SB 157

Crime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised

Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; natural hair styling exempt from regulation

Child sexual abuse; Legislature authorized to revive certain time-barred civil claims, constitutional amendment

Municipal Firefighters' Bill of Rights; rights and procedures for firefighters' personnel issues established

Motor vehicles, license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability"" decals

Administrative Office of Courts, creation of judicial education nonprofit

Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial transactions required

Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services recreated as a legislative department, duties revised and clarified, Legislative Committee on the Evaluation of Services created

Department of Commerce; Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute; references to applicable comprehensive statewide economic development strategic plan, revised; exemptions from state procurement law and contract review, provided

Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced

Ethics, eliminate certain notification requirement for candidates to Ethics Commission when otherwise in compliance with law

Agriculture authorities; directors on board required to appoint own successor, make purchases through national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program authorized

Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings

Civil rights: public records; regulation of disclosure of certain information; provide for

Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations

Public employees and officers: ethics; public officer financial disclosure requirements; modify

Procurement - Advertising - Local News Organizations (Local Newspapers for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)

State Procurement - Security Services - Contract Modification