As of Sept. 1, there will be a criminal penalty for those in Alabama who misrepresent a pet as a service animal or an animal-in-training in public spaces or housing accommodations. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the law June 7, aligning…
Bills aimed at lowering drug costs for Alabama consumers, improving the relationship and communication between doctors and pharmacists and other pharmacy issues became law in the 2019 regular session. COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENTS Licensed Alabama pharmacists and physicians can enter into…
Friday evening, the Alabama Legislature ended what many veteran lawmakers and observers described as the most grueling regular session in memory. In the final day alone, 100 bills traveled through the hopper of one of the two legislative chambers. Included…
On the final day of the 2019 regular session, legislation died that originally intended to increase fines by almost 5,000% and assess them daily for not displaying a human trafficking hotline poster. The Senate carried over and never debated HB264…
Senate legislation intended to protect franchisees from unjust termination and non-renewal died in the Alabama House. Although the House Commerce and Small Business Committee conducted a public hearing on SB129, the legislation was never put to a committee vote. The…
Alabama’s delivery license law has been updated. Act No. 2019-283 by Rep. Paul Lee, R-Dothan, clarifies that a municipality can only require businesses to purchase one delivery license, not a separate license for each delivery vehicle. Gov. Kay Ivey signed…
The Alabama House and Senate each cleared two calendars Thursday as lawmakers prepare for what could be the final week of the 2019 regular session. The House is expected to vote on the state’s education budget Tuesday, and the general…
Starting Feb. 7, 2020, 18-year-olds in Alabama could train for a career as a tractor-trailer driver, under one of the state’s newest laws. Act No. 2019 – 249 by Rep. Dexter Grimsley, D-Newville, and Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, allows those…
A nine-member task force charged with studying the impact of allowing wine to be shipped directly to Alabama consumers had its first meeting July 30th. Although by law, the panel is report its findings to the Legislature by Dec. 1,…
On Aug. 1, the state of Alabama will begin oversight and regulation of retailers who sell vape and other alternate nicotine products. In late May, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Act No. 2019 – 233 by Reps. Shane Stringer,…