On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the Alabama Senate resolved that immediately upon the adoption of the resolution, a specified list of business would take precedence over the regular order of business for the twenty-eighth legislative day. This list includes various House Bills (HB) that cover a wide range of topics, from establishing the Alabama Workforce Housing Tax Credit (HB346) and employer and child care provider tax credits (HB358), to traffic infractions involving minors (HB211), distinguishing first responders from pedestrians on roadways (HB241), and revising nomination procedures for County Boards of Equalization (HB379).
The resolution also includes bills related to economic incentives such as the Growing Alabama Act (HB441), updates to the State Board of Veterans Affairs (HB103), the creation of offenses for abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of adults with disabilities (HB60), and the Alabama Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (HB350). Other bills address the definition and exemption of polygraph devices (HB421), qualifications for public K-12 education technology directors (HB439), supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund (HB479), and the statute of limitations for insurance fraud (HB140). The resolution encompasses a variety of legislative proposals aimed at addressing issues within the state of Alabama.