YES & NO BILLS IN MONTGOMERY
Below a list of some of the bills we are following. Reach out to us at hivealabama@gmail.com if you are following a bill that we should know about. To check a bill’s status — and legislators’ contact info, committees, schedules – go to the state’s Alison website. Also, sign up for emails from leading non-profits who are lobbying, tracking bills, and sending out alerts, including: Action Coalition for Transit, ACLU of Alabama, Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Alabama Appleseed, Alabama Arise, Alabama Rivers Alliance, League of Women Voters of Alabama, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Alabama, and Read Freely Alabama.
Getting Ready to Call
1) Add state lawmaker contacts to your phone. Get the names/contact info of your lawmakers by entering your address at this link . *Tip from our friend/calling guru Rebecca Rothman: Save all politicians in your phone as “Politician (first name) (last name)” so you can search them easily.
2) Add state leadership numbers. Governor Kay Ivey at 334-242-7100. Attorney General Steve Marshall at 334-242-7300. Secretary of State Wes Allen at 334-242-7200. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Steve Livingston (R-DeKalb-Jackson-Madison) at 334-261-0858, Senate Leaders & Members | Alabama Legislature . Senate Minority Leader Sen. Bobby D. Singleton (D-Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa) at 334-261-0335. House Speaker Rep. Nathanial Ledbetter (R-DeKalb) at 334-261-0505, House Leaders & Members | Alabama Legislature . House Minority Leader Rep. Anthony Daniels (D-Madison) at 334-261-0522, District phone: 256-539-5441
3) Determine who to call. If the bill is in the House, call your Representative. If it’s in the Senate, call your Senator. Also, you may also want to call House or Senate leadership and the bill’s sponsor(s), especially if your legislator is a sponsor. Sponsors are listed in at the top of the bill (enter the number on the Alison website, Bills Current Session.)
VOTE YES
- Ban Possession of a Pistol with Alterations like Glock Switches: HB26
- Replace 1-Day-Voting with Early, Multiple-Day, In-Person Voting : HB59/HB71
- Allow Voters w/Disabilities a Designee to Deliver Absentee Ballot/Application: HB77
- Support AL Maternal Health Care Act to Cut Red Tape for Pregnancy Care: HB89/SB102
- Quit Throwing Out Ballots! Allow Absentee Voters to Fix Errors: HB97
- Penalize Parent of Child who Brings Unsecured Firearm to School: HB103
- Exempt Sales Taxes on Diapers, Baby Supplies, Hygiene Products HB152/SB159
- Pass the Alabama Voting Rights Act & Allow All Eligible Citizens to Vote: SB7
- Fund Alabama Public Transportation for Just $5 a Year on Car Tag: SB11
- Affirm Right to Engage in, Dispense, & Inform about Contraception: SB19
- Remove Tax Incentives from Violators of Child Labor Laws: SB 22
- Cut Paperwork & Restore Voting Rights to Incarcerated Upon Release: SB153
- Vote YES to Give Non-Violent Offenders with Life Sentences a Second Chance: SB156
VOTE NO
- Don’t Jail librarians For Doing their Jobs at Community Libraries: HB4
- Don’t Display “Ten Commandments” in Taxpayer-funded K-12 & Higher Ed: HB 178 / SB166
- Don’t Let Government “Chaplains” in K-12 Schools with Minors of Multiple Faiths: HB179
- Don’t Require Government Prayer in K-12 with Minors of Multiple Faiths: HB231
- Don’t Prohibit Public Funds from being Used to Promote Vaccines: HB367
- Don’t Give Local Control of Town Police to Politicians in Montgomery: SB3
- Don’t Politicize Local Library Boards or Restrict Community Speech: SB6
- Don’t Criminalize Helping Immigrants Who May Be Undocumented: SB53
- Don’t Invalidate Out-of-state Driver’s Licenses without Residency Proof: SB55
- Don’t Require Law Enforcement to Fingerprint/DNA Test Undocumented: SB63
- Don’t Tax International Wire Transfers to Fund Immigrant Arrests: SB77
- Don’t Take Right to Access Counseling Away from AL High School Students: SB101
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