Alabama Legislative Session
Getting involved with the Alabama Legislature is one of the best ways to make a difference in our local communities. We've pulled together some tips and resources to help you get started today.
Step On The Field.
The 2023 Legislative Session will begin on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Find out who your representatives are. Look up your address on the My Alabama Elected Officials map.
Sign up for monthly newsletters from Shake the Field.
Follow along on the Alabama Legislature website.
Watch videos of what’s going on inside the Statehouse at the Alabama Channel.
There Is Power In The Collective.
Alabama Forward is committed to bringing together nonprofit organizations across Alabama to work together in building power around progressive civic issues and movement towards greater freedom.
Many of these organizations are active during the Legislative Session and are a great way to get involved with the work that’s already going on in your area. Find an organization working on an issue that’s important to you, sign up for their email alerts, and attend an upcoming training or lobby day.
Organizations and Coalitions to Follow
- Alabama Arise – expanding Medicaid, eliminating grocery tax
- ACLU of Alabama – supporting voting rights restoration, criminal justice reform
- Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice – supporting immigrant rights
- Alabama Justice Initiative – reforming parole, fighting prison construction
- Alabama Voting Rights Coalition – supporting voting rights restoration
- Alabamians for Fair Justice – criminal justice reform
- A-KEEP – supporting a state seal of biliteracy
- Alabama Rivers Alliance – monitoring environmental legislation
- Cover Alabama – expanding Medicaid
- Black Voters Matter – expanding Medicaid, water and environmental justice
- Faith in Action Alabama – supporting voting rights restoration
- Human Rights Coalition – supporting LGBTQ+ rights
- Hometown Organizing Project – eliminating grocery tax
- Planned Parenthood Southeast – supporting reproductive rights and healthcare access
- Sunlight Coalition – strengthening Alabama Open Records Act
- Transform Alabama – eliminating grocery tax, environmental justice, prison reform
Attend a lobby day or training session.
Learn how to engage your representatives at the Statehouse, what bills to talk about, and how you can be an effective advocate for your community.