LWVAL 2017 Legislative Report
Reporting on the 2017 Regular Session
of the Alabama Legislature

Last updated May 20, 2017

The 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature
adjourned Friday, May 19th sine die.

During the 2017 regular session of the Alabama Legislature, LWVAL kept citizens informed about the legislature's activities regarding issues of importance to the League via this 2017 Legislative Report. The report was updated weekly (with some exceptions). For each bill, the report includes bill sponsors, bill summary, link to complete bill text, current status of the legislation, LWVAL's position on the legislation, and LWVAL's action. Action Alerts urging citizens to contact their legislators were posted in this report at times when their voice would be most effective. See legislative reports for previous years.

• Voting Access and Processes including Election Laws and Redistricting
• Governmental Transparency
• Government Accountability, including Ethics in Government
• Adequate funding of essential General Fund programs
• Payday Loan Reform. LWVAL issued this Call to Action 4/18/17 to support SB284. LWVAL issued this Call to Action 4/22/17 to oppose HB314.

• Natural Resources & Energy Policy

• • Water Resources
• • Other Resource Issues
• • Energy Policy

• Education Policy and Funding
• Health Care Policy and Processes

• Tax Reform
• Issues identified by the LWVAL Advocacy Committee and/or State Board or Local Leagues.

• • Anti-discrimination Laws
• • Death Penalty
• • Lottery and Gambling
• • Criminal Justice
• • Constitutional Reform
• • Local Government
• • Other