2024 Legislative Session

Legislature sends $3.4 billion General Fund budget to Gov. Ivey

The budget includes a 2 percent pay raise for state employees and increases for most agencies.

Jacob Holmes

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May 8, 2024

Senate committee delays ethics bill, tightening timeline for passage

With only two days remaining in the legislative session, the bill may have been dealt a fatal blow.

Jacob Holmes

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May 8, 2024

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Sometimes, an ag center has to die

Angered by the handling of gambling legislation, House members on Tuesday appeared to kill an ag center in retaliation.

Josh Moon

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May 8, 2024

Legislature OKs bill making it easier to employ 14- and 15-year-olds

The bill would end the requirement for school officials to approve children under 16 working.

Chance Phillips

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May 8, 2024

Legislature passes bill to improve public records law

Senate Bill 270, carried by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, introduces much-needed timelines into the law.

May 8, 2024

Historic Alabama Child Care Tax Credit Bill Clears Final Legislative Hurdle

The bill now awaits Gov. Kay Ivey's consideration and signature.

May 8, 2024

Will the Legislature address prison overcrowding before session’s end?

Rep. Jim Hill's bill which would give judges more discretion in sentencing faces an uphill climb in the state Senate.

Chance Phillips

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May 7, 2024

Groups ask court to block bill criminalizing absentee ballot assistance

The requested injunction would prevent the state from implementing the recently enacted bill.

Jacob Holmes

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May 6, 2024

On the bubble: These bills are near the finish line as session nears end

Here are a few bills that have positioned themselves for potential passage in the final week.

Jacob Holmes

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May 6, 2024