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• But just some of the boards that you'll see today are the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
• I'm just trying to get some clarity on some of the things because I missed the very beginning of the
• The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the board... ...The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the
• of the Board of Hearing.
• Of the committee, this bill will have the continuance of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators

Bills: HB25 , HB108 , HB109 , HB111 , HB112 , HB113 , HB117 , HB118 , HB119 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB124 , HB126 , HB127 , HB128 , HB129 , HB130 , HB131 , HB25

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: emergency services, local districts, joint operations, contracting, HB108, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset reauthorization, board continuation, speech-language pathology, audiology, licensing board, professional regulation, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, speech therapist, speech pathologist, audiologist, Sunset Committee, Code of Alabama 1975, regulatory board

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• If you wish to provide testimony, please register on one of the kiosks located outside of the chamber
• I was a little surprised about the size of the fiscal note.
• The length of time a child needs to wear them depends on the severity of the asymmetry when they start
• The time is right to gain a clear understanding of the gaps in the continuum of care for this population
• subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB50

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas

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• The first meeting of the, uh, final session of the quadrinium.
• The first meeting of the, uh, final session of the quadrinium.
• The first meeting of the, uh, final session of the quadrinium.
• 35.760><c> of</c> this would allow uh the secretary of this would allow uh the secretary of state's<00
• the Secretary of State's working with the Secretary of State's office<00:20:00.720><c> on</c><00:20:

Bills: HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93 , HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony

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• And just for a point of information from the chair, the days of us putting emergencies on every single
• The state of Oklahoma, if you're not aware, we got sued by the Department of Justice last year.
• It would be once a year, based on the rate as of the first of the year.
• of the way it works with the IRS as well.
• It is beyond the scope of this piece of legislation, but in and of itself, and the question that you

Bills: HB4421 , HB4426 , HB4432 , HB4329 , HB3551 , HB3763 , HB1411 , HB2730 , HB3465 , HB3649 , HB3650 , HB3674 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3979 , HB3980 , HB3981 , SB1074

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority

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• And the purpose of this bill is to protect kids in Oklahoma. ...too soon due to fentanyl, and the purpose
• back... ...in Tulsa, and she had a question about the back end of the process when a child is returning
• child endangerment, but just with the severity of fentanyl deaths in Oklahoma and throughout the country
• Will the age of the child be taken into account as opposed to, let's say, if... ...the age of the child
• And so I think the goal of this legislation is to give judges the tools that they need, and DHS and district

Bills: HB4421 , HB4426 , HB4432 , HB4329 , HB3551 , HB3763 , HB1411 , HB2730 , HB3465 , HB3649 , HB3650 , HB3674 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3979 , HB3980 , HB3981 , SB1074

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority

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• It actually allows the Secretary of the State Board of Elections to use the existing stockpile of cards
• Secretary of the State Election Board, you are recognized.
• Chairman, and the committee on Paul Zirre, Secretary of the State Election Board.
• Representative, what is the purpose of the bill?
• Please, Rusty Clark, the Assistant Secretary of the State Election Board, Mr.

Bills: SB1491 , SB1581 , SB1286 , SB1451

Committee: House Elections and Ethics

Keywords: presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, initiative petitions, signature gathering, protest period, grand jury, Oklahoma legislature, polling place, polling locations, voter access, county election board, precinct, municipal building, school building, school district, municipality, political subdivision

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• We do carry this before the poll workers and they're aware of this.
• So technically, this is already the rule of law, right?
• Not really, because the law itself says you have to have an.
• So we can tell the poll workers this is where the law says you can't use it. Thank you.
• The ayes have it, and the bill's given a...

Bills: SB142 , SB158

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter, voter notification, forwardable mail, postage prepaid card, statewide voter registration database, county commission

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• I'm Lucia the chef. I'm the director of the center. We are in support of this.
• I'm the director of the center. We are in support of this.
• on the long-term economic growth of the State of Hawaii.
• Office of the Governor in support of the Office of the Governor.
• of Honolulu, Mayor Alameda from the County of Hawaii, the Hawaii Police Department, the County of Hawaii

Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• and Organization Code Drafting Committee of the State Bar of Texas in consultation with the Texas Secretary
• In 1995, the committee, working with representatives of the Texas Secretary of State and the Council,
• The only form of state-provided training is a 50-minute video offered by the Secretary of State, which
• under the Secretary of State.
• Instead, it allows the Secretary of State to make public the address and phone number.

Bills: HB5621 , HB4904 , HB5067 , HB5076 , HB5081 , HB5354 , HB4862 , HB3847 , HB4088 , HB4157 , HB2966 , HB2287 , HB4203 , HB4803 , HB4737 , HB5093 , HB783 , HB5411 , HB4281

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: HB 5621, consumer protection, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code, attorney general, consumer protection division, district attorney, county attorney, local prosecutor, civil investigative demand, CID, voluntary compliance, financial institution records, bank records, privacy, protective order, in camera review, trade secrets, insurer

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• Would you allow me to defer that question to the Secretary of State? Sure, yeah.
• Um, it is all done by the Secretary of State staff. So all the—but it's an extra component, right?
• Now, creating this database is going to create more work on the staff of the Secretary of State.
• So, because of that, the value to each state and each Secretary of State's office is it's a much more
• Well, this is an opportunity for the Secretary of State's... opportunity for the Secretary of State's

Bills: HB479 , HB480

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• 5, United States Code, of the rules submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the
• States Code, of the rules submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department
• :34.640><c> of</c><04:19:34.800><c> the</c> the office of the controller of the the office of the controller
• the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury
• the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury

Bills: SJR13 , HB1969 , HR1223 , HR426 , HR430

Keywords: SJR13, S.J.Res. 13, joint resolution, Congressional Review Act, CRA, OCC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, bank merger, bank mergers, Bank Merger Act, business combinations, merger review, financial regulation, banking regulation, bank consolidation, regulatory disapproval, federal banking rule, rule repeal, Public Law 119-19

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• instead of, um, the details.
• The county is what was published instead of that county.
• Uh, this is a bill that we are asking the legislature to expand the mission of the Office of Minority
• as to one group that is helping, and that's the whole purpose of the name change, just that simple.
• the whole purpose of helping and that's the whole purpose of the<00:10:53.440><c> name</c><00:10:53.760

Bills: SB200 , SB206 , SB200 , SB206

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: accountability courts, drug offenders, mental health, substance abuse, veterans, court reform, recidivism reduction, treatment programs, veterans benefits, advising, deceptive trade practices, accreditation, compensation, minority affairs, civic engagement, Alabama office, community outreach, government affairs, codification, laws

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• All those not entitled to the privilege of the floor under the rules of the House, please retire from
• dignity of human life, the protection of the vulnerable, as well as our tenacity in the face of adversity
• pursuit of genuine human flourishing for the promotion of the common good.
• Join us as we pledge allegiance to the United States and the great state of Texas. to the flag of the
• at the back of mine.

Bills: HR34 , HR36 , HR38 , HR39 , HR41 , HR42 , HR43 , HR67 , HR68 , HR73 , HR77 , HR81 , HR104 , HR166 , HR201 , HR202 , HR223 , HR226 , HR233 , HR234 , HR246 , HR264 , HR266 , HR268 , HR271 , HR280 , HR282 , HR286 , HR291 , HR292 , HR296 , HR298 , HR319 , HR326 , HR329 , HR348 , HR354 , HR373 , HR376 , HR381 , HR385 , HR386 , HR387 , HR391 , HR394 , HR395 , HR396 , HR399 , HR400 , HR402 , HR403 , HR404 , HR408 , HR409 , HR410 , HR413 , HR414 , HR417 , HR418 , HR419 , HR422 , HR424 , HR429 , HR435 , HR439 , HR440 , HR22 , HR88 , HR94 , HR136 , HR194 , HR231 , HR302 , HR397 , HR416 , HR420 , HR421 , HR423 , HR430 , HR431

Keywords: Ramadan, Islam, Muslim community, spiritual observance, cultural recognition, Eid al-Fitr, celebration, Texas legislation, Mother's Day, family, women, honor, Father's Day, gratefulness, recognition, Diwali, festival of lights, Hinduism, unity, Veterans Day

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• ><c> of</c> party for it to effectuate the will of party for it to effectuate the will of the<00:19:45.280
• the chair of the Republican to hear the chair of the Republican party<00:36:40.560><c> um</c><00:36:40.800
• And to hear the chair of a of Alabama.
• I'm part of the blue dot. Proud of it.
• Replacing line 90 through 97 on page four and making that the responsibility of the Secretary of State

Bills: HB541 , HB541

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, primary elections, party registration, party affiliation, open primary, closed primary, runoff election, crossover voting, voter registration, Secretary of State, absentee ballot, polling place signage, election integrity, political party, Democrat, Republican

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• This is the one that the Secretary of the State has recommended.
• This is the one that the Secretary of State has recommended because I got out of the other system, and
• After talking to the Secretary of State's office and just... ...the Secretary of State's office and just
• the appointing authority of the board.
• One of the conversations and one of the reasons the governor's office is pretty heavily on one side of

Bills: SB5 , SB142 , SB158 , SB171 , SB5

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter

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• Cool. >> That was actually one of the one things... >> Okay.
• I know the criteria of it. What's the make of the tag that's different? >> I honestly don't know.
• ><c> um</c> because of the um because of the um &gt;&gt; additional<00:16:32.800><c> danger</c><00:16
• The problem we care of men and women.
• Of &gt;&gt; Well, I I take the hit for that.

Bills: HB131 , HB77 , HB131 , HB77

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, diversity, government oversight, Sunset Law, congressional districts, HB77, absentee voting, absentee ballot, disabled voter, disability accommodation, voter assistance, ballot delivery, ballot application, designee, caregiver, election manager, vote by mail, mail ballot, ballot harvesting, voter access

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• All of the rest of that is in there. And I went over this with the election board secretary.
• those entities will register with the secretary of state and let us know the nature Of their lobbying
• So would the enforcement lie with just the secretary of state ethics or with the attorney general have
• Thank you for the question. Right now, we are starting with the secretary of state as a filing.
• with the secretary of state.

Bills: SB1521 , SB372 , SB1232 , SB1307 , SB1338 , SB1390 , SB1451 , SB1463 , SB1558 , SB1567 , SB1595 , SB1621 , SB1734 , SB1749 , SB1827 , SB1833 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB63 , SB2063 , SB2180 , SB1198 , SB80

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store

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• So, right now, we don't do... because of something in the nature of... ...because of something in the
• coming in and giving a thorough explanation of the rationale and the reasons behind the filing of the
• The second the definition area of the bill.
• or the guardian of that... the parent or the guardian of that minor about the traffic infraction.
• Um, I understand the concept of the bill. I like the... the concept of the bill. I like the idea.

Bills: SB324 , HB395 , HB222 , HB310 , HB285 , HB144 , HB251 , HB380

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments

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• Luke Pettit, nominated to be the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions, brings
• The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions carries the important responsibility
• in the short term I'm not sure of the the volume of imports of the various produce and goods But I would
• I believe, and not to speak on behalf of Secretary Best, the intention of that statement was that we
• the HR part of the agency.

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth

Summary: The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.

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• If something happened with the most likely vacancy, of course, any of us could die at any minute, and
• This bill for Representative Whit in the Department of Commerce creates the Alabama Development Fund,
• Essentially, we're changing the name of the film office to the entertainment office to more accurately
• The project of music albums means we have a lot—of course, in North Alabama, there's a good portion of
• Georgia because of the incentives they have over there.

Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: driver licenses, validation, identity, state laws, regulations, K-12 education, athletic associations, student-athlete eligibility, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, governance, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, motor vehicle crimes, restitution, law enforcement, HB243, Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Safe Streets Act, DUI, drunk driving, impaired driving