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• and readiness of the Alabama National Guard. of the Alabama National Guard.
• and the Alabama Arts Hall of Fame.
• Alabama and the port of Bar... ...between the state of Alabama and the port of Bar Montenegro.
• Alabama and the port of Bar Montenegro.
• Alabama and the port of Bar Montenegro.

Bills: HB 1520 , HB 1545 , HJR 110 , HJR 203 , HB 245 , HB 1465 , HB 1482 , HB 294 , HB 793 , HB 809 , HB 3928 , HB 334 , HB 2037 , HB 1973 , HB 285 , HB 4341 , HB 4264 , HB 1043 , HB 837 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB 1194 , HB 1646 , HB 1729 , HB 2498 , HB 1314 , HB 2295 , HB 1353 , HB 1531 , HB 1988 , HB 5398 , HB 3960 , HB 3923 , HB 1407 , HB 1764 , HB 2221 , HB 2214 , HB 2517 , HB 2518 , HB 2213 , HB 5008 , HB 5092 , HB 3421 , HB 3663 , HB 3748 , HB 3800 , HB 3756 , HB 2613 , HB 3782 , HB 5246 , HB 4344 , HB 4044 , HB 4066 , HB 2702 , HB 2807 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3181 , HB 3250 , HB 4153 , HB 2091 , HB 2115 , HB 2542 , HB 2768 , HB 3349 , HB 3352 , HB 4406 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 3133 , HB 4432 , HB 4960 , HB 3214 , HB 3915 , HB 3508 , HB 2145 , SB 304 , SB 608 , SB 2312 , SB 494 , SB 530 , HB 45 , HB 2520 , HB 35 , HB 47 , HB 318 , HB 349 , HB 554 , HB 1359 , HB 1373 , HB 2254 , HB 2259 , HB 2853 , HB 3073 , HB 3088 , HB 353 , HB 355 , HB 786 , HB 762 , HB 705 , HB 932 , HB 849 , HB 1119 , HB 3041 , HB 713 , HB 3104 , HB 3970 , HB 4042 , HB 4490 , HB 1731 , HB 2607 , HB 3689 , HB 1788 , HB 1612 , HB 138 , HB 15 , HB 1971 , HB 1338 , HB 2989 , HB 267 , HB 1201 , HB 2954 , HB 5265 , HB 1804 , HB 5061 , HB 1520 , HB 1545 , HJR 110 , HJR 203 , HB 1887 , HB 1914 , HB 2402 , HB 2306 , HB 1809 , HB 2350 , HB 3000 , HB 3237 , HB 3326 , HB 3211 , HB 1056 , HB 2081 , HB 2187 , HB 3092 , HB 3308 , HB 3526 , HB 3750 , HB 3527 , HB 4219 , HB 4230 , HB 4290 , HB 5238 , HB 4804 , HB 4749 , HB 245 , HB 1465 , HB 1482 , HB 294 , HB 793 , HB 809 , HB 3928 , HB 334 , HB 2037 , HB 1973 , HB 285 , HB 4341 , HB 4264 , HB 1043 , HB 837 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB 1194 , HB 1646 , HB 1729 , HB 2498 , HB 1314 , HB 2295 , HB 1353 , HB 1531 , HB 1988 , HB 5398 , HB 3960 , HB 3923 , HB 1407 , HB 1764 , HB 2221 , HB 2214 , HB 2517 , HB 2518 , HB 2213 , HB 5008 , HB 5092 , HB 3421 , HB 3663 , HB 3748 , HB 3800 , HB 3756 , HB 2613 , HB 3782 , HB 5246 , HB 4344 , HB 4044 , HB 4066 , HB 2702 , HB 2807 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3181 , HB 3250 , HB 4153 , HB 2091 , HB 2115 , HB 2542 , HB 2768 , HB 3349 , HB 3352 , HB 4406 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 3133 , HB 4432 , HB 4960 , HB 3214 , HB 3915 , HB 3508 , HB 2145 , HCR 6 , HCR 12 , HCR 34 , HCR 50 , HCR 55 , HCR 58 , HCR 70 , HCR 71 , HCR 72 , HCR 74 , HCR 75 , HCR 78 , HCR 80 , HCR 93 , HCR 100 , HCR 107 , HCR 116 , HCR 117 , HCR 90

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• the Missouri Department of Corrections.
• For the record, Trevor Foley, Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections.
• That would have generated significant transportation problems for the Department of Corrections, moving
• That would have generated significant transportation problems for the Department of Corrections, moving
• Oh, they're Department of Corrections employees.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• Alabama Bankers behalf of the Alabama Bankers Association.<00:11:08.320><c> We</c><00:11:08.640><c>
• And I also want to thank the volunteer fire department across the state of Alabama for what they do for
• c><00:35:40.240><c> are</c> departments, how much of those are departments, how much of those are actual
• </c><00:36:41.119><c> of</c> dum, the volunteer fire departments of dum, the volunteer fire departments
• There's lots of things that departments.

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

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• </c><00:52:16.079><c> Department</c><00:52:16.319><c> of</c><00:52:16.480><c> Mental</c> to the Alabama
• Department of Mental to the Alabama Department of Mental Health<00:52:17.359><c> uh</c><00:52:17.440
• </c> the state of Alabama. the state of Alabama.
• of the Alabama Jobs Act.
• Last year we passed PBM legislation, and this expanded the Alabama Department of Insurance authority

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• House Joint Resolution Number 47 by Representative Lee commending the Alabama Department of Public Health
• on the occasion of its 150th anniversary of service to the state of Alabama.
• the state of Alabama.
• the state of Alabama.
• In the state of Alabama, 85% of veterans.

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• In Alabama, the drugstore plays a vital role in the delivery of health care for the citizens of the state
• Alabama to remain open and provide pharmacy services to our patients and to the citizens of... ...of
• I represent the Alliance of... ...I represent the Alliance of Alabama Healthcare Consumers.
• As of today, the state of Alabama has no financial investment in providing support to... ...investment
• Without this legislation, the people of Alabama are being cheated out of the care they've relied on their

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

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• </c> with the Department of Revenue. with the Department of Revenue.
• I'm the director of governmental affairs for the Alabama League of Municipalities.
• the state of Alabama never reinvest it here.
• the state of Alabama never reinvest it here.
• Sometimes they come back and share how it's made a difference in the lives of the people of Alabama.

Bills: SB59 , SB221 , SB59 , SB221

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: military families, immunization, education, public health, school enrollment, Mobile County, judge of probate, compensation, salary, expense allowance, higher education, funding, annual report, state funds, federal funds, budget oversight, sales tax, credit card fees, tax exemption, merchants

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• </c> represent the state of Alabama. represent the state of Alabama.
• </c> to erase in the state of Alabama. to erase in the state of Alabama.
• all over the state of Alabama.
• </c> state of Alabama. state of Alabama.
• the state<00:56:57.000><c> of</c><00:56:57.120><c> Alabama</c> state of Alabama state of Alabama to<

Bills: SB1

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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• I pulled together Alabama Department of Public Health.
• They have a state and Alabama Department of Public Health officer. Yes. Got that.
• Alabama Department of uh Public Health officer.<01:14:13.080><c> Yes.
• Association of Fire Chiefs, the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments, the Alabama Firefighters
• </c><03:11:53.600><c> Alabama</c> the state of Alabama and to the Alabama the state of Alabama and to

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson. Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar. In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.

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• of revenue's because the department of revenue's because the department of revenue's website makes folks
• of revenue's website uh the department of revenue's website uh the department of revenue's website on
• Alabama as a means of providing code of Alabama as a means of providing code of Alabama as a means of
• the of the Alabama under the rules of the of the Alabama under the rules of the of the Alabama psychology
• laws in the state of Alabama this seat laws in the state of Alabama this seat laws in the state of Alabama

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• Administration and the Department of Children and Families, but with the Department of Commerce.
• for the Department of Commerce.
• for the Department of Commerce.
• injuries linked to negligence by the Florida Department of Transportation.
• And it authorizes the Department of Transportation to fund projects at public vertiports.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• And to kind of go... in Alabama as well.
• But if you were to go to a convenience store in the state of Alabama or a... store in the state of Alabama
• Code of Alabama.
• The state of Alabama is losing millions of dollars every year.
• Cury bottlers in the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB90 , SB255 , SB268

Committee: House Tourism

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• Alabama to take care of some problems on the appointment of nurse practitioners on the Joint Committee
• It was nothing about consumption, and that's why the department of agriculture federally will not do
• According to what I've seen from the Department of Forensics, there are a lot of products coming in that
• The Alabama Department of Agriculture is very engaged; they evaluate the THC levels and...
• About this bill, is the ABC Board regulating this when the Department of Agriculture has a lot of expertise

Bills: HB194 , SB87 , SB237

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: healthcare, advanced practice nursing, nurse collaboration, medical board, nursing board, committee structure, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC

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• </c><00:13:55.680><c> Now</c> across the state of Alabama. Now across the state of Alabama.
• of Alabama, both houses legislature of Alabama, both houses thereof,<00:13:59.680><c> concurring,</c>
• </c> Alabama, our guest of Representative Alabama, our guest of Representative Patrick<00:15:18.000><
• It exempts the first $5,000 of drill pay earned by members of the Alabama National Guard from Alabama
• 26:22.960><c> of</c><00:26:23.120><c> the</c><00:26:23.200><c> Alabama</c> earned by members of the Alabama

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• for the benefit of the citizens of Alabama.
• in the state of Alabama for needed projects.
• . improving the lives of people in Alabama; that is our job.
• The Alabama Department of Economic Community Affairs was tasked with creating the statewide middle-mile
• Based on the most recent report of Alabama Fiber Network to ADIA, approximately 91% of this project has

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• Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility launched an investigation into whether
• If the Department of Justice found that a member of the Assembly got into bed with a minor and, quote
• That was what the Department of Justice found Zach Scrivener had done.
• If the Department of Justice found that a member of the assembly got into bed with the minor and, quote
• That was what the Department of Justice found, Zach Skrivener had done.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and opened with a prayer and pledge, then held a ceremonial observance for Jewish American Heritage Month. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel was presented with extensive remarks from members of multiple caucuses highlighting Jewish Californians’ contributions, the importance of solidarity amid rising antisemitism, and themes of tikkun olam and tzedakah. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 67 co-authors were added, and the chamber then recognized 14 honorees for their service in public life, philanthropy, media, faith leadership, education, and civic engagement. The floor also featured guest introductions and a procedural vote on Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 by Assembly Member Borrero, which would add affordability as a required consideration in CPUC rate-making, remove telecommunications from the commission’s portfolio, create an office of broadband, and expand legislative appointments. The amendment was adopted. The Assembly then moved through a long third-reading file, passing measures including AB 1697 delaying implementation of a 2025 employment law, AB 2322 on stormwater permit definitions, AB 1653 on hearing-illness education, AB 2274 closing a loophole involving secrecy in trafficking cases, AB 2512 on Anaheim Angels naming language tied to a land exemption, AB 1956 prioritizing young men and boys in suicide prevention, and AB 2273 addressing prosecutorial handling of a local sexual abuse case. Additional bills passed included AB 1809 extending job order contracting for school and community college districts, AB 1970 banning step therapy for serious mental illness and substance use disorder medications, AB 1973 expanding practice authority for advanced practice clinicians, AB 2055 updating vessel law, and AB 2059 narrowing CEQA vehicle-mile-traveled mitigation for certain rural highway projects. The Assembly also adopted ACR 186 designating May 2026 as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month and H.R. 11 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia after a lengthy debate that included support from several caucuses and some disagreement over the resolution’s framing of current threats to LGBTQ+ communities.

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• I'm with the Alabama Department of Public. of Public Health. I'm Nicole Rano.
• I am a professor at the University of Alabama School of Social Work, and I'm also the EV lead evaluator
• I mean, of course, we've got the University of Alabama system and all that they do, but also Hudson Alpha
• When she came to Alabama because of her health condition two and a half years... health condition two
• The sad thing is my sister was a resident of Georgia before she came to Alabama.

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• We also worked with the Department of Conservation on this one as well.
• ><c> on</c><00:08:14.319><c> this</c><00:08:14.479><c> one</c> department of conservation on this one
• department of conservation on this one as<00:08:14.960><c> well.
• Sea oats are along the shore, of course, and we've had a law in Alabama that you can't pick them since
• </c> of course and we've had a law in Alabama of course and we've had a law in Alabama that<00:10:11.279

Bills: SB125 , SB123 , SB124 , HB38 , SB125 , SB123 , SB124 , HB38

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

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• the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.
• There was a wonderful team that worked with the Department of Insurance.
• This is mandated by code through the legislature as well as the Department of Insurance.
• Good afternoon, I'm Baker Allen, director of governmental affairs for the Alabama League of Municipalities
• I am Brandon, president of the Alabama Gulf Coast chapter of the International... ...the Alabama Gulf

Bills: HB324 , HB252 , SB80 , HB241

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

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• Alabama is not alone in any of this.
• Alabama is not alone in any of this.
• The Alabama Legislature and Governor Ivey have been good to the Department of Corrections over the last
• They will have everything the Alabama Department of Corrections has: when the inmate came in, sentence
• </c><00:52:32.640><c> Department</c> have everything the Alabama Department have everything the Alabama