House Resolution 41 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR41 creates a special order calendar that designates a block of House bills to be considered as the priority business on the sixth legislative day.

What This Bill Does

If adopted, the resolution would push the listed bills to the front of the schedule for the sixth-day proceedings, ahead of regular unfinished business. It does not change any bill’s content, only when it can be debated and potentially voted on. The items named cover topics such as app age verification and parental consent (HB161), unenforceable nondisclosure of sexual abuse acts (HB93), Rural Hospital Investment Program oversight (HB245), catastrophe savings accounts (HB27), and other measures listed on the calendar.

Who It Affects

• House members and legislative staff who will debate and vote on the listed bills on the sixth day.
• Public stakeholders corresponding to the listed bills (e.g., app users and developers, parents, rural hospital patients, seafood workers, law enforcement personnel, tenants, school bus drivers, EMS providers, and environmental interests) who may be affected by the bills if they are enacted.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the sixth legislative day, ahead of other matters.
• HB161: requires age verification and parental consent for app store providers; authorizes the Attorney General to bring action for deceptive trade practices; allows parents to sue for violations.
• HB93: renders certain agreements prohibiting disclosure of acts of sexual abuse unenforceable.
• HB245: amends the Rural Hospital Investment Program; requires the Department of Revenue to oversee its operations.
• HB27: expands the allowable expenses for Catastrophe Savings Accounts.
• HB42: adds reporting requirements for towed and unclaimed motor vehicles and provides additional provisions.
• HB38: establishes the Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force to address seagrass loss in state waters.
• HB3: exempts certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes.
• HB74: provides retirement benefits for law enforcement officers.
• HB116: creates a Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program for EMS education.
• HB39: revises seafood dealer license fees; includes retroactive provisions.
• HB69: revises licenses and fees for water well drillers under the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
• HB138: allows state retirees to return to work as school bus drivers under stated conditions.
• HB80: addresses eviction procedures with a law enforcement role and tenant notice requirements.
• SB12: repeals a 2025 act related to a Community Development District and annexation by a wet municipality.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.