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Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Financial Services Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Financial Services

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  • Securities Commission's playbook, their handbook, whatever you want to call it, and we're adding a new code
  • section to that that will give them some more teeth and a way for them to be able to go across the state
  • and be able to go across the state and bring some of the bad actors to justice.
Bills: HB297, HB587
TX
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  • Someway, you’ll get pockets around the state of people coming in with complaints.
  • , and so I hope that represents the state of Texas well.
  • Generally, in other states, staff pay is based on the executive director's pay.
  • I'm the presiding officer of the Texas State Dental Board.
  • Yu stated.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • Thank you for the state board.
  • So if it's out of state, it can take longer.
  • I mentioned Texas State Technical College.
  • Bush State Office Building.
  • Many were concerned that the state has shifted the entire... the burden of the state board's remediation
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • In fiscal year 2023. $15.8 million in prize fees was collected by the state and 12.6% spent by the state
  • And in that, you don't use state.
  • . state.
  • Currently, the state.
  • The state needs to take him.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • Cemetery construction.
  • The state is taking note of and does not anticipate any ongoing costs related to this project post-construction
  • The intent is that the GLO constructs the pier. And that Galveston operates it post-construction.
  • So, you know, the state does some really cool things. The feds built it. Now it'd be a state.
  • We have nine wine trails across the state. state of Texas, and of that $20 billion, the vast majority
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • . the state.
  • acres of state lands.
  • It's what the state needs to have done for the state, and so we're doing the work.
  • If the state is going to address it, it's a huge issue for the state of Texas.
  • with the. construction.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • From the state.
  • So there's no state law prohibition against using state funds either in real time or state funds that
  • The State Board for Educators...
  • I think one of the things that we as a state need to do is have a constructive conversation around the
  • on fewer state funds.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • Construction at Ellington Field.
  • I don't think the feds could ever go away from reimbursing states for disasters. We're a big state.
  • If we have those scattered across the state, I think we're going to see a lot more of the state.
  • What's the current construction schedule? Well, we will receive the new Lone Star State in 2026.
  • This funding would be used to construct a state-of-the-art facility. first-in-the-nation operating room
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • In a great state like ours, a person's life expectancy should not be determined by their zip code, but
  • in the state.
  • the state. ...state of Texas.
  • It's aggregates and construction materials all over the state, and there are also deposits of uranium
  • The Texas Health and Safety Code 7.4.603 designates the UT Health Science Center as the state chest hospital
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • Wynne Rosser.** You raise an important question, Senator, and it is, as you've stated, a state policy
  • Wynne Rosser.** ...as you've stated, a state policy priority to train and retain more physicians in the
  • state.
  • The future workforce is dependent upon other state physician pipeline programs including the State Rural
  • So if y'all are building these state hospitals across the state, which we know y'all have invested in
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • We love this state.
  • VHS operates in 14 western states.
  • Trone is reporting to the state in accordance with the state program.
  • There are only 33 across the state.
  • As TRON is reporting to the state in accordance with the state program, the barrier is funding to fully
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • states since 1965.
  • Kids in state custody.
  • state custody.
  • The state of Texas can do better. We're a rich state, and we need to do a little bit better.
  • The state of Texas is ranked 50th out of 50 states nationwide for DSP salaries, except...
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • This would include state hospitals and state-supported living centers.
  • We operate state psychiatric hospitals and state-supported living centers.
  • State Hospital in Dallas, is the construction on time?
  • That saved the state about $170 million in terms of construction costs. because of the fact that we were
  • So this is a state classification for state peace officers.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • in the state of Texas.
  • We have to review all the variable codes for construction to make sure that can be accommodated.
  • most populous state.
  • This is what we're able to do to conduct state-to-state comparison.
  • **Senator Perry**: To be clear, it states that it's provided to state employees.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • It's only to purchase state... you talk about the State Park Fund, right? That's right.
  • It's only to purchase state... you talk about the State Park Fund, right? That's right.
  • It's only to purchase state... you talk about the State Park Fund, right? That's right.
  • We are funded by state contributions as per government code, along with department contributions—part
  • state agency.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX
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  • a big state.
  • So they would be used across the state.
  • And that the federal funds in there and we have state funds. Yes, sir.
  • value to the state for those contracts.
  • All state agencies will report data in the same format.
Bills: SB 1, SB1
TX
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  • And if the state legislature, we in the state legislature, are serious about the policies that we pass
  • And if the state legislature, we in the state legislature, are serious about the policies that we pass
  • Too many Texans are struggling to make ends meet, and that includes our state workers and our state retirees
  • the Texas State Employees Union.
  • For decades, our state employees and retirees have been the backbone of this state.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • So, we went back and changed it to where it just exempts the state taxes. Just the state tax.
  • it to where it just exempts the state it to where it just exempts the state taxes. taxes. taxes.
  • So typically as a >> Just the state tax.
  • <00:08:47.680> taxes provide tax exemptions for state taxes provide tax exemptions for state
  • So, it's a way they do it in other states as well.
Bills: HB87, HB96, HB28, HB87, HB96, HB28
TX
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  • If you would state your name, who you're with, and your position on the bill. Thank you very much.
  • We represent 28,000 members, landowners in the state of Texas.
  • Go ahead, and if you would state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
  • State your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
  • So, we invest in this state every year. It's starting to push a billion dollars.