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Senate committee OKs church disruption penalties bill

The Senate County and Municipal Government Committee advanced a bill creating felony penalties and civil remedies for intentionally disrupting religious services

March 4, 2026

House committee advances bill targetting false identification, refusal to comply

The new legislation advanced by the committee expanded the state's false-name statute and created a misdemeanor for knowingly withholding identifying information.

January 22, 2026

House passes bill creating Felony charge for organ retention

Multiple lawsuits have alleged that UAB Medical Center retained organs from individuals who died inside Alabama prisons without obtaining the consent of family members.

April 26, 2024

State Sen. Weaver to bring bill in response to false abduction of Carlee Russell

The bill will create a felony for carrying out a false abudction.

August 1, 2023

Unrecognizable woman checking a long grocery receipt leaning to a full shopping cart at store.

A mistake at self-checkout could make you a felon

Proposed legislation could turn simple, common mistakes into 20-year prison sentences.

May 12, 2023

Exhibition driving ban gets approval in Senate Judiciary committee

Death resulting from exhibition driving would be considered a Class B felony, with a maximum sentence of 20 years.

April 6, 2023

Bill filed to prevent employers from mandating microchips

The bill's sponsor, Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, said this is a pre-emptive bill to dissuade companies from considering the burgeoning technology.

February 1, 2023

Law criminalizing transgender medical care takes effect

U.S. District Judge Liles Burke has not yet issued a ruling on a preliminary injunction. A hearing on the injunction concluded Friday afternoon.

May 9, 2022

Birmingham mayor’s office employee arrested on domestic violence charge

Uche Bean, 32, was appointed deputy in November and has worked within the mayor's office for over three years.

December 23, 2021

Alabama man pleads guilty to weapons, molotov cocktails charges connected to Jan. 6 attack

Lonnie Coffman, 71, is to be sentenced on April 1 and faces up to nearly four years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines.

November 12, 2021