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• So, just covering some of these from the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy fund to the Alabama
• Fund, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Alabama Department of Mental Health, State Multiple Needs Children's
• USA Health, University of South Alabama received $1 million...
• Alabama Sheriff Association... outbreaks.
• throughout Alabama. locations throughout Alabama to increase that.

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB184, HB183, HB181, HB312, HB405, HB182, HB460

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

Bills: HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134

Keywords: procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB460, HB405, HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB405

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

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• Okay, the Alabama Cotton Commission.
• The Board of the Alabama Cotton Commission wanted to have an increase, which could be up to $1.30 for
• know how much rain we've had around here, but he wants to bring us up to date on our wildfires in Alabama

Bills: HB352

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, 1136, house, all

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• >> So, Fred Wheeler, 8405 Sterling Drive, Mobile, Alabama, represent Dixie ABATE of Alabama.
• The riding in Alabama fun for everyone.
• with the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.' >> You've heard
• the Alabama Health in collaboration with the Alabama Department<00:46:12.400> of<00:46:12.560
• of Mental Health and Alabama Department of Mental Health and Alabama State<00:46:13.920> Law<

Bills: HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114, HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• . >> As long as it doesn't, you know, I lived in South Alabama.
• c><00:02:03.280> lived<00:02:03.520> in<00:02:03.759> South<00:02:04.079> Alabama
• you know, I lived in South Alabama. you know, I lived in South Alabama.

Bills: SB42, SB166, SB42, SB166

Keywords: abandoned roads, land ownership, government regulations, property rights, transportation, Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, municipal elections, runoff elections, majority voting, electoral procedures, local governance, campaign finance, record retention, political action committees, Fair Campaign Practices Act, 1136

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• It happened in a place called Hillsboro, Alabama, on Highway 20.
• <00:08:59.680> A<00:08:59.839> lot Hillsboro, Alabama on Highway 20.
• A lot Hillsboro, Alabama on Highway 20.
• Less responsibility, but more money. ...across the state of Alabama.
• We also got a University of Alabama.

Bills: HB450, HB469, SB298, HB450, HB638, HB469, SB298

Keywords: HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation

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• I pray that you will grant the legislature the wisdom to make good decisions for the citizens of Alabama
• House Bill 341 exempts the first $5,000 of drill pay earned by members of the Alabama National Guard
• from the Alabama state income tax beginning tax year 2027.
• And the total strength for the Alabama National Guard is 12,718.
• the total strength for the Alabama the total strength for the Alabama National<00:36:19.040>

Bills: HB187, HB341, HB4, HB175, HB326

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• I represent Alabama 811. Alabama 811 is the state's one-call notification system.
• I represent Alabama 811. Alabama 811 is the state's one-call notification system.
• ago, and we passed a bill to allow the use of automated driving systems with autonomous vehicles on Alabama
• 06.639> Uh<00:14:07.600> this<00:14:07.839> bill<00:14:08.079> passed on Alabama
• Uh this bill passed on Alabama roadways.

Bills: SB205, SB222, SB205, SB222

Keywords: appropriation, education funding, priority schools, Alabama education, State Department of Education, medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance

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• Alabama, I think, is either the only one or one of two in the country that has that method.
• kind of conclude that. chairman, and kind of conclude that maybe what people like in Texas, maybe in Alabama
• One was about the slap issue, which we want to prohibit from taking place in Alabama.

Bills: SB210, SB176, SB167, SB244, SB218, SB9, SB153, SB9

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, DUI, driving under the influence, drunk driving, fatal crash, vehicular homicide, child support, survivor benefits, orphaned child, guardian death

Bills: SB94

Keywords: adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation

Bills: HB169, HB169

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

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• Alabama Alabama and<00:11:08.480> Coleman<00:11:09.440> but<00:11:09.680> it's<
• interstate in the state of Alabama only. interstate in the state of Alabama only.
• <00:21:40.480> highway bridge fund of state of Alabama highway bridge fund of state of Alabama
• In 2025 alone, Spectrum spent Alabama.
• <00:37:20.240> is Transportation funding in Alabama is Transportation funding in Alabama is already

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

Bills: HB418, SB138, SB215, HB418, SB138, SB215

Keywords: financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber

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• , but this group has provided over 15,000 beds to Alabama children who didn't have a bed.
• has provided over 15,000 beds to Alabama has provided over 15,000 beds to Alabama children<00:06
• I'm a general contractor based out of Troy, Alabama.
• Um, we have been building schools around southeast Alabama for decades.
• What we have in place in Alabama bill.

Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, SB16, four-point restraint, hog-tie, hog tie, prone restraint, law enforcement, police, sheriff, use of force, restraint techniques, positional asphyxia, arrest procedures, detention

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• Code Section 41-2629 to govern the Alabama 21st Century Fund.
• SB315 basically provides under existing law, the Alabama 21st Century Authority law, for the Alabama
• Attendance to discuss this important topic facing Alabama high school sports.
• And my thing is that I would rather be pro-Alabama and keep the kids in Alabama than to ship them...
• for a... ...organized athletics within Alabama for fifth grade.

Bills: SB311, SB322, SB304, SB313, SB315, SB316, HB489, SB90

Keywords: electric transmission, public highways, permit processing, economic growth, infrastructure, rural development, condemnation actions, state regulations, community development district, CDD, annexation, municipal annexation, wet municipality, dry county, wet county, Sunday alcohol sales, ABC Board, alcohol licensing, on-premises consumption, golf course

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• Several things we've talked about that we believe would help Alabama.
• I'm RB Walker, and I represent Alabama Power Company.
• One final thing that I'll say is this is part of the Alabama.
• to Alabama veterans.
• . needed mental health services to Alabama veterans.

Bills: HB154, HB153, HB180, SB70

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, governor appointment, board advisory, veteran service organizations, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, veteran service officers, district managers, state veterans home trust fund, veterans benefits, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, active-duty service members, state agency reorganization, executive authority, governance reform

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• I live in Huntsville, Alabama.
• I'm a wife, a mother, a veteran, and an Alabama Partners in Policymaking alum.
• I am also involved with Changing Spaces Alabama. ...age 21, and I am the co-chair of Changing Spaces
• Alabama.
• I am here today to speak in support of Alabama Senate Bill 83, which calls for the installation of power

Bills: SB1, SB83, SB159, SB160, SB1

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities

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• So all those discussions are Alabama.
• Alabama was that we mandate that they Alabama was that we mandate that they have<00:06:32.280> a
• also a social worker here in Alabama. also a social worker here in Alabama.
• Alabama to be agreeing with Alabama A&M, Alabama State,<00:19:24.520> Auburn,<00:19:24.880
• My first Social Work of Alabama.

Bills: HB151, HB152, HB138, SB221, SB190, SB69, SB225, SB272

Keywords: fire chaplains, distinctive license plate, firefighter, volunteer service, criminal penalties, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision

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• HB 149 states that the board of commissioners, the Alabama State Bar, is an agency of the judicial branch
• When you pass your bar exam, you are licensed to practice before the Alabama Supreme Court Court Court
• <00:06:28.960> Supreme practice before the Alabama Supreme practice before the Alabama Supreme
• Chairman, this bill just amends Alabama law requiring those auto cycles to use the same requirements
• Chairman, this bill just amends Alabama<00:29:27.279> law<00:29:27.840> requiring<00:29

Bills: HB41, HB149, SB230, SB87, SB169, SB238, SB233, HB72, HB41, HB149, SB230, SB87, SB169, SB238, SB233, HB72

Keywords: sexual offenses, penalties, rape, sodomy, criminal justice, Judicial Branch, Alabama State Bar, legal profession, commissioners, government agency, campaign finance, security measures, candidates, elected officials, legislative protection, civil procedure, statute of limitations, real estate appraisers, legal complaints, appraisal board