The resolution adopted by the Alabama Senate establishes a special order of business for the twenty-eighth legislative day, prioritizing specific bills over the regular agenda. The bills listed include HB288, which authorizes the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to provide loan assistance to athletic trainers; HB8, which pertains to the regulation of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; and HB529, which addresses the taxation of vapor products. Additionally, HB445 focuses on the licensure and regulation of consumable cannabinoid products derived from hemp.
Other notable bills in the resolution include HB600, which seeks to exempt state, county, and municipal sales and use tax for certain entities; HB157, which proposes uniform compensation increases for newly elected or appointed county officials; and HB194, which revises the membership and procedures of a joint committee for collaborative practice between the Medical Examiners Board and Nursing Board. Lastly, HB346 updates qualifications for participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program administered by the Medical Examiners Board, while HB147 provides further exceptions to the procurement code for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads.