2026 Alabama House Bills

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

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

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

Employees' Retirement System, all ALEA law enforcement officers, including State Police Tier II Plan members, to receive payment for up to 80 hours of accrued and unused annual leave per year

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

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

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

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 capital murder or murder

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

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

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

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

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

Municipal audits, expenditure thresholds for municipal audits revised

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

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint physical custody and substantial parenting time created, final order of the court further provided for

Crimes and offenses; list of capital offenses, further provided to include murder committed when the defendant knowingly creates a great risk to multiple persons

Employees, annual leave to attend school related activities authorized

Class IV municipalities; audits, restrictions on hiring accountant removed

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

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

Air pollution; dispersion of items intended to affect weather prohibited; pollution reduction fund created; environmental management department required to administer

Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter; further provided to include certain victims of sexual extortion

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

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda, energy drinks, candy, and processed desserts with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Motor vehicles; child passenger restraint systems, use further provided

Crimes and offenses; crime of giving false information to a law enforcement officer, established; crime of refusing to give a law enforcement officer information, established

Motor vehicles; Alabama Squat Truck Law; prohibitions on the alteration of the height of the fender of a vehicle, provided

Law enforcement; Attorney General and Governor authorized to appoint interim police chief, subject to conditions

Seafood dealer license; license fee for applicants holding other seafood licenses revised; retroactive effect provided

Health care insurance; to eliminate cost-sharing for screening of men who are at high risk for prostate cancer

Motor vehicles; reporting requirements for towed and unclaimed motor vehicles, further provided

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

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to allow the purchase of hot rotisserie chickens with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

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

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

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

Public Safety; Ebony Alert System, established to assist in recovery of certain missing persons

Employment; employers required to provide location and break time for employees to express breast milk

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

Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, harassment, and harassing communications, further provided

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

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

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

Mortgages; require lenders to all mortgagors to make additional mortgage payments

Motor vehicles; autocycles, headgear equipment required for operation

Criminal and Civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions

Criminal and Civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions

Covington County; underground carbon dioxide and nonhazardous fluids storage prohibited; constitutional amendment

Local boards of education, salary payment schedule for employees

Adoption; de facto parent adoption authorized in certain circumstances

Motor vehicles; driver licenses; designation of certain medical conditions, provided for

Sentencing; resentencing of certain sentences subject to judicial override, authorized; retroactive application, provided

Crimes and offenses; medical examiners, criminal penalties imposed for retention of deceased individual's organ without notice and consent

Notaries public; commission term decreased; notary seals to have embedded identifying information; penalties for violations

Law enforcement officers; retirement, benefits provided

Public high schools; excusing students from class for scholarship acceptance, college commitment, military enlistment

Death penalty, abolished

Taxation and Revenue; disabled veterans' homestead taxes inclusion in debt-to-income ratio under certain circumstances prohibited

Vessel Registration; amends boater registration fees and their distribution

State government; use of term "West Bank" prohibited as reference to Judea and Samaria

Ad valorem taxes, reappraisal of Class II and Class III property every three years

Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised

Driver license; examinations administered exclusively in English

Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption

Court fees; use of funds allocated to sheriff's office for expenditure further provided

Tuscaloosa County; full-time mayors authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, constitutional amendment

Civil procedure, provisions of agreements that prohibit disclosure of certain acts of sexual abuse rendered unenforceable

State Auditor; powers and duties revised, audit exception for certain property in Department of Corrections and Department of Youth Services facilities, Division of Property Investigations created

Debtors homestead exemption; in bankruptcy cases; increase homestead exemption for seniors and disabled

Geographic Information Technology; to recognize the Geographic Information Executive Council, the Geographic Information Program Office, the Advisory Committee, and to provide for coordination with the 911 Board

College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers.

Guardianships, bill of rights for adults with guardians

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

Motor vehicles, distinctive license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" plates, authorized

Disabled veteran license plate; surviving spouse authorized to retain plate upon veteran's death

Youth Athlete Protection Act; Department of Human Resources (DHR) required to develop model Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports; local sports organizations, including local governments, required to implement similar policy and register compliance with DHR, youth sports coaches required to undergo criminal background check and mandatory reporter training, DHR required to adopt rules

Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property; allow finders to contract and locate State Treasurer property, account for digital assets

Crimes and offenses; enticing a child for immoral purposes and electronic solicitation of a child, amended

Crimes and offenses; to further provide for the crime of doxing; to further provide for penalties

Civil procedure; statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses, further provided for

Baldwin County, ad valorem tax continued, constitutional amendment

Crimes and offenses; human cloning prohibited, criminal penalties provided

Firearm sales; acceptance of returned firearms with faulty conditions by dealers required

Surety bonds and motor fuel assessments; filing period for new or replacement surety bonds extended, payment period for assessments on illegally imported or transported motor fuels extended

Physicians, rural physicians income tax credit, replace existing credit

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

Abortion-inducing drugs; manufacture, distribution, and transport prohibited, exceptions provided, qui tam suit against certain persons who violate prohibition authorized and provided for, remedies provided

Child sexual abuse; statute of limitations extended and further provided for, certain time-barred civil claims revived

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive certain time-barred civil claims, constitutional amendment

Taxation; Cook Museum of Natural Science exempt from sales and use taxes

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 and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services

Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised.

Bail; pretrial detention hearing, required without exception for certain crimes resulting in death

Pharmaceuticals; prohibiting the Board of Pharmacy from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label use of a drug; allowing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.

Midwives; administration of certain newborn screening tests authorized

Teachers' Retirement System, reopened to allow the purchase of credit for prior service rendered to the St. Clair County DAY Program, Incorporated

Veteran license tags; certain veterans exposed to radiation added to those eligible for distinctive tag

Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, revised

Ports; creates the Alabama Port Infrastructure Grant Program in Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

Emergency rules; require Governor to certify that circumstances exist to justify emergency rules

Contract Review; exemptions from review of executive branch contracts, require Governor to certify the need for exemption from contract review

School bus drivers; state retirees authorized to return to work as bus drivers, conditions provided

Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended

Crimes and offenses; motor vehicle accidents, penalties for violations and restitution, revised

Licensed health care providers; to permit the dispensing of ivermectin by pharmacists without an individual prescription

Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint custody provided, definitions relating to joint custody further provided for, joint custody model parenting plan required in certain divorce cases, penalties for certain unsupported motions provided

Fundamental rights of parents; provided for, constitutional amendment

Alabama Improvement Districts; to limit interest charged on assessments, county tax, and judges of probate to aid in the collection of assessments

University of Alabama; Physicians Advisory Board of the University of Alabama School of Medicine repealed

University of Alabama; School of Social Work of Alabama repealed

Criminal procedure; out-of-state warrants, arrest authorized for crime punishable by more than one year, arrest by out-of-state officers authorized

Physician Assistants; interstate licensure compact, established

Boating; certain boating events exempt from obtaining an event permit

Criminal law; crime of promoting prostitution, penalty increased; crime of soliciting prostitution, penalty increased for repeat violations and soliciting trafficking victims

Retirement benefits, circuit clerks authorized to participate in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service

Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited

Property Insurance and Energy Reduction Act; require financing of projects through private funding

University of Montevallo; board of trustees terms of office revised; quorum for meetings of board of trustees revised; and office of president qualifications revised

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

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

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

Department of Archives and History; composition of board and method of filling board vacancies further provided for, retroactive effect

Social media content; trust required for certain minors who are performers or featured in social media content, calculation of compensation and designation of trustee for trust provided for, procedure for adult to request removal of social media content featuring themselves as a minor required for social media companies, cause of action created against certain individuals who fail to comply with trust and social media content requirements

Social media; certain media feeds lacking age verification, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Food labeling; ingredient, artificial ingredient, and natural ingredient defined, certain labeling prohibited

Consumer protection; access by minors to certain platform portions restricted; hours for sending notifications to covered minors limited; default platform settings on certain platforms required; mechanism for more stringent optional settings required; annual disclosure of certain data by covered operators required; violations a deceptive trade practice

Video games; age rating, required; penalties for violations, provided

Foundry wastes; Environmental Management Department required to adopt rules for beneficial reuse

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

Alabama Resilience Council, created

Conecuh County, office of county superintendent of education changed from elected to appointed, duties, powers, and compensation

Health department; to require acceptance of military education or training as credit towards EMS licensure

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

Taxation and revenue; to exempt certain aircraft, machinery, and equipment from ad valorem taxation

Retirement Systems of Alabama, full retirement benefits for first responders permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty provided without regard to Tier or number of years of creditable service

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Superintendent of Education required to approve vendors, funding sources provided for

Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses

Alabama Department of Environmental Management; water well drillers, licenses and fees revised

Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis

Community development district; Act 2025-294, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality, repealed

Sheriffs; appointment of special reserve deputies authorized

Trusts; amend Alabama Principal and Income Act, permit trustee to adjust between principal and income

Alabama Uniform Trust Code; amended to conform with Alabama Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act, limit property subject to creditors' claims

Walker County; senior property tax exemption authorized; constitutional amendment

City of Loxley in Baldwin County, corporate limits altered

Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers

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

Transit authorities; to authorize participation in business organizations

Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations

Fiscal Year 2026, General Fund supplemental appropriations

Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Consumer protection; software applications, age appropriateness, rules established for app developers and app distribution providers, civil penalties established

Education; broadcast of public K-12 school sporting events further provided for

Alabama Indian Affairs Commission; commission authority and membership revised, additional tribes recognized

State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026

Children's Health Insurance Fund, distributions further provided

Education; notice requirement for certain board of education personnel vacancies revised

Coalition against domestic violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Nursing facilities, privilege assessments and surcharge on each nursing home bed, sunset removed

Emergency medical transport providers assessment, sunset clause removed

Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed

National Guard; Educational Assistance Program, applied to workforce development programs, amount of benefits revised

Supplemental appropriations from Education Trust Fund to specified agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund, supplemental appropriations

Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund, appropriations

Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027

Public education employees, including K-12, postsecondary education, and AIDB, salary increase

Tuskegee University, appropriation

Talladega College, appropriation

Southern Preparatory Academy, appropriation

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended

Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax

Posting of classroom curricula on school website, alternative review procedure provided for certain copyrighted materials

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

Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law

Guardianships and conservatorships; notice requirements further provided for, procedures to remove proceeding to circuit court revised, duties of guardian ad litem of a minor further provided for and training required, court representative required to be appointed for allegedly incapacitated adults in certain circumstances, appointment of temporary or emergency guardian or conservator authorized in certain circumstances

Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan.

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2, Code of Alabama 1975 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt

Campaign finance; campaign contributions required to be held in federally insured institution

Distinctive license plates; volunteer and professional firefighters plate fee increased, distribution of funds provided for

Crimes and procedure; crime of authority figure sexual abuse, established; crimes of indecent exposure and other sex crimes further provided to include additional victims; crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct, established; domestic violence offenses, further provided to include additional victims and criminal penalties

Wheelchair repair; establishing time restrictions to ensure prompt repair, to require Medicaid coverage of repair, and to require manufacturers of motorized wheelchairs to provide necessary documentation, parts, and tools to independent repair providers

Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, payment, authorize use of payment stablecoin by governmental entities for contracting, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided

Condominiums; consents and waivers, arbitration and mediation

Expungement; automatic order of expungement, required under certain conditions

Taxation; state privilege tax on historical racing activities, further provided; local taxes, repealed

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

Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized

Crimes and offenses; crimes of unlawful use of DNA created, criminal penalties provided

Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided

Competitive bidding; repairs of vehicles under $15,000 for certain awarding authorities exempt

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

County voter lists; authorize alternative methods of publication under certain circumstances

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

Athletic Trainers; interstate licensure compact, established

Seafood; oyster aquaculture, licensees authorized to serve oysters at facility

Firefighters and rescue squad members, income tax credit for training under certain conditions expanded

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; adoption of Esthetics Licensure Compact

Rural health care; Alabama Health Command established to designate an AI-assisted health platform in rural communities

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final

Health insurance, safe harbor created

Marshall County; abandoned and stolen property, auction procedures revised

Coal-Impacted Communities Economic and Workforce Development Grant program established, new fund created, distribution of rent and royalties of federal coal lease sales

Taxation; Energy use in broadcast stations, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax

Legislative committee; Joint Legislative Committee on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and Meritorious Service Award, created

Removal of estate to circuit court; trial de novo

Vital statistics; date of disposition on death certificates prohibited

Employment; employers required to provide location and break time for employees to express breast milk

Crimes and offenses; crime of distribution of materially deceptive media established, permanent injunctive relief authorized

Motor vehicles; disability percentage for disabled veteran's license plate revised

Crimes and offenses; harassment and harassing communications, further provided

Alabama Professional Workforce Protection Act; state list of professional careers designated; eligibility for state workforce development programs, grants, scholarships, and loan repayment mandated

Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; renamed to the Alabama Office of Civic Engagement

City of Monroeville; annexation of corporate limits

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

Board of Respiratory Therapy; composition, powers, authorities revised; requirements for licensure revised; criminal penalties for certain actions provided

Southeastern Mvskoke Nation; authorization to hire a police officer

Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements for apprentice bondsman further provided for, to require circuit clerks to report the authorized professional bail bond companies, appointment of additional members to the Alabama Bail Bonding Board provided for, and late application and license renewal fees provided

Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce

Relating to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund; expenditure of monies from the fund, creation of additional advanced technology and data exchange funds

Juries; special venire in capital felony cases allowed, voire dire procedures and alternate juror procedures further provided for, procedures when there are not enough qualified jurors present established

Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established

Military spouses; preference in hiring and promoting in state service further provided for; preference authorized for political subdivisions, private employers

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

Domestic violence; persistent domestic violence offender database established within Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), registration requirements and removal procedures provided for, ALEA required to adopt rules

Retirement benefits; participation of qualifying sheriffs in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service authorized

District Attorneys’ Plan under the Judicial Retirement Fund; calculation of service retirement allowance and disability retirement allowance revised; limitation on amount of service retirement allowance compared to member's average final compensation revised

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

Motor vehicles; county and municipal prosecutors, dark tint on personal vehicles authorized

Class 1 municipalities; vacant property registration authorized

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

Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for

Traffic infractions; parental electronic notification system authorized

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

County law library fund and judicial administration fund; to require separate funds to be maintained in the county treasury

Marshall County; volunteer fire districts, annexation of new areas, application of fire service fee, enforcement

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

State military; awards criteria revised, new awards established, authority to present prescribed

Artificial intelligence; age verification systems required for chatbots, safeguard protocols required, therapy chatbot requirements established, private right of action and enforcement provided for

AI chatbots; unfair or deceptive trade practice for failing to notify consumer about AI chatbot; private right of action and enforcement provided for

Taxation, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F. and A.M. of Alabama, exempt from sales, county and municipal fees and taxes

Consumer protection; production of digital replicas of voice or visual likenesses, prohibited for commercial use unless licensed, procedures established, private right of action authorized

Crimes and offenses; arson in the first degree, elements of crime further provided to include arson in connection to a theft; minimum penalties provided

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

Day care centers; creation of anaphylactic response policy by the Department of Human Resources required, implementation in day care centers required, employee training required

Public schools; athletic associations required to adjust schools' athletic classification to relfect English language learners who do not participate in athletics

Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, future Alabama High School Athletic Association employees prohibited from participation

Jefferson County, pistol permits further provided for

Sales and use tax; to exempt food from sales and use taxes

Employees' Retirement System; state and local retirees four percent cost-of-living benefit increase

Retirement Systems of Alabama; to provide a benefit increase for certain retirees of the Teachers Retirement System

High School athletics, right to compensation for name, image, and likeness

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

Taxation; participation in the federal tax credit for individuals making qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations provided for

State rural electrification authorities and electric membership corporations; removes requirement for Department of Finance approval for issuance of bonds

Volunteer fire departments; authorized to deposit funds with financial institutions

Legislature; codification of 2025 Regular Session acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into Code of Alabama 1975

Tax incentives; reimbursement for violation of labor and trafficking laws provided for

Consumer protection; illicit material, private rights created, enforcement authorized, penalties established

Bail; pretrial hearing for illegal aliens charged with violent offenses, required; presumption of flight risk, established

Etowah County local constitutional amendment; Whorton Bend Agricultural Protection Act created; boundaries defined; certain activities permitted or prohibited within protected area; exemptions

To establish the Angel Investor Tax Credit Act

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

Alabama Jobs Act; Secretary of Commerce prohibited from awarding economic tax incentives to companies that do not practice certain employment protections for workers

Public K-12 education; Advanced Math Pathway created and provided for

Department of Economic and Community Affairs; workforce talent recruitment grant program established, eligibility provided for, and fund established

Houston County; related to sale or redemption of lands

Alabama Real Estate Commission; equitable interest transfers, disclosure and licensing requirements, penalties for violations

Foreign agents; Certain foreign agents and foreign political organizations required to register with Secretary of State, civil penalties imposed for violations

Amend the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act; increase supplemental tax rebate; require certification of project costs

2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax during the last weekend of August

Living organ donors; to prohibit discrimination in obtaining insurance coverage, provide paid medical leave for public employees who donate organs and a tax credit to private sector employers that provide similar paid leave to their employees

National Guard; duties of Legal Service Office positions revised and further provide for

Crimes; crime of disruption of a worship service, established; criminal penalty, provided

Opioids; require health care professionals to discuss opioid use prior to prescription of Schedule II controlled substances, exceptions provided

Talladega County; sheriff, compensation revised

Counties and municipalities; compensation of local officials, revised

Department of Insurance; Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division; two exempt personnel positions authorized

Jefferson County; sheriff compensation revised

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

Adult Protective Services; Department of Human Resources required to create dementia training, certain employees and contractors required to complete

Public K-12 education; requirements for instructional technology, age-appropriate screen time limits, and internet access established, parental access required, creation of model policy by State Board of Education required, adoption and implementation by local boards required, State Board of Education to adopt rules

Military; graduate medical field courses added to educational benefits provided to eligible dependents of certain veterans, tuition cost limited

Department of Revenue; Alabama Certified Licensing Administrators added to list of tax professionals compensated annually for completing professional training

Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, create additional incentive program, extend review and evaluation deadline

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of county boards of education provided, procedure for protesting a proposed consolidation provided, adoption of rules and impact study by State Board of Education required, constitutional amendment

Public institutions of higher education; accreditation standards further provided for; adverse actions taken by accrediting agencies against public institutions of higher education for compliance with state law, prohibited; civil actions against accrediting agencies for violations, authorized

Tuscaloosa County; county employees, probationary period required for new employees, part-time employees authorized

Tuscaloosa County; service of process fee for personal service amended

Tuscaloosa County; electronic filing of business personal property tax returns in the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector provided for

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

Taxation; to exempt certain community foundations from sales and use taxes

Crimes and procedure; domestic violence crimes, substantially revised; temporary holding periods and bond requirements, established; criminal penalties increased under certain conditions

Relating to workforce development, to extend the employer tax credit to include adult daycare.

Insurance; to allow reorganization of a nonprofit health care service corporation under the control of a nonprofit holding company

Public Service Commission; provide for appointment of commissioners by Governor, commission duties revised

Tax abatement and tax incentive programs, NAICS Code references and definitions updated to latest terms

Taxation; Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy exempt from sales and use taxes

Liquor; mark up fee charged by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board further provided for

Public school grading system, revised to include and weight specific indicators for schools that include a 12th grade class and schools that do not include a 12th grade class; Alabama Workforce Development Board and State Department of Education to develop system to analyze student performance data, Accountability Council created

Taxation; to increase the adjusted cap and allow the unremarried widow or widower of certain individuals to claim the homestead exemption

Taxation; to exempt High Socks for Hope from payment of state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes

Tax abatements for data processing centers, exemption period limited, collection of certain taxes on purchases required, sunset date extended

Ground ambulance services; to prohibit balance billing and set minimum reimbursement rates by health care insurers to emergency medical service providers

Relating to Alabama Housing Trust Fund; mortgage recording fee increase

Local land bank authorities; shorten tax sale redemption period; restrictions on geographic scope; creation of multijurisdictional land banks by agreement; Governor's emergency authorization to create land bank

Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for

Class 1 municipalities; authorization to establish community land trusts, affordable housing

Crimes and offenses; bail jumping in the third degree, established

School report card, students who receive a nonstandard high school diploma upon graduation not considered in assigning grade

State government; Miss Alabama designated as Official State Ambassador

Limestone County; sheriff's compensation further provided for

Taxation; Auxiliary of Big Oak Ranch, Inc., exempt from payment or collection of sales and use taxes

Board of Registrars; expense allowance limit removed, amount set by county commission

Tuscaloosa County; longevity pay for sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector provided for

Feral Swine; criminal penalty deleted for transporting swine; conservation department prohibited from restricting transport

Department of Insurance; additional requirements for captive insurers specified

Competitive bidding; purchase and installation of playground equipment by public K-12 schools, exempted

Self-Service Storage Facilities Act; rights of self-storage facility operators further provided for, publication requirements for notice of sale of certain property revised

Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund

Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased

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

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

Department of Insurance; Office of Risk and Resilience created; Strengthen Alabama Homes Program placed under office

Taxation, Sleep in Heavenly Peace INC., exempt from sales and use tax

Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention

Consumer protection; telephone solicitation database, prohibitions, penalties, damages, and defenses amended

Underground wells; carbon dioxide storage prohibited unless local governing body approves, approval procedures provided

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited

Montgomery County; judge of probate, fundraising activities authorized

Revenue; underground carbon dioxide storage tax levied

Montgomery County; probate judge, additional fee authorized for celebrating rites of matrimony

Campaign finance statements; redaction required of residential addresses of candidates and officials

Simplified sellers use tax, distribution of proceeds revised

Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request

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

Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further provided to require consideration of totality of circumstances; penalties for certain parole-violations, increased

Income tax; to reinstate the income tax refund check-off for Victims of Crime and Leniency, Incorporated, and to repeal entities whose check-offs have been rescinded

Escambia County; qualifications of the sheriff further provided for

Escambia County; probate court fees further provided for

Escambia County; sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services

Escambia County, cigarette and beer taxes further provided for

Article V Convention; process for appointing commissioners and alternate commissioners to represent the State of Alabama at Article V Convention established

Seafood country of origin; Agriculture and Industries Commissioner authorized to test for compliance, notification methods revised, violations further provided

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

Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for, animal control officer enforcement of violations established

Montgomery County; judge of probate, authorized to register wills

Alabama Lottery established; Alabama Lottery Corporation established to administer lottery; Tribal-State compact authorized; constitutional amendment

Alabama Lottery, established; Alabama Lottery Corporation, established to operate and regulate lottery games; revenue distribution, provided; criminal penalties for gambling offenses, increased

Firearms; possession without identification prohibited in certain municipalities

Montgomery County; judge of probate, credit card use authorized

Income taxes, state income tax credit for qualified rehabilitation expenses of certified historic properties extended, annual credit amount increased

Breast cancer; to require coverage of breast reconstruction surgery

Search warrants; period of time to execute and return search warrants for DNA evidence, extended

Contract review committee; recommendation that the Governor not sign contracts under review provided

Youth Athlete Protection Act; local governments required to develop and implement Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports, criminal history background checks required for coaches

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

Crimes and offenses; obscene material, possession with intent to distribute amended

Henry County; disposition of special transaction fees further provided for

Henry County; senior property tax assessment authorized; constitutional amendment

Marion Military Institute; program to grant Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification to graduates established

Chiropractic board; board service and licensure qualifications revised

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

Child abuse and neglect reports; definitions of abuse and neglect revised, rights of accused further provided for, unsubstantiated reports excluded from central registry, investigative hearing required in certain circumstances, use of reports limited

Motor vehicles, license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" decals, authorized

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

City of Tallassee in Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties; board of education compensation

Local commissions and authorities; prohibition on officers serving on commission or board of directors of authority removed

Municipal firefighters' bill of rights; rights and procedures for firefighters' personnel issues established

Retired state employees; authorized to return to work, conditions imposed

Lieutenant Governor, vacancy in office, require the office be filled by election in certain circumstances

Ethics, eliminate certain notification requirement for candidates to Ethics Commission when otherwise in compliance with law

Security; security provided at new Alabama State House, parking deck, and adjacent park

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

Utilities; Public Service Commission required to hold meetings, certain costs prohibited from use in calculation of rates

Conservation; right to care for injured wildlife under certain conditions established

Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased

Public restrooms; Restroom Access Act created, penalty for violation provided for

Coosa County; probate judge, sheriff, and revenue commissioner, salary and expense account provided for

Simplified sellers use tax, distribution of local proceeds revised

Restitution; order of restitution, given priority over all other fines, costs, and fees

Secondary metals theft; requirements for sale and recycling of certain secondary metals, including copper, further provided; penalties for violations, further provided

Unincorporated nonprofit associations; decentralized associations provided for

Unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure facility; reservoirs removed from list of facilities

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

Elections; voting rights restoration process revised; 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

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

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

Alabama Student Grant Program; independent postsecondary online institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend

Tallapoosa County; compensation of judge of probate and revenue commissioner revised

Tallapoosa County; remote access of records fee authorized

Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda, candy, prepared desserts, and energy drinks with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Shelby County; City of Helena, civil service system established, board, director, policies, and appeals created

Search and seizure; warrant required for government agent to enter private land and seize personal property thereon, subject to exceptions

School report card, academic achievement of students transferring from a failing school not considered for first three years following transfer.

Class 2 municipalities, foreclosure bidding preference and notice for adjoining owners

Mental health; Alabama Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities Community Incident Prevention and Management System provided, incident types and reporting requirements established, implementation required, adoption of more stringent reporting requirements in certain circumstances prohibited

City of Prichard; public nuisance defined, city enforcement authorized, procedures provided for

Constables; county commission, authorized to number of constables and geographic area served in county