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• Senate confirmation number 28 appointing Senate confirmation number 28 appointing Barbara<00:19:
• Senate confirmation number 33 appointing Senate confirmation number 33 appointing Logan<00:20:04.799
• Senate Confirmation No. 34 appointing Jeffrey L.
• Appointing<00:23:15.760> Jeffrey<00:23:16.159> L.
• Cameman to the Appointing Jeffrey L.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 29 senators present. The chamber adopted the previous day’s journal, allowed bill introductions throughout the day, and received multiple House messages referring local bills and proposed constitutional amendments to the Committee on Local Legislation, along with a lieutenant governor’s confirmation referral to the Committee on Confirmations. Committee reports were then received from several standing committees. The Senate confirmed a series of gubernatorial and other appointments, including Michael Kulovitz and Barbara Maul to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees, Logan Glass to the Educational Television Commission, Ed Croll and James Harris to the Alabama Committee on Monument Protection, Matt Barnes to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, Scott Moes and Jeffrey Wilson to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Jeffrey L. Cameman to the Tuscaloosa County Civil Service Board. The Senate also received favorable committee reports on numerous bills from Judiciary, State Governmental Affairs, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Health Care, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Local Legislation, with several bills amended or substituted and placed on the next day’s calendar. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar from the Rules Committee and passed several bills. Senate Bill 101 extended the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to October 1, 2028. Senate Bill 93, as amended, allowed certain municipalities with populations of 12,000 or more and even-numbered councils to authorize a mayoral tie-breaking vote by council resolution. Senate Bill 115 created a competitive-bidding exemption for certain expenditures of $15,000 or less involving rolling stock, with quote and approval requirements. Senate Bill 131 on county subdivisions was amended and passed. Senate Bill 30, known as “Trey’s Law,” would make certain nondisclosure provisions unenforceable in cases involving sexual abuse victims; the sponsor described it as protecting survivors from being silenced, while Senator Albritton cautioned about the broader effects on settlements and institutions. The Senate also adopted two resolutions: Senate Joint Resolution 19 honoring the life and legacy of Anna Smith Bedsole Holmes, and Senate Joint Resolution 20 commending the Alabama Birth Equity Initiative. The Rules Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the listed bills were taken up and passed or advanced by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• THE CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR APPOINTMENTS.
• TAKE-UP TAP 1 APPOINTMENT OF RODNEY, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.
• I WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR BUSH, BE APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR CHRIS, TWICE APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
• IT'S NOT OFTEN WE RECEIVE THE KINDS OF INPUT FROM CITIZENS ABOUT AN APPOINTMENT LIKE THIS.
• THIRD, HE REPEATED APPOINTMENTS HIGHLIGHT A TROUBLING PATTERN OF POLITICAL FAVORITISM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• territories have the ability to appoint territories have the ability to appoint Commissioners<00
• The way you become a life member is to have been appointed through the core appointment process by the
• Does that then open up the position that they held from an appointed standpoint for a new appointment
• That appointment is open.
• by the governor and three are appointed by the governor and three are appointed<00:20:07.240> by<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I don't know, but transportation to doctors' appointments is critical.
• My doctor called it PT1 for getting to and from doctor appointments.
• So the transportation helped me to go to my appointments.
• So the transportation helped me to go to my appointments.
• Between doctor's appointments and chronic pain, I missed hours of school.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures and time limits, then heard testimony on House 2499, a bill to create a public awareness campaign on menopause and related midlife health issues. Supporters, including a nurse, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and other advocates, said menopause is widely misunderstood by patients and providers, leading to delayed care, unnecessary suffering, workplace impacts, and inequities in women’s health. Several speakers shared personal experiences with symptoms being dismissed or misdiagnosed and urged the committee to advance the bill. The committee then took testimony on a package of endometriosis bills, including House 2527 and Senate 1564, calling for a task force and broader awareness efforts. Patients, a physician, and advocates described long diagnostic delays, severe pain, infertility, medical gaslighting, and limited access to specialists and effective treatment. They argued for more research, provider education, and a coordinated state strategy, and several asked for favorable reports. The chair also noted the hearing was running behind and extended time to allow more testimony. Later, the committee heard Senate 1579, which would eliminate parental consent and judicial bypass requirements for abortion access for minors under 16. Planned Parenthood representatives, physicians, legal advocates, and students argued the current law creates unnecessary delays and harms vulnerable youth, especially those in unsafe homes or foster care, while supporters said minors can already consent to other reproductive health care. A pro-life witness opposed the bill and emphasized parental involvement and support services. The committee also heard House 2403 and Senate 1560, which would create a Human Service Transportation Consumer Advisory Board; disability advocates and riders described past safety problems and current service gaps, and supported the board as a low-cost way to improve accountability, rider input, and reliability. No votes or final actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• Chairman, so when someone is elected or appointed do they do a training is there are they put through
• And to answer your earlier question to the earlier witness, the way that the entity appointments work
• And that is why having the appointment positions remain in the majority is important.
• They have mandated training that they must take. be elected or appointed official.
• of the appointed have been on the board for 20 years with probably limited training.

Bills: HB1952, HB3258, HB3524, HB3851, HB4478, HB4613, HB4703, HB4742, HB4744, HB4809, HB4864

Keywords: county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board

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• Blacklock was appointed by Governor Abbott to the Texas Supreme Court.
• Were you a jurist at any time before being appointed to the Supreme Court?
• She was appointed to the Texas Water Development Board. in September of last year.
• He worked as a senior appointments manager in the office. office of the governor.
• I was appointed, I'm sorry. I'm very young. I was appointed in 2023 to this role.

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• by the governor, as well as those appointed at-large.
• But currently, the minority party has no appointment power, isn't that right?
• If an attorney is appointed to the board now from the Governor or the at-large members.
• The commission is meant to be a check on politics in judicial appointments.
• The bar association gets six appointments as the author already stated.

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• Next we will go to our appointment, our confirmation process on various appointees to our boards, on
• I was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by Governor DeSantis and then reappointed in August
• I am proud and honored to be appointed to the District Board of Trustees for Palm Beach State College
• He is a new appointment for the Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College. Mr. Franz.
• I've been appointed by four governors. This is my seventh appointment.

Bills: S0720, S1246

Keywords: tuition, resident status, incarceration, education, equal access, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider one bill, a postponed bill, and a slate of trustee confirmations. The committee first took up CS/SB 1246, which expands the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund to support health science workforce shortages beyond nursing, including allied health programs. The bill also broadens eligible uses of funds, revises matching requirements and grant criteria, and updates reporting requirements. A strike-all amendment was adopted without objection, and the committee then reported the bill favorably after supportive testimony from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the Florida Hospital Association, the College of Central Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Senator Davis also noted a favorable vote on the bill for the record. The committee then temporarily postponed SB 720 at the sponsor’s request. Chair Harrell explained that the bill had been incorporated into a larger committee measure and would likely be heard later in another form. Public witnesses who had come to speak on the bill were not heard because of the postponement. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at several state colleges, including Chipola College, Tallahassee State College, Pensacola State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and St. Petersburg College. The appointees emphasized themes of affordability, workforce training, nursing and allied health success, dual enrollment, community partnerships, and local economic development. After hearing from the appointees, the committee approved a block motion to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 2 through 25. The meeting then adjourned.

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• You're appointing this judge to run a successful election in this polling location.
• Just to appoint a clerk, you know, I'll think about appointing a clerk.
• I've had calls where a presiding judge appointed a teenager who sat in the corner and played games on
• Imagine if each one of them gets to appoint clerks.
• At worst, it empowers a politically motivated appointed official to remake a county in whatever image

Bills: HB3097, HB3691, SB108, SB827, SB1541, SB1862, SB2166, SB2216

Keywords: Texas elections, Election Code, uniform election date, November election, local elections, political subdivisions, general election date, election administration, municipal utility district, county elections, local government, ballot scheduling, candidate filing, voter turnout, election calendar, HB 3097, early voting, electronic application, mail-in ballot, voting accessibility

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• And it gives the speaker discretion to get these committees appointed.
• Dutton: Bob Bullock made the decision that he was going to only appoint Democrats as Senate chairs.
• And the Speaker always had the latitude to appoint who he wanted to his chair, correct? Mr.
• But the permanent subcommittee chairman and those members are appointed by the speaker. Mr.
• I just would much rather have those subcommittees appointed and managed by the chairman. Thank you.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• boards and offices the subject appointed boards and offices the subject matter<00:03:51.120> focus
• Senator Elkins replied that it is the same appointment approval process: if appointments are made while
• The bill restructures the appointment authority for the Ethics Commission, splitting appointments between
• the mayor and the Metro Council, with three appointments to the mayor and two appointments apiece to
• So, [clears throat] my question is about the appointment for the Ethics Commission.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:10 Attendance Roll Call: 00:19 HB 10 Discussion: 02:19 HB 10 Vote: 06:24 HB 139 Discussion: 08:23 HB 139 Vote: 19:50 HB 607 Discussion: 21:29 HB 607 Vote: 25:55 HB 642 Discussion: 28:15 HB 642 Vote: 32:06 Adjournment: 33:25, 958, all

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• But we have a bunch of them that are appointing them without those statutory authorities.
• There are no statutory authorities that allow a fire marshal to appoint reserves; that doesn't exist.
• And so when you go to appoint a peace officer now, a sheriff, they can choose between a full-time, a
• And so when you go to appoint a peace officer now, a sheriff, they can choose between a full-time, a
• They're just appointing reserves. And so we can fix that on our own without new statutes, right?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The Senate respectfully requests that a conference committee be appointed.
• The Senate has appointed as such committee Senators Bobby Champion (member_8011), Jennifer McEwen (member
• The House accedes to the request of the Senate and that the Speaker appoint a conference committee of
• six members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes
• The Speaker announces the appointment of the following members of the House to a conference committee

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• Senate confirmation number 54 appointing Senate confirmation number 54 appointing Elizabeth<00:51
• by TechNet, one member appointed by the lieutenant governor, and one member appointed by the Alabama
• :17:01.360> member appointed by TechNet, one member appointed by TechNet, one member appointed
• Alabama's Children, one member appointed Alabama's Children, one member appointed by<01:23:41.440>
• their respective appointed authority. their respective appointed authority.

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.

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• Earlier today, we did a little appointment skit, my team did, to talk about what teachers do.
• If they are not, they waive that ability for that board appointment for a period of two years.
• To the disagreement on Senate Bill 208 by Senator Kathy, the president appoints Senator Kathy, Reese,
• On the disagreement on Senate Bill 379 by Senator Henskins, the president appoints Senator Henskins,
• The President appoints Senators Kleinpeter, Miller, and Reese.

Bills: SR134, SR135, SR136, SR137, SR140, SR141, SR142, SCR75, SCR77, SCR12, HB75, HB1199, HB221, HCR89, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR58, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB198, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB797, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR31, HCR47, HCR41, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB431, HB441, HB559, HB664, HB685, HB715, HB741, HB822, HB856, HB908, HB980, HB990, HB999, HB1010, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB271, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB750, HB759, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149

Keywords: SR134, Senate Resolution 134, Isaac Herzenberg, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day, javelin, track and field, Class 2A, state championship, high school athletics, student athlete, Louisiana Senate commendation, honorary resolution, sports recognition, University of Nebraska, Baton Rouge, LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium, sportsmanship, collegiate athletics, condolence resolution

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• I think the Speaker was glad that he appointed me until I voted against gambling.
• by the Governor, members appointed by Senator Stewart as the President of the Senate, members appointed
• of the appointing authority.
• Because I don't see much movement from the people that I appoint.
• If the appointing authority changed, I would reach out to the new appointing authority and say, "Hey,

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• Amendment. expediency or or um appointments that expediency or or um appointments that people<00:13:41.760
• authorities and we will ask them to appoint whoever they're appointing.
• Never knew I was appointed to it. We it. Never knew I was appointed to it.
• :17:34.880> made, time the appointments are made, time the appointments are made, you're<01:17
• that uh even if those were appointed that uh even if those were appointed today<02:24:00.160>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So the commission, like I said, would consist of three members: one appointed by the governor, one appointed
• by the Speaker of the House, and the other appointed by the pro tem of the Senate.
• Who was the person who appointed that person that is no longer on this board?
• So it's inherently a political appointment. ...of a political party.
• So it's inherently a political appointment.

Bills: HB70, HB93, HB95, HB139, HB140, HJR4

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup

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• That would have involved having staff and appointing several individuals to that.
• So instead, they're going to appoint somebody that's already within their staff who previously had other
• Section 7 is the appointment of the special counsel that I previously alluded to.
• It's saying that the AG is going to appoint this special counsel, but it doesn't...
• It's saying that the AG is going to appoint this special counsel, but it doesn't seem like there's any

Bills: SB156

Keywords: gun violence, firearm safety, special counsel, data collection, community initiatives, grants, Attorney General, public safety, suicide prevention, 909, all

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• There is nobody appointed to convene the meeting.
• There's nobody appointed to office.
• We would be making appointments to the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board and making an appointment
• Is there any other discussion about the appointments before us?
• <00:40:09.599> Um about the appointments before us? Um about the appointments before us?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all