Lawmakers react to Governor Ivey’s State of the State address
Some democratic lawmakers are concerned about the “enhanced legal protections” for law enforcement officers that Governor Ivey said would be part of a package of bills she supports.
The Alabama Senate has approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that can make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.
The bill would have penalized a parent with up to a year of jail if they failed store a gun using a trigger lock, lock box or gun safe before their minor child brought it to school.
A bipartisan group of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement officers in Alabama have endorsed a public safety package that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns.
Alabama lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would write definitions of male and female into state law that excludes transgender people from being recognized under their gender identity.
Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion.
Alabama’s congressional district map is the subject of a federal trial to decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a second Black representative.
Alabama is among the states considering laws saying there are two sexes and rejecting the idea that people can change genders.
Some democratic lawmakers are concerned about the “enhanced legal protections” for law enforcement officers that Governor Ivey said would be part of a package of bills she supports.
Gov. Kay Ivey, in her State of the State Address, announced her support for a ban on the use of smartphones and other wireless communication devices in Alabama’s public schools.
Gov. Kay Ivey has delivered her annual State of the State Address inside the Alabama Capitol.