11 S Union St #727
Montgomery, AL 36130
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Website: legislature.state.al.us
Morgan, Madison, Limestone
Finance & Taxation Education, Finance & Taxation General Fund, Fiscal Responsibility & Economic Development, Governmental Affairs, Judiciary, Rules
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) to protect Alabamians from a mandate that would require individuals to present a COVID-19 vaccine passport. “Any demand by the government to require individuals to carry proof of COVID-19 vaccination strips them of the right to make basic choices for themselves […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate today passed the $7.67 billion Education Trust Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2022, the largest education budget in state history. The budget, SB189, sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), passed favorably out of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education with a 12-0 vote on March 16. The […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate approved a $6.6 billion Education Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2019, which starts October 1, and a 2.5% pay raise for Alabama’s teachers and education support personnel on Thursday afternoon. It is the largest education budget for Alabama’s schools since the great recession of 2008. “Nothing is more important than ensuring […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama and South Dakota are the only states in the nation that don’t require companies to report the theft of electronic consumer information. On Thursday morning, the State Senate moved to protect consumers by passing the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act, which will require private companies and state agencies to report […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The State Senate moved on Thursday morning to establish the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, a central proposal of Governor Kay Ivey’s State of the State address in January. The School will be located in Huntsville. Sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), the legislation sailed through on a 26-0 vote. […]
A recently-released report on insurance costs nationwide shows average premiums for health insurance exchange plans sold in Alabama have increased 223 percent since 2013, more than twice the national average and the highest increase of any state in the nation. With such dramatic increases, more and more Alabama working families are being forced to forego […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Thirty-two states –including Arkansas, Florida, and Georgia- use performance-based formulas to determine higher education spending. Alabama could be poised to join them soon. This week, Senators Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) submitted a plan in the Alabama Legislature to create an advisory council on outcome-based funding for Alabama’s community […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate today approved by a 29-2 vote a historically strong budget for the Education Trust Fund. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget allocates $6.4 billion to Alabama’s K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities. It is the largest education budget since 2008, and the second largest budget since 1995, the last […]
Montgomery, Ala. – On Tuesday evening, the Alabama House of Representatives, by a 77-15 vote, gave final approval to a proposal by State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) to save taxpayers money by ensuring the equal distribution of district and circuit judges across Alabama. Senate Bill 90, a “Strengthen Alabama” Senate GOP agenda item, will create […]
Montgomery, Ala. – Today the Alabama Senate approved a proposal by Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) to save taxpayers’ money by ensuring the equal distribution of district and circuit judges across Alabama. Senate Bill 90, a “Strengthen Alabama” AL Senate GOP agenda item, will create a Judicial Resources Allocation Commission, headed by the Chief Justice of […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Senate Republican Caucus leadership commented Wednesday on the passage of the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget for fiscal year 2017 (FY17). Next year’s education budget will have total spending of $6.3 billion, including strategic increases for community colleges, student assessments, and scholarships for veterans. Most importantly, it funds a well-deserved pay […]
Republicans in the state legislature are committed to saving money for Alabama’s taxpayers. Reforms to teacher and state employee retirement plans were made in 2012 that will save the taxpayers billions of dollars over the next thirty years and beyond. This year, the Legislature passed a landmark reform of the retirement programs for district attorneys, […]
The old saying is give people an inch and they will take a mile. Unfortunately, this is especially true of politicians. We have all heard candidates make outrageous statements in the heat of the moment during a hard-fought campaign. But what is far worse is when those same politicians, behind the scenes, quietly ignore campaign […]
On Thursday, the Alabama State Senate passed the Apprenticeship Tax Credit by Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) to encourage companies to train apprentices The legislation provides a $1,000 tax credit to companies that train an apprentice for at least seven months in a tax year. Sen. Orr’s economic development bill is part of the Alabama Senate […]