2021 Legislative Session

Legislature

Committee advances bill to make speeding alone not a jailable offense

The bill would make the charge of speeding alone a charge where the offender could not be sentenced to jail or prison.

April 15, 2021

The once-dead gaming bill was brought back to life Tuesday, and it passed the same Senate where it had previously failed.

April 14, 2021

Shelby questioned officials about quantum computing gains and space capabilities, noting U.S. adversaries' own work in those areas.

April 14, 2021

Numerous trade associations and the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs oppose the bill, saying it would reduce safety in schools.

April 14, 2021

The House Health Committee will hold a public hearing on the legislation that would legalize medical marijuana.

April 14, 2021

Smitherman's legislation would delay the implementation of the plan to hold back third-graders who are not at grade level.

April 14, 2021

House Bill 293, sponsored by state Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, deals with qualified wills and trusts.

April 14, 2021

"We’re simply tinkering around the edges. Just moving the deck chairs on the Titanic."

April 13, 2021

Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon also addressed other pressing issues including priorities for this week.

April 13, 2021

The legislation would bar state and local government from helping enforce federal gun laws.

April 13, 2021