REPEALED PER ACT 2023-24 EFFECTIVE APRIL 18, 2023.(a) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the residents of Alabama to continue to have access to their loved ones receiving acute care or residing in long-term care facilities during a public health emergency and that companionship with one’s loved ones during that time can provide support and peace of mind that positively impacts the healing process.

1. (b) The Legislature also finds that Representative Debbie Wood, whose mother, Peggy Hamby, succumbed to COVID-19, is forever remembered by the Alabama Legislature in the spirit of this bill. This bill represents Mrs. Hamby and the countless Alabamians who tragically lost relatives and loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Act 2021-470, §2.)