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The Joint Health Committee heard from representatives of Arkansas and South Carolina regarding the closure of the healthcare coverage gap.Senator Tim Melson, R

The Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would reduce the number of physician referrals a patient needs for physical therapy. HB 232, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, would allow physical therapists to conduct initial screenings of patients for nonwork related injuries or conditions. “This bill is a provisional direct access for […] The post Alabama Senate committee approves compromise bill on physical therapy access appeared first on Alabama ...

Medical marijuana is legal in some form in 38 states, and recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states.

MONTGOMERY — An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that would, for the third time, invalidate the most recent round of licenses awarded to companies to grow and sell

It’s been three years since Alabama lawmakers passed legislation establishing a system to govern medical cannabis in the state, yet not one prescription for the…

Here is a list of the legislation that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 388, sponsored by Rep. David Standridge, R-Hayden, allows Blount Count to levy taxes on vapor products, vaping devices and alternative nicotine products. The bill passed 19-0. It goes to the Senate. HB 73, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen, […] The post What passed in the Alabama Legislature: April 9-11, 2024 appeared first on Alabama Reflector.

Alabama House and Senate committees passed the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved two bills aimed at restarting the state’s medical cannabis licensing process. The Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry committee approved SB 306, sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, which would restart the licensing process and take away some of the powers of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC). “This will […] The post Alabama Senate committee OKs bills aimed at restarting medical cannabis licensing pr...

Titled the “Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act,” the bills would prohibit a financial institution operating in Alabama from “requiring merchants to use a merchant category code (MCC) to distinguish a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer during a firearms transaction amounting to financial surveillance and from disclosing financial information regarding the transaction.”

Individuals selling gold or silver bullion, or utilizing gold and silver in a transaction, would no longer be subject to state income taxes or sales taxes on the exchange.