Sen. Sam Givhan

Maddy summarySJR 60 is a resolution encouraging the Alabama Medicaid Agency to evaluate the costs of GLP-1 medications (used for weight management) and report findings to the legislature. It asks Medicaid to assess potential program savings, analyze coverage costs against new federal drug pricing models, and consult with stakeholders to determine if these medications could improve health outcomes while reducing costs. The resolution specifically directs the agency to report its findings before the 2027 legislative session. This is a non-binding request, not a law requiring coverage, and it directly affects Alabama Medicaid's operations and future budget planning.

Maddy summarySB 70 expands Alabama's law against transmitting obscene material to children by making it illegal to send such material to someone the sender *believes* is a child, not just to actual minors. The bill specifically targets online content depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or extreme sexual acts, whether real or simulated. It maintains the offense as a Class B felony, requiring adult trials with no option for record sealing or expungement. This change directly affects individuals who send inappropriate material online while mistakenly believing the recipient is underage, broadening the scope of the existing law.

Maddy summarySB 302 establishes a program at Marion Military Institute (MMI) that grants an associate's degree and provides the required training for Alabama law enforcement officer certification. Graduates receive provisional certification as Alabama law enforcement officers immediately upon completing the program, but this provisional status becomes permanent only if they are hired full-time by an Alabama law enforcement agency within six months. The bill requires the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to recognize MMI as a training academy and adopt rules for the program. This directly affects MMI students who complete the program and Alabama law enforcement agencies that hire them.

Maddy summarySB 39 changes who appoints Senate members to Alabama's Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment. Currently, the Lieutenant Governor appoints the three Senate members; this bill would transfer that authority to the Senate President Pro Tempore. The committee handles redistricting following the U.S. census, and this change affects only the appointment process for Senate representation on the committee. The bill does not alter the committee's duties or membership size.

Maddy summarySB 191, the Homeschooling Opportunities for Military Education (HOME) Act, requires active-duty military parents (with a "bona fide change in duty station" due to relocation orders) to notify their local school superintendent if homeschooling their children and comply with state homeschooling laws. The bill mandates that school systems provide these military homeschool students equal access to public school facilities, equipment, and special education services if they have disabilities, and must allow them to participate in interscholastic sports and activities within their district, subject to standard eligibility requirements. It specifically applies to children of military members whose relocation is ordered by the military, not all homeschoolers. The law aims to ensure military-connected students receive consistent educational opportunities during relocations.

Maddy summarySB 242 updates Alabama's official legal code by incorporating all general laws enacted during the 2024 Regular Session into the Code of Alabama 1975. It specifically adopts the 2024 Cumulative Supplements for most code volumes, includes corrections to existing sections (like fixing typographical errors in sections 6-5-481 and 11-66A-7), and adds revised local law volumes covering Pickens through Russell Counties. This procedural bill affects state government, legal professionals, and anyone relying on the official code by ensuring it reflects current statutes without altering substantive law. It explicitly states the update does not impact laws passed in the 2025 legislative session.

Maddy summarySB 338 proposes to alter the official boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope in Madison County. The bill specifically aims to remove a defined area of property from within the city's jurisdiction. This property is detailed as a mountain roadbed, with precise geographical coordinates provided for the boundary adjustment. This change would mean the specified roadbed is no longer part of the City of New Hope.

Maddy summarySB 339 revises the compensation structure for the Sheriff of Madison County. It establishes a new base annual salary of $170,000 for a newly-elected sheriff. The bill provides for a 7.5% salary increase for re-elected sheriffs after serving a full four-year term, and for each subsequent successive term. It also outlines specific salary adjustments for the individual serving as sheriff on June 1, 2025, aligning their pay with the new structure and providing for future increases. The sheriff will receive standard county employee benefits but no cost-of-living increases.

Maddy summarySB 57 proposes to allow officers of a limited liability company (LLC) to take official acknowledgments or proof of conveyances, such as deeds or mortgages, for their company. This bill expands existing law, which already permits officers of other business entities like corporations to perform this function. To be eligible, an LLC officer must own or hold not more than one percent of the company's total issued and outstanding capital stock. This change would take effect on October 1, 2025.

Maddy summarySB 279 authorizes the Legislative Council to contract for the demolition of the current Alabama State House once a new state house is completed. It allows for the removal and disposition of valuable property and materials affixed to the building, which can be reused, recycled, sold, or disposed of. Additionally, the bill permits the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate to sell old chamber furniture, such as desks and chairs, to members and employees of the Legislature.