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Committee gives favorable reports to SB198 and SB179 clarifying National Guard legal services and court-martial authority
Summary
A Military and Veterans Affairs committee meeting produced favorable reports for two Senate bills: SB198, which clarifies that National Guard legal services continue under state active duty, and SB179, which narrows the level of authority for certain court-martial actions.
The Military and Veterans Affairs committee on an unspecified date gave favorable reports to two Senate bills affecting the Alabama National Guard: Senate Bill 198, clarifying provision of legal services when Guard members are on state active duty, and Senate Bill 179, which narrows the level of command that must approve certain court-martial actions.
Committee members were briefed by the panel’s National Guard liaison and others before the committee voted to recommend both bills favorably. Committee members recorded no roll-call tallies in the transcript excerpt; each bill received a favorable report in voice vote.
SB198 was descri…
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