Pro-Life
Bevelyn Williams: The Cost of Standing for Life
ALCAP President Greg Davis recently interviewed Rickey Williams on Priority Talk Radio. Rickey shared the heartbreaking story of why he had to drive his wife, Bevelyn, to a federal prison in Aliceville, Alabama. Her sentence is for 3 years and 5 months. Bevelyn’s story: In 2020, Bevelyn Williams held a “Jesus Matters” event in New…
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*Update* Gambling Legalization Attempt Fails on Final Day of Session *Status: On the final day of the 2024 Legislative Session, there was a push for gambling to come up for a Senate vote up until the very end. The Educational Trust Fund Budget was used in an apparent final attempt to leverage a vote. These…
Read More*Update* Protecting Children by Holding Clergy Accountable
*Status: Gov. Ivey has a bill signing this Wednesday to make this law* House Bill 125 would make it unlawful for clergy in a position of trust or authority over a person to commit certain sex acts with an individual under 19 years of age, or a protected person under 22 years of age. Currently,…
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*Update* A Gambling Vote Falls 1 Short in Senate *Status: On Tuesday (April 30th), the gambling Conference Committee produced two bills (HB151 & HB152). Shortly afterwards, the House easily passed those bills. Later on that same night, the Senate voted and the bills failed by 1 vote (20 “Yes” votes to 15 “No” votes; 21…
Read MoreState Rep. Jamie Kiel on the Finals Days of the 2024 Legislative Session
On Wednesday (May 1st), ALCAP President Greg Davis was joined by State Representative Jamie Kiel (Russellville) to discuss several priority pieces of legislation in the final days of the 2024 Alabama Legislative Session. They covered the chaotic events in the Senate related to voting on the gambling legislation put forward by the Conference Committee (HB151…
Read MorePro-Life Legislation: The Pregnancy Resource Act
*Status: This bill passed the House and now heads to the Senate* Sponsored by State Rep. Jamie Kiel, the Pregnancy Resource Act (HB356) has been filed once again in this year’s Legislative Session. This bill would provide a state income tax credit to individuals and businesses that make contributions to eligible charitable organizations that operate as…
Read MoreProtecting Children by Holding Clergy Accountable
*Status: This bill has passed both the House and the Senate. It awaits Gov. Ivey’s signature to become law* House Bill 125 would make it unlawful for clergy in a position of trust or authority over a person to commit certain sex acts with an individual under 19 years of age, or a protected person…
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*Update* Protecting Children by Holding Clergy Accountable *Status: This bill has passed both the House and the Senate. It awaits Gov. Ivey’s signature to become law* House Bill 125 would make it unlawful for clergy in a position of trust or authority over a person to commit certain sex acts with an individual under 19…
Read MoreDefining “Male” and “Female” in Alabama State Law
*This bill passed the House and its Senate committee. It awaits a vote on the Senate floor* Currently, Alabama law does not define “male” and “female.” House Bill 111, sponsored by State Rep. Susan DuBose, seeks to codify biological definitions of “male,” “female,” “boy,” “girl,” and other similar terms in our state law. Among other…
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*The Alabama House of Representatives (Whitt, Blackshear, Jones) and Senate (Gudger, Albritton, Singleton) have selected their three members for the upcoming gambling Conference Committee. If a gambling bill is created by the committee, there could be a vote by both the House and the Senate this week. Please contact (or re-contact) your two legislators and…
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