From @thebloombroup: Former House Speaker Seth Hammett named interim chief of staff for Gov. Bentley. From @thebloomgroup via @ALForestry: Beason is a strong second in U.S. House District 6 primary without spending any campaign money.
The session ended amid the announcement of the resignation of a prominent House member and the subsequent announcement of a plea deal with state prosecutors. Tuesday (28th legislative day): TRepresentative Greg Wren of Montgomery entered a plea arrangement for an ethics violation, using his office for personal gain. After getting over the shocking
by Allen Sanderson We’ve just wrapped up another busy session, one that was particularly productive and successful for our clients. We worked hard over the last few months, but we’re always ready to work harder and to serve more businesses and organizations seeking a voice in the halls of government.
It will all begin again in 2015. Legislators elected in November will return to the State House in January 2015 for an organizational session. The 2015 regular session will start in March 2015.
While some progress was made this week, the education budget is still not ready to go to the Governor. The issue will be taken up again when the legislature returns from Spring Break. Tuesday (25th legislative day): The House passed a number of local bills, and after lengthy discussion, passed a House substitute for
Early in the day on Thursday, many thought a compromise education budget was headed to Governor Bentley for his review over the legislative spring break next week. The governor had publically voiced his support for a teacher pay increase and full funding for teachers’ health insurance plan. As negotiations continued
The education budget and several education-related bills, including one aimed at Common Core, came up in both chambers this week. Tuesday (23rd legislative day): The House passed several local bills and general bills to provide a sales tax exemption for an original work of art sold in a municipality’s cultural district and to authorize
Four abortion-related bills passed the House this week, and bills changing the way in which teachers are laid off were approved by committees in the House and the Senate. Tuesday (20th legislative day): The House passed a couple of bills of local application and several general. After considerable debate they passed four bills
This week, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said he would send back to the legislature an education budget that does not include a 2 percent pay increase and an increase in health insurance for funding education employees. Last week, the Senate passed an education budget with a one-time 1 percent bonus
The Education Trust Fund budget, abortion-related bills and welfare reform bills were all on the agenda this week. Tuesday (17th legislative day): The House Health Committee passed four abortion bills with little discussion, including one that would ban the procedure after six weeks. One of the bills would place restrictions on minors seeking
