ICYMI: Alabama lawmakers met this week to elect leaders in the House and Senate and adopt operating rules. There will be a change to a rule on local bills when the regular session starts in March. alpolitics
Today on the House floor, Ledbetter received 102 votes with no audible opposition during the roll-call, voice voting.
“Too many children still crave the sense of security that only a stable home and loving parents provide. We have got to do more,” Ledbetter said. “That’s killing too many of our children,” Ledbetter said. “They need to know if they come into Alabama with fentanyl they’re going to be punished to the highest extent. And that way we hope to kind of keep it out of our state.”‘We have to do something’: Alabama lawmaker pitches increased penalties for fentanyl traffickers as overdoses mount
In the Senate, Reed retained the position of pro tem he has held since 2021 when Sen. Del Marsh stepped aside from that post. The Senate reelected Reed today on a unanimous 35-0 vote.
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