It was a mute point in Governor Robert Bentley's State of the State Address, but lawmakers have made it a priority to amend parts of Alabama's controversial immigration law.

"My bill is to correct those unintended consequences that is putting undue hardship on Alabama citizens."

Senator Gerald Dial is leading the charge to change parts of the illegal immigration law.

He says he didn't consider the long-term consequences of the law when he voted in favor of it and has introduced a bill to amend parts of it.

"Now that I agree with."

Representative Joe Hubbard didn't vote for the bill last session but says he would vote in favor of amending it.

"Alabama needs a good and smart immigration policy."

That's exactly how Dial describes his bill.

He included recommendations from Alabama's Attorney General to ensure that all parts of the law are constitutional.

"I put a good Samaritan clause in that bill so that you're out there and you help someone pick them up and take them to the hospital and they happen to be an alien, you're not a felon," explains Senator Dial, District 13, (R).

The bill also stops teachers from checking the citizenship of their students and allows military cards to be used as identification.

Hubbard says he'd like to see more changes.

"If we're going to do this, let's do it right. We're in this mess we are in now because we didn't do it right and that's something we really need to focus on going forward," explains Hubbard.

Moving forward, Dial says he's willing to work with both sides of the aisle to make a strong and smart changes to the immigration law.

Representative Hubbard says he's also introduced a bill that would amend the law.

Both he and Dial are concerned about not only the social impacts of this law, but its effect on recruiting new industries as well.