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State Rep. Sellers files bill banning cell phones in K-12 schools — ‘It distracts the students who want to learn’

Legislation that would ban cell phones and other electronic devices in all K-12 classrooms has been pre-filed in the Alabama House of Representatives for the upcoming legislative session.

Bill filed to grant fathers full parental rights for children born out of wedlock if paternity is acknowledged

State Rep. Patrick Sellers (D-Pleasant Grove) has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming 2025 legislative session that would give men in Alabama who voluntarily acknowledge they fathered a child out of wedlock all the legal rights and duties of a parent.

State Rep. Sellers files bill to increase joint custody in divorce cases in the state

State Rep. Patrick Sellers (D-Birmingham) recently pre-filed legislation to hopefully increase the number of joint custody agreements awarded in divorce cases in Alabama.