The resolution from the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Alabama, dated Tuesday, April 16, 2024, establishes a special order of business for the twenty-second legislative day. This order of business takes precedence over the regular order or any other pending or unfinished business. The resolution lists a series of House Bills (HB) that are to be addressed, each sponsored by various representatives. These bills cover a range of topics including the revision of the board of trustees for Jacksonville State University (HB329), the definition and exemption of polygraph devices (HB421), the establishment of the Alabama Code of Military Justice (HB412), the regulation of cannabis cultivation (HB390), the creation of a sales tax holiday (HB257), and the establishment of penalties for crimes against election officials (HB100).
Additional bills mentioned include revisions to the nomination procedures for county boards of equalization (HB379), the establishment of tax lien auctions and sales (HB335), the formation of an Interstate Compact for Social Work Examiners (HB318), the levy of an additional simplified sellers use tax (HB258), amendments to the definition of gross income for income taxes (HB407), the prohibition of releasing confidential information about juveniles (HB320), the requirement for schools to develop cardiac emergency response plans (HB290), and the definition of projects for commercial development authorities (SB168). Other bills address competitive bidding procedures (HB382), the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles after an owner's death (HB392), the requirement for CPR and AED instruction in public K-12 health classes (SB59), and the filing requirements for asbestos actions (HB92).