The resolution adopted by the Alabama Senate on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, establishes a specific order of business for the twentieth legislative day, which takes precedence over the regular order of business or any other pending or unfinished business. The order of business includes the introduction of bills, house messages, reports from standing committees, motions and resolutions, and page. Among the bills introduced are SB252 (Alabama Growth Alliance Bill), SB247 (Alabama Workforce Transformation Act), SB253 (Alabama Workforce Pathways Act), SB243 (authorizing innovation districts), SB242 (establishment of innovation districts), SB149 (increasing funds for feeding prisoners), and HB164 (online protection for minors).
Additional bills and resolutions mentioned in the resolution address a variety of issues, including prohibitions on public contracts with entities affiliated with the People's Republic of China (SB220), appropriations of federal funds (HB138), mental health and substance use disorder (SB240), newborn screening (SB256), and the use of ranked-choice voting (SB186). Other legislative items include the designation of Little Bluestem as the state grass (SB225), changes to the State Board of Health (SB128), and various bills related to public contracts, agriculture, indigent defense, and the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act. The resolution also includes bills concerning elections, mortgages, airport authorities, medical examiners, and the continuation of certain state boards and commissions without modification, as per the Sunset Law.