House committee OKs Alabama Voting Rights Act
Lawmakers advanced a package to guarantee early voting, eliminate absentee ballot restrictions and automatically restore ballot access for some returning from incarceration.
Alabama House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee passes bill to criminalize theft of employee retirement benefits
Aggravated theft of employee retirement benefits would constitute a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Bill to expand State Superintendent’s investigative powers spurs debate
HB498 would allow the State Superintendent of Education to issue subpoenas in the interest of conducting investigations in a timely manner.
House Judiciary Committee passes several bills to the House floor
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee convened to consider a series of bills and went on to pass several of them.
Nonprofit advocacy group shares support for bill for incarcerated pregnant women
Alabama has one of the highest female incarceration rates in the Southeast and the third highest infant mortality rate in the country.
House Judiciary Committee clashes with NRA over concealed carry legislation
An individual is required to inform a law enforcement officer if they are carrying a concealed gun. But there is currently no criminal penalty.
Bill enshrining access to contraception advances in House
The committee amended the bill to ensure there is no right to contraception after implantation of the embryo.
Formerly incarcerated men plead for passage of “second chance” bill
It would allow for resentencing of some individuals over the age of 50 who have served at least 15 years.
House Judiciary Committee discusses bills creating new judgeships
The committee gave favorable report to a bill that would create three new judgeships while discussing the greater issue of judicial shortages across the state,
Bill seeks to create manslaughter charges for drug trafficking leading to overdose
Another 23 states have such a law on the books and more states are currently considering similar legislation.