Transcript Highlights:

• Alabama National Guard uses, and we've made some changes to it in uh concert with the Alabama Commission
• universities to tell them what Alabama universities to tell them what Alabama has<00:12:34.240><
• that outdoor recreation that Alabama that outdoor recreation that Alabama really<00:14:52.399>
• And if they, you know, are from Alabama, we want to keep them in Alabama, and if they're from out of
• And if they, you know, are from Alabama, we want to keep them in Alabama, and if they're from out of

Bills: SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388, SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388

Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management

Transcript Highlights:

• in new residents to the state of Alabama in new residents to the state of Alabama to<00:13:56.720
• Uh, Latrell Wood from Alabama.
• I'm also an advocate with Alabama Arise.
• It is government overreach for Alabama It is government overreach for Alabama to<00:19:49.919>
• opportunities that the state of Alabama opportunities that the state of Alabama has,<00:28:05.039

Bills: HB179, HB354, SB57, SB137, HB431, HB179, HB354, SB57, SB137, HB431

Keywords: campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer chaplain, public schools, public K-12 education, public charter schools, local control, teacher support, student support services, religious volunteer, faith-based support, church-state separation, background check, sex offender registry, school volunteer, education policy, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll note there's a fiscal note in your package as well, which is positive for the state of Alabama
• What this... ...for the state of Alabama.
• So businesses here in Alabama that do this are at risk... ...who have decoupled.
• tax purposes under Chapter 16 and Chapter 18 of Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, shall not... ...Code
• of Alabama 1975 shall not follow the provisions of 26 U.S.C.

Bills: HB163

Keywords: income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• are essentially changing the language to make sure the legal name reflects the branded name of the Alabama

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

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

Transcript Highlights:

• He says the bill is necessary because Alabama has $23 million in federal money coming to support rural
• He says that if Alabama is going to put a lot of money into rural health care, it should not require
• for uh rural healthc care, uh uh Alabama for uh rural healthc care, we<00:07:46.880> don't<00
• I don't because I'm remembering some case being filed, but maybe in North Alabama, up to date on the
• >> maybe in North Alabama >> maybe in North Alabama >> up<00:18:51.280> to<

Bills: SB9, SB90, SB82, SB84, SB9, SB90, SB82, SB84

Keywords: Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General, criminal penalties, unarmed combat, regulation, boxing, mixed martial arts, civil fines, Green County, racing, pari-mutuel wagering, gaming regulations, commission appointments, historical horse racing, local tax, SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants

Bills: HB 298

Keywords: legislative attendance, vacancy, absence, elections, representation

Transcript Highlights:

• The statute said Alabama driver's license, not foreign national. Right?

Bills: SB142, SB158

Keywords: SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter, voter notification, forwardable mail, postage prepaid card, statewide voter registration database, county commission

Transcript Highlights:

• Alabama rehab centers, and that's left a giant hole in our community.
• For decades, Alabama Game and Fisheries decades, Alabama Game and Fisheries, along with the Alabama Wildlife
• Alabama currently ranks 48th in the Alabama currently ranks 48th in the country for wildlife welfare.
• So this is like Chris, my boss, said at the Alabama Wildlife. said, I'm at the Alabama Wildlife Center
• It's not a phenomenon just here in Alabama. Sure.

Bills: HB448, HB448

Keywords: wildlife rehabilitation, conservation, good samaritan, injured animals, orphaned animals, debilitated wildlife, wild birds, wild animals, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, permit exemption, animal rescue, animal welfare, veterinary medicine, veterinary licensing, animal cruelty, wildlife care, rehabilitation act, non-federally protected species, endangered species

Transcript Highlights:

• We've worked with the Alabama Grocery Association. We've all compromised.
• We've worked with the state of Alabama, the ABC.
• I represent the Alabama... My name is Brandon Owens.
• I represent the Alabama Beverage License Association. We are package stores in the state.
• Pure Bottlers here in the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB521

Keywords: HB521, mixed spirit beverages, ready-to-drink cocktails, RTD alcohol, alcoholic beverages, liquor, spirits, ABC Board, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control, wholesaler license, retail license, distribution agreement, exclusive territory, three-tier system, excise tax, alcohol tax, liquor regulation, alcohol labeling, minors, package store

Transcript Highlights:

• Let's start with Jeremy Walker from the Alabama Realtor Association. Jeremy, welcome.
• On behalf of the Alabama Realtors, we speak in favor of... ...the bill.
• So, to be able to go to the Alabama Tax Tribunal would be a... ...the Alabama Tax Tribunal would be a
• Next up, Caleb Beck from the Alabama League of Municipalities. Caleb, an opponent to the bill.
• In Alabama, we allow the... ...be a flat fee or gross receipts.

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

Transcript Highlights:

• USA Health, University of South Alabama, $1.1 million.
• USA Health, University of South Alabama, $1.1 million.
• of Alabama at Birmingham, $2<00:20:48.240> million.
• <00:20:55.280> Uh<00:20:55.440> again, South Alabama, 1.1 million.
• Uh again, South Alabama, 1.1 million.

Bills: HB44, HB400, HB444, HB487, SB249, SB252, SB58, HB44, HB400, HB444, HB487, SB249, SB252, SB58

Keywords: teachers retirement, credit purchase, St. Clair County, DAY Program, pension reform, dental insurance, benefit rollover, healthcare, insurance policy, annual maximum, HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization

Transcript Highlights:

• 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

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

Transcript Highlights:

• Create it in Tennessee because Alabama.
• can be used against you in Alabama to enhance the sentencing.
• c><00:51:50.720> Alabama.
• here in Alabama. here in Alabama.
• However, he did have six priors Alabama.

Bills: SB309, HB192, SB178, SB179, SB237, HB10, HB107, HB189, HB37, HB226, SB309, HB192, SB178, SB179, SB237, HB10, HB107, HB189, HB37, HB226

Keywords: automated driving systems, oversized vehicles, transportation, regulations, permits, HB192, international wire transfer, wire transfer fee, remittance fee, money transmission business, Alabama Securities Commission, Department of Revenue, Education Trust Fund, ELL instructors, English Language Learner, ESL teachers, income tax credit, remittances, international money transfer, migrant families

Transcript Highlights:

• And I think that we have a lot of great people in Alabama that probably would accommodate in certain

Bills: SB279, HB478, SB279, HB478

Keywords: Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures, furnishings, reuse, recycling, upcycling, surplus property, public assets, legislative chambers, desk sale, chair sale, state auditor

Transcript Highlights:

• . the decisions for the state of Alabama. the decisions for the state of Alabama.
• Alabama or Yay. That was yay. As in yay. Alabama or Yay. That was yay. As in yay. Alabama or what?
• Compensation division of the Alabama Department of division of the Alabama Department of division of
• the Alabama Department of Workforce.
• They listed that Alabama was first among the listed that Alabama was first among the listed that Alabama

Bills: SB199, HB142, SB86, HB152, HB297, SB1, SB1

Keywords: parental leave, state employees, local education agencies, adoption, work-life balance, family support, portable benefits, portable benefit account, independent contractor, gig worker, 1099 worker, freelancer, app-based worker, rideshare, delivery driver, worker benefits, health insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, income replacement insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• enforcement officer or investigator employed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Alabama
• Alcohol Beverage Control Board, the State Forestry Commission, or the Alabama Criminal... ...the Alabama
• This was first brought to my attention within the last year during an audit with the Alabama Municipal
• I love you for your honesty, but Alabama, we need to get on board with what's equitable and what's just
• And this is where we are in this hour in Alabama.

Bills: HB105, HB296, HB15, HB264, HB34, HB304, HB146, HB26, HB15, HB34, HB26

Keywords: law enforcement, retirement benefits, Alabama Peace Officers, agency-issued badge, agency-issued pistol, resisting arrest, custody, public safety, Alabama law, traffic infractions, traffic ticket, disposition, criminal contempt, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, compliance, false information

Transcript Highlights:

• for personal privilege, I have a page here today from Calhoun County, District 81, from Newsite, Alabama
• It lays out the authority and structure of the Alabama National Guard Legal Services for legal compliance

Bills: HB328, HB377

Keywords: legal services, military law, Alabama National Guard, legal assistance, notary services, military, immunization, school admittance, medical records, dependents, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections is called to order.
• So this is the difference between talking to the recorder versus the election director, because the election
• We have secure elections and have for decades. We have secure elections and have for decades.
• There is some overlap with elections in military affairs.
• Tellicent provides chips to the election world. Toast.

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and members, House Bill 766 relates to the ballot application requirements for the election
• HB 677 prohibits county election administrators from holding an office or position appointed by an elected
• official while serving as an election administrator.
• HB 677 prohibits county election administrators from holding an office appointed by an elected official
• while serving as an election administrator.

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and Members, House Bill 766 relates to the ballot application requirements for the election
• HB 677 prohibits county election administrators from holding an office or position appointed by an elected
• While serving as an election administrator. So with that, Mr. Chairman, any questions? I’m done.
• As we understand the law, there are already limitations on what an election administrator could do, and

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code