Alabama Senate passes Aniah’s Law
Aniah's law would allow district attorneys to request that bail be denied for persons charged with serious felonies.
Chip Brown
Senate Judiciary Committee advances Aniah’s law
Aniah's law would allow a judge to deny bail to a defendant charged with a class A felony.
Alabama Legislature returns for day 10 of the 2021 Legislative Session
The House has an ambitious proposed special order calendar.
House is expected to consider Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights
The House has the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights on Tuesday's proposed special order calendar
House is expected to consider Aniah’s Law
The proposed amendment would still need to be approved by Alabama voters.
Bill to allow the collecting of antique slot machines passes the House
HB135 would allow people to collect pre-1960 slot machines.
State Rep. Chip Brown proposes “Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights”
The legislation would require state agencies to notify survivors of sexual assault of afforded rights under state law.
Chip Brown introduces bill to allow judge to deny bail to violent offenders
Wednesday, State Representative Chip Brown (R – Mobile) and Angela Harris, the mother of Auburn murder victim Aniah Blanchard, were in Montgomery urging legislators to support a proposed Alabama Constitutional amendment that allows prosecutors and judges broader discretion in requesting and denying bail to those accused of committing violent crimes. Section 16 of the 1901 … Continued
McCutcheon appoints Chip Brown to House Rules Committee
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, on Thursday, announced that he has appointed State Representative Chip Brown, R-Mobile, to a seat on the powerful House Rules Committee. The House Rules Committee is tasked with setting the House of Representatives agenda for each workday and determining which bills will be debated upon the chamber floor. … Continued