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Legislative Update

The Legislative Update is a weekly e-newsletter from the Alabama State Bar providing status reports and summaries of legislative activity that may be of interest to our members. We send it every Friday during the Legislative Session. For questions or comments, contact Alabama State Bar Legislative Counsel Suzanne Huffaker at suzanne.huffaker@alabar.org. If you don’t receive the email, make sure your email preferences on your Member Dashboard are set to receive “non-official” emails.

2026 Legislative Update: January 16, 2026

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY As the 2026 Legislative Session begins, the Alabama State Bar is introducing a new legislative tracking format to make it easier for members to follow bills relevant to […]

2025 Legislative Update: May 9, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session is nearing completion. Days 28 and 29 took place this week, with the final legislative day scheduled for Wednesday, May 14. With time […]

2025 Legislative Update: May 2, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The Alabama Legislature is in the final stretch of the 2025 Legislative Session. Days 26 and 27 are now complete, with three possible legislative days remaining. This week […]

2025 Legislative Update: April 25, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The Alabama Legislature completed Days 24 and 25 of the 2025 Legislative Session this week, leaving only five possible meeting days remaining. This was a two-day session week, […]

2025 Legislative Update: April 18, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The final weeks of the 2025 legislative session have begun. While activity has ramped up in some areas, the introduction of new bills has slowed. This was a […]

2025 Legislative Update: April 11, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The Alabama Legislature had a busy week, meeting for three session days and holding a full slate of committee meetings on Wednesday. With 21 of the 30 allowed […]

2025 Legislative Update: April 4, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The Alabama Legislature returned this week following Spring Break and has now entered the long stretch to complete the session. Lawmakers met for two legislative days, with Wednesday […]

2025 Legislative Update: March 21, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY After a week focused on constituent services, the Alabama Legislature returned for a three-day workweek filled with committee meetings and legislative sessions. Sixteen of the thirty allotted session […]

2025 Legislative Update: March 7, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY This week, the Alabama Legislature continued with a three-day session. It was a busy week, with committee meetings and a legislative session on Wednesday, followed by the annual […]

2025 Legislative Update: Feb. 28, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY This week, the Alabama Legislature continued with a regular two-day schedule. The session convened on Tuesday and Thursday, with Wednesday packed full of committee meetings until late afternoon. […]

Legislative Update

The Legislative Update is a weekly e-newsletter from the Alabama State Bar providing status reports and summaries of legislative activity that may be of interest to our members. We send it every Friday during the Legislative Session. For questions or comments, contact Alabama State Bar Legislative Counsel Suzanne Huffaker at suzanne.huffaker@alabar.org. If you don’t receive the email, make sure your email preferences on your Member Dashboard are set to receive “non-official” emails.

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Court Cost Study

The Alabama State Bar requested that the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) review our current court cost structure within the State of Alabama with an emphasis on its relationship to court funding by the Alabama Legislature.

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