This past spring session, the Alabama Legislature passed 402 bills through the House and Senate. On Oct. 1, the new state laws will go into effect.
The laws will expand the Clean Indoor Air Act to include vaping and e-cigarettes, increase DUI and hit-and-run penalties and set new standards for tethering and confining dogs outdoors.
In Senate Bill 9, Alabama’s Clean Indoor Air Act will expand to include electronic nicotine delivery systems in the definition of smoking. Vaping will be prohibited in enclosed public areas where smoking is prohibited, including educational facilities, hospitals, elevators, shopping malls, airports, banks and restaurants.
While this law does not apply to private residences, dormitories are subject to vaping and smoking bans.
The law was renamed the Vivian Davis Figures and Barbara Drummond Clean Indoor Air Act.
“Creating healthier environments where Alabamians live, work, and gather is an important part of protecting public health,” said State Health Officer Scott Harris. “Reducing exposure to tobacco smoke and harmful chemicals from vaping in indoor public spaces is an important step toward protecting the health and well-being of Alabamians. This law provides an opportunity to strengthen our commitment to healthier, smoke and vape-free environments across the state.”
Businesses, organizations and Alabama residents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the law before it takes effect Oct. 1.
The new laws will also increase penalties for DUIs, hit-and-runs and sexual crimes against children.
The Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act, named for two young Mobile County residents killed in DUI and hit-and-run vehicular accidents, increases penalties for DUI drivers who cause a death and drivers who leave the scene of a crash following serious injury or death.
“Under Alabama’s previous law, a driver who caused the death of another person while driving under the influence could potentially face a lesser punishment than someone who caused serious injury,” said Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood.
In the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, some sexual crimes against children under 12, such as first-degree rape or sodomy, are now counted as capital offenses eligible for the death penalty.
Senate Bill 30, Trey’s Law, puts a ban on nondisclosure agreements related to sexual abuse, making it illegal for confidentiality contracts to be used to silence victims of sexual abuse.
The Highway Safety and Fairness Act amended commercial driver license rules, requiring drivers to have a United States work authorization and be proficient in the English language.
Beau’s Law sets a higher standard for dog care, introducing additional requirements for tethering and confining dogs outdoors, including access to food, shelter and water, as well as limits on types of restraints allowed.
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