11 S Union St #734
Montgomery, AL 36130
Email: [email protected]
Website: legislature.state.al.us
Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lawrence
Agriculture Conservation & Forestry, Confirmations, Finance & Taxation General Fund, Healthcare, Judiciary
Bio forthcoming.
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. – Senator Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) has secured nearly $2.9 million in new money for north Alabama schools and colleges. This year’s proposed state education budget, which was given final approval by the Legislature on Wednesday, includes a $2.2 million increase for the University of North Alabama (which includes a $464,000 technology appropriation) along with […]
As we enter the home stretch of the 2018 legislative session and wrap up the final months of this quadrennium, I wanted to take a moment and look back. While things have been moving along very smoothly this session, there have certainly been bumps in the road over the past four years, but now we […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senator Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) has introduced a bill in the Alabama Senate that seeks to establish a scholarship program for medical students who will practice medicine in rural Alabama. If approved, the Alabama Physician Initiative (Senate Bill 210) would authorize the Alabama Medical Education Consortium to administer up to 25 scholarships annually […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Senator Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) has introduced the Children’s Equal Access Act in the Alabama Legislature to clarify child custody law and create a fair, uniform starting point for all child custody cases. Existing Alabama child custody law is ambiguous at points and that ambiguity creates an unfair and unpredictable process for parents. […]
There is a crisis in Alabama’s prisons today and there has been for years. Currently, our prison facilities are dangerously overcrowded. The Department of Corrections says the prisons are at 182% capacity – the highest in the country. This situation has made it difficult for correctional officers to effectively manage the inmate population. Just last […]
Every dollar that funds government comes from the pocket of a taxpayer. This is a basic truth that politicians sometimes forget. At the national level, you have socialists like Bernie Sanders arguing the government should provide “free” health care, “free” college tuition, and basically a life “free” from all worries. The problem is, as […]
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Maybe you are looking for a “fun” topic to discuss with your family over the Christmas holidays, so let me fill you in on state employee pensions. The State of Alabama must make smart reforms to public employee pensions to both save taxpayer dollars and […]
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. Our family gathers to eat turkey, cranberry sauce, dressing, pecan pie, and catch up on each other’s lives (and of course, watch a little football). Time slows down briefly at Thanksgiving, as the people I love most surround me. Probably sounds familiar to your family […]
On Thursday, Senator Larry Stutts welcomed students from Russellville High School’s engineering rocket team to the State Capitol, and honored their recent national championship with a Senate resolution he presented to the team on the Senate floor. “It was a privilege to present a Senate resolution to these hard-working students,” said Senator Stutts. “Their teachers, […]