Volume 21 Number 8 - May 18, 2020 21st legislative day Legislature adjourns sine die Following one of the most bizarre legislative sessions in recent memory, the legislature adjourned sine die today. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, many legislative days were lost and the legislature scrambled to...
Volume 21 Number 7 - May 11, 2020 15th - 20th legislative days Legislature adjourns, but not sine die After an extended absence due to COVID-19 and a statewide "Stay at Home" order, the House and Senate reconvened on Monday, May 4, to finish out the 2020 regular...
Alabama Coronavirus Update In our last Legislative Report dated 13 March 2020, we noted that one case of Coronavirus just had been confirmed in Alabama. A little over one month later, the state of our world has changed considerably. As this is being written, 4075 cases of...
Volume 21 Number 6 - March 13, 2020 11th & 12th legislative days First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Alabama Alabama's first case of the COVID-19 coronavirus had been confirmed in a Montgomery County man. Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Friday the state’s first confirmed...
Volume 21 Number 5 - March 6, 2020 9th & 10th legislative days Super Tuesday in Alabama On Tuesday, over 1.1 million Alabamians, 33.25% of registered voters, went to the polls to vote in the Super Tuesday primary. There were several notable elections in the state, including the...
Volume 21 Number 4 - February 28, 2020 7th & 8th legislative days Final approval given on bill to limit occupational taxes After approximately three hours of debate, the Senate gave final approval to HB 147 by Rep. Chris Sells (R - Greenville) on Thursday. Currently, cities can...
Volume 21 Number 3 - February 21, 2020 5th & 6th legislative days Medical marijuana bill approved in committee A bill to allow medical marijuana use in Alabama cleared its first hurdle on Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 165 by Sen. Tim Melson (R - Florence)...
Volume 21 Number 2 - February 14, 2020 3rd & 4th legislative days House approves bill to limit local authority On Tuesday, HB 147 by Rep. Chris Sells (R - Greenville), which would prevent municipalities from passing an occupational tax except through local legislation, was approved by the...
Volume 21 Number 1 - February 7, 2020 1st & 2nd legislative days Governor Ivey calls for raises, prison overhaul, gaming task force Governor Kay Ivey, giving her third state of the state address at the Alabama Capitol on Tuesday, emphasized that the state could not afford to...
Volume 20 Number 10 - June 3, 2019 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th legislative days Legislature Approves Constitutional Amendment for Appointed State School Board, Adjourns Sine Die Late Friday afternoon, the Alabama legislature adjourned sine die for the 2019 legislative session. On the final day, the House approved an...