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Legislature
Some 745 bills have been introduced to date: 470 in the House and 275 in the Senate.
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A bill to make it a crime to give a false statement to law enforcement advanced in the House Judiciary Committee.
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A violation of this law would be a Class A misdemeanor if passed.
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Speaker Mac McCutcheon said the House had a good week after passing a number of priority bills.
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Both the Alabama House and Senate committees approved their respective bills, moving both on to full votes.
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On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate approved Sen. Tim Melson's medical marijuana bill.
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“The born alive” bill, House Bill 237, is sponsored by State Rep. Ginny Shaver, R-Leesburg.
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The legislative package, which has already been approved by the state Senate, is the result of work by the Alabama Military Stability Commission.
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Secretary of State John Merrill supports the bill, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee without an excuse.
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The bills address community corrections, judicial discretion in sentencing and the cost of housing state inmates in county jails.