Shay Shelnutt

Department of Insurance, internal Code of Alabama 1975 citations corrected

Motor vehicles, unclaimed, towing, towing company may notify the Revenue Department on the Unclaimed/Abandoned Vehicle Portal immediately after towing

Psychoactive cannabinoids; prohibit sale of beverages containing psychoactive cannabinoids; criminal penalties provided

Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers

Dental insurance; allow available unused benefits to roll over year-to-year

Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for

Public K-12 schools, sex education curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boards of education related to sex ed further provided for, parent or guardian notice of sex ed curriculum required, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for

Consumer Protection; platforms providing services allowing employees to access earned income prior to paycheck not considered a lender or debt collector; standards on platforms imposed

Motorcycles; certain aged individuals with certain insurance authorized to operate without helmets

Education; revocation of teaching certificate, further provided for; reporting of school employee misconduct, required

Insurance, internal citations to the Code of Alabama corrected

Scope of Practice of Physical Therapists

Alabama Farm Center created, vested with powers and privileges, deemed economic development organization

Attorney General's Office, Alabama Faith-Based Intelligence Commission and Director of the Alabama Faith-Based Intelligence Commission, established within

Jefferson County, county employees, charged with enforcing ordinances, violations, authority as a peace officer to serve warrants

Insurance Department insurers required to be licensed, unauthorized insurers, exceptions for surplus line brokers, further provided for, authority for membership in the Surplus Line Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact Act repealed.

Insurance; motor vehicles; assigned risk plan, department of insurance to issue motor vehicle liability insurance policies; liability waived for the department, its officers and employees, the state.

William Edward Cowden, 100th Birthday, celebrated

Relating to municipalities and counties; to require the proceeds from motor fuel taxes levied by municipalities and counties to be used for road and bridge construction and maintenance with certain exceptions.

Relating to the Insurance Department; to amend Section 27-2-39 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the department to post notice of hearings for the consideration of matters which would otherwise require separate notices to more than 50 persons on a website maintained by the department; and to require the department to post notices of hearings held for consideration of rules of the commissioner on a website maintained by the department and to publish the notices in the Alabama Administrative Monthly.

Relating to the Alabama Department of Insurance; to amend Sections 27-7-5, 27-7-14.1, 27-9A-6, 27-9A-8, 27-9A-9, 27-9A-11, 27-25-4.1, and 27-25-4.3, Code of Alabama 1975, to delete the requirement for insurance producers, independent adjusters, apprentice independent adjusters, and title insurance agents to complete a prelicensing course of study approved by the Commissioner of Insurance prior to licensure by the department; and to eliminate the issuance of new service representative licenses prospectively and to authorize a current licensee to renew his or her license.

Relating to public education; to amend Section 16-22-6, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for salary deductions for membership dues of professional educators' associations.

Relating to consumer credit financing in the sale or lease of motor vehicles; to amend Section 8-37A-4 of the Co

Relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; to amend Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-5, 34-9-10, 34-9-11, 34-9-15, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-43, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, and 34-9-86, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for penalties for violations; and qualifications for licensure and administration of controlled substances by dentists and dental hygienists.

Relating to assisted living facilities; to amend Section 22-21-25, Code of Alabama 1975, to create the Alabama Assisted Living Board of Mitigation to resolve conflicts between certain assisted living facilities and the Alabama Department of Public Health; and to provide for the membership and duties of the board.

Relating to insurance; to limit the authority of secondary legal sources pertaining to insurance in legal proceedings.

Relating to disability insurance policies; to authorize disability insurers to offer paid family leave benefit policies.

Go Red Day, February 3rd, recognized

Jefferson Co., retirement system for county employees, reemployment with county, benefits not reduced if reemployed two years after retirement or after two years of reemployment, certain provisions for reduction amended and repealed, Sec. 45-37-123.54 am'd; Sec. 45-37-123.105 repealed

Crimes and offenses, assault against a first responder, created, riot and inciting to riot, further provided, aggravated riot, and unlawful traffic interference, created, holding period after arrest, provided, penalties for defunding police, provided, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-5.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-21, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 15-10-3 am'd.

Municipalities, business license tax on gross receipts, gross receipts not to include any other taxes on gasoline or motor fuels, Sec. 11-51-90.1 am'd.

Insurance Dept., life and annuity policies, standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities, group capital calculation and stress test, providing for holding companies, duties to Commission and lead state commissioner, small company alternative valuation provision, exemptions, exemption premium based on valuation manual of NAIC, Commissioner of Insurance may regulate by rule, Secs. 27-15-28.2, 27-29-1, 27-29-3, 27-29-4, 27-29-7, 27-36A-20 am'd.

Occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, occupational therapists authorized to practice on a limited basis among compact states

Public health, minors, biological male or female, sexual state, practices to alter or affirm minor's sexual identity or perception such as prescribing puberty blocking medication or surgeries, prohibited, exceptions, nurses and school personnel not to withhold information from parents, violations a Class C felony

Elections, prefilling of any field on voter registration application or absentee ballot application, prohibited, criminal penalties for violations imposed, Secs. 17-3-54, 17-11-4 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, assault against a first responder, created, riot and inciting to riot, further provided, aggravated riot, and unlawful traffic interference, created, holding period after arrest, provided, penalties for defunding police, provided, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-5.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-21, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 15-10-3 am'd.

Public health, prohibits medical procedures on minor children intended to alter apprearance of gender with exceptions, provides for certain disclosures by school officials, establishes criminal penalties

Hewitt-Trussville High School girls flag football team, commended

Atwood, Tristan, commended

Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, prohibits gender change therapy for minors, prohibits withholding of certain related information from parents

Insurance Department, Commissioner, Standard Valuation Law, small company alternative valuation, condition for revised, Sec. 27-36A-20 am'd.

Former legislators, timeframe when eligible to obtain state health insurance after term ends, increased, Sec. 36-29-15 am'd.

Financial institutions, authorized to refuse to execute or delay execution of certain financial transactions involving account of an elderly or vulnerable adult when financial exploitation may have occurred, may have been attempted, or is being attempted

State Public Health Emergency, County Health Officer prohibited from issuing order addressing pandemic under certain conditions

Jefferson Co., retirement system for county employees, reemployment with county, benefits not reduced if reemployed two years after retirement or after two years of reemployment, certain provisions for reduction amended and repealed, Sec. 45-37-123.54 am'd; Sec. 45-37-123.105 repealed

Captive Insurance Companies, insurance in alien jurisdictions auth., requirements for an Alabama Coastal Captive Insurance Company revised, certificate of dormancy provided for, Secs. 27-31B-26, 27-31C-3.1 added; Sec. 27-31C-4 repealed; Secs. 27-31B-2, 27-31B-3, 37-31B-6, 27-31C-3 am'd.

Insurance, reinsurance, regulation and credit against reserves, adoption of similar to Credit for Reinsurance Model Law by Nat. Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners, Secs. 27-5B-8.1, 27-5B-20 added; Secs. 27-5B-3, 27-5B-9, 27-5B-11, 27-5B-14, 27-5B-19 am'd.

Insurance Dept., expenses related to examination by Commissioner of Insurance, Vehicle Protection Products Act, fees deposited in Insurance Dept. Fund, expense related to exam by commissioner, Sec. 8-33-14 added.

Insurance, to provide for opinion of appointed actuary, to permit an insurer to apply for an exception for annual actuarial opinion requirement, Sec. 27-3-26.1 am'd.

Education, prohibit public institutions of higher education from providing support for organizations affiliated with China government

Gasoline and motor fuel taxes, levied by muns. and counties, use restricted to road and bridge construction and maintenance, exceptions if pledged for bonds, special projects, or after approval by referendum

Trusts, Alabama Uniform Trust Code, reports of breaches of trust, further provided, procedure for release of trustee, provided, Sec. 19-3B-1306 added; Sec. 19-3B-1005 am'd.

Municipalities, business license tax on gross receipts, gross receipts not to include any other taxes on gasoline or motor fuels, Sec. 11-51-90.1 am'd.

State employees, Chief Executive Officer of the State Employees Insurance Board may approve group insurance offerings

Elections, to prohibit the judge of probate, sheriff, and clerk of circuit court from serving on the appointing board in certain circumstances, prohibit individual from serving on board of registrars in certain circumstances, prohibit circuit clerk or other individual from serving as absentee election manager in certain circumstances, Secs. 17-3-2, 17-8-3, 17-11-2, 17-11-12, 17-11-13, 17-11-15 am'd.

Real Estate Commission, method for appointing members revised, live virtual online education courses provided, definitions, exemptions from regulation further provided, Secs. 34-27-2, 34-27-6, 34-27-7, 34-27-8, 34-27-32, 34-27-35, 34-27-36 am'd.

Insurance, state health insurance exchange, Commissioner of Insurance to estab. for individual coverage under fed. Affordable Care Act, Comm. to apply to fed. gov't for waivers for reinsurance program relating to this act, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, assault against a first responder, created, riot and inciting to riot, further provided, aggravated riot, and unlawful traffic interference, created, holding period after arrest, provided, penalties for defunding police, provided, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-5.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-21, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 15-10-3 am'd.

University of Montevallo, makeup of board of trustees revised to include at least one nonresident member appointed at-large, Sec. 16-54-2 am'd.

Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, education requirement to become a law enforcement officer amended to include nonpublic education, Sec. 36-21-46 am'd.

Insurance, flood insurance, exempt from rate filing and approval requirement, Sec. 27-13-21 am'd.

Hewitt-Trussville Girls and Boys Indoor Track Teams, commended

Pinson Valley High School Football Team, commended

Mask mandate, urging Governor Kay Ivey to end

Financial institutions, authorized to refuse to execute or delay execution of certain financial transactions involving account of an elderly or vulnerable adult

Insurance, reinsurance, regulation and credit against reserves, adoption of similar to Credit for Reinsurance Model Law by Nat. Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners, Secs. 27-5B-8.1, 27-5B-20 added; Secs. 27-5B-3, 27-5B-9, 27-5B-11, 27-5B-14, 27-5B-19 am'd.

Insurance Dept., service contract law, expenses related to examination by Commissioner of Insurance, Vehicle Protection Products Act, fees deposited in Insurance Dept. Fund, expense related to exam by commissioner, Secs. 8-32-13, 8-32-14 added.

Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, education requirement to become a law enforcement officer amended to include nonpublic education, Sec. 36-21-46 am'd.

State employees, Chief Executive Officer of the State Employees Insurance Board may approve group insurance offerings

Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, prohibits gender change therapy for minors, prohibits withholding of certain related information from parents

Future Advance mortgages, provide that future indebtedness secures when mortgage created, Sec. 35-10-120 to 35-10-124, inclusive, added.

Retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), open participation in Employees' Investment Retirement Plan (EIRP), options for Tier I and Tier II members to participate, reopened, Secs. 16-25-150, 16-25-151, 36-27-170, 36-27-171 am'd.

Real Estate Appraisers Board, evaluations of property for financial institutions authorized by federal financial institutions regulatory agencies, excluded from regulation by the board, investigators employed by board authorized to be licensees, Secs. 34-27A-2, 34-27A-3, 34-27A-5, 34-27A-23 am'd.

Credit Unions, federal charter parity provision clarified, Credit Union Administration Board authorize to appoint National Credit Union Admin as conservator of a credit union, membership of supervising committees increased, reimbursement of bd and committee member travel costs, merger meeting notice requirement increased, definition of official revised, Secs. 5-17-4, 5-17-8, 5-17-10, 5-17-11, 5-17-22, 5-17-55 am'd.

Alcoholic beverages delivery service permit, authorizes delivery of alcoholic beverages from certain licensed retailers to adult residents in state, Sec. 28-3A-3.1 added; Sec. 28-1-4 am'd.

Insurance companies, corporate governance, required to provide Commissioner of Insurance annually, insurance holding company systems, definition of internationally active insurance groups, confidentially, Corporate Governance Model Act enacted, Secs. 27-29B-1 to 27-29B-9, inclusive, added; Secs. 27-29-1, 27-29-7 am'd.

Insurance Data Security Law, Insurance Commissioner to regulate, reports to Insurance Dept., licensee to implement information security programs, oversight of third-party providers, reports re cybersecurity events, criminal penalties, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd.

Elected officials, oath of office taken on religious holy book or U.S. or state constitution, const. amend.

Long, Caleb, commended

Public schools, professional educators' associations granted same level of access to employees of public schools

Retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), options for Tier I and Tier II members to participate, reopened, Secs. 16-25-150, 16-25-151, 36-27-170, 36-27-171 am'd.

Motor fuel taxes, single point of filing and payment system, Rev. Dept. to administer, taxes and exemptions standardized, Local Motor Fuel Tax Advisory Committee estab.

Tax Exemption Reform Act, united appeal fund entities and supported charities, grace period to obtain or renew certificate of exemption from Dept. of Revenue provided through Sept. 30, 2018, Sec. 40-9-12.1added

Pistol permits, sheriff authorized to issue to resident of another county, Sec.13A-11-75 am'd.

Insurance, self-service storage facilities, limited license provided for personal property related to rental agreement, Sec. 27-7-5.3 added; Sec. 27-7-1 am'd.

Black, David, commended

Public schools, grant all professional educators' associations same level of access to employees of public schools

Medical services, establish the age of consent for medical research, Sec. 22-8-4 am'd.

Death certificates, must include last four digits of decedent's Social Security number, Sec. 22-9A-14 am'd.

Banking, savings promotion contests authorized, not gambling or lottery pursuant to Section 65 of Constitution

Pistol permits, sheriff authorized to issue to resident of another county, Sec.13A-11-75 am'd.

Jefferson Co., General Retirement System for Employees, members, retirement system employees eligible, part-time employees, optional membership, Secs. 45-37-123.01, 45-37-123.50 am'd.

Retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), options for Tier I and Tier II members to participate, reopened, Secs. 16-25-150, 16-25-151, 36-27-170, 36-27-171 am'd.

Fultondale,municipal judges and magistrates for municipal courts, authorized to issue warrant recall fee for failure to appear for municipal ordinance or traffic violation, distrib. to municipal corrections fund

Jefferson Co., Retirement System, Pension Board, membership revised, Act 2013-415, 2013 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 45-37-123.21 am'd.

Transportation, transportation network companies, insurance coverage and disclosure requirements, provided for

Motor Vehicles, dump trucks, operation with bed raised prohibited, penalties

Municipalities, municipal governing body, salary, expense increases, introduced at least 30 day before adoption

Planning and zoning subdivisions, jurisdictional limits revised, municipality's authority to override county's enforcement of regulation of subdivisions, revised, Secs. 11-52-30, 11-52-33.1 am'd.

Public schools, grant all professional educators' associations same level of access to employees of public schools

Legislative member, indicted on felony charge, suspended from leadership position, imposed

Department of Children's Affairs, named changed to Department of Early Childhood Education, Commissioner of Department of Children's Affairs changed to Secretary of Early Childhood Education, Secs. 26-24-1 to 26-24-6, inclusive, 26-24-20, 26-24-22, 26-24-23, 26-24-30, 26-24-34 am'd.

Criminal mischief in the second degree, crime involving church or religious building, mandatory minimum jail time for second or subsequent offenses, restitution a priority, Sec. 13A-7-22 am'd.

Jefferson Co., Retirement System, Pension Board, membership revised, Act 2013-415, 2013 Reg. Sess., am'd.

Blount Co., alcoholic beverages, municipalities, draft beer authorized

Public schools and colleges, grant all professional educators' associations same level of access to employees of public schools and colleges

School hiring, nepotism prohibited, Sec. 41-1-5 am'd.

State employees, state holidays, Governor required to designate certain holidays under certain conditions, compensation for state holiday revised, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.

Judges of Probate, judicial retirement, contributions by counties for the employer's share, Secs. 12-18-1, 12-18-3, 12-18-82 am'd.

Income tax withholdings, exemption for no tax liability for prior year or no anticipated tax liability, repealed, Sec. 40-18-73 am'd.