Jim Hill

Legislature

Rep. Jim Hill introduces Speedy Trial Act in attempt to fix court backlogs

Hill says Alabama needs visiting judges to address court backlogs and protect Alabamians’ constitutional right to a speedy trial.

February 21, 2025

State Rep. Hill files bill to split session in two

Hill’s bill would shorten the spring session, then lawmakers would then reconvene in Montgomery in September.

December 2, 2024

Will the Legislature address prison overcrowding before session’s end?

Rep. Jim Hill's bill which would give judges more discretion in sentencing faces an uphill climb in the state Senate.

May 7, 2024

House sends bill creating 13 new judgeships to Gov. Kay Ivey

The bill passed 103-0 and will be sent to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature into law.

May 24, 2023

Bill eliminating presumptive sentencing guidelines following trial advances

Hill said presumptive guidelines are "an offer" that a criminal defendant rejects by choosing to go to trial.

May 19, 2023

Rep. Hill files bill to allow judges to deviate from sentencing guidelines after trial

Individuals guilty of certain nonviolent offenses can currently calculate their own sentences using the guidelines, whether they plead guilty or go to trial.

April 18, 2023

House Judiciary Committee discusses bills creating new judgeships

The committee gave favorable report to a bill that would create three new judgeships while discussing the greater issue of judicial shortages across the state,

April 6, 2023

Prison oversight committee grapples with good time executive order, pre-filed bills

Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, called the executive order an overreach that seems "retaliatory" to the recent prison work stoppage.

February 16, 2023

Rep. Jim Hill talks prison reforms for upcoming session

Hill stands behind his philosophy that supervised release and risk assessment are crucial for public safety.

February 8, 2023

Rep. Jim Hill asks ACCA members to support sentencing reform

Hill said the state needs to focus on keeping dangerous individuals incarcerated while improving rehabilitation and release of others.

December 9, 2022