The regular session of the Alabama Legislature begins on Feb. 6, 2024. Legislators are allotted 30 legislative days during the session, which totals 105 calendar days.

Once again it appears that competing legislative proposals relating to gambling will be considered. Legislators have grappled unsuccessfully with the issue since 1999, the year Alabama voters declined to amend Alabama’s Constitution to permit a state lottery. Recent polling, though, has consistently demonstrated that voters very likely would approve a lottery — and even other forms of gambling, though with lesser support. Continue reading >