Committee holds public hearing on bill to restrict Chinese citizens from buying property
The bill will move to the full Senate for deliberation and a potential vote.
2023 Legislative Session
House passes bill to allow tax credits for crisis pregnancy center donors
Opponents have criticized the centers as deceptive faith-based organizations that, when abortion was legal, pushed women away from the practice.
Rep. Anthony Daniels discusses Innovate Alabama bill
HB247 is focused on spurring small business and entrepreneurial growth.
Alabama Supreme Court denies Cole request again, deposition will move forward
Cole is set to be deposed in Montgomery on Wednesday in a residency challenge to his election in House District 10.
LGBTQ community marches on the Capitol to protest anti-trans bills
Hundreds of people marched from the Alabama Supreme Court to the Capitol, and then to the Statehouse.
House passes bill requiring phone manufacturers to enable porn filters by default
Opponents questioned putting the onus on telecommunications companies, and expressed concerns about the bill's potential impact on First Amendment rights.
House approves bill to allow review of elder habitual felony offenders sentences
Many men have been serving life without parole for crimes committed in their youth that never physically harmed anybody.
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Optometrists are still subject to a 28-year-old law that no longer reflects the level of training and expertise of today’s optometrists.
Bill to reduce debt-based driver’s license suspensions faces final hurdle
Thousands of Alabamians have lost their driver's licenses because they failed to pay a traffic ticket.
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Optometrists play an important role in eye care, but they aren’t trained surgeons or even medical doctors.