Goat Hill Report- Week ending May 3, 2024
This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 26 and 27 of the 2024 session, leaving just three days remaining out of the maximum 30 legislative days. Although it has been previously speculated that the session would end in mid-May, legislative leaders stated this week that they intend to hold session…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending April 26, 2024
The end of session is in sight! This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 24 and 25 of the 2024 session this week, leaving just five days remaining out of the maximum 30 legislative days. The session is expected to wrap up by mid-May, but no later than May 21….
Goat Hill Report-Week ending April 19, 2024
The Alabama legislature completed Days 22 and 23 of the 2024 session this week, leaving seven days out of the maximum 30 legislative days. The session is expected to wrap up by early to mid-May, but no later than May 21. Details of this week’s action are provided below. Workforce…
Goat Hill Report- Week ending April 12, 2024
This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 20 and 21 of the 2024 session. With a maximum length of 30 legislative days, this year’s session is over two-thirds complete and is expected to wrap up by early to mid-May. Details of this week’s action are provided below. Budgets Move Forward…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending March 8, 2024
The Alabama legislature has reached the halfway point of the 2024 session, completing Days 13, 14 and 15 this week out of a possible 30 legislative days. As mentioned previously, the legislature will be taking off next week, returning the week of March 18, and then taking off the week…
Goat Hill Report-Week Ending March 1, 2024
This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 4 of the 2024 session. For the fourth week in a row, the legislature held a three-day week in anticipation of taking off two weeks in March (the weeks of March 11 and March 25). After this week, the legislature has completed 12…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending Feb. 23, 2024
This week the Alabama legislature completed its third week of the 2024 session. The legislature held its third consecutive three-day week in anticipation of taking off two weeks in March (the weeks of March 11 and March 25). After this week, the legislature is one-third of the way through the…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending Feb. 16, 2024
This week the Alabama legislature completed its second week of the 2024 session. The legislature held another three-day week in anticipation of taking off two weeks in March for Spring Break (the weeks of March 11 and March 25). The legislature has now completed 6 days out of a possible…
Goat Hill Report- Week ending Feb. 9, 2024
The 2024 Regular Session of the Alabama legislature began at noon on Tuesday, February 6, and later that evening Governor Kay Ivey delivered her State of the State address. Most observers are predicting an eventful and even contentious session, with issues like gambling and school choice on the agenda. Since…
Goat Hill Report-Week Ending in May 26, 2023
This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the 2023 legislative session. Four meeting days is unusual for a regular legislative session, but Day 27 occurred when legislative leaders decided to extend the late Thursday session into the wee hours of Friday morning. Based on…
Goat Hill Report- Week ending May 19, 2023
This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 21, 22 and 23 of the 2023 legislative session, leaving seven days in the 30-day session. The session is expected to conclude by mid-June. Details of this week’s notable action are provided below. Anti-ESG Legislation Advances On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed a…
Goat Hill Report- Week ending May 12, 2023
This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 19 and 20 of the 2023 legislative session, reaching the 2/3 completion mark of the 30-day session. The session is expected to conclude by mid-June. Details of this week’s notable action are provided below. Anti-ESG legislationThis week, SB261 by Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending May 5, 2023
This week, the Alabama legislature had a three-day work week and completed Days 16, 17 and 18 of the 2023 legislative session out of the maximum 30 legislative days. The session is expected to conclude by mid-June. Details of this week’s notable action are provided below. Education Budget and Supplemental…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending April 28, 2023
This week, the Alabama legislature reached the halfway point of the 2023 legislative session, completing 15 days out of the maximum 30 legislative days. The session is expected to conclude by mid-June. Details of this week’s notable action are provided below. General Fund Budget Passes the House The Alabama House…
Goat Hill Report- Week Ending April 21, 2023
This week, the Alabama legislature held another three-day week as they continue to “catch up” from the lost work days from the Special Session in March. The legislature has now completed 13 days out of a possible 30 legislative days, and the session is expected to wrap up in early-to-mid-June….