Phillip Pettus

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Alabama House OKs juvenile justice reform

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a massive reform package of the troubled Alabama juvenile justice system. HB225 was sponsored by state Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville. Hill chairs the House Judiciary Committee and was the co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Task Force created by Gov. Kay Ivey. Hill is a retired judge in St. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 16, 2018

Bill to qualify more retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers passes House

The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill allowing retired law enforcement officers to serve as school resource officers without having to attend the police academy again. House Bill 236 is sponsored by state Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen. Pettus, a retired law enforcement officer himself, said that his bill would allow a retired … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 15, 2018

Alabama Representative: “There’s nobody in our State prisons just for marijuana.”

Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Representative Phillip Pettus (R-Killen) said there were zero people in Alabama’s prison system for solely marijuana during a committee meeting. Pettus’ comments came during a House Judicial Committee Meeting on Wednesday during a public hearing for a new bill that would make possessing 1 ounce or less of marijuana a … Continued

Sam Mattison

March 20, 2017

Procedure For Speaker’s Nomination Submitted

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The House Republican Caucus selected an ad hoc committee to suggest voting procedures for the next Speaker. The caucus will convene in Montgomery on August 2, to nominate a replacement for disgraced former Speaker Mike Hubbard. Caucus rules instituted by Hubbard requires members to abide by the caucus majority … Continued

Bill Britt

August 1, 2016

Morrow Sends Letter: Have The Courage of Your Conviction, Impeach Strange

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow (D-Red Bay) has challenged thirty-seven lawmakers to “put up or shut up,” after they each signed a letter asking the Obama Administration to investigate Attorney General Luther Strange, in reference to his actions in the indictment of Speaker Mike Hubbard on 23 felony counts of … Continued

Bill Britt

February 26, 2016