Video & Transcript Research : 'licensing rules'

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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • They're either licensed or not.
  • Our rules allow that.
  • Fink, which was for clinical psychologists—and the requirement is that they be licensed.
  • Fink, which was for clinical psychologists—and the requirement is that they be licensed.
  • Clinical psychologists, the requirement is that they be licensed.
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Suspend rules to take up HF3819 4/30/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, while there is licensing visits every year, they said, "Well, the licensing visit isn't
  • So, right now, a license, the most likely situation is a licenser notices a fraud situation when they
  • We abdicated the rule making. agencies. We abdicated the rule making.
  • If the licensed provider and dates.
  • facie evidence that the licensed facie evidence that the licensed provider<00:31:12.760> cared
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House took up an urgency motion to recall House File 3819 from committee and advance it to final passage. Supporters said the bill was needed to address fraud in the child care assistance program (CCAP), citing recent FBI raids on child care centers, prior audit findings, and long-standing concerns about weak oversight. They described the bill as restoring a penalty of perjury for attendance records, requiring electronic attendance tracking, mandating unannounced inspections, and requiring camera monitoring for higher-funded providers so the state can verify attendance and reduce improper payments. Opponents argued the bill was not ready, raised concerns about cost, implementation, and the inclusion of camera surveillance, and said the language could create problems related to retention and possible misuse of video. One member said the state had already taken bipartisan action on child care fraud in prior sessions and that the larger fraud estimates being cited were overstated compared with convictions. Another member emphasized that electronic attendance monitoring was the one part they supported, but said the bill lacked clarity and a Senate companion. Members also discussed the history of CCAP fraud investigations, including earlier OLA reports, criminal investigations within DHS, and allegations that fraud vulnerabilities had been known for years. Supporters argued the bill would help recover taxpayer dollars and improve affordability by reducing fraud, while critics warned that added camera requirements could increase costs for providers and potentially threaten child care center viability. The debate included questions and answers about video retention, with the bill author stating the intended retention period was 90 days, though a member noted that language was not clearly visible in the version before the House.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh this is care licensing modernization.
  • Um and tighten up our licensing process.
  • <00:03:25.720> Um<00:03:25.800> the for um crisis nursery licensing.
  • Um the for um crisis nursery licensing.
  • single crisis nursery licensing single crisis nursery licensing package.<00:03:48.040> Um
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 4466, the Health Finance and Policy bill, and first adopted the A8 amendment, described as a set of technical fixes. Members then considered a large A9 amendment that bundled a wide range of Children and Families provisions, including child care licensing modernization, crisis nursery licensing, SNAP/MFIT-related language, child care provider self-reporting, a physical abuse recognition poster, child protection and welfare provisions, funding for parent support outreach, and forensic interview training scholarships. Supporters described it as bipartisan work with relatively small fiscal impact, while opponents said it greatly expanded the bill and should be handled separately; after a roll call, the A9 amendment failed 7-14. Representative Scott then offered the A11 amendment, raising concerns about new all-payer claims database language and whether it should have been heard in the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee. Department of Health staff explained the data-sharing safeguards, de-identification process, fee structure, and enforcement provisions, but Scott remained concerned about privacy and the scope of the program and withdrew the amendment. The committee then moved to final bill discussion. Members and authors described HF 4466 as a lean health finance bill largely conforming Minnesota law to federal HR1 Medicaid-related changes, including work requirements, retroactive eligibility limits, cost-sharing, and home equity provisions. Supporters argued conformity was necessary to avoid major federal funding losses and noted a few additional member bills in the package; opponents criticized the federal changes as harmful, especially for vulnerable populations such as victims of trafficking and domestic violence. Fiscal staff said the bill would save just over $2 million in FY 2026-27 and almost $98 million in FY 2028-29. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The rules These rules that I will go over are made in order to facilitate the goal of conducting a legislative
  • Increase the period of license revocation for repeat DUI offenders.
  • Postpone license revocations while a person is incarcerated.
  • Today we have 330,000 licensed security officers.
  • Respecting your rules. All right. I only have one question.
Summary: The committee heard several bills, though no final votes were taken because a quorum had not yet been established. SB 493 by Senator Becker would add war or armed conflict to California’s price-gouging emergency triggers, with the author and supporters arguing it would protect consumers from gas-price spikes tied to international conflict. Opponents, including business and housing groups, warned the bill could over-trigger emergency powers and create broad, ongoing price controls. The chair indicated support for an aye-as-amended recommendation once quorum was reached. SB 1056 by Senator Grayson would require protective orders for disclosure of sexually explicit material involving adult victims in specified criminal cases. Denise Huskins-Quinn and Aaron Quinn testified in support, describing how sensitive evidence in their case was copied and handled without adequate safeguards; supporters said the bill would extend privacy protections similar to those already used for child sexual abuse material. Criminal defense attorneys supported the goal but raised concerns about notice procedures and how the bill would apply when material is in the public domain. The chair said the bill filled a gap in existing law and would receive an aye recommendation. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson would let law enforcement seize and return crypto assets used in scams and fraud to victims. The Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the bill as a tool to recover losses from transnational crypto fraud, while the ACLU and public defenders argued it lowered the burden of proof, raised constitutional concerns, and could be misused against unbanked or low-level defendants. The chair nevertheless said the bill aligned with existing law for stolen property and would be recommended aye. SB 874 by Senator Weber-Pearson would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including requiring background checks for employees of providers and convening a stakeholder workgroup; it drew support from the California Association for Behavior Analysis and no opposition was heard. Later, SB 1266 by Senator Stern would change how the value of stolen copper and related infrastructure damage is calculated, aiming to address copper theft and its costs to cities and utilities. Supporters said the bill would better capture the real harm from thefts that disrupt streetlights, telecom, and emergency services, while opponents argued it would inflate charges, turn many misdemeanors into felonies, and increase court and incarceration costs. The author said he would continue discussions and accept the amendments. Senator Cervantes presented SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death concerns and conflicts of interest, while opponents said the problem was not unique to Riverside and that the bill would override local control. Cervantes also presented SB 1418 to extend ballot-custody protections to other election records and equipment after a Riverside County ballot seizure, with support from the Attorney General’s office. Finally, Senator Blakespear began presenting SB 936 on nitrous oxide misuse, describing public health, impaired-driving, and disposal concerns, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s testimony concluded.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:20:36.960> or bicycles don't need licenses or bicycles don't need licenses or insurance
  • <01:47:18.320> for water carriers just like the rules for water carriers just like the rules
  • additional penalty as part of a license additional penalty as part of a license suspension<02:16
  • I'm a licensed mechanic.
  • vehicles quite well I'm a licensed vehicles quite well I'm a licensed mechanic<02:23:21.920>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let me there a set rule for that. Let me clarify.
  • That would be taking away their home rule on this particular issue.
  • >> Are we trying to take away home rule >> Are we trying to take away home rule from
  • This is a home rule amendment." "Well, no.
  • "Okay." the local you know rule if they if they the local you know rule if they if they choose<02:29:
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The allocation methodology uses census data, eligibility rules, and county-level... I don't know.
  • That final rule takes effect in July this summer.
  • to pay child care providers prospectively and reverts to an option that existed in the 2016 final rule
  • The Prop 64 proposal was focused on licensed family child care homes and licensed centers that experienced
  • child care facilities... ...and the amount of $28 million to support licensed child care facilities
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 50 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Rules and the committees on rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
  • Joint Rule 12 be suspended on the following petitions.
  • The Committee on Rules and the committees on rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
  • Joint Rule 12 be suspended on the following petitions.
  • The ayes have it; the rules are suspended. Question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the third grade class of the Moore School leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then adopted two resolutions from the Committee on Rules: one congratulating Sophia Schneider on achieving Eagle Scout rank, and another honoring Autistic Pride Day on June 18, 2025. Both were taken up under suspension of the rules and adopted without objection. The House also received a gubernatorial message authorizing the Town of Situate to grant four additional all-alcohol on-premises licenses; the message was referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection. In addition, the Rules Committee reported and the House agreed to suspend Joint Rule 12 on several petitions from Representative Colleen M. Garry, including proposals related to inflation estimates for social service programs, requiring establishments to accept cash, and requiring beer menus to list alcohol by volume, sending them to the appropriate committees. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn and reconvene on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in full formal session. The House then adjourned, and Democratic members were notified of a caucus at 12 noon on Wednesday.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators welcome to the rules committee.
  • Technical changes to be published as notices of correction emergency rule rules to be published in the
  • Additionally, for those rules with for which a mandatory delegation of rule making authority remains
  • The proposed rule must be withdrawn upon its failure to be ratified and the underlying emergency rule
  • A rule is defined as the rule number assigned by the Department of State.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 30th, 2026 at 12:05 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I will respect the rules of this House, but in On the floor, and so I will respect the rules of
  • the House Rules Committee.
  • the House Rules Committee.
  • It is rule germane pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(1) of the New Mexico Constitution. ...It is rule
  • House Bill 268... ...House Rules Committee.
Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • a smart rule.
  • c><01:15:36.760> advised<01:15:37.159> and rules rules might be ill advised and rules rules
  • this is a dumb rule this is a smart rule this is a dumb rule this is a smart rule it's<01:15:41.679
  • Congress they don't go through a rule Congress they don't go through a rule making<01:15:57.960>
  • manual. only immediately suspend a license if only immediately suspend a license if the<01:30:50.119
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/02/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chris malvy and I'm a licensed Chris malvy and I'm a licensed professional<00:55:24.280> engineer
  • of alignment with uh of alignment with uh licensing<01:05:04.720> um licensing um licensing um
  • > states<01:05:10.839> and licensing protocols in other states and licensing protocols
  • <01:43:16.679> provider 36y year continuously licensed provider 36y year continuously licensed
  • <01:48:41.599> about so there's some evidentiary rules about so there's some evidentiary rules
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/12/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • are similar or that the laws the rules are similar or the<00:03:50.200> same<00:03:50.720>
  • appointment do need to be licensed appointment do need to be licensed lawyers<00:06:39.080> not
  • You may or may not be aware that the rules of criminal procedure, Rule 20, which largely governed competency
  • of criminal procedure aware the rules of criminal procedure rule<00:19:05.280> 20<00:19:05.760
  • in my own practice I've seen more rule in my own practice I've seen more rule 20<00:34:48.000>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 8th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They got Holly a driver's license.
  • The next time Holly was in court to get her license back, she wasn't alone.
  • And today, Holly doesn't just have a driver's license.
  • They got Holly a driver's license.
  • And today, Holly doesn't just have a driver's license.
Summary: The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor. In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Pursuant to committee rules, bills with fiscal impacts greater than $150,000, whether revenue gains or
  • Pursuant to committee rules, bills with fiscal impacts greater than $150,000, whether revenue gains or
  • Pursuant to committee rules, bills with fiscal impacts greater than $150,000, whether revenue gains or
  • We represent about 300 licensed operators across the supply chain and we are very, very supportive of
  • Licensed operators are not only competing against illicit synthetic products.
Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met with a delayed start while waiting for quorum, then heard several bills before moving to the suspense file. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the planned cannabis excise tax increase at 15% rather than allow it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is struggling against the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for children, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement promised under Prop. 64. The bill was sent to suspense during regular order and later approved out of suspense on a 6-0 vote with amendments, including a five-year sunset and a reduced rate. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings for housing and mixed-use projects; preservation and housing advocates supported it, and it was also sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately. The committee then heard AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKenna, which would require studios seeking optional diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility film tax credits to complete the plans they submit to the California Film Commission. Labor supporters said studios should do more than make good-faith efforts, and the bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Vice Chair Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners who have requested installment plans, and it passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. Afterward, the chair gave a general warning that the bills on suspense represented large revenue losses and emphasized the committee’s need to weigh tax expenditures against other state priorities. On the suspense file, the committee approved AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485, mostly on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while AB 547 passed 5-1. Several other bills, including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 6991, AB 814, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, and AB 1481, were held in committee. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the suspense-file actions.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ordered, that notwithstanding Senate Rule 7 or any other rule to the contrary, the Senate bill to increase
  • The question is on suspension of the rules to allow the matter to be considered forthwith.
  • Without objection, the rules are suspended. Question comes on adoption of the order.
  • Without objection, the rules are suspended. Question comes on adoption of the order.
  • Without objection, the rules are suspended. Question comes on adoption of the order.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up two local bills for final passage: House No. 2320, establishing an appointed treasurer-collector in Berkeley, and House No. 4136, further regulating stabilization funds in Leicester. Both bills were approved to be enacted and sent to the Governor after being signed by the President. The Senate also adopted a resolution offered by Senator Gomez commending the Taino people in recognition of October 13, 2025, as Indigenous Peoples Day. In addition, the chamber suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition by Paul McMurtry concerning off-premises retail alcohol licenses near other such licenses to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. Several Senate orders from Senator Rodrigues were then adopted, advancing bills related to disposable menstrual products, menstrual product ingredient disclosure, the move over law, and use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital. Each order required suspension of Senate rules and placed the measures on the Orders of the Day for later consideration with Ways and Means new drafts pending where applicable. Before adjournment, the Senate adopted an order setting the next meeting for Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and dispensing with the printing of a calendar. The Senate then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Regulatory Oversight

Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're consistent with the House rules.
  • They did not recognize my license, even though I was licensed in California.
  • I represent licensed private child care centers across the state of Arizona.
  • within child care licensing are met.
  • That would be the rule accurately stated.
Bills: HB2086, HB2248, HB2688
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG Public Hearing 02-05-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about cutting energy costs and reducing emissions by updating our rules to match the realities
  • <00:05:21.600> to<00:05:21.759> match<00:05:22.000> the updating our rules to
  • match the updating our rules to match the realities<00:05:22.639> of<00:05:22.880> new,
  • electrician and um know, by a licensed electrician and um and<00:14:13.760> it's<00:14:14.000
  • the inverter you have to have a licensed the inverter you have to have a licensed uh<00:14:35.279
Bills: SB2671, SB2902
Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process. SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems. After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-01-15 - 3:00PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to introduce bills by suspend our rules to introduce bills by number<00:05:14.960> only.
  • And you have suspended rules to introduce bills by number only.
  • This amendment is similar to what is currently required of licensed captives.
  • This amendment is similar to what is currently required of licensed captives.
  • currently required of licensed captains. currently required of licensed captains.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with devotional remarks from Representative Greer focused on perspective, kindness, and the idea that people “earn” respect and love through shared humanity. After that, the chamber suspended rules to introduce 17 House bills by number only, and adopted JRS 3 in concurrence, setting a joint assembly for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. to receive the governor’s budget message. Several announcements followed, including birthday wishes, a note about the new federal whole milk for schools law, guest introductions, and caucus notices. The House also approved committee transfers for H.393, an act relating to the prohibition of requiring face masks in schools, moving it from Education to Healthcare, and H.334, an act relating to limiting employer restrictions on individuals separating from employment, moving it from General and Housing to Commerce and Economic Development. The chamber then took up H.649 on captive insurance companies. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee explained that the bill, based on Department of Financial Regulation proposals, would prohibit risk retention groups from lending to or investing in members or affiliates, require annual and quarterly filings in NAIC form with a jurat page and actuarial certificate, and create new filing requirements for sponsored captive protected cells. The committee reported unanimous support, and the House amended the bill and ordered third reading. The House next considered S.60, establishing a Farm Security Special Fund. The Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee and Appropriations described the bill as a response to repeated weather-related losses affecting farms and forestry operations, including flooding, freezes, drought, and other extreme events. The House version adds forestry and changes assistance from grants to payments to make aid faster and less cumbersome. The program would be administered by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, with a review board and payments of up to 50% of uncovered losses, capped at 5% of annual appropriations and $150,000 per application. The committee testimony emphasized the need for a permanent, predictable state relief mechanism, and the bill was advanced with strong support.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 12th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Secretary, call the long rule.
  • President, I have a resolution from Rules. Mr. President, I have a resolution from Rules.
  • President, I have a resolution from rules. rules. rules. >> All<01:14:29.040> right.
  • then come in are trying to create rules then come in are trying to create rules to<02:15:55.360>
  • rules and the rules come and set their rules and the rules say<02:28:07.200> that<02:28:07.439
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.