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Lawmakers advanced major state budgets and enacted key legislation affecting criminal penalties, tax exemptions and healthcare coverage.
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Legislature
Lawmakers advanced multi-billion dollar budget proposals and debated energy policy as the session moved toward its final weeks in Montgomery.
Legislature
Lawmakers enacted new criminal penalties and coastal regulations, while advancing proposals on school policy and public transparency.
Legislature
The Alabama Legislature convened its regular session, quickly introducing 449 bills, including measures on education, public safety, and tax exemptions.
Legislature
The Legislature will next convene for Day 28 on Tuesday, May 6.
Legislature
Nearly 400 bills, including the pre-filed, have been introduced to date.
Legislature
The Legislature will return to begin its 20th legislative day out of 30 on April 9.
Legislature
The Legislature will be on a scheduled break but will return to begin its 18th legislative day on April 2.
Legislature
The Legislature will return to begin its 10th legislative day (out of 30) on Tuesday.
Legislature
The Legislature met for days four, five and six in the second week of the 2024 Legislative Session.