Cynthia Lee Almond

Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Bill

Tuscaloosa, ad valorem tax, add increase up to 11.5 mills auth for public school purposes

Municipalities, zoning board of adjustment, appeals, procedures

Indigent defense, provides for membership & review process of adv. boards, provides for comp. of attorneys

Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission; restitution further provided for; members compensation further provided for

Establishes the Alabama Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act; creates the Alabama Workforce Housing Tax Credit

Public institutions of higher education, Hunger-Free Campus designation created and provided for, Alabama Commission on Higher Education required to adopt rules

Alabama Code of Military Justice

Guardianships, bill of rights for adults with guardians

Congratulating The University of Alabama men's basketball team for making it to the 2024 NCAA Final Four.

Relating to guardianships and conservatorships; to create the Colby Act; to provide for a supported decision-making agreement as an alternative to a guardianship or conservatorship; and to provide the scope and limitations of a supported decision-making agreement.

Relating to counties and municipalities; to add Section 11-80-19 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a county, municipality, or political subdivision of a county or municipality may satisfy a notice requirement by publishing the notice on a website maintained by the state or county or municipal governing body.

Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa; to amend Section 8 of Act 2011-660, 2011 Regular Session (Acts 2011, p. 1751) to further provide that crime prevention programs and the Behavioral Health Unit of the Tuscaloosa Police Department shall share in the disbursement of application fees from the pretrial diversion program.

Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa; to authorize the City of Tuscaloosa to join the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama for its police and firefighter employees and transfer assets and liabilities of the existing Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan to the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as set forth in Chapter 27 of Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975.

Relating to economic development; to add Section 40-18-379.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Department of Commerce to publish certain information regarding economic development incentives awarded under the Alabama Jobs Act.

Relating to the probate code; to amend Act 2022-427, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 43-8-210, 43-8-213, and 43-8-215, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the jurisdiction of certain will contest proceedings that have been removed from the probate court to the circuit court; and to provide retroactive effect.

Relating to the state income tax; to establish the Alabama Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act; to create the Alabama Workforce Housing Tax Credit for qualified workforce housing projects; to define certain terms; to provide for minimum and maximum annual award amounts for qualified projects; to allow the tax credits to be claimed for 10 years against the income tax liability of a qualified taxpayer; to allow carryforward for earned but unused tax credits; to require a minimum of the annual award cycle cap be awarded for qualified projects located in areas designated as rural by the authority; and to require the Alabama Housing Finance Authority to implement and administer the provisions of this act.

Relating to firearms; to provide prohibitions on the use, ownership, or possession of a firearm under certain conditions; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to the Alabama Uniform Trust Code; to amend Section 19-3B-414, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the modification or termination of an uneconomic trust.

COMMENDING MR. JOSEPH P. BORG FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

COMMENDING LEANNA ROBERTS FOR GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT 16 YEARS OF AGE.

Crime Victims Compensation Commission, compensation claims, authority to authorize executive director to approve any claims, contested cases under Ala. Admin. Procedure Act, commission to meet quarterly, Secs. 15-23-4, 15-23-5 am'd.

Justice Information Commission, membership further provided for judges of probate and municipal court judges, Sec. 41-9-592 am'd.

Tuscaloosa Co., judge of probate, compensation further provided

Campaign Finance, candidates, failure to timely file statement of appointing committee, forfeits qualification to run, Sec. 17-5-4 am'd.

Tuscaloosa Co., law enforcement officers, overtime compensation further provided, Act 80-536, 1980 Reg. Sess., am'd.