House committee passes bill banning treatments for trans minors
Republican Rep. Joe Lovvorn expressed concern that the bill, if it becomes law, could result in more teen suicides.
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Alabama House approves bill expanding early release, supervision of inmates
Rep. Jim Hill's bill makes retroactive a 2015 law that mandates early release and supervision for some.
Senate committee passes $7.7 billion education budget
The $7.7 billion FY 2022 ETF is actually the largest education budget in state history.
Anti-rioting bill advances out of committee
Democrats opposed the legislation, saying it could affect peaceful protesters, too.
Alabama 2021 Legislative Report: Week five
The Legislature returned to Montgomery on Tuesday, March 16, for day 15 of the session.
Poor People’s Campaign demands voting rights protections at Statehouse
Moral Mondays movement leaders joined others in state capitals around the country to push for 14 legislative priorities.
Alabama becomes second state to ban sale of tianeptine pills
The House unanimously passed House Bill 2, a bill that would outlaw the possession of tianeptine in Alabama.
Alabama House passes bill to allow yoga in Alabama schools
The practice of yoga has been expressly prohibited in Alabama schools since 1993.
Bill to exempt cryptocurrencies from ad valorem taxes stalls in the Alabama House
A bill to exempt cryptocurrencies from state ad valorem taxes stalled in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Senate bill would reform Alabama’s public records law
State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, has introduced legislation reforming public information requests.