Volume 23 Number 12 - April 8, 2022 Final legislative day brings controversial bills Representatives and Senators met for 15 hours on Thursday in an effort to wrap up the 2022 legislative session 2.5 weeks earlier than required. Despite finishing early, they were able to complete 29...
Volume 23 Number 11 - April 1, 2022 Senate approves Education Trust Fund budget The Senate, on Thursday, approved an $8.2 billion Education Trust Fund budget by a vote of 32 - 0 with very little debate. It now goes back to the House of Representatives for...
Volume 23 Number 10 - March 18, 2022 House committee approves lottery legislation House Bills 501 and 502, both sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown (R - Mobile), would allow paper-based lottery games, including Powerball and Mega Millions, but not electronic ones. Both bills were approved by the...
Volume 23 Number 9 - March 11, 2022 Permitless carry bill signed into law On Thursday, Governor Ivey signed HB 272 by Rep. Shane Stringer (R - Citronelle), which would allow people in Alabama to carry concealed weapons without a permit or a background check. Ivey signed the...
Volume 23 Number 8 - March 4, 2022 Senate approves bill to allow handguns without permit On Thursday, Republicans voted to invoke cloture and end debate after approximately one hour on HB 272, which would allow people to carry concealed handguns in public without first getting a...
Volume 23 Number 7 - February 25, 2022 Senate approves General Fund budget On Thursday, the Senate approved the largest General Fund budget in state history. The $2.7 billion budget was approved in a 29-1 vote. The budget will include a $20.8 million increase (35%), to $80.3 million,...
Volume 23 Number 6 - February 18, 2022 Committee approves legislation to allow concealed handguns without permit The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday voted 8 - 5 to approve a bill that would do away with the current permit requirement for a person...
Volume 23 Number 5 - February 10, 2022 Senate approves broadband bills On Thursday, the Senate quickly approved three broadband expansion bills - SB 123, SB 124, and SB 125 - all sponsored by Sen. Clay Scofield (R - Guntersville). SB123 Under the Connect Alabama Act of 2021, the...
Volume 23 Number 4 - February 4, 2022 Gun bill advances in committee On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6 - 4 to advance legislation to end the requirement to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. The legislation is sponsored by Sen....
Volume 23 Number 3 - January 28, 2022 ARPA bill headed to Governor, special session wraps up The first Special Session of 2022 ended unceremoniously on Thursday morning with a bipartisan vote on the allocation of $772 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars in...