On final day of 2026 legislative session, Alabama Senate tensions doom several bills

By: Anna Barrett, Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 1,908

Last Updated: 3 hours, 25 minutes ago

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The Alabama Legislature’s 2026 regular session ended Thursday in a fight over a closed primary bill that ratcheted tensions in the Senate and helped doom several other pieces of legislation.

HB 541, sponsored by Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, would have required Alabama voters to register with a party to vote in primaries. The bill was the Alabama Republican Party’s top legislative priority after its winter meeting in March.

But the bill drew

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