State Representatives
Sponsored Legislation:
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This Bill created new awards to be given to state military members, revised the criteria of some pre-existing awards, and allowed that the Governor may present some awards.
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This bill would place limitations on AI developers in the developing of AI chatbots with “human-like features”, including: requiring age verification systems, protocols for chatbots to detect and mitigate emergency situations, the amount and type of information chatbots are allowed to store, and potentially requiring developers to provide an alternative version of the chatbot without “human-like features” for minors to use, depending on how reasonable that would be. This bill would also let consumers and/or the Attorney General to sue developers who subject consumers to noncompliant commercial transactions. The bill would also allow psychiatrists to prescribe “therapeutic chatbots” to minors, provided that chatbot meets some requirements.
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This bill would let people sue companies that use AI chatbots to engage in commercial transactions without notifying the customer that they are talking to a chatbot.
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There is already a law exempting Alabama Free Masons Lodges from state, county and municipal fees/taxes for an amount of time. This bill would make it so that law would not have to be renewed anymore.
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This Bill amended the Alabama Constitution so that in Morgan County a taxpayer who is 65+ years old can claim a senior property tax exemption for property owned in the county.
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It is already illegal for a person to possess “obscene material” (porn) with intent to distribute; this bill would make it so being in possession of “at least 50 items or digital files containing obscene material” counts as possession with intent to distribute, and they can be fined up to $10,000 and/or imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for up to a year.
Parker Moore in his own words:
Parker Moore’s campaign websiteemphasizes his enthusiasm for the 2nd Amendment, his support for the military, small businesses, economic development and investing in education. He also elaborates on supporting legislation that will “secure elections”. He has also been reported to have said that “public opposition to data centers has been driven by ‘foreign disinformation’” and supported the building of a bitcoin-mining facility proposed near Somerville.
Parker Moore in the bills he’s sponsored:
This guy sucks. The few bills that sound good in theory are the ones that would place limitations on AI chatbots, and even those limitations are lackluster at best and only really attempt to prevent children from falling for a chatbot’s sycophantic attitudes by making said chatbots seem less human, and also requires age verification for use of an AI chatbot. There’s a lot of reasons people get upset about requiring age verification for certain internet services that mainly stem from how impossible it is to verify someone’s age without also infringing on their right to privacy. He also sponsored a bill that would add on to Alabama’s existing anti-porn legislation and criminalize owning 50+ instances downloaded porn, which is essentially described in the legislation as something where the intended use of it is self-stimulation. Are feet pictures illegal now? How do you prove the purpose of pictures is for self-stimulation? Should we be arresting people for having pictures of people in mascot costumes, or drawing animals with humanoid features?
Not only is this particular bill functionally un-enforceable, the punishment for the legislation it builds on is already ridiculous: up to a year in jail or performing hard labor and/or a fine of up to $10,000, for having content saved that a judge thinks people might self-stimulate over.
Potential Successor:
Parker Moore is currently running in the general election against Hanu Karlapalem. Hanu’s website describes his “governing principles”: Economy first (every policy must pass the affordability test), People first (government should work for families, not political insiders), and Constitution first (our rights are non-negotiable). He lists his priorities as lowering the cost of living, making healthcare and prescription drugs more affordable and protecting rural hospitals, fully funding education, and safeguarding rights and individual freedoms regardless of party labels.
Hanu has also spoken out against racist attacks from previous GOP candidates and SB21, “legislation that would bar naturalized citizens from holding state office in Alabama”.