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• THIS IS ADOPTED. ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ARE THE QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
• THIS AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WERE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. QUESTIONS ON THE BILLS AMENDED?
• BACK ON THE BILL AS ADOPTED. QUESTIONS? DEBATE?
• AND AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY IS A THIRD DEGREE FELONY ON THE CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEET.
• THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL IS AMENDED. QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• in this those states that have adopted in this those states that have adopted them,<00:50:31.119
• states this year that have adopted states this year that have adopted statewide<00:51:37.040>
• but many other states have adopted this. but many other states have adopted this.
• , Arkansas, Alabama, Arkansas, Alabama, Virginia,<00:54:20.559> North<00:54:20.800> Carolina
• Um land and code reform, credit program.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:14 Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:01 Discussion of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit 01:11:13 Adjournment 01:40:27, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• Alabama has provided exemptions for solid waste service at your house all the way back in 1969 for those
• Alabama has provided exemptions for solid waste service at your house all the way back in 1969 for those
• I'm Baker Allen, director of governmental affairs for the Alabama Municipalities.
• Motion to adopt the amendment. >> Okay. Do I hear a second?
• because we're not just doing a minor because we're not just doing a minor amendment<00:24:06.240

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I'm out very minor question for that.
• I'm out very minor question for that.
• New Hampshire in terms of adopting New Hampshire in terms of adopting something<01:45:31.679>
• uh in the uh along the Alabama coast. uh in the uh along the Alabama coast.
• So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senator Bolick, I move the committee amendment and my name be adopted.
• I move the Miranda floor amendment to HB 272 be adopted. Care to explain?
• President Pro Tem, I move that the HHS amendment be adopted.
• President Pro Tem, I move that the HHS committee amendment as amended be adopted.
• Madam Minority Leader, Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several ceremonial introductions and proclamations, including a Coolidge centennial proclamation, recognition of guests tied to Pre-born Day of Rights, a proclamation honoring Carmen Green Smith’s retirement, and a memorial resolution for Brad Brower. The chamber also heard a Game and Fish outdoor expo announcement and welcomed student visitors and other guests in the gallery. The main legislative action centered on House Bill 2072 and House Bill 2307 in Committee of the Whole. SB 1396 was the subject of an unsuccessful motion to suspend the rules and move it immediately to third reading; that motion failed 12-16. HB 2072, dealing with holidays and the César Chávez Day repeal, drew extensive debate over a Miranda floor amendment to rename the day as Farm Worker Day and preserve the farm worker movement’s recognition. The Miranda amendment failed 12-15, a subsequent committee amendment was adopted, and the bill was ultimately reported out as amended and later passed on third reading. HB 2307, concerning dangerous and incompetent defendants and a state facility/restoration process, was amended with an Angus floor amendment addressing funding, bed capacity, a sunset, and a study committee. The bill passed the Committee of the Whole and then passed third reading 27-2, with several members explaining support as a public safety measure and others noting remaining concerns. HB 2874, relating to campaign committee termination statements and expenses, also received a technical floor amendment and passed as amended on third reading 18-11, without the emergency clause. The Senate also adopted HCR 2053, a death resolution for Brad Brower, with a moment of silence and unanimous adoption. At the end of the meeting, the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the bills were properly assigned, and the chamber recorded the final passage of HB 2307 and HB 2874 and the passage of HB 2072 as amended.

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• Let's get the sub adopted. All right, is there a motion second to adopt the sub?
• $203<00:21:19.760> million Alabama has been awarded $203 million Alabama has been awarded
• <00:21:32.080> with initiatives to help rural Alabama with initiatives to help rural Alabama
• three with the following the Alabama three with the following the Alabama Department<00:37:49.600
• second to to adopt. All right, Mr. second to to adopt. All right, Mr.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Is anyone here from the Alabama State Course of Study? I believe this is...
• Moving on to the Alabama State Board of Banking, I believe I saw...
• I work for Bank Independent in North Alabama. We're a community bank.
• Birmingham, Alabama.
• I currently teach at their school, covering gas code, plumbing code, and the med gas and backflow.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• And then lastly, the Alabama legislature then lastly, the Alabama legislature needs to act on this topic
• And what I said was that the state of Alabama didn't give the citizens of Birmingham anything.
• We bought the waterworks from Alabama Water, not Alabama American Water in... ...Water, not Alabama American
• I love Birmingham, Alabama. I love Jefferson County.
• And even at the state of Alabama, we just wrote another $500 million blank check for a mega prison that

Bills: SB330

Keywords: water management, regional boards, municipal governance, ethics compliance, public utility, 923, senate, all

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• Crow South in Madison County, Alabama. Crow South in Madison County, Alabama.
• reports of violence against uh minority reports of violence against uh minority communities<00:23
• friend, the distinguished minority friend, the distinguished minority leader.<01:08:31.600> Uh
• <02:42:20.800> leader shutdown, to give the minority leader shutdown, to give the minority
• <03:11:31.520> of we have to encourage the adoption of we have to encourage the adoption of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• A minor without consent of another adult. And so that's something good that came out of this case.
• And we also developed the QR code. I'll show you that toward the end.
• Hotline number, who to call, and a QR code that you can save and use at a time when maybe the predator
• They are the same loss of services that would be available to a parent who lost a minor child in the
• And so all of those things would, and the way our evidence code works and what can be presented to a

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing it as a major criminal enterprise in Florida driven by online recruitment, local victims, and organized traffickers. She outlined Miami-Dade’s task force, victim-centered prosecution practices, training efforts for schools, hotels, transit workers, and other partners, and community-supported services such as the Project Phoenix shelter and Thrive Clinic. She also urged better interstate communication about known traffickers and noted that prior legislative changes, including restrictions on tattooing minors, came from trafficking cases. Senators asked about school-based exploitation, technology and social media recruitment, and information-sharing with other states; Fernandez-Rundle said training and technology remain essential and offered to share materials and tour the facility. The committee then considered CS for SB 656, which Senator Bradley said would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force funding program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a needed response to online child exploitation and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892 by Senator Martin, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related designations by reducing paperwork delays tied to clemency and requiring clearer notice before pleas; it too was reported favorably unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on SB 164, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil damages for the death of an unborn child. Senator Graal said the bill uses existing statutory language defining an unborn child and is intended to let parents recover damages when negligence causes a pregnancy loss. Supporters argued it recognizes unborn life and should be strengthened; opponents warned it would function as a personhood measure, create liability risks for doctors, businesses, friends, and family members, chill miscarriage and abortion-related care, and worsen Florida’s OB-GYN shortage. Several speakers raised concerns about abuse by rapists or abusive partners and about impacts on IVF and emergency care. The committee heard extensive questioning about the bill’s scope and its relationship to existing criminal statutes, but no vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.

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• I urge adoption of the amendment.
• Isn't that current code?
• Isn't that current code?
• I urge adoption of the amendment.
• I urge adoption of the amendment.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on March 11, 2026, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest and page introductions, including school groups, prayer caucus visitors, and advocates for Home Family Education Day and Women in Blue Day. The chamber then took up committee reports and a large number of House bills, most of them on third reading, along with several resolutions and referrals. Senate Resolution 62, designating March 12, 2026, as West Virginia Athletic Trainers Day, was adopted after remarks emphasizing the value of athletic trainers in preventing injuries and tragedies in school sports. Several other resolutions and concurrent resolutions were referred to the Committee on Rules or laid over under the rules. The Senate passed a wide range of bills addressing economic development, public safety, health, licensing, and state administration. Measures approved included bills on the West Virginia Collaboratory at Marshall University, the Business Ready Sites program, volunteer fire company spending authority, the Load Forecast Accountability Act, funeral service licensure, work zone fines, biennial business reporting, correctional officer retirement law, the Right to Try Act, quick claim deed tax exemptions, an ibogaine drug-development grant program, aggravated vehicular homicide sentencing, 529 savings plan definitions, opportunity zones, barber apprenticeship, municipal and county hotel occupancy fund uses, criminal-record licensing standards, intimate image disclosure remedies, executor training materials, contempt penalties, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS information, the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, capitation rate review expansions, convention and visitors bureau board membership, peer support services, cosmetology licensure compacts, natural resource police retirement, DNR fee indexing, ALS care services, the Neighborhood Investment Program, oil and gas well plugging and carbon capture-related provisions, DUI technical changes, abuse intervention program terminology, and a youth summer employment and career readiness program. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, with a few closer votes, including the Load Forecast Accountability Act and the DNR fee-indexing bill. Several bills were amended on the floor, including title amendments and strike-and-insert changes. The Senate also debated the work zone penalty bill, with supporters citing worker safety and fatalities and opponents arguing the bill increased fines too much without requiring removal of outdated work-zone signs. On the energy-related load forecast bill, senators discussed the inclusion of provisions from Senate Bill 420 and concerns about coal plant utilization and utility impacts. After debate, the Senate adopted amendments and passed the bill. In most cases, after passage the Senate ordered the bills communicated to the House, and for a few measures it also adopted title amendments or made bills effective from passage or on a specified date.

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• a resolution to transition the adopted a resolution to transition the connect<00:09:35.920> county
• You know, in rural Alabama that's not a big choice a lot of times.
• Uh, they often times will reach out, such as to the Alabama Association of School Boards, as an entity
• Uh, they often times will reach out, such as to the Alabama Association of School Boards, as an entity
• Uh, they often times will reach out, such as to the Alabama Association of School Boards, as an entity

Bills: HB180

Keywords: education, county superintendent, appointed, elected officials, Conecuh County, local control, 1136, house, all

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• The resolutions are unanimously adopted.
• And with that, I move adoption.
• I move adoption. The question occurs on the adoption of the amendment to the amendment.
• Under the minority party's view, a minority group in one chamber could command the powers of fellow members
• But protecting a minority under the quorum requirements would give the minority the opportunity to deny

Bills: HB18, SB 54, SB 10, HR 76, HR 77, HR 78, HR 82, HR 83, HR 88, HR 89, HR 93, HR 94, HR 95, HR 98, HR 101, HR 102, HR 104, HR 105, HR 107, HR 108, HR 109, HR 110, HR 111, HR 112, HR 113, HR 123, HR 125, HR 79, HR 80, HR 81, HR 84, HR 85, HR 86, HR 87, HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 96, HR 97, HR 100, HR 103, HR 106, HR 114, HR 115, HR 116, HR 117, HR 118, HR 119, HR 120, HR 121, HR 122, HR 124, HB 18, SB 54, SB 10, HB 8

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• . >> Motion to adopt the sub. Weaver, second. Any discussion on the sub?
• It simply adds the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate
• Our clerk if you'll call the roll on the sub. majority or a minority.
• And we all know majority or a minority.
• <00:16:52.959> I a majority can become a minority. I a majority can become a minority.

Bills: HB139, HB220, SB274, SB282, SB277

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• The amendment is adopted. We're back on the bill as amended.
• The amendment is adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
• Show the amendment is adopted. We're now back on the bill as amended.
• It's in the Panhandle, or affectionately known as Lower Alabama.
• The amendment is adopted. We are now back on the bill as amended.

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and favorably reported several bills. SB 1672 removed duplicative state provisions related to labor pools; CS/SB 940 prohibited third-party sale of restaurant reservations without the restaurant’s consent; and CS/SB 1820 made changes to motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer franchise law, including disclosure of performance measures, anti-retaliation protections, and limits on franchise termination or nonrenewal. The committee also approved CS/SB 324, creating a revolving loan program to help small businesses affected by prolonged public works construction, and SB 936, which creates a recurring three-year study of the effects of AI, robotics, and automation on Florida’s workforce and economy. SB 1322, the Florida Rural Jobs Act, was amended and reported favorably to encourage private investment in rural small businesses through a state tax credit program. The committee also reported favorably on CS/SB 910, which regulates for-profit veterans’ benefit assistance services, and CS/SB 656, which extends protections from extraordinary collection actions to all bill-of-care payment actions by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 1264, a broad Department of Commerce agency bill. The strike-all amendment added or revised provisions on Secure Florida, the RISE venture capital tax credit program, data center tax exemptions, business development classifications, military land transfers, and other economic development matters, while also repealing regional planning councils from statute. That repeal drew extensive opposition from local officials and regional council representatives, who argued the councils are important for emergency management, grant writing, planning, and support for small and rural communities. Supporters of the amendment said the councils could continue locally without state statutory involvement. After debate, the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, though Senators Davis and Smith voted no. The committee also considered CS/SB 1238, which would tighten reemployment assistance rules by disqualifying claimants who fail to meet job-search requirements or refuse work, and by adding verification and reporting requirements. Supporters framed it as adding guardrails and preventing fraud, while opponents argued Florida’s unemployment system is already difficult to access and that the bill would add unnecessary barriers and costs. Despite opposition from labor and advocacy groups, the bill was reported favorably, with Senators Smith and Arrington voting no. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Alexis Yarborough and John Gilbert to the Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

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• SHOW THIS AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
• SB 918 FOCUSES ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS.
• WHAT PROTECTIONS WOULD REMAIN IN YOUR BILL FOR A MINOR.
• SHOWING NO OBJECTION, SHOW THE MOTION ADOPTED.
• PROTECTING MINORS SHOULD NOT PROTECT MINORS DOES NOT MEAN FORGOING THEIR RIGHTS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• to the people of the state of Alabama. to the people of the state of Alabama.
• state of Alabama. state of Alabama.
• Alabama schools.
• Uh I had a whole bunch of Alabama.
• because that's the benchmark in Alabama. because that's the benchmark in Alabama.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So if a minor, if a minor... ...a gun in a victim's face. Even purse snatching.
• Any objections to the adoption of the amendment? Hearing none, the amendment is adopted.
• Any objections to the adoption of the amendment? Hearing objections, the amendment is adopted.
• The amendment is adopted back on the bill. The amendment is adopted back on the bill.
• Any objections to the adoption of the amendment? Hearing none, the amendment is adopted.

Bills: HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, HR112, HR113, HR114, HCR51, HCR52, SCR18, SCR20, SB14, SB76, SB118, SB142, SB156, SB170, SB197, SB234, SB258, SB287, SB288, SB313, SB315, SB393, SB396, SB426, SB427, HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB457, HB475, HB477, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB766, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB866, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB540, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB987, HB1040, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB81, HB400, HB154, HB410, HB463, HB827, HB868, HB952, HB953, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB961, HB399, HB401, HB901, HB9, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733

Keywords: Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternity, Louisiana, commemoration, community engagement, recognition, state championship, basketball, sports achievement, school commendation, commendation, athletics, team sports, youth, community recognition, water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee

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• Our law limited the purchase of firearms by minors in different ways.
• Trabulsy: ...no surviving spouse, minor, or adult children.
• These provisions allow spouses, minor children, parents of deceased minors, Travis Creighton: adult children
• North Shore services a minority community. A low income one.
• You are recognized to present bar code 115219. Rep.

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• The substitute is adopted.
• The substitute is adopted.
• The substitute is adopted.
• The penal code should read very clear.
• In 2019, the 1986 legislature adopted. 2203.1552 to allow the TDLR to adopt higher or lower fee amounts