This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Shelby County, to allow county commissioners in the county to participate in the Employees' Retirement System under certain conditions.

Relating to persons charged with driving under the influence; to amend Section 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975, effective July 1, 2023, to continue the requirement that a person charged with driving under the influence and who enters a pretrial diversion program or similar program be required to install an ignition interlock device on his or her vehicle for six months or the duration of the program, whichever is greater; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to athletic trainers; to create the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program; to provide grants to local boards of education that meet certain requirements related to the use of athletic trainers in rural and Title I secondary schools; to authorize the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers to adopt rules to administer the incentive program and the grant application process; to require grants issued from the incentive program to be provided as stipends to qualifying athletic trainers; and to limit each secondary school and athletic trainer to one grant per school year.

Proposing an amendment to Section 46 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, commencing on November 1, 2026, to limit a legislator to a maximum of five full terms of office, plus up to two years of service filling a vacancy, for a total of 22 years in the Legislature; and to provide that service in the Senate and service in the House of Representatives before November 2022 would not disqualify, in whole or in part, an individual from service in the respective body following that date.

Relating to states' rights; to provide legislative findings; and to specify the sovereignty of the State of Alabama under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

To amend Sections 40-23-1 and 40-23-4, as last amended by Act 2022-291, Act 2022-293, Act 2022-373, and Act 2022-199, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, related to sales taxes; to define food and exempt sales of food from state sales and use taxes; to establish the local sales tax rate on food for purposes of county and municipal sales and use taxes as the existing general or retail local sales tax rate; and to allow a local governing body to reduce the local sales tax rate or exempt food from local sales and use taxes.

Relating to driving under the influence and the requirements for the installation of an ignition interlock device by a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial diversion program; to repeal Section 2 of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama 1975, effective July 1, 2023, which would delete provisions requiring the installation of ignition interlock by a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial diversion program; and to amend Section 4 of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session to conform to this act.

Relating to absentee voting; to amend Sections 17-9-30, 17-11-2, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-11, and Section 17-11-18, Code of Alabama 1975; to require photo identification to be submitted with the absentee ballot rather than the absentee ballot application; to prohibit the absentee election manager and circuit clerk from extending hours of operation outside of its normal business hours during an election year; to require the absentee election manager to submit a report to the Secretary of State and Attorney General relating to certain absentee ballot requests; to require the absentee election manager to record certain activities relating to each absentee ballot and to post a copy of the list of voters who have requested an absentee ballot each day on the regular bulletin board or other public place in the county courthouse; to require that each absentee ballot have an identifying tracking number; to increase the number of poll watchers; to observe counting of absentee ballots in certain circumstances; and to provide that any absentee ballot received by mail a certain number of calendar days after the election shall be deemed a provisional ballot.

Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 6-5-160, 6-5-160.1, and 13A-12-200.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the use of any premises to distribute material that is harmful to minors is a public nuisance; to further provide for the definition of "sexual conduct;" to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to motor vehicles; to amend Section 32-6-65, Code of Alabama 1975, to define centralized motor vehicle registration; to allow for certain data collection; to provide for retroactive effect; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Relating to voting; to amend Section 17-7-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any approved electronic vote counting system used in an election to require the use of paper ballots; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Relating to electronic vote counting systems; to amend Section 17-7-21, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the use of electronic vote counting systems that are capable of connection to the Internet or cell phone networks or that possess modem technology.

Relating to the Alabama Private Investigation Regulatory Act; to designate as Article 1, Sections 34-25B-1 to 34-25B-29, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 34-25B-2, 34-25B-3, 34-25B-4, 34-25B-7, 34-25B-10, 34-25B-11, 34-25B-12, 34-25B-13, 34-25B-14, 34-25B-17, 34-25B-18, 34-25B-21, 34-25B-22, and 34-25B-26 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Private Investigation Board; to add Section 34-25B-12.1 and add a new Article 2, commencing with Section 34-25B-50 to Chapter 25B, Title 34 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to require applicants for private investigator licenses to complete education and work experience; to clarify those fees collected by the board that must be deposited into the Alabama Private Investigation Board Fund; to provide further for the qualifications for licensure as a private investigator; to provide further for criminal history background checks for applicants for licensure; to authorize the board to grant inactive status to licensees and to provide, by rule, for a procedure and fee to reinstate an inactive license; to provide for administrative penalties against any person practicing without a license; to require licensees to report arrests to the board within 72 hours; and to clarify that the number of hours of continuing education required to maintain licensure is 16 hours during the two-year license period; to license private investigator apprentices and allow apprentices to gain work experience through an internship; to provide for licensure of apprentices as private investigators after completing certain requirements; and to provide for licensure of private investigation agencies that do business in the state; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

MOURNING THE DEATH OF MRS. AMY FRANCES HERRING.

COMMENDING JEFFREY L. NORRIS ON BEING NAMED THE 2023-2024 ALABAMA TEACHER OF THE YEAR.