11 S Union St #733
Montgomery, AL 36130
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Website: legislature.state.al.us
Lee, Tallapoosa, Russell
Agriculture Conservation and Forestry, Banking and Insurance, Confirmations, Finance and Taxation Education, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, Transportation & Energy, Veterans and Military Affairs
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Tom Whatley’s Senate Bill 108 passed the Alabama Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 25-7. The proposal is designed to prohibit voters from switching parties between primary elections and primary runoff elections. The law currently allows a voter to participate in one party’s primary election then switch to another party […]
AUBURN, Ala. – Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) has shepherded a proposal through the Alabama Legislature that will make it easier for out-of-state college students living in Alabama to hunt and fish. Whatley was the Senate sponsor of House Bill 3, which will allow non-resident college students in Alabama to purchase hunting and fishing licenses at […]
Montgomery, AL- Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) has filed legislation in the Alabama State Senate to allow Alabamians to lawfully participate in daily online fantasy sports contests such as those run by DraftKings and FanDuel. Whatley’s proposal would require fantasy sports websites operating in Alabama to register with the Secretary of State’s office and create a […]
AUBURN, Ala. – Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) today held a legislative roundtable in Auburn with leaders from across State Senate District 27, which includes Lee, Tallapoosa, and Russell Counties. Participants included Lee County Commissioners Robert Ham and John Andrew Harris, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, Auburn City Council member Beth Witten, small business owner […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama National Guard has taken the Alexander City armory off a list of sites to be shuttered, Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) announced. “This is fantastic news for Alexander City and the surrounding area,” Whatley said. “The armory has been in Alexander City since 1954 and is a central part of Tallapoosa […]
For Alabama’s economy to flourish in the twenty-first century, it is essential that all Alabama families, schools, and businesses have access to high-speed Internet. And the best route to provide the best product always involves competition. If a fifth grader in a rural Alabama county can only access the Internet via a dial-up connection, […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate passed legislation by Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) to strengthen the criminal penalty for aggravated abuse of a child. Under Ava’s Law, a person can be charged with murder if they commit aggravated child abuse that results in a child’s death. Under current Alabama legal code, aggravated […]
Senators Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) and Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) are pleased to announce that the city of Opelika has been awarded a grant of $153,558.00 for work on the Shared Use Path in downtown Opelika. The office of Governor Robert Bentley informed Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and Senators Dial and Whatley of the grant in a […]
Alabama and other agriculture-based states took off when roads were built to help farmers get their goods to market more quickly. Our country grew leaps and bounds when President Eisenhower had the foresight to invest in a national interstate system. Even thirty years ago, cities and counties had to focus on developing modern public water […]