Alabama Senate passes bill to nullify presidential gun orders
The bill which bans the use of public funds to enforce presidential orders aimed at curbing gun violence, now heads to the state House for consideration.
Sen. Bobby Singleton
Alabama Senate passes bill to nix state auditor position
The Senate also passed a general fund budget, a bill that had been in conference committee this week.
Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approves permitless carry bill
Most law enforcement officers and agencies say the bill would endanger the safety of officers and the public, and remove funds from sheriff offices.
Senate passes bill requiring businesses to allow vaccine exemptions
Democrats challenged the bill’s lack of mechanisms to vet claims or punish fraudulent exemption claims.
Senate committee approves redistricting bills, $80 million to hospitals and nursing homes
Committee members also got an overview of the state's general fund and federal COVID aid spending.
Black Belt superintendents ask parents to get children vaccinated
Alabama has the lowest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, and cases and hospitalizations continue to climb.
Senate OKs bill to allow churches, businesses to remain open during pandemic
The bill would allow businesses and places of worship to remain open if they follow the guidelines set for other businesses.
Senate passes bill curtailing powers of health officer, governor
The Senate voted 24 to 8 to approve the bill, which now heads to the Alabama House.
Alabama Senate carries over bill to strip governor of some emergency powers
Sen. Bobby Singleton expressed concern that the state Legislature didn't take COVID-19 seriously and called it a "bad bill."
Concerns mount over lack of detailed plans for opening schools
“We can no longer act as if we are operating under normal conditions. We are faced with an abnormal situation that none of us has seen before," Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton said.