Capitol News & Notes: Week 6 - First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Renewal Bill Passes House

Capitol News & Notes: Week 6 - First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Renewal Bill Passes House

We are officially halfway through the 2022 Regular Session after three legislative days during week six. Last week, 34 bills were filed in the House for a total of 415 House ...
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Capitol News & Notes: Week 5 - First-Time Homebuyer Bill Progressing

Capitol News & Notes: Week 5 - First-Time Homebuyer Bill Progressing

Last week was the Legislature’s fifth week of the 2022 regular session. Lawmakers moved several bills, but opponents to two bills - a permitless gun carry bill and an anti-riot bill – ...
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Capitol News and Notes: Week 4 - Commission Nominees and Call for Action on First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Bill

Capitol News and Notes: Week 4 - Commission Nominees and Call for Action on First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Bill

After last week, we have 21 legislative days remaining in the 2022 Legislative Session. The Legislature continued the trend of using three legislative days, with committee meetings focused on Wednesday and ...
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Capitol News and Notes: Week 3 - Strengthen Alabama Homes Bill, AREC Sunset Review, & More

Capitol News and Notes: Week 3 - Strengthen Alabama Homes Bill, AREC Sunset Review, & More

The Legislature was hard at work during week three of the regular session. Three legislative days were used, leaving 24 remaining. The Senate filed 69 bills and the House filed 100 ...
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Capitol News and Notes: Special Session Recap - ARPA Funds and Congressional Districts

Capitol News and Notes: Special Session Recap - ARPA Funds and Congressional Districts

The special session officially concluded last Thursday, and the regular session reconvened today. Last week was relatively quiet from a legislative standpoint as legislators quickly passed agreed-upon legislation, but that’s not ...
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Capitol News and Notes: Week 2 – REALTOR® Bill and Special Session

Capitol News and Notes: Week 2 – REALTOR® Bill and Special Session

The week began with the regular session and ended during a special session. On Tuesday, the Legislature used a third legislative day, passing one bill out of the House and adjourning ...
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Capitol News and Notes: Week 1 – Budgets and Special Session

Capitol News and Notes: Week 1 – Budgets and Special Session

Like the sporadic gusts that herald a storm, week one of the 2022 legislative session began in fits and starts. After kicking off to the fanfare of Governor Ivey’s State of ...
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2022 Legislative Preview

2022 Legislative Preview

Today marks the beginning of the 2022 regular session of the Alabama Legislature. We are monitoring for bills that impact real estate professionals and private property owners, like increased taxes or ...
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 2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up

2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up

After the Legislative session was cut short in 2020 and this year’s session was filled with COVID-19 precautions and safety protocols, we knew it would be a challenging year to get ...
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Capitol News & Notes: Week Thirteen

Capitol News & Notes: Week Thirteen

Last week, the Legislature met for its last full week with two legislative days on Tuesday and Thursday and Wednesday as a committee day. Most of the focus last week was ...
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