Sen. Bobby Singleton

Legislature

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.

April 1, 2022

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.

March 31, 2022

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.

March 2, 2022

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.

November 3, 2021

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.

October 29, 2021

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.

August 6, 2021

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.

April 2, 2021

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.

April 1, 2021

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."

March 12, 2021

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.

July 14, 2020