To authorize any county, municipality, or governmental entity subject to a countywide civil service system established by a local law to elect by a majority vote of the governing body of the county, municipality, or governmental entity to be exempt from the countywide civil service system for the recruitment and hiring of all employees; to require the county, municipality, or governmental entity to adopt a human resources policy and procedures manual and to notify the director of the countywide civil service system of its decision to withdraw from the system for the recruitment and hiring of employees; and to provide that employees, after a probationary period, would be merit system employees subject to all rights and protections under the countywide civil service system.

Relating to sales tax exemptions; to amend Section 40-23-4, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-199, Act 2022-291, Act 2022-293, and Act 2022-373, 2022 Regular Session, to exempt from sales tax the gross proceeds from the sale of materials to be used as fencing in agriculture livestock applications.

Relating to Mobile County; to provide for the qualifications of the sheriff; and to require completion of continuing education.

Relating to Mobile County; to provide further for the sheriff's compensation by an annual expense allowance to expire at the end of the current term of office; to add an amount equal to the temporary expense allowance to the sheriff's annual salary commencing with the next term of office.

Relating to counties and municipalities; to provide alternative virtual or electronic methods for the posting of certain public notices required by law.

DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE ON ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 158 THAT SPANS LOTT ROAD IN MOBILE COUNTY AS THE MELVIN E. PIERCE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

UPHOLDING THE LANGUAGE OF THE FEDERAL INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS ACT IN REGARD TO STATE RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES.