# @aldotcom on YouTube

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- **Posted:** 2026-04-17T20:37:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AL.com (@aldotcom) — https://gondola.cc/aldotcom

## Caption

HB 475 expands the Alabama Public Service Commission from three members elected statewide to seven members elected by congressional district. The law also creates a secretary of energy position to serve in the governor’s cabinet and oversee the PSC.

SB 71 prohibits the state from making environmental regulations that are more stringent than federal rules.  If there is no federal regulation, the state can make a rule only if it can show a “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm.”

SB 99, signed into law, requires public schools to post the Ten Commandments alongside other historical documents. The Senate also approved a bill to require public schools to offer a student-led prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. This bill is a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot in November.

SB 269 sets minimum reimbursement rates paid to ground ambulance services. The legislation is intended to help resolve a shortage of ambulance services.

SB 63 would prohibit insurance companies from relying solely on artificial intelligence (AI) to deny coverage for a health care claim.

SB 9, signed into law, bans vaping in public places. The bill added vaping to Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking in most enclosed public spaces.

Beau’s Law was signed into law which sets restrictions on how dogs can be tethered outdoors and requires adequate food, water, and shelter. Consequences include the removal of dogs and possible misdemeanor criminal charges for violators.

HB 527 establishes a new state income tax deduction for overtime pay and a two-month suspension of the state sales tax on food.

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