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• The tax code allows rentals up to 180 days, but the collision damage waiver statute in the business and
• commerce codes limits rentals to 30 days or fewer, which prevents renters from obtaining collision waivers
• Generally then, Senate Bill 72 would align the business code to extend the length of a rental agreement
• from 30 to 180 days under the business code to allow persons to obtain a damage waiver for the rental
• It is a mystery to our team while the tax code and the business and commerce code definitions do not

Bills: SB 21, SB 72, SB 140, SB 262, SB 370, SB 372, SB 495, SB 627, SB 703, SB 764, SB 842

Keywords: cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code

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• > here<00:09:04.959> and Commissioner of Insurance is here and Commissioner of Insurance
• So we collect fees from the insurance industry to regulate the insurance industry, and that's primarily
• insurance industry to regulate<00:11:09.120> the<00:11:09.279> insurance<00:11:09.600>
• industry<00:11:09.920> and regulate the insurance industry and regulate the insurance
• was happening is that the insurance was happening is that the insurance industry<00:11:36.399>

Bills: SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107, SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107

Keywords: voting rights, absentee ballot, protected classes, Alabama Voting Rights Act, felony conviction, election integrity, preclearance, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives, job creation, economic development, recapture provisions, capital investment, employment, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40

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• I think that when we are talking about procedures that insurance companies are not involved in, that
• I think we all understand the fact that the way insurance is now being run is very egregious towards
• One of the things that these these insurance contracts can do is they can change the contract at any
• If the service is not actually covered, paid for by the insurance company, they shouldn't.
• Business and Insurance will meet in room 535, 10 minutes after the start of telecommunications.

Bills: SR29, SB667, SB1466, SB1942, SB1989, SB1670, SB1716, SB1521, SB1273, SB1433, HJR1032, SB1969, SB1953, SB1277, SB1287, SB1061, SB1916, SB1589, SB2178, SB1444, SB1438, SB1501, SB1873, SB1364

Keywords: chiropractic, licensure, animal chiropractic, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, licensing requirements, midwifery, healthcare, Advisory Committee, state health policy, public safety, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, Oklahoma College Savings Plan, 529 plan, 529 savings account, college savings, higher education savings

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• I'm president of the Alabama Birth Coalition.
• In fact, in Alabama, the leading risk...
• I currently practice in rural northeast Alabama.
• . midwives that you license here in Alabama.
• Pepper bottlers here in the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB87, HB491, SB43, SB101

Keywords: midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, HB491, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school lunch, cafeteria, artificial dyes, food additives, food coloring, synthetic dyes, Red Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 40

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• Birmingham but in the state of Alabama.
• But we have some things happening right here in the state of Alabama.
• It protects legal immigrants here in Alabama.
• Alabama after the Jag tour.
• , and that's a state of Alabama program.

Bills: HB43, SB81, SB178, SB138, SB89, SB183, HB27, HB188, HB199, HB190, SB117, HB43, HB27

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, violent crimes, Alabama Supreme Court, employment, criminal record, certificate of employability, occupational licensing, negligent hiring, rehabilitation, limited relief, tribal police, law enforcement

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• HB202 establishes a new form of legal protection for Alabama law enforcement. ...protection for Alabama
• This bill will also modernize the Alabama Code 13-3-D27 to make it consistent with ...13-3-D27 to make
• I am a concerned citizen from House District 88 in Alabama.
• Alabama.
• Well, the... ...the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP.

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, criminal records

Bills: HB176, HB180, HB176, HB180, HB333, HCR35

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

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• We've missed out on so much here in Alabama that's got Alabama names, but it's not filmed here.
• They have been working in 20 Alabama counties.
• to say, "I'll choose to move to Alabama."
• We're not able to recruit them in Alabama because we don't really... ...in Alabama because we don't really
• I can show them why it's great to live in Alabama, but we got to get them here. ...Alabama, but we got

Bills: SB177, HB83, HB203, HB218, HB256, HB350, HB530, HB546, HB577, HB259

Keywords: entertainment, film, music, production incentives, Alabama Film Office, tax rebates, media industry, economic development, Baptist convention, tax exemption, sales and use tax, Alabama, nonprofit, HB203, High Socks for Hope, nonprofit tax exemption, sales tax, use tax, state tax exemption, local option tax exemption

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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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• or margin of 68% on your product and now the product that you're required to buy from the state of Alabama
• 56.560> of you're required to buy from the state of you're required to buy from the state of Alabama
• 59.440> an<00:09:59.680> additional<00:10:00.080> 2%<00:10:00.560> if Alabama
• now uh has an additional 2% if Alabama now uh has an additional 2% if you<00:10:00.880> use<00

Bills: SB277, HB395, HB482, SB251, HB513

Keywords: decentralized nonprofit association, unincorporated nonprofit association, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contract, digital asset, crypto, web3, DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, nonprofit governance, digital membership, consensus mechanism, ledger, Alabama nonprofit law, entity formation, liability protection, service of process, real property, winding up

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• I already thought that Miss Alabama was the state ambassador, I'll be honest.
• ><00:07:44.880> the<00:07:45.199> state that Miss Alabama was the state that Miss Alabama
• beautiful, talented, smart Miss Alabama beautiful, talented, smart Miss Alabama here<00:08:05.360
• <00:08:29.440> We've<00:08:29.680> had this is Miss Alabama America.
• We've had this is Miss Alabama America.

Bills: HB97, HB407, HB435, SB361, HB97, HB407, HB435

Keywords: absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, local redevelopment, tax payments, transient occupancy, state revenue, authority powers, economic development, tax abatement, incentives, Alabama Jobs Act, Accelerate Alabama, NAICS, North American Industry Classification System, 2022 NAICS codes

Bills: HB506, HB480, HB105, HB403, HB513, SB341

Keywords: emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, foreign nationals, voter identification, driver licenses, immigration documentation, Alabama election law, law enforcement, retirement benefits, Alabama Peace Officers, agency-issued badge, agency-issued pistol, criminal enterprise, database, data privacy, criminal justice, background check

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• Water Code 13.255 is specific for a municipality who is requesting be singly certificated to an area
• the economic regulations and CCNs in particular, and things like decertification under Texas Water Code
• The bill seeks to amend Chapter 28. 8a of the Texas Water Code by implementing, implementing planning
• Currently, the Texas Water Code establishes floodplain regulations, but in Enforcement of these regulations

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• Public utility agencies were created under Chapter 572 of the local government code to help local governments
• a PUA as a temporary manager. or receiver for a struggling or non-compliant system under the Water Code
• to be in the utility business anymore, but they wanted to remain public as a public entity. error code
• tell you the actual. mechanism, but I think it's a natural that as people realize in the Texas water Code

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• The tax code allows rentals up to 180 days, but the collision damage waiver statute in the Business and
• Commerce Code.
• The Business Code to extend the length of a rental agreement from 30 to 180 days under the Business Code
• It is a mystery to our team why the tax code and the Business and Commerce Code definitions do not line

Bills: SB 21, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• The code is open source.
• The code suggests that the Department of Insurance does not have the authority to create substantive
• insurance policies.
• of Insurance Commissioners.
• Second, insurance is getting more expensive in the state, and insurers are leaving the state.

Bills: SB 21, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• Chapter 22 of the Texas Business Organizations Code requires three members.
• You know, our job here is to change code. That's what we do.
• They're both under the Business and Commerce Code.
• It's in the commerce code to Chapter 302, thus closing the loophole.
• We've been self-insured for workers' compensation purposes since 2004, and the group's self-insurance

Bills: HB 1087, HB2504, HB4113, HB5144, HB5146, HB5377, HB5543, SB140, SB264, SB1244, SB1343, SB2121, HR868

Keywords: property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety

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• Self-insured approved by TDI now able to their only solvent self-insured group remaining In fact, we've
• you will, under a code enforcement officer.
• Hey, we have medical insurance.
• Part 4, Chapter 73, Texas Administrative Code.
• Administrative Code.

Bills: SB264, SB542, SB924, SB1008, SB1029, SB1036, SB1057, SB1058, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1376, SB1569, SB1664, SB1697, SJR50

Keywords: SB 264, Texas Workers' Compensation Act, group self-insurance, self-insured groups, workers' compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, certificate of approval, guaranty fund, trust fund, wind down, dissolution, labor code, insurance regulation, employer coverage, risk pool, business and commerce, trade workforce economic development, property owners' association, water conservation

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• And of course, I don't think any of us believe that the Alabama Department of Public Health is going
• And I want you to know that that exact phrase is already in the code from a bill from 2021 that says
• that the Alabama Department of Public<00:02:59.519> Health<00:02:59.840> is<00:02:59.959
• from a bill from 2021 code from a bill from 2021 that<00:03:20.840> says<00:03:21.440> that
• All that stuff is already reported to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Bills: HB128, SB297, HB128, SB297

Keywords: HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments, congressional districts, geographic representation, nursing regulation, nursing education programs, licensure compact

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• Alabama schools. Alabama schools.
• They have done such things as looking at the suicide rates in Alabama and what better can the mental
• <00:29:43.360> Uh,<00:29:43.679> the<00:29:43.919> Alabama incentive rebate.
• Uh, the Alabama incentive rebate.
• Uh, the Alabama Tourism<00:29:45.440> Department<00:29:46.080> Advisory<00:29:46.720>

Bills: HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359, HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359

Keywords: HB178, Ten Commandments, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama, school display, religious display, Bible, Judeo-Christian, Establishment Clause, church-state separation, religion in schools, founding documents, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, social studies, civics, history curriculum