Legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate this week that would repeal the state’s regional care organizations for Medicaid services. The organizations, mandated in 2013, were intended to shift the Medicaid delivery system from a fee-for-service model to…
A Senate committee approved legislation to create a new Alcoholic Beverage Control Board permit allowing the shipment of wine directly to Alabama consumers, but the bill never progressed past that point. By only a two-vote margin, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and…
The playing field for brick-and-mortar and online-only retailers could levelize under a bill approved this week by a Senate budget-writing committee. SB307 went through a wholesale rewrite before being presented to the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee. The substitute bill…
The Alabama Legislature would have sole authority over the markup the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control board applies to liquor and wine, under a bill that is ready for Senate consideration. Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee on Wednesday, Feb….
In separate meetings this week, committees will debate whether Alabama should become the 49th state to enact a data breach notification law. Companion legislation was introduced last week in both the House and Senate. LEARN MORE ABOUT SB318 / HB410…
In a 225-192 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, Feb. 15, approved legislation that would give businesses a chance to fix compliance issues with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), before federal lawsuits are filed against them. The…
For a second time, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee has carried over SB139 Committee Chairman Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, said the Alabama Department of Human Resources has concerns about the legislation to further restrict the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),…
After Sept. 20, 2018, any provider who has not yet been reimbursed for a 2016 overpaid pharmacy provider tax can apply for a refund, under Act No. 2018-95. “They will have to petition the Alabama Revenue Department to get the…
Legislation that would bring Alabama’s laws relating to general partnerships more closely into line with other states is on Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk. The Alabama Senate gave final approval Tuesday, Feb. 13, to HB72 by Rep. Bill Poole, R–Tuscaloosa. If…
Alabama’s education budget is expected to be on the House floor next week, and today is the deadline for candidates to qualify for the 2018 primaries (Check here for qualified Democrats and Republicans). Twenty of the 30 legislative days in the…