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\"We wanted to make it a little more diverse,\" Sells said, noting the current committee was \"mostly of tax professionals.\" The committee discussed the rationale briefly and then voted by voice to report the bill favorably; Representative Yarbrough seconded the motion.

Outcome: HB 426 received a favorable report from the State Government Committee by voice vote; no roll‑call tally of individual votes was recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Alabama House State Government Committee","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 426 would add two resident/taxpayer members to the state's ad valorem advisory committee to increase lay representation; the committee approved the bill by voice vote.","taxTitle","State Government, House, Alabama Legislative Sessions, Alabama","taxId",15864,"location","Alabama","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630113,"Committee approves bill allowing wrecked vehicles repaired out of state to be retitled in Alabama",75,1453000,1528000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32&start=1453&end=1528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32/thumbnail_1453000.jpg","/articles/6630113/Alabama/Committee-approves-bill-allowing-wrecked-vehicles-repaired-out-of-state-to-be-retitled-in-Alabama","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630113-3ac24bc62fa4b1f3a9494ac3dac89c68/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140086&Signature=LHJJBeNIuiT9loc3k06lxabmyNxdDD-Nov~jVZflwwq3I0TCBRxUT7N2obIySrmK7ykXYghRBNUqgAsLE9ln4daPuPKzO7FxorY5OvnX9m2HUSKGq7JxrPZpRsWd2FXLtNqd3X8jrjgXvKya2jcxvqm-is5Xa-BWhZNn9oXoRtM0B4FkB1TQ2oesPwQcrfLmZVoYaHhQRHApOU2~CkLvQav4ljDLyHw20oecVR8lBj5jNAXdgE8ScnjM6op8R0ekJ05BzHCJhkrAxB0pE-MelbtSlD9EKaF4qHcnUbhSbT0xh1qpoIik9VC-iH~Rp4k62mI0PlDW-PPWRscnrJA7wQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Betzel presented Senate Bill 96, explaining the measure addresses out‑of‑state salvage titles. Under current practice, some states mark a vehicle as \"parts only\" or issue a salvage designation that prevents inspection and retitling in Alabama after an out‑of‑state wreck. SB 96 would allow an Alabama owner whose vehicle was wrecked in another state to bring the vehicle to Alabama, have it repaired, inspected, and retitled as a rebuilt vehicle with the appropriate rebuilt title designation.

\"So what this simply does, it says if you wreck your car in another state, that you can bring it back to Alabama and... if you so wanna have it repaired and reinspected and retitled as a as a rebuilt vehicle on the title... you can do so,\" the sponsor said.

The committee moved and seconded the bill and approved it by voice vote; the clerk announced a favorable report.

Outcome: SB 96 received a favorable report from the State Government Committee by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.","Senate Bill 96 would allow vehicles wrecked and declared totaled in another state to be brought back to Alabama, repaired, re‑inspected, and retitled as rebuilt vehicles; the committee gave the bill a favorable report by voice vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630116,"Committee gives favorable report to bill changing governance and meeting rules for local mental‑health boards",295,1139000,1434000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32&start=1139&end=1434","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32/thumbnail_1139000.jpg","/articles/6630116/Alabama/Committee-gives-favorable-report-to-bill-changing-governance-and-meeting-rules-for-local-mentalhealth-boards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630116-18461a35175959751dcf16141d9d4dca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140086&Signature=JxUbt-Iqcb9f5~Wncxd~~bfSoxaGbdX~Fvw1RpYX7LFCCDZuHz-mFimRo392GDJ33uEC97y4ri6BLGmea1tauo8-A9lcFFkbN1yCR9lFl8Q486OypWMubE7dmUsEeCP60G7MWDUNTxVdGZ~UDanwTZAZVnEV8NKO2fuMLMT~kjrWeAFUELNrlS2u-8yzkZmy4xgWy02ztDQ2Ksg1zFZrNm0OpyCCjDahvwkWu4A8JOMe~-dFkFdCFooJRuWe1UVrOqOAWk27-CllqYdbuwPtPyLRpJjiaRvXT8OuL5jb4VJEXiqnoT3mIMPtPjJt2mqrmNWSI8aRtjAUxZG3MYiL~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Vice Chairman Representative Betzel presented House Bill 425, which makes several changes to governance of local ‘‘3‑10’’ mental‑health boards that oversee community mental‑health authorities. Betzel said the bill would require that, for boards with 16 or more members that maintain an executive committee, the executive committee include a probate judge and a sheriff (or the sheriff's designee) to support continuity of care with the court and law enforcement.

\"Anytime there's an executive committee on a 3 10 board, this bill would say there needs to be a representative of a probate judge on the executive committee, and then a sheriff or their designee on the committee to ensure that that whole continuity of care that exists in the mental health world is in place,\" Betzel said.

The bill would also permit virtual participation by board members in conformity with the state's Open Meetings Act and insert diversity requirements for board composition, the sponsor said. Betzel indicated further floor amendments are likely to align the virtual‑attendance language more closely to existing law.

Representative Lance, who said he has experience in community mental health, asked whether the bill was driven by documented problems. Betzel answered that some boards have not been efficient and that mandated representation brings stakeholders to the table: \"If you have a situation where the the sheriff or the county or the probate judge doesn't feel like it's operating the way it should, now we've brought them to the table and they're a part of the conversation.\"

Outcome: The committee moved and seconded the bill and approved it by voice vote; the clerk recorded one member as opposed. The sponsor said a floor amendment may be filed to refine the Open Meetings language.","House Bill 425 would require certain local mental‑health (3‑10) boards with executive committees to include a probate judge and a sheriff (or designee) on the executive committee, allow virtual attendance consistent with Open Meetings law, and add diversity provisions; the committee approved the bill with one member recorded as opposed.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630121,"Committee approves bill to extend license plate replacement from 5 to 10 years to save costs",125,983000,1108000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32&start=983&end=1108","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32/thumbnail_983000.jpg","/articles/6630121/Alabama/Committee-approves-bill-to-extend-license-plate-replacement-from-5-to-10-years-to-save-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630121-69a7647686cedaaef86f97eb66987772/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140086&Signature=kF4Sn36R8PSqt9WXzmFIQa3AUMr-OrPnlsn3vmlMpjuuU9vv2XuWUKxp3DKmQNEc6NxLFJ2Zn5NusUYJCghCxyDf9qIM-CCy9HS-TuW8iRKRHj2X84vSG6lxvie1w3cc6kA3C5tN74Anm1k1B4qgt2KrhEw5gtP3lfTe6JfrVzuca7X~ETxu4yRwZq8mfB4eFhUulekgWjhGZ2~v-QCiDclbQnETD5lnrm1wdcumxQBzclZW83PNbwF-p7E~hl4bQUBZOVqeTvieikUeNgiawZOpqYYHdCaIpBlvdKo6fqkNTp4S~YHGlghJZcWknZmswtSBk5-0YV2mEMQvpf~DwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Vice Chairman Representative Betzel presented House Bill 376, which would change Alabama's mandated license‑plate replacement interval from every five years to every ten years. \"This is a cost cutting measure or cost saving measure, not only for the state of Alabama, but for our counties,\" Betzel said, presenting county postage and production estimates.

Betzel cited Shelby County estimates showing $148,000 in postage in 2026 and $361,000 in 2027 tied to plate mailings, and said the production cost per plate is about $1.82. He estimated roughly 600,000 plates issued statewide and said extending the replacement cycle to 10 years would produce an estimated savings of about $547,000.

Committee members supported the proposal without substantive amendment. The committee conducted a voice vote; the chair announced the bill \"passes\" following the voice vote.

Outcome: HB 376 received a favorable report from the State Government Committee by voice vote; the committee did not record a roll‑call tally.","The committee gave House Bill 376 a favorable report after the sponsor said extending the required license‑plate replacement interval from five to ten years would cut state and county costs; sponsor and committee cited Shelby County postage estimates and a projected statewide savings.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630126,"Committee debates bill to restrict transporting people experiencing homelessness across municipal lines",523,427000,950000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32&start=427&end=950","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2699107-ae86cfbedaadbc8db5ad84f3e931be32/thumbnail_427000.jpg","/articles/6630126/Alabama/Committee-debates-bill-to-restrict-transporting-people-experiencing-homelessness-across-municipal-lines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630126-7be6fbdf4d2e25355ea336ce849c13e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140086&Signature=NyK62ECDrouqnD9MCd9e~Y4xTs4ZylMKRa33L2-~ui66tTSqJxCTUHO284UQVDZLEG8NPAiuGOiIgv6mMh5y0RSFXuj9x5f7JHk10Q1DnbONcebaUV~Kr3it0z1qnx~4AqrwbwYnRSQkgOKuVTPkxd9F~mbhbN3E6SDgFriFqwYaBT-vL~3DI15M8r0zxKeG4VfigkBM0xjSs3T~z6ShHgyq5P7a1YiTIhi7e2EIFd1E1oQVubBd08qHiwXqD-aGD61b-VO7ylM~WJKJXk9GLeO7nWoIs5ctFHR-QS3hhy97eqn~ie5xLeCEqGvv1cehuVv6QD8y1O-nEK0kpZscGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Lipscomb introduced House Bill 162, saying the one‑page bill would prohibit transporting people experiencing homelessness to another municipality without written permission from the receiving jurisdiction, except where authorized by law, court order, or the individual’s consent. \"It basically says that if you have got homeless people within your community... that you may not transport them to another municipality without having some written permission from that other municipality,\" Lipscomb said.

The bill would permit intercounty (or intermunicipal) transfers if a written agreement exists and the receiving entity formally accepts the individuals, and it would classify violations as a class A misdemeanor for each offense, according to Lipscomb's description.

Supporters described repeated incidents that motivated the measure. \"This was something that I first learned, about perhaps 15 years ago when I sat as a municipal court judge,\" Representative Chestnut said, recounting cases of people saying they had been dropped off in a different city by officers from another jurisdiction.

Several members and the committee’s vice chairman, Representative Betzel, raised practical and enforcement concerns. Betzel, speaking from his law enforcement background, said the bill could criminalize routine transports intended to connect people to services. \"I see this from my perspective of being a law enforcement officer... we don't have a lot of resources when it comes to homeless. So our resources are in a neighboring county,\" he said, adding that officers sometimes transport people to hubs where services are available.

Lipscomb said those operational issues could be addressed through amendments, including language to protect law enforcement acting in good faith, and noted that written agreements between jurisdictions would resolve many cases where transfers are coordinated. \"If you've got an issue where you're concerned about the law enforcement officers being fined, I think we can probably do a floor amendment or something to that magnitude to address that,\" Lipscomb said.

Committee members disagreed about process. Some members urged referral to a subcommittee for additional drafting and stakeholder meetings; Lipscomb opposed further delay, saying prior subcommittee work had not produced agreement. One member asked to \"carry it over the call of the chair\" to allow more meetings with interested parties. The sponsor later identified the committee vice chairman as the primary opposition during the prior session.

Outcome: No committee vote was recorded on HB 162 during the meeting. Representative Chestnut moved for a favorable report; members discussed carrying the bill over for additional work or returning with amendments. The committee took no final action at this meeting.","Lawmakers debated House Bill 162, which would bar transporting people experiencing homelessness to another municipality without written consent from that municipality; supporters said it would stop out‑of‑state actors, while law enforcement and some members warned of unintended consequences and urged further drafting.","actionData","errors"]

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