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• There are you saying that I don't do a good job representing them just because they don't vote?
• It's just clarifying the Oklahoma Security Guard Act.
• The Ray Davis Safe Roads Act, after a good friend of mine and constituent.

Bills: HB2993 , HB3850 , HB3595 , HB3763 , HB3760

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, HB3595, Safer Counties Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county grants, traffic barrier equipment

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• The Gambling Act permits bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations to conduct bingo games, raffles
• Under the Gambling Act, the legislative authority of a local government may provide for the taxing of
• Yes, it's listed in our Immigration and Nationality Act, but in practice, it's not accurate, clear, or
• There are over 500 exemptions to disclosure throughout the Public Records Act and other statutes.
• Act for all this information in specific instances where it's necessary that it not be disclosed.

Bills: HB2447 , HB1364 , HB2632 , HB2637 , HB2520 , HB2235 , HB2401 , HB2574

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: shark conservation, marine life, state symbol, ecological importance, biodiversity, bingo, raffles, charity, nonprofit, amusement games, revenue threshold, licensing, fundraising, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, public records, public disclosure

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• So I'm going to ask our acting deputy Jill Weiss to say a few words and fill in what I haven't talked
• Line 22, after that first occurrence of 'act,' we strike the remainder of that line and line 23.
• the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Special Education Act, and monitor compliance
• The elements of the Special Education Act, as presented, exemplify my beliefs of what a balanced and
• I think New Mexico has done an outstanding job with their gifted program, and I have to applaud those

Bills: SB64 , SB19 , SB44 , SB83

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP, individualized education program, students with disabilities, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, dyslexia, dyslexia screening, structured literacy, reading intervention, multilayered system of supports, MTSS, student assistance team, free appropriate public education, FAPE, special education compliance, charter schools

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• I think this does a pretty good job of telling us the story of where we're at financially with higher
• This does a pretty good job of telling us the story of where we're at financially with higher education
• And the difference is that UNM is covered by the New Mexico Court Claims Act.
• They're not part of the New Mexico Tort Claims Act. So there's just some disparity there.
• And when we look at jobs, the representative said engineering and math are so important.

Bills: SB37 , SB29

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• And that's a $3.3 million supplemental for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the CARA program
• And that's a $3.3 million supplemental for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the CARA program
• for the Department for FY20. for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the CARA program for
• I just want to, first of all, commend you on the job you're doing.
• don't want to get in the CYFD space here because Secretary Sandoval could probably do a much better job

Bills: SB37 , SB29

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• So this is the High-Quality Literacy Instruction Act.
• So that's what, that's their job. And so that's... And Mr.
• So that's what, that's their job. And so that's...
• They've done an exceptional job working with the teacher.
• So it's kind of their job to do that. And Mr.

Bills: SB29 , SB37

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• In front of you is Senate Bill 5937, an act relating to the use of smart access system in a residential
• property subject to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, or the RLTA.
• We have living wage jobs and trades and industries that don't require a college degree.
• As you recall, the Foreclosure Fairness Act started back during the Great Recession.
• As you recall, the Foreclosure Fairness Act started back during the Great Recession.

Bills: SB5884 , SB5885 , SB5937 , SB5938

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: sales tax, redevelopment, economic incentive, underutilized property, infrastructure, affordable housing, religious organizations, zoning laws, land use, community development, smart access system, smart lock, residential landlord-tenant act, tenant privacy, biometric data, fingerprint, face scan, iris scan, key fob, key card

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• The government has failed to do its job.
• Less likely that that's truly an act of, you know, and if you're talking about true acts of terrorism
• To conduct some sort of act of terrorism, the more egregious acts, I should say, are going to involve
• Going to go commit an act of terrorism or a violent act, and they provide that firearm to this person
• Is that an act that...

Bills: HCR40 , HB214 , HB214

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: HCR 40, House Concurrent Resolution, Operation Lone Star, border security, southern border, Texas border, reimbursement, federal reimbursement, Congress, immigration, migrant crossings, illegal immigration, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, DPS, human smuggling, cartel, fentanyl, border enforcement, public safety

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• But again, how it's wrapped up into That is way beyond my job.
• Oh, before who acts on it, before the counties? Before the counties to act on it, yes, ma'am.
• And so when we see those, we try to act.
• They did a great job of laying out the process.
• job than others.

Bills: HB10 , HB 12 , HB675 , HB10 , HB12

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• </c><00:40:19.599><c> all</c> things like housing education a job all things like housing education a
• job all of<00:40:19.920><c> those</c><00:40:20.119><c> things</c><00:40:20.400><c> provide</c><00:40
• The Department of Health got funding for a comprehensive overdose morbidity and prevention act, which
• of that so if we know that better job of that so if we know that this<01:04:29.119><c> is</c><01:04:
• </c> so prescriber health professional acting so prescriber health professional acting on<01:19:47.920

Bills: HF696 , HF1429 , HF1379

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429

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• Uh, the bill we have before us, HB 541, known as the SAVE Act, stands for the Safeguard Alabama Voter
• SAVE Act, uh stands for the Safeguard SAVE Act, uh stands for the Safeguard Alabama<00:32:14.159><c>
• He disappeared from the state of Alabama. Alabama. Alabama.
• because we have a heck of a lot of people in the state of Alabama who don't have jobs at the end of
• </c> state of Alabama. state of Alabama.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Our goal under current Alabama law.
• We talk about the law in Alabama.
• And on be taught in Alabama co code.
• Earlier School in Livingston, Alabama.
• In 1984, the first case of HIV in Alabama... ...In 1984, the first case of HIV in Alabama.

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• You know, I look at what other states are doing from Texas to Alabama, and there's so much more we can
• You know, I look at what other states are doing from Texas to Alabama, and there's so much more we can

Bills: SCR58 , SB309 , SB514 , HCR63 , HCR69 , HB401 , HB487 , HB722 , HB730 , HB745 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1050 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1218 , HB1244

Committee: Senate Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: SCR 58, Senate Concurrent Resolution, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, public-private partnership, P3, public-private partnership contracting, Belle Chasse Toll Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge, toll bridge, tolling, tolls, transportation infrastructure, roads and highways, Plaquemines Parish, bridge project, toll fees, unauthorized charges, contract oversight, procurement

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• </c> chapters across the state of Alabama. chapters across the state of Alabama.
• </c> Day at the Alabama State Capital. Day at the Alabama State Capital.
• Welcome to Alabama Senate. Great stand. Welcome to Alabama Senate.
• </c> of the code of Alabama." of the code of Alabama."
• </c> Alabama according to Virginia. Alabama according to Virginia.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted the previous day’s journal and excused absent senators. The chamber recognized visiting members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and adopted a Senate resolution designating February 10, 2026, as Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Alabama State Capitol. Senators offered remarks praising the fraternity’s service, civic outreach, and historical significance, and the House later sent over a matching resolution, which the Senate adopted. The Senate also heard a Black History Month presentation highlighting Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Charles Drew, Ralph Bunche, and Carter G. Woodson. The Senate then processed a large number of House messages and confirmations. House bills and resolutions were referred to committees, including measures on juvenile offenders, administrative rules, state income tax, local legislation, ad valorem tax, multi-member boards, license plates, criminal procedure, and food banks. The Senate confirmed several appointments, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, Mike Suo to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees, and Christy Andrews to the Alabama Securities Commission, each by roll call with no opposition. In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted numerous commemorative and honorary resolutions, including observances for National Blood Donor Month, Diabetes Month, Booker T. Washington Day, the Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, and recognitions for individuals and organizations such as the Baldwin County Fair, Sheriff Derek Cunningham, William Riley Hawkins Jr., and Clifford Ray Miller. Senator Barfoot’s resolution urging federal funding for the state logging efficiency grant fund was adopted after adding all senators as co-sponsors, and a resolution honoring Sheriff Derek Cunningham was read at length and adopted. The Senate also adopted the Rules Committee’s special order calendar for the next legislative day, which prioritized several bills on libraries, taxation, retired state employees, municipalities, transportation, coal-impacted communities, income tax, the Alabama Space Authority, cosmetology and barbering, security, entertainment incentives, and health. In local legislation, the Senate passed several local bills, including measures for Mobile County, class 2 municipalities, public transportation, Jefferson County, and the town of Morris.

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• The Fences Act strengthens regulatory certainty, supports American jobs, and upholds our nation's environmental
• The Fences Act strengthens regulatory certainty, supports American jobs, and upholds our nation's environmental
• The Fences Act strengthens regulatory certainty, supports American jobs, and upholds our nation's environmental
• Smith, for spearheading this effort to build on the successes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and deliver
• the</c> Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and deliver the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and deliver the most<06:50:55.440

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This bill creates the Alabama Broadband Investment Maximization Act.
• This year, known as the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, it gives Alabama consumers clear privacy
• This piece of legislation, the Alabama Living Donor Protection Act, as you know, is no secret that I've
• Uh, this piece of legislation deals with the Alabama Living Donor Protection Act.
• House Bill 377 expands the current Alabama GI and Dependents Educational Benefit Act.

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• ,</c><00:31:39.120><c> Jeff</c> everyone in from North Alabama, Jeff everyone in from North Alabama,
• </c> the Alabama Department of Public Health. the Alabama Department of Public Health.
• </c> employee of the state of Alabama. employee of the state of Alabama.
• </c> Information Act to get that information. Information Act to get that information.
• </c> people act like they don't exist. people act like they don't exist.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum and adopting routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be received throughout the day. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and other visitors in the gallery. The Senate received multiple House messages, referring several House bills on taxation, local legislation, and the entertainment industry to committee, and concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 259 on counties and Senate Bill 228 on the Alabama Space Authority. Committee reports then advanced a number of bills, including favorable reports from Judiciary, County and Municipal Government, and Local Legislation committees, with several bills receiving substitutes or minor dissent. The Senate also re-referred Senate Bill 333 to Local Legislation, Mobile County, and Senate Bill 292 to County and Municipal Government. Members adopted several commemorative resolutions, including Senate Joint Resolutions honoring Lt. Col. Jonathan David Schultz, Honda’s 25 years of operation in Alabama, Mrs. Kelly Fischer as Alabama High School Principal of the Year, and Peggy Sers Benson on her retirement from the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Senate also adopted a Rules Committee report setting a special order calendar that included bills on ground ambulance services, counties and municipalities, solid waste collection fees, public schools, and public assistance. On the floor, the Senate passed local bills including Senate Bill 324 on Tallapoosa County, House Bill 485 on Clark County, House Bill 479 on Cusa County, House Bill 410 on Limestone County, and House Bill 412 on Limestone County. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 254 on parole, adopting an amendment offered at the request of district attorneys to clarify the Pardons and Paroles Board’s discretion, and passed the bill 26-2. The Senate also debated Senate Bill 269 on ground ambulance services, with the sponsor describing it as a pilot bill addressing reimbursement, surprise billing, reporting requirements, and “treat in place” options; Senator Stutts raised concerns that it would shift costs to a smaller group of payers and increase premiums, while the sponsor argued it could reduce unnecessary transports and save money. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final vote on SB 269 shown.

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• Perkins, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The Every Student Succeeds Act, Carl D.
• In Alabama, what we discovered is that if you run myriad job centers, by the time you end up funding
• Why would we not be doing a better job of saying, here's the jobs that are in demand in your area; here
• And we'll figure out people that want a job, and we'll... ...figure out people that want a job, and we
• We want people to know what's your pathway to overcome benefit cliffs and what job or jobs should you

Committee: All ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Nick Moore, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Career and Technical Education, focused on integrating workforce, education, training, and human services systems. Moore argued that WIOA, Perkins, and ESSA should be aligned more closely, with fewer federal and state bureaucratic layers, more state flexibility, and a stronger emphasis on labor force participation, postsecondary attainment, and training tied to in-demand jobs. He said the federal agencies are moving toward combined plan timelines for 2026, encouraged states to pursue combined plans and waivers, and described efforts to streamline reporting, reduce administrative overhead, and expand tools such as integrated intake, cross-training, virtual and mobile service delivery, apprenticeship, and talent marketplaces. Moore also emphasized accountability and outcomes, saying states should measure training-related employment, retention, and the share of funds going to direct services rather than administration. He criticized the current workforce system as too costly and ineffective, and said states should use primary labor market information, better wage records, and employer input to align training with actual job demand. Members asked about balancing flexibility with accountability, the role of employers versus postsecondary institutions, serving rural “training deserts,” state waivers, and data-sharing systems such as Mississippi’s workforce technology efforts. Moore said states can use waivers and technology to create common intake and co-enrollment across programs, and that enhanced wage records are key to better workforce planning. The committee then received a separate update from DHS Secretary Janet Mann and Director Jay Hill on reimbursement rates for aging and adult behavioral health services. They said DHS had compiled more than 100 public comments, submitted a recommendation to the governor to hold current rates, and was awaiting executive review, which they estimated could take 30 to 60 days. Members asked about the timeline and the scope of the legislation requiring monthly reports. The meeting ended with notice of a later audit presentation scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the Big Mac building.

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• Chapter four deals with Alabama professional corporations.
• This is the Alabama Law Institute bill.
• Amendment: we are amending their meeting notice to conform with the Alabama Open Meetings Act.
• Doing a yeoman's job.
• Great job, so I appreciate your words of support. Thank you.

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• </c> animal welfare act 7 USC 2131 etc. animal welfare act 7 USC 2131 etc.
• </c> some jobs because of this. some jobs because of this.
• Katie did an amazing job, but we found out that Alabama was one of the worst in the country on health
• </c> our grocerers and retailers in Alabama. our grocerers and retailers in Alabama.
• </c> the state of Alabama. the state of Alabama.

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