In Alabama...

LWVAL Action Alerts will be posted here when issued.

LWVAL Action Alert 2/22/11: Please voice support for Forever Wild reauthorization funding.

UPDATE 3/3/11: HB126 is assigned to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism (ED&T). A public hearing by the committee is scheduled for Wed., 3/9/11 in State House Room 123. Please take immediate action by contacting your Representative and urge his/her support of this legislation! This is especially important if your Representative is a member of the House ED&T Committee. Please see the Action Alert for more information. Follow the progress of this legislation in the LWVAL Legislative Report.

At the opening of the 2011 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature the Protect Forever Wild Coalition introduced legislation to seek reauthorization funding for Forever Wild for the next 20 years. These are HB126 and SB140 (same, complimentary legislation.) LWVAL also supports this legislation and asks that you take action to voice your support. Please contact your legislators and ask them to support Forever Wild AS IS. You can go to www.legislature.state.al.us to get your legislators' contact information. The time to act is now. The legislature convened on Tuesday, March 1. The bills have been read for the first time and assigned to committee. For further information and resources please see the action alert to read a message from Tim Gothard, Executive Director of the Alabama Wildlife Federation and President of Protect Forever Wild and to get further information.

Thank you for taking immediate action!

The League of Women Voters of Alabama strives to strengthen democracy and improve the quality of life for all Alabama citizens. During the 2011 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature, the League will take action based on its issue positions, principles and advocacy priorities . We invite you to stay informed by reading the issue and legislative information presented on this web site (see the LWVAL Legislative Report), and when called upon, contact your state legislators to affect positive change in 2011. Thank you!

In Washington...

ACTION ALERT from LWVUS Issued 2/16/11. Keep Our Air Clean. Please contact your Representative and urge him to oppose any legislation that would block or prevent action to clean up our air. Take action now!

ACTION ALERT from LWVUS Issued 1/18/11 Re: Health Care Reform Vote This Week Please contact your Congressman and urge him to vote to oppose the overturn of the Health Care Reform Act. Take action now!

UPDATE: Jan. 19, 2011 A bill to repeal the healthcare reform law cleared the House of Representatives by a vote of 245-189. The measure, called the "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act," is a two-page bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- signed by President Obama in March 2010 -- and all other laws changed by the reform law "as if such Act had never been enacted." It would also repeal the healthcare provisions in the companion bill, known as the reconciliation act, that altered some parts of the main law.

Visit the LWVUS Action Center for more information about these and other important issues of national interest.

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About these resources
When an Action Alert is issued (by state or national League), contact your government representatives and take action as directed in the alert.
• Find Your State Legislators Type in your 9-digit zip code or address to look up your senator and representative. Includes contact information, bio, and committee(s) on which serving. This is a service of the Alabama Legislature.
• Find Officials & Representatives at All Levels of Government Includes a search engine to find your national, state and local officials and representatives. Action alerts of the LWV of the United States are also posted here.

The 2011 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature will convene on March 1.

The League of Women Voters of Alabama strives to strengthen democracy and improve the quality of life for all Alabama citizens. During the 2011 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature, the League will take action on its advocacy priorities. We invite you to stay informed by reading the issue and legislative information presented on this web site, and when called upon, contact your state legislators to affect positive change in 2011. Thank you!

2011 LWVAL Legislative Report
In this report, LWVAL follows state legislation during the 2011 Alabama Legislative Session, beginning March 1, 2011, on which the League has a position and on which it may take action. (See the 2011 LWVAL Legislative Priorities list for the issues on which our Action Team will be focused.) For each bill, the report includes bill sponsors, bill summary, complete bill text, final status of the legislation, LWVAL's position on the legislation, and LWVAL's action. During the legislative session, the Report is updated weekly. New legislation impacting the League's positions and principles is added to the report throughout the session. A list of monitored legislation is also reported. Some bills of interest for which the League does not express support or opposition will be followed during the legislative session. As an example, see the 2010 Legislative Report.

ALISON (Alabama Legislative Information System Online)
Find state legislation & follow its progress first hand! ALISON provides information about bills such as sponsors, history, fiscal notes, amendments and substitutions, and status. Search bills by number, keyword or content. Use that knowledge to focus and time your own advocacy effort.This system was originally established for the state legislators to help them keep up with the hundreds of bills introduced each session. However, it is available to the public, so every Alabama citizen can follow the legislation using this powerful tool! Legislation from previous sessions is also available. See this LWVAL guide for assistance in navigating ALISON.

Visit the Alabama Legislature online.


Study the legislative process and past action by the legislature with these resources:

The Alabama Legislature: Facts and Issues
Read this objective, unbiased study report to increase your understanding of the Alabama legislature. Published by the WVAL Education Fund.

2010 LWVAL Legislative Report
Read the advocacy actions taken by the LWVAL during the last Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature. In this report LWVAL follows the progress of legislation important to its positions and legislative priorities. Read about the actions taken by the League and citizens like you who support our efforts. 

The LWVAL supports:

          Issue positions of the LWV of Alabama

          Issue positions of the LWV of the United States

          Principles of the League of Women Voters

          2011 LWVAL Legislative Priorities

About League Positions & Principles

LWVAL uses the issue positions of the LWVAL, the issue positions of the LWVUS , and the principles of the LWV to support our advocacy for or opposition to public policies and legislation. League issue positions are determined by our members after careful study and deliberation. Our reputation for conducting diligent, unbiased research on public issues is one reason why the League of Women Voters has been a respected and trusted nonpartisan organization since 1920. LWVAL issue positions and current issue studies make up the LWVAL Program which is reviewed by our members annually and revised as necessary.

About League Legislative Priorities

The LWVAL Advocacy Team established these legislative priorities for the 2011 legislative session based on LWVAL positions, LWVUS positions, and League principles, and the League's assessment of opportunities to affect change. The League is always watching for legislation impacting our priority issues and for opportunities to take action.

The Alabama Legislature: Facts and Issues

Learn how the Alabama Legislature works in this unbiased, nonpartisan report based on a 3 year study conducted by the League of Women Voters of Alabama Education Fund.

Visit the Official Website of the Alabama Legislature.