MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers on Friday ended a an election-year session that saw Republicans push through measures ranging from gun legislation to a ban on gender-affirming medications for transgender minors.
Here is a look at some of the measures that passed and failed in the 2022 regular legislative session:
WHAT WAS APPROVED:
– PERMITLESS CONCEALED CARRY
Alabama will become the 22nd state to allow people to carry concealed handguns without first undergoing a background check and getting a state permit. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation into law soon after it was approved by lawmakers. The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2023, will end the requirement for a person to get a concealed carry permit to carry a loaded handgun concealed under their clothes, in a car or in a purse or bag. The proposal had been introduced for years in Montgomery, before finally winning approval this year.