Tag: ALABAMA SENATE

A recent post from U.S. Senate candidate Jared Hudson's campaign led his Republican primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), to believe his integrity was being questioned, a claim Hudson's campaign vehemently denies.

The Doug Harwell for Alabama Senate District 34 campaign announced an endorsement by former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson.

With the Alabama legislature gearing up to meet together for the final three days of the 2026 legislative session, tensions between the House and Senate seem to have calmed down, but a new week can always bring new surprises.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday creating a new extracurricular religious instruction program in public schools.

The Alabama Senate passed an amended version of a bill by State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) on Tuesday that would require 70% of dredged material to be beneficially used.

The Senate passed legislation on Wednesday prohibiting non-disclosure agreements (NDA) in civil cases involving sexual abuse and trafficking.

State senators will consider advancing legislation in the final days of the legislative session to regulate and restrict hemp products sold in retail stores in Alabama.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth gaveled down Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) on Thursday during a lengthy day in the Senate featuring multiple cloture motions.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate engaged in a brief bout of gamesmanship on Tuesday, with both bodies refusing to pass one another’s bills in a legislative donnybrook that started in the Senate.

The Alabama Senate delayed a vote on bills by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) on Wednesday that would’ve added an explicit content filter and age verification requirements on smartphones for minors.

The Alabama Senate unanimously passed legislation on Wednesday banning the use of cell phones by public K-12 students in Alabama during the school day.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday expanding the accountability court program to hold low-level offenders more accountable while receiving the treatment and rehabilitation they need. 

Most of the bills in an immigration package introduced by Republicans in the Alabama Senate passed along party lines on Thursday.

After months of whispers and innuendo, multiple sources have confirmed talks between the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and lawmakers in the Alabama Senate to pursue gambling expansion during the ongoing legislative session.

The recently released Club For Growth Foundation scorecard showed an underwhelming performance for Alabama’s Republicans in implementing CFG’s “pro-growth” and limited government policies.

The recent national conversation around a federal "DOGE" – the Department of Government Efficiency – has sparked important conversations about streamlining government and reducing waste.

State Sen. April Weaver (R - Brierfield) announced on Tuesday that she has been selected as a member of the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 Fellowship class, allowing her and others to learn and implement limited government policies.

State Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison (D-Birmingham) has pre-filed a bill ahead of the upcoming legislation to levy an additional $5 license tax and registration fee on motor vehicles in the state.

Senate Republicans will meet on Tuesday to nominate a new pro-tem.

Senate Republicans will meet to nominate a new Pro-Tem on December 3.

During his weekly appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) discussed the potential change in the Alabama State Senate regarding the President Pro-Tempore office.

Reports from Yellowhammer News claim that State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) intends to step down as Senate President Pro-Tem to potentially assist Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration with implementing workforce development initiatives passed through a bill package during the 2024 legislative session.

The Alabama Senate focused on delivering actual results that would continue to make Alabama the best state in the country to live, work and raise a family. 

The elected legislator is supposed to be the voice of the people, but what if you can't get in touch with that elected voice?

In an apparent feud between the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House purposefully delayed voting on several Senate bills Tuesday evening, carrying them over to the call of the chair.

Before the 2024 legislative session began, Alabama Senate Republicans outlined a vision of legislative priorities we would accomplish this session. The list was long and ambitious, but the Alabama Senate has held true to our word and have passed every single one of them. 

The Machiavellian techniques employed by the medical-industrial complex were clearly on display this week on Goat Hill. Public health advocates were circling the wagons, having their protectors in the legislature present bad bills, one after the other.