Department of Insurance; Office of Risk and Resilience created; Strengthen Alabama Homes Program placed under office

Crimes and offenses; unlawful possession with intent to distribute fentanyl further provided for, trafficking in illegal drugs containing fentanyl further provided for

Prisons; Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, Prison Oversight Coordinator position established; investigation of correctional facilities, required; Corrections Oversight Board, established

Crimes and offenses, penalty increased for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree, principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, and restitution provided

City of Montgomery; municipal occupational tax, city council authorized to impose

Education Trust Fund; supplemental appropriation year ending 2026

Marshall County; volunteer fire districts, annexation of new areas, application of fire service fee, enforcement

Marion Military Institute; program to grant APOSTC certification to graduates, established

Motor vehicles; off-road vehicles, operation requirements for use on public roads, provided

This act adds Chapter 2B to Title 29, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) recreate the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services as a legislative department; (2) substantially revise the provisions governing the operation and providing the duties of the commission, including the preparation and publication of program evaluations; (3) establish the Legislative Committee on the Evaluation of Services as a continuing legislative committee to supervise the commission; (4) create the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services Fund in the State Treasury from which the commission is to operate, to be funded through appropriations from the Legislature; (5) authorize the Legislature to require the commission to evaluate a specific proposed or existing program or policy or line item through an appropriations act or the Joint Legislative Committee on Finance and Budget; (6) require the Legislative Services Agency to identify after certain legislative sessions each new or expanded program for which an agency received an appropriation and notify the commission; (7) require each state agency to prepare and submit to the commission an evaluation plan for each such new or expanded program; and (8) provide for the appointment of a director of the commission. This act also repeals Chapter 2A of Title 29 of the Code of Alabama 1975, which established and provided for the previous commission.

This act amends Section 13A-6-65.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the crime of sexual torture to include the penetration of the penile opening with an inanimate object.

This act adds Section 11-51-133 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize municipalities to require certain construction businesses that perform work within the municipality without a physical location therein to obtain a business license for a flat fee or a fee based on gross receipts from work performed within the municipality; (2) authorize municipalities to require these businesses that perform work within the municipality with a physical location therein to obtain a business license for a flat fee not exceeding $500, a flat fee not exceeding $500 plus a fee based on gross receipts from work performed within the municipality, or a fee based on gross receipts from work performed within the municipality; and (3) prohibit municipalities from requiring such licenses for work done for county governments when on county-owned or maintained property.

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

This act amends Section 32-6-300, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the helping schools distinctive license plate design to consist of a white background, bear the words “Helping Schools” in red lettering, and contain a red apple, a green book, and a yellow ruler; and (2) for only the registration year beginning January 1, 2027, require the Department of Revenue to issue a replacement helping schools license plate that meets these design requirements to individuals who purchased or renewed a helping schools license plate during the period of March 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026, free of charge.

Perry County; new voting center established