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• It's meant act that's an enabling act.
• anonymous data requests. And since I was anonymous data requests.
• So large requests are contemplated and allowed under the Data Practices Act.
• They also said that the data should be classified in a way that protects privacy, if possible, and that
• often do with health-related data or other kinds of data.

Bills: HF2233, HF1999, HF1995, HF1614, HF2781, HF1775, HF1316, HF2127, HF2521, HF689, HF2380, HF1273

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• Y'all are firing on all ACT score of 30.
• It's a residential state of Alabama.
• So, welcome to the the Alabama state.
• , it has not been a problem in Alabama, it has not been a problem in Alabama, no,<00:04:42.320>
• They don't need a full-time person. They don't need a half-time person.

Bills: HB163, HB344, SB11, SB92, SB164, HB22, HB89, SB227, SB6

Keywords: income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, electric vehicles, registrations, license tax, public transportation, funding infrastructure, K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety

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• I didn't look any further because once we found the 1858 Local Act or the Act of Alabama, that's determinative
• My name is Sam Gman of Talladega, Alabama.
• So, I'm the county engineer from Alabama.
• This is data that we don't have. ...This is data that we don't have.
• We currently use design data that is historical crash data over the years and from research institutes

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

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, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9

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• You'll note there's a fiscal note in your packets that's positive for the state of Alabama.
• What this bill does is take our Alabama.
• And so businesses here in Alabama that do this, we're at risk of losing them to the states around us
• After January 1, 2024, research and experimental expenditures for Alabama tax purposes under chapter
• 16 and chapter 18 of title 40 of the Code of Alabama 1975 shall not follow the provisions of That is

Bills: HB353, HB354, HB357, HB396, SB83

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary adjustments, district attorneys, Judges, local officials, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment, job security, Alabama Constitution, tobacco tax, heated tobacco products, heated tobacco, cigarettes, nicotine, vape alternative, smokeless tobacco, snuff, cigars, excise tax

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• It may be for you and the chairman as well, too, because I see this as kind of a balancing act.
• I see this as kind of a balancing act.
• And then on line 88, page four, with the following: organization means an Alabama nonprofit corporation
• <00:26:26.080> nonprofit organization means an Alabama nonprofit organization means an Alabama
• But at least this protects us for the next fiscal year, current year, and the coming 2027. >> All right

Bills: HB589, HB591, HB609, HB614, SB57, SB280, SB332, HB589, HB591, HB609, HB614, SB57, SB280, SB332, HB627

Keywords: Jefferson County, building regulations, zoning, public health, building commissioner, permits, construction, land use, county tax, lodging tax, Henry County, transient accommodations, hospitality industry, local act, sheriff, sheriff's office, task force, abandoned property, stolen property, unclaimed property

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• to protect our to take a stand Alabama to protect our to take a stand Alabama to protect our residents
• protect our youth you know residents protect our youth you know residents protect our youth you know
• act because it would women's protection act because it would women's protection act because it would
• um and as a person of Jewish person um and as a person of Jewish person um and as a person of Faith
• act help or do you just Shine the person act help or do you just Shine the person act like you don't

Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

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• <00:02:54.080> of<00:02:54.319> how lot of personal experiences of how lot of personal
• protections uh and reclamation so that protections uh and reclamation so that if<00:19:35.600> if<
• We have uh uh protecting that.
• Energy Alabama supports reasonable regulations that protect the public interest and ensure energy projects
• Energy Alabama supports reasonable regulations that protect the public interest and ensure energy projects

Bills: SB341, SB340

Keywords: SB341, Alabama, veteran license plate, veteran tag, distinctive license tag, specialty plate, radiation exposure, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Korean War veterans, Cold War veterans, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Department of Veterans Affairs, probate judge

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• Fourth, it authorizes rather than requires OFR to deny an applicant's registration if certain persons
• To deny an applicant's registration if certain persons, such as a control person, has engaged in any
• I think that this bill will make meaningful regulation to protect seniors from scammers and fraud.
• And so any protection that we can put in place to protect our members and their finances, it goes a long
• Chair, and thank you for this personal privilege. I would like to acknowledge Ms.

Bills: S0198, S0570, S0772, S0808, S1038, S1040, S1286, S1440, S1504, S1668

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, payment scams, task force, fraud prevention, property insurance, roofing requirements, inspector, insurance policies, homeowners insurance, roof age, residential structures, insurance renewal, investment

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.

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• Then that person would be left amount.
• USA Health, University of South Alabama, $1.1 million.
• USA Health, University of South Alabama, $1.1 million.
• of Alabama at Birmingham, $2<00:20:48.240> million.
• Uh again, South Alabama, 1.1 million.

Bills: HB44, HB400, HB444, HB487, SB249, SB252, SB58, HB44, HB400, HB444, HB487, SB249, SB252, SB58

Keywords: teachers retirement, credit purchase, St. Clair County, DAY Program, pension reform, dental insurance, benefit rollover, healthcare, insurance policy, annual maximum, HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization

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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• All right, the person to send will be HB236. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB236, HB236

Keywords: HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem, supplemental compensation, county board, ad valorem tax, property tax appeal, tax assessment, mileage reimbursement, Consumer Price Index, CPI adjustment, local legislation, equalization board, taxpayer protests, property inspection, county revenue, education appropriations, supplemental appropriation, Education Trust Fund

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• So this is an amendment to that act. It's a minor amendment. to that act.
• You've always got some medical person or persons there on the sidelines.
• It would limit emergency protections for children. It emergency protections for children.
• I was personally investigated.
• Lord knows a person on the end of the line in the house said, "Who is this person?

Bills: SB140, HB235, HB276, HB317, HB340

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• He was my team doctor in 1975 at West Alabama, Rel Livingston, so 1975 at West Alabama, Rel Livingston
• Now they may notify a superintendent or a principal of a private school about a criminal act.
• I've seen this happen where someone was labeled on social media as a bad person.
• They talk about you, saying, "That guy is bad," even when he is really a good person.
• I've had one person say, "I teach my kid conflict..." Well, I teach my kid conflict resolution.

Bills: SB140, HB102, SB133, SB34

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, juvenile court, juvenile delinquency, school notification, student safety, K-12, public schools, private schools, superintendent, principal

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• Any data we have, we have data-sharing agreements with these agencies.
• We found we matched up Medicaid data with OMV data and determined that several thousand people had moved
• HB 1052 is about protecting the integrity of child abuse investigations, thereby most importantly protecting
• It's meant to protect voters.
• Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection. I thought.

Bills: HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB225, HB398, HB459, HB540, HB906, HB1052, HB1057, HB1245

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter

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• , Marchman Act, sexually violent predator cases, and injunctions for protection, as well as additional
• acting in good faith.
• for businesses acting in good faith.
• as I use the working persons program.
• We support protecting children.

Bills: S2500, S2502, S2504, S7028, S2506, S2508, S2510, S2512, S2514, S2516, S2518, S0482, S0678, S0984, S1016, S1074, S1706, S7030

Keywords: budget, appropriation, education funding, healthcare, environmental protection, infrastructure, local government, Appropriations Act, funding, education, rural development, economic assistance, collective bargaining, state employees, labor relations, impasse resolution, negotiations, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program

Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2026-2027 budget, SPB 2500, with chairs outlining major spending in K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Highlights included a $115 billion overall budget, pay raises for state employees and public safety workers, major K-12 funding increases and enrollment supplements, higher education workforce and nursing investments, expanded Medicaid/KidCare and behavioral health funding, corrections and law enforcement operational funding, transportation and housing investments, and significant environmental and water quality spending. Members asked about civic education funding, declining enrollment, professor retention, APD waiver waitlists, cultural grant allocations, and other line items. Public testimony also addressed HIV/AIDS drug assistance funding and prison air conditioning. SPB 2500 was adopted as a committee bill after amendment consideration and a roll call vote. The committee then took up implementing and related budget bills, including SPB 2502 (implementing the General Appropriations Act), SPB 2504 (state employee bargaining placeholder), SB 7028 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and related retirement changes), SPB 2506 (fuel tax distributions), SPB 2508 (state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge), SPB 2510 (termination of an unused court trust fund), SPB 2512 (new judgeships), SPB 2514 (K-12 conforming changes), SPB 2516 (higher education conforming changes), and SPB 2518 (health conforming changes). Most were explained as technical or conforming measures tied to the budget, and all were reported favorably as committee bills, with SB 7028 amended to direct a portion of increased contributions to disability and line-of-duty death benefits in the FRS investment plan. The committee also heard and passed several member bills, including CS for SB 1074 on rounding rules for cash transactions in a world without pennies, CS for SB 678 restoring the alcohol loss deduction framework for distributors, and SB 964 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention. SB 964 drew the most discussion, with questions about the one-year death-benefit window, the separate $25,000 cancer diagnosis payment, and whether the bill could create gaps in coverage for firefighters diagnosed or dying just outside the new time limits. Firefighter representatives testified in support, saying the bill would provide clearer protections for members and families. All of these measures were reported favorably.

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• So that's a very sharp person if he served on this committee, right? But no joke.
• This is the bill we passed before that had to do with the Let the Kids Play bill, the CHOOSE Act bill
• but solely because you're a CHOOSE Act participant, you're not excluded from playing sports.
• the student is a choose act the student is a choose act participating<00:06:11.520> student.
• We added a line item for Voices of Alabama. We adjusted the RAISE Act weight.

Bills: SB342, SB342, SB159

Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management

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• It ensures the individual's safe by keeping sensitive personal data private and out of public reach.
• Article 19A.104 in the Code of Criminal Procedure already protects grand juries, personal information
• HB 170 reinforces our commitment to protecting those who act lawfully and ensures that they're not subjected
• I pulled my weapon to protect myself.
• If someone is objectively acting when it's not immediately necessary, or they're objectively acting whenever

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• they're not afforded that same protection.
• Jones has personal experience with this.
• of sexual abuse or any facts related to those acts. to any person or third party.
• Protecting children.
• Or the greatest act of love that you have shown to Trey.

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

Bills: HB462, HB8, HB8

Keywords: emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools, education policy

Bills: HB271, HB271

Keywords: HB271, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, adult learner, adult education, returning student, college completion, higher education grant, tuition assistance, mandatory fees, FAFSA, workforce development, community college, university, associate degree, bachelor's degree, stop-out, nonreverting funds, financial aid, postsecondary education