Gambling, marijuana and trans bills still on Alabama lawmakers’ agenda Updated 3:27 PM; Today 3:27 PM The Alabama Senate works on legislation to allow voters to decide whether to allow a lottery and casinos in Alabama. Facebook Share By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana as well as legislation that would ban the use of medications to help transgender youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he expects all three measures, which have already cleared the Alabama Senate, to get votes in the House of Representatives in the final days of the session. Lawmakers plan to meet for two more weeks and then return to Montgomery for a final day on May 17.