Although the Senate has yet to appoint its three members to the conference committee to negotiate with the House on gambling legislation, that will likely happen later, according to State Senate Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper).
State Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay) filed legislation on Tuesday increasing the number of some types of medical cannabis business licenses available in Alabama.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law “Parents’ Right to Know” legislation on Thursday.
Negotiations between the House and Senate on gambling legislation will continue as the second half of the 2024 legislative session begins on Tuesday.
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 Alabama Senate passed an education savings account bill, the CHOOSE Act, on Wednesday by a 23-9 margin.
The Senate could vote on gambling legislation next week after the House passed a comprehensive package a few weeks ago.
After over seven hours of Democrat filibustering, the State Senate passed a bill Thursday banning taxpayer resources from funding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and training in Alabama public universities, schools and agencies.
Gambling legislation has a good chance of passing the Senate if it hits the floor, according to Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro).
Comprehensive gambling legislation sailed through the House last week, but the Senate isn’t in a rush yet to advance the proposals.
The gambling debate will now move to the State Senate after the House of Representatives passed two comprehensive bills on Thursday.
Legislation banning ballot harvesting in Alabama will be considered by the State Senate this week.
The Alabama Senate passed legislation requiring public schools to post information about teaching materials and curriculum online on Thursday.
State Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed’s (R-Jasper) “Parents’ Right to Know” bill was approved by the Senate Education Policy Committee on Wednesday.
As the contentious 2024 presidential election looms, Alabama Senate Republicans are hoping to outlaw ballot harvesting in one of the first bills put forward this session.
House and Senate education budget chairs Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) and Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) filed education savings account legislation called the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) Act on Tuesday.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and legislators unveiled a new legislative package in an attempt to improve the state’s workforce on Tuesday.
In an interview that aired on this week's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," State Senate Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) offered a preview of what to expect in the early stages of this year's legislative session.
State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) was elected as the new Senate Majority Leader at a caucus meeting on Monday.
Members of the Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously approved contracting with the Retirement Systems of Alabama to design and build a new State House in Montgomery.
There were some significant conservative accomplishments during the 2023 legislative session, according to Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville).
Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) named former lobbyist and Yellowhammer News owner Tim Howe chief of staff, replacing recently departed chief of staff Derek Trotter on Wednesday.
Legislation establishing criminal penalties for certain types of absentee ballot assistance died in the Senate after never making it on the calendar for a vote in the last days of the session.
Legislation that would establish new fines, fees, and regulations related to the vaping industry in Alabama wasn’t voted on by the Senate after lengthy discussion on the bill Thursday.
Legislation establishing criminal penalties for certain types of absentee ballot assistance is still very much alive or dead depending on who you ask with one day remaining in the legislative session.
The House and the Senate unanimously passed amended legislation that would cut the state's sales tax on groceries by 2% on Thursday.
A bill that would place more land next to the current Alabama State House under legislative control for possible construction of a new State House passed the Senate on Thursday.