Right now the Senate is considering a bill dealing with the scope of practice by optometrists. This derailed Tuesday's calendar because it wasn't on it. Among other items, it would allow optometrists to perform some eyeball injections (which they're currently not allowed to do).
Yeah, I didn't expect to be thinking about eyeball injections today, either. #alpolitics
This debate (essentially an argument over the evolving practice of medicine) is creating some unusual dance partners. Definitely not a partisan thing. #alpolitics
Woof. So Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, who is handling the optometry bill, says the opposition to it is blocking consideration of the permitless carry bill (the Senate has to name members of a conference committee). He and other senators blocked a motion to carry the eye bill over.
And Sen. Tom Butler, R-Huntsville, is moving to filibuster the bill. Since the majority Republicans don't like cloturing their own, this could be awhile. #alpolitics
This is the kind of interest group battle that doesn't always get to the point of floor debates, but occupies much of the Legislature's time. #alpolitics
Marsh is moving to carry the bill over to the call of the chair to allow the Senate to name conferees to a conference committee on the permitless carry bill. #alpolitics
That's taken care of, and we're now back to the eyeball fight. #alpolitics
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