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• Issue four was the board charging penalties against non-licensed persons and entities.
• This is an important board in our state; they bring in life-saving drugs and regulate those drugs. saving
• We license every manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, and repackager in the United States that ships
• It is my pleasure and my honor to present HB125, which is the sunset law on the Alabama State Board of
• The Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will be continued without modification until.

Bills: HB159, HB110, HB114, HB115, HB116, HB123, HB125

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, 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

Bills: HB207, HB267, HB300, HB464, HB618, HB853

Keywords: Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board, auctioneer licensing, professional licensing board, board membership, gubernatorial appointments, consumer members, public at large, Public Service Commission district, East Baton Rouge Parish, venue, domicile, licensure requirements, licensed auctioneer, occupational licensing, state board governance, Act 138, home inspectors, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• We appreciate your attendance, and we do consider these boards very important to the state of Alabama
• But it's the Alabama State Board of Athletic Trainers.
• It's the Alabama State Board of Athletic Trainers, and you don't have anyone going south.
• These boards should represent all areas of the state. It shouldn't just be...
• Okay, uh, it's the State Board... Okay, uh, it’s the State Board of Chiropractor Examiners.

Bills: HB25, HB108, HB109, HB111, HB112, HB113, HB117, HB118, HB119, HB120, HB121, HB122, HB124, HB126, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB131, HB25

Keywords: emergency services, 911, local districts, joint operations, contracting, HB108, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset reauthorization, board continuation, speech-language pathology, audiology, licensing board, professional regulation, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, speech therapist, speech pathologist, audiologist, Sunset Committee, Code of Alabama 1975

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• I do have a letter of support from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Alabama State Chiropractic
• >> They're<00:05:21.520> licensing.
• state is represented on this board or how does that kind of work?
• state is represented on this board or how does that kind of work?
• state is represented on this board or how does that kind of work?

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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• architects, and licensed interior designers.
• Boards of tests for alcohol and drug influences extends the sunset date. Move for adoption.
• Senate Bill 1459 extends the sunset on the Oklahoma Board of Abstractors. Moved for adoption.
• Chairman Kendricks, Senate Bill 1463 extends the sunset date on the polygraph examiner's board.
• It extends the sunset date for the board of licensed professional engineers and surveyors.

Bills: HJR1088, SB1280, SB1316, SB1433, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1721

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, excise tax, oil tax

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• Architects, and Licensed Interior Designers.
• The sunset date on the Board of Governors of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Licensed Interior
• Boards of tests for alcohol and drug influence. Recognized. Thank you, Ms. Chairman.
• Senate Bill 1459 extends the sunset on the Oklahoma Abstractors Board. Move for adoption.
• Oklahoma Abstractors Board. Move for adoption. You know for questions.

Bills: SB1280, SB1316, SB1433, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1721, HJR1088

Keywords: excise tax, oil tax, natural gas tax, state revenue, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, guidance transparency, administrative procedures, public inspection, state agency accountability, regulatory oversight, architects, landscape architects, interior designers, licensing, professional regulation

Summary: The committee first advanced Senate Bill 1721, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and requires appointed members to represent a tribe or be involved in tribal education. It then passed Senate Bill 1433, a mirror bill requiring agencies to publicly post guidance documents and state that such documents do not have the force of law. Both bills were adopted without opposition and reported out favorably. The bulk of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 1316, which would create a rotating, eight-year review of administrative rules modeled on Idaho law. Members questioned whether the process would duplicate existing rule review, whether it would be used as a rubber stamp or to remove needed protections, and how AI tools might assist. The sponsor said the goal is to verify statutory authority, identify obsolete or duplicative rules, and use a limited AI system built from Oklahoma constitutional, statutory, and code materials only as a research aid, not a decision-maker. The committee then passed the bill unanimously. The committee also advanced a series of sunset-extension bills for various boards and agencies, including oil and gas tax apportionments, the Board of Governors of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Licensed Interior Designers, the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Construction Industries Board, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, OETA, the Polygraph Examiners Board, the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, and the Advisory Committee on Midwifery. Most passed unanimously, though the Construction Industries Board bill passed 11-1, OETA passed 7-5, and the midwifery bill passed 10-2. The committee also approved H.J.R. 1088, which ratifies education agency rules, by an 11-1 vote. At the end, the chair outlined the committee’s remaining workload and said several bundled rule resolutions and a few major rules would be coming soon, including a large health-agency bundle. Members were asked to return rule assignments quickly so resolutions could be prepared before the end of session. The meeting adjourned after the chair said the next meeting would likely be brief and focused on one or two resolutions.

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• This bill is brought on behalf of the state board of chiropractic examiners.
• This bill also modernizes state law...
• This bill also modernizes state law to reflect changes to national board policy that occurred over 28
• That's what it's looked like from other states.
• This is just saying the state law does not supersede the local law.

Bills: SB191, HB84, HB79, SB132, HB108, HB109, HB110, HB114, HB118, HB120, HB122, HB124, HB126, HB128, HB129, HB131

Keywords: postpartum depression, mental health, Medicaid, screening, education, maternal health, Chiropractic, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, license renewal, continuing education, election procedures, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, SB132, Alabama, controlled substances, Schedule I

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• House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
• House Bill 3001 is an extension to the Child Death Review Board.
• The Board of Chiropractic Examiners and extension to 2031. Move for adoption. Any questions?
• Board of Examiners of Optometry, this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
• Board votes aye. Kidders votes aye. McCane votes aye. Timmons votes aye. Waldron votes aye.

Bills: HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, HB4319

Keywords: cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics, manicurist, eyelash extension, blow-dry styling, makeup artist, occupational licensing

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• Right now, we're having a problem with other states; our license won't reciprocate with them.
• Um, it's going to change the licensing fees where right now water well contractor license with the state
• across the state are small businesses. across the state are small businesses.
• I think it was 19 states. last year. I think it was 19 states.
• been formally introduced in 20 states. been formally introduced in 20 states.

Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161

Keywords: firearms, possession, Class 1 municipalities, criminal penalties, federal law, stolen firearms, prohibited persons, HB114, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, dental board, dental licensing, dentist regulation, professional licensing, occupational licensing, healthcare regulation, licensure board, state agency continuation, agency sunset review

Bills: HB387, HB388, HB468, HB548, HB827, HB848, HB921, HB924, HB953

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, contracting services, unsolicited contact, homeowners, penalties, regulations, wholesaling, real estate, earnest money, cancellation rights, residential properties, Louisiana Real Estate Commission, certified public accountant, CPA, accounting board, Louisiana State Board of Certified Public Accountants

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• This is a bill that works with the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy.
• And then it allows the board to receive donations beyond their licensing fees.
• The midwifery board is funded currently only by license fees and fines.
• states like Alaska. states like Alaska.
• the board specifically. the board specifically. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.

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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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2729 continues the Arizona State Board of Nursing for four years.
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2732 continues the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years.
• The state Board of Nursing not only licenses nurses, but it approves nursing programs, so we always had
• to answer to the state Board of Nursing when it was time to renew our program approval.
• If a student's just angry, they'll call the state board and report me on my license just to get back

Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation

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• It does not need to be piecemeal state by state.
• Tommy Cryer stated that he had filled out a card and was there to represent Board Guard Electric.
• , implementation and rule promulgation, consistent licensing between states, notice and information requirements
• So like Commissioner Jolly mentioned, it's going to be a multi-state supervision that ensures licensing
• “And it's going to be a multi-state supervision that ensures licensing and examination standards across

Bills: HB241, HB267, HB467, HB673, HB744, HB798, HB1026, HB1027, HB1091, HB1096, HB1103, HB1212, HB1230

Keywords: financial records, consumer protection, banking law, disclosure, service of process, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, residential roof, coastal zone, fortified roof, building standards, construction code, insurance, hurricane resilience, safety, security cameras, abandoned property

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• Um, clerk call. state house and a new parking deck and state house and a new parking deck and also<00
• ,<00:12:17.920> increase broaden that across the state, increase broaden that across the state
• Uh, this is a housekeeping bill for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
• Uh, and I have letters of support from the state association.
• Uh, and I have letters of support from the state association. >> Mr.

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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• Uh, currently we have two statutes that cover the State Ethics Commission.
• Sunset law on the Alabama Massage Therapy License Board. They were under nursing for a while.
• Is this thing going to be their board<00:10:58.640> back board back board back in<00:11:00.560
• <00:11:13.760> Um um written, it moves the the board.
• Um um written, it moves the the board.

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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• Sarah Wingard, you are recognized to present the nomination of Rebecca Hartfield to the State Board of
• So as you said, Rebecca Hartfield is being re-nominated to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine.
• state.
• And his nomination to this board, I think, is going to be a great asset to the state.
• And his nomination of this board, I think, is going to be a great asset to the state. if ...of this board

Bills: HB3239, HB3391, HB3557, HB4128

Keywords: veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, advertising, animal cruelty, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears

Summary: The Agriculture Committee first considered two executive nominations and approved both unanimously. Rebecca Hartfield was re-nominated to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, where she described her rural mixed-animal veterinary work and efforts to encourage future veterinarians. James Harrell was then nominated to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Authority; supporters emphasized his commitment to rural Oklahoma and addressing the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, and he discussed efforts to improve veterinary education and recruit more Oklahoma students. Both nominations passed 13-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3391, which would add improper advertising as a basis for revoking a commercial pet breeder license and define advertising to include digital and social media. Members asked about the definition and scope of commercial pet breeders. The bill passed on a 9-4 vote. House Bill 4128, dealing with black bear hunting season and harvest limits, drew extensive debate. An amendment to move the opener to September 21, expand counties, and let the Wildlife Commission set quotas failed 6-7. The underlying bill, which would have kept the September 15 opener and a 200-bear limit, also failed 3-9 after testimony and debate focused on bear population data, nuisance complaints, and concerns about out-of-state hunters and impacts on female bears. House Bill 3557, which would keep locally raised county extension funds in separate accounts so they are not swept into state accounts, passed 10-2 after questions about how local, state, and federal funds would be handled. Finally, House Bill 3239 on veterinary telemedicine passed 9-3. The bill defines the veterinarian-client relationship needed before telemedicine can be used, with supporters saying it would provide needed structure while preserving access for rural livestock care; opponents worried it could restrict access in emergencies. The committee then adjourned.

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• Members, since 2009, when the fee structure for the Construction Industries Board, the fee structures
• The legislature's imposed various new functions and costly responsibilities to that board, including
• their fee structure not for growth or expansion beyond their means but simply to allow that board to
• to keep that board functioning.
• But as we've seen, they've been a very responsible board.

Bills: SB1239, SB1732

Keywords: Service Oklahoma, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees

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• among various states?
• Military families, it's hard enough as a military person to move state to state, but we want to make
• if a dental hygienist or dentist came into the state who had worked in a state that had maybe independent
• That is to make us match other states.
• So, yes, there are costs that arise when you move state to state.

Bills: SB540, HB1085, HB1484

Keywords: dentist, dental hygienist, dentistry, dental hygiene, licensure compact, interstate compact, professional licensing, license portability, health workforce, workforce shortage, mobility, compact privilege, state licensing board, public health, public safety, military spouse, telehealth dentistry, reciprocity, Title 59, occupational licensing

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• their state funding. their state funding.
• <01:01:01.120> If not a red state blue state divide.
• If not a red state blue state divide.
• , all blue states, very blue states.<01:14:08.040> California, states.
• California, states.

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• It was stated.
• Okay, keep on board.
• And then second thing is we license brokers as one, and then we license what we call...
• We license brokers as one, and then we license what we call navigators.
• , because the state has failed and we have to... ...we do it here in the state because the state has

Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733, SB1192, SB1398, SB1399, SB1494, SB1557, SB1813, SB1821

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation