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The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate.It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serve four-year terms and in which all are elected in the same cycle.
Name Session Start date End date Last election Alabama Constitution of 1819: 1819 October 1819 [1]: December 1819 November 9, 1880 [2]: 1881 November 15, 1898 [3]: February 23, 1899 [3]
The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 state senators, in keeping with Article IV, Section 50, of the Alabama Constitution, which limits the Alabama House of Representatives to 105 members, and the senate to 35; together with Article IX, Sections 197 and 198, which requires that membership in the state senate consist of not less than one-fourth, nor more than one-third, of the total ...
In a reference sheet about the bill, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama said SB 129 was intended to have “a chilling effect on discourse regarding race, class, sexuality, and national ...
Alabama is one of the states in which the governor has the power to accept or reject any particular item of an appropriation bill without vetoing the entire bill. In this event, only the vetoed item of the appropriation bill is returned to the house of origin for reconsideration by the Legislature.
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state's November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump.
Alabama state senators approved the bill Thursday on a 26-7 vote that broke down along party lines. The approval came after six hours of debate and attempts — some successful, and some not ...
The Alabama State House is a state government building in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It houses several state agencies, most notably the Alabama Legislature , which comprises the Alabama Senate and the Alabama House of Representatives .