Capitol Notes Archive

The Legislature met for two days last week, breaking a consistent pattern of three-day weeks during this Regular Session. Despite the “break” on Wednesday, both legislative bodies put in significant hours last week due to serious debate on a number of substantive and controversial ...Read More

Lawmakers continued its session last week completing days 19, 20 and 21 of the 30-day Regular Session. Legislative leaders have indicated that lawmakers will meet two days this week before taking spring break next week. Concealed Carry Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Thursday ...Read More

The 2022 Regular Session reached its halfway point last week. Lawmakers continued their work on both the General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets as well as a number of other issues. Read below for details! ARPA Tax Relief Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation ...Read More

ARPA Tax Relief The Senate passed SB 152 Thursday, which would ensure that Alabamians are not required to pay state income taxes on expanded benefits under the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”).  Such pandemic relief benefits include an increased child tax credit, increased dependent ...Read More

Gov. Kay Ivey put the 2022 Regular Legislative Session on hold last week by calling a special session to prioritize the allocation of federal COVID relief funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). Legislators are working to determine how best to invest ...Read More

The Alabama Legislature convened last Tuesday to start the 2022 Regular Legislative Session. In addition to their usual activities of crafting both the General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets, lawmakers will also consider a couple of tax-reduction bills introduced by Sen. Arthur Orr ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 7, 2021 — The Legislature met this week for the 28th and 29th legislative days of the 2021 Regular Session. Without question, this was the session’s most contentious week, as multiple controversial issues were debated on the House and Senate floors. ...Read More