Chris Sells

Solar energy; permit to operate solar energy projects required, decommissioning and restoration requirements established, operators required to establish bonds, restoration of abandoned sites provided, enforcement provided

Department of Workforce; certain child labor law fees, boiler and pressure vessel exceptions and fees,  and elevator safety standards, provided for; license renewal period extended; alterations to conveyances prohibited

Catfish; transfer out of state of those harvested in public waters prohibited; criminal penalties for violations established

2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax during the last weekend of August

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

Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided

Consumer protection, app store providers and developers required to take certain actions related to age verification and parental consent, Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations as deceptive trade practice, parents authorized to bring civil action

County subdivisions; developer transfers to immediate family members, subdivision regulation exceptions limited to 24 months

Surety bonds and motor fuel assessments; filing period for new or replacement surety bonds extended, payment period for assessments on illegally imported or transported motor fuels extended

Taxation; to exempt sales of deer feed from sales and use taxes

Corrections Department; authorize Commissioner of Department of Corrections to contract with foreign nations to confine Alabama inmates.

Butler County, sheriff, fundraising events authorized

Butler County, sheriff authorized to sell surplus property

Automatic renewal agreements; disclosures and notice required, prohibits obstruction or delay of cancelling agreements, authorizes Attorney General to enforce, penalties provided

State Minimum Salary Schedule; adjustment provided for certificated private school teachers at accredited private schools upon transfer to public school employment

Conecuh County, office of county superintendent of education changed from elected to appointed, duties, powers, and compensation

Firearm sales; acceptance of returned firearms with faulty conditions by dealers required

Catfish; transfer out of state of those harvested in public waters prohibited; criminal penalties for violations established

James Merle Sasser Compton, death mourned

Butler County, levy of additional motor vehicle license and registration fee authorized