A day-long push to get a comprehensive lottery and gambling push through the Alabama House of Representatives collapsed late Thursday, after an attempt to cut the bill down to a simple lottery by a group of Republicans failed. We ve been working on that bill, and there was a division in the membership on this, and there was not enough votes to pass it, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said late Thursday. We were looking at any other options on that, including a lottery bill.
The developments led to angry accusations from Democrats, who said Republicans locked them out of meetings and abruptly introduced the lottery bill late in the day on Thursday, and Republicans who said they worked in good faith to try to get something out for voters to approve.
A day-long push to get a comprehensive lottery and gambling push through the Alabama House of Representatives collapsed late Thursday, after an attempt to cut the bill down to a simple lottery by a group of Republicans failed. We ve been working on that bill, and there was a division in the membership on this, and there was not enough votes to pass it, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said late Thursday. We were looking at any other options on that, including a lottery bill.
The developments led to angry accusations from Democrats, who said Republicans locked them out of meetings and abruptly introduced the lottery bill late in the day on Thursday, and Republicans who said they worked in good faith to try to get something out for voters to approve.
It had the votes. But it couldn t overcome the dissent.
The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday spent over nine hours debating a bill from Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence to authorize medical marijuana, but adjourned without passing it despite overwhelming margins in favor of the bill. It s frustrating to see that a few stubborn people can block the process, said Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, who spent roughly eight hours in the well of the House arguing for the bill. But that s the process we have.
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said the chamber would take up the bill again on Thursday.
(Source: Adam Mintzer) By WBRC Staff and Lydia Nusbaum | May 6, 2021 at 12:44 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 9:52 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Senate accepted the House changes to the medical marijuana bill with a 20-9 vote. The bill now heads to the Governor Iveyâs desk, where her signature would make it law.
#NEW Statement from @GovernorKayIveyâs spokesperson on the medical marijuana bill passing the state legislature. pic.twitter.com/CnDjjQNhTzâ Lydia Nusbaum (@LydiaNusbaum) May 7, 2021
The Alabama House chamber passed the medical marijuana bill Thursday.
The Senate had already approved the medical marijuana bill, however, the House made some changes to it.