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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, LAURA

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Affiliation:	(D)
District:	House District 19
County:	Madison County
Phone Number:	(334) 261-0517
Fax Number:
Street:	11 South Union Street
Office:	Suite 517-D
City:	Montgomery
State:	AL
Postal Code:	36130-2950
Email:	laura.hall@alhouse.gov

Affiliation:	(D)
District:	House District 19
County:	Madison County
District Phone:	(256) 859-2234
District Fax:
Street:	Post Office Box 3367
Office:
City:	Huntsville
State:	AL
Postal Code:	35810
District Email:	laura.hall@alhouse.gov

Representative Laura Hall was elected in 1993.

She received a B.A. in Biology from Morris College, a Masters Degree in Science Education from Ohio State University, and certification in K-12 Administration from Alabama A&M University.

Representative Hall spent 33 years in education, 25 of those at J.O. Johnson High School. She retired as Assistant to the President for at-Risk Students and Special Projects at Calhoun Community College in Decatur.

Representative Hall serves as chairperson of the Governor's Commission on AIDS. She also serves as chairperson of the Alabama House of Representatives Black Caucus.

She and her husband, John, are the parents of a daughter, Janeka, and the grandparents of Darren, Breana, and Mia.

Bill	Short Title	Status	Comm Assigned
HB36	Prisoners, adopting federal procedures for use of restraints on pregnant women	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Public Safety and Homeland Security
HB37	Voting rights restoration, process of applying for Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, eliminate requirement to pay fines and fees to regain right to vote, expand persons eligible for restoration of voting rights, Sec. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
HB38	Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	State Government
HB39	Absentee voting, authorize without providing excuse, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
HB40	Military Affairs and civil defense, prohibit National Guard members from using Confederate medals on uniforms, remove certain groups from list allowed to use armory, technical revisions to code, Secs. 31-2-77, 31-4-14 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Military and Veterans Affairs
HB41	State property, remove language relating to management of First White House of the Confederacy, technical revisions made, Secs. 41-12-1, 41-12-3 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	State Government
HB42	Monuments, clarify that Dir. of Division of Parks may contribute to erection of monuments by any group, Sec. 9-2-105 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	State Government
HB43	State coat of arms, altered, Secs. 1-2-1, 1-2-2 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	State Government
HB44	State boards, Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board, membership revised, Board of Advisors to Alabama Historical Commission, list of entities authorized to name members to the board revised, Secs. 41-6-103, 41-9-246 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	State Government
HB82	Voting rights restoration, process of applying for Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote, eliminate requirement to pay fines and fees to regain right to vote, expand persons eligible for restoration of voting rights, Sec. 15-22-36.1, 17-3-31 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
HB83	Absentee voting, authorize without providing excuse, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	State Government
HB84	Absentee voting, inmate identification card valid form of ID to vote absentee, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
HB295	Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required	Pending Committee Action in Second House	Finance and Taxation General Fund
HB305	Drugs, prohibit unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia and controlled substances on or within a certain distance from churches or schools, Secs. 13A-12-250, 13A-12-260 am'd.	Read Second Time in House of Origin	Judiciary
HB306	Wrongful Incarceration, compensation, provided further, Secs. 29-2-156, 29-2-159 am'd.	Read Second Time in House of Origin	Ways and Means General Fund
HB307	Elder abuse, court documents, redaction of contact information when released, authority for elderly person to hire legal counsel for representation clarified, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.	Indefinitely Postponed in House of Origin	Judiciary
HB385	Education, public K-12 schools, sex education, revising the focus of content, course materials and instructions provided, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.	Carried Over to Call of the Chair	Education Policy
HB396	Absentee voting, to allow the absentee election manager to appoint additional assistants, to further provide for absentee ballots applications, to authorize absentee voting without an excuse, to provide further for the process of counting absentee ballots, to eliminate the requirement that an absentee ballot be postmarked as of date prior to election day, Secs. 17-11-2, 17-11-3, 17-11-7, 17-11-10, 17-11-14, 17-11-18 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
HB431	Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Ways and Means General Fund
HB468	Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Ways and Means General Fund

	Committees	Position
	Health	Ranking Minority Member
	Internal Affairs	Ranking Minority Member
	Madison County Legislation	Member
	Technology and Research	Ranking Minority Member
	Ways and Means General Fund	Ranking Minority Member

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