Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee

Bill would allow judges to resentence nonviolent offenders who were sentenced more harshly than they would be today.

The legislation allows for alcohol delivery with strict, multiple layers of checks and balances in place, the bill's sponsor said.

The committee approved bills that would provide COVID-related liability protections for businesses and authorize medical marijuana.

More than half of U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form. Last week, the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB165 on an 8 to 1 vote. If the measure becomes law, it will allow Alabama residents to obtain medical marijuana under rigorously imposed conditions. Known as the Compassion … Continued