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HR 365 is a resolution celebrating the Southside High School Panthers boys soccer team for winning the 2025 Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A State Championship. It commends the team, Head Coach Randy Vice, and all involved for their athletic achievement and sportsmanship.

HR 380 is a resolution by the Alabama House of Representatives honoring Reverend Flora Alexander. It recognizes her extraordinary contributions to faith, education, and community service, and congratulates her on receiving the Jewels Ministry Lifetime Achievement Award.

HR 379 is a resolution introduced by Representative Mooney that commends the Briarwood Christian School Lady Lions Soccer Team. It specifically honors the team for winning the 2025 Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A State Championship. The resolution acknowledges the team's achievement, coaching staff, and individual player contributions.

HR 378 is a resolution that formally commends the Westminster School at Oak Mountain Boys Soccer Team and their coaches for winning the 2025 Class 4A Alabama High School Athletic Association State Soccer Championship. It acknowledges their achievements and expresses admiration for their successful season.

SB 177 renames the Alabama Film Office to the Alabama Entertainment Office. The bill amends the Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009, directly affecting entertainment production companies operating in Alabama. It increases the maximum annual cap for all qualified production expenditures to $22 million. The bill also revises the maximum expenditure threshold eligible for rebates, which the official abstract indicates is an increase, and allows for unspent incentives to be carried forward.

SB 211 requires the local superintendent of education, or their designee, to serve as the main point of contact between the school district and local law enforcement for school bus safety issues. This individual will be responsible for receiving and documenting incidents, gathering evidence, and completing necessary paperwork like police reports and warrants. Their role is to pursue appropriate legal action for alleged crimes and violations involving school buses. The bill also specifies that bus drivers are not mandated to file charges for these incidents.

HB 225 revises the regulation of real estate education and licensing in Alabama, affecting the Alabama Real Estate Commission, schools, instructors, and real estate professionals. The bill differentiates between prelicense and continuing education schools, establishing specific requirements for each, and sets new approval criteria for prelicense instructors. It also modifies requirements for obtaining and renewing salesperson and broker licenses, including changes to deadlines and fees. Additionally, the bill allows for the approval of synchronous distance education and revises the commission's disciplinary authority.

HB 86 establishes the Rural Hospital Investment Program to provide financial support for rural general acute care, critical access, and rural emergency hospitals in Alabama. The bill incentivizes donations to these qualifying hospitals by offering state income, excise, premium, and utility tax credits to individuals and entities who contribute. Hospitals can use these donations for acute care services, direct care, operational expenses, and facility upgrades. A new board within the Office of the State Treasurer will oversee the program, determine hospital eligibility, and coordinate with the Alabama Department of Revenue.

SB 216 allows retired law enforcement officers and certain firemedics from the State Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System to return to work. These individuals can perform duties as school resource officers, correctional officers, or police officers at state colleges or universities without their retirement allowance being suspended. Their compensation for this work is capped at $52,000 per year. The bill's provisions are retroactive to January 1, 2023, and are temporary.

SB 94 revises the Minor Adoption Code and Adult Adoption Code, affecting individuals involved in both minor and adult adoptions. The bill allows courts to waive certain investigation requirements for household members aged 14 and older if good cause is demonstrated by an investigator's affidavit. For minor adoptions, adoptees 14 and older can elect to retain their current legal name, and the bill clarifies inheritance rights, generally shifting them from biological to adoptive parents. Additionally, it outlines specific conditions for consent in adult adoptions, such as kinship or a multi-year parent-child-like relationship, and addresses name change provisions for adult adoptees.

HB 95 mandates that an unexpired manufacturer's warranty on a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system automatically transfers to the new owner upon the sale of residential real property. This ensures that new homeowners receive the benefit of the original warranty as if they were the initial purchaser. The bill prohibits warrantors from charging a fee for this transfer and clarifies that the transfer does not extend the warranty's original term. These provisions apply to property sales and warranty agreements entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2025.

HB 8 regulates the retail sale of specific electronic nicotine delivery systems and related vapor products. It allows licensed retailers to sell e-liquids, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and vapor-based alternative nicotine products. However, this is only permitted if these products have first received a federal marketing authorization to be introduced into interstate commerce. The bill directly affects businesses selling these items and consumers of such products.