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• Here he's the new executive director of the Alabama Sheriff's Association.
• We enacted or proposed a constitutional amendment that went to the voters of the state of Alabama and
• The constitution of the state of Alabama does not prohibit that you would not be guilty.
• even serving time in... result in them not even serving time in the Alabama Department of Corrections
• by the folks of the state of Alabama.

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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• the citizens of Alabama.
• the citizens of Alabama.
• I on behalf of the citizens of Alabama.
• Um, but of the Alabama Rivers Alliance.
• I don't—I'm not a huge fan of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management in my work, but I want

Bills: SB71, SB71

Keywords: environmental regulation, federal standards, scientific evidence, water quality, administrative law, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees

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• </c><00:29:08.480><c> Alabama</c> even though he had a state of Alabama even though he had a state of
• There's situations like the Department of Conservation has to inspect the amount of fish that are being
• Uh we Leah Department of Conservation.
• <00:46:52.640><c> of</c><00:46:52.800><c> conservation</c> department of conservation department of conservation
• :47:28.000><c> has</c><00:47:28.240><c> to</c> Department of Conservation has to Department of Conservation

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

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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• people outside of our states interested in Alabama and seeing it as a crypto-friendly state.
• And I had the opportunity to work with our Department of Revenue.
• It does have an excise tax or sin tax that's been worked out with the Department of Revenue.
• In our annual state of tobacco control report, Alabama received an FS. control report, Alabama received
• Um, we have done very well in our handling of budgets here in Alabama for a number of years by taking

Bills: SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396, SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• I serve as senior director of government affairs for Charter Spectrum in the state of Alabama, but also
• serve as the president of the Alabama Cable and Broadband Association.
• </c> Department of Transportation. Department of Transportation.
• That stays within the department. That does not change in this piece of legislation.
• That stays within the department. That does not change in this piece of legislation.

Bills: HB542, HB542

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

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• Department. ...appropriated to the Alabama Department of Transportation for paying the principal of
• of Forensic Science, Alabama Department of... ...Forensic Science, Alabama Department of Human Resources
• , Juvenile Probation Services Fund, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Alabama Department of Mental Health, State
• Trust Fund, Alabama Medicaid Agency, and the Department of Senior Services. ...the Department of Senior
• Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs received $1.5 million...

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB184, HB183, HB181, HB312, HB405, HB182, HB460

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

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• So I just want you to know. >> Well, it takes, again, Senator Weaver, the Department of Commerce, there's
• been</c><00:28:45.760><c> a</c> Department of Commerce, there's been a Department of Commerce, there's
• It is under the Department of Workforce. If you find that line item, Kurt, on that? substitute.
• </c> It is under the Department of Workforce. It is under the Department of Workforce.
• Well, it's under the Department of Workforce. If you find it in the substitute document.

Bills: HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, HB517, HB98, HB235, HB236, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB565, SB380

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

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• from inspection by the Department of Construction Management.
• :22:52.320><c> Alabama,</c><00:22:53.039><c> uh</c> superintendents of Alabama, uh superintendents of
• Department of Environmental Management.
• </c> uh to register with the Alabama uh to register with the Alabama Department<00:29:20.080><c> of</
• </c> Department of Environmental Management. Department of Environmental Management.

Bills: SB88, SB337, SB88, SB337, HB623

Keywords: expungement, criminal records, courts, victim rights, rehabilitation, Alabama law, SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, construction management

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• Otherwise, I am very happy with it from a military point of view.
• This feature is specifically designed to allow individuals to donate to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
• You are recognized to explain the provisions of House Bill 3043.
• And yes, you're right, it would double that amount of time.
• Yes, because when you do this kind of employing of part-time staff, you can pay them a good rate and

Bills: HB3940, HB3078, HB3043

Keywords: Oklahoma National Guard, compensation, education assistance, career technology, military benefits, veterans, donations, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, state agency, executive branch, HB3043, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays

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• That in every AI-generated denial, the Texas Department of Insurance is to be notified, and a report
• SB 1307 instructs the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to create a health insurance reference guide
• We also have a resource witness from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to answer any questions.
• It has been a function of insurance contract law forever.
• insurance at the end of the day is what this is about.

Bills: HB813, HB1680, HB3569, HB4074, HB4635, HB5178, SB527, SB1307, SB1822

Keywords: autism, health insurance, coverage, medical treatment, health benefit plan, HIV prevention, prescription drug, prior authorization, health benefits, insurance coverage, insurance, contract termination, property and casualty, insurance agents, discrimination, appraiser, umpire, licensing requirements, continuing education, admin penalties

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• Could you get me a copy of that sheet of your notes that you had yesterday?
• Senate Bill 11 would, first of all, let me just say that Alabama has a transportation trust fund that
• Alabama is one of the only states that does not have a dedicated funding source for public transportation
• Alabama.
• We've missed out on things because of the lack of public transportation in the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB52, HB89, HB141, HB52, HB89, HB141

Keywords: income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, HB89, Medicaid, pregnant women, pregnancy, prenatal care, ambulatory prenatal care, presumptive eligibility, temporary Medicaid coverage, Alabama Medicaid Agency, maternal health, low-income women, health coverage, eligibility determination

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• Most of you know that in 2013, the Alabama Law Institute undertook to revise this in whole.
• So what this does is—right now, the age of medical consent in Alabama is 14, and this just strictly deals
• rape of a child under the age of 12 and sodomy of a child under the age of 12 to potential punishment
• So currently under Alabama law, I am unaware of any licensure process in... ... unaware of any licensure
• 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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• And I know I've sent you a lot of phone calls and messages I've received from all over Alabama about
• And just for the committee, if I might, there's been a lot of concern about portions of this piece of
• Members of the ... ...Thank you, Chairman. Members of the committee. Thank you.
• of crypto.
• You know, that obviously takes substantial reworking of some of these things. Yeah.

Bills: HB227, HB556, HB543, HB542, HB482, HB483, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• The use of NDAs and the state of Texas.
• </c><00:24:25.120><c> Alabama</c> survivors here in the state of Alabama survivors here in the state
• of Alabama and<00:24:26.320><c> I</c><00:24:26.559><c> would</c><00:24:26.880><c> respectfully</c><00
• The concern was that removing this in Alabama would make it more difficult to come to any kind of settlement
• And if there's nobody at that point, it's going to go to the State of Alabama. >> All right, thank you

Bills: HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93, HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93

Keywords: paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony

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• </c><00:45:03.200><c> Department</c><00:45:03.520><c> of</c> also require the Alabama Department of also
• Alabama Department of Public following.
• 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><
• </c><00:48:22.240><c> Department</c><00:48:22.480><c> of</c> get with the Alabama Department of get with

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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• In recent years, the Office of Actuarial Services within the department has reported that,... ...premium
• For the record, I'm Josh Dye on behalf of the Employment Security Department.
• And then RIAL 046 by Representative Schmidt authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to hire
• This is the bill that requires the Department of Labor and Industries to publish the actuary This is
• the bill that requires the Department of Labor and Industries to publish the actuarial indicated rate

Bills: SB6134, SB6136, SB6188

Keywords: unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency

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• of of problem with your effective date of of when<00:16:02.160><c> you're</c><00:16:02.480><c> trying
• in the state of Alabama.
• in the state of Alabama.
• state of Alabama.
• As a matter of fact uh one of district.

Bills: SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466, SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466

Keywords: controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day

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• And uh this is one of another one of our military bills that, of course, you know, passed the Senate
• Alabama has never heard of that before.
• Alabama has never heard of &gt;&gt; That's okay.
• Alabama has never heard of that<00:17:03.920><c> before.
• The purpose of that is a lot of time for example.

Bills: HB306, SB149, SB158, HB323, HB362, HB306, SB149, SB158, HB323, HB362

Keywords: education, patriotism, national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, K-12 schools, constitutional amendment, public works, sealed bids, bidding requirements, procurement, public notice, newspaper advertisement, advertising failure, publisher liability, civil damages, criminal liability, awarding authority, county government, municipal government, construction contracts

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• Over 9,000 moms across the state of Alabama suffer from postpartum depression; that's nearly one in five
• The bill requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to develop educational materials about postpartum
• These materials would be available for anyone to access on the Alabama Department of Public Health's.
• .. ...on the Alabama Department of Public Health website.
• It’s amazing to me that the agencies of government in the state of Alabama have to have legislation introduced

Bills: HB330, HB336, HB322, HB346

Keywords: lead ban, plumbing codes, lead-free, public health, environmental management, respiratory therapy, interstate compact, licensing, military service members, healthcare access, regulation, postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening, new mother, birth mother, newborn discharge, hospital discharge materials

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• Department of Health in support.
• the Insurance Division is aware of the depth of this issue.
• the cost of insurance.
• </c> targeted at to reduce the cost of targeted at to reduce the cost of insurance. insurance. insurance
• </c> the Department of Health. the Department of Health.

Bills: HB1573, HB1645, HB1875, HB1898, HB2121

Keywords: electronic smoking devices, e-liquids, certification, FDA, state law, penalties, compliance, directory, public health, nonprofit, child welfare, liability, insurance, legal protections, Hawaii, health care, reproductive rights, gender-affirming care, privacy, civil liability

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1573, which would create state enforcement authority over unauthorized e-cigarette products and related tobacco enforcement. Supporters including SHPDA, the Department of Health, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others said the bill would help protect youth from unauthorized vaping products, give the state tools to enforce an FDA-authorized product list, and add penalties and inspection authority. A committee member asked whether enforcement staff were available and what penalties would apply; the response was that existing tobacco investigators would take on the work, and the bill includes civil penalties, seizure authority, and possible license revocation referrals. The measure drew both support and opposition testimony, but no vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1645, relating to liability for child welfare service providers. The Insurance Division said it was aware of the insurance-cost problem, had raised the issue with the NAIC, and was exploring a captive insurance option, while suggesting the legislature consider additional appropriations to DHS to cover higher contract costs. Supporters, including Parents and Children Together and Hawaii Insurance Council, argued the bill would help child welfare providers obtain insurance and continue critical services. Opponents, including the Hawaii Association for Justice, warned that removing joint and several liability could leave victims undercompensated and might not actually lower premiums. The insurance commissioner said other states have done tort reform in this area, but the committee was told it is not clear the bill would reduce insurance costs. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1875, which would protect access to gender-affirming care in Hawaii and shield patients and providers from out-of-state legal actions. Support came from the Hawaii State Youth Commission, LGBTQ+ and public health groups, medical professionals, ACLU Hawaii, Planned Parenthood, and others, who said gender-affirming care is evidence-based, medically necessary, and important for patient privacy, provider stability, and continuity of care. Several witnesses asked for amendments to the bill’s definition language. Opposition testimony came from individuals and groups including Hawaii Christian Coalition, Leeward Republican Women’s Club, and others, who argued the bill could expose children to irreversible decisions and that more research is needed. The chair noted roughly 176 supporters and about 40 opponents testified. No final action or vote was reported in the excerpt.