This bill would prevent local election officials from removing or deactivating voters from registration lists within 90 days before any regular election in Alabama. It directly affects county boards of registrars and the voters they manage by restricting their ability to purge individuals from the voter rolls during this critical pre-election window. The legislation maintains existing rules for voter disqualification but adds a time-based protection that ensures voters cannot be removed from the list during the final three months before an election. Additionally, the bill includes minor technical updates to align the state's election code language with current formatting standards.
This bill requires Alabama municipalities to pass new or increased taxes and fees through a formal ordinance rather than allowing them to be imposed without this specific legislative process. It mandates that councils provide at least 30 days' public notice before holding a hearing on such tax measures, with the notice published in local newspapers and on municipal and state websites. The law also sets different voting thresholds for council approval depending on city size, requiring a majority of the entire council including the mayor for smaller towns and a majority of elected members for larger cities. These requirements take effect on October 1, 2026, and apply to all municipalities in Alabama.
This bill authorizes Shelby County to sell gas, minerals, and other materials recovered from its public landfill to public or private buyers. The county must use competitive sealed bidding to award contracts for these sales, with agreements limited to a maximum of 20 years. All money earned from these sales must be deposited into the county's General Fund and used for solid waste collection, landfill maintenance, and other legally permitted purposes. The legislation takes effect on October 1, 2026.
This bill is a Senate Joint Resolution that formally commends Peggy Sellers Benson on her retirement as Executive Officer of the Alabama Board of Nursing. The resolution recognizes her nearly three-decade career in nursing leadership, including her role in implementing new healthcare worker classifications and joining the national Nurse Licensure Compact. It highlights her professional achievements and contributions to nursing workforce development without creating any new laws or policies. The document serves as a ceremonial acknowledgment of her service rather than establishing substantive legislative changes.
This bill is a joint resolution that formally honors the 50th anniversary of Commonwealth National Bank, a Black-owned and operated institution based in Mobile, Alabama. The measure acknowledges the bank's history of providing financial services to underserved communities and highlights its role as one of only four nationally chartered Black-owned banks in the United States. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a ceremonial recognition of the bank's legacy and ongoing contributions to the Mobile community.
This bill is a commendation resolution recognizing Honda for 25 years of operating its automotive plant in Lincoln, Alabama. It does not create new laws or change policies but instead formally acknowledges Honda's $3.2 billion investment, 4,500 direct employees, and broader economic contributions to the state. The resolution highlights the plant's production capacity, its role in the local economy, and Honda's community service efforts. As a symbolic measure, it requires no funding or regulatory changes and serves to honor Honda's long-term commitment to Alabama.
This bill prohibits the construction or operation of new large-scale solar power facilities for one year, but only in unincorporated areas of counties served by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The restriction applies to facilities that were not already operating or under construction as of the bill's effective date, which is set to begin immediately upon enactment. The law defines a solar power facility as a ground-mounted installation of photovoltaic panels designed to generate electricity for off-site use or sale to third parties. Exceptions may apply, though the bill does not specify what those exceptions are. The measure is currently pending committee action in the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund committee.
This bill creates a pilot program in Alabama to test automated photographic speed enforcement cameras in highway work zones where construction or maintenance is actively underway. The system would automatically record images of vehicles and their license plates when they exceed the speed limit by 10 mph or more, allowing law enforcement to issue civil traffic citations rather than criminal charges. The Department of Transportation and Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency must collaborate to implement the program in one interstate work zone by October 2026, with full enforcement not beginning until November 2026 to allow for proper driver notification and system rollout. The bill also requires the agencies to submit progress reports to the Legislature by March 2027, including data on whether the cameras improve safety for workers and reduce speeding in construction zones.
This bill requires Alabama's State Department of Education to create and publish an annual report card that evaluates the performance of all educator preparation programs and alternative teacher preparation organizations. The report card will include detailed metrics such as student pass rates, employment outcomes, retention rates, and satisfaction surveys from both graduates and their employers. To support this system, the bill mandates that these programs provide annual data to the department and allocates funding to help implement the reporting requirements. The State Board of Education will review the report cards each year to determine if any programs need additional support or intervention.
HB 403 requires Alabama's Public Service Commission to review contracts between utilities and large data centers (defined as those with 150+ megawatts of load) and ensure these contracts recover the utility's additional costs (like fuel and taxes) caused by the data center. The Commission must also determine that the contracts promote benefits for other customers, such as lower costs or improved system efficiency for residential, commercial, and industrial users. This applies to data centers meeting the definition in Section 40-9B-3 of Alabama law and takes effect October 1, 2026. The bill does not change existing approval standards but adds specific criteria for these contracts.
HB 468 removes restrictions preventing local elected or appointed officials from serving on certain municipal boards. Specifically, it eliminates the current rule barring municipal officeholders from serving on municipal planning commissions, and removes the prohibition against state or local officials serving on boards of water, sewer, or fire protection authorities. This change would allow mayors, council members, and other local officials to participate directly on these commissions and authorities without resigning their current positions. The bill amends Alabama Code sections related to municipal commissions and local service authorities to reflect this policy change.
HJR 182 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham for being named the 2026 Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association. The resolution honors his career achievements, including serving as Montgomery County's first African American sheriff since 2015, leading a 400-employee agency, and his community-focused policing initiatives. It has no policy impact or funding provisions, as it solely expresses legislative commendation. This resolution directly affects Sheriff Cunningham through formal recognition of his professional accomplishments.
