Sen. April Weaver

Primary SB 60

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Board of Nursing; to amend Sections 34-21-96, 34-21-97, 34-21-98 and 34-21-99, Code of Alabama 1975, to remove the cap on the amount of loan awarded annually; to provide further for the definition of a critical need area; to remove certain penalties for defaulting, and to require the board to consult with the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services.

Board of Nursing, cap on annual loan amount awarded for Alabama Loan-Repayment Program for Advanced Practice Nursing revised

Signed into law May 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 155

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Board of Medical Examiners; to amend Sections 34-24-50.1 and 34-24-70, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for qualifications for licensure as a physician; and to add Section 34-24-75.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to issue permits for certain medical school graduates to practice medicine in a limited capacity for a limited time as bridge year graduate physicians.

Board of Medical Examiners, permits for limited scope of practice to certain medical school graduates for limited period authorized, certain licensure qualifications for physicians revised

Signed into law May 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 326

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to rural hospitals; to provide for funding of rural hospitals by creating the Rural Hospital Investment Program; to establish a governing board to administer the program, to provide for a state income tax credit in exchange for donations to rural hospitals; and to provide for coordination with the Department of Revenue.

Establishing a tax credit for financial support of rural hospitals

Introduced May 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 260

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Department of Public Safety of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; to provide for salary increases for certain law enforcement officers employed by the agency.

Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety; salary adjustments provided to certain law enforcement officers

Introduced Apr 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 226

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to consent to medical treatment; to amend Sections 22-8-4 and 22-8-6, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that a minor who is married or divorced may consent to certain medical treatment; and to provide that a pregnant minor may not consent to certain pregnancy-related treatment.

Consent to medical treatment, requires minor to be married or divorced to consent to certain medical treatment, removes exception for minor to consent to pregnancy treatment

Introduced Apr 19, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 211

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to two-year and four-year public institutions of higher education; to amend Section 16-1-52, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit a biological male from participating on an athletic team or sport designated for females; to prohibit a biological female from participating on an athletic team or sport designated for males; to prohibit adverse action against a public K-12 school or public two-year or four-year institution of higher education for complying with this act; to prohibit adverse action or retaliation against a student who reports a violation of this act; and to provide a remedy for any student who suffers harm as a result of a violation of this act.

Public Institutions of higher education, biological males and biological females prohibited from participating on athletic team designated for other sex

Introduced Apr 18, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to correctional incentive time; to amend Section 14-9-41, as last amended by Act 2022-322, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the amount of correctional incentive time a prisoner receives; to require a prisoner to remain in a certain classification for a longer period of time before moving up to a higher classification; to provide for additional circumstances in which a prisoner may be required to forfeit his or her correctional incentive time; and to require the Department of Corrections to provide annual reports to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Attorney General regarding correctional incentive time.

Department of Corrections; to further provide for the calculation of correctional incentive time, provide for reporting requirements

Signed into law Apr 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SJR 7

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

NAMING THE BRIDGE ON ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 25 THAT SPANS UNITED STATES HIGHWAY ROUTE 82 IN BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA, THE DEPUTY BRAD JOHNSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

Brad Johnson, Naming

Signed into law Apr 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 186

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to state income tax; to establish the Preceptor Tax Incentive Program to provide income tax credit incentives for certain medical students who train in rural and underserved counties in the state.

Preceptor Tax Incentive Program created; students enrolled in certain health professions training programs to train in rural and underserved counties in the state and to address primary care shortages in the state

Introduced Apr 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to criminal correctional and detention facilities; to add Section 14-5-12 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit state or county inmates from participating in any program that trains dogs to recognize scents or track humans.

Department of Corrections, prohibits inmates from participating in training of dogs for tracking humans

Introduced Mar 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track