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A bill that would create a lifetime concealed carry permit and require Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to develop a statewide firearm prohibited person database passed its final vote on Thursday.

A constitutional amendment that would allow the state to borrow $80 million to improve state parks passed its first vote in the Alabama Legislature on Wednesday.

By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A bill that would have prohibited the use of hand-held cell phones and other electronic devices while driving failed to pass the House by one vote on Tuesday.    The final vote on the bill was 47-48 with four members abstaining. House Bill 90 is sponsored by...

Good afternoon and Happy Easter Sunday!Here’s your Daily News for April 4.   1. Health officials urging masks, caution over Easter holiday With the potential for crowded churches and big family gatherings over Easter, health officials are urging people to follow Alabama’s mandate for face masks and social distancing to avoid a new surge of COVID-19....

Bills that would allow the home delivery of beer, wine and liquor passed the House of Representatives Thursday.

It was committee day in the State House Wednesday as several House and Senate panels met to consider proposals moving through the legislative process. Here's a rundown of notable action.

On their first day back in session after spring break, lawmakers in the House and Senate slowed down legislative action to draw out debate and call attention to lack of movement on other bills.

Alabama’s daily COVID 19 statistics continue to improve, with hospitalizations, deaths and new cases trending downward to look like they did at almost a year ago when the pandemic was first starting. That has state health officials cautiously optimistic, but still asking the public to remain vigilant against the virus.

The State House will still largely be closed to the public when the legislature comes back from their spring break on Tuesday to finish out the second half of the legislative session.

In the wake of the 2020 elections, measures to change voting procedures and regulations have been introduced at the federal and state levels, revealing a deep partisan divide over how voting should work. While Democrats in Congress are pushing legislation that would limit states' ability to enact strict voting requirements, Republicans in state legislatures are considering bills to tighten voting regulations in the name of securing voter integrity.

By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An agenda full of contentious bills passed the House Thursday paired with multiple motions to cut off debate, which many Democrats decried as “unjust.” Motions of cloture, which cut off debate after 20 minutes, were approved on multiple bills Thursday, many of which had broad opposition from...

Legislation dealing with absentee voting in Alabama passed their first legislative hurdle Wednesday as they passed through the House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee.

A bill that would increase penalties for those who participate in riots passed out of committee on Tuesday with several changes.  

By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama House of Representatives debated and voted on bills dealing with election and voting laws Tuesday as the 2021 Regular Session reached its midway point. A bill that would allow certain individuals to omit their personal identifying information from the state’s voter registration list passed...