Best Bills Committees of independent judges with expertise in bill writing chose these bills as the best of the 2024 Youth Legislature session. Best bills do not have to pass in chamber to be considered for the award: SB24 by Anna Beth Frazier, Spain Park High School, Hoover — Giving Them Their Right! — Amendment … [Read More]
2024 delegates and alternates to the YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs
Between Friday, June 28, and Friday, July 5, 25 Alabama young people will take part in the 56th Annual YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, N.C. If those chosen to attend as delegates are unable to go, the alternates will be given the chance to be a … [Read More]
2024 First Year Outstanding Participants
These First Year Youth Legislature participants were recognized Feb. 25, 2024, as the outstanding First Year delegates: Anna Kate Wells. Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan Owen Jones, The Montgomery Academy Will Long, Mountain Brook High School Auston Parks, Spain Park High School, Hoover Farrah Lane, Bayside Academy, Daphne Caleb Johnston, LAMP High School, Montgomery Hope Hadder, … [Read More]
Special order calendars set for first day of 2024 session of the Alabama YMCA Youth Legislature
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDARS Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 These bills have been selected by the leadership to skip the committee process and be debated first in their Chamber. Debate will begin on these bills when chambers convene Friday. They are not assigned to a committee. The patrons should report to Committee 1. SENATE SPECIAL ORDER SB013 … [Read More]
Best bills and bills signed into law by 2023 Gov. Camila Lopez
On Saturday, Feb. 25, before the 2024 governor-elect spoke and answered questions from the media and lobbyists during a joint session, the Best Bill Awards were presented in the Alabama House of Representative chambers at the Alabama State House. The Best Bills are chosen by an independent committee of adults. HOUSE BEST BILL HB23 by Lily … [Read More]
Opening: Gov. Camila Lopez says future of Youth in Government is bright
By Aubree Sipsy (Cherokee County) “It is our passion and voice that shines within us that makes the future brighter, because we all come from different parts of Alabama, here in Montgomery, from our own counties, from our own stories that need to be told,” Gov. Camila Lopez said in her opening remarks for the … [Read More]
Get “YIGy” with It: The 2020 Youth Legislature Opening Session
By: Mary Virginia Huffaker The 2020 Alabama Youth Legislature Conference began this morning with the Opening Session where several officers expressed their excitement for the start of debate. Delegates watched a live-streamed zoom video as they heard from Lieutenant Governor Josh Phillips, Youth Governor Ryan Barranco, Secretary of State Stella Ross, Chief Justice Samad Gallani, … [Read More]
Witty Debates and the Announcement of Special Order Bills
By: Mary Virginia Huffaker With less than four days until the start of the 2020 Youth Legislature Conference, delegates have already begun to socialize. The start of social events for the conference began last night with the Witty Debate. Delegates presented seemingly controversial ideas to their peers, stating their stance on certain topics while others … [Read More]
2020 Delegates and Alternates to the YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs
Between Friday, June 26, and the early morning of Friday, July 3, these 25 Alabama young people will take part in the 53rd Annual YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, N.C.: 2021 Lt. Gov. Chloe Annakin, Spain Park High School, Hoover Sen. Ford Balogh, Vestavia Hills High … [Read More]
Three 2019 Youth Leg delegates recognized as outstanding statesmen
Miriam-Webster defines statesman as a wise, skillful and respected political leader. During each annual session of the Alabama Youth Legislature, adult advisers select one delegate from each of the legislative chambers as THE outstanding statesman for that chamber. In the House and Senate, the award is named for Jere Hardy, one of the founders of … [Read More]
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