Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, next up, we have HB 22188 HD2 SD2, relating to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
• </c><00:08:04.080><c> marine</c> or SD1 relating to taking of marine or SD1 relating to taking of marine
• </c> &gt;&gt; I'll take it out of order. Okay. &gt;&gt; I'll take it out of order. Okay.
• Several islands. the County of Maui by population. Okay. the County of Maui by population. Okay.
• </c> Which happens to be the County of Which happens to be the County of All<00:13:00.920><c> right,<

Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> of our agenda today. of our agenda today.
• </c><00:01:36.720><c> DOTAX,</c> based on the recommendation of DOTAX, based on the recommendation of
• </c><00:02:14.120><c> the</c> May I take the vote on behalf of the May I take the vote on behalf of the
• </c> facilitate timely delivery of projects. facilitate timely delivery of projects.
• </c> Uh, HB 2270, which we moved from the beginning of our agenda to the end of our agenda.

Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

Transcript Highlights:

• Sandy Meyer, staff to the committee, both the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and Department of
• Sandy Meyer, staff to the committee, both the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and Department of
• You have to find that alternative form of transportation.
• For a lot of families, it's their own mode of transportation, and we're taking away a little bit of that
• We've been working with the Department of Licensing and the Department, or the Office of the Insurance

Bills: HB2305 , HB2601 , HB2604

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: vehicle registration, travel vans, motor homes, transportation regulation, HB2601, motorcycle weight fee, motorcycle registration, vehicle licensing, Department of Licensing, weight-based fee, motor home fee, RV registration, scale weight, vehicle weight, RCW, Washington state, registration fees, license fees, vehicle fee schedule, fee distribution

Transcript Highlights:

• Over 9,000 moms across the state of Alabama suffer from postpartum depression; that's nearly one in five
• The bill requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to develop educational materials about postpartum
• These materials would be available for anyone to access on the Alabama Department of Public Health's.
• .. ...on the Alabama Department of Public Health website.
• It’s amazing to me that the agencies of government in the state of Alabama have to have legislation introduced

Bills: HB330 , HB336 , HB322 , HB346

Committee: House Health

Keywords: lead ban, plumbing codes, lead-free, public health, environmental management, respiratory therapy, interstate compact, licensing, military service members, healthcare access, regulation, postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening, new mother, birth mother, newborn discharge, hospital discharge materials

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Eric Pinley, the president of the Alabama Ambulance Association. Um, thank you, Senator Weaver.
• Huie Hosmack with the Alabama Sheriff's Association. We are in support of this bill.
• </c> of news events. of news events.
• </c> support of this piece of legislation. support of this piece of legislation.
• For the purpose of proposing the child performance of any of the following.

Bills: SB255 , SB199 , SB47 , HB605 , HB216 , HB621 , HB148 , HB389 , HB509 , HB248 , SB255 , SB199 , SB47 , HB605 , HB216 , HB621 , HB148 , HB389 , HB509 , HB248 , SB336 , SB293 , SB43 , HB420 , HB60 , HB188 , HB106 , HB105 , HB11 , SB336 , SB293 , SB43 , HB420 , HB60 , HB188 , HB106 , HB105 , HB11

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health

Transcript Highlights:

• And I just wanted to just<00:02:53.840><c> kind</c><00:02:54.080><c> of</c> just kind of just kind of
• </c><00:04:08.159><c> of</c> program within the department of program within the department of business
• from my perspective that none of us serving here, none of us serving in any level of government in any
• </c> just all of long-term care but all of just all of long-term care but all of the<00:14:55.040><c>
• </c> women or all of the women on behalf of women or all of the women on behalf of the<00:19:13.679><

Bills: SB2445 , SB2125 , SB2355 , SB2834 , SB3237

Keywords: pedestrian, fines, traffic laws, economic vulnerability, safety, walking, public transportation, teacher licensing, teacher shortage, emergency hire, unlicensed teacher, out-of-field teaching, licensed teachers, charter schools, Department of Education, DOE, Board of Education, licensure requirements, teacher certification, alternative licensure

Transcript Highlights:

• So in terms of the transportation agencies, the Department of Licensing identifies a cost of $106,000
• So in terms of the transportation agencies, the Department of Licensing identifies a cost of $106,000
• We appreciate that the Department of Transportation was willing to work with the Transportation Commission
• State Patrol, Department of Licensing, Department of Transportation, and the Traffic Safety Commission
• Department of Transportation.”

Bills: HB2604 , HB2436 , SB6354 , SB6352

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment

Transcript Highlights:

• The Department of Transportation to spend money in the state highway fund on transit-oriented projects
• I served on the Texas Department of...
• of the Transportation Code.
• They're looking for alternative forms of transportation.
• for modes of public transportation.

Bills: HJR58 , HJR63 , HB263 , HB542 , HB905 , HB 1288 , HB1402 , HB2003 , HB2262 , HB2323 , HB2429 , HB2876 , HB3019 , HB263

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

Transcript Highlights:

• Tony Lee from the Department of Transportation deputies, we stand on our written testimony.
• Tony Lee from the Department of Transportation deputies, we stand on our written testimony.
• Department of Transportation. Aloha, Chair and Vice Chair.
• And this renames the harbors division of the Department of Transportation to the commercial ports division
• The harbors division of the Department of Transportation to the commercial ports division, and distinguishes

Bills: HB1709 , HB2195 , HB2023 , HB2031 , HB2033 , HB1937 , HB2586 , HB2575 , HB2038 , HB2030

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: water carriers, transportation, public utility, Department of Transportation, liability, agricultural rates, certificates of convenience, cruise ship, passenger head fee, harbor, capital improvement, funding, environmental impact, active intelligent speed assistance, intelligent speed assistance, speed limiter, speed limiting device, speed governor, vehicle telematics, traffic safety

Summary: The joint committees on Transportation, Labor and Technology, and later Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism, heard several bills. SB 2573 would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. The chief adjudicator for the ADLRO supported it as a non-mandatory option that has worked well since 2021, improving attendance and saving time and money; DOT also supported it. The committees voted to pass SB 2573 with technical, non-substantive amendments. SB 3215 would make permanent the requirement that securing mooring lines at commercial docks be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining by repealing the sunset date in existing harbor safety law. DOT did not submit testimony, and the chair noted support from longshore labor. The committees voted to pass SB 3215 unamended. The committees also heard SB 2693, which authorizes $15 million in general obligation bonds for planning, design, and construction of a 50,000-square-foot aerospace hangar and related facilities at Hilo International Airport. A Phoenix Space executive testified in support, saying Hawaii and Hilo have geographic advantages and that the project could support aerospace investment and jobs; several other organizations and individuals submitted supportive testimony. Committee members questioned whether federal matching funds or airport capacity existed, and DOT said it had no assurance of federal participation and would need to check on capacity and potential users. The hearing then moved to SB 2698, which would create a cruise ship special fund and impose a per-passenger head fee on cruise ships docking in state commercial harbors while repealing the existing cruise ship TAT framework effective January 1, 2026. DOT supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the new fee is in addition to existing passenger, port entry, and dockage fees and to raise the fee from $6.50 to $10; DOT said the higher amount would better fund harbor improvements such as shore power. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings testified in support but said the added fee would significantly increase costs, while a local ship supply business supported the cruise industry and opposed the TAT approach, saying cruise activity benefits local farmers and jobs. No final vote on SB 2698 was taken in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, Chairman Nichols and members of the Senate Transportation Committee. My name is Joey.
• The definition of a crosswalk under Chapter 541 of the Transportation Code, in which the Lisa Torrey
• Chairman, from the Department of Labor.
• As everything got codified, it was moved to Chapter 54 of the Transportation Code.
• By Chapter 54 of the Transportation Code, the only port governed is the Port of Galveston, and that's

Bills: SB 682 , SB 1013 , SB 1369 , SB 1422 , SB 2001 , SB 2080 , SB 2366 , SB 2705 , SB 2841

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision

Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.

Transcript Highlights:

• In one of the states, Alabama, for every dollar invested, they're seeing $9 to $22 worth of economic
• Chairman, from the Department of Labor.
• I want to explain Chapter 54 of the Transportation Code.
• As everything got codified, it was moved to Chapter 54 of the Transportation Code.
• Governed by Chapter 54 of the Transportation Code, is supportive of Galveston, and that's been the case

Bills: SB682 , SB1013 , SB1369 , SB1422 , SB2001 , SB2080 , SB2366 , SB2705 , SB2841

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision

Transcript Highlights:

• The director of the Department of Transportation for the state of Alabama serves at the pleasure of the
• governor of the state of Alabama.
• ><c> of</c> director of the department of director of the department of transportation<00:29:16.640><
• c> Alabama</c> transportation for the state of Alabama transportation for the state of Alabama serves
• The chief of the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Members of the committee, you are probably aware that there is such an act as the Alabama Scrap Tire
• Under that current law, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) regulates and enforces
• There were 166 of these financings in Florida last year; there was one in Alabama.
• That's why I'm in favor of this bill; it allows us to bring better projects to Alabama.
• For whatever reason, they don't like Alabama because they like the predictability of the assessment..

Bills: HB145 , HB311

Committees: House Tourism , House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: HB145, scrap tires, scrap tire disposal, illegal dumping, ADEM, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, environmental enforcement, Class 2 municipality, municipal court, local enforcement, delegation agreement, primacy, waste management, tire recycling, tire hauling, environmental quality act, misdemeanor penalties, Class A misdemeanor, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor

Bills: SF0095 , SF0107 , SF0112

Committee: Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll go ahead and call the Department of Revenue up now.
• Thank you, members of the Transportation Committee.
• We administer the county side of that equation on behalf of the Department of Family Services.
• We administer the county side of that equation on behalf of the Department of Family Services.
• We administer the county side of that equation on behalf of the Department of Family Services.

Bills: SF0095 , SF0107 , SF0112

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of Alabama.
• </c><00:15:27.519><c> With</c><00:15:27.760><c> that,</c><00:15:27.920><c> I'll</c> in the state of Alabama
• With that, I'll in the state of Alabama.
• ,</c><00:15:56.079><c> location</c><00:15:56.480><c> of</c> of death, time of death, location of of death
• of Alabama didn't couldn't the state of Alabama didn't couldn't issue<00:16:41.360><c> him</c><00:16

Bills: SB63 , HB156 , HB289 , SB80 , SB84 , SB63 , HB156 , HB289 , SB80 , SB84

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, out-of-state warrants, criminal procedure, extradition, Alabama Code, arrest authority, interstate cooperation, Marshall County, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, in-lieu-of-taxes, payments distribution, local legislation, school funding, education finance

Transcript Highlights:

• It mandates that WSDOT provide an annual report to the Governor, the transportation committees of the
• House Bill 2114 requires the Department of Licensing to waive fees for replacement license plates or
• House Bill 2552 provides alternative processes for the Washington State Department of Transportation,
• rail, in working with our transportation department and helping them to have a stronger voice.
• I urge your support, Chair Fey, and members of the Transportation Committee. Thank you.

Bills: HB2092 , HB2114 , HB2172 , HB2251 , HB2374 , HB2410 , HB2552 , HB2588 , HB2718 , HB2722 , HB2727

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: passenger rail, transportation, committee, advisory, infrastructure, defective license plates, vehicle registration, Department of Licensing, state regulations, route jurisdiction, abandonment, local governance, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 341 exempts the first $5,000 of drill pay earned by members of the Alabama National Guard
• </c><00:42:46.480><c> a</c> department of revenue asked for a department of revenue asked for a technical
• So the the department of revenue wanted.
• M... um, Freemasonry for the state of Alabama.
• of revenue that just kind the department of revenue that just kind of of of &gt;&gt; makes<00:47:07.839

Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

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

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a hearing of the House Transportation Committee. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
• of Transportation and Development, and we do have a set of amendments.
• on the fact that Louisiana lacked a modern north-south transportation corridor through the center of
• The Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 and Livingston
• Amendment 2 adds, be it further resolved that the Department of Transportation and Development is urged

Bills: HCR63 , HCR69 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB182 , SB412 , SB418 , SB460

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: military drivers, driver's license exemption, active-duty military, federal vehicle, government-owned vehicle, state highways, public safety, task force, Tiger Team, Louisiana National Guard, Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Department of Defense, executive order, military readiness, vehicle licensing, law enforcement, state police, sheriffs association

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills and one House concurrent resolution, most of them related to transportation infrastructure, memorial highway designations, and prestige license plates. Early action centered on Senate Bill 122, which would direct the Department of Transportation and Development to be more proactive about bridge maintenance, inspection, reporting, and public meetings on bridge conditions; the committee adopted a large amendment package before reporting the bill with amendments. The committee also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon and SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver’s license privileges compared with neighboring states. Several bills designated memorial highways or bridges, including SB 50 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, SB 70 for the Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 460 for the Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway, SB 101 for the Daniel Edward Didillo Memorial Highway and Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway, SB 160 for the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 for the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 103 for the Gladys Edwards Highway, SB 159 for the Surgeon Roelio Roy Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 182 for the Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway, SB 104 for the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 for the Falcons Band Highway. The committee also approved SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law and SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige plate. One of the more substantive policy items was HCR 63, which creates a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel without civilian driver’s licenses should be allowed to operate federally owned vehicles on state highways; it was reported favorably after discussion of military training and licensing differences. Another major item was HCR 69, urging DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish; the committee adopted amendments adding findings about flooding, drainage, and evacuation concerns, and then reported the resolution with amendments. The committee also considered SB 19 on the state employee retired prestige plate; after objections about whether proceeds should continue supporting LASERS, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote, 13-1, with Representative Schamberhorn voting no.

Transcript Highlights:

• the Department of Commerce to support the installation of automatic gates to improve EMS response.
• Thank you, Chair Liias and members of the Senate Transportation Committee.
• Hello, Chair and members of the House Transportation Committee.
• For the record, Alison Kretzinger, with the Department of Transportation, here to express some concerns
• For the record, Alison Kretzinger here with the Department of Transportation in support of this bill.

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization