Legal Archive

MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 5, 2021, Montgomery, Ala. — The fifth week of the 2021 Regular Session saw the introduction and advancement of several pieces of legislation important to the association. On Tuesday, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate that would govern how ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala., February 26, 2021 — The association’s top legislative priority, the Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Financial Protection Act, has passed the Legislature and is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk! Senate Bill 181 gives financial institutions the discretion to refuse or delay a ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter The United States Code — the collection of all bills passed by Congress and signed into law by the president — is comprised of 53 “titles,” each addressing a particular subject matter. They cover the waterfront — literally, as the ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala., February 12, 2021 — The Alabama Legislature met for a second consecutive three-day week, meaning even though the 2021 session began just last week, it is now one-fifth complete. Week 2 saw the quick passage of three major pro-business priorities, the introduction ...Read More

by Brian Malcom With the promise of low-interest or no-interest loans, and even the possibility of loan forgiveness, small businesses rocked by COVID-19 have recently turned to banks to apply for federally guaranteed funds. These funds are vital to many small businesses in order ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 22, 2020 — The oddest session of the Alabama Legislature in recent memory, if ever, adjourned on Monday. Disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, more than half of the actual working days of the session were conducted in a State House closed ...Read More

The last week of the legislative session before a lengthy spring break was filled with an extra dose of tension, as a pair of controversial bills hit the Senate floor and fears over a global health pandemic seized the state capital. On Tuesday, Senators ...Read More