Tag: CLYDE CHAMBLISS

The House and the Senate approved legislation on Wednesday expanding the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Members of the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee passed legislation on Tuesday expanding the Public Service Commission (PSC).

State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) joined Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Wednesday to discuss recently filed legislation changing the Alabama Public Service Commission from three members to seven elected by the public.

Two competing House and Senate bills that would make changes to the PSC passed their respective committees on Wednesday.

State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) announced on Tuesday the “Power To The People Act,” a measure that expands the Alabama Public Service Commission from its current three seats to seven seats elected by the public.

State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) joined Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5 this week to discuss the budgetary challenges facing the state of Alabama and financial strategies for navigating expected difficulties.

The Senate passed legislation requiring app store providers to verify the age of users on Thursday.

Following a deadly shooting in Montgomery after an HBCU football game, State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) is once again pushing to make it a capital offense to murder an individual while "knowingly creating a great risk of death to multiple persons."

In the late-night hours of Tuesday’s gathering of the Alabama House of Representatives, legislation by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) to activate the adult content filter on all electronic devices used by minors cleared the body.

Legislation expanding the number of members of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles passed the Senate on Thursday by a 16-8 margin.

On Wednesday, the House Commerce and Small Business Standing committee advanced legislation by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) to activate the adult content filter on all electronic devices used by minors.

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.

Legislation that caps the number of logging trucks that can be pulled over at one time at five per portable scale passed the Senate unanimously on Tuesday.

A proposed constitutional amendment to expedite local bills failed 51-49 in the March 5 primary.

State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) was recently reappointed to the position of Senate majority whip after a Birmingham organizational session of state senators.

State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) is planning a bid to fill the potentially soon-to-be-vacant State Senate Majority Leader post should current Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) resign to take a government affairs position with the Business Council of Alabama.

Baldwin County is known for tourism with its beautiful beaches and condos along the Gulf Coast. But it is also the highest contributor of sales tax revenue for the state, per capita.

Legislation that creates new crime categories and penalties specifically for retail theft and organized retail theft passed the Senate Judiciary committee on Wednesday. 

Two election integrity bills passed the Alabama Senate unanimously on Tuesday.

Both the House and Senate unanimously passed legislation on Tuesday that would transfer funds from the State’s General Fund to repay remaining debt to the Alabama Trust Fund.

Construction on a new 4,000-bed prison in Elmore County is “moving along really well,” according to State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville).

In October 2021, Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation appointing $785 million to build two new 4,000-bed men’s mega prisons in Elmore and Escambia Counties.

A study group made up of elected officials and state employees will soon begin to look for ways to “improve efficiency and streamline operations” in the executive branch of state government.

The traffic plaguing a stretch of Interstate 65 between Birmingham and Montgomery has been a cause of frustration for regular travelers for decades.

Two members of the Alabama Senate are very bearish on the prospects of any effort gaining legislative approval.

During an interview that aired on Montgomery radio NewsTalk 93.1's "Straight Talk," Chambliss discussed the prospects of a completed four-lane route connecting Montgomery and Tuscaloosa after updating listeners on progress made to the U.S. Highway 82 route near and around Prattville.

Ed Packard announces support for legislation to outlaw connecting voting machines to internet Republican Secretary of State candidate...