HR 10 is a symbolic resolution commending Meg Gentry, a 9-year-old fourth-grade student from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for her advocacy work raising awareness about Type 1 Diabetes. The resolution specifically recognizes her efforts, including organizing school events ("Put a Cap on Diabetes Day"), serving as a Breakthrough T1D Children's Congress Ambassador to meet with Congress, and successfully advocating for Tuscaloosa's city landmarks to be illuminated blue for World Diabetes Day in 2025. It does not create new policies or funding but serves as a formal tribute to her community impact. This resolution directly honors Meg Gentry and her family for their contributions to the Type 1 Diabetes community in Alabama.
This is a resolution (not a bill) introduced by the Alabama House of Representatives, urging the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to protect women's sports. It argues that maintaining sex-based athletic teams is necessary due to biological differences between males and females, citing concerns about competitive fairness, safety, and privacy. The resolution specifically references Alabama’s 2021-2023 laws banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports in public schools and colleges, based on biological sex at birth. It calls for reaffirming Title IX’s protections and enacting federal legislation to ensure women’s sports remain reserved for females. The resolution has been referred to the House Committee on Rules and is pending further action.
HB 126 requires mandatory pretrial detention hearings without exception for defendants charged with either a Class A felony that resulted in death or attempted murder (pending constitutional amendment ratification). This changes current law by requiring prosecutors to always request denial of bail for these offenses, eliminating the court's ability to waive the hearing. The bill directly affects defendants facing these specific charges in Alabama courts, ensuring they remain detained until a hearing determines release conditions. It updates existing bail procedures to remove discretion for these serious offenses, while including minor technical code revisions. The bill does not change eligibility for bail in other cases.
This bill requires Alabama courts to automatically continue both criminal and civil cases when a party, their lead attorney, or a key witness is on active military duty. In criminal cases, courts must set bail for defendants when a continuance is granted due to military absence (except for violent offenses or capital charges). The bill also mandates that courts only proceed with a case if the absent party or attorney announces readiness for trial, and it requires the Alabama Supreme Court to update its rules to align with these changes. The law applies to all cases involving active-duty military members and takes effect October 1, 2026.
SB 97 establishes the Alabama Health Command, an independent agency, to designate a state-approved virtual AI-assisted health platform for rural communities. The platform would connect rural patients with health care providers for non-medical services like wellness education, appointment scheduling, and follow-up assistance - **not diagnosis or treatment**. Rural hospitals, clinics, and health care providers that contract to use the platform would be exempt from competitive bidding laws. The bill requires the agency to set standards for privacy, prevent misinformation, and ensure the platform does not constitute the practice of medicine. It focuses on improving access to basic health services through technology, not on changing medical care delivery.
HB 118 prohibits the manufacture, distribution, mailing, transport, or prescription of abortion-inducing drugs in Alabama, with narrow exceptions for non-abortion purposes or specific medical emergencies (like ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage-related care). It creates a private lawsuit mechanism ("qui tam") allowing individuals to sue violators for $100,000 plus fees, but explicitly blocks lawsuits against hospitals, healthcare providers, delivery services (like Uber), internet companies, and women using the drugs for abortion. The bill exempts certain entities, including hospitals, transportation network companies, and out-of-state pharmacies, from being sued under this provision. This bill directly affects pharmacies, healthcare providers, and drug distributors within Alabama, while maintaining Alabama’s existing near-total abortion ban.
This bill (HR 1) is a procedural resolution requiring the House Clerk to notify the Alabama Senate when the House is in session and ready to conduct business. It directly affects the House Clerk and Senate leadership by establishing a standard communication step between the two legislative chambers. The key provision mandates this notification upon the House convening, ensuring formal coordination. As a routine procedural measure with no substantive policy changes, it does not impact voters, businesses, or specific legislation.
HB 150 limits the interest rate that Alabama improvement districts can charge on property assessments to the same rate as the bonds used to fund infrastructure projects, ending the previous practice of allowing higher interest rates. It also creates a new collection method where districts can petition county commissions to use county tax officials (like tax assessors and collectors) to enforce assessments as if they were delinquent property taxes, with the tax collector allowed to charge a 3% fee for this service. These changes directly affect property owners in improvement districts who receive assessments for infrastructure projects, streamlining collection while preventing excessive interest charges. The bill makes these policy adjustments without altering how assessments are initially levied or the core purpose of improvement districts.
SB 48 prohibits Alabama law enforcement officers from using a "hog-tie" restraint (tying a person's hands and feet behind their back while face-down) or any face-down position that restricts oxygen or blood flow to the head or neck. It requires all law enforcement agencies to update their policies to ban these techniques and imposes Class A misdemeanor penalties for violations. The bill directly affects all Alabama police officers, departments, and individuals under their custody. It will take effect on October 1, 2026, if passed.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment (HB 121) to allow Alabama's legislature to revive civil claims related to child sexual abuse that were previously barred by time limits. It directly affects survivors whose lawsuits were dismissed due to statutes of limitation or other procedural deadlines, enabling them to pursue civil cases even if claims expired years ago. The amendment would let the legislature create specific procedures for these revived claims, including rules on venue, confidentiality, and protections for survivors, while excluding claims already settled or fully adjudicated. It explicitly states this change applies only to civil cases, not criminal prosecutions, and aims to align Alabama law with recognized patterns of delayed disclosure among abuse survivors.
HB 167 would change Alabama's property tax rules by replacing a fixed 7% annual cap on assessed value increases with a cap tied to the annual inflation rate (measured by the Consumer Price Index). This directly affects property owners, particularly those with Class II and III properties, as their annual tax assessments would now rise or fall based on inflation rather than a fixed percentage. The bill applies retroactively from October 1, 2024, and continues through 2027, with exceptions for new construction, property transfers between family members, and certain ownership changes. The change aims to align property tax increases more closely with actual cost-of-living changes.
SB 119 requires any entity dredging over 1 million cubic yards of material annually in Alabama's coastal areas to use at least 70% of that dredged material productively - such as for fish habitat, recreation, or commercial purposes - instead of disposing it in public waters. It directly affects large-scale dredging operations, including port maintenance or coastal development projects. The bill mandates the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Conservation and Natural Resources to create rules implementing this requirement, including updating coastal management programs. The law takes effect October 1, 2026, and includes a temporary emergency exception if the Governor declares a state of emergency.
