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• You are free to explain your amendment bar code 6, 0, 0, 3, 5, 7, >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes.
• high school football, my team was 1, 8, and the boosters that my high school went in, recruit it the code
• And they bought him a brand new Allison Mobile, Alabama, and he came out coach my senior year.

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• From criminals. Thank you. And that's a great question.
• It does not forgive criminal convictions.
• Delaware's criminal code.
• relating to criminal mischief, Madam President.
• relating to the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Code relating to

Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.

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• I thank you, God, for overseeing us and for this great state of Alabama.
• And thirdly, to align Alabama with neighboring states like Georgia and Florida, which have already adopted
• With that, I would ask if anybody has any questions for me. thirdly, to align Alabama with thirdly, to
• align Alabama with neighboring<00:07:15.919> states<00:07:16.240> like<00:07:16.560>
• Replace lines 30 through 33 on page 2 with the following: Alabama 1975 or any other authority providing

Bills: HB545, HB545

Keywords: Escambia County, probate court, court fees, legal services, judicial legislation, HB545, legal tender, cash rounding, nearest five cents, nickel rounding, in-person cash transaction, cash transactions, change making, sales tax, Department of Revenue, merchant payments, consumer payments, currency rounding, cash payment, retail transactions

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• Demographically, geographically, states like Alabama, states like Oklahoma, states like West Virginia
• ,<00:25:49.600> who<00:25:49.919> by blue states, states like Alabama, who by blue
• So, in Alabama, what they saw is sort of if you build it, they will come.
• So, in Alabama, what they saw is sort of if you build it, they will come.
• So, in Alabama, what they saw is sort of if you build it, they will come.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• HB425 is a collaborative effort with the Alabama Department of Mental Health, County Mental Health Association
• , County Commissions, the Alabama Council for Behavioral Healthcare, and the Behavioral Alliance of Alabama
• will allow them to meet virtually in ...will allow them to meet virtually in accordance with the Alabama

Bills: HB441, HB425, HB416

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, mental health, regional authority, board of directors, local governance, public health, sudden cardiac arrest, automated external defibrillator, AED, school safety, emergency response, cardiac emergency response plan, training, athletic events, first aid, sessions

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• HB425 is a collaborative effort with the Alabama Department of Mental Health, County Mental Health Associations
• , County Commissions, the Alabama Council for Behavioral Healthcare, and the Behavioral Alliance of Alabama
• that will allow them to meet virtually in Will allow them to meet virtually in accordance with the Alabama

Bills: HB441, HB425, HB416

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, mental health, regional authority, board of directors, local governance, public health, sudden cardiac arrest, automated external defibrillator, AED, school safety, emergency response, cardiac emergency response plan, training, athletic events, first aid, 923

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• Well, if you look at other states, so Alabama, which has had the greatest improvement on the NAEP test
• need to be focused on the actual crimes that people are committing and not on reporting or on criminalizing
• sometimes needs to get involved in these situations, especially when you have something as serious as criminal
• technical witnesses: LEAs have not adopted courses that have dissatisfied any section of the Education Code
• rigor clause mentioned in the language of SB 1147 is found in several other sections of the Education Code

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 1067, which would require annual math screening for students in kindergarten through second grade beginning in 2028-29 to identify early numeracy difficulties and connect students to evidence-based support. Senator Weber and supporters, including EdVoice and UC Davis researcher Dr. Charles Wilkes, argued that California’s math outcomes are too low and that early screening is a quick, developmentally appropriate tool that would not mandate curriculum or high-stakes testing. Opponents, including the California Mathematics Council, county superintendents, and CTA, said the bill adds a mandate without funding, could narrow instruction, and may lead to premature labeling or deficit-based thinking. Committee members discussed how the screeners would work and whether they would identify disabilities or simply flag students needing further assessment; the bill was left on call due to lack of quorum at the time of the hearing. SB 1110 was also presented as a child care subsidy administration measure that would stabilize funding for alternative payment programs and better distinguish administrative overhead from direct family services. Senator Becker and witnesses from the Child Care Resource Center and Every Child California said the bill would help providers manage enrollment, compliance, staffing, and payment timelines as the state transitions to enrollment-based funding. No opposition testimony was offered, and the bill received a favorable committee comment, but no vote was taken because quorum had not yet been established. The committee then heard SB 1374, which would allow public higher education institutions to seek temporary restraining orders on their own behalf when they face credible threats of violence not directed at a specific person. CSU and San Diego State University representatives described incidents where threats against a campus could not be addressed through current restraining-order law, and said the bill would close that gap and improve campus safety. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was left on call pending quorum. Later, the committee discussed SB 1321, which would direct the State Auditor to review remedial education and student preparedness at selected UC and CSU campuses after a UC San Diego report showed a sharp decline in incoming students’ math preparation. Supporters, including the author and a community college union representative, said the audit would help identify the scope of basic-skills gaps and inform policy. Some members raised concerns about bypassing the usual audit-request process, but the bill was placed on hold for absent members. The committee also heard SB 1086 on microschools, which would direct model ordinances and statutory definitions for these small learning settings; after extensive questioning about definitions, oversight, and local land-use issues, the bill was moved on a do-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. Finally, SB 1181 was presented as a limited pilot program to allow Central Valley schools to communicate with regional threat assessment centers about credible safety concerns, with the author and a victim’s mother describing it as a prevention tool after a student homicide; committee members expressed support for stronger coordination and guardrails, and the bill was discussed further as the hearing continued.

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• those conversations have led us all to really consider what this looks like or could look like in Alabama
• . ...could look like in Alabama.
• We've seen significant increases in funding for Alabama students' per-pupil funding by almost $1,100.
• What you're seeing on this screen, each of those dots represents an individual Alabama school district
• On average in Alabama, we fund kids at about $7,500 per year. fund kids at about $7,500 per year.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• aiming to criminalize free speech. Mr. aiming to criminalize free speech. Mr.
• c> innocent stopping criminals, saving innocent stopping criminals, saving innocent lives,<02:14:
• foreign criminals. I yield back. foreign criminals. I yield back.
• ,<02:25:20.640> we the McCra family in North Alabama, we the McCra family in North Alabama
• and somehow lifting up the criminals. and somehow lifting up the criminals.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Aderholt of Alabama. Mr. Hudson of North Carolina. Mr. Murphy of North Carolina. Mr.
• ALABAMA. MR. HUDSON OF NORTH CAROLINA. MR. MURPHY OF NORTH CAROLINA. MR. ELLZEY OF TEXAS. MR.
• Strong of Alabama. EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. THE CLERK: MRS.
• STRONG OF ALABAMA.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I will now turn to Senator Britt to introduce our witness from the state of Alabama.
• Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Alabama and the Southeast.
• I'm the director of the O'Neill Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama.
• Alabama at Birmingham, UAB.

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• Um, these ones, uh, I got to manually upload them, which is why I got the computer, but it's Alabama
• That's where it's the Alabama channel. >> Y... >> I keep forgetting it's .com or .org.
• Most important, give us discretion of what would be best for the people of the state of Alabama, and
• ><00:08:39.680> people<00:08:40.000> state<00:08:40.159> of<00:08:40.320> Alabama
• <00:08:40.880> and best for the people state of Alabama and best for the people state of Alabama

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Now therefore, be it resolved by the legislature of Alabama, both houses... ...has left a void in the
• Now therefore, be it resolved by the legislature of Alabama, both houses... ...spirit, and consistent
• Now therefore, be it resolved by the legislature of Alabama, both houses... mother, she received a lifetime
• ,<00:05:32.400> both<00:05:32.639> houses Legislature of Alabama, both houses thereof
• and Sessions, recognizing Pineywoods cattle as an official heritage cattle breed of the state of Alabama

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Summary: The Senate convened and quickly adopted several organizational resolutions: Senate Resolution 1 notifying the House that the Senate was in session, Senate Joint Resolution 2 appointing a committee to notify the Governor, and Senate Joint Resolution 3 appointing a committee to escort the Governor to the joint session. The chamber also recognized Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Founders Day and later adopted a resolution honoring the life of Dorothy Lee “Dot” Hatcher, mother of Senator Kirk Hatcher, after it was read at length. Senators offered personal remarks of condolence and support to Senator Hatcher and his family. The Senate then agreed, without objection, to allow bill introductions throughout the day until 4:00 p.m. It adopted Senate Joint Resolution 5 by Senators Jones and Sessions, which recognizes Pineywoods cattle as an official heritage cattle breed of Alabama. The resolution was taken up immediately and passed by voice vote. Additional floor remarks welcomed new Senator Matt Woods, thanked family members in attendance, and recognized Trip Gudger and the new chief of staff, Connie Row. The chamber also noted that the journal would remain open until 4:00 p.m. for first readings and then recess until the next day, with the session adjourned by voice vote.

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• This is the only county in the state of Alabama like this that is a local bill.
• It is the most unique county in the state of Alabama.
• Well, it's been classified as the free state of Winston, as Winston County seceded from Alabama and stayed
• Alabama and stayed with the Union.

Bills: HB590

Keywords: lodging tax, Winston County, road improvements, fire departments, local elections, 1136, house, all

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• <00:35:38.200> counts on 34 different felony criminal counts on 34 different felony criminal
• counsel being afforded if the criminal counsel being afforded if the criminal justice<00:35:49.160
• judge no fact finding no criminal judge no fact finding no criminal conviction<00:36:29.240>
• <00:45:30.160> took the day when an illegal criminal took the day when an illegal criminal
• 58,000 illegal aliens with a criminal 58,000 illegal aliens with a criminal record<00:53:44.160>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Automatically seal all eligible criminal and juvenile records.
• Very few entities have access to criminal records.
• Having a criminal record can also jeopardize a family's housing.
• Having a criminal record can also jeopardize a family's housing.
• But a Black man without a criminal record is less likely to get a callback than a white man with a criminal

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors. The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.

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• Who's going to do the billing and the coding, right?
• Is there a code? Here's your code. It's on demand.
• It is not a prosecution for criminal misconduct.
• They have both civil and criminal. We're civil in the sense that we're not criminal, but we're...
• And criminal. We're civil in the sense that we're not criminal, but we're administrative.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• quadrinium, Father, we want to say thank you for all of the work and all of the goodness to make Alabama
• quadrinium, Father, we want to say thank you for all of the work and all of the goodness to make Alabama
• House Bill 50 is the bill that we talked about last year about Imagination Library, and it's the Alabama
• Right now, Alabama already has a loan program.
• It changes it from AMTEP to LASIA, but it's loan assistance in support of educators of Alabama.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• conduct ourselves in the best way, and make decisions that's in the best interest of the citizens of Alabama
• conduct ourselves in the best way, and make decisions that's in the best interest of the citizens of Alabama
• So, like, for instance, if you look at Birmingham, there's Central Alabama Water Board.
• So, like, for instance, if you look at Birmingham, there's Central Alabama Water Board.
• And in Birmingham, Alabama, the mayor can't be on one of the authorities. So, it's true.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And so we've done what we can with an Alabama solution.
• we've done what we can with an Alabama we've done what we can with an Alabama solution.<00:11:13.200
• Alabama Correctional Industries is not just a work program.
• If you look to the second slide after the introduction, at the map of Alabama, uh, some time ago, the
• Birth certificates, we've begun ordering birth certificates through the Alabama Department of Public

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