education Trust Fund supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025

FY2025 ETF Advancement and Technology Supplemental Appropriation Bill

Crimes and offenses, impersonating a peace officer further provided for

Machine gun conversion devices prohibited

Bail; list of offenses ineligible for bail expanded; constitutional amendment

Firearms, revise circumstances when firearm possession is prohibited

Southern Preparatory Academy, appropriation

Alabama Justice Information Center, reporting requirements, further provided

Calhoun County, authorizes the county commission to increase the compensation of the board of registrars

Calhoun County, sheriff increase

Financial Institutions and Businesses; authorizes gold and silver bullion and coins as legal tender

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

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

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

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

Coach Safely Act; procedures and penalties for noncompliant youth athletic associations, provided

Voting, statewide voter registration database, identifying voter address changes, Electronic Registration Information Center removed as verification database; Secretary of State authorized to update lists using other databases

Talladega College, appropriation

Department of Insurance, internal Code of Alabama 1975 citations corrected

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

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

Navigable and non-navigable waters; operating motor vehicles on submerged lands prohibited, subject to exceptions; criminal penalties provided

Business taxes, requires annual reports from counties and municipalities, provides for causes of action, and revises the jurisdiction of the Alabama Tax Tribunal

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

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

Interstate compact, respiratory therapists

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

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

Agriculture authorities; authorized to terminate or move easements via eminent domain

Move on When Ready; program established to allow qualifying high school junior and seniors to enroll full time at eligible community college, course approval provided for, Move on When Ready Fund created, Alabama Community College System required to administer

National Guard; legal services office and legal assistance program created

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

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

Veterans benefits; parameters imposed on businesses advising clients on making claims for benefits; violations a deceptive trade practice

Public K-12 education; local superintendent of education, or designee, to be point person to communicate with local law enforcement on behalf of school district for school bus safety issues including alleged crimes and violations

Employees' Retirement System; retired firemedics, return to work without suspension of retirement allowance

Clay County; authorize sheriff to dispose of certain abandoned, stolen or unclaimed property and firearms

Clay County; sheriff, authorized to conduct fundraising events, use of proceeds for sheriff's office

Mobile County, compensation of judge of probate further provided for

Medical clinic boards; certain boards authorized to readjust debts under federal bankruptcy laws

Mobile County, electronic monitoring further provided for

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

Etowah County, fiduciary responsibility for Mega Sports Complex Authority immediately transferred to the City of Rainbow City and upon full payment of outstanding debts, assets of authority transferred to Rainbow City

Regional Mental Health Authority Boards; to revise membership and qualifications

Coffee County, Town of Kinston, speeding enforcement, automated photo enforcement as civil violations, civil penalties, appeal procedures

Coffee County, sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services

Coffee County, qualifications of judge of probate further provided for

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

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

Theft of employee retirement benefits, crime created

Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices

Massage Therapy Licensing Board temporarily under Board of Nursing; authorize Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, or designee to perform certain functions; define and provide for emergency order; clarify status of practice with a temporary permit; provide for annual meeting; require a majority vote to discipline licensee; provide further for the qualifications for licensing and the contents of an application; outcall massage therapy services and inspections of massage therapy establishments; to authorize the board, by rule, to establish and collect reasonable fees; to provide further for investigations, discipline, and fingerprinting of licensees and applicants for licensing; and to provide further for massage therapy schools.

Mobile County; amend definition of municipal tax lien to authorize the inclusion of certain weed liens on a tax bill under certain circumstances; deem municipality as prevailing party in certain bid auctions resulting in a tie; authorize municipality to enter property to make repairs under certain circumstances; and authorize tax collecting official to sell a tax lien under certain circumstances.

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

Probate judge, salary revised

Municipalities, natural and manufactured gas utilities, certain fees and charges in connection with the use public streets and places restricted

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

Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, State Department of Education required to develop unified digital platform for consolidating and sharing documentation relating to the Alabama Literacy Act, Alabama Numeracy Act, Individualized Education Programs, and other educational programs

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

Barbour County, qualifications and training of sheriff further provided for

Barbour County, compensation of supernumerary revenue commissioner provided for, retroactive effect

Public K-12 education, instruction on success sequence required, State Board of Education to develop model curriculum and adopt rules

Lee County; to further provide for solid waste collection fees

Office of Water Resources; division chief as exempt service employee, established; duties further provided

City of Florence in Lauderdale County, corporate limits altered

Lee County, electronic filing of business property tax returns provided for

School Principal Leadership and Mentoring Act, amending definitions

Powering Growth Act established, Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank and the Strategic Energy Procurement Fund established under the State Industrial Development Authority to assist in obtaining equipment and providing financing for qualified energy infrastructure projects

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

Lee County; county engineer, functions, duties, and responsibilities, further provided

Jefferson County, filling of vacancies on county commission and election dates further provided for

Public highways; procedure for issuance of permit for access to state rights-of-way on public highways, further provided

Alcoholic beverage licenses; to license storage of alcoholic beverages to dispense at special events, including government venues

Alabama 21st Century Authority, use of available funds further provided for

Shelby County, levy of additional motor vehicle license and registration fee authorized, distribution provided for

ABC Board; establishing a new license for an educational tourism distillery

Alabama Innovation Corporation, staggered terms for board of directors provided

Barbour County, new court costs and disbursement of fees provided for following referendum

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

Community development districts, annexation of a district into a municipality authorized

Sheriff, use of credit card or debit card authorized

Town of Saint Florian in Lauderdale County, corporate limits altered

Jackson County Probate Judge, salary revised

Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes

Certain municipal water works boards reconstituted, operating procedures further provided for

Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for

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

Madison County, compensation of the sheriff further provided for

Geneva County, section providing for compensation of superintendent of education, repealed