HB 578

Multi-member boards; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore authorized to replace any board member whom the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and President Pro Tempore has appointing authority over

Class 2 municipalities; industrial development boards, powers amended

Water and sewer commissioner boards; local government approval to sell or develop certain real property required

Geographic Information Technology; to recognize the Geographic Information Executive Council, the Geographic Information Program Office, the Advisory Committee, and to provide for coordination with the 911 Board

Debtors homestead exemption; in bankruptcy cases; increase homestead exemption for seniors and disabled

Income taxes, state income tax credit for qualified rehabilitation expenses of certified historic properties extended, annual credit amount increased

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

Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, revised

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

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

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

SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING

An Act establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty

Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act)

An Act bringing Mass Save in line with climate mandates

Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026