Senate passes bill requiring businesses to allow vaccine exemptions
Democrats challenged the bill’s lack of mechanisms to vet claims or punish fraudulent exemption claims.
Legislature
House committee passes Senate, State Board of Education maps
Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, said he expects the bills to pass the House as they are.
Senate committee approves new congressional, state House maps
The new maps now head to the full Senate for consideration.
House district lines comfortably pass House over objections from both sides
The plan drew objections from both Republicans and Democrats for a variety of reasons.
Anti-vaccine mandate bills receive favorable reports in Senate committee
Senate bills 9 and 15 are a part of a larger slate of anti-vaccine mandate bills filed in the Statehouse during the previous week.
Alabama Senate passes Senate, State School Board districts
The two Senate bills now travel to the House for consideration.
State Rep. Howard Sanderford to retire from Alabama House after 33 years
Sanderford, R-Huntsville, was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in a 1989 special election.
November 2, 2021
Alabama House approves congressional district map
Substitution maps brought by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers were tabled.
Protestors rally for consideration of anti-vaccine mandate legislation
The protestors got their wish Friday when the bills were introduced for committee reviews.
Anti-vaccine mandate legislation to highjack the special session
The legislation is extremely unpopular with the business and medical communities, and it could put a number of GOP lawmakers in a tough spot.