Week in review: House tampers controversial bills as session nears end
Here's a look back at what passed the House last week.
Legislature
Lawmakers to raise cell phone fees to pay for 988 crisis hotline
Under proposed legislation, a family of four in Alabama would see an increase in monthly costs of around $4 up to $12 a month.
Anti-ESG bill passes Senate
The body approved an anti-environmental, social, and governance bill on a 27-8 vote.
Bill to make porn distributors liable for content reaching minors passes committee
The bill spawned from a long-attempted bill to require content filters to be turned on by default on internet-enabled devices.
Senate OKs bill to allow fingerprinting and DNA collection of undocumented immigrants
The bill's sponsor says the aim is to prevent people crossing the border multiple times using different names.
Bill eliminating presumptive sentencing guidelines following trial advances
Hill said presumptive guidelines are "an offer" that a criminal defendant rejects by choosing to go to trial.
House committee hears debate on bill defining sex-based terms
The bill would use biological sex determined at birth as the definition for the terms "man" and "woman."
Committee holds public hearing on bill to restrict Chinese citizens from buying property
The bill will move to the full Senate for deliberation and a potential vote.
House passes bill to allow tax credits for crisis pregnancy center donors
Opponents have criticized the centers as deceptive faith-based organizations that, when abortion was legal, pushed women away from the practice.
Rep. Anthony Daniels discusses Innovate Alabama bill
HB247 is focused on spurring small business and entrepreneurial growth.