Not enough Alabama House members voted Wednesday morning to consider legislation requiring the governor to approve any health emergency rule or order issued by the state health officer. When the House sponsor tried to bring up a revised version Thursday,…
Wednesday, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee voted to amend Act No. 2021-419, the 2021 law that allows wineries to ship wine directly to Alabama homes. SB172 by Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, would: allow a direct wine shipper licensee…
The week started out marking the two-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic and ended looking forward to a legislative spring break. Only seven legislative days remain in 2022 regular session. When the Legislature returns Tuesday, March 29, from its spring…
The Alabama Retail Association will accept nominations for the 2022 Alabama Retailer of the Year and the Alabama Centennial Retailer awards through Friday, April 29. In its 22nd year, the Alabama Retailer of the Year awards recognize outstanding retailers who…
In the 2022 regular session, the Alabama Legislature agreed to changes in the state’s pharmacy intern regulations and in how pharmacies are notified of disciplinary action. Revised Pharmacy Intern Regulation Effective June 1: The statute allows the state pharmacy board…
With only nine legislative days remaining in 2022 regular session, the legislative majority is moving quickly on priority bills, including tax relief. This week both chambers voted to do away with the state’s minimum business privilege tax, while the House…
Alabama pharmacy interns and externs will be under new regulations, effective June 1. Act No. 2022-130 by Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton and Rep. Jeff Sorrells, R-Hartford, was signed it into law March 10. An update to 1966 law, the new…
Download Zip File With Mask Graphics Health officials recommend wearing face coverings to avoid unintentionally spreading the coronavirus to others, especially in areas of high levels of transmission. On March 10, 2022, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) extended its requirement…
On May 1, sellers who did less than $1.5 million in sales in Alabama in 2021 won’t have to estimate and pay sales taxes in advance each month, under small business tax relief the governor signed into law Monday. That…
Recalls Affecting Alabama Retailers BABY FORMULA Feb. 17, 2022/Updated at 4 p.m. Feb. 28, 2022 FDA warns consumers not to use certain powdered infant formula produced in Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI, facility Link to Abbott’s recall webpage, including ways to…