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2021 Alabama regular legislative session

Legislature

Bill to dismiss tickets when the officer doesn’t attend court delayed

The bill would require that a traffic offense be dismissed if the officer who wrote the citation is not present for the defendant's court date.

April 15, 2021

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan: If allegations are true, then John Merrill should resign

Givan said Secretary of State John Merrill should resign and that he should be investigated over the allegations.

April 9, 2021

Legislature passes lifetime concealed carry gun permit bill

Gun owners would be able to buy lifetime permits but sheriffs will rerun background checks at least every five years.

April 9, 2021

House OKs bill to end organ transplant discrimination against people with disabilities

The legislation is aimed at ending discrimination against people with disabilities in Alabama who need organ transplants.

March 31, 2021

Alabama House passes bill increasing penalties for rioting

Democrats argued that the bill violates Americans' free speech rights to protest.

March 19, 2021

House passes bill to publish pictures of men arrested for solicitation on the internet

The Alabama House passed a bill to put the pictures of men arrested for solicitation on the internet.

March 12, 2021

House will vote on the General Fund budget on Tuesday

The House is set to vote on the largest General Fund budget in state history Tuesday.

March 8, 2021

Chief justice says the state needs 21 more judges

Chief Justice Tom Parker says that Alabama needs more judges to deal with a backlog in the court system.

March 8, 2021