Transcript Highlights:

• Typically DHR doesn't hire interns.
• Typically DHR doesn't hire interns.
• Typically DHR doesn't hire interns.
• Typically DHR doesn't hire interns.
• Typically DHR doesn't hire interns.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am Jennifer Bush with DHR Legal and we...
• I am Jennifer Bush with DHR Legal, and we have two legal services contracts.
• first is with Ashley Bell of Ael Law Firm for two years to provide legal services to various county DHR
• However, after June 21st, she will no longer be a DHR attorney.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, DHR people to improve themselves.
• So, I'm asking authorities or DHR.
• Uh my question is going to be related to DHR, the Department of Human Resources. >> DHR, the Department
• the state that uh when we require DHR the state that uh when we require DHR people<03:54:30.000>
• > investigating people to call DHR without investigating people to call DHR without investigating

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Next, we have Director Brian Hashimoto from DHR in support.
• So, Brian Furuto, Deputy Director of DHR. We are very much in support of things like this.
• <00:32:58.400> Um,<00:32:58.480> we Furuto, Deputy Director of DHR.
• Um, we Furuto, Deputy Director of DHR.
• We’ll add language on page 16 to include DHR-suggested language to authorize DHR to utilize appropriate

Bills: SB2567, SB2448, SB3046, SB2231, SB2526

Keywords: harassment, restraining order, temporary restraining order, injunction, protective order, public employer, public servant, public employee, government employee, state employee, legislator, judge, judicial branch, executive branch, local government, political subdivision, workplace violence, threats, stalking, employee safety

Transcript Highlights:

• It's how it's not done by DHR. >> How it is going to be done by DHR?
• DHR. DHR.
• >> How it is going to be done by DHR? >> How it is going to be done by DHR?
• >> Not done by DHR. >> Not done by DHR.
• DHR implements it now.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The intent of this bill is to provide extra safety and security for those children who are in DHR homes
• or in DHR facilities that are monitored by DHR. the act is the Paris Hilton Child Safety the act is
• <01:02:42.880> homes<01:02:43.520> or<01:02:44.160> in<01:02:44.480> DHR<
• /c><01:02:45.440> uh<01:02:45.599> facilities in DHR homes or in DHR uh facilities in DHR
• homes or in DHR uh facilities that<01:02:46.480> are<01:02:46.640> that<01:02:46.960><

Bills: HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336

Keywords: Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill would increase state costs as well as administrative costs for DHR, and it would also increase
• This bill would increase state costs as well as administrative costs for DHR, and it would also increase
• :28.159> administrative<00:20:28.799> costs<00:20:29.039> for<00:20:29.200> DHR
• <00:20:30.400> and well as administrative costs for DHR and well as administrative costs for
• DHR and it<00:20:30.880> would<00:20:31.120> also<00:20:31.679> increase<00:20:

Bills: HB179, HB354, SB57, SB137, HB431, HB179, HB354, SB57, SB137, HB431

Keywords: campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer chaplain, public schools, public K-12 education, public charter schools, local control, teacher support, student support services, religious volunteer, faith-based support, church-state separation, background check, sex offender registry, school volunteer, education policy, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment

Transcript Highlights:

• I am Jennifer Bush with DHR. Good morning.
• I am Jennifer Bush with DHR Legal, and we have a six-month contract with Creative Information Technology
• Jennifer Bush with DHR.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The DHR annually receives a Moose Plate appropriation of between $250,000 and $300,000, which is then
• And again, the answer was to the DHR.
• The DHR annually receives a program.
• The DHR annually receives a moose<01:32:47.280> plate<01:32:47.520> appropriation<01:32
• DHR receives a portion, the Arts Council receives a portion, and the State Library receives a portion

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand, I mean, DHR does a great job, but they're...
• Mean, DHR does a great job, but they're understaffed.
• I mean, I get it, but yeah, I'm just glad I've got a Senior Protective Services person with DHR in my

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a DHR bill and was brought to us by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
• He added that DHR still operates under the same constraints it has today on an Alabama child.
• He said DHR still operates under the same constraints it has today on an Alabama child.
• So and I've and DHR spoke to me child.
• Our DHR still accomplish that purpose.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• massage the time on it and also being taking revenue out, and I understand about your question about DHR
• and etc. that tax credit or tax breaks or whatever ... ... and I understand about your question about DHR
• We're going to work that out and that's my commitment to DHR and to revenue.
• We're going to work that out and that's my commitment to DHR and to revenue.

Bills: HB589, HB591, HB609, HB614, SB57, SB280, SB332, HB589, HB591, HB609, HB614, SB57, SB280, SB332, HB627

Keywords: Jefferson County, building regulations, zoning, public health, building commissioner, permits, construction, land use, county tax, lodging tax, Henry County, transient accommodations, hospitality industry, local act, sheriff, sheriff's office, task force, abandoned property, stolen property, unclaimed property

Transcript Highlights:

• And expect them to get through the DHR process to get into your facilities.
• At the time this gets enacted, I can't say what DHR will look like at that time.
• /c><00:42:17.400> get<00:42:17.640> through<00:42:18.560> the<00:42:18.640> DHR
• and expect them to get through the DHR and expect them to get through the DHR process<00:42:20.080
• will look like at could not say what DHR will look like at that<00:42:33.680> time.

Bills: HB2614, HB1660, HB1704, HB1563, HB1573, HB1777, HB1749

Keywords: cosmetics, returns, refunds, consumer protection, high-pressure sales, transparency, accountability, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors, building permits, permit denial, permit suspension, permit revocation, wage theft, wages, benefits, hours

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken. The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported. Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, first to testify, Brenna Hashimoto, director for the DHR, in support. Good morning.
• testify, Brenna Hashimoto, director for testify, Brenna Hashimoto, director for the<00:19:50.600> DHR
• <00:19:53.080> I'm Brenna Hashimoto, Director for the DHR, in support. Good morning.

Bills: HCR112

Keywords: HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution, DHRD, Department of Human Resources Development, civil service, classification system, compensation system, salary study, pay scale, job classification, position classification, state workforce, vacancy rate, hard-to-fill positions, labor shortage, recruitment, retention, public employees, state agencies, labor organizations

Transcript Highlights:

• DHR was even threatened, and we were made to stay for almost three hours.
• We have multiple stories from other mothers with similar experiences, even ones being threatened by DHR
• on them. ... ones being threatened by DHR as well.

Bills: SB76, SB35, SB116, SB119, SB118, SB129, SB32, SB31, SB115, SB75, HB27, HB40

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

Transcript Highlights:

• I am Jennifer Bush with DHR Legal, and we have a two-year legal services contract with Sand Mountain
• I am Jennifer Bush<00:33:02.320> with<00:33:02.480> DHR<00:33:03.039> Legal<00:33
• 03.279> and<00:33:03.519> we<00:33:03.679> have<00:33:03.760> a Bush with DHR
• Legal and we have a Bush with DHR Legal and we have a two-year<00:33:04.399> legal<00:33:04.799

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• DHR worried that this created a broad mandate and would increase cost.
• <00:52:31.760> DHR<00:52:32.640> worried allegations of a petition.
• DHR worried allegations of a petition.
• You know, like take it like DHR, okay?
• That ain't like DHR. >> Yeah. >> I tell you, that ain't like them, that man.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber received several House messages referring local bills to the Committee on Local Legislation, including measures affecting Lawrence, Clayurn, Limestone, Shelby, and Alabaster. The Senate also recognized guests in the gallery, including local leaders, law enforcement officials, and a Jackson County Junior Leadership group. During personal privilege remarks, Senator Figures offered a tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., highlighting his civil rights legacy, political influence, and impact on Black voter participation and representation; the Senate observed a moment of silence. Senator Smitherman also thanked her for the remarks. The Senate then adopted Senate Joint Resolution 47, mourning the death and celebrating the life of John J. Guthrie Jr., and Senate Joint Resolution 48, commending Tommy Jax for emergency actions to help a sick child. The Senate considered numerous confirmations from the Committee on Confirmations, all receiving favorable reports and being confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls, including Walter Bracie and Eric Bone to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, Morgan Garner and Susie Beal to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Joe Brown, Brian Williams, James Spears, Charles Hedrickk, and Kathy Pierce to the Alabama Board of Polygraph Examiners. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including local legislation and county/municipal government measures. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar and passed or adopted several bills: SB 239 on child custody jurisdiction enforcement, SB 190 on a sales tax exemption for an ocular eye service company, SB 252 on Governor’s Mansion Authority employees and leave benefits, SB 170 on health savings account regulatory coordination, SB 210 on the chiropractic board, SB 242 on commercial driver’s licenses, and SB 70 on crimes and offenses. SB 247 on insurance was carried over at the sponsor’s request for further work, and SB 83 on guardianships and conservatorships was taken up with discussion of a committee amendment to clarify removal of proceedings from probate to circuit court and notice requirements; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• very well we increased which are going very well we increased them by $1 them by $1 them by $1 million DHR
• was decreased not overall million DHR was decreased not overall million DHR was decreased not overall
• Corrections do you know Department of Corrections do you know Department of Corrections do you know DHR
• all these different facets that kind DHR all these different facets that kind DHR all these different
• that's for atrisk $500,000 to DHR that's for atrisk $500,000 to DHR that's for atrisk services of of

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

Transcript Highlights:

• It's 5% of the previous quarter SNAP benefits goes into DHR and it's used to provide their match.
• So, DHR is actively working on getting our error rate down.
• and it's used to m provide their DHR and it's used to m provide their match.<00:26:45.279> Right<
• <00:27:26.880> working<00:27:27.120> on So, uh, DHR is actively working on So, uh,
• DHR is actively working on getting<00:27:27.600> our<00:27:28.000> error<00:27:28.159><

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Connecting with the local DHR services, the local public health department, and the local community college
• Um, and then there's something around child support as well, in the partnership between DOC and DHR,

Keywords: 924, joint, all