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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.

2025 Legislative Update: Feb. 21, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The Alabama Legislature continued its regular schedule this week, holding two session days and a busy committee day on Wednesday. Eight of the thirty allotted legislative days are […]

2025 Legislative Update: Feb. 14, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY This week, the Alabama Legislature quickly got down to business. It was a three-day week, with committee meetings packed full of bills on Wednesday, in addition to a […]

2025 Legislative Update: Feb. 7, 2025

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY The Alabama Legislature convened for the 2025 Regular Session on Tuesday, marking the third year of the quadrennium with a swift start to legislative business. Lawmakers introduced 236 […]

2024 Legislative Session: May 7-9

Legislative Summary In the closing week of the 2024 Legislative Session, legislators met for three session days, and the pace alternated between periods of activity and waiting. Ultimately, the session […]

2024 Legislative Session: April 29-May 2

Legislative Summary It was a very busy week at the Alabama Legislature. Any bills not having passed their house of origin this week are no longer capable of final passage. […]

2024 Legislative Session: April 23-25

Legislative Summary This week, the Alabama Legislature was bustling, marked by a noticeable urgency as only five legislative days remain. Both houses prioritized advancing bills from their respective chambers to ensure any […]

2024 Legislative Session: April 16-18

Legislative Summary As we enter the final third of the session, the focus this week has been on advancing bills from their house of origin. With only 7 days remaining […]

2024 Legislative Session: April 9-11

Legislative Summary As we enter the final stretch of the Legislative Session, the atmosphere is charged with purpose, with only nine Legislative days remaining to address essential matters. The week […]

2024 Legislative Session: April 2-4

Legislative Summary The Alabama Legislature returned from Spring Break ready to work, with filled committee agendas and special order calendars. Legislators held session days Tuesday and Thursday, and Wednesday was […]

2024 Legislative Session: March 19-21

Legislative Summary After a week off for constituent work at home, the Alabama Legislature returned for a busy week before taking off for its official spring break next week. There […]

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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