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Lawmaker files bill to ban treatments for transgender kids

Republican Wes Allen, R-Troy, filed a bill to prevent doctors from providing hormone replacement therapy or puberty suppressing drugs to people younger than 19 who identify as transgender. HB303, the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, would make it a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for doctors to … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

February 21, 2020

Opinion

Border crisis needs lawful fix, not amnesty

Decades of bad immigration policies have undermined our laws and led to the worst conditions at our border we’ve ever seen. U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended a staggering 56,278 unaccompanied minors this fiscal year. The Department of Health & Human Services, tasked with housing the largest number of children in its history, had 13,200 … Continued

Bradley Byrne

June 18, 2019

Ivey to host bill signing ceremony

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will host a ceremonial bill signing of legislation that passed during the 2019 Regular Session on Thursday. Eight bills will be signed by the governor at a ceremony in the historic Senate Chambers. House Bill 380 – This bill makes significant changes to the operation and membership of the Alabama Board … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 6, 2019

Bill would allow minors in military to open bank accounts, apply for loans

Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, recently introduced a bill in the Alabama Legislature that would allow minors in the military to open bank accounts and apply for loans. Under current Alabama law, service members under 19 years old are not allowed to open their own checking and savings accounts or apply for loans. “The young men … Continued

Gabby Dance

April 5, 2019

Federal appeals court to hear case Tuesday case involving Alabama abortion law

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving an Alabama abortion law passed in 2014. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Walker in July 2017 ruled unconstitutional a law that changes the way the state handles the court process that allows minors to bypass parental consent for an abortion. … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 10, 2018

Legislature Passes Safe Harbor Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 3, the Alabama Senate passed House Bill 433, the Safe Harbor Act. HB433 was sponsored by State Representative Jack Williams (R-Vestavia) and was recommended by the Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. Rep. Williams said late Tuesday, “HB433, The Safe Harbor Act has passed the Alabama State Senate. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 4, 2016

House Passes Bill to Get Tough on Prostitution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, April 7, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Safe Harbor Act, House Bill 433, which is sponsored by State Representative Jack Williams (R-Vestavia). Rep. Williams wrote in a statement, “This bill protects child victims of human trafficking and increases the penalties on individuals who seek to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 8, 2016