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• I cannot... that one is assigned specifically to the department you're the DEERD director. >> Okay.
• The other 30 are assigned to DIR, but they're almost delegated to DOE.
• &gt;&gt; The other 30 are assigned to DIR but &gt;&gt; The other 30 are assigned to DIR but they're<01
• at your green fee website, though, it does say community can apply, but then it's supposed to be assigned
• to a state agency, assigned to a state agency, &gt;&gt; but<01:48:13.280><c> then</c><01:48:13.520><

Bills: SB1, SB4, SB6, SB9, SB16, SB17, SB20, SB22, SB28, SB29, SB36, SB41, SB45, SB77, SB85, SB87, SB96, SB98, SB110, SB126, SB139, SB143, SB164, SB167, SB171, SB186, SB188, SB195, SB197, SB198, SB204, SB205, SB206, SB207, SB209, SB210, SB211, SB217, SB219, SB220, SB225, SB231, SB237, SB238, SB241, SB244, SB246, SB247, SB272, SB294, SB315, SB346, SB364, SB366, SB367, SB386, SB392, SB403, SB415, SB427, SB431, SB437, SB457, SB459, SB469, SB471, SB478, SB484, SB489, SB502, SB503, SB507, SB508, SB510, SB516, SB517, SB518, SB519, SB521, SB535, SB543, SB550, SB564, SB568, SB570, SB575, SB577, SB578, SB590, SB607, SB616, SB621, SB634, SB644, SB647, SB649, SB652, SB655, SB656, SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

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• different kind of education for their child who doesn't necessarily fit in the school where they are assigned
• different kind of education for their child who doesn't necessarily fit in the school where they are assigned
• different kind of education for their child who doesn't necessarily fit in the school where they are assigned
• different kind of education for their child who doesn't necessarily fit in the school where they are assigned
• School where they are assigned to? You give them an option? >> Yes. Yes. Thank you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• After conferring with the Committee of Assignments, the conferees are Senator Albritton, Senator Woods
• In July of 1969, he returned to active duty and, after completion of airborne training, was assigned
• BG Carter's first assignment in the Guard was as a platoon leader with a transportation company, and
• Later he was assigned to the 135th SNS Battalion in Jasper and then promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and
• In July of 1994, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned as chief of staff to the 167th Corps

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine business including excusing absent senators, adopting the prior journal, and recognizing several guests in the gallery. The chamber also paused to honor Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, with a Senate resolution commending him as the Alabama Education Association’s 2025-26 outstanding superintendent of the year. Senator Smitherman and Dr. Sullivan both spoke, with Sullivan highlighting Birmingham’s academic gains, reduced failing schools, and lower chronic absenteeism. The Senate then processed a series of House messages and confirmations. It concurred in SB 288 on agriculture authorities and SB 317 on the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, but non-concurred and sent SB 174 on natural resources and SB 32 on solid waste collection fees to conference. The chamber confirmed numerous appointments, including Rex Jones, William Donahue, Jim Massey, Jason Windham, Alexander Atwater, Charles Dean, Steve McKinnon, Bonnie Temple, Shaniqua Johnson-Enam, Dwayne Jenkins, Troy Skipworth, Gloria Watts, Tracy Doughty, Kevin Ball, Joe D. Briggs, Josh Bryant, Dylan Turk, David R. Pruitt III, and Carol Smitherman, with most confirmations passing on near-unanimous rolls. Committee reports advanced several House bills, including favorable reports on HB 224, 591, 614, 609, 444, 248, 611, 622, 92, and 556, with HB 248 amended. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team for winning the 2026 national championship, and another resolution recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and urging Congress to establish regular budget order. A resolution honoring retired Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter as the 2026 Marion Military Institute Alumnus of the Year and a resolution commending John R. Cooper were also adopted. In local legislation, the Senate passed HB 635 for Choctaw County, HB 639 for Escambia County, SB 10 for Tuscaloosa County, HB 315 for class one municipalities after adopting a committee substitute and a friendly amendment, and HB 404 for class one municipalities. Finally, the Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted a special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing a wide range of bills for priority consideration, including measures on solar power facilities, homestead exemptions, education, guardianships, tax increment districts, legal tender, college tuition, crime victims compensation, motor vehicles, entertainment industry issues, campus chaplains, tax abatements, alcoholic beverage producers, data privacy, constables, insurance, municipal audits, income tax, public high schools, taxation, state health planning, and University of Alabama matters.

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• the Department of Education does the analysis of the applies the rubric to basically code or, um, assign
• stands, the Department of Education does the analysis, applies the rubric to basically code or, um, assign
• stands, the Department of Education does the analysis, applies the rubric to basically code or, um, assign
• code</c><02:13:09.679><c> or</c><02:13:09.920><c> or</c><02:13:10.560><c> um</c><02:13:11.920><c> assign
• </c> rubric to basically code or or um assign rubric to basically code or or um assign a<02:13:12.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session began with HB 656, as amended, which would treat federal funds received by school districts as unanticipated money unless already listed in the annual report, and would require notices and school board minutes to identify the grant and summarize any obligations attached to accepting it. Supporters said the bill was aimed at transparency so voters would understand the “strings attached” to grants, while opponents raised concerns that the amendment was new, potentially vague, and could require districts to publish lengthy or redundant information, increasing costs and administrative burden. Several members suggested alternative approaches, such as a state-level list of common grant obligations or posting grant documents online. No vote was taken, and some members argued the bill was not ready for action. The committee then moved to HB 665, which would expand eligibility for free school meals to households at up to 300% of federal poverty guidelines and use education trust fund money to cover the added cost. Representative Damon strongly supported the bill, citing food insecurity and arguing the fiscal note likely overstated costs because the bill requires at least one free meal, not necessarily both breakfast and lunch. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote or final action on HB 665 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• Um, we'll go through, so take home all your reading assignments, uh, that were presented to us.
• all your reading assignments uh, that all your reading assignments uh, that were<01:54:40.000><c> presented
• Don't forget your homework assignment to take a look at your worksheet to fill in your numbers.
• Don't forget<02:23:35.359><c> your</c><02:23:35.520><c> homework</c><02:23:35.840><c> assignment</c><
• 02:23:36.160><c> to</c><02:23:36.319><c> take</c> forget your homework assignment to take forget your

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The other half of that had not been assigned as a savings for Minnesota Management and Budget.
• of</c><01:36:14.639><c> an</c> where it um where the lack of an where it um where the lack of an assignment
• had been which was for public assignment had been which was for public TV<01:36:16.719><c> block</c>
• /c><01:36:19.600><c> had</c><01:36:19.760><c> not</c><01:36:19.920><c> been</c><01:36:20.080><c> assigned
• </c> other half of that had not been assigned other half of that had not been assigned as<01:36:20.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• President, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the bill properly assigned

Keywords: 1182, all

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• intimidated walking into her office when she was the president and I was simply trying to get a room assignment

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• That's income withholding, also known as automatic income assignment.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Corrections of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, Assignment

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

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• together was let's make sure that if somebody hasn't met or been appointed, anyone hasn't even been assigned

Summary: The committee first met in executive session with 12 members present and 4 absent, establishing quorum. Members considered Senate Bill 937, adopted a House committee substitute and one amendment, then voted the substitute do pass by a roll call of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 present. The bill was then moved out of executive session. In open session, the committee heard Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 890 from Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman. The bill is a cleanup measure to remove obsolete boards, commissions, and panels from statute, based on long periods without appointments or because duties have been reassigned elsewhere. Coleman also described a workforce development reorganization and noted that some panels were removed at the request of state agencies. Members asked about whether any of the bodies were still meeting, the fiscal note, and whether adding or extending a committee such as the joint committee on child abuse and neglect would fit under the bill’s title; Coleman said the legal question was uncertain but that the bill was intended to address obsolete entities. No one testified in opposition or for information, and the hearing closed. The committee then heard House Bill 1829 from Representative Terry Violet, which would let municipalities that publish their codes online keep one physical copy instead of three. Violet and supporters said the change would save cities money and improve public access to ordinances. Members asked about how quickly ordinances appear online, whether there was any penalty for not maintaining three copies, and how the current system works; witnesses said online posting is typically fast and that the hard-copy requirement is outdated. The Missouri Municipal League testified in support, saying the bill would reduce unnecessary costs for municipalities. There was no opposition or informational testimony, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.

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• Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day and numerous guest introductions, including advocates for children’s health, Jewish advocacy, housing affordability, environmental issues, and other community groups. Members also made several personal privilege remarks, including a resolution-style statement for Lobo Week supporting Mexican gray wolf conservation and a brief announcement about an upcoming CAP update. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole and considered two Senate bills. SB 1415 was recommended do pass without amendment, and SB 1430 was amended in committee to remove a disputed provision so the measure remained limited to tax-code corrections; it was then recommended do pass as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and both bills were deferred for engrossing. Earlier calendar actions also included the placement and referral of several Senate bills and resolutions. On third reading, the House passed HB 2680 on workers’ compensation by a vote of 55-1, and SB 1029 on campaign contributions and expenses by a vote of 57-0. The session included extended partisan debate during personal privilege remarks over the federal government shutdown, TSA pay, ICE presence at airports, and broader federal and state budget issues. The House later recessed briefly, received additional bill referrals and first readings, and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

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• And it’s always nice to serve with Paul and a lot of talented people were assigned to this commission

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The House and Senate chairs opened the first organizational meeting of the special commission created by Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024 to study the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card and the impacts on small businesses. They explained that the commission’s charge includes reviewing payment trends, cashless transactions, credit card fees, mobile payments, buy now/pay later financing, the costs to small businesses of accepting different forms of payment, and the impact of Section 28A of Chapter 140D. No testimony was taken at this first meeting; it was intended to introduce commission members, outline the process, and begin planning future hearings and a final report with recommendations or options for the Legislature. Members discussed possible hearing topics, including business and consumer impacts of credit card fees, surcharges, and gratuities; the legal and regulatory landscape; and policy considerations such as transparency, reporting requirements, and possible limits on fees. Several members supported the commission’s scope and noted the issue’s timeliness, citing the growth of cashless transactions and the burden of swipe fees on retailers and restaurants. One member suggested the commission also consider cryptocurrency in transactions, and another raised the possibility of holding hearings outside the State House to improve access for small businesses around the state. The chairs said the first public hearing is tentatively set for April 8 in Gardner Auditorium, with additional hearings to be scheduled depending on interest and sign-ups. They said testimony may be offered in person, online, or in writing, and that written testimony will be part of the record. The commission also encouraged members and interested parties to suggest experts, topics, and report formats as the study develops. The meeting ended with a motion to close and an affirmative vote to adjourn.

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• Representative Mickelsen, because the claim is tied to the specific facility in question and that facility is assigned

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House State Affairs Committee approved the minutes from March 13, 2026, then heard several bills related to elections, procurement, state property disposal, insurance claims, and transparency. House Bill 873, a cleanup elections bill, would align soil and water conservation district supervisor elections with other local offices, restore mail-ballot timing to 45 days, and standardize canvassing deadlines; it was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 889 proposed a broad update to state purchasing and procurement law, adding definitions and procedures for best and final offers, multiple-award contracts, scoring criteria, prior performance standards, federal approval timing, confidentiality of vendor information, debarment, a one-year cooling-off period for certain officials and employees, protest bonds, and reporting of procurement-related expenditures over $50; it also received a due pass recommendation. House Bill 890 would repeal a vague surplus property disposal section and return the process to existing code with clearer deadlines and notice requirements; it too was advanced with a due pass recommendation. The committee also considered House Bill 900, which would create a clearer process for state property damage or insurance claims of $100,000 or more, including a confidential report, possible separate appraisal, agreement between the Department of Administration and the affected agency, Board of Examiners review if needed, and a public meeting if the claim leads to a change in operations or sale of property. Members asked about where insurance proceeds would go, and the sponsor said they would generally return to the affected agency or dedicated fund for repairs unless the property had been declared surplus. The bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1321 would strengthen enforcement of existing transparency requirements for agency agreements, MOUs, and contracts by requiring written notice from the state controller, a 30-day cure period with a possible 60-day extension, and reporting noncompliant agencies to the legislature; it was also advanced with a due pass recommendation. No testimony was offered on the bills, and all motions passed without opposition.

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• amendment would replace the following language: “fee as acknowledged by the advanced sponsor include assigning

Bills: SB265, HB593

Keywords: data processing centers, tax abatements, economic development, construction related taxes, energy infrastructure, small craft distilleries, wineries, alcoholic beverages, licensing, craft beverage industry, 1136, house, all

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• He was assigned female at birth, and yet the beard on his face will get him kicked out of the women's

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And as I prove that I'm okay, then they assign me to the Taylor Swift person, and I start working with

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee met briefly to clarify priorities for available funding, with the chair noting that JFAC had already removed funding for one SRO-related item and that the committee would need to decide how to proceed. Senator Kevin Cook was invited to outline several potential behavioral health and Medicaid-related uses of funds, emphasizing that he was not lobbying but providing information on costs and impacts. Much of the discussion focused on three behavioral health services that had been cut: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Adult Peer Support Services, and Healthy Connections. Senator Cook and Department of Health and Welfare Medicaid administrator Sasha O’Connell described ACT as an evidence-based team service for people with severe mental illness, noting it had been cut under the governor’s holdback and that restoring it would cost about $1.3 million for the remainder of FY 2026 and $4.1 million in FY 2027. Peer support was described as a trained recovery-based service, with estimated costs of $2 million for FY 2026 and $6 million for FY 2027. Healthy Connections, which had ended due to statute rather than department action, was estimated at $1.5 million to finish FY 2026 and $6.3 million for FY 2027. O’Connell explained that the cuts were driven by budget holdbacks and limited options under state and federal law, and that ACT had been moved into the Magellan Medicaid contract to leverage federal matching funds. Members asked about the Medicaid match, the number of people served, and why these services were not included in earlier Medicaid funding decisions. Several members and Senator Cook argued that ACT in particular reduces costs and risks by preventing hospitalizations, jail stays, and law enforcement crises, and cited letters and personal examples supporting the program. The committee did not take final action, but members expressed support for ACT and discussed whether statutory changes or another meeting would be needed before any funding decision.

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• And so you're assigned to..." "...different institutions based on your custody level.

Summary: The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions resumed consideration of Senate Bill 888, focusing on sentencing changes, juvenile certification provisions, and the Department of Corrections’ fiscal impact. Department officials clarified that courts, not the DOC, impose sentences, and said the bill’s main elements for the department were sentencing transparency and changes affecting people in DOC custody. Members questioned whether the bill amounted to “truth in sentencing,” whether any federal incentives still exist for such laws, and whether the department would need a supplemental appropriation if prison populations rose; the department said it was not aware of any current federal incentive dollars and would likely seek a quick supplemental if costs exceeded budgeted capacity. Officials also explained that most federal funds received by DOC are pass-through grants, mainly for education and substance abuse treatment, and that the fiscal note uses boilerplate language tied to population and capacity changes. The committee then heard opposition testimony from Clifton Davis of the Missouri Justice Coalition, who described being certified as an adult at age 16 and serving 26 years in prison. He argued the bill’s juvenile certification provisions are too broad because they would allow adult prosecution based on Class A or B felony charges alone, before facts are fully developed, and would expose more children to adult records and prison conditions that increase trauma and recidivism. In questioning, Davis said the bill would have changed his life by avoiding an adult record and likely placing him in juvenile treatment instead of adult prison. Other members raised concerns about the bill’s impact on juvenile rehabilitation, prison programming, and whether the legislation is purely punitive. In executive session, Representative Davis offered an amendment to clarify that vaccination status alone cannot prove first-degree child endangerment; he argued the bill’s reclassification of the offense could otherwise create strict-liability concerns and undermine existing religious or medical exemptions. Representative Hovis opposed the amendment as unnecessary, citing existing statute and the lack of a history of such prosecutions. The committee split 8-8 on the amendment, so it failed. The committee then voted on Senate Bill 888 itself and passed it do pass by a 9-7 roll call vote.

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• in the previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment

Bills: HB1411, HB3143, HB3144, HB3901, HCR1019, HB3981, HB4248, HB3194, HB3849, HB4095, HB4302, HB3342, HB3344, HB3287, HB3645, HB3647, HB3930, HB3931, HB1818, HB4454, HB4336

Keywords: True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department

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• When Deputy Tobin Bolter was shot and killed in the line of duty in April of '24, I was assigned as the

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first agreed to hold House Bill 640 in committee after the sponsor indicated he wanted it held. It then heard House Bill 641, which would limit employers from disciplining employees for using earned sick leave and would require compliance with applicable federal FMLA and ADA provisions. The sponsor and labor supporters said the bill was a light-touch fairness measure to prevent retaliation against workers who use benefits they were offered, while some members objected to referencing federal law in state statute. After testimony from workers and the Idaho AFL-CIO, the committee passed the bill on a roll call vote, 10-2, with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1221, which changes references from “irrigation district” to “irrigation or drainage entity” in PERSI-related provisions so the seasonal retiree work exception applies consistently. The sponsor explained it was a clarifying change, and the bill was moved to the floor with a due pass recommendation and passed by voice vote. The committee then heard House Bill 642, which would expand catastrophic death benefits for EMS workers, firefighters, and police officers killed in the line of duty, providing a $500,000 lump sum to a spouse or dependent children and an annual pension benefit for a surviving spouse. Supporters of House Bill 642, including a sheriff’s office representative, a retired PERSI employee, and the Idaho Fraternal Order of Police, said the bill would better align death benefits with catastrophic injury benefits and help families of fallen first responders. Members praised the proposal and noted that the benefit changes were being funded by the public safety groups themselves rather than the state. The committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 642 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and then adjourned.