It could be Valentines Day, but Alabama lawmakers didn’t provide much love this week as several bills had trouble advancing. We now have a synopsis with this week’s action within the legislature from Don Dailey, host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal.
Payday Lending
A Senate Committee voted straight down a bill that would are making it easier for borrowers to settle loans that are payday. It might have offered borrowers 1 month to settle. In a few situations they are able to have as low as 10 times.
Payday financing has been a perennial problem in the past few years, but Dailey notes the opposition towards the bill ended up being bipartisan.
“There simply does not appear to be contract with this problem nevertheless,” Dailey says.
Transgender Athletes
A bill that could require transgender twelfth grade athletes to compete centered on their biological intercourse at delivery died in a home committee.
“It ended up being contentious while you might imagine,” Dailey says.
Republican Rep. Chris Pringle of Cellphone sponsored the bill and claims it is about fairness to athletes that are female. He states they ought ton’t need to compete keenly against those people who are biologically male, with more testosterone and therefore greater power. Opponents say the bill discriminates against transgender individuals.
Despite the fact that this bill won’t move forward, Dailey claims the problem may reappear.
“Rep. Pringle has the same, split bill. There are some differences that are technical. And this presssing issue might not be completely dead when it comes to session,” Dailey says.
Police Officers and Hate Crime Legislation
A proposal to include police force officers into the state’s hate criminal activity legislation took paths that are diverging the home and Senate. Continue reading