2017 LWVAL Leg Report

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.

Click a link below to see the 2017 bills and League action.

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Priority Level I
Monitoring and action of highest priority. Major areas for resource expenditure.

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.

Priority Level II
Monitoring occurs. Action dependent on opportunity and available resources.

Natural Resources & Energy Policy

Priority Level III
Monitoring occurs. If and when opportunities arise, determine if action is feasible given resources and higher priorities.

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