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• SB68 proposes to simply update and align Alabama law with present-day emergency management operations

Bills: SB68 , SB68

Committee: House Urban and Rural Development

Keywords: emergency management, mutual aid, disaster response, local government, political subdivision, public safety, public health, emergency services, first responders, intergovernmental agreements, reciprocal aid, emergency preparedness, local emergency management organization, governing body, liability immunity, Alabama Code 31-9-9, Alabama Code 31-9-11, tribal agreements, federally recognized Indian tribes, state emergency management plan

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

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

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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• I pray that you will grant the legislature the wisdom to make good decisions for the citizens of Alabama
• </c> funding that through the legislature. funding that through the legislature.
• from the Alabama state income tax beginning tax year 2027.
• And the total strength for the Alabama National Guard is 12,718.
• </c> the total strength for the Alabama the total strength for the Alabama National<00:36:19.040><c>

Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• It's a residential state of Alabama.
• So, welcome to the the Alabama state.
• ,</c> it has not been a problem in Alabama, it has not been a problem in Alabama, no,<00:04:42.320><c
• .<00:10:30.400><c> He's</c> Alabama.
• This is just giving an legislature.

Bills: HB163 , HB344 , HB163 , HB344 , SB11 , SB92 , SB164 , HB22 , HB89 , SB227 , SB6 , SB11 , SB92 , SB164 , HB22 , HB89 , SB227 , SB6

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, property improvement, private financing, energy efficiency, capital expenditure, local government, volunteer fire departments, federally insured financial institutions, fund management

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• Association of Alabama. >> Uh, and the Alabama Construction Trade Union, Alabama Power Company, and
• Association of Alabama. >> Uh, and the Alabama Construction Trade Union, Alabama Power Company, and
• ,</c> Builders and Contractors of Alabama, Builders and Contractors of Alabama, Alabama<00:11:18.320>
• </c> Subcontractors Association of Alabama. Subcontractors Association of Alabama.
• </c> from in the state of Alabama. from in the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB78 , SB103 , SB113 , SB180 , SB78 , SB103 , SB113 , SB180

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, public works, sealed bids, bid advertisement, procurement, government contracting, construction bids, municipal bidding, county bidding, state bidding, Department of Transportation

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• Our first recommendation is to establish the Alabama Veterans Resource... establish the Alabama Veterans
• The second recommendation is to expand the Traumatic Brain Injury program in Alabama.
• Currently, the Alabama... program in Alabama.
• So Alabama actually has one of the best brain injury programs in the nation.
• program through the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services.

Bills: SB241 , HB304 , HB295 , HB361

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, HB295, Alabama National Guard, military punishment, non-judicial punishment, Article 15, court-martial, special court-martial, disciplinary measures, commanding officer, Adjutant General, Governor

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• Michael Miller with the Alabama School Superintendents.
• Current law authorizes various agencies including the Alabama Community College System, the Alabama Fire
• College, and the University of South Alabama to provide the necessary educational program to students
• Um, it adds two sections about giving the Alabama Department of Public Health...
• So what this would do would cap it to what the Alabama Fire College charges. Okay.

Bills: HB226 , HB24 , HB309 , HB315 , HB272 , HB24 , HB226 , HB309 , HB315 , HB272

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, property tax relief, widow, widower, unremarried spouse, surviving spouse, senior exemption, elderly, disabled, permanently and totally disabled, blind taxpayer, deed ownership, principal residence, school tax, county tax, municipal tax, Alabama Department of Revenue

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• The second change is we've taken $2 million for the Alabama site development.
• Running through the legislature, we put in, restored the $5 million earmark for law enforcement medals
• I think the body, the legislature does, has a generalized matter.
• You know, I've got the newest town in the state of Alabama in my district, town of Kilpatrick, Alabama

Bills: SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: SB143, solid waste, garbage collection, trash fees, refuse collection, municipal fees, county fees, fee exemption, veterans benefits, veteran household, disabled veteran, VA benefits, Social Security exemption, low-income households, poverty level, county commission, municipal governing body, Alabama solid waste law, certificate of exception, public health

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• I can take you down to the University of Alabama.
• I can take you to Auburn and Alabama.
• You ain't got to go far Alabama State.
• hosting</c><00:44:50.400><c> an</c> Alabama and Auburn is hosting an Alabama and Auburn is hosting an
• </c> Alabama State or a another small school. Alabama State or a another small school.

Bills: SB344 , SB344

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity

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• There's no line-item appropriations from the legislature.
• .<00:21:30.159><c> Uh</c> legislature.
• Uh legislature.
• </c> Finance, $34 million from the Alabama Finance, $34 million from the Alabama Energy<00:21:49.520>
• And I think this state of Alabama will benefit from that for years to come.

Bills: SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , HB224 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , HB224 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: supplemental appropriation, FY2025 budget, general fund, Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, Unified Judicial System, court automation, advanced technology and data exchange, judiciary funding, transportation debt service, highway bonds, bridge bonds, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALDOT, public highways, federal matching funds, state appropriations, bond principal and interest, special funds, budget amendment, SB143

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• In Alabama, we require license plates to be...
• This one has to do with the Alabama Board of Psychology. ...with the Alabama Board of Psychology, just
• So the bill will allow the Alabama Board of Examiners and Psychologists to enter into the interstate
• The Alabama Groundwater Association has worked with the department on this bill.
• The Alabama Groundwater Board is made up of us.

Bills: SB197 , HB140 , SB214 , HB214 , HB147 , HB270 , SB73

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: food trucks, mobile vendors, health inspection, fire safety, state law, regulation, food service, business license, subdivision, transfer of land, immediate family, exemption period, county regulations, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act, tourism rebate, tax rebate, sales tax rebate, lodging tax rebate, transactional taxes, tourism development

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• This is the bill that would recognize Alabama would recognize the Gulf of America as the official name
• Now you mentioned Florida, you mentioned Louisiana, you're trying to get Alabama on board, but you haven't
• Do we have this problem in the state of Alabama? Well, it's more of a preemptive type thing.
• Alabama? Alabama?
• Chair, circumstances may presently be in Alabama.

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

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

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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• Session of the 69th Legislature. Session of the 69th Legislature. Senator Ruchelli.
• Whereas the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature is drawing to a close...
• Whereas the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature is drawing to the last line. Proper.
• I move that the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature do now adjourn sine die.
• die. 26 regular session of the 69th Legislature do now adjourn sine die.

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• And whereas, outside the legislature, Senator Banke has dedicated himself to education and workforce
• been an absolute leader, and of course has been a leader partly because of his work outside the legislature
• I came into the legislature two years before he did as a senator, and we have shared territory over in
• I came into the legislature two years before he did as a senator, and we have shared territory over in
• Coming into the legislature, you don't know who you're going to connect with and who you're going to

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• The Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, Day 59, Wednesday, March 11.
• The Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, Day 59, Wednesday, March 11th.
• It's shiny day here in the legislature. Mr. President, I'm asking that we concur in this bill. Mr.
• This was a bill that did roll back some of the estate tax bill that had passed the legislature last year
• This was a bill that did roll back some of the estate tax bill that had passed the legislature last year

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• The Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, Day 59, Wednesday, March 11.
• The Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, Day 59, Wednesday, March 11th.
• It's shiny day here in the legislature. Mr. President, I'm asking that we concur in this bill. Mr.
• It's a great illustration of how it is so deeply difficult to repeal a tax preference here in the legislature
• This was a bill that did roll back some of the estate tax bill that had passed the legislature last year

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, colors, pledge, and prayer, then approved the previous day’s journal and received gubernatorial appointments and House messages. It also introduced Senate Bill 6362 and referred it to the Law and Justice Committee. After caucus, the President signed a number of bills in open session. The chamber then took up several House-amended measures. Substitute Senate Bill 6225, a transportation bonding bill, was concurred in and passed 49-0 after remarks that it was needed to support the six-year transportation budget and historic maintenance investments. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6354, allowing direct sales by electric vehicle manufacturers such as Rivian and Lucid, was also concurred in and passed 47-2 after supporters said the House changes lowered consumer fees while preserving the fiscal effect. Engrossed Senate Bill 6228, dealing with tax preferences and pharmacy-related provisions, passed 26-23 after concurrence; Engrossed Senate Bill 6347, concerning estate tax changes, passed 39-10 after concurrence; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which included changes to transitional kindergarten, National Board bonuses, alternative learning experience, Running Start, and electric bus depreciation, passed 26-23; and Substitute Senate Bill 6355, involving transmission authority governance, transparency, and eminent domain-related sideboards, passed 32-17. The Senate also resolved several House/Senate differences by receding or amending bills. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, funding the Seattle Community Development Authority, passed 49-0 after the Senate receded from its amendments. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, on literacy-related teacher standards and technical assistance, was returned to second reading, amended with a striking amendment, and then passed 48-1. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215, concerning Climate Commitment Act compliance obligations for fuel supply, was similarly amended with a negotiated striking amendment to protect good-faith operators and then passed 49-0. The Senate then signed additional bills in open session and recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• I came to this legislature, I had a job where I recruited people to run for office.
• Some of the best legislation and best legislatures live in intersections.
• When she first got elected to the legislature many moons ago, I went over to her office to greet her
• It has been an absolute honor to serve in the Legislature. It's been almost 20 years.
• It has been an absolute honor to serve in the legislature. It's been almost 20 years.

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate took up several bills on final passage, beginning with Substitute House Bill 2689 on the Working Connections Child Care program. The chamber adopted a Ways and Means striking amendment, then passed the bill 33-16. Supporters said it would change provider payment to attendance-based reimbursement, require subsidy rates to reach at least the 75th percentile of market rates, update use of market rate surveys, and remove previously scheduled income-eligibility expansions. Opponents argued it would not treat all child care providers equally and could create unfair workarounds. The bill was immediately transmitted to the House. The Senate then passed Engrossed House Bill 2487, which clarifies how insurance companies and their affiliates are taxed, and Substitute House Bill 2089, which narrows a tax preference for certain financial institutions and dedicates the revenue to the Wildfire Mitigation Fund. HB 2487 drew criticism for applying the tax retroactively to 2019 despite prior court rulings, while HB 2089 was opposed on affordability grounds because it affects mortgage-related taxation. The chamber also passed Engrossed House Bill 2681, raising annual license fees for cannabis producers, processors, and retailers; opponents said the increase reflected broader budget pressures. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 8704 honoring Senator Rebecca Saldaña. Numerous senators from both parties praised her work on labor, environmental justice, child welfare, immigrant and worker rights, and her habit of centering marginalized communities and checking on colleagues personally. Saldaña responded with remarks about organizing, democracy, and the importance of collective action, saying she was grateful for the chamber and looking forward to the next chapter. The Senate adopted the resolution unanimously, and members agreed to add all senators’ names as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8702 honoring Senator Judy Warnick, with speakers from both parties highlighting her long service, agricultural background, calm leadership, bipartisan approach, and work on rural economic development, children and families, and capital projects. Warnick thanked colleagues and said she looked forward to spending more time with her family, farm, and horses. The meeting also included routine motions to move between orders of business and a message from the House concurring in Senate amendments to several bills.

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• And whereas the Washington State Legislature will look back on Senator Conway's career as an example
• As the resolution said, I think, has just infused generations of policymaking in the legislature.
• I first met Senator Conway when I was been in the legislature.
• And when I came into the legislature, Mr.
• When I first joined the legislature, I have to mention this.

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, suspended rules to allow committee work and additional floor resolutions, and referred committee and gubernatorial appointment reports as designated. It then took up several gubernatorial appointments in third reading. Megan Matthews was confirmed as director of the Washington State Office of Equity by a 45-2 vote, and Robert A. Zupon, Denise E. Gideon, Andrea Buchanan, Michelle R. Smith, and Edison A. Valerio were each confirmed to various community and technical college boards of trustees by large bipartisan margins. The chamber then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. After rejecting the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopting a narrower floor striking amendment, senators debated the bill’s changes, including repeal of the luxury aircraft tax and replacement with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, along with technical corrections and safety-related transportation provisions. Supporters said the bill was a workable compromise that would sustain transportation funding and support future aviation investments; opponents argued it would raise costs on small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed final passage 33-15. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. Multiple senators spoke in praise of his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and district advocacy, as well as his institutional knowledge, mentorship, and personal integrity. Senator Conway then offered a personal statement thanking colleagues, staff, family, and constituents, and saying he would continue advocating for working people after leaving the Legislature. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• </c> affecting every Alabama citizen. affecting every Alabama citizen.
• </c><00:15:49.440><c> citizen,</c> But it it covers every Alabama citizen, But it it covers every Alabama
• Alabama has punitive damages for that because we do value life in the state of Alabama, and that's the
• Alabama has &gt;&gt; No because you you're right.
• </c><00:31:56.320><c> and</c> value life in the state of Alabama and value life in the state of Alabama

Bills: SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery

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• From my recollection during my time in the legislature, about the legislature being subject to the public
• I believe that this legislature is trying to do some really important work on a lot of... ...legislature
• when I was in the legislature.
• This is an easy one for the Legislature.
• This is an easy one for the Legislature.

Bills: H5004

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition