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• . >> Any question by any members of the committee?
• Any questions by any members of the committee? Not seeing any.
• committee, I got Representative<00:17:14.880> Wadsworth.
• And that's my proposal to the committee. >> Good morning. Thank you, sir.
• . that's my proposal to the committee.

Bills: HB10, HB33, HB35, HB42, HB74, HB102, HB107, HB10, HB33, HB35, HB42, HB74, HB102, HB107

Keywords: body-worn cameras, dashboard cameras, law enforcement, public disclosure, investigation, transparency, juveniles, nonviolent offenses, intervention program, juvenile detention, youth services, volunteer firefighters, cancer compensation, death benefits, line of duty, first responders, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice

Bills: SB325, HB513, SB357, HB513, HB626

Keywords: youth residential facilities, abuse prevention, law enforcement, video surveillance, civil penalties, record keeping, child rights, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission

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• Thank you, committee members. >> Okay. All right. What we're going to do >> Okay.
• Chairman.<00:08:46.320> Thank<00:08:46.480> you,<00:08:46.880> committee<00:08:47.279
• and our rules require anything that has environmental impact or gaming to come before a general committee
• Chairman, and hello committee members.
• codifies the requirements of an alcoholic importer from another state when they import alcohol into Alabama

Bills: SB266, SB287, SB266, SB287

Keywords: contract review, legislative oversight, state agencies, funding transparency, professional services, Sheriff, Barbour County, law enforcement, qualifications, training, executive education, Covington County, Alabama constitutional amendment, local amendment, carbon dioxide sequestration, carbon capture and storage, CCS, Class VI well, underground injection well, Underground Injection Control Program

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• We're going to let the people of the state of Alabama decide.
• It'll be a constitutional amendment. ...of the state of Alabama.
• Chairman, committee members. This is HB67.
• Okay, we have a committee member who would like to ask a question.
• Committee... No. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Committee members? Yes, sir. Thank you.

Bills: HB141, HB161, HB231, HB67

Keywords: HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, employee associations, state payroll, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-1-4.3, public employees, union dues, benefits administration, payroll withholding, financial products, deferred compensation

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• They're a pretty good university, even though I'm a South Alabama guy.
• Thank you, committee.
• Lincoln, Alabama, spent $10 million putting in a Lincoln Landing.
• You know, it's all of you all, all of you South Alabama folks.
• But I do appreciate bringing up the red snapper from my friends from South Alabama.

Bills: HB1, HB143, HB1, HB92

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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• Chairman, committee members. A couple years back, I passed... HB68, which impacts property...
• which basically said if you're from a communist country, you can't purchase property in the state of Alabama
• I don't think I've ever been in your Urban Ral Development Committee. Good committee.
• This legislation proposes specific updates to align Alabama law with present-day Emergency Management
• Any occasion that, if not adequately managed, poses a threat to the health and safety of Alabama.

Bills: HB68, HB140, HB168

Keywords: foreign investment, agriculture, property rights, critical infrastructure, sanctions, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates, wastewater management, Alabama utilities, Jefferson County Board of Health

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• You know what I said in another committee?
• They're currently not able to do this in the state of Alabama.
• Would you explain the bill to the committee?
• So what's the pleasure of the committee?
• Thank you, committee.

Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199

Keywords: aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies

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• And so what that meant is it Alabama.
• nonprofit associations and Alabama nonprofit associations and Alabama business<00:22:54.880>
• and that Alabama wants to bring on.
• move forward in Alabama? move forward in Alabama?
• an<00:40:05.280> important States like Alabama have an important States like Alabama have

Bills: HB168, HB220, SB187, SB270, SB265, SB220, SB242, SB277

Keywords: loitering, mask policies, school safety, crime prevention, public health, board appointments, governor authority, multi-member boards, state governance, legislative authority, Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, Title 10A, corporate governance, nonprofit governance, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership

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• So we'll get this committee called to order. If you would, Miss Harper, call the roll.
• And if it pleases the committee, I would like to take Senator Orr's bill up first.
• The next $250,000 would go to the Alabama Surface Mining Commission.
• Alabama that we get the severance tax. Alabama that we get the severance tax.
• So, with back to the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB304, HB285, HB312, HB311, SB60

Keywords: impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, law enforcement, HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law

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• ,<00:25:35.600> I practice medicine in Alabama, I practice medicine in Alabama, I frequently
• I saw committee. It slipped up on me.
• I'm talking about the committee that Senator Weaver chairs and that committee has been in place, and
• I'm talking about the committee that Senator Weaver chairs and that committee has been in place, and
• would just present it to the committee. would just present it to the committee.

Bills: SB57, SB155, HB39, HB77, HB104, SB57, SB155, HB39, HB77, HB104

Keywords: property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3

Bills: SB371

Keywords: SB371, Madison County, Alabama constitutional amendment, senior property tax exemption, property tax freeze, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, elderly homeowners, senior citizens, age 65 and older, owner-occupied housing, principal residence, residential property tax, local tax relief, property tax assessment, county tax exemption, 923, senate, all

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• Okay, today's date is May 5th, 2026, and this is the meeting of the Ways and Means Committee. Mr.
• A reminder that we keep witness cards in the committee records, even for those people not wishing to
• I would just say, since I have such a friendly committee, I would just ask for favorable passage.
• Chairman and members, the set of amendments before the committee is coded 4890. 4890 is the code in the
• Thank you, committee members.

Bills: HB1039, SB423, SB436

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered Senate Bill 436 by Senator Cloud, which revises how annual aviation fuel estimates are calculated for the Aviation Trust Fund. Senator Cloud explained that the fund supports airport and aviation projects and has been supplemented in recent years with general fund dollars because the estimated balance has remained stagnant. The committee adopted amendments allowing DOTD’s Office of Multimodal Commerce to use federal and other public data sources, requiring Revenue to provide annual aviation fuel sales tax collections data, and making a technical change. After a brief question about existing airport disclosure requirements, the bill was reported as amended with support cards entered into the record. The committee then took up House Bill 1039 by Representative Desotel, dealing with local sales and use tax audit procedures. The bill was presented as a fairness and transparency measure for audits, but members and the author discussed substantial amendments that would remove or modify several provisions. The committee adopted the amendments except for Amendment 4, which would have required private auditing firms contracting with taxing authorities to be domiciled in Louisiana; that language was set aside for further work after concerns it could affect audits conducted outside Louisiana. Members also discussed provisions on waiving prescription periods, suspending interest and penalties by agreement, and concerns about multiple parishes auditing the same business at once. The bill was reported as amended, with several support cards and informational cards entered. Senate Bill 423 was voluntarily deferred, and there was no other business before the committee. The meeting adjourned after a motion to adjourn was adopted.

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• While understanding that, if we were able to get this out of committee today, I get this out of committee
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Committee, let me say this: I think, if the committee is willing to get both of these bills out of committee
• Chair, members of the committee. Hope y'all are part of the committee.
• Thank you, committee. Have a great day. you, committee. Have a great day. Must be a good bill.

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat

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• But this pilot program has a sunset provision on there.
• program has a sunset provision on there. program has a sunset provision on there.
• <00:18:39.120> Committee.
• Committee. And if >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Committee.
• And let me preface, I am the policy manager for Energy Alabama.

Bills: SB341, SB340

Keywords: SB341, Alabama, veteran license plate, veteran tag, distinctive license tag, specialty plate, radiation exposure, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Korean War veterans, Cold War veterans, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Department of Veterans Affairs, probate judge

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• We'll call the roll of the committee and ask for the vote, please. >> Here. >> Here. >> Here. >> Yes,
• Uh, this is the bill we had last week that we passed out, and, uh, if you remember, uh, committee members
• 58.400> had<00:04:58.560> this<00:04:58.880> bill<00:05:00.080> last committee
• members, we had this bill last committee members, we had this bill last year<00:05:01.120> and
• This committee, I've chaired it for eight years, and we've done that. We fixed this bill last year.

Bills: SB361

Keywords: dogs, dog tethering, dog confinement, animal welfare, animal cruelty, animal neglect, outdoor shelter, kennel standards, leash laws, trolley system, animal control officer, law enforcement enforcement, service animals, working dogs, hunting dogs, herding dogs, USDA breeder, commercial breeder, pet care, veterinary care

Bills: SB301, SB329

Keywords: Lee County, Alabama, business personal property tax, business property tax, personal property tax return, electronic filing, e-filing, tax administration, revenue commissioner, county tax, business tax return, tax preparer, third-party preparer, property tax returns, online tax filing, local legislation, land redemption, taxation, administrative fee, 1136

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• They worked very closely with the Alabama Federation of Farmers, among many others, to reach language

Bills: HB149

Keywords: dog tethering, animal welfare, animal cruelty, outdoor shelter, dog confinement, leash laws, chaining dogs, trolley system, kennel standards, dog shelter requirements, Class B misdemeanor, veterinary practice, boarding kennel, animal shelter, hunting dogs, livestock herding, farm dogs, agricultural exemption, pet care, canine protection

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• It is a sunset bill and Senate Bill 77.
• <00:02:18.080> on point by the Senate committee on point by the Senate committee on confirmation
• I don't know how many times I in sunset.
• <00:03:28.800> are over the place as members of sunset are over the place as members of sunset
• it regulatory duties to the Alabama it regulatory duties to the Alabama Department<00:03:48.319>

Bills: HB150

Keywords: improvement district, special assessment, assessment lien, public infrastructure, bond financing, bond interest rate, county commission, tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, ad valorem tax, tax lien, tax sale, foreclosure, delinquent taxes, municipal finance, public improvements, infrastructure financing, collection enforcement, property lien

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• Bless this committee and the services that we provide. We thank you for everything you do for us.
• , Homeland Security Committee.
• Alright, you got Representative... any questions from the members of the committee?
• Come on up to the mic and give me your name... ...and ban of Alabama system.
• Thank you, committee. Uh, we were waiting on some... committee.

Bills: HB411, HB559

Keywords: HB411, Alabama, civil practice, affirmative defense, traffic obstruction, roadway obstruction, blocking traffic, protest, demonstration, street blockade, highway, bridge, road, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, tort liability, civil lawsuit, stay of proceedings, parallel criminal case

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• We were in session just a few minutes ago, and several members of the committee have other committee
• Any other questions from any other members of the committee?
• Thank you, fellow committee members. The bill is reported as substituted.
• Good morning, committee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you.
• What do you think about this committee? I started my treatment... today.

Bills: HB403, HB224

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, emergency scene