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• ;> cuz you're dealing with a lot of ta a lot<00:05:02.880> of<00:05:02.960> bulldogs.
• lot of bulldogs. lot of bulldogs. uh<00:05:04.560> players<00:05:04.960> and<00:05
• Alabama?
• >> You can't just get 20 of them. >> You can't just get 20 of them.
• I will have all of this in here. >> No, honey.

Bills: SB282, SB282

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, manufactured homes, certificate of title, Alabama Department of Revenue, law amendment, 1999 models, 1136, house, all

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• This is a bill that came about as part of our discussion with the county commission in that meeting that
• So, um, it authorizes the county commission to allow the sale of commodities created by solid waste collection

Bills: SB334

Keywords: SB334, Lauderdale County, Florence, Shoals Economic Development Fund, sales tax, use tax, local tax, economic development, county commission, municipal revenue, tax proceeds, special revenue fund, Colbert County, local legislation, Alabama Code 45-39-245.47, 923, senate, all

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• Lord, we thank you for this opportunity to serve the great state of Alabama.
• A lot of them decided...
• A lot of questions...
• my mantra of the year.
• Eight of the single space list of parchas.

Bills: SB45, SB73, SB169, HB243, SB177

Keywords: athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, catastrophe savings account, catastrophe fund, storm savings, disaster savings, hurricane, windstorm, floodwaters, hail, tornado, property insurance, homeowners insurance, insurance deductible, FORTIFIED

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• of Alabama that could company outside of Alabama that could oversee<00:27:40.080> this<00:27:
• and uh, a section of code was omitted and uh, a section of code was omitted and our<00:49:00.880
• <00:49:30.960> section sections of code, and the top section sections of code, and the top
• needs to be sold by the state of needs to be sold by the state of Alabama.<00:54:57.440> So,<
• Since you kind of rushed through that, what does this code say?"

Bills: SB57, SB155, HB39, HB77, HB104, SB57, SB155, HB39, HB77, HB104

Keywords: property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• This bill addresses the Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects and puts them under regulation
• . the Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects and puts them under a more consistent legislative
• So this is the Council of Landscape Architect Regulatory Boards.
• So this is a way of dealing with reciprocity without having to get into too much of the statutory requirements

Bills: HB594

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensing, reciprocity, Alabama Board of Examiners, continuing education, professional standards, examinations, technical revisions, 1136, house, all

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• Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission filing of claims further. >> Representative Bedell. >>
• Uh, the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Fund is a group of funds that are available to qualifying
• I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
• I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
• c> core<00:18:20.080> of<00:18:20.240> engineers responsibility of the core of engineers

Bills: HB66, HB79, SB35, HB255, SB134, HB159, HB181

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave

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• Okay, the Alabama Cotton Commission.
• The Board of the Alabama Cotton Commission wanted to have an increase, which could be up to $1.30 for
• All in favor of the bill report? I give the bill report. All in favor of the bill report?
• end of...
• This was a very short, quick kind of weather event that really kept all of this off.

Bills: HB352

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, 1136, house, all

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• :10:22.720> Alabama CEO, director, president of the Alabama CEO, director, president of the Alabama
• Ryan, the executive director of the Alabama Board of Funeral Service.
• Alabama. $10 that would be the state of Alabama. $10 that would be $590,000 $590,000 $590,000 um<00:
• And, of course, you know, for someone to have a slap competition, they have to be in Alabama.
• Although the commission is in charge and it won't be sanctioned by the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107, SB7, SB22, SB39, SB40, SB45, SB46, SB86, SB95, SB107

Keywords: voting rights, absentee ballot, protected classes, Alabama Voting Rights Act, felony conviction, election integrity, preclearance, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives, job creation, economic development, recapture provisions, capital investment, employment, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40

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• This is a bill that works with the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy.
• Professional midwife and she's currently vice president of the Alabama Midwives Alliance.
• It makes the rules align with the North Alabama Registry of Midwife rules.
• Isn't that the North Alabama Registry of Finhere that was? >> Yes. Okay.
• Any further business for the committee to consider for the good of the people of the state of Alabama

Bills: HB59, HB128, HB59, HB128

Keywords: early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments

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• Father, we ask that you would open our hearts as we do the work of the people here for the state of Alabama
• It's a bit of a housekeeping bill.
• I do have a letter of support from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Alabama State Chiropractic
• This gives them the option of what I see to offer some of their classes as such and not all of them on
• Part of that was just making sure that every industry is represented and is part of this board.

Bills: HB462, HB477, SB210, HB462, HB477, SB210

Keywords: emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, health benefits, nonprofit organization, agriculture, insurance regulation, taxation, hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, HB462, chiropractic, chiropractor, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, professional licensing

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• legislation that we're seeing, not just here in the state of Alabama.
• HB459 addresses the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees.
• This vision seeks to shape the future of... ...vision seeks to shape the future of Alabama and to strengthen
• ... ...corner of Alabama and empower young talent to thrive locally.
• It's been so awesome to kind of learn... ...It's been so awesome to kind of learn about Alabama.

Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61

Keywords: SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education, local board of education, attendance credit, core curriculum, religious education, Bible class

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• in the state of Alabama as well.
• Alabama as well. and I just wanted to of Alabama as well. and I just wanted to thank<00:38:23.599>
• thank him for coming to the state of thank him for coming to the state of Alabama.<00:38:25.839>
• A brief summary of this is we have been adding classifications of persons in our state to existing code
• Alabama which I children in the state of Alabama which I know<01:03:05.520> we<01:03:05.680><

Bills: HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336

Keywords: Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera

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• while in custody of the Department of Corrections, the age of the individual at the time the motion
• Chairman, the chairman of the Alabama Athletic Commission just walked in the door, and if I may, I would
• With the Alabama Athletic Commission, I assume you have the outline for SB9 in front of you.
• Some kind of unsanctioned fighting or some kind of...
• I was chair of education, and of course, this is my past too, a lot of things have changed since 2010

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, SB47, Alabama

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• 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 Board is made up of us.
• With that as kind of the explanation of it, it's just allowing homeowners to fortify that roof.
• for nonprofits in Alabama, in order to bring us more up to code.

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

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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• It does address the issue of the dwindling number of licensed rehabbers in the state of Alabama because
• One of the biggest fears surrounding this bill is the case of Alabama 38. ... ...cases.
• Many rehab centers have been closed since 2021, just like many of the Alabama rehab centers, and that's
• There's only like five rehabbers in the state of Alabama. Seven. I'm sorry. I just had a statement.
• Let me tell you this because I left my truck in... rehabilitation in the state of Alabama.

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

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• to make rural areas of Alabama more competitive in the... areas of Alabama more competitive in the recruitment
• ... students to attend certain approved independent Alabama institutions of higher learning.
• I am president of the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and I represent all
• Society of CPAs... ...by the Alabama Society of CPAs, the National Society of CPAs, all those groups
• Uh, students from the University of Alabama actually came to me a couple of years ago and asked that

Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525

Keywords: rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer

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• state of Alabama, let us keep in mind that we are not of.
• No other changes from the Senate for any of the School of Fine Arts or Department of Revenue.
• Under the University of North Alabama, we just merged some of the categories.
• Alabama is kind of the education. Alabama is kind of the flagship state for this program.
• Innovate Alabama, as you know, is doing a lot of great work.

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

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• It's a simple bill as all of them are. It's a simple bill as all of them are.
• Secretary of State to notify someone of Secretary of State to notify someone of a<00:02:45.519><
• Uh, but this bill very simply marries up the FCPA that we have here in the state of Alabama with the
• Alabama.
• Thank you all. amendment elections in the state of amendment elections in the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB16, HB214, HB252, HB16, HB214, HB252

Keywords: law enforcement, false information, criminal penalty, public safety, identification, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure, professional services, education, HB252, Class IV municipality, Class IV municipalities, municipal audit, audit rotation, certified public accountant, CPA, municipal accounting, Section 11-43B-9, county and municipal government

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• I mean, it's what the people would want the state of Alabama to do, you know.
• Of course, Georgia is a bigger state and today's comparison wouldn't be a fair one to what our Alabama
• Um, this piece of legislation cleans up three sections of the University of South Alabama code.
• Paramore, as the one from South Alabama with the best university in South Alabama, the University of
• South Alabama, we certainly of South Alabama.

Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61

Keywords: University of South Alabama, board of trustees, education governance, state appointments, governance reforms, membership changes, home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, 1136, house, all

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• 49% of whatever the other profit is. 49% of whatever the other profit is.
• Uh and do most people have cards saying what kind of cards saying what kind of >> I don't think they
• And I think that we have a lot of great people in Alabama that probably would accommodate in certain
• in the in the positive nature of people. in the in the positive nature of people.
• has a lot of input on this. has a lot of input on this.

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