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House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) expressed surprise after one of the most controversial bills of the session thus far sailed through the House of Representatives Thursday just over 10 minutes.

The Alabama House of Representatives swiftly advanced the Gov. Kay Ivey-backed legislation restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs and grafting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into the governor's cabinet.

As the Alabama House of Representatives prepares to tackle a controversial bill aimed at reorganizing the state’s veterans board and graft the commissioner into the governor’s cabinet, the Alabama Alliance of the Military Officers Association of America is stressing its opposition.

The Alabama House of Representatives Rules Committee approved a special order calendar for Thursday’s meeting, which includes the controversial bill restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs.

For some, Gov. Kay Ivey's crusade to revamp the governance of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) has been a trying episode.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday that three of the state’s largest veterans service organizations have endorsed her efforts to engraft the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner into her cabinet.

Opposition continues for the legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner under the governor's control, while the bill’s House sponsor ensures advancement in the house without additional changes.

On Wednesday, the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee once again delayed voting on legislation reforming the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, making the ADVA commissioner a cabinet position and changing the State Board of Veterans Affairs role.