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