Volume 22 Number 7 - April 2, 2021 17th & 18th legislative days House approves Foundation Program changes On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported legislation to revise the state Foundation Program to reflect growth that occurs during a school year. Under the state’s current funding...
Volume 22 Number 6 - March 19, 2021 15th & 16th legislative days Lottery, gaming bills revived On Wednesday, the Senate Tourism Committee pumped new life into the gambling debate less than a week after a constitutional amendment to create a lottery and provide up to ten casino...
Volume 22 Number 5 - March 12, 2021 13th & 14th legislative days Gaming legislation fails The Gordian Knot of Alabama politics (gaming) remains intact, despite the extraordinary efforts of former Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R - Anniston) to untie it. Sen. Marsh used his immense political...
Volume 22 Number 4 - March 5, 2021 10th, 11th, & 12th legislative days Statewide mask mandate to end April 9 Governor Ivey announced on Thursday that the statewide mask mandate will be extended until April 9, but it will expire for good after that. Ivey broke with...
Volume 22 Number 3 - February 25, 2021 7th, 8th, & 9th legislative days Medical marijuana bill approved in Senate After fewer than 20 minutes of debate, the Senate approved legislation legalizing and regulating medical marijuana by a vote of 20 - 10 on Wednesday. The bill would allow...
Volume 22 Number 2 - February 12, 2021 4th, 5th, & 6th legislative days Coronavirus priority legislation signed by Governor The Governor signed three priority bills on Friday. SB 30 by Sen. Arthur Orr (R - Decatur) would provide civil immunity for business entities, health care providers, educational...
Volume 22 Number 1 - February 5, 2021 1st, 2nd, & 3rd legislative days Legislative session off to a busy start despite almost empty State House The House and Senate gaveled in at noon on Tuesday for the 2021 legislative session despite COVID-19 protocols that are changing operations...
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...