What grade would lawmakers give the 2026 Alabama legislative session?
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The 2026 session of the Alabama Legislature has ended, so what grade would lawmakers give to their performance?
A few bills are still on their way to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature.
One is a bill that requires the 10 Commandments to be displayed in certain areas of public schools.
Another is bill that says children who have switched schools under the state’s CHOOSE Act will not have to sit out a year if they want to play sports at their new school.
A bill to keep people who receive SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, from being able to use those benefits to buy candy and sodas.
One bill of local interest didn’t make it through this year’s session. It would have allowed the state to take over staffing of police departments in Montgomery and Huntsville if those police departments do not meet minimum staffing numbers.
The bill was sponsored by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) who said he wanted to do something to put more officers on the streets of Montgomery. But Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed strongly opposed it, not wanting the state to interfere in what he’s trying to do at the city level.
Watch the video above to see the grade that some lawmakers gave this year’s session.
