Fire protection fee; extend requirement to manufactured homes

Health; discrimination by certain entities against individuals who refuse certain immunizations, drugs, or facial coverings for reasons of conscience prohibited; civil cause of action for violations provided; Attorney General authorized to defend an entity subject to related federal penalties

Child sexual abuse; statute of limitations extended and further provided for, certain time-barred civil claims revived

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive certain time-barred civil claims, constitutional amendment

This act amends Section 16-13-334, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) remove the requirement that teachers participating in the Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program with over 20 years of service and who satisfy the advanced contract criteria for the program must be offered a contract for five years; and (2) provide such contacts may not be for a term longer than authorized for contracts of other participating teachers, except for those executed prior to October 1, 2026.

Taxation; Cook Museum of Natural Science and the McWane Science Center, exempt from sales and use taxes

This act amends Sections 16-5-50, 16-5-51, 16-5-52, 16-5-53, 16-5-54, 16-5-54.1, 16-5-55, and 16-5-56, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) rename the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP) as the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; (2) to provide loan assistance to educators who become certified in programs with an acute shortage of certified educators; (3) offer base loan assistance to eligible educators in the amount of $7,500 per year worked or $3,750 per semester, not exceeding four consecutive years; (4) offer supplemental loan assistance to eligible educators in the amount of $3,000 per year worked or $1,500 per semester, not exceeding four consecutive years, to educators eligible to receive base assistance who are in acute educator shortage locations; and (5) require the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, to determine the programs and locations that have acute educator shortages at least every academic year. This act adds Sections 16-5-53.1 and 16-5-53.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, to develop an accountability and evaluation plan for the program; and (2) provide that qualifying applicants who have received loan assistance before August 1, 2026, remain eligible for loan repayments under the program as long as employed by a qualifying school. This act also repeals Section 16-5-54.2, Code of Alabama 1975, which provided for the eligibility of individuals who completed alternative certification programs to participate in AMSTEP.

This act amends Sections 16-33D-3 and 16-33D-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) decrease the minimum age of an adult learner under the ReEngage Alabama Grant Program from 25 to 22 years of age; and (2) expands the definition of an eligible student to participate in the program to include individuals who have not previously received a grant award under the program, are pursuing a first baccalaureate degree following a two-year stop-out period after receiving his or her first associate degree, satisfies all other eligibility criteria, and is eligible according the Alabama Commission on Higher Education's rules.

Bail; pretrial detention hearing, required without exception for certain crimes resulting in death

Pharmaceuticals; prohibiting the Board of Pharmacy from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label use of a drug; allowing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.

This act amends Sections 34-19-12, 34-19-14, and 34-19-16 to: (1) change the nominating entity of four members of the State Board of Midwifery from the Alabama Birth Coalition to the Alabama Midwives Alliance; (2) remove the prohibition of the board chair serving consecutive terms; (3) authorize the board to receive gifts and grants pursuant to terms adopted by the board; and (4) remove the requirements that board rules must be adopted consistently with documents of the Midwives Alliance of North America and that midwives must collect data under the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project.

Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Motor vehicles, distinctive license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" plates, authorized

Disabled veteran license plates; surviving spouses authorized to receive distinctive spouse's plate

Youth Athlete Protection Act; Department of Human Resources (DHR) required to develop model Youth Athlete Protection Policy to prevent child abuse in youth sports; local sports organizations, including local governments, required to implement similar policy and register compliance with DHR, youth sports coaches required to undergo criminal background check and mandatory reporter training, DHR required to adopt rules