The resolution adopted by the Alabama Senate outlines a special order of business for the seventeenth legislative day, prioritizing specific bills over the regular agenda. Key items include Representative Simpson's HB274, which addresses the mitigation of unmanned aircraft systems within the Department of Corrections, and Senators Orr and Albritton's SB317, which aims to recreate the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services as a legislative department with revised duties. Other notable bills include HB159, allowing circuit clerks to participate in retirement programs, and SB289, which amends the Growing Alabama Act to qualify sites owned by multiple local economic development organizations.
Additional legislation on the agenda includes HB182, requiring the health department to accept military training for EMS licensure, and HB254, which prohibits stopping vessels for safety inspections. Other bills focus on increasing the homestead exemption for seniors and disabled individuals, revising the duties of the National Guard's Legal Service Office, and establishing guidelines for limited screen time in early childhood education settings. The resolution emphasizes the importance of these legislative measures, ensuring they are addressed promptly in the Senate.