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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

This week, the Alabama legislature held a three-day week, which is considered an accelerated pace but is necessary to make up for the lost work days from the Special Session in March. The legislature has now completed 10 days out of a possible 30 legislative days, and at this pace…

Goat Hill Report for Week Ending March 24, 2023 The Alabama Legislature’s 2023 Regular Session resumed this week after the hiatus for the Special Session to allocate federal ARPA funds. The legislature met two days this week but will be off this week for Spring Break. Budgets Introduced On Tuesday,…