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• . >> And this is a constitutional amendment for >> Is it a referendum, right?
• Yes, it is. >> And this is a constitutional amendment for >> I make a motion that we give the bill. >

Bills: HB82, HB109, HB202, HB211, HB82, HB109, HB202, HB211

Keywords: registrars, election, qualifications, salary, state employees, diversity, podiatry, state board, healthcare regulation, Alabama regulations, political appointment, law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, Calhoun County, local act, halfway house, sober living

Bills: HB465, HB307, SB338, HB465, HB307, SB338, SB359

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, public interest, criminal justice, New Hope, Madison County, municipal boundary, corporate limits, deannexation, boundary adjustment, local act, city limits, municipal jurisdiction, annexation rollback

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• One is that it could result in only three commissioners approving a district boundary amendment, which
• kind<00:39:01.440> of<00:39:01.520> a boundary amendment, which is kind of a boundary
• It might take a larger amendment. amendment. amendment.
• <00:48:28.800> amendment<00:48:29.280> because a district boundary amendment because
• a district boundary amendment because those<00:48:29.839> are<00:48:30.079> available.

Bills: HB1881, HB2218, HB1956, HB2151, HB1845, HB1844, HB2103, HB2424, HB1650, HB376, HB2599, HB1861

Keywords: land use, ropeway, transportation, state regulation, government exemption, DLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, public lands, public trust resources, community co-management, co-management agreement, community-based organization, Native Hawaiian, malama aina, ahupuaa, subsistence, cultural resources, religious practices

Summary: The committee on Water and Land met on February 10, 2026, with Chair Mark Hashem outlining strict testimony rules and noting a time constraint because of later hearings and floor session obligations. The committee then took up several bills, hearing mostly supportive testimony on HB 1881 relating to land use, HB 2218 relating to DLNR/community management, and HB 1956 relating to freshwater waves, while HB 1845 relating to the Land Use Commission drew legal concerns and opposition. HB 2151 relating to building materials had no substantive testimony presented in the excerpt, and the committee moved through it quickly. On HB 1881, testimony focused on protecting North Shore lands from overdevelopment. A supporter described the area as valuable precisely because it remains largely undeveloped, and a member asked whether the bill’s restrictions on “finculars” would affect existing or future private residential installations; the response suggested the bill was aimed at future commercial uses and that grandfathering or personal-use exceptions might be possible, but the exact wording would need legal refinement. HB 2218 received broad support from OHA, DLNR, Kua, Sierra Club, Hui Maka Aana, the Honlay Initiative, and others, who said the measure would expand community-based co-management across DLNR divisions, build on existing park partnerships, and produce real benefits such as better stewardship, safer access, local jobs, and stronger community trust. Members asked about the bill’s five-year review structure, how multiple community groups would be handled, and whether the model could apply to ocean or nearshore areas; DLNR said the board would retain authority, agreements would be non-exclusive and subject to review, and the department was still working through how the approach would function across different divisions and marine settings. For HB 1956, the Attorney General offered technical comments, urging clearer definitions of “residing” and “freshwater way,” clearer timing for citations and arrests, and more explicit procedural safeguards and agency roles. On HB 1845, the Attorney General and Land Use Commission raised concerns that the bill could conflict with constitutional protections for important agricultural lands and could not be reconciled with existing voting requirements; the LUC also said commissioners cannot vote by proxy under sunshine law and warned that the bill could allow too few commissioners to approve major boundary changes. Members questioned how the bill would work in counties without designated important agricultural lands, and the LUC explained that Kauai is the only county to have completed the IAL process, while the broader statutory process remains county-driven and has been the subject of litigation. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• This bill seeks to clarify in statutes when school districts adjust a common boundary.
• This process is called a minor boundary adjustment, which can only be used...
• In the mutual boundary agreement and move with the transferred land.
• The second page is where the current TEA boundary maps are.
• The boundary line for the appraisal district and the yellow is the boundary line for the TEA.

Bills: SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators

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• In the second column, you have the amendment.
• We'll continue to work on this as we go. towards the floor with a potential amendment. Thank you.
• It appears, in my mind, that understanding was affected due to the legislative amendment to the code
• I know just to make things fair, I think unless we have an amendment that says political subdivisions

Bills: SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators

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• The first one is HB595 by Horton on the boundary lines of Duo. Is there a motion to move this?

Bills: HB595, HB583

Keywords: boundary alteration, corporate limits, Madison County, City of New Hope, local government, sheriff compensation, salary increase, law enforcement, elected officials, 923, senate, all

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• I think you have an author's amendment. Yes, Chair Heintzman.
• I would move that the 6.23DE1 amendment be adopted.
• That's why the amendment was drafted the way it was.
• That it would be laid over as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Your bill is amended in the shape that you would like.

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• All right, I would move that 623 DE1, the author's amendment, be... excuse me... the author's amendment
• Any questions on the amendment?
• be excuse me de1 the author's Amendment be excuse me author's<00:14:55.759> amendment<00:14:56.759
• like any questions on the amendment like any questions on the amendment members<00:15:05.079>
• believe you wanted it as amended believe you wanted it as amended re-referred<01:11:44.679> to

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• If I may, and you've read the amendment, I am the amendment's a friendly amendment.
• With that then, I would offer the amendment. Any questions on the amendment?
• It must be a popular amendment. Amendment. Okay. All right.
• So, this I haven't seen this amendment. So, this amendment would increase the rate.
• Amendments tabled. We're now on the bill as previously amended. Any further questions?

Bills: SB107, HB158, HB353, HB354, HB357, HB181, HB465, HB526

Keywords: SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158

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• And I think the chairwoman has an amendment, or you want to take up the amendments now?
• So we're going to do the amendments and everything and vote on it next week. Thank you. Okay.
• up until we actually vote on amendments up until we actually vote on the<00:33:32.320> bill.
• do you want to take up the amendments do you want to take up the amendments now<00:33:40.159>
• <00:33:50.000> and So we're going to do the amendments and So we're going to do the amendments

Bills: SB274, HB586

Keywords: cannabis, psychoactive cannabinoids, CBD, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, criminal penalties, youth protection, medical cannabis, HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion

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• pass with amendments. Members present. pass with amendments. Members present.
• modify a decision in order granting a district boundary amendment or find a petitioner upon finding
• a district boundary order granting a district boundary amendment<00:03:01.599> or<00:03:01.840
• amended. Hang on just a second on that. amended. Hang on just a second on that.
• amended. Any no votes or reservations? amended. Any no votes or reservations? >> No.

Bills: SB2981, SB2982, SB2983, SB2986, SB2991, SB3001, SB3010, SB3014, SB3032, SB3033

Keywords: foreign influence, campaign finance, contributions, state elections, transparency, election integrity, criminal offense, natural resources, tree protection, state property, environment, land use, boundary amendment, administrative fines, Land Use Commission, infrastructure compliance, highway safety, driver's license, administrative revocation, alcohol-related offenses

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and considered several Senate bills, generally following recommendations to pass measures with or without amendments. SB 2981 would prohibit minimum off-street parking requirements for new development in urban districts and was adopted unamended, with Senator Awa voting no. SB 2982, which bars foreign entities and foreign-influence business entities from making election-related contributions or expenditures, was adopted with an amendment adopting Attorney General language for required advertisement statements. The committee also advanced SB 2983, creating a misdemeanor offense for criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property; one member opposed it, suggesting a replanting requirement would be a better environmental remedy, but the bill was still adopted unamended. SB 2986, concerning Land Use Commission authority to amend or revise district boundary amendment decisions when conditions are not met, passed with an amendment addressing a defective effective date. SB 2991, on driver’s license revocations for certain alcohol-related offenses and re-examination requirements, passed with amendments clarifying revocation orders and re-examination procedures. Members then approved SB 3001, which regulates conversational artificial intelligence services by requiring disclosures and protocols to prevent suicidal ideation, with amendments incorporating AG and OCP recommendations, including a personal data definition and broader data minimization language. SB 3010, allowing officials and in some cases private citizens to enter unattended vehicles to protect endangered pet animals, passed with amendments. The committee also adopted SB 3014 on higher fines for taking or harassing protected turtles, SB 3032 clarifying beach and marine deposit prohibitions, and SB 3033 allowing petitions to review beach structure integrity despite a bad effective date; Senator Awa again voted no on SB 3033. The meeting adjourned after the committee noted a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.

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• Um, anyone have an amendment to offer? >> I have an amendment. >> Okay.
• So, I need to get an amendment on it.
• Um anyone have an amendment to offer? Um anyone have an amendment to offer?
• >> I have an amendment. >> I have an amendment. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• you so much. >> As amended. >> As amended. >> Yes, sir. >> All right.

Bills: HB586, SB107, HB619, HB586, SB107, HB619

Keywords: HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion, zoning, municipal services, property tax, land use, metes and bounds, Alabama Highway 157, Judge of Probate, SSUT, simplified sellers use tax

Bills: HB446, HB485

Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181

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• This bill amends the language on these forms to add clarity and make these forms more applicable to all
• coupled with the federal law and, and, and the Fifth Circuit deemed it, uh, violative of the Second Amendment
• findings of ongoing family violence, and those are appropriate cases for an incursion into the Second Amendment

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

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• some concerns and we wanna address those concerns, but we'll handle that, uh, we believe in a floor amendment
• that it's a large, like we should credit all the thoughtful work that went into the constitutional amendment
• The chair moves that SJR 57 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation
• The chair moves that SJR 57 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with a recommendation

Bills: HJR40

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, constitutional amendment

Bills: SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment

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• pedestrian nature of some of these questions, but the ESF is what this bill contemplates making amendations
• to the, uh, a constitutional amendment.

Bills: SJR 4

Keywords: term limits, state offices, constitutional amendment, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform

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• So, House File 3900 is a constitutional amendment that is working on amending our state constitution
• pre-filing requirement for amendments pre-filing requirement for amendments offered<00:03:20.360
• that is working constitutional amendment that is working on<00:04:29.240> amending<00:04:29.800
• So your oral amendment is on 2.29?
• no oral amendment no oral amendment >> no<00:24:27.720> oral<00:24:27.920> amendment

Bills: HF3900, HF1849

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• And that's what this amendment does. This amendment just strengthens our SAPA bill.
• And that's what this amendment does. And that's what this amendment does.
• Second Amendment? So, with that, Mr. Second Amendment? So, with that, Mr.
• This is Senate File 101, Second Amendment Protection Act. Amendments three, page one. Page two.
• <00:36:31.599> Amendments Amendment Protection Act. Amendments Amendment Protection Act.

Bills: SF0101

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all

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• The amendment was brought up by those and it's a fantastic amendment.
• The amendment was brought up by those and it's a fantastic amendment.
• The amendment was brought up by those and it's a fantastic amendment.
• The amendment was brought up by those and it's a fantastic amendment.
• The amendment was brought up by those and it's a fantastic amendment.

Bills: SF0101

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all