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• I was trying to write for some more members that purport to be coming, but they have not.
• Um then let's do that. So, I have a motion for favorable report and a second.
• then</c><00:02:39.760><c> then</c><00:02:40.120><c> um</c><00:02:40.280><c> let's</c><00:02:40.520><c> do
• Um then then um let's do I'm fine. Okay.
• Um then then um let's do that.<00:02:40.840><c> So,</c><00:02:40.920><c> I</c><00:02:40.960><c> have<

Bills: HB169 , HB169

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

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• . >> [laughter] >> I was actually not came in around the same time. It wasn't about him.
• Seriously, there's a party at Jerry's Juke Joint and I'm having to pay.
• came in around the I was actually not came in around the same<00:08:16.720><c> time.
• So, you might want to come get in pay.
• The discussion then turned to clarifying that the amendment was intended to do the bill.

Bills: HB213 , HB136 , HB182 , HB213 , HB136 , HB182

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• And I'm not going to call out names. We're not going to do that. Y'all organize your stuff.
• And I'm not going to call out names. We're not going to do that. Y'all organize your stuff.
• And I'm not going to call out names. We're not going to do that. Y'all organize your stuff.
• These costs do not disappear.
• Increasing costs over factors businesses do not control.

Bills: SB12 , SB36 , SB92 , SB120 , SB133 , SB151 , SB18 , SB96

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, quantum technology, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, journalism, local news

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• A clawback provision allows the state to recapture the tax credits if the private investments do not
• To the extent that, and my expertise has to do with workers' compensation, that's the carrier paying
• Merchants, much like many other companies in Texas, know that they are not going to be able to do it.
• I cannot afford surgery, and work certainly won't pay. I will have to pay out of pocket.
• Do you want to...

Bills: HB446 , HB1609 , HB4443 , HB4464 , HB4735 , HB5476

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster

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• I haven't really read the bill in its entirety, so I may not vote to support it until I do, to make sure
• It is not a simple sunset bill in this particular scenario because we had to do some adjusting and some
• That's why I kind of wrote in the middle, and I apologize; that's not how you normally do it.
• The optics of that are The optics of that are not good, and so we just said you can't do that either.
• allow persons who are not licensed in this state to do business.

Bills: HB191 , HB35 , HB29 , HB123 , HB35 , HB29 , HB191 , HB123

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters

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• not do away with Well, again, this does not do away with the<00:27:27.920><c> school</c><00:27:28.120
• It also gives me pause may not do it.
• So, if you retired before the 1st of June 2026, that 12 months clause do not apply. >> Right.
• So, if you retired before the 1st of June 2026, that 12 months clause do not apply. >> Right.
• </c><00:35:10.560><c> not</c> June 2026, that 12 months clause do not June 2026, that 12 months clause

Bills: HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272 , HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: fire chaplains, distinctive license plate, firefighter, volunteer service, criminal penalties, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision

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• What are they doing in Arizona, Colorado, and Texas that we're not doing right? Mr.
• Chair, I do not disagree.
• Chairman, I move do not pass on Senate Bill 41.
• And it goes like do not pass. Try it again. Do not pass? Mr.
• I move a do not pass on Senate Bill 165, and it do pass on board discussion. Thank you.

Bills: SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264 , HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, procurement, contracting, small business, local government, disaster recovery, emergency procurement, certification, public spending, juvenile justice, delinquency, rehabilitation, community corrections, risk assessment, public safety, health regulations

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• And there are states that do not.
• not even attempted to do that.
• We have a do not, a motion for a do not pass, a do not pass on...
• We have a do not, a motion for a do not pass on House Bill 99, and a do pass on the House Judiciary Committee
• this or not to do this?

Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• I am doing what I can to provide services to kids in the state, but insurers are not accountable to me
• I do not see any questions. Madam Vice Chair? Thank you, Madam Chair.
• not require a new diagnosis. or devices that are limited to conditions that do not require a new diagnosis
• I'm going to make sure we don't have any questions, and we do not. Thank you.
• We do not have any of those individuals with us this morning.

Bills: SB6226 , SB6305 , SB5924 , SB5990 , SB5185 , SB5845 , SB6071 , SB6258

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: SB 6226, Washington, audiology, audiologist, hearing aid specialist, speech-language pathologist, telehealth, teleaudiology, clinical autonomy, clinical judgment, in-person care, remote care, Board of Hearing and Speech, hearing instruments, hearing aids, dispensing hearing aids, standards of care, professional licensure, health professions regulation, patient-centered care

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• So if we do it all the time, if we insert ourselves all the time, well, why not here?
• No, do not pass. Representative Schmidt votes nay, do not pass. Ybarra? Votes nay, do not pass.
• Nay, do not pass. Thank you. McIntyre? Representative McIntyre votes nay, do not pass. Obras?
• Schmidt: no, do not pass. Ybarra: nay, without recommendation. Bronoske: aye.
• No, do not pass. Representative Schmidt votes nay, do not pass. Ybarra? Nay, do not pass.

Bills: HB2188 , HB2563 , HB1571 , HB2144 , HB2191 , HB2218 , HB2243 , HB2372

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing, workers' compensation, occupational disease, firefighters, fire investigators, law enforcement officers, first responders, heart disease, cardiac conditions, respiratory disease, cancer presumption

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• The exact cause of the disease is still not known, and a small number of cases are inherited.
• And also, you may not know this, but every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with ALS.
• Those who wish to change their vote may do so. The vote is now closed.
• Gillespie, do you wish to close debate? She waves. Members of the vote will now occur.
• not reside in Oklahoma, must have an executioner or an appointed agent.

Bills: SB843 , SB1733 , SB1476 , SB1237 , SB1410 , SB1894 , SB1272 , SB1204 , SB1721 , SB1725 , SB1735 , SB1337 , SB1339 , SB1461 , SB1975 , SB1450 , SB1458 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1325 , SB1209 , SB1362 , SB2072 , SB1451 , SB1540 , SB1581 , SB1535 , SB1266 , SB1927 , SB1460 , SB2084 , SB2182 , SB392 , SB985 , SB1265 , SB1283 , SB1441 , SB1307 , SB1425 , SB1826 , SB1365 , SB1696 , SB1870 , SB1722 , SB1639 , SB715 , SB716 , SB182 , SB609 , SB169 , SB134 , SB1611 , SB432 , SB1407 , SB2039 , SB1356 , SB1288 , SB2019 , SB1705 , SB1878 , SB2118

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• If they do not attend the meeting, they will not get paid. Move it option over for questions.
• Do you follow it? Chair, I'll entertain a motion. Have a do pass and a second.
• Have a do pass and a second.
• As you know, local municipalities do not have the ability to have ad valorem tax assessments, so it would
• As you know that local municipalities do not have the ability to have Avalorum tax assessments, so it

Bills: SB1319 , SB1369 , SB1378 , SB1379 , SB1309 , SB1330 , SB1481 , SB1546 , SB1122 , SB1403

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: SB1319, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma, remediation, environmental emergency, brine contamination, oil contamination, oilfield pollution, residential property, home buyout, property acquisition, fair market value, revolving fund, remediation fund, state plugging funds, well plugging, abandoned well, natural breakout, Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ

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• But that’s not reality, folks. That is not what people do.
• Certainly not anywhere what people do.
• Minnesotans do not understand why they are being taxed more and why their tab fee is not going down as
• not have a target and do not have any funding.
• >> We do not have a revenue problem in the state.

Bills: HF3694 , HF3844 , HF4006 , HF3785 , HF3849 , HF4102 , HF3441 , HF3507 , HF3562

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license

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• into the fund who do not have fire departments.
• I do not like voting yes on bills that need so much work.
• And helicopters that are that old and doing the risky work you guys do is not a good combination.
• having pay for working the midnight shift, not paying for language, not paying for bomb squad, not paying
• So what we do in the budget, we do what's got not understanding to allow us to exempt ourselves, right

Bills: HB2063 , HB2271 , HB2416 , HB2478 , HB2593 , HB2692 , HB2813 , HB2992 , HB2993 , HB4044

Committees: House Appropriations , House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Keywords: corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12

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• >> I mean, just if it's something that they are already doing and it's not hindering or hurting, why
• >> I mean, just if it's something that they are already doing and it's not hindering or hurting, why
• Because we're not going to just say can't speak English limited. >> How long have they been doing it
• They do not understand English. They need to be able to understand.
• </c> They do not understand English. They do not understand English.

Bills: HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88 , HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: Crenshaw County, county board of education, school board, board of education, term limits, term length, elected officials, local constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, education governance, local legislation, November 2026 election, ballot measure, constitutional amendment, school board elections, law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation

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• Um, they don't do it.
• Um they don't do it. currently written. Um they don't do it.
• It moves far too close to theocracy, and I do not believe in putting forth legislation as a preemptive
• </c><00:19:42.720><c> putting</c><00:19:43.039><c> forth</c> and I do not believe in in putting forth
• and I do not believe in in putting forth legislation<00:19:44.640><c> as</c><00:19:44.960><c> a</c><

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

Bills: HB1742 , HB3370 , HCR72 , SB1383 , HR261 , HJR72 , HB3617 , HR1057

Keywords: military, abortion, reproductive health, leave policies, armed forces, healthcare access, fertility care, Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act, servicemembers, military leave, reproductive rights, assisted reproductive technology, in vitro fertilization, IVF, intrauterine insemination, egg retrieval, cryopreservation, travel reimbursement, lodging reimbursement, meal reimbursement

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• not able to do the job.
• not able to do the job.
• not do your job, when it comes time to not do your job, then<00:43:27.280><c> there's</c><00:43:28.000
• This is and it's not the best paying job so go do something else.
• </c> was uh doing some unity things with not was uh doing some unity things with not giving<01:25:42.400

Bills: HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• You're not going to do this on me. >> I can do it without some catastrophes here. >> Do I have a motion
• You're not going to<00:06:16.960><c> do</c><00:06:17.039><c> this</c><00:06:17.280><c> on</c> to do this
• </c> &gt;&gt; Do I have a motion? &gt;&gt; Do I have a motion?
• </c> &gt;&gt; Parker will do it. He's our Mikey. &gt;&gt; Parker will do it. He's our Mikey.
• </c> &gt;&gt; do yours over there. &gt;&gt; do yours over there.

Bills: SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275 , SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility

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• To be transparent with that, there are pockets of veterans throughout the state that do not agree.
• Both of us are US retired military, so we're not going to do anything that's going to harm our veterans
• We would not be sitting here at this table today had so many of them not gone to battle.
• And so regardless of what we do today, I just wanted to say that I do appreciate all the work.
• And beyond that, do I have any questions? Beyond that, do I have any questions?

Bills: SB67 , HB295 , SB104

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion