>> DON: GOOD EVENING.

FROM OUR STATEHOUSE STUDIO IN MONTGOMERY, I'M DON DAILEY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US!

TOPPING OUR BROADCAST TONIGHT, A BILL TO LEGALIZE THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN THE STATE CROSSED ANOTHER KEY LEGISLATIVE HURDLE TODAY.

THE HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE APPROVED IT ON A VOICE VOTE WITHOUT DISCUSSION, SENDING THE LEGISLATION TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.

IT PUTS FLORENCE SENATOR TIM MELSON'S PLAN IN POSSIBLE POSITION FOR FINAL PASSAGE, AFTER SENATE APPROVAL EARLY IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>> I'M SURE AMENDMENTS WILL BE OFFERED ON THE FLOOR.

I WORKED THREE YEARS ON THIS VERSION.

I HOPE EVERYTHING WILL BE TABLED AND WE DON'T GO TO CONFERENCE AND IT PASSES.

IT'S A PRETTY SOLID WILL BILL, A STRONG BILL AS FAR AS SAFETY AND JUST A STRONG BILL.

>> DON: MELSON'S MEASURE WOULD SET UP A SYSTEM TO REGULATE IS MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM THE GROWING TO THE PRESCRIBING TO THE SALE OF THE DRUG AT DISPENSARIES.

THE BILL HAS PASSED THE SENATE THE LAST THREE YEARS BUT HAS NEVER COME TO A VOTE IN THE HOUSE.

DON: THE SENATE TODAY APPROVED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BLOCK FEDERAL GUN CONTROL LAWS IN ALABAMA.

IT COMES AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ISSUES CALLS FOR NEW GUN RESTRICTIONS, IN THE WAKE OF A COUPLE OF MASS SHOOTINGS.

TUSCALOOSA SENATOR GERALD ALLEN'S BILL WOULD MAKE IT A CRIME FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ENFORCE ANY NEW GUN CONTROL LAWS OR REGULATIONS FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OR FROM CONGRESS.

>> DON: SENATE DEMOCRATS TODAY.

>> THIS BILL WOULD EXPAND LIBERTY FOR ALABAMA CITIZENS BY ENSURING THAT CERTAIN FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS WOULD NOT BE STORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF PAM.

>> DO WE WANT ANYTHING ELSE COMING FROM THE STATE IN TERMS OF DOLLARS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH FEDERAL RULES.

WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS SEEM IT'S CONSTITUTIONAL THAT THROUGH YOU COULD PREEMPT FEDERAL LAW.

>> DON: SENATE DEMOCRATS TODAY ALSO CONTENDED THAT ALLEN'S BILL WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

IT WOULD APPLY TO ANY FEDERAL GUN LAWS IMPOSED AFTER JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

THE SO-CALLED ‘ALABAMA SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT' NOW MOVES TO THE HOUSE.

>> DON: THE LEGISLATURE TODAY GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TO A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD GIVE JUDGES MORE DISCRETION IN DENYING BAIL TO PEOPLE ACCUSED OF SOME OF THE MORE VIOLENT CRIMES.

IT WAS SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHIP BROWN OF HOLLINGER'S ISLAND.

>> WELL, IT'S ANIAH'S LAW AND WOULD REFORM THE BOND PROCEDURES IN THE STATE AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT THREE YEARS AND IT WOULD PASS UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE HOUSE EARLIER IN THE SESSION AND ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AG^ IT BASSED OUT UNANIMOUSLY AND TODAY WE FINALLY CONCURRED ON IT IN IT HOUSE.

>> DON: ‘ANIAH'S LAW' IS NAMED AFTER ANIAH BLANCHARD, AN ALABAMA COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WAS ABDUCTED AND MURDERED IN 2019.

THE SUSPECT IN HER DEATH WAS, AT THE TIME, OUT ON BAIL FOR ANOTHER CRIME.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WILL NOW GO UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE NEXT YEAR.

>> DON: THE SENATE TODAY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR REDUCED SENTENCES IF A PRISON INMATE COMPLETES A SPECIFIED REHABILITATION OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAM.

IT'S SPONSORED BY SENATOR CLYDE CHAMBLISS OF PRATTVILLE, WHO RECENTLY DISCUSSED IT.

>> I THINK ONE YOU HAVE OUR PRIMARY PURPOSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE TO REHABILITATE AND TO PROVIDE AROUND OPPORTUNITY ORR HELP PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BETTER RESULT FOR THOSE THAT WILL LEAVING CUSTODY.

IF WE CAN HELP EDUCATE THEM AND, OBVIOUSLY, PROVIDE JOBS OR HELP PROVIDE JOBS,EN?

THAT GIVERS THEM AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY GET OUT >> DON: CHAMBLISS' PRISONER EDUCATION INCENTIVE TIME BILL PASSED BY A VOTE OF 29-0.

IT NOW MOVES TO THE HOUSE.

>> DON: THE SENATE TODAY ALSO APPROVED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROHIBIT K-12 SCHOOLS FROM ALLOWING TRANSGENDER YOUTH TO COMPETE ON FEMALE SPORTS TEAMS.

IT WAS CARRIED IN THE UPPER CHAMBER BY SENATOR GARLAN GUDGER OF CULLMAN, AND WAS OPPOSED BY, AMONG OTHERS, SENATOR KIRK HATCHER OF MONTGOMERY.

>> BUSINESS BILL IS ABOUT WOMENS RIGHTS AND WOMENS SAFETY IN ATHLETICS PERIOD.

SO IN I HAD A QUART I WHERE WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS OPEN A FAIR PLAYING GROUND AND THIS BILL ADDRESSES THAT ONLY.

>> I WILL NEVER EVER VOTE FOR ANY LEGISLATION THAT EVEN HINTS AT ANY POSSIBILITY OF MARGINALIZING PEOPLE.

AND I CERTAINLY WOULD NEVER ASK A MARGINALIZED PERSON.

>> DON: THE TRANSGENDER ATHLETES BILL HAS ALREADY PASSED THE HOUSE, BUT THE SENATE MADE MINOR CHANGES TO IT TODAY.

IF THE HOUSE CONCURS WITH THOSE CHANGES, THE MEASURE WOULD GO TO GOVERNOR KAY IVEY FOR HER SIGNATURE.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> NEXT UP ON THE BROADCAST, TRACY ESTES OF WINFIELD TO BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH US.

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU FOR SURE THE INVITATION.

>> I BEGIN WHERE I BEGIN BE WITH ALL MUCH YOU AND THAT IS THE I BELIEVE INNING DEBATE THE.

THE SENATE PASSED A CONFORM HELPS I HAVE PLAN WHICH MEX NEXT MOVES TO THE HOUSE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL.

>> IT'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE THAT HAS EVER BEEN INTRODUCED.

WE HAD AN INFORMATIVE MEANING WITH THE FOLKS THAT HELPED DRAFT THE BILL THIS MORNING AND THEY SAY IT'S MORE COMPLETELY DESIGNED AT THIS PHASE THAN ANY GAMBLING ELECTION THAT HAS EVER COME BEFORE THIS BODY.

SO SHOULD IT PASS IN THE HOUSE AND WITH EITHER AND GO BACK TO THE SENATE, AND GOING TO BACK TO THE GOVERNOR, SHOULD SHE SIPHON ILLUSTRATE, THERE'S WORD IN THE ELECTION TO PRE-K THE LEGISLATURE FROM TO COME BACK AND HAVING A INTERNAL SESSION.

THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THE FRONT END.

>> THE ENABLING LEGISLATION IS ALREADY BEFORE YOU.

>> YES, SIR.

>> MANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE PERSONAL REFRESH YOUR RECOLLECTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS BUT THEY WANT TO GIVE THEIR CONSTITUENTS BACK HOME A CHANCE TO VOTE.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

>> YES, AND NO.

I BELIEVE THE FOLKS DESERVE SAN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS BILL.

I'M NOT SAYINGS I'M OPPOSED TO THAT.

THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT THINKS THIS WAS TALKED ABOUT ON THE CONTROL DAY CARE I'M A CONSERVATISM TROUBLE CHRISTIAN SO IT'S DIFFICULTY FOR ME.

I VOLCANO HAVE MADE COMMENTS TO OF THAT ASSUME I DON'T GET TO THAT POINT BUT ASSUME I DON'T GET TO THE POINT TO SUPPORT THE FUEL LEGISLATION.

THE LOTTERY ITSELF WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH SIMPLER.

MY FEAR IS THOSE WHO ARE PUSHING THE I BELIEVING LEGISLATION HAVE BEEN TOO GREEDY.

THE LOTTERY WASN'T ENOUGH SO NOW WANT TO SEE WANT THE WHOLE COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE.

AND BUT I HAVE TOLD THOSE THAT IF I DO NOT VOTE FOR THE BILL -- SOME WILL VOTE AGAINST THINGS AND IF THEY DIDN'T BLOCK THE BOIL THAT HE WILL BLOCK THE CONSTITUTION MANY AMENDMENT.

I WILL NOT TO THAT.

IF I CAN'T SUPPORT THE PILL, I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONALLY.

BECAUSE THERE'S A HIGHER THRESHOLD, MORE MEMBERS HAVE TO VOTE FOR THAT SO I WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

ONCE THE ISSUE IS DECIDED IT'S NOT MY PLATES TO TELL EVERYBODY I'M COME ENGLE.

>> WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A WORK IN PROGRESS THEORY THIS ISSUE.

>> I AM.

I WOULD SAY IF I'M HOPS, I'M A WORK IN PROGRESS TOWARD THE NO SIDE.

I TRY TOOK OPEN SIDED YOU.

YOU HAVE TO DO THAT HERE.

WHILE YOU WRITE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES YOU DO REPRESENTED THE 46,000 PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT.

IF I'M HONEST THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IF MY DISTRICT.

>> I'M COMFORTABLE IN SAYING THE MAJORITY WOK FROM FAVOR OF IT COMING FOR A VOTE.

THAT WAS THE LOTTERY.

I HAD A GENTLEMAN OBJECT ON THE FLOOR TUESDAY NIGHT THAT SAID IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO LET US VOTE.

AND WE'RE VERY GOOD FRIENDS.

I STEAD DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS VOTED MON.

AND THE TEXT MESSAGE GOES BACK AND FORTH AND HE IS LIKE OH, BOY THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.

THAT WAS A GUY WHO IS FOR THE LOTTERY AND NOT FOR THE LOTTERIES AND THE SPORTS GAMING SO IT'S A LOT MORE NARROW MARGIN THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THE LOTTERY COME UP ON ITS ON.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OPT MINIMUM THE HOUSE FULL HOUSE RAY PROVE THIS?

>> I THINK IT'S BENEFIT TO A CLOSER VOTE.

IT'S LAW SOLVE VOTES BECAUSE IT'S A EXTENSION I HAVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE.

AS YOU KNOW IT TAKES 53250 PASS ANY PEACE OF LEGISLATION.

IT TAKES 64 NAACP THE MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE TO PASS THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TOO PUT IT FOR THE PEOPLE TO VOTE.

THE OTHER IS GOING TO BE A SCENARIO BUT I WILL SUPPORT IT.

>> LET'S TURN THE PAGE OUT SO LEGISLATION YOU'RE SUPPORTING.

WE SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT YOUR TERRORISM REGISTRY LEGISLATION.

YOU BROUGHT IT BACK THIS YEAR BUT YOU HAVE DAY IT OFF THE TABLE AT LEAST FOR THIS SESSION BECAUSE THERE'S A FEELING THAT THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION WOULDN'T SIGN IT OR SUPPORT IT.

>> TO BE HONEST I'M CONFIDENT PRESIDENT WIDE BIDEN WARM FRONT SIGN IT.

WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU LAST YEAR, THERE WERE THINGS WE COULD DO AT THE STATE LEVEL BUT TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATION NEEDED BETWEEN THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE NEEDED STATE HELP SO I HAD TO WORK WITH THE DELEGATION AND ALL FIVE OR SIX OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS, NOT ONLY IS HAD SOMEBODY SUPPORT MOST ALSO WANTED TO CARRY THE BILL IN WASHINGTON ON MY BEHALF.

I REACHED OUT TO SENATOR JONES WHEN HE WAS ONE OF OUR STATE SENATORS AND CONGRESSWOMAN SEWELL.

WE HAD GOOD COURSES.

BUT THEY NEVER GAVE ME THE FEEDBACK THAT I NEEDED.

I WANTED IT TO BE ARE A NONPARTISAN BILL BECAUSE IT'S TO NONPARTY.

IT'S ABOUT US TRACKING FOLKS CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CRIMES AGAIN, THIS AS FAR AS SELLING OUR THEIR COUNTRY OR TAKING UP ARMS AND US BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND MONITOR THEIR MOVEMENTS ONCE THEY HAVE TERMED SERVED THEIR TIMES IN A FEDERAL PRISON ON THOSE CHARGES.

AND ONCE RELEASED THEY WOULD BE TRACKED LIKE A AND FINDER OAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT WAS GOING TO TAKE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

I DID PREFILE AND I REALIZED THERE'S NO NEED TO BRING IT THIS YEAR SO THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ALLOW US NEXT YEAR TO COME IN THE BACK DOOR.

>> NEXT YEAR YOU SID YOU MIGHT BE BACK WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE TOUGHER.

>> YES, SIR.

I HAVE HAD A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION INVOLVED INESTS LIKE THIS NATIONWIDE.

AND THEY APPROACHED OUT AND ASKED THAT I COME BACK WITH SOMETHING AND EXPLAIN THERE ARE THINGS WE COULD DO TO PREACH ACCOMPLISH WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE.

SO THEY'VE DRAYTON NABERS THIS IN THREE OR FOUR OTHER STATES.

AND THEY OFFERED TO DRAFT ME A BILL WHICH I CLARIFIED I WOULD RUN HERE FIRST, WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY INTRODUCE, BUT I SAID IF YOU HAVE ONE YOU EVER DRAFTED, BUT IT ON STEROIDS AND SEND ME ONE STORE ALABAMA.

AND I'M GOING TO PREFILE IT ANY OTHER NEXT YEAR.

AND THOSE WHO TONIGHT REMEMBER THIS WANT TO SAY PHENOMENON A FRIEND OF MINE, 5, U.S. MARINE AND CIA EATING INVOLVED IN THE PRISON OF AFGHANISTAN.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR CONSUMERS?

>> I DO.

THERE ARE ISSUES THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO READDRESS THAT FOR COLLEAGUES.

I HAD IT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WHICH MEAN IT WOULD HAVE PASSED SIMPLER THAN THE TYPICAL PROCESS BUT THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THEY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION SO I ASKED IT BE REMOVED AND NOW LEADERSHIP IS ASKING KNEE WHEN THEY WANT TO SEE IT ON THE OPEN FLOOR FOR REGULAR DEBATE.

>> MAYBE LATER IN THE SOAKS.

>> WE STILL HAVE A CUSTOM OF DAYS-LEVEL.

>> WE DO.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ENOUGH TIME.

IT TAKES FIVE DEGREES TO GOAT ONE FROM START TO FINISH.

AS OF TODAY WE'RE DOWN TO SEVEN.

>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

>> YOU BET.

>> "CAPITOL JOURNAL" LISTEN WILL BE THE RIGHT BACK.

>> NEXT UP ON THE BROADCAST, ROD SCOTT OF FAIR AND BALANCED IS BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH US.

NICE SO SEE YOU GERMAN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> IT'S A PLEASURE.

I WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE TOPIC OF THE DAY IN THE STATEHOUSE AND THAT'S GAMBLING.

THE SENATE PASSED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THIS WEEK, NEXT TO THE HOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> CongregationAND I HATE TO STAY THIS BUT THE SENATE WAS ALWAYS THE DELIBERATIVE BODY.

SO THE HOUSE IS THE DELIBERATIVE BODY WHICH MEANS THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THE BILL.

THE QUESTION BECOMES DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

AND THEN TO GET TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

>> BECAUSE IT'S WIDELY SUSPECTED IT WILL BE AMENDED IF NOT HEAVILY AMENDED IN THE HOUSE AND THEN TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND GET FINAL PASSAGE FROM BOTH HOUSES.

SEPTEMBER 11 SLIP DAYS LEFT, DOES THAT GIVE US ENOUGH TIME?

>> WELL, OF COURSE, THEORETICALLY WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME BUT AGAIN THAT DELIBERATION IS WHAT BECOMES A PRIMARY ISSUE.

>> DID YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE IN LOTTERY ONLY VERSUS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE GAMBLING PLAN?

>> I THINK A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE STATE INSTEAD OF JUST AN INDIVIDUAL LOTTERY PLAN.

>> HAS IT BEEN FOR YOU LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR SO MANY LAWMAKERS WHERE IT BOILS DOWN TO GIVING THE VOTERS A VOTE ON THIS ISSUE.

>> BUT WE HAVE TO PRESENT THEM WITH A GOOD ENOUGH BILL THAT THE SERVICE THE STATE OF ALABAMA IF VOTED YES.

>> DO YOU THINK WHAT CAME OUT OF THE SENATE WAS THE GOOD STARTING POINT?

>> I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.

THERE WAS ONE PRIOR TO THIS ONE AND IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH.

>> WHAT DO YOU HEAR FROM FOLKS BACK HOME?

ARE THEY ANXIOUS TO HAVE A VOTE ON ISSUE?

>> I THINK PEOPLE HAVE ANXIOUS TO HAVE A SAY.

WE'RE SURROUNDED BY STATES THAT HAVE LOTTERIES AND GAMING ALL EXCEPT GEORGIA.

THEY HAVE THE LOTTERY BUT NOT GAMING THE.

SO THAT I EVER ATHE BIG L IN THE ROOM.

>> WE WILL WATCH THIS CLOSELY.

I WANT TO POINT TO A COUPLE OF BILLS YEAR'S CARRYING.

LET'S START WITH OF THE EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY ACT.

WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS USING AND GIVING CREDIT FOR THESE EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME OUTSIDE OF THE TYPICAL K-12 CLASSROOM.

>> YES.

TO ME IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BILLS.

THE REASON IS THAT BACK IN THE 70S WHEN I ATTENDED AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL, THEY GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO TAKE COURSES AT UAB, AND I DID GET COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THEM BECAUSE I WASN'T PAYING FOR THE COURSE AND I WASN'T WRECK CENTERED.

I SOUGHT TED THE COURSE.

BUT THEY GAVE ME HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FOR IT.

AS A RESULT OF THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO AND GET ONE OF THE BEST INDICATIONS THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OR.

I ATTENDED YALE UNIVERSITY AND I GOT AN MBA FROM DARTMOUTH SO I FEEL GREAT ABOUT THIS BILL AND EXTENDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CHILDREN WITHIN THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

AND IT LITERALLY BOILS DOWN TO DESIGNING A PROGRAM AT EITHER A WORKPLACE OR MAYBE SOME OTHER TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND IT BEING APPROVED BY THE STATE SCHOOL BOARD IF IT IS STATEWIDE.

OR THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IF IT'S LOCAL.

AND IT JUST OPENS UP TREMENDOUS DOORS IN MY OPINION.

>> BECAUSE YOU FEEL THESE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF IN-CLASSROOM CREDITED EXPERIENCES AS SUCH?

>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM MY DAD THAT THAT'S CLOSE TO MY HEART.

BECAUSE WITHOUT ME FOLLOWING HIM AROUND WHEN I WAS A CHILD AND HIM SHOWING ME HOW TO PAINT AND SHOWING ME HOW TO DO PATCHES ON A ROOF OFFER FIX FILMING ORB PUT UP LET APPLIANCES THEN I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT TODAY.

>> TELL US THE STATUS OF THIS REGULATION RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT LEGISLATION IS UP IN THE SENATE.

IT IS GOING TO BE CARRIED BY A NEW SENATOR, SENATOR HATCHER.

SO I WILL GO UP AND TRY MAKE SURE IT GETS ON THE CALENDAR.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER LEGISLATION YOU'RE CARRYING.

YOU HAD A BILL DEALING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND YOU PROPOSED LIMITING THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SO IT WON'T BE THE SOLE BASIS; RIGHT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I HAVE TALKED TO JUDGES AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE FACIAL RECOGNITION IN THE COURTROOM, THEY FOUND MISTAKE HE.

FOR EXAMPLE, A MALE MAY BE CONSIDERED A FEMALE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THERE ARE 62 POINTS ON THE FACE THAT COULD BE CONFUSED SO SOMEONE COULD BE EASILY MISIDENTIFIED AND TO USE THAT AS THE SOLE PURPOSE FOR ARRESTING A PERSON COLD FRONT ISN'T THE PROPER THING TO DO.

>> IS THAT DONE NOW?

IT.

>> HAS BEEN THE SOLE RECOGNITION.

>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I DON'T THINK THIS BILL HAS MOVED YET.

IS THAT AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YOU?

>> I'M DRYING TO GET THE SENATE VERSION, THE SAME AS MY VERSION ON TO THE HOUSE AND THEN IT ARE BECOME LAW.

I WILL SUBSTITUTE THE SENATE VERSION FOR MY VERSION.

>> SO EITHER ONE WOULD DO, ACCOMPLISH THE SAME GOALS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

BECAUSE WE LEARN VERY EARLY IT IS BETTER TO COOPERATE WITH THE OTHER HOUSE.

AND FRANKLY, THERE'S DOCUMENTATION THAT ALLOWS BOTH OF US TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE BILL.

>> THAT HAPPENS A LOT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PATRIOT.

THERE WILL BE TWO SIMILAR BILLS AND THE FIRST ONE THAT STARTS MOVING IS THE ONE YOU FELT BEHIND.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

BUT THEY HAVE TO SHOW IDENTICAL.

SO TO IF THERE'S A BILL THAT CONVERSATION.

FROM THE SENATE TO THE HOUSE BILL WOULD HAVE TO BE AMENDED.

>> BEFORE WE CLOSING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON ANOTHER BILL YOU'RE CARRYING, REPRESENTATIVE.

AND IT HAS TO DO WITH TEAM GENITAL MUTILATION AND YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT A CRIME.

>> YES.

THAT BILL HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH ME.

I.

HAVE A BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS A GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIST AND HE WORKED IN THE SUDAN ARE FOR AND WITH A DOCTOR IN THE SEDAN.

AND THERE'S A PRACTICE IN CERTAINLY CULTURES OF DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S CALLED GENITAL MUTILATION BUT IT'S REMOVAL OF A FELT PART.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID^ WITHIN THE COUNTRIES THAT PRACTICE THAT ACTIVITY, SOMETIMES THE FELT WILL DEVELOPMENT WHAT IS CALLED A FISTULA.

A FISTULA IS WHERE THERE'S A TEAR WITHIN A FELT'S ORGANS.

AND IF THAT OCCURS WITHIN UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES PEOPLE AND OUT AND THEY -- IT'S STILL TOO SAY.

THEY BECOME OUTCASTS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES.

SO WHEN HE WAS WORKING THERE, WOMEN WOULD WALK IF I FELT TO A HUNDRED MILES TO GET TO HIM TO RFP THEIR GENITALS NOW OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE A DOCTOR REMOVED A FAMILY'S GENITALS AND IT WAS PROSECUTED.

THIS WAS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN YET THERE WAS NO LAW OFTEN THE BOOKS.

SO I WAS TRYING TO BE PREEMPTIVE BY SAYING LET'S PUT A LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT SAYS A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AND APPROVED BY THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, IT COULD NOT BE DONE ON HER UNLESS THERE WERE MEDICAL REASONS FOR IT TO BE DONE.

>> WE WILL WATCH THIS CLOSELY.

>> AND OVER 200 MILLION WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ARE EXPERIENCING THAT.

>> WOW.

REPRESENTATIVE ROD SCOTT, ALWAYS A ACCOMPLISHING.

>> MY PLEASURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> AND C WILL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> DON: AND THAT'S "CAPITOL JOURNAL" FOR TONIGHT.

COMING UP TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:30 ON CAPITOL JOURNAL: WEEK IN REVIEW, WE'LL HAVE A COMPLETE WRAP-UP FOR THE LEGISLATIVE WEEK.

WE'LL BE JOINED BY SENATOR JIM MCCLENDON OF SPRINGVILLE, WHO'LL DISCUSS HIS LOTTERY BILL MORPHING THIS WEEK INTO A COMPREHENSIVE GAMING BILL AND PASSING THE SENATE.

WE'LL ALSO BE JOINED BY ROBBIE MCGHEE WITH THE POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, WHO ARE HERALDING THE GAMING BILL'S PASSAGE AND THE POSSIBLE COMPACT WITH THE TRIBE THAT IT COULD BRING.

SENATOR RODGER SMITHERMAN OF BIRMINGHAM WILL BE WITH US TO DISCUSS GAMBLING AND HIS BILL TO DELAY THE HOLDBACK PROVISION OF THE ALABAMA LITERACY ACT.

AND STATE HEALTH OFFICER DR. SCOTT HARRIS WILL JOIN US TO DISCUSS ALABAMA PAUSING THE USE OF THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VIRUS VACCINE AMIDST A FEW BLOOD CLOTTING CONCERNS.

FOR ALL OF US AT CAPITOL JOURNAL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M DON DAILEY.