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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 7, 2024 | AL | SB 1 | Prohibits Assistance with Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (75 - 28) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | AL | SB 1 | Prohibits Assistance with Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
May 5, 2023 | AL | SB 9 | Requires All Electronic Voting Machines Use Paper Ballots | Bill Passed - House (78 - 27) |
May 2, 2023 | AL | SB 10 | Prohibits Electronic Voting Machines from Being Connected to Internet or Bluetooth | Bill Passed - House (77 - 28) |
April 7, 2022 | AL | SB 313 | Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Ballot Initiatives | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0) |
April 7, 2022 | AL | SB 313 | Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Ballot Initiatives | Bill Passed - House (73 - 26) |
March 31, 2022 | AL | HB 135 | Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
March 17, 2022 | AL | HB 239 | Prohibits Poll Watchers from Assisting Individuals with Voting | Bill Passed - House (79 - 21) |
Feb. 1, 2022 | AL | SB 77 | Prohibits Purchase of Foreign-Made U.S. and Alabama Flags | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2) |
Nov. 3, 2021 | AL | HB 2 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
Nov. 1, 2021 | AL | HB 2 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (68 - 35) |
May 17, 2021 | AL | HB 285 | Prohibits Curbside Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6) |
April 27, 2021 | AL | HB 538 | Limits the Time Frame for Receiving Absentee Ballot Applications | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 12) |
April 22, 2021 | AL | HB 538 | Limits the Time Frame for Receiving Absentee Ballot Applications | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
April 22, 2021 | AL | HB 154 | Requires Municipal Candidates to File Campaign Finance Reports Electronically | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
April 22, 2021 | AL | HB 388 | Requires General Election Laws be Implemented 6 Months Before a General Election | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
April 15, 2021 | AL | SB 358 | Prohibits State and Local Governments from Enforcing Any Federal Firearms Act | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
April 13, 2021 | AL | SB 319 | Authorizes Voting to Expand Casino Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
April 6, 2021 | AL | HB 388 | Requires General Election Laws be Implemented 6 Months Before a General Election | Bill Passed - House (75 - 24) |
April 1, 2021 | AL | SB 97 | Reduces the Power of the Public Health Officer During a Public Health Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
April 1, 2021 | AL | SB 97 | Reduces the Power of the Public Health Officer During a Public Health Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
March 18, 2021 | AL | HB 285 | Prohibits Curbside Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 25) |
March 16, 2021 | AL | HB 167 | Prohibits Voting in the Same Election in Alabama and In Another State | Bill Passed - House (76 - 12) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | AL | HB 73 | Requires the Judicial Circuit to Create Diversion Programs | Bill Passed - House (88 - 9) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | AL | HB 23 | Authorizes Judges to Use Their Discretion When Determining Sentences | Bill Passed - House (84 - 18) |
May 18, 2020 | AL | SB 161 | Appropriates CARES Act Funds to the State Government for the COVID-19 Pandemic | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
Feb. 11, 2020 | AL | HB 147 | Prohibits City Occupational Taxes Without Permission of State Legislature | Bill Passed - House (74 - 27) |
May 31, 2019 | AL | SB 397 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create Governor-Appointed Board of Education | Bill Passed - House (78 - 21) |
April 25, 2019 | AL | SB 220 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
March 28, 2018 | AL | HB 317 | Exempts Certain Individuals from Registering as Lobbyists | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
Jan. 23, 2018 | AL | HB 17 | Repeals Special Elections | Bill Passed - House (67 - 31) |
May 4, 2017 | AL | HB 155 | Establishes Budget for 2017-2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
April 11, 2017 | AL | SB 193 | Authorizes Briarwood Presbyterian Church to Form a Police Force | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
April 4, 2017 | AL | SB 16 | Prohibits Judicial Override of Sentencing Decisions | Bill Passed - House (78 - 19) |
April 4, 2017 | AL | SB 129 | Establishes Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2) |
Feb. 25, 2016 | AL | HB 174 | Prohibits Local Governments from Establishing Wage or Employee Benefits Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
Feb. 16, 2016 | AL | HB 174 | Prohibits Local Governments from Establishing Wage or Employee Benefits Requirements | Bill Passed - House (71 - 31) |
Feb. 11, 2016 | AL | HB 37 | Prohibits Requiring Employees to Join or Pay Unions | Bill Failed - House (60 - 24) |
June 3, 2015 | AL | SB 216 | Authorizes Certain Agencies to Raise Fees | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
April 7, 2015 | AL | HB 193 | Authorizes Counties to Establish Administrative Programs | Bill Passed - House (76 - 17) |
Feb. 20, 2014 | AL | HB 45 | Authorizes Display of the Ten Commandments on State Property | Amendment Adopted - House (77 - 19) |
Feb. 20, 2014 | AL | HB 45 | Authorizes Display of the Ten Commandments on State Property | Amendment Adopted - House (77 - 19) |
April 30, 2013 | AL | SB 93 | Prohibits the Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
April 30, 2013 | AL | HB 162 | Amends the Voter Registration Deadline | Bill Passed - House (67 - 34) |
April 30, 2013 | AL | HB 8 | Requires Courts to Apply "Strict Scrutiny" to Certain Firearm Regulation Laws | Bill Passed - House (76 - 22) |
April 30, 2013 | AL | HB 8 | Requires Courts to Apply "Strict Scrutiny" to Certain Firearm Regulation Laws | Bill Passed - House (76 - 22) |
March 7, 2013 | AL | SB 41 | Amends Employment Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10) |
May 24, 2012 | AL | SB 25 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (65 - 36) |
May 24, 2012 | AL | HB 19 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 24, 2012 | AL | HB 19 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 24, 2012 | AL | SB 25 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (65 - 36) |
May 22, 2012 | AL | SB 25 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
May 22, 2012 | AL | SB 25 | State Senate Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
May 21, 2012 | AL | HB 19 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (66 - 35) |
May 21, 2012 | AL | HB 19 | State House Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (66 - 35) |
Feb. 16, 2012 | AL | HB 159 | Authorizes Economic Development Incentive Program | Bill Passed - House (65 - 22) |
June 9, 2011 | AL | HB 60 | Prohibiting Mandatory Participation in any Health Care System | Amendment Adopted - Senate (24 - 9) |
June 9, 2011 | AL | HB 60 | Prohibiting Mandatory Participation in any Health Care System | Amendment Adopted - Senate (24 - 9) |
June 2, 2011 | AL | SB 484 | 2011 Congressional Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 45) |
June 2, 2011 | AL | SB 484 | 2011 Congressional Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 45) |
June 2, 2011 | AL | SB 484 | 2011 Congressional Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 15) |
June 2, 2011 | AL | SB 484 | 2011 Congressional Redistricting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 15) |
April 21, 2011 | AL | SJR 82 | Establishing A Constitutional Revision Commission | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (17 - 9) |
April 5, 2011 | AL | HB 60 | Prohibiting Mandatory Participation in any Health Care System | Amendment Adopted - House (67 - 28) |
April 5, 2011 | AL | HB 60 | Prohibiting Mandatory Participation in any Health Care System | Amendment Adopted - House (67 - 28) |
March 24, 2011 | AL | HB 60 | Prohibiting Mandatory Participation in any Health Care System | Amendment Rejected - House (59 - 28) |
March 24, 2011 | AL | HB 60 | Prohibiting Mandatory Participation in any Health Care System | Amendment Rejected - House (59 - 28) |
March 22, 2011 | AL | HB 19 | Requires Photo Identification to Vote | Bill Passed - House (64 - 31) |
April 1, 2010 | AL | SB 233 | Prohibiting Individual Health Care Mandate | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
Feb. 23, 2010 | AL | HJR 54 | Referendum on Constitutional Convention | Motion Agreed - House (58 - 32) |
Feb. 23, 2010 | AL | HJR 54 | Referendum on Constitutional Convention | Motion Agreed - House (58 - 32) |
Aug. 14, 2009 | AL | HB 13 | Authorizes an Occupational Tax for Jefferson County | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9) |
Aug. 12, 2009 | AL | HB 13 | Authorizes an Occupational Tax for Jefferson County | Bill Passed - House (17 - 15) |
May 14, 2009 | AL | HB 175 | Permitting Elections in Smaller Municipalities on Allowing Alcohol | Veto Override Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
April 30, 2009 | AL | HB 175 | Permitting Elections in Smaller Municipalities on Allowing Alcohol | Veto Override Passed - House (54 - 19) |
April 21, 2009 | AL | HB 175 | Permitting Elections in Smaller Municipalities on Allowing Alcohol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 23) |
April 21, 2009 | AL | HB 175 | Permitting Elections in Smaller Municipalities on Allowing Alcohol | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 9) |
March 3, 2009 | AL | SB 279 | Funding for Road Construction | Bill Failed - Senate (19 - 11) |
May 31, 2008 | AL | SB 51 | 2008-2009 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (98 - 4) |
May 29, 2008 | AL | SB 51 | 2008-2009 Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
May 1, 2008 | AL | HB 787 | State Employees in Public Office | Bill Passed - House (57 - 36) |
April 15, 2008 | AL | HB 274 | Food Sales Tax Repeal | Bill Passed - House (63 - 38) |
Feb. 26, 2008 | AL | HB 73 | Prohibiting Money Transfers Between Political Action Committees | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
March 20, 2007 | AL | HJR 29 | State Legislature Pay Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
March 20, 2007 | AL | HJR 29 | State Legislature Pay Increase | Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 41) |
April 18, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25) |
April 6, 2006 | AL | SA 85045-1 to HB 135 | Food Sales and Use Tax Reduction Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (16 - 11) |
April 6, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - House (94 - 3) |
April 5, 2006 | AL | HB 51 | Presidential Primary Date | Bill Passed - House (79 - 14) |
March 29, 2006 | AL | Executive Amendment 84452-1 to HB 272 | Educational Funds Amendment | Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 38) |
March 29, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
Feb. 23, 2006 | AL | SB 31 | Alcohol Tax | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 14) |