diff --git a/scrapers/al/__init__.py b/scrapers/al/__init__.py
index 7e8bf628dc..8dde7a3902 100644
--- a/scrapers/al/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapers/al/__init__.py
@@ -34,16 +34,26 @@ class Alabama(State):
             "name": "2023 Regular Session",
             "start_date": "2023-03-07",
             "end_date": "2023-06-08",
+            "active": False,
+        },
+        {
+            "_scraped_name": "Regular Session 2024",
+            "classification": "primary",
+            "identifier": "2024rs",
+            "name": "2024 Regular Session",
+            "start_date": "2024-03-07",
+            "end_date": "2024-06-08",
             "active": True,
         },
     ]
     ignored_scraped_sessions = []
 
     def get_session_list(self):
-        return ["Regular Session 2023"]
+        return ["Regular Session 2023", "Regular Session 2024"]
 
     def get_scraper_ids(self, session):
         ids = {
+            "2024rs": {"session_year": "2024", "session_type": "2024 Regular Session"},
             "2023rs": {"session_year": "2023", "session_type": "2023 Regular Session"},
             "2023s1": {
                 "session_year": "2023",
diff --git a/scrapers/al/bills.py b/scrapers/al/bills.py
index 50c5c918a0..fd0783e621 100644
--- a/scrapers/al/bills.py
+++ b/scrapers/al/bills.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import dateutil
 import requests
 from openstates.scrape import Scraper, Bill, VoteEvent
-from openstates.exceptions import EmptyScrape
 from utils.media import get_media_type
 from .actions import Categorizer
 
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ def scrape_bill_type(self, session, bill_type):
         limit = 10000
         # max of 10 pages in case something goes way wrong
         while offset < 100000:
-            # WARNING: 2023 session id is currently hardcoded
             json_data = {
                 "query": f'{{allInstrumentOverviews(instrumentType:"{bill_type}", instrumentNbr:"", body:"", sessionYear:"{self.session_year}", sessionType:"{self.session_type}", assignedCommittee:"", status:"", currentStatus:"", subject:"", instrumentSponsor:"", companionInstrumentNbr:"", effectiveDateCertain:"", effectiveDateOther:"", firstReadSecondBody:"", secondReadSecondBody:"", direction:"ASC"orderBy:"InstrumentNbr"limit:"{limit}"offset:"{offset}"  search:"" customFilters: {{}}companionReport:"", ){{ ID,SessionYear,InstrumentNbr,InstrumentUrl, InstrumentSponsor,SessionType,Body,Subject,ShortTitle,AssignedCommittee,PrefiledDate,FirstRead,CurrentStatus,LastAction,ActSummary,ViewEnacted,CompanionInstrumentNbr,EffectiveDateCertain,EffectiveDateOther,InstrumentType,IntroducedUrl,EngrossedUrl,EnrolledUrl }}}}',
                 "operationName": "",
@@ -57,7 +55,9 @@ def scrape_bill_type(self, session, bill_type):
             page = self.post(self.gql_url, headers=self.gql_headers, json=json_data)
             page = json.loads(page.content)
             if len(page["data"]["allInstrumentOverviews"]) < 1 and offset == 0:
-                raise EmptyScrape
+                # TODO: this fails if one chamber is empty and the other isn't
+                # raise EmptyScrape
+                return
 
             for row in page["data"]["allInstrumentOverviews"]:
                 chamber = self.chamber_map[row["Body"]]