In the wee hours of this morning, the Alabama Legislature sent the governor both the education and general spending plans for 2024, as well as supplemental appropriations from this year’s education and general funds. Thursday, the Legislature approved a one-time income tax rebate. Three legislative days remain in…
Hotels that have a restaurant or special retail license can hire 18- to 20-year-olds to serve alcoholic beverages, under legislation the governor signed into law Thursday. The 18- to 20-year-old servers cannot work as bartenders, cannot deliver alcohol to a…
The House Judiciary Committee this week strengthened legislation creating specific retail theft and organized retail theft crimes in Alabama. The bill, which received unanimous approval in the Senate last week, now goes to the full House. SB206 allows retailers to…
Legislation introduced this week specifies that if an injured employee or their dependents recover damages from the employer’s uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage when an employee has been hurt or killed in a work-related vehicle accident, the amount is credited…
Legislation creating specific retail theft and organized retail theft crimes in Alabama won unanimous approval in the Senate this week and awaits consideration by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill allows retailers to sign out warrants for arrests without leaving…
As of Aug. 1, psychoactive cannabinoid products in Alabama must be behind the counter or in an area inaccessible to those younger than 21 and packaged in child-resistant containers. Act No. 2023-169, by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, and Rep. Russell…
Tuesday, the governor signed into law legislation that would allow pharmacists to dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a 72-hour supply or the smallest dispensable package size of a prescribed medication. Act No. 2023-231 takes effect Aug. 1….
“This is an unprecedented budget in an unprecedented time,” Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said Thursday after the Alabama Senate approved an almost $9 billion spending plan (SB88) for education in the 2024 fiscal year. The record budget includes reduced income-tax rebates,…
Gov. Kay Ivey today signed legislation that would allow Alabama’s governor or Legislature to limit the state’s pricing gouging law to areas rather the entire state during declared emergencies. Act No. 2023-122 by Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, and Rep. Jamie Kiel,…
With 15 days done in its 30-day regular session, the Alabama Legislature this week moved one of the state’s budgets with the other expected to be close behind. All 35 senators got behind a $300 million tax cut on food sales…