Volume 20 Number 6 - May 3, 2019 14th & 15th legislative days Legislation to Allow Electric Utilities to Provide Broadband Approved by House of Representatives After extended debate on Thursday, the House approved HB400 by Rep. Randall Shedd (R – Cullman), which will allow electric co-ops, municipal...
Volume 20 Number 5 - April 26, 2019 12th & 13th legislative days Lottery Bill Approved by Senate Late Thursday afternoon, the Senate approved a constitutional amendment calling for a statewide vote on the lottery. SB 220 by Sen. Greg Albritton (R – Atmore) calls for a paper...
Volume 20 Number 4 - April 19, 2019 10th & 11th legislative days Bill to Freeze Police Jurisdictions Approved by the Senate On Thursday, the Senate passed the committee substitute to SB 23, by Sen. Chris Elliott (R - Fairhope). This legislation restricts the extraterritorial jurisdiction that...
Volume 20 Number 3 - April 12, 2019 8th & 9th legislative days Ethics Bill Stalls in Committee The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed but did not take action on SB 230, which would overhaul the state’s ethics law. The bill would make changes to the current ethics law, including...
Volume 20 Number 2 - April 5, 2019 5th, 6th & 7th legislative days House Approves Bill to Exempt Economic Developers from Ethics Requirements On Thursday, the House approved HB 289 by Rep. Alan Baker (R – Brewton) by a vote of 94 – 4. Under the bill,...
Volume 20 Number 1 - March 22, 2019 2nd, 3rd & 4th legislative days Regular Session Restarts The legislature reconvened the regular session on Tuesday after approving the Rebuild Alabama infrastructure funding program and adjourning the special session last week. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R -...
Volume 19 Number 12 - March 30, 2018 24th, 25th, & 26th legislative days Legislature Adjourns Sine Die, Approves Economic Development Bill The legislature adjourned sine die on Thursday, March 29, three weeks earlier than required. Leaving four legislative days unused, legislators returned home to campaign for reelection. Prior to...
Volume 19 Number 11 - March 23, 2018 21st, 22nd, & 23rd legislative days Rural Broadband Bill Delivered to the Governor SB 149, which establishes the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund, received final approval by the legislature this week and was delivered to the Governor for her signature. The House...
Volume 19 Number 10 - March 16, 2018 19th & 20th legislative days Rural Broadband Bill Clears House Committee On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means - Education Committee approved SB 149 by Sen. Clay Scofield (R - Guntersville), which aims to promote investment in broadband in rural...
Volume 19 Number 9 - March 9, 2018 17th & 18th legislative days Senate Approves Payday Lending Regulation Bill The Senate approved SB 138 by Sen. Arthur Orr (R - Decatur) by a vote of 20 - 4 on Thursday. The bill would set the term for all...