James Lomax

Month of May 2026, ALS Awareness Month in Alabama, recognized

Individual income taxes; deduction for qualified overtime income established.

Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act, qualified employees authorized to teach a career and technical education program, tax credits provided to employers that loan qualified employees, workforce teaching certificate established

Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased

Alabama State Port Authority; Code Commissioner authorized to change references to Alabama State Port Authority, State Port Authority, and Alabama State Docks Department to Alabama Port Authority, provisions establishing the Alabama Port Authority repealed

Fair Campaign Practices Act; prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures from foreign nationals

Crimes and offenses, credible threat defined; penalties for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree provided further for; principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, and restitution provided

UAH Women's Basketball, congratulated

Alabama Unmanned Aircraft System Study Commission created

The University of Alabama in Huntsville Men's Basketball, congratulated

Simplified sellers use tax, marketplace facilitator further defined to exclude local delivery services

Space Day, proclaimed

Ignite, commended

Establishing the Joint Study Commission on Advanced Air Mobility

Fair Campaign Practices Act; prohibit campaign contributions and expenditures from foreign nationals