LWVAL 2018 Legislative Report
Reporting on the 2018 Regular Session
of the Alabama Legislature
The 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die March 30, 2018.
The Alabama Legislature convened the 2018 Regular Session on January 9 and adjourned sine die on March 30. During this session, LWVAL kept citizens informed about the legislature's activities regarding issues of importance to the League via the 2018 Legislative Report. The report was updated weekly (with some exceptions). For each bill, the report included 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. Action was based on the LWVAL issue positions and/or League principles. These were the LWVAL 2018 legislative action priorities.
icon indicates movement of a bill or addition of a new bill.Monitoring and action of highest priority. Major areas for resource expenditure.
- Voting Access and Process
- Government including Transparency and Accountability
- Natural Resources and Energy Policy
- Criminal Justice Reform
Priority Level II
Monitoring occurs. Action dependent on opportunity and available resources.
Priority Level III
Monitoring occurs. If and when opportunities arise, determine if action is feasible given resources and higher priorities.
- Adequate funding of General Fund
- Constitutional Reform
- Tax Reform
- Discrimination Laws
- Payday Loan Reform - 01/02/2018 - LWVAL ISSUES CALL TO ACTION ON SB138, the "30 Days to Pay" Payday Lending Regulation bill. SB138 expands the minimum time for repayment of payday loans from 10 days to 30 days, thus reducing both fees and interest on payday loans. We ask that citizens call members of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee and urge their support for SB138.
UPDATE 2/13/18 ON SB138: The Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee is scheduled to VOTE on SB138 on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 9:00 A.M.. Please call members of the B&I Committee now and ask for their VOTE IN FAVOR OF SB138. Get B&I member phone numbers here. Please speak in your own name (not in the name of the League even if you are a member. President Barbara Caddell will speak for LWVAL.) Be sure to mention that you are a constituent if that is applicable. THANK YOU for helping us get SB138 out of committee with a favorable vote!!
UPDATE 2/15/18: Senate B&I passed SB138 favorably out of committee. Good work action callers!
UPDATE 3/8/18: SB138 has passed the AL Senate and now moves on to the House with the same bill number.
Update 3/21/18: LWVAL issues a last call to action to pass SB138. Call House Financial Services Committee and urge favorable vote out of committee and vote of the full House.
UPDATE 3/30/18 - LWVAL Call to Action cancelled. The Alabama Legislature has adjourned the 2018 Regular Session sine die. SB138 passed the Senate, but was never considered by House committee to which it was assigned, Financial Services.