The bills now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature.
At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Governor Kay Ivey calls on lawmakers to approve funding for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis. Ivey told legislators that the healthcare high school project was one of her top priorities. And she urged lawmakers to make it a reality. She also announced that the results of the feasibility study the legislature requested…
The exemption would end in three years unless extended by lawmakers.
Lawmakers are aiming to give final approval to the bill on Thursday.
The measure now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Supporters said the legislation is needed to allow the state to compete for economic development projects.
On Wednesday, Alabama legislators began the special called session on allocating more than a half-billion dollars in American Rescue Plan funds. In the governor’s proclamation to legislators, Gov. Kay Ivey is directing the Legislature to appropriate more than $443 million dollars to deliver pandemic related healthcare and services, expand broadband connectivity throughout Alabama, improve access to clean water though water…
Congressional Districts were the topic of debate in the Alabama Senate on Wednesday.
Retired Army Sergeant Kenneth Paschal becomes the first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature in 140 years. He is the first Black Republican elected to the House since Reconstruction.
