House to consider prison construction, justice reform bills on Wednesday
The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday.
Jim Hill
House committees to hold hearings on five prison bills Tuesday
The five-bill prison infrastructure and justice reform package will be in committee in the House on Tuesday.
House approves $5.3 million in raises for Alabama judges and district attorneys
The bill aims to make judicial compensation uniform across the state and competitive with what other states are paying.
Bill to dismiss tickets when the officer doesn’t attend court delayed
The bill would require that a traffic offense be dismissed if the officer who wrote the citation is not present for the defendant's court date.
Committee advances bill to make speeding alone not a jailable offense
The bill would make the charge of speeding alone a charge where the offender could not be sentenced to jail or prison.
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan: If allegations are true, then John Merrill should resign
Givan said Secretary of State John Merrill should resign and that he should be investigated over the allegations.
Medical marijuana bill advances out of House Judiciary Committee
The committee gave the medical marijuana bill a favorable report after a lengthy debate.
Senate committee advances resentencing bill
Bill would allow judges to resentence nonviolent offenders who were sentenced more harshly than they would be today.
Chief justice says the state needs 21 more judges
Chief Justice Tom Parker says that Alabama needs more judges to deal with a backlog in the court system.
House committee gives favorable report to “born alive” bill
“The born alive” bill, House Bill 237, is sponsored by State Rep. Ginny Shaver, R-Leesburg.