What was approved, and what failed, in the 2025 legislative session

What was approved, and what failed, in the 2025 legislative session

Alabama lawmakers ended the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday. Here is a look at a few of the notable bills that passed, and some that failed, during the session.

Steve Flowers: No real drama in 2025 legislative session

As this year’s session of the Alabama Legislature ends, we talked with Action 8 Political Analyst Steve Flowers about what was accomplished. Flowers says it was largely free of drama and surprises. Flowers says it was a good session, especially because the budgets were passed on time and without much controversy. He doesn’t foresee a need for a special session, because Gov. Kay Ivey’s major proposals were approved. Some of the bills that are now…

Our Summary of the 2025 Alabama Legislative Session

The 2025 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature has concluded. And over the past months, the ACLU of Alabama in its 60th year as an organization spent the session advocating to advance and safeguard the civil rights and liberties of all Alabamians.   We closely tracked more than 150+ bills concerning civil liberties and our team has worked with lawmakers, the media, and our coalition partners to communicate our priorities and educate on the …