Reps. Curtis Travis, D-Tuscaloosa (left) and Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, speak on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on March 5, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week.
Tuesday, March 3
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, to expire at the end of the current term of the sheriff, and increases their salary from $175,000 to $225,000 per year after they serve two consecutive terms, effective at the start of the next term. The bill passed 20-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 299, sponsored by Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton, revises the mileage rate for the Barbour County coroner from 50 cents per mile to the rate used by the Internal Revenue Service. The bill passed 14-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 312, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, allows the Marshall County Commission to annex additional areas into existing volunteer fire districts and defines how fire service fees apply to different property types. The bill passed 19-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 507, sponsored by Rep. Matthew Hammett, R-Dozier, allows a qualified taxpayer who is 65 years old or older in Covington County to claim a senior property tax exemption. The bill passed 68-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 123, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, exempts the Cook Museum of Natural Science and the McWane Science Center from paying the state sales and use tax and allows municipalities to exempt both entities from paying local sales and use tax. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 388, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, exempts community foundations across the state from paying the state sales and use tax. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 394, sponsored by Rep. Kelvin Lawrence, D-Montgomery, exempts Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy from paying the state sales and use tax. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 326, sponsored by Rep. Parker Moore, R-Hartselle, exempts the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F. and A.M. of Alabama from all state fees and taxes and allows municipalities to exempt the entities from local sales and use taxes. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 422, sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, exempts the Greater Peace Community Development Corporation from paying the state sales and use tax and allows municipalities to exempt the entity from local sales and use taxes. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 423, sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, exempts the Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers Incorporated from paying the state sales and use tax and allows municipalities to exempt the entity from local sales and use taxes. The bill passed 101-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 425, sponsored by Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Hokes Bluff, exempts Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc. from paying the state sales and use tax and allows municipalities to exempt the entity from local sales and use taxes. The bill passed 105-0. It moves to the Senate.
HB 411, sponsored by Rep. Craig Lipscomb, R-Rainbow City, exempts Auxiliary of Big Oak Ranch, Incorporated from payment or collection of the state sales and use tax and allows municipalities to exempt the entity from local sales and use taxes. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 301, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Paramore, R-Troy, allows the Southeastern Mvskoke Nation to hire police officers to provide protection to tribal property and residents. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 465, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, allows those with invisible disabilities to be issued an invisible disability car decal. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
SB 239, sponsored by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, removes a child custody provision requiring a temporary placement made under emergency jurisdiction to be final and only allows such placement if a custody proceeding is not made within six months of the emergency placement. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 97, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tempore Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, establishes the Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council, the Alabama Geographic Information Program Office, the State of Alabama Geographic Information Officer and an advisory committee. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 332, sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, requires the Department of Human Resources to create an anaphylactic response policy and requires all licensed day cares to adopt the policy and have its employees complete an anaphylaxis training program. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 379, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, creates a rebate incentive program for small productions within the Alabama Entertainment Office. The bill passed 99-1. It goes to the Senate.
HB 75, sponsored by Rep. Chad Robertson, R-Heflin, requires public high schools to create signing days for students entering the military or trade school after graduation. The bill passed 90-2. It goes to the Senate.
HB 55, sponsored by Rep. Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham, authorizes mortgages to make bi-weekly mortgage payments and additional payments to the mortgage principal without penalty. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 380, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, allows two or more county school boards to consolidate into one multi-county school board. The bill passed 96-2. It goes to the Senate.
HB 307, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rhem, R-Dothan, allows spouses of veterans and the surviving spouse of deceased active duty service members to be considered for state employment before those who don’t have military connections. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 378, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, allows the Department of Revenue to compensate Alabama Certified Licensing Administrators who complete the department’s Professional Education and Training Program. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 311, sponsored by Rep. Kerry Underwood, R-Tuscambia allows qualifying sheriffs to participate in both a supernumerary sheriff and the Employees’ Retirement System. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 435, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Myrex, R-Cullman, allows the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue titles to current owners of manufactured homes from 1999 or earlier when the owner applies. The bill passed 69-12. It goes 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 House concurred with Senate changes 105-0. It goes to Ivey.
Senate
SB 324, sponsored by Sen. Jay Hovey, R-Auburn, allows the Tallapoosa County probate judge to set a fee for remote access of records in the probate office. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to the House.
HB 485, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Jackson, D-Thomasville, allows a qualified tax payer who is 65 years old or older in Clarke County to claim a senior property tax exemption. The measure, a constitutional amendment, passed 30-0. It goes on a future ballot to be considered by voters.
HB 479, sponsored by Rep. Ben Robbins, R-Sylacauga, sets the salary of the Coosa County probate judge to 70 percent of the district court judge’s salary if they have equal experience. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 410, sponsored by Rep. Danny Crawford, R-Athens, sets the base salary for Limestone County sheriffs at $149,000 per year. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 412, sponsored by Rep. Danny Crawford, R-Athens, allows the Limestone County Board of Registrars to receive an expense allowance set by the county commission, instead of $15 per day. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 254, sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, would allow the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to use sanctions other than parole revocations for certain violations of parole terms. The bill passed 26-2. It goes to the House.
SB 269, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, requires private ambulance services to charge no more than 180% of the out-of-network cost and 200% of the in-network cost that is charged based on the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ambulance fee schedule, based on Greene County’s zip code. The bill passed 26-2. It goes to the House.
SB 105, sponsored by Sen. Keith Kelley, R-Anniston, requires local governing bodies to publish all financial statements, audits, monthly expenditures and budgets for each fiscal year starting in October 2028. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to the House.
SB 32, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, exempts households whose sole income is veterans’ benefits from paying solid waste collection fees. The bill passed 33-0. It goes to the House.
SB 5, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, requires public schools to regularly broadcast or perform the national anthem. The measure, a constitutional amendment, passed 22-5. It goes to the House.
SB 57, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, would prohibit food assistance recipients from using their benefits to purchase certain sodas and sugary processed foods. The bill passed 23-2. It goes to the House.
Thursday, March 5
House
HB 374, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, sets the salary of the Montgomery County probate judge at $153,725 per year. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 430, sponsored by Rep. Tashina Morris, D-Montgomery, allows the Montgomery County probate judge to conduct fundraising activities and can use the fund for the probate office. The bill passed 20-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 447, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Ensler, D-Montgomery, allows the Montgomery County probate judge to authorize wills. The bill passed 19-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 451, sponsored by Rep. Patrice McClammy, D-Montgomery, allows the Montgomery County probate judge to establish procedures to make limited purchases on a credit card. The bill passed 20-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 514, sponsored by Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport, gives the Tuscaloosa County sheriff an additional expense allowance of $36,000 from the county general fund, to be void when the current sheriff leaves office. The bill passed 17-0. It goes to the Senate.
SB 314, sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, expands the powers and operational authorities of the Municipal Utilities Board of Decatur to manage and organize all city-owned services under the board. The bill passed 16-0. It goes to Ivey.
HB 508, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, repeals a section of the Alabama Constitution that requires voter approval to annex territory in Etowah County into any municipalities not located wholly within the county boundaries. The bill passed 63-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 517, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, establishes the Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act to allow businesses to collaborate with educational institutions to provide career and technical education training. The bill passed 104-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 520, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Paramore, R-Troy, requires the State Board of Education to create an expedited certification pathway for teachers to be able to teach career and technical education courses. The bill passed 102-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 420, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, increases the penalty for discharging a firearm into an occupied school or school bus to a Class A felony, punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison. The bill passed 98-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 452, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tempore Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, extends a tax credit for rehabilitation work on historic homes to 2032 and adjusts credit rewards and the definitions on historic structures. The bill passed 101-0. It goes to the Senate.
SB 242, sponsored by Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City, requires all commercial drivers to be proficient in English and provide valid entry documents if their license is from another country. The bill passed 84-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 273, sponsored by Rep. Kelvin Datcher, D-Birmingham, allows municipal employees to receive grant money even if funds flow through the municipal treasury. The bill passed 83-15. It goes to the Senate.
HB 312, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville, makes new calculations determining district attorneys’ retirement plans in the Judicial Retirement Fund. The bill passed 100-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 407, sponsored by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, designates Miss Alabama as an official state ambassador. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
SB 249, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Pike Road, increases the annual fee for volunteer and professional firefighter license plates from $1 to $10. The bill passed 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 195, sponsored by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, would allow the removal of estate administration and will contest circuit courts without assigning special equity if the county’s probate and circuit courts do not have concurrent jurisdiction. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Ivey.
HB 405, sponsored by Rep. Napoleon Bracy, D-Saraland, makes third degree bail jumping a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in jail and a $500 fine. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
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 101-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 160, Sen. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, adds Alabama to the Athletic Trainer Interstate Compact. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
SB 205, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, establishes procedures for excavators following large projects under the Underground Damage Prevention Program. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 438, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, reinstates the income tax checkoff for Victims of Crime and Leniency, Inc. The bill passed 105-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 477, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, increases the number of members on the Alabama Workforce Board from 40 to 45 and increased the number of members on a regional workforce board from 20 to 25. The bill passed 103-0. It goes to the Senate.
HB 493 sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, establishes a civil service system in the City of Helena. The House concurred with Senate changes 102-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Senate
HB 490, sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, increases the Tallapoosa County revenue commissioner’s base salary to $100,000 and the probate judge’s base salary to $106,000 beginning June 1. The bill passed 27-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 491, sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, authorizes the collection and spending of fees for remotely accessing records and ratifies and confirms the previous collection and spending of fees. The bill passed 27-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 493, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, establishes a civil service system in the City of Helena. The bill passed 27-0 with a committee substitute. The House later concurred 102-0 with Senate changes. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 156, sponsored by House Majority Leader Paul Lee, R-Dothan, enrolls Alabama in an interstate physician assistant licensure compact providing for licensing, regulations and enforcement. The bill passed 28-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 277, sponsored by Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, authorizes oyster aquaculture license holders to shuck, harvest and serve oysters from the aquaculture facility or product tasting. The bill passed 28-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 42, sponsored by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, allows people with a towed motor vehicle to report the vehicle as unclaimed immediately after it is towed. The bill passed 29-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 214, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, prohibits foreign nationals from donating to Alabama candidates’ campaigns. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 163, sponsored by Rep. Troy Stubbs, R-Wetumpka, allows local governments to create private financing for property owners to install qualifying energy, resiliency and insurance-reducing improvements with repayment secured by voluntary special assessments. The bill passed 30-0. It goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
HB 138, sponsored by Rep. Kenneth Paschal, R-Pelham, allows certain state retirees to go back to work without losing their retirement benefits. The bill passed 31-0 with a Senate substitute. It goes to the House for concurrence or conference committee.
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