Legislature Lawmakers advance bill tying environmental rules to federal standards The Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee advanced a bill limiting state environmental rules to federal standards. Mary Claire Wooten7 hours ago
Legislature Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Ten More than 960 bills have been introduced to date. Beth LyonsApril 28, 2025
Legislature Opinion | The RAISE Act is a win for students, teachers and school systems We can accept our new, middle of the road as the status quo, or we can strive to give students our absolute best every single... Nathaniel LedbetterApril 25, 2025
Legislature Bill to expand police immunity debated before committee Critics during the public hearing shared their belief that the bill would make it harder to hold police accountable for misusing force. Jacob HolmesApril 24, 2025
Legislature House committee approves bill allowing Archive board members to be removed at will SB5 is Elliot's latest attempt to punish the Archives for a one-hour program it hosted in 2023 recounting LGBTQ history in the state. Jacob HolmesApril 24, 2025
Legislature House Judiciary Committee passes bill to criminalize theft of employee retirement benefits Aggravated theft of employee retirement benefits would constitute a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Alex JobinApril 24, 2025
Legislature Bill advancing parental consent in minors’ healthcare moves to House SB101, introduced by Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, would limit minors' ability to consent to healthcare Mary Claire WootenApril 24, 2025
Legislature House committee approves bill that would restrict midwives in the state SB87, introduced by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, now awaits consideration in the House. Mary Claire WootenApril 24, 2025
Legislature Rep. Bedsole pulls firefighter death benefits bill, cites need for further collaboration The proposed legislation was introduced after it came to light that existing laws governing firefighter death benefits contained loopholes. StaffApril 24, 2025
Legislature Alfa health plans move toward final Senate vote More than 30 Alabama health care and community organizations signed onto a letter urging legislators to oppose the plans. Jacob HolmesApril 23, 2025
Legislature Alabama Senate OKs bill expanding “release time” for religious education The updated "release time" policies would allow off-campus religious instruction with parental consent. Mary Claire WootenApril 23, 2025