Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally commends Kayden Bland for being named a 2026 Alabama Public Television Young Hero. It highlights her academic achievements, leadership roles, and community service despite facing significant medical challenges with juvenile epilepsy. The text serves as an official tribute to her resilience and does not create any new laws or change existing policies.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a House resolution that formally honors Courtney Pride, a high school senior from Birmingham, for being named a 2026 Alabama Public Television Young Hero. The resolution recognizes his academic achievements and artistic contributions despite facing significant personal challenges, including financial hardship and living conditions that affected his health. It serves as a tribute to his resilience and community engagement rather than establishing new laws or funding.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a commendation resolution honoring Grayson Gay, a student at Cullman High School, for being named a 2026 Alabama Public Television Young Hero. The resolution recognizes his resilience after battling stage three Hodgkin's lymphoma, his academic achievements, and his community service efforts. It formally acknowledges his story and presents the official congratulations associated with the award.
Maddy summaryThis bill formally commends Paul H. Reynolds for his decades of public service and leadership within the Alabama Republican Party. The resolution recognizes his long history of political involvement, including his work in various presidential campaigns and his roles as a state and national party leader. It highlights his contributions to party development and his advocacy for constitutional issues like maintaining the Supreme Court's nine-justice structure. The bill is a ceremonial resolution that honors Reynolds' distinguished service but does not create new laws or policies.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows public universities in Alabama to accept Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores for college admissions, treating them the same as SAT and ACT scores. It gives the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and individual university boards the authority to decide how CLT scores can be used to demonstrate college readiness and meet admissions requirements. The law would take effect on June 1, 2026, expanding the testing options available to prospective students without changing existing admissions standards.
Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (HJR 154) honoring George W. Barber, Jr., a Birmingham businessman and philanthropist who died on February 15, 2026. The resolution formally records the legislature's "profound sorrow" over his death and celebrates his life, highlighting his leadership of Barber Companies, founding of the Barber Motorsports Museum and Park, extensive philanthropy (including over 500 scholarships), and conservation work. It does not create any new laws, policies, or financial obligations - it is solely a symbolic tribute to his legacy. The resolution was adopted by the Alabama legislature on February 26, 2026.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally commends Paul H. Reynolds for his long-standing public service to the state of Alabama. It recognizes his decades of work with the Republican Party, including his roles in state and national party leadership from the 1970s through the 2000s. The resolution highlights his contributions to various political campaigns and his service on the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee and the Republican National Committee. This is a ceremonial measure intended to honor his contributions rather than to change any laws or policies.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates the duties of guardians ad litem in Alabama juvenile dependency and termination of parental rights cases to better protect children's interests. It requires these legal representatives to meet with children and foster parents before court hearings, explain legal proceedings in child-friendly language, and conduct ongoing investigations into a child's well-being. The law mandates regular reviews of case progress, participation in service plan development, and filing documents to address delays or noncompliance. Additionally, guardians ad litem must receive appropriate training before appointment and may represent multiple children from the same parent or both a minor parent and their child.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands the rights of foster parents in Alabama by granting them a legal right to be heard at court hearings concerning the foster child and allowing them to submit written reports on the child's status and welfare. It also establishes that foster parents who have cared for a child for at least 15 months can intervene in court proceedings related to that child, with courts only able to deny this right if they provide specific findings showing the intervention would harm the child's best interests or delay permanent resolution. The legislation further requires the Department of Human Resources to provide foster parents with timely information about the child, including health history and case plans, and to allow them to participate in case planning meetings and decision-making processes. These changes aim to strengthen the role of foster parents as key partners in the care and permanency planning for children in their homes.
Maddy summaryThis bill proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Alabama public K-12 schools to broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours. Local school boards would be responsible for adopting policies to implement this requirement, with options to use archived recordings from the Library of Congress or have school-sanctioned groups perform the anthem from original sheet music. The measure would become part of the state constitution if approved by a majority of voters in a special election.
