Session I- Heavily Debated Bills

House:

House Bill 025- “Supplying Treatment for HIV/AIDS Patients”

Authors: Dixon, Smith- Jacksonville State University

Senate:

Senate Bill 021- “Damage Control: Capping lawsuit damage awards in medical malpractice cases”

Authors: Guyse, Masterson- Birmingham Southern

-KLW

Update 11:07 a.m.: There’s currently much discussion about how House Bill 011 “Ban Foreign Teachers Act” was worded. Delegates believe that some of the language presented could suggest ethnic and racial undertones. With that said, the bill has just failed unanimously.