MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would prevent the state government from designating which types of businesses were allowed to stay open in situations such as the one experienced during the advent of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020.
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives met Tuesday and passed six pieces of legislation, including bills that would increase oversight of executive branch agencies and update language in the state’s policy on sex education. Alabama House recap: Bills to increase executive branch
(State of Alabama) MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 10th day of its 2021 regular session. There is also one committee meeting scheduled for the day, as well as one subcommittee meeting. Read about what occurred last Thursday on the ninth legislative day here.
The House is also expected to vote today on a bill that would ensure some businesses can’t be closed during states of emergency while their competitors remain open. READ MORE
“This bill does away with the connotation of essential and non-essential businesses existing in the state,” Kiel said on the House floor. READ MORE
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Alabama state director Rosemary Elebash on Monday called on the Alabama House of Representatives to pass State Rep. Jamie Kiel’s (R-Russellville) bill that would effectively erase the distinction between “essential” and “non-essential”