MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 13th day of its 2021 regular session.
The House will gavel in at 1:00 p.m., followed by the Senate at 2:00.
Here’s what you should look out for on the day:
Alabama Senate
Before the upper chamber gets in, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will meet at 1:00.
The committee’s 16-bill agenda is comprised of mostly House bills, as well as some Senate-originated elections and public expenditures bills.
On the floor, the Senate is expected to take up SB 214, Sen. Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) comprehensive gaming bill. There is a chance the legislation could be delayed as fine-tuning continues, however Marsh’s latest public comments still have SB 214 being considered on Tuesday.
Alabama House
The House Judiciary Committee will kick the day off at 10:00 a.m., with a one-bill agenda of HB 445. This is Rep. Allen Treadaway’s (R-Morris) anti-rioting bill that is expected to be generally opposed by Democrats in both chambers. There will be a public hearing on the bill, followed by a committee vote during the meeting.
At that same time, House Financial Services will meet, followed by Ways and Means General Fund at 11:45.
On the floor, the House’s first special order calendar will be the General Fund appropriations package. A second special order calendar has been drafted, although it is unclear if that calendar — at least in its entirety — will be taken up. This latter calendar is the remainder of the bills left untouched from last Thursday’s second special order calendar.
This second special order calendar consists of items including HB 404, SB 126 and HB 246.
SB 126, sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia) and carried in the House by Rep. Gil Isbell (R-Gadsden), would legalize and regulate the home delivery of sealed alcoholic beverages from restaurants, grocery stores, breweries and other licensed retail stores.
Sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika), HB 246 would legalize yoga being offered in public K-12 schools.
Livestreams are available for certain committee rooms and both chambers here.
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
