2022 Legislative Session

Legislature

Alabama Legislature passes bill ending practice of shackling pregnant women

Alabama was the last Southern state to shackle and solitarily confine incarcerated pregnant women.

April 8, 2022

The bill was debated for under 20 minutes before Republicans brought a motion to end discussion of the legislation.

April 8, 2022

Alabama Republican lawmakers keep pushing hateful, worthless legislation because it's easy, and because their voters keep rewarding them for it.

April 8, 2022

The bill was in in response to grants funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020 in which he spent $350 million in national elections.

April 8, 2022

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law his legislation that provides tax cuts and exemptions to commercial fishing businesses.

April 8, 2022

The amended bill now heads to the state House, where members, on likely the last day of the session, will have to concur with the changes.

April 7, 2022

The bill is a response to State Health Officer Scott Harris shutting down businesses at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 7, 2022

Under current Alabama Department of Labor regulations, only one contact is required each week.

April 7, 2022

The bill would delay fines and fees for the recently released for 180 days.

April 7, 2022

We need elected leaders who will do something about the real issues facing Alabamians, not made-up culture war problems.

April 7, 2022