Earlier this month, Representative Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, pre-filed a bill which would allow the governor and state attorney general to jointly appoint interim police chiefs to oversee municipalities’ police departments.

Another bill to allow the appointment of interim police chiefs was already considered during the 2025 Legislative Session but wasn’t passed because the state Legislature focused on Governor Kay Ivey’s priorities like the “Back the Blue” immunity bill, Ingram told APR during an interview on Thursday.

The representative explained that House Bill 36, the bill he’s prefiled, is just the bill he supported last session, with amendments approved earlier this year included.

The main changes include requiring that the governor and attorney general jointly agree to appoint an

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