2025 Legislative Session

Legislature

Bills on immigration and vaping receive public hearings

One speaker asked the committee to “remember about HB56,” comparing HB7 to the 2011 bill eventually whittled down in court.

March 20, 2025

Supporters and opponents of child abuse procedure bill speak at public hearing

HB340 states that DHR must notify families of rights and improve transparency, but faces opposition over inhibiting investigations.

March 20, 2025

Bill to regulate hemp products in Alabama fails in Senate Health Committee

The bill looks to regulate various products containing hemp derivatives including beverages and "psychoactive hemp products."

March 20, 2025

Alabama chief justice praises Senate bill expanding accountability courts

Chief Justice Sarah H. Stewart called accountability courts an important tool to hold offenders accountable while providing the treatment and services.

March 20, 2025

Alabama Big 10 Mayors applaud Glock switch ban

Trigger activators turn semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons.

March 20, 2025

Grocery tax. Close-up woman looking a check from a supermarket. Expense tracking and budgeting.

House passes $192 million tax relief package

If HB386 is approved by the Senate, the tax on groceries would be reduced to just 2 percent.

March 19, 2025

Alabama Senate passes Second Chance bill

SB156, which failed on its first vote, was reconsidered and passed before the Senate adjourned Tuesday.

March 19, 2025

The first half of the 2025 session has been impressive, but the best is yet to come

The Senate has already approved several significant measures designed to make an already great state even better.

March 19, 2025

Governor signs Senate Bill 67 to further elevate veteran needs in Alabama

The new law allows the governor to directly appoint and supervise the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner.

March 19, 2025

Bill adding more legal protections for police adds to growing problem

A bill expanding legal protections for police would only add to a growing, and troubling, problem in the state.

March 14, 2025