Rep. Tracey Estes, R-Winfield (left) stands next to Rep. Parker Moore, R-Hartselle (right) on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Feb. 10, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
House
HB 366, sponsored by Rep. Bob Fincher, R-Woodland, sets the salary of Randolph County probate judges to $70,000 per year, effective Oct. 1, 2027. The bill passed 12-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 367, sponsored by Rep. Bob Fincher, R-Woodland, allows Randolph County court clerks to charge a $30 booking fee to individuals in the Randolph County Jail who have been convicted or pleaded guilty in cases prosecuted in the county’s circuit or district courts. The bill passed 9-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 368, sponsored by Rep. Bob Fincher, R-Woodland, allows staggered terms for Randolph County Commissioners. The bill passed 10-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 369, sponsored by Rep. Bob Fincher, R-Woodland, distributes 24% of taxes received by Randolph County from the Alabama Department of Revenue to the Randolph County Economic Development Authority. The bill passed 10-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 220, sponsored by Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, authorizes the governor, speaker of the House, and president pro tempore of the Senate to remove and replace any board member during the time they have appointing authority. The bill passed 82-3. It moves to the Senate.
HB 331, sponsored by Rep. David Standridge, R-Hayden, increases the lodging tax in Blount County by 1%. The bill passed 100-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 359, sponsored by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, clarifies awards under the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment act and requires cost documentation for projects. The bill passed 99-5. It moves to the Senate.
HB 155, sponsored by Rep. Paul Lee, R-Dothan, allows permanently and totally disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to be exempted from the annual verification requirement for homestead exemptions. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 107, sponsored by Rep. Donna Givens, R-Loxley, establishes a combat action special license plate and criminal penalties for anyone who falsely obtains one. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 136, sponsored by Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, requires the governor to sign emergency rules for state agencies that are an immediate threat to public health, safety or welfare before the emergency rule can become effective. The bill passed 104-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 10, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen, allows traffic and water safety citations to be written for 14 and 15 year olds for anything except driving or operating a vessel under the influence. The bill passed 103-1. It moves to the Senate.
SB 115, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, creates a limited exemption from competitive bidding requirements for vehicle repair contracts of $15,000 or less under specific conditions. The bill passed 98-3. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 175, sponsored by Rep. Ben Robbins, R-Sylacauga, establishes a tax credit for farmers who donate “edible farm products” to foodbanks. The bill passed 103-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 228, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville, sets terms and conditions for pretrial hearings and detention. The bill passed 103-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 226, sponsored by Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville, expands the definition of nolo contendere pleas for habitual offenders to include in and out-of-state convictions. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 276, sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, allows certified registered nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician’s assistants to sign off on K-12 athletic physicals. The bill passed 99-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 271, sponsored by Rep. Shane Stringer, R-Citronelle, establishes lifetime disabled state resident special hunting and fishing licenses. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 343, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Sorrells, R-Hartford, removes a requirement for rural electrification authorities and electric membership corporations to get approval from the Department of Finance before bonds are issued or evidence of indebtedness. The bill passed 103-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 161, sponsored by Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, requires app store providers to have an age verification system for minors and require minors to have parental consent to download apps. The bill concurred with Senate amendments 103-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Senate
HB 119, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollingers Island, amends the Alabama Code to further provide for the collection of fire service fees to maintain firefighting districts by providing a definition for “residence” and makes other nonsubstantive changes to update the code language to existing style in Mobile County. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 142, sponsored by Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, allows Class 2 municipalities to include up to 50% of the total value of equalized taxable property to be included in tax increment districts within the municipality. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 185, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, authorizes the transit authority in counties with populations larger than 600,000 to participate in business organizations relating to transit operations, land acquisitions, and activities relating to the operation of the authority. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
HB 144, sponsored by Rep. Jim Carns, R-Vestavia Hills, authorizes the Vestavia Hills City Council to add additional entertainment districts. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 199, sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, alters, rearranges and extends the boundary lines and corporate limits of the Town of Morris in Jefferson County. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 234, sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, provides for the appointment and service of special reserve deputies in Jefferson County. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 26, sponsored by Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, would allow county and city governments to fire members of local library boards. The bill passed 26-5. It goes to the House.
SB 16, sponsored by Sen. April Weaver, R-Hoover, exempts Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit organization that builds and delivers beds for children in need, from paying county and municipal sales taxes. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 28, sponsored by Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, would allow retired law enforcement officers to work as sheriff’s deputies and retirees licensed to practice law to work as assistant district attorneys without losing their retirement compensation. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
HB 153, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, would authorize a Class 8 municipality with a population of 25,000 or more and a corporate limit to opt out of a county personnel system and set up its own civil service system. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 66, sponsored by Rep. Ontario Tillman, D-Bessemer, requires the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to establish a method for individuals to voluntarily disclose on their identification that they have an invisible disability. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 155, sponsored by Sen. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, creates the Coal-Impacted Communities Economic and Workforce Development Grant Program to distribute grants to local development organizations for regional economic and workforce development initiatives in coal-impacted communities. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 15, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, allows an organization to designate its assets and liquidate them, which will then be distributed to creditors instead of filing for federal bankruptcy. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
HB 27, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollingers Island, provides further for other expenses covered by catastrophe savings accounts and caps the amounts contributed to catastrophe savings accounts to cover expenses. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 79, sponsored by Sen. Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook, excludes employer contributions to a federal “Trump Account” and qualified student loans from taxable income. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 228, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, renames the Alabama Space Authority the Alabama Aerospace Authority and adds the state’s finance director to membership. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 183, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, removes hair braiding and weaving from the definition of cosmetology and exempts natural hair styling from regulation by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 231, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, provides for security from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency at the new Alabama Statehouse, its parking deck and adjacent park, once it is constructed. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 253, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, creates a rebate incentive program for small productions within the Alabama Entertainment Office. The bill passed 32-0. It goes to the House.
SB 177, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, would require all health benefit plans to cover breast cancer screenings for women over 40 years old. The bill passed 31-0. It goes to the House.
Thursday, Feb. 12
House
HB 365, sponsored by Rep. Randy Wood, R-Anniston, gives the Talladega County Sheriff a $15,200 expense account through Jan. 2027, when the sheriff’s salary will be set at $112,000 a year. The bill passed 13-0 with 89 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 383, sponsored by Rep. Bill Lamb, R-Tuscaloosa, authorizes a probationary period for new hires and allows some employees for Tuscaloosa County to work part-time. The bill passed 17-0 with 86 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 384, sponsored by Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport, extends a $60 processing fee on documents processed by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office to mental health documents and orders issued by the local probate judge. The bill passed 14-0 with 90 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 385, sponsored by Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport, authorizes the Tuscaloosa County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector to establish a process for people to file business and personal property tax returns. The bill passed 14-0 with 90 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 386, sponsored by Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, authorizes Elmore County to issue a pistol permit fee of $20. The bill passed 10-0 with 90 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 371, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Paramore, R-Troy, proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the probate judge in Pike County to have the same jurisdiction as circuit court for cases filed in probate court if the probate judge is a licensed attorney in Alabama. The bill passed 63-0 with 40 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 243, sponsored by Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, enhances the penalty for driving under the influence from a Class A misdemeanor to either a Class C felony or Class B felony depending on the injury of the victim. The bill passed 103-0 with two abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 26, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, authorizes the probation officer of someone convicted of a sexual offense that involved a minor to restrict the person from access to a post office box and from having electronic media, and allow the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to order the person into treatment and require polygraph examinations. The bill passed 103-0. It moves to the Senate.
SB 30, sponsored by Rep. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, bans nondisclosure agreements around incidents of sexual abuse. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 189, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, requires juvenile courts to notify local school superintendents if a student is charged or convicted of rape, sodomy or murder. The bill passed 102-2 with one abstention. It moves to the Senate.
HB 282, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville, changes the start date of the terms of members of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles from July 1 to March 1. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 250, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, excludes contributions made by employers to Trump Accounts from the gross income of individual taxpayers and permanently excludes the same amount paid by an employer on qualified education loans for the individual taxpayers. The bill passed 85-0 with 18 abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 190, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, amends the Railroad Modernization Act of 2019 to increase the per mile credit amount; increase the year cap on income tax credits and extends the program through 2032. The bill passed 103-0 with two abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 268, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, authorizes the state 911 Board to monitor call statistics of local communication districts and share crime reporting data with the Alabama Attorney General’s Office; investigate claims the district’s emergency response is inadequate; assume control of the local district if needed and authorizes the Attorney General’s Office to file a civil lawsuit. The bill passed 100-0 with three abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 227, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville, authorizes the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a nonprofit and use and collect nonpublic funds; to hold nonpublic funds in accounts outside the State Treasury, and transfer state funds to the nonprofit for judicial education. The bill passed 102-0 with three abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 213, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, changes the name of the Alabama State Port Authority to the Alabama Port Authority and authorizes the Code Commissioner to change all references to the State Port Authority, the Alabama State Docks Department, and the Alabama State Port Authority to the Alabama Port Authority. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 329, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, requires students in Alabama public schools to complete a computer science class. The bill passed 100-0 with three abstentions. It moves to the Senate.
HB 318, sponsored by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, authorizes the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to create an electronic notification system to notify a minor’s parent or legal guardian whenever a minor is cited for a traffic infraction. The bill passed 103-1. It moves to the Senate.
SB 109, sponsored by Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, authorizes the creation of peer-to-peer car sharing programs and provides the rules pertaining to such programs. The bill passed 89-7 with eight abstentions. It goes to Gov. kay Ivey.
HB 323, sponsored by Parker Moore, R-Decatur, changes the requirements for National Guard members to be presented with specific awards and creates new awards for individuals for specific accomplishments. The bill passed 104-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 253, sponsored by Rep. Ritchie Whorton, R-Owens Cross Roads, increases the fees for volunteer and professional firefighter distinctive motor vehicle license plates and determines the organizations that would receive the fees. The bill passed 92-3 with eight abstentions. It moves to the Sente.
Senate
HB 82, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, alters, rearranges and extends the boundary lines and corporate limits of the city of Daphne in Baldwin County. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 292, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Fidler, R-, allows any veteran who has at least a 50% disability to get a special disabled veteran license plate. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 191, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, amends the Alabama Constitution to authorize the Escambia County District Court to hold court in the county courthouse for cases arising under any municipality in the county that doesn’t have a municipal court. The bill passed 29-0. It goes on a future ballot to be considered by voters.
SB 212, sponsored by Sen. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, amends the Alabama Constitution to cap the property tax at the current rate for Fayette County residents who are 65 years old and older. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to the House.
SB 213, sponsored by Sen. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, allows qualified taxpayers older than 65 to claim a senior property tax exemption for real property owned in Lamar County. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to the House.
SB 202, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Hatcher, D-Montgomery, increases the Montgomery Sheriff’s expense allowance from $20,000 to $70,000 per year through the end of the current sheriff’s term and at the start of the next term, increases their salary from $175,000 to $225,000 per year for those who have served two consecutive terms. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to the House.
HB 90, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville, amends the Alabama Constitution to allow St. Clair mayors of municipalities to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. The bill passed 29-0. It goes on a future ballot to be considered by voters.
HB 160, sponsored by Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport, excludes the city of Tuscaloosa’s public safety director from overtime pay and allows first responders engaged in fire protection to take overtime as additional pay or leave. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 241, sponsored by Sen. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, allows the Walker County probate judge to appoint temporary judges under specific circumstances so long as the appointment does not last 90 days. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to the House.
SB 92, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, requires any campaign contributions made with a credit card to include a billing address, and prohibits most campaign contributions from credit cards located outside the United States. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
HB 38, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollingers Island, creates the Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force to address and remediate the loss of seagrass within state marine waters. The bill passed 30-0 with an amendment. It goes to the House for concurrence or conference committee.
SB 138, sponsored by Sen. Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook, prohibits franchisors from requiring franchisees from operating on a religious day in new contracts. The bill passed 30-1. It goes to the House.
SB 259, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, changes the dataset used to determine county official salary categories from the most recent U.S. Census to the 1990 census; sets payments for county commissioners; county commission chairs; probate judges; sheriffs; tax assessors; tax collectors; revenue commissioners; license commissioners and elected assistant tax assessors or collectors to the annual base compensation paid as of May 31, 2026 and provides for salary adjustments for succession in office. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to the House.
SB 194, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, eliminates a requirement that a candidate must submit a statement of economic interest to the State Ethics Commission once they have qualified if they have proof they have already done so. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
SB 196, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, exempts the purchase of playground equipment from competitive bidding when its price exceeds $100,000. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
SB 72, sponsored by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, lowers the age for the ReEngage Alabama Grant Program from 25 to 22. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
SB 74, sponsored by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, renames the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP) to the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
SB 160, sponsored by Sen. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, adds Alabama to the Athletic Trainer Interstate Compact. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
SB 215, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, requires a residential home builder to let the homeowner know if they do or do not have liability insurance in writing. The bill passed 31-0. It goes to the House.
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