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• So, I am um um been serving the last few years as chairman of the Alabama Space Authority.
• So, I am um um been serving the last few years as chairman of the Alabama Space Authority.
• Chairman. >> Good job. >> Uh, Senate Bill 210, Senator Woods. as uh chairman of the Alabama Space as
• Uh, in reference to Department of Revenue, sellers and producers of compressed natural gas have to be
• bonded, and the Department of Revenue looks at the bonds every five years.

Bills: HB66, HB110, HB114, SB210, SB228, SB231, HB66, HB110, HB114, SB210, SB228, SB231

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members, agency continuation, sunset review

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• doing is saying that the county commission may appoint, versus shall appoint, the contract employees of
• doing is saying that the county commission may appoint, versus shall appoint, the contract employees of
• I know there's a lot of wording that scratched out on page one, but that says the exact same thing.
• paper I was just curious because none of paper I was just curious because none of them<00:02:19.280
• They all four this >> all four of them.

Bills: HB606, HB606

Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas

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• education to young women in the state of Alabama.
• Um, so this bill was, um, authorized by the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title
• The language of the bill was drafted by the Department of Revenue with manufactured housing industry
• Thank you. authorized by the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title to current
• The language of the bill was drafted by the Department of Revenue with manufactured housing industry

Bills: SB86, SB196, SB228, SB231, HB73, HB407, HB435, SB86, SB196, SB228, SB231, HB73, HB407, HB435

Keywords: independent contractors, portable benefits, employee benefits, tax deductions, employment relationship, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, financial services, discrimination, social credit score, religious freedom, transparency, consumer rights, Alabama, wastewater management, public service commission

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• <00:11:16.640> Alabama, Builders and Contractors of Alabama, Builders and Contractors of Alabama
• Subcontractors Association of Alabama. Subcontractors Association of Alabama.
• from in the state of Alabama. from in the state of Alabama.
• We already have a tremendous issue where Alabama Department of Mental Health engages in unlicensed legal
• I'm Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, Jim Boswell.

Bills: SB78, SB103, SB113, SB180, SB78, SB103, SB113, SB180

Keywords: inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, public works, sealed bids, bid advertisement, procurement, government contracting, construction bids, municipal bidding, county bidding, state bidding, Department of Transportation

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• All right, SB 325 is the Department of Commerce bill that we dealt with yesterday regarding AIDT.
• We have a variety of bills, as you know, dealing with underground CO2 storage, alcohol bills, Department
• of Commerce bills, and a multitude of things.
• <00:08:27.200> of to alcohol bills to Department of to alcohol bills to Department of Commerce
• I think each of you have added a back.

Bills: SB325, SB370

Keywords: AIDT, Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute, Department of Commerce, procurement, competitive bidding, contract review, legislative oversight, economic development, workforce development, Strategic Workforce Plan, state purchasing, state contracts, public procurement, exemption, higher education, universities, community colleges, public hospitals, health care procurement, transportation procurement

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• before, and I clicked on it, and it said, "The Department of War endorses this bill."
• That's the first time I've ever got an email from Department of War.
• Um, it lessens the burden of uh, of lensure for our um, cosmetology and barbers and it's a part of our
• Department of War endorses this bill." Department of War endorses this bill."
• <00:08:52.000> So, email from Department of War. So, email from Department of War.

Bills: SB147, SB158, SB163, SB147, SB158, SB163

Keywords: construction zone, work zone, speed camera, automated enforcement, photo radar, photographic speed enforcement, traffic safety, highway safety, road construction, maintenance workers, civil citation, civil fine, speeding ticket, owner liability, registered owner, ALDOT, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALEA, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, public safety

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• This changes the makeup of the board of trustees of the University of South Alabama.
• Our law firm was hired by the Alabama Association of Housing Authorities and Redevelopment, and that's
• One thing that the Alabama Association of Counties did request that we add in the...
• I'm here to talk about HB461, which is a bill that's on behalf of Alabama Public Television.
• Chairman, I might have a motion to reconsider the bill on the board of trustees for South Alabama.

Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• It falls under the definition of commodity, but the tree cutters and roofers and those types of services
• But I do want to know what the definition of 'entity' is.
• apply to any of the businesses that provide those types of services, whether it's a corporation or an
• On the request of a law enforcement officer, the owner of the property or representative of the owner
• The individual shall remove his or her mask for the purposes of identification of the wearer.

Bills: HB435

Keywords: manufactured homes, certificate of title, Alabama Department of Revenue, homeowner, vehicle registration, 923, senate, all

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• We expand it further; we had a surrounding process of... ...kind of a surrounding process of it's in
• As we go through all of this and looking at recent examples in Alabama of outages that have occurred
• In December of 2024... ...one cell tower in Montgomery, Alabama.
• If you publish it on the newspaper's website or on the centralized U website from the Department of Finance
• , or you do... from the Department of Finance, or you do direct mail to the bidders on the bid list.

Bills: HB320, HB207, HB208, HB290

Keywords: public works, sealed bids, bid notice, public notice, newspaper advertisement, centralized website, digital platform, Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, county commissions, municipalities, contracting, procurement, construction bidding, Alabama code Title 39, bidding requirements, electronic bidding, online bid posting, HVAC, heating and air conditioning

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• in the number of beds.
• That's kind of where we are now.
• The Department of Corrections was going to essentially save enough money in operations to finance a large
• portion of the debt... to finance a large portion of the debt.
• Number two, though, from the Department of Corrections, how much cost savings do they project?

Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103

Keywords: prison modernization, corrections finance, bonding authority, state debt, capital improvement, Department of Corrections, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prison construction, prison renovation, prison replacement, bed space, overcrowding, women's prison, men's prison, Escambia prison, Tutwiler, Kilby, Elmore, Staton, St. Clair Correctional Facility

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• It's in the Department of Revenue.
• It's in the Department of Revenue.
• > of the state of Alabama and a variety of the state of Alabama and a variety of other<00:09:55.120
• Alabama School of Medicine.
• a you, University of Alabama, you create a you, University of Alabama, you create a school

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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• Of it.
• So, this takes care of<00:07:11.280> that. of that. of that.
• > these kinds of things will take care of these kinds of things will take care of that<00:07:35.120><
• I'm working with the Department of Health on that and some other issues right now.
• with the department of health on that with the department of health on that and<00:11:19.120>

Bills: SB89, SB54, SB127, SB128, SB77, SB78, SB100, SB101, SB102, SB103, SB113, SB126, SB122, SB136

Keywords: pilotage, commission, statewide laws, maritime regulation, repeal, sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling, state agency, continuous operation, government efficiency, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, 911 services, 911 Board

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• We know many of you supported Rebuild Alabama that has allowed us to try to make improvements to our
• relies on a good solid transportation system in Alabama.
• My name is Scyler Clark, and I'm the owner of Heritage Timber Company in Fitzgibbon, Alabama.
• The scales are inspected, repaired, and calibrated quarterly by the Department of Industries.
• Our Troopers, the chief of the weight crew, go and observe the individuals at the Department of Industry

Bills: SB110, SB64, SB42

Keywords: weight limits, trucking regulations, transportation, enforcement authority, portable scales, SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants

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• Then on page one, replace lines 21 through 23 with the following: Code of Alabama 1975 to add Juneteenth
• So, yes, I'm Lexi Sol with the state Personnel Department.
• My comments are really kind of based on... We've been at...
• to make sure that we get this across, defenders of recognition...
• Because many of them are teachers, we employ them in that program as...

Bills: SB39, HB165, HB189, HB44, HB44

Keywords: board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, state holidays, Juneteenth, Rosa Parks Day, Alabama law, public observance, public works, sealed bids, bidding notice, advertising requirements, newspaper of general circulation, centralized website, electronic mail, U.S. mail, state procurement, county procurement

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• Do we have any copies of this? We can get copies of this for you all.
• the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund for the Department of Youth Services for diversion programs for
• Most of you will be turning to the tourism department on page 18 and the various and sundry apportionments
• of monies.
• You know, I've got the newest town in the state of Alabama in my district, town of Kilpatrick, Alabama

Bills: SB143, SB144, SB145, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146

Keywords: SB143, solid waste, garbage collection, trash fees, refuse collection, municipal fees, county fees, fee exemption, veterans benefits, veteran household, disabled veteran, VA benefits, Social Security exemption, low-income households, poverty level, county commission, municipal governing body, Alabama solid waste law, certificate of exception, public health

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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 >> That's okay.
• Alabama has never heard of that<00:17:03.920> 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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• Robin Shishi with the Hawaii Department of Transportation and stand by our submitted testimony and strong
• Robin Shishi with the Hawaii Department of Transportation and stand by our submitted testimony and strong
• We support also the expanded authority of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to regulate transportation
• the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to regulate transportation of goods within the state,
• <01:58:32.320> of understanding by the department of understanding by the department of agriculture

Bills: SB2709, SB3154

Keywords: biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, quarantine, Akamai Arrival Program, importation regulations, pests control, plant health, animal health, compliance mechanisms, environmental review, transportation projects, NEPA, state sovereignty, federal compliance, streamlining, Hawaii Department of Transportation, 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229. The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor. A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.

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• On or after January 1, 2027, the Department of Revenue shall develop. >> Make a motion.
• I've worked with the Department of Revenue. This bill has been about three years in the making.
• <00:05:51.120> This with the Department of Revenue. This with the Department of Revenue.
• If this goes in, I can ride from North Alabama to Mobile in one of these vehicles.
• have a a unique chance in the state of have a a unique chance in the state of Alabama<00:22:44.080

Bills: HB461, HB465, HB469, HB473, SB94, SB303, HB461, HB465, HB469, HB473, SB94, SB303

Keywords: fundraising, Alabama Educational Television, state authority, public broadcasting, legislation influence, emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation, reimbursement rates, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions

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• Which is a good piece of legislation.
• Uh, I think the intent of the legislation is good.
• Uh, my desire today would be to move it out of committee, but probably let it sit the rest of the year
• Because here's sit the rest of the year.
• And I want to see the health department And I want to see the health department do<00:10:09.080>

Bills: HB444, HB444

Keywords: HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization, testing requirement, disease testing, parental rights, school enrollment, attendance requirements, CHOOSE Act, school choice, education funding, tax exemption, corporate income tax

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• Municipalities as defined in section 11-40-12 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
• As Representative Black pointed out, Alabama has been on the forefront of investing hundreds of millions
• ... of Transportation.
• Department of Mental Health.
• of the association as well as the... of the association as well as the Electric Institute of Alabama

Bills: HB606, SB271

Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas