Rep. Jennifer Fidler

Primary HB 297

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Cash transactions; report certain cash transactions to Alabama Securities Commission required

Maddy summaryHB 297 requires money transmission businesses in Alabama to collect a 4% fee on outgoing international electronic wire transfers from customers, effective January 1, 2026. These collected fees are deposited into a new Wire Transfer Fee Fund managed by the Alabama Securities Commission. The funds are then distributed quarterly to county sheriffs for immigration law enforcement, to the State Department of Education for English language learner programs in public K-12 schools, and to the Alabama Department of Public Health. The bill also authorizes an income tax credit for the amount of fees paid by taxpayers.

Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates 4% fee on wire transfers, funds education and law enforcement programs, directly allocating tax revenue to public services.95% confidence ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationFunds distributed to county sheriffs for immigration law enforcement, directly supporting state-level enforcement efforts per bill's allocation.95% confidence

Passed May 1, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 70

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Fred Nall Hollis, death mourned

Maddy summaryHJR 70 is a commemorative resolution honoring Fred Nall Hollis, an internationally recognized surrealist artist from Alabama. It formally recognizes his life, artistic contributions (including works exhibited globally and collaborations with figures like Salvador Dali), and legacy, particularly his ties to Alabama through the Troy University Nall Museum. The resolution does not enact any policy or affect any legal rights; it is purely ceremonial. The Alabama Legislature passed it to express sympathy to his family and acknowledge his cultural impact.

Signed into law Mar 19, 2025 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 236

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

County Board of Equalization; to increase the per diem for board members.

Maddy summaryHB 236 increases the supplemental per diem for Baldwin County Board of Equalization members. Starting in 2025, members will receive $100 per day (up from $150 for 2008-2009), with annual adjustments beginning in 2026 based on the Consumer Price Index. The bill also requires retroactive payment for board meetings held in 2025 before the law's effective date. Funding comes from county tax revenues, with each political subdivision contributing proportionally based on its share of local property taxes. The changes apply specifically to Baldwin County's local board, not statewide.

Passed Mar 4, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 215

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Natural Resources, Dept of Conservation may permit residential coastal riparian owners to dredge to create living shorelines

Conservation & Natural Resources; Environmental Protection; Government Administration

Signed into law May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 290

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, commended

Resolutions

Passed May 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 244

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Catherine King, Fairhoper of the Year 2024, commended

Resolutions

Passed Apr 30, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 25

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Crisis at the border, acknowledged

Public Safety & Emergencies

Signed into law Apr 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 271

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Baldwin County, raise per diem for Board of Equalization members

Counties & Municipalities

Passed Apr 4, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 502

died · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Relating to vessels and navigation; to provide for the placement of a uniform system of navigational markers on the waters of this state; to amend Section 33-5-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to provide general oversight and maintenance of permitted navigational markers on the waters of this state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Vessels; placement of navigational markers on waters of this state, provided

died May 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 180

died · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Relating to Agriculture, to amend Sections 2-8-126, 2-8-128, 2-8-131, 2-8-133, 2-8-134, 2-8-135, and 2-8-323, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the requirements for giving notice of a referendum on an assessment to be used to promote peanuts specifically as well as other nuts, bulbs, fruits, and vegetables; to revise the time an assessment on the sale of nuts, bulbs, fruits, or vegetables is effective between referendums; to revise the percentage the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries may deduct from the sum of the assessment on nuts, bulbs, fruit, and vegetables; to revise the length of time between audits of an organization certified to conduct a referendum regarding an assessment on the sale of sheep and goats; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Agriculture, further provide for promotion of products programs

died May 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track