Governor signs more bills into law
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the education supplemental appropriation, the wine shipment bill and the Daylight Savings Time bill.
Education Trust Fund budget
Senate leader says body will be focusing on House bills this week
Reed said the Senate has already dealt with major topics like medical marijuana, gun bills and gaming.
House to consider trust fund, periodic bonuses for retired educators
The Education Retirees Trust Fund would be a fund to pay for bonuses for retired educators in the future.
House to consider education budget Tuesday
The 2022 education budget is $7.65 billion and the largest in state history.
House committee to vote on Education Trust Fund budget
It is likely to be the largest education budget in the history of Alabama.
Senate District 14 special Republican primary is Tuesday
Republican voters in Shelby, Bibb and Chilton Counties will go to the polls Tuesday to pick their nominee.
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Last legislative session, with good results and great PR rolling in for Alabama’s Pre-K program, the Department of Early Childhood Education received a record-breaking increase in funding, as Gov. Kay Ivey and lawmakers pledged to build on one of the few bright spots in Alabama’s public education programs. The Education Trust Fund budget passed by … Continued
House passes $7.1 billion education budget
The Alabama House of Representatives passed the education trust fund budget Tuesday. Senate Bill 199 is sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. The bill was carried on the House floor by State Rep. Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, who chairs the House Ways and Means Education Committee. Poole’s committee substituted the budget that came down from … Continued
Storm shelter tax credit bill advances out of committee
The House Ways and Means Education Committee gave a favorable report to an income tax credit for Alabama homeowners to build storm shelters on Wednesday. House Bill 428, the storm shelter tax credit bill, is sponsored by State Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn. Lovvorn is a professional firefighter, who earlier this year responded to the fatal … Continued
Weekly 2019 Legislative Session report
The Alabama Legislature met for Day 14 of its annual Regular Session on Tuesday, April 30. Thirty-one committee meetings were held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses met on Thursday, May 2 for Day 15. 943 bills have been introduced to date. The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, May 7 for … Continued