This week state employees are one step closer to final passage for the 2% COLA and funding for state employee’s health insurance. On Tuesday, the 2% COLA (SB154) and the General Fund Budget (SB146) passed the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee and on Wednesday, passed the full Senate. The fact that BOTH the … Read More
We are 2/3’s done with the 2026 Legislative Session and this week saw a large influx of new legislation. Luckily very few pertain to state employees, instead many apply towards our friends on the education side. On Wednesday, SB280, was substituted in the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee. SB280 would allow ERS and … Read More
Days 15,16, 17 of the 2026 Legislative Session wrapped up yesterday. The past few weeks have been hectic with House and Senate members working on the budgets, the 854 pieces of legislation introduced to date, and the distraction of politics as usual. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are presided over by leadership … Read More
The third week of the 2026 Legislative Session ended with the Ways and Means General Fund Committee and the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee holding joint budget hearings on Thursday. Commissioners from ALEA, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Human Resources … Read More
Days 4, 5, and 6 of the 2026 Legislative Session went by quickly with committee meetings and keeping up with first, second and third readings. ASEA’s focus this week was educating members on the importance of keeping the 2% COLA in the Governor’s recommended General Fund Budget (SB146). As you know, the budget starts with … Read More
This week, the 2026 Legislative Session kicked-off on Tuesday with the House and Senate coming in at noon. Almost two hundred bills had been pre-filed and the day was full of anticipation for Governor Kay Ivey’s State of the State address that evening. For those of you who have not read on our Facebook page, … Read More
Week four of the 2026 Legislative Session had an interesting development on the topic of gambling. On Tuesday, Senator Merika Coleman dropped SB257. This is a creative piece of gambling legislation in that it does not spell out the terms of gambling, it just allows the citizens of Alabama to vote yes or no on … Read More
