Transcript Highlights:

• This will have no impact on violent crime and only punishes those inclined to follow the law already.
• </c><00:10:29.440><c> those</c><00:10:29.640><c> inclined</c> crime and only punishes those inclined
• crime and only punishes those inclined to<00:10:30.160><c> follow</c><00:10:30.440><c> the</c><00:10:
• It is a punishable-by-a felony-level offense, so that's not going away, which means the burden is on
• It is a punishable-by-a felony-level offense, so that's not going away, which means the burden is on

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Representative Corey: ...punish you.
• Taxes, government, spending, and I'm just sad that this bill punishes love. Further remarks.
• Taxes, government... ...spending, and I'm just sad that this bill punishes love. Further remarks.
• Taxes, government, spending, and I'm just sad that this bill punishes love. Further remarks.
• It duplicates audits the IRS runs and punishes taxpayers protecting their funds.

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, SB5816, SB5919, SB5831, SB6244, SB6044, SB5109, SB5877, SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

Transcript Highlights:

• We punish our younger homeowners, the people that want to buy homes now, the ones that are trying to
• </c><02:11:00.960><c> We</c><02:11:01.199><c> punish</c> happens when we drop to 2%?
• We punish happens when we drop to 2%?
• We punish our<02:11:01.920><c> younger</c><02:11:02.400><c> homeowners,</c><02:11:03.280><c> the</c><
• someone based on their behavior or personal traits, and then use that score to treat them worse or punish

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• power of the federal government to enrich themselves at the expense of the American people and to punish
• </c> and to punish their political opponents. and to punish their political opponents.
• If you return here illegally, you will be punished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• If you return here illegally, you will be punished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.
• If you return here illegally, you will be punished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So the monitor is not about punishing somebody more.
• HCR 2040 is not a reform; it is a punishment.
• Workers should not be punished for exercising their right to organize and to advocate for fair treatment
• Even more concerning, the bill punishes districts that fall short by reducing classroom site fund dollars

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.

Transcript Highlights:

• these crimes or offenses are taken more seriously, so that these crimes and offenses are also... ...punished
• Can you tell us what was the punishment? Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
• Can you tell us what was the punishment with that example you gave with that welding company?
• It's purely about punishment, and we're not considering that individual in their circumstance.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• these crimes or offenses are taken more seriously, so that these crimes and offenses are also... ...punished
• Can you tell us what was the punishment with that example you gave with that welding company?
• At that point, it's purely about punishment, and we're not considering that individual and their circumstance
• At that point, it's purely about punishment, and we're not considering that individual and their circumstance

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you don't really want to punish the current city that's trying to do the right thing based on what
• So, you don't really want to<00:42:45.320><c> punish</c><00:42:45.680><c> the</c><00:42:45.800><c> current
• </c><00:42:46.360><c> city</c><00:42:46.880><c> that's</c><00:42:47.160><c> trying</c> to punish the
• current city that's trying to punish the current city that's trying to<00:42:47.520><c> do</c><00:42:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Think of how many laws we both make here, but also update here because the punishments haven't been done
• </c><01:18:51.760><c> the</c> but also update here because the but also update here because the punishments
• :52.840><c> been</c><01:18:53.080><c> done,</c><01:18:53.400><c> or</c><01:18:53.520><c> we</c> punishments
• haven't been done, or we punishments haven't been done, or we hear<01:18:54.320><c> folks</c><01:18:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 4106 by Ford of the House and Fricks of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishments
• bill: House Bill 4106 by Ford of the House and Fricks of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishments
• House Bill 3495 by Duel of the House and Gollihare of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishment
• House Bill 3495 by Duel of the House and Gollihare of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishment

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Summary: The House considered and passed a series of bills focused on public finance, securities, pharmacy regulation, criminal penalties, energy, housing associations, and Medicaid. Early votes included House Bill 4428, which requires public retirement systems to base proxy voting and related engagement on fiduciary, pecuniary factors, and House Bill 4429, which adds disclosure requirements for proxy advisors and excludes charitable organizations from the definition; both passed. House Bill 1170, also dealing with public finance and aligning definitions with the earlier retirement-system bill, passed the House, but its emergency clause failed. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend House Rule 4.4J to allow food on the floor for the rest of the legislative day. Members then passed House Bill 3538, a negotiated pharmacy benefits manager measure that establishes a mandatory minimum dispensing fee for pharmacies and was described as intended to help independent pharmacies; it passed unanimously. House Bill 4124, allowing pharmacies to sell human ivermectin over the counter, also passed after extended debate. House Bill 3904, which changes Oklahoma Medicaid maternity payments to separate prenatal, delivery, and postpartum reimbursements, passed with broad support. House Bill 4106, lowering the felony threshold for repeated petty larceny from $1,000 to $900 and tying it to multiple offenses within 180 days, passed after amendment. The House also approved House Bill 2999, which would prohibit requiring public officials to sign nondisclosure agreements under certain conditions, and House Bill 3982, addressing temporary tags for new and used dealerships and commercial vehicles. House Bill 3464, an energy bill adding landowner protections, notice, decommissioning, and permitting reforms for wind, solar, and battery storage facilities, passed unanimously and its emergency clause also passed. House Bill 2588, requiring HOA board members to own property and physically reside in the association, passed as well. A major debate centered on House Joint Resolution 1077, a constitutional amendment to restructure how tobacco settlement funds are used: it would move TSET legacy functions to the Health Department, direct more funding toward Oklahoma’s Promise/OLAP and related education opportunities, and preserve the corpus while redirecting distributions. Supporters framed it as a long-term investment in education and workforce opportunities; opponents argued it would undermine public health funding and repurpose a voter-created trust. The resolution passed the House, and the special-election referral required for the constitutional amendment also received the necessary two-thirds vote. Later, House Bill 4440, which would move Medicaid expansion from the Constitution into statute and separate expansion from traditional Medicaid, also passed after substantial debate over health care access, provider rates, and the role of voters. Finally, House Bill 3462 on plumbing licensing was laid over after amendments were discussed, including changes to apprenticeship and out-of-state reciprocity.

Transcript Highlights:

• This isn't about punishing our good friends at the hospitals here.
• This isn't about<00:59:19.839><c> punishing</c><00:59:20.319><c> our</c><00:59:20.559><c> good</c><00
• :59:20.720><c> friends</c><00:59:20.960><c> at</c><00:59:21.200><c> the</c> about punishing our good
• friends at the about punishing our good friends at the hospitals<00:59:21.839><c> here.

Bills: SF0023, SF0057

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> House Bill 422, an act relating to crimes and punishments. >> Representative Fister. >> Gentleman
• crimes</c><02:02:20.639><c> and</c> an act relating to crimes and an act relating to crimes and punishments
• .<02:02:21.760><c> Representative</c><02:02:22.320><c> Fister,</c> punishments.
• Representative Fister, punishments.

Keywords: This version of the House chambers was retrieved from back up and uploaded. The original live stream contained issues where audio and video got out of sync., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action. The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1. The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.

Transcript Highlights:

• Students shouldn't be punished for living in a community with a small tax base.
• :26.000><c> Students</c><01:40:26.400><c> shouldn't</c><01:40:26.800><c> be</c><01:40:26.960><c> punished
• Students shouldn't be punished broken.
• Students shouldn't be punished for<01:40:27.520><c> living</c><01:40:27.679><c> in</c><01:40:27.840><

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• actually say to somebody, you've done wrong, you're going to be incarcerated and you're going to be punished
• <01:16:25.679><c> be</c> incarcerated and you're going to be incarcerated and you're going to be punished
• 16:26.159><c> I</c><01:16:26.320><c> believe</c><01:16:26.480><c> in</c><01:16:26.640><c> the</c> punished
• I believe in the punished.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If coercion is the concern, punish the person who coerces, not the medical professional delivering lawful
• If coercion is the concern, punish<01:10:18.880><c> the</c><01:10:19.120><c> person</c><01:10:19.280>
• <c> who</c><01:10:19.520><c> coarses,</c><01:10:20.560><c> not</c><01:10:20.719><c> the</c> punish the
• person who coarses, not the punish the person who coarses, not the medical<01:10:21.280><c> professional

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Contrary to some testimony I've read on this measure, county labor standards don't punish property owners
• 17:36.960><c> labor</c><00:17:37.200><c> standards</c><00:17:37.720><c> don't</c><00:17:38.080><c> punish
• </c> county labor standards don't punish county labor standards don't punish property<00:17:38.840><c

Bills: HB2614, HB1660, HB1704, HB1563, HB1573, HB1777, HB1749

Keywords: cosmetics, returns, refunds, consumer protection, high-pressure sales, transparency, accountability, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors, building permits, permit denial, permit suspension, permit revocation, wage theft, wages, benefits, hours

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken. The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported. Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• bottom line is in my mind only five or six years ago we decided as a state to do away with capital punishment
• 01:03:46.640><c> with</c><01:03:47.839><c> um</c><01:03:48.079><c> capital</c><01:03:48.480><c> punishment
• </c> to do away with um capital punishment. to do away with um capital punishment.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He said he felt he was being punished because he was offering a procedure again that many of his colleagues
• ><00:57:42.640><c> being</c> well and I felt I was I was being well and I felt I was I was being punished
• punished punished because<00:57:44.760><c> I</c><00:57:44.840><c> was</c><00:57:45.080><c> offering<

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:38 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:01:34 Proposed Legislation for the 2026 Session 00:10:14 Basic and Added Reparation (PIP) Benefits 00:10:41 Prior Authorization 00:46:15 Measures to Strengthen Kentucky’s Economic Infrastructure 00:59:46, 958, all

Summary: The committee met in a special-called session of the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance and first took up three Department of Insurance regulations tied to House Bill 256, the Strengthen Kentucky Homes program: 806 KAR 22:00, 22:10, and 22:20. Commissioner Sharon Clark said the program would provide $5 million in grants to help homeowners strengthen roofs, with regulations covering eligibility and operations, contractors and evaluators, and reinspections in cases of suspected fraud. A committee substitute to 806 KAR 22:10 was explained as a technical correction to conform to the statutory preference for in-state contractors and evaluators. Representative Hampton moved and Representative Rudy seconded approval of the substitute, and it was adopted by voice vote; the amended regulations were then reviewed. Clark also said the grant money would be distributed statewide rather than targeted to storm-prone areas. The committee then heard an update from Commissioner Clark on mental health parity in response to questions from Representative Pollock. Clark said the department reviews insurer filings and conducts market conduct examinations, but does not have authority over provider reimbursement rates or to require providers to join insurer networks. She said complaints are investigated and, when needed, teams review claims and data on site to check compliance with parity requirements. No action was taken on that discussion. After approving the November 4 meeting minutes, the committee heard testimony on a proposed PIP reform package from Representative Josh Bray, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, and State Farm. Supporters said the bill would apply the workers’ compensation fee schedule to most PIP medical claims, keep the $10,000 PIP limit in place while stretching benefits further, reduce balance billing, modernize benefit amounts, and address fraud and delayed billing. They noted hospitals would be exempt from the fee schedule, while hospital-based physical therapy would be included, and said the compromise reflected negotiations among stakeholders. Some members questioned whether exempting hospitals undercut the bill’s purpose and asked about possible rate effects; proponents said they had not done a rate analysis and that the bill could lead to more treatments within the existing PIP limit. No vote was taken on the PIP proposal during this meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• are situations when somebody is accused of, say, sexual assault on campus and gets administrative punishment
• assault on campus and<02:57:22.960><c> gets</c><02:57:23.680><c> administrative</c><02:57:24.479><c> punishment
• </c><02:57:25.200><c> but</c> and gets administrative punishment but and gets administrative punishment

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up several school building aid bills. HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing, drew debate over whether the program is effective and whether funds should be allowed to carry forward. Supporters argued the program is underfunded and that even small leftover amounts should remain available for building aid; opponents said non-lapsing funds limit future budget flexibility and that the program creates winners and losers. The committee voted 4-3 to recommend HB 295 inexpedient to legislate (ITL). The committee then considered HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects and include retroactive funding for projects completed in the past. The motion to ITL was supported on the grounds that retroactive payments would be unfair to districts still waiting in line and that the legislature should focus on future projects. Supporters of the bill said the increase was modest and that districts that built during a prior moratorium on aid were left with long-term fiscal burdens. The committee again voted 4-3 to recommend ITL. The discussion also broadened into special education funding and a retained bill, HB 742, concerning catastrophic special education aid and the source of funding. Members debated whether the education trust fund should cover the aid and whether the committee should act now or wait for a separate commission studying special education costs. Several members emphasized that special education costs are rising, that more data is needed on student identification and funding formulas, and that the commission’s report may provide better guidance. The chair said the subcommittee’s recommendations would go to the full committee, and the next meeting was expected to be rescheduled from November 4 to later that week because of election-related conflicts.