Video & Transcript Research : 'Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee'
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- The committee will be utilizing electronic registration this session.
- And I do have a committee... Mr. Chairman, thank you.
- Let's see, Senator Hinojosa. ...has a committee substitute.
- Senator Nichols is adding the nurses to the same program.
- Members of the committee, thank you for your time today.
Bills:
SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525, HB22
Keywords:
municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint SB5 Conference Committee May 14th, 2025
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Transportation Oversight Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Reentry Commission Apr 22nd, 2025
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Reentry Committee Feb 19th, 2025
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- Chairman, I do have a committee substitute I'd like to propose. There is a committee substitute.
- Senator Bettencourt sends up the committee.
- Chairman, I do have a committee substitute I'd like to propose. There is a committee substitute.
- Senator Bettencourt sends up the committee.
- If you're wondering, the members are in other committees.
Keywords:
commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident
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- Senate Transportation Committee will reconvene.
- We're on Senate Bill 2722 and the committee substitute by Senator Bettencourt.
- Members of the Committee, my name is Alan Hassonflew.
- I think there's a committee substitute, and there is a committee substitute that Senator Johnson sends
- The proposed committee substitute.
Keywords:
commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident
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- Chairman Darby, members of the… Committee.
- I'm happy to answer any questions the committee may have. Chairman Darby? Committee members? No?
- Members, there is a committee substitute.
- Because this committee and other committees in this legislature are working hard to address this challenge
- If we vote this out of committee, I look forward to participating with the committee on the floor of
Keywords:
HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft
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- The Committee on Local Government will come to order.
- The committee is utilizing electronic registration.
- There is a committee substitute. There is a committee substitute.
- I do have a committee substitute. The chair... let's see, there is a committee substitute.
- I do have a committee substitute. The chair... let's see, there is a committee substitute.
Keywords:
HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening, fire protection personnel, local government, political subdivision, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA standards, occupational medical examination, public safety, firefighter health, cancer prevention, annual health screening, confidential medical exam, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, blood test
Summary:
The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act.
Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process.
The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Chairman, members of the committee.
- Where does Alabama stand in the southeast or in the country?
- So, we came up with the "How Alabama Compares" initiative.
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- That's why, um, members of the committee, the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission has an awesome
Keywords:
business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, 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
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 4th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
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- Adding...
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- that maybe we need to sunset the committee, and I'm like no, we sunset the pharmacy committee.
- I do like the idea of them adding a back. I do like the idea of them adding a tech.
- Thank you, committee.
Keywords:
sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters
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- The Committee on Education is in session.
- A committee member, Senator Paxton, sends up the committee substitute for Senate Bill 571.
- Chairman, there is a committee substitute.
- Chairman, does the committee substitute?
- An added bonus is the fact that this curriculum will run through the parent-run School Health Advisory
Keywords:
fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education, grade 7, grade 8, State Board of Education, school health advisory council, Texas Education Code, pregnancy, reproductive health, infertility, birth defects, prenatal development, unborn child, trimester, medically accurate instruction, age-appropriate instruction, drug and alcohol effects, lead exposure
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- This is a meeting of the Senate Insurance Committee. We only have two bills today.
- It provides for, with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare can.
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
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- Thank you, committee. Appreciate it. All right. You guys want to be added on these other bills?
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Keywords:
emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, public interest, criminal justice, New Hope, Madison County, municipal boundary, corporate limits, deannexation, boundary adjustment, local act, city limits, municipal jurisdiction, annexation rollback
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- have SJR67 by Senator Albritten, supporting the acquisition and secure storage of uranium 233 in Alabama
- Next, we have SJR68 by Senator Coleman, recognizing June as Caribbean Heritage Month in Alabama.
- Next, we have SJR68 by Senator Coleman, recognizing June as Caribbean Heritage Month in Alabama.
- have SJR73 by Senator Coleman, recognizing April 15th, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day in the state of Alabama
Keywords:
Troy Regional Medical Center, rural health, hospital performance, healthcare recognition, community service, commendation, Coach of the Year, sports, education, Tuscaloosa Academy, Jackie Robinson, civil rights, baseball, Alabama, April 15, equality, inclusion, church anniversary, community, faith
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Education Policy
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- What's the dropout rate now in Alabama in our high schools?
- Thank you, Committee. Yes, Committee. Yes, sir. Okay, Clerk, would you call the next bill, please?
- Chairman, members of the committee. I am AEL Hartsfield from Alabama. the committee.
- the bill out of committee today.
- So I am John Wall, as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.
Keywords:
education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 19th, 2025
State Government
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- Then on page one, replace lines 21 through 23 with the following: Code of Alabama 1975 to add Juneteenth
Keywords:
board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, state holidays, Juneteenth, Rosa Parks Day, Alabama law, public observance, public works, sealed bids, bidding notice, advertising requirements, newspaper of general circulation, centralized website, electronic mail, U.S. mail, state procurement, county procurement
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 21st, 2026
State Government
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Keywords:
Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher, Tier I, Tier II, public pension, pension reform, education employees, retirement system, sick leave, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, beneficiary, lump-sum payout, rollover, service retirement
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
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- to hunger and poverty in Alabama.
- looks like in the state of Alabama? looks like in the state of Alabama?
- families with lung disease in Alabama. families with lung disease in Alabama.
- committee several times in years past. committee several times in years past.
- Chairman and committee.
Keywords:
school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission
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Bills:
SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1206, SB 1460, SB 1802, SB 1906, SB 1917, SB 2340, SB 2455, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 705, SB 748
Keywords:
dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, electricity, transmission services, municipal consent, utility regulations, construction, state highways, ethics, compliance, licensing, government, transparency, landlord, tenant rights, repair obligations, housing conditions