Kenneth Paschal

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

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

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

Two Lights for Tomorrow Day, April 18, 2025, proclaimed

Recognizing the 250th anniversaries of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps and encouraging commemorative activities throughout the state

Recognizing the 250th anniversaries of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps and encouraging commemorative activities throughout the state

Xavier Merchant and Pelham High School, recognized

State Board of Veterans Affairs, omnibus revisions to update the existing code language to current style and practice.

National guard and reserve; state income tax exemption

City of Pelham, creation of new civil service system

Fundamental rights of parents, provided for, Constitutional Amendment

Religious Organizations, Protect operations during a state of emergency

Sallie Bell Ephraim McMIllan, death mourned

Parental Alienation Prevention Week, recognized

Memorial Day, observed

Relating to funeral services; to amend Section 34-13-122, Code of Alabama 1975; to define dignified and humane manner for the disposition of cremated remains; and to mandate best efforts to identify the unclaimed cremated remains of Alabama veterans eligible for burial in a state or national military cemetery.

Relating to the licensed practice of cosmetology; to provide and adopt the Cosmetology Licensure Compact to allow licensed cosmetologists to practice pursuant to a multistate license among compact states in a limited manner; to provide eligibility requirements for licensed cosmetologists to practice cosmetology pursuant to the compact; to provide for a coordinated licensure information system, joint investigations, and disciplinary actions; to establish the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission; to provide for the membership, powers, duties, and rulemaking functions of the commission; and to provide for oversight of the compact, enforcement of the compact, default procedures, dispute resolution, withdrawal of compact states, and amendments to the compact.

Relating to motor vehicle registration; to amend Section 32-6-650, Code of Alabama 1975; to add the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Space Force to the list of service branches for which a military distinctive license plate is available; and to repeal Section 32-6-640, Code of Alabama 1975.

Relating to child custody; to amend Sections 30-3-1, 30-3-150, 30-3-151, 30-3-152, 30-3-153, and 30-3-157 of the Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Section 30-3-158 to the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to child custody; to remove existing code language that provides for custody of a child to be granted to a husband in cases of abandonment by the wife only after the child reaches seven years of age; to provide further for the policy of this state regarding child custody; to provide further for definitions; to provide that there is a rebuttable presumption that joint custody is in the best interest of the child, which can be overcome only by evidence; to establish factors for a court to consider when determining any custody arrangement other than joint custody; to require a parenting plan and to authorize the court to establish a parenting plan in certain situations; to specify remedies when a party fails to adhere to certain provisions in a parenting plan; to set requirements for the modification of physical custody in certain circumstances; to allow a parent to file a petition for temporary relief if he or she believes joint custody is not in the best interest of the child; to provide certain remedies if an unsupported or bad faith petition for temporary relief is filed; and to provide that nothing in this act shall be construed to limit domestic or family abuse provisions of the law.

Relating to parental rights; to establish legislative findings relating to the fundamental rights of parents; and to provide that the government may not burden certain fundamental rights of parents.

COMMENDING MISS CARLEY SEABROOKE ON EARNING THE 2023 JUNIOR OLYMPICS SILVER MEDAL IN WOMEN'S SMALLBORE RIFLE, UNDER 18 CATEGORY.

COMMENDING MISS CARLEY SEABROOKE ON EARNING THE 2023 JUNIOR OLYMPICS SILVER MEDAL IN WOMEN'S SMALLBORE RIFLE, UNDER 18 CATEGORY.

Professional counseling, Counseling Compact, licensed professional counselors authorized to practice on a limited basis among compact member states

Child custody, parenting plan required in all cases, court established plan in certain cases, remedies for violations of plan, Sec. 30-3-158 added; Secs. 30-3-150, 30-3-151, 30-3-152, 30-3-153 am'd.

Black, Clinton James, death mourned

Paschal, Daisy Lois, commended