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• I've been doing adoptions for 20-plus years and I've probably been involved with over 5,000 adoptions
• Presenting adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoption agencies.
• I am an adoptee, an adoptive parent, and I've worked in the adoption field since... 1994, and I have
• 161.103B10 of the Family Code.
• I'm the executive director at New Life Adoptions, but I'm also an adoptive mom.

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

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• They've adopted the federal language to put into the state bill.
• Motion to adopt the... Yes. Okay. Motion to adopt the amendment. All in favor? I. All opposed?

Bills: SB206, HB554, SB206

Keywords: codification, laws, Alabama Code, Secretary of State, technical corrections, legislative acts, license plate, military, combat veterans, criminal penalty, distinctive tags, veterans benefits, advising, deceptive trade practices, accreditation, compensation, 1136, house, all

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• be Alabama with accurate voter roles. be Alabama with accurate voter roles.
• , which is comprised of the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, the Alabama Association of Volunteer
• Alabama, the Alabama Fire and College Personnel Standards Commission, the Alabama Forestry Commission
• of Alabama, Alabama Fire and College Personnel Standards Commission, Alabama Forestry Commission, and
• >> Move<00:31:23.120> for<00:31:23.279> adoption. >> Move for adoption.

Bills: SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214

Keywords: municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees

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• It is permissive legislation that allows a municipality to adopt a Firefighters Bill of Rights.

Bills: HB468, SB366, HB468, HB561, SB227, SB32

Keywords: service of process, funding, Marion County, fees, legal documents, firefighters, rights, personnel procedures, state law, public safety, HB468, local commissions, local authorities, municipal planning commission, planning commission, zoning, land use, municipal official, municipal officer, city council

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• In the state of Alabama, you have to wait until age 19 to participate in that program.
• What's the dropout rate now in Alabama in our high schools?
• I am AEL Hartsfield from Alabama. the committee.
• We raised our kids here... in Alabama when we raised our kids here.
• So I am John Wall, as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.

Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166

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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• It could be getting them familiar with their section of the Alabama Code, so maybe that's correct.
• We did this with the Rebuild Alabama initiative; there's a provision in Rebuild Alabama that allows for
• Okay, amendments adopted and we're on the bill.
• You know, again, the amendment that's been adopted and the substitute that will be adopted on the other
• Okay, we've adopted the substitute. Okay, we've adopted the substitute.

Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12

Keywords: competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• He says that if Alabama is going to put a lot of money into rural health care, it should not require
• We have so many definitions of rural in our code. What is considered rural for the hospitals?
• for uh rural healthc care, uh uh Alabama for uh rural healthc care, we<00:07:46.880> don't<00
• What is considered rural for the code. What is considered rural for the hospitals?
• >> maybe in North Alabama >> maybe in North Alabama >> up<00:18:51.280> to<

Bills: SB9, SB90, SB82, SB84, SB9, SB90, SB82, SB84

Keywords: Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General, criminal penalties, unarmed combat, regulation, boxing, mixed martial arts, civil fines, Green County, racing, pari-mutuel wagering, gaming regulations, commission appointments, historical horse racing, local tax, SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants

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• needs to be an adult in the room. Yeah. needs to be an adult in the room. Yeah.
• the state of Alabama. the state of Alabama.
• So, we tried to stick with terms that have already been defined and adopted under code.
• adopted. Senator figures. adopted. Senator figures.
• second on the adoption of the amendment. second on the adoption of the amendment.

Bills: HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328, HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328

Keywords: bail reform, illegal aliens, violent offenses, pretrial detention, flight risk, court hearings, doxing, personal identifying information, harassment, online safety, law enforcement, public servants, penalties, consumer protection, illicit material, private rights, digital privacy, nonconsensual distribution, incarceration, pregnancy

Bills: SB334

Keywords: SB334, Lauderdale County, Florence, Shoals Economic Development Fund, sales tax, use tax, local tax, economic development, county commission, municipal revenue, tax proceeds, special revenue fund, Colbert County, local legislation, Alabama Code 45-39-245.47, 923, senate, all

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• You got North Alabama. I don't live 45. Well, 35 more than that.
• Mistakes have been made that we’re correcting with this bill, which is adopting the code books and sending
• SB5 deals with the Alabama...
• Um, SB5 deals with the Alabama Department of Archives and History Board.
• And we have people from Alabama actually catching these huge catfish and selling them out of state.

Bills: SB242, SB5, HB596, SB5

Keywords: codification, state law, legal revisions, Alabama code, legislative updates, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, catfish, transportation, public waters, criminal penalties, natural resources, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast

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• "I would move for adoption." We have a motion and a second.
• The amendment is adopted. Tell us about your bill now as amended. "Yes, sir.
• I'd move for adoption of the favorable report on the bill. We have a second."
• I'd I'd move for adoption of >> All right.
• I'd I'd move for adoption of the<00:10:14.320> uh the uh the uh uh<00:10:15.040> for<00

Bills: HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318, HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318

Keywords: county housing authority, public housing, housing authority, affordable housing, low-income housing, mixed-use development, community facilities, subsidiary, affiliate, public corporation, municipal tax exemption, deed tax, mortgage tax, probate fee, bond financing, housing project, urban redevelopment, rural housing, public-private partnership, eminent domain

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• representing adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoption agencies.
• to use state adoption.
• to use state adoption.
• kids were adopted.
• I am an adoptive mom and I am the founder of Life Tree Adoption Agency.

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.

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• Former NFL player, former University of Alabama superstar Wesley Britt is here.

Bills: HB446, HB485

Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181

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• Okay, the Alabama Cotton Commission.
• The Board of the Alabama Cotton Commission wanted to have an increase, which could be up to $1.30 for
• know how much rain we've had around here, but he wants to bring us up to date on our wildfires in Alabama

Bills: HB352

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, 1136, house, all

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• just if you don't know this, the Alabama just if you don't know this, the Alabama Securities<00:
• What risks are we taking not potentially adopting it?
• I know the term was didn't adopt it.
• we taking not potentially adopting it? we taking not potentially adopting it?
• Now they may say, of Alabama option.

Bills: HB259, HB206, HB207, HB259, HB206, HB207

Keywords: income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax

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• I'm from Florence, Alabama.
• <00:40:00.720> site, where a person goes on an adult site, where a person goes on an adult
• And it's an adult uh site. >> All right. And it's an adult uh site.
• the adults intent was to abuse a child. the adults intent was to abuse a child.
• sexually abused on it because the adult sexually abused on it because the adult has<00:43:16.400

Bills: SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB336, SB293, SB43, HB420, HB60, HB188, HB106, HB105, HB11

Keywords: SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health

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• They have more power than the state of Alabama would have if they want to, so that to me just doesn't
• All in favor of adopting the amendment? Any opposed? No? All right, the ayes have it.
• , does anybody have any other business to bring before the committee for the good of the state of Alabama

Bills: SB45, SB61, SB222, HB385

Keywords: athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, 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

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• of Alabama of Alabama >> uh<00:08:04.879> has<00:08:05.199> put<00:08:05.440
• <00:25:09.520> with operate within the state of Alabama with operate within the state of Alabama
• governor of the state of Alabama.
• transportation for the state of Alabama transportation for the state of Alabama serves<00:29:18.240
• The chief of the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB115, SB131, SB93, HB319, HB163, HB268, SB115, SB131, SB93, HB319, HB163, HB268, HB181, HB153, SB132, SB26, SB189, SB196, HB140, SB197, HB117

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

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• the ability to adopt some some rules. the ability to adopt some some rules.
• We need to adopt the sub. So I have a motion and a second on adopting the sub.
• We need to adopt the sub. So I have a motion and a second on adopting the sub.
• Any objection used in adopting the sub.
• Alabama? Alabama?

Bills: HB2, HB163, SB326, HB17, HB363, HB2, HB163, SB326, HB17, HB363, SB333

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, sheriff, credit card, debit card, financial procedures, Jackson County, purchasing authority, HB17, Alabama Squat Truck Law, squat truck

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• The senate companion bill is an update to the Alabama business and nonprofit code.
• Most of you know that in 2013, the Alabama Law Institute undertook to revise this in whole.
• of my adult life.
• Now that person comes to Alabama.
• My intent is if someone comes through the state of Alabama... through the state of Alabama, you're just

Bills: HB2, HB43, HB49, HB94, HB137, HB156, HB200, HB250, HB3, HB42

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, HB49, Alabama criminal code, capital offense, capital punishment, death penalty, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, child sexual abuse