Bill would require ADOC to report monthly to oversight committee
The reports required include statistics on inmate deaths and sexual abuse.
2023 Legislative Session
Speaker Ledbetter to appear on Simply Southern TV
Ledbetter will appear on Simply Southern TV in a featured interview with co-host Kevin Worthington.
Rep. Jim Hill talks prison reforms for upcoming session
Hill stands behind his philosophy that supervised release and risk assessment are crucial for public safety.
Bill filed to prevent employers from mandating microchips
The bill's sponsor, Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, said this is a pre-emptive bill to dissuade companies from considering the burgeoning technology.
Hulsey elected freshman rep to Alabama House GOP leadership
Hulsey was elected to the post during the recent organizational session.
January 23, 2023
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See recent postsRenewing our focus on Alabama’s priorities and prosperity
I am hopeful that we can find common ground and renew our focus on Alabama’s priorities.
New Hoover Rep. Mike Shaw seeks to consider unintended consequences of legislation
Shaw has spent 30 years in the technology sector as well as six years on the Hoover City Council.
First pre-filed bill of new session aimed to crack down on fentanyl dealers
The bill adds mandatory minimum sentences for people possessing amounts of fentanyl that signify an intent to distribute the deadly drug.
ALGOP praises Paschal bill that would make parental rights “fundamental rights”
Chairman John Wahl said the legislation is an important piece of the party's priorities passed at its 2022 summer meeting.
Alabama Senate minority announces leadership
Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, was elected to his second four-year term, a first for the Democratic group.