Alabama Privacy & Technology Bills

Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created

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

Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents

Data privacy; processing of data regulated, consumer actions related to data authorized

Tax abatements for data processing centers, exemption period limited, collection of certain taxes on purchases required, sunset date extended

Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealed

Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce

Proof of Age; require certain retailers to use digital or card-swipe technology to verify customer age at point of sale

Legal tender; authorizing the rounding of in-person cash transactions to the nearest five cents

Self-Service Storage Facilities Act; rights of of self-storage facility operators further provided for, publication requirements for notice of sale of certain property revised

Criminal law; crime of interference with a first responder, established

Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided

Unincorporated nonprofit associations; decentralized associations provided for

Relating to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund; expenditure of monies from the fund, creation of additional advanced technology and data exchange funds

Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited

Vital statistics; date of disposition on death certificates prohibited

Tallapoosa County; remote access of records fee authorized

Driver licenses; authorize issuance of digital driver licenses and identification cards

Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property; allow finders to contract and locate State Treasurer property, account for digital assets

Courts; criminal procedure, electronic means authorized to swear warrants and citations in certain circumstances, law enforcement officers authorized to administer oaths in certain circumstances