April 29, 2024 Group Watch: Day-by-Day, Play-by-Play
Tuesday, 24th day:
- The Senate Tourism Committee approved a House-passed bill to further provide for distribution of tax proceeds from alcoholic beverage sales in certain community development districts.
- The Senate County and Municipal Government Committee approved House-passed bills to define certain sex-based terms and to allow public entities to establish certain single sex spaces; and to further provide for the duties of the Alabama Board for Registration of Architects.
- The House passed general bills to prohibit education and instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in public K-12 schools, with amendment; to further provide for payroll deductions for state employees; and to provide additional revenue for the development of inland ports and facilities.
- The Senate approved bills to provide state income tax exemption for the National Guard and reserve; to require that employers eligibility for economic incentives conditioned upon employer refraining from certain practices relating to labor organizations; to revise dates for submissions to qualify to appear on the ballot; and to require the Department of Youth Services to reimburse county detention facilities for expenses under certain circumstances.
Wednesday, a committee day:
- The House Ways and Means General Fund Committee approved a bill to provide a supplemental appropriation for the current fiscal year from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for several public entities including just over $20 million to the Department of Mental Health.
- The House Education Policy Committee approved bills to authorize a teacher to exclude students from the classroom in certain circumstances; to authorize full-time students to complete the state required assessments through closed browser remote testing; and to prohibit public K-12 schools from taking certain actions regarding dependent children of active-duty military parents.
- The Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee approved a House-passed bill to exempt from state income tax amounts paid as overtime compensation in accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act; and to rename the Alabama Film Office as the Alabama Entertainment Office and further clarify its scope and function.
- The Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee approved a supplemental appropriation bill for the current fiscal year from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for several public entities including just over $20 million to the Department of Mental Health.
Thursday, 25th day:
- The House passed a number of bills including bills to repeal the Distressed Institutions of Higher Education Revolving Loan Program; to provide that use of any premise to distribute material that is harmful to minors is a public nuisance as substituted; to provide for absolute immunity for District Attorneys; to require certain training for municipal officials; to expand the category for involuntary commitment to the Department of Mental Health; and to provide for the enforcement of state regulations and municipal court liens.
- The Senate passed bills to prohibit picketing or protesting in certain circumstances; to add a nurse anesthetist to the Board of Nursing; to provide for the powers of research and development corridors; to create a uniform process for suspension and expulsion of public-school students; and to require the Department of Youth Services to reimburse county detention facilities for cost incurred under certain circumstances.
