On the twentieth legislative day, the Alabama House of Representatives resolved to prioritize a specific set of bills immediately upon the adoption of the resolution. This special order of business would take precedence over the regular order of business or any other pending or unfinished matters. The bills listed cover a wide range of topics, including real property tax assessment (HB73), extending the assessment period for emergency medical transport providers (HB324), requiring probate judges in each county to conduct post-election audits (HB259), and mandating public higher education institutions to report funding received from foreign countries of concern (HB330).
Additional bills highlighted in the resolution address various issues such as geologic storage and carbon dioxide management (HB327), extending income tax credit for storm shelter construction (HB380), creating the Alabama Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (HB350), defining the scope of practice for physical therapists (HB232), and juvenile court procedures (HB136). The resolution also includes bills that exempt the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention from certain taxes (HB47), authorize law enforcement to demand a suspect's date of birth (HB56), and outline the responsibilities of the Department of Youth Services regarding juvenile detainees (HB352). Other legislative items involve a constitutional amendment regarding school lands (HB302), boater safety certification (HB375), law enforcement authority at the University of Alabama System (HB351), employment of accountants in Class IV municipalities (HB338), and provisions for crimes of murder and manslaughter (HB363).