HB 28

Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended

Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements for apprentice bondsman further provided for, to require circuit clerks to report the authorized professional bail bond companies, appointment of additional members to the Alabama Bail Bonding Board provided for, and late application and license renewal fees provided

Seafood country of origin; Agriculture and Industries Commissioner authorized to test for compliance, notification methods revised, violations further provided

Taxation; to exempt certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes

Mobile County; temporary judges of probate, appointment amended

State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss within state marine waters

School lands; Department of Conservation and Natural Resources required to issue certain deeds upon request;

Natural resources; conversion of oil and gas wells into alternative energy facilities authorized; lease of state lands for energy sources by Commissioner of Conservation expanded

Alabama Forestry Commission; benefits of State Forester revised, burn permits process revised, penalties revised

State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss

Taxation; to establish an income tax credit for oyster shell recycling

Injection wells; fees assessed on certain wells, notice and participation for local governments provided, study commission established

Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property

An Act relating to the use of heavy petroleum fuel oil as a marine fuel; relating to the duties of the Department of Environmental Conservation; and providing for an effective date.

Appropriations: department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for

Creates provisions relating to the regulation of air quality

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-409, relative to the recordation tax.

A bill for an act relating to capital investment; adjusting how Pollution Control Agency ranks multicommunity projects for the point source implementation grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 446A.073, by adding a subdivision.