2023 Legislative Session

Legislature

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.

May 18, 2023

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.

May 18, 2023

Rep. Anthony Daniels discusses Innovate Alabama bill

HB247 is focused on spurring small business and entrepreneurial growth.

May 18, 2023

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.

May 17, 2023

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.

May 17, 2023

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.

May 17, 2023

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.

May 17, 2023

Turning all eyes to HB349 is a good plan

Optometrists are still subject to a 28-year-old law that no longer reflects the level of training and expertise of today’s optometrists.

May 17, 2023

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.

May 16, 2023

Proposed law puts your vision at risk

Optometrists play an important role in eye care, but they aren’t trained surgeons or even medical doctors.

May 16, 2023