Ralph Chapoco

6 days ago | alabamareflector.com | Anna Barrett |Ralph Chapoco |Alander Rocha

Here is a list of the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. Tuesday, April 15HouseHB 549, sponsored by Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, authorizes the Butler County sheriff to conduct fundraising events, such as rodeos, and use the proceeds for any lawful purpose related to the sheriff’s office operations. The bill passed 14-0. It goes to the Senate. HB 550, sponsored by Rep.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Anna Barrett |Ralph Chapoco |Alander Rocha

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, looks out over the Alabama House prior to the start of the session on April 17, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)Here is a list of the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. Tuesday, April 15HouseHB 549, sponsored by Rep.

1 week ago | alabamareflector.com | Ralph Chapoco

by Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector April 17, 2025 The House Judiciary Committee Wednesday  approved legislation that requires law enforcement to verify people’s immigration status during a stop if they have “reasonable suspicion” they are not authorized to be in the country. SB 53, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, also makes it a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for someone to knowingly transport a person without proper authorization into the state.

1 week ago | alabamareflector.com | Ralph Chapoco

by Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector April 17, 2025 An Alabama House committee approved legislation that puts a five-year time limit on firearm bans for certain felony convictions  and enhances the criminal penalty for people who fire into a building with people in it. SB 119, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Pike Road, revises state laws on who is barred from owning a firearm and enhances some penalties around it. .

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ralph Chapoco

The Hernandez Family joins a protest against anti immigration bills now proposed before Congress in Birmingham, Alabama,, on Saturday February 22, 2025. An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved legislation targeting immigrants. (Andi Rice for Alabama Reflector)The House Judiciary Committee Wednesday  approved legislation that requires law enforcement to verify people’s immigration status during a stop if they have “reasonable suspicion” they are not authorized to be in the country.