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• We added $90,000 for the Alabama Symphony, and $750,000 for the Southeast Alabama Community Theater Project
• We maintain funding for the Alabama School for the Deaf and... maintain funding for the Alabama School
• Alabama is kind of the education. Alabama is kind of the flagship state for this program.
• And then on line 333, the Alabama Law… ...on line 333, the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers Family Scholarship
• Um, if you go to line 585 on page 18, Innovate Alabama, they were in… ...585, Innovate Alabama, they

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

Bills: SB107, HB158, HB353, HB354, HB357, HB181, HB465, HB526

Keywords: SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158

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• Can we do that in Alabama? And I found out there's really no vehicle to do that in Alabama.
• Can we do that in Alabama? And I found out there's really no vehicle to do that in Alabama.
• Can we do that in Alabama? And I found out there's really no vehicle to do that in Alabama.
• Can we do that in Alabama? And I found out there's really no vehicle to do that in Alabama.
• Can we do that in Alabama? And I found out there's really no vehicle to do that in Alabama.

Bills: HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178, HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice

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

Bills: SB68, SB68

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

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• </c> things that we did with Act of Alabama. things that we did with Act of Alabama.
• </c> to us in the city of Alabama. to us in the city of Alabama.
• </c> issues with the County Commission issues with the County Commission Association Association Association
• </c><00:13:31.960><c> that</c> the forementioned Atlas Alabama that the forementioned Atlas Alabama that
• </c> when I served on the county commission. when I served on the county commission.

Bills: SB32, HB404, SB105, SB32, HB404, SB105

Keywords: machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio

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• </c> nonprofit associations and Alabama nonprofit associations and Alabama business<00:22:54.880><c>
• </c> move forward in Alabama? move forward in Alabama?
• As a securities<00:37:01.119><c> commission,</c> securities commission, securities commission, us<00:
• Several of our members already operate in Alabama and are licensed by the Securities Commission as money
• :39:31.040><c> money</c> by the Securities Commission uh as money by the Securities Commission uh as

Bills: HB168, HB220, SB187, SB270, SB265, SB220, SB242, SB277

Keywords: loitering, mask policies, school safety, crime prevention, public health, board appointments, governor authority, multi-member boards, state governance, legislative authority, Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, Title 10A, corporate governance, nonprofit governance, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership

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• The senate companion bill is an update to the Alabama business and nonprofit code.
• Most of you know that in 2013, the Alabama Law Institute undertook to revise this in whole.
• I think the body when I say it this way, but you know, I'm on the board with the Alabama Law Institute
• Now that person comes to Alabama.
• My intent is if someone comes through the state of Alabama... through the state of Alabama, you're just

Bills: HB2, HB43, HB49, HB94, HB137, HB156, HB200, HB250, HB3, HB42

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, HB49, Alabama criminal code, capital offense, capital punishment, death penalty, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, child sexual abuse

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• This is important to rural utilities or Alabama Power, and any of the utility companies because of the

Bills: HB323, SB271, SB295

Keywords: electric utility, transportation, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

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• I'm with the Alabama Department of Transportation. Um, and... Department of Transportation.
• Last year we passed legislation that paved the way for autonomous vehicles to operate on Alabama roadways

Bills: SB271, SB295, SB309

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• I'm with Gilpin Van here in Montgomery, Alabama.
• I'm a patient lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama.
• In Alabama, we're cutting taxes.
• Justice Information Commission.
• Commission.

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• I'm a business owner in Birmingham, Alabama.
• I'm also the vice president of the Alabama Hemp and Vape Association.
• My name is Molly Cole, and I represent the Alabama Hemp and Vape Association.
• The registry is already the law in the state of Alabama; it is not being enforced.
• No, I'm saying the categories for the expungement because the Alabama law...

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• Film camps for students for Birmingham City Schools, $200,000. $200,000 for the Alabama Holocaust Commission
• $200,000. $200,000 for the Alabama Holocaust<00:18:44.320><c> Commission.
• Alabama, $2,974,000.
• Commission on Higher Education; the Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System or his or her
• </c> the executive director of Alabama the executive director of Alabama Commission<00:39:28.079><c>

Bills: HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem

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• Members, this is SB 178, athletics in public K-12 schools.
• It is intended to protect good-actor coaches who are stepping up to support student athletes, not to
• It is intended to protect good actor coaches who are stepping up to support student athletes, not to
• And so allowing these coaches to be able to provide services for those student athletes, whether it’s
• And I’m hoping we can get this across the finish line so Floridians know, and those student athletes

Bills: S0002, S0006, S0018, S0026, S0028, S0050, S0178, S0326, S0538, S0786, S1004, S1096, S1178, S1366, S1632, S1634

Keywords: negligence, settlement, appropriation, highway safety, damages, law enforcement, child welfare, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, compensation, law enforcement accountability, personal injury, motorcycle accident, Department of Transportation, legal claim, police negligence, monetary compensation, civil rights, city liability, veterans

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, most of them claims or civil-law measures, and reported each favorably. Among the bills approved were SB 326 on curators of estates, SB 1096 clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, SB 28 and SB 26 on claims against the City of Lakeland and the estate of Mark Legata, SB 6 involving a DCF-related claim for Layla Estrada/Sapphire Williams, SB 786 creating a nonjudicial process for closing trusts, SB 18 and SB 2 on claims involving the estate of McKenzie Navarre and Daniel Mosley, and SB 50 expanding veterans’ courts statewide. The committee also approved SB 538 on extracurricular activities, SB 1004 on pet sales and financing disclosures, and SB 1366, the sovereign immunity bill, which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House over higher claims caps and related provisions. Most of these bills were explained by sponsors as clarifying existing law, modernizing procedures, or resolving uncontested claims, and several had support from affected organizations or individuals; some also drew opposition or concerns from speakers, especially on trust notice issues, sovereign immunity, and the scope of the extracurricular and pet-sale bills. Several bills were amended before passage. SB 326 was narrowed by removing a section and changing reporting language for curators. SB 786 received a technical clarification amendment, while SB 18 removed an unneeded Medicaid-related section. SB 50 on veterans’ courts drew broad support from veterans’ groups and criminal-justice organizations. SB 538 on extracurricular activities was amended multiple times to address home education eligibility, activity fees for homeschool participants, technical cross-references, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was supported by animal-welfare advocates and consumer-protection interests. SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools was amended to limit the bill to head coaches, require personal funds, and allow similar bylaws by other athletic associations; it passed after discussion of a Miami Northwestern coaching controversy. The committee also took up two major policy bills with substantial testimony and questions. SB 1178 on foreign influence would create a state framework for foreign-agent registration, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, limit certain sister-city and university linkage activities, and increase penalties for crimes committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist groups; supporters framed it as a national-security and transparency measure, while the sponsor withdrew one amendment before passage. SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles generated the most extended questioning, especially about its domestic-terrorism designation process, references to Sharia law, notice and due-process protections, and potential effects on students and speech; supporters argued it targets conduct, not belief, while opponents warned it could chill protected activity and unfairly target Muslim communities. The committee heard many public speakers on both sides, but no floor debate followed before the bill was moved forward.

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• </c> of operations on service of Alabama of operations on service of Alabama which<00:25:25.840><c> is
• </c> Eric Pinley, the president of Alabama Eric Pinley, the president of Alabama Amlet<00:34:03.200><
• So that will help also in Alabama. rate. So that will help also in Alabama.
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Bills: HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312, HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS

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• It includes the Commission on Evaluation Services to work with the department and the Commission of Higher
• It's the Commission on Evaluation Services with the Commission on Higher Education and the Department
• We have statistics from Alabama, and we have members from all across the state of Alabama, from Mobile
• John Williams, born and bred in Gadsden, Alabama, to a single mother. in Gadsden, Alabama, to a single
• I'm also an Alabama poultry farmer with hen houses.

Bills: SB166, HB365, HB272, HB232, HB234, SB278, SB277

Keywords: Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, STEM, science education, technology education, engineering education, math education, workforce development, career pathways, Alabama STEM Council, Department of Workforce, education policy, higher education, community colleges, K-12 education, teacher pipeline, STEM careers

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• This is an amendment that the county<00:03:19.599><c> commission</c><00:03:20.080><c> association</c>
• <00:03:20.720><c> wanted</c><00:03:21.040><c> to</c> This is an amendment that the county commission

Bills: SB205, SB242, SB205, SB242

Keywords: appropriation, education funding, priority schools, Alabama education, State Department of Education, codification, state law, legal revisions, Alabama code, legislative updates, underground damage prevention, notification system, construction safety, infrastructure, commercial driver license, English proficiency, work authorization, impoundment, false documentation, 1136

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• >> So, Fred Wheeler, 8405 Sterling Drive, Mobile, Alabama, represent Dixie ABATE of Alabama.
• The riding in Alabama fun for everyone.
• with the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.' >> You've heard
• the Alabama Health in collaboration with the Alabama Department<00:46:12.400><c> of</c><00:46:12.560
• of Mental Health and Alabama Department of Mental Health and Alabama State<00:46:13.920><c> Law</c><

Bills: HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114, HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• Here he's the new executive director of the Alabama Sheriff's Association.
• I really believe and hope this can be an official law in Alabama like 22 other states have. ...
• Alabama like 22 other states have.
• The citizens of Alabama overwhelmingly supported that constitutional amendment.
• The constitution of the state of Alabama does not prohibit that you would not be guilty.

Bills: SB76, SB35, SB116, SB119, SB118, SB129, SB32, SB31, SB115, SB75, HB27, HB40

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

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• We need graduates to stay in the state of Alabama and a variety of other things.
• The University of Alabama system may do that.
• , you create a you, University of Alabama, you create a school
• ,</c><00:15:47.360><c> you</c> say the University of Alabama, you say the University of Alabama, you
• I do want to say that the University of Alabama, this is not my idea.

Bills: HB245, HB138, HB151, HB152, HB245, HB138, HB151, HB152

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision, perinatal care, prenatal care, maternal health

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• We've missed out on so much here in Alabama that's got Alabama names, but it's not filmed here.
• They have been working in 20 Alabama counties.
• to say, "I'll choose to move to Alabama."
• We're not able to recruit them in Alabama because we don't really... ...in Alabama because we don't really
• I can show them why it's great to live in Alabama, but we got to get them here. ...Alabama, but we got

Bills: SB177, HB83, HB203, HB218, HB256, HB350, HB530, HB546, HB577, HB259

Keywords: entertainment, film, music, production incentives, Alabama Film Office, tax rebates, media industry, economic development, Baptist convention, tax exemption, sales and use tax, Alabama, nonprofit, HB203, High Socks for Hope, nonprofit tax exemption, sales tax, use tax, state tax exemption, local option tax exemption