This act prohibits law enforcement officers from stopping or boarding a vessel for the sole purpose of performing a safety inspection or marine sanitation equipment inspection.

This act is the Amy Dicks Act. This act amends Section 13A-6-24, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide: (1) that recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to multiple individuals is a Class C felony; and (2) that recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to multiple individuals while using a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument is a Class B felony.

This act is the Financial Innovation and Market Expansion Act. This act adds Chapter 7B to Title 8, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) prohibit issuing payment stablecoins without a permit, subject to exceptions; (2) beginning 2028, prohibit digital asset service providers from offering payment stablecoins not issued by permittees, subject to exceptions; (3) authorize the Alabama Securities Commission to establish a license application process according to specified requirements; (4) require licensees to implement anti-money laundering and economic sanctions programs; (5) authorize and require the commission to adopt rules, including fees, to administer this act; (6) authorize the commission to investigate and examine licensees for violations of this act; (7) require the commission to report annually on this act to the Legislature; (8) authorize the commission to enforce this act, including suspending or revoking licenses, ordering licensees to desist violations; and bringing actions in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County; (9) provide that with regard to offering or purchasing stablecoin, knowingly defrauding persons and making untrue statements is a Class B felony; (10) provide that intentionally falsifying information required by this act is a Class C felony; (11) provide that intentionally engaging in activities requiring a license under this act without a license is a Class C felony if more than $5,000 is received in a 30-day period, and a Class D felony if less than $5,000 is received in a 30 day-period; and (12) authorize the commission to assess civil penalties of not more than $10,000 for violating this act.

This act adds Section 11-98-4.3 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the state 911 Board to establish a data collection system to monitor the readiness of local communication districts in handling 911 calls and dispatching emergency responders; (2) require the 911 Board, in response to a complaint forwarded by the Attorney General, to conduct a performance audit of a communication district, including on-site investigations of call centers; and (3) require the 911 Board to submit a public report on the audit to the Attorney General that evaluates the district’s readiness, identifies operational deficiencies, and includes a remediation plan for the district to remedy operating deficiencies under the supervision of the 911 Board.