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• <00:30:43.799> and transmitted infection birth control and transmitted infection birth control
• First of all, it violates our long-standing respect for local control of curriculum.
• birth control birth control information<00:59:42.480> as<00:59:43.480> The<00:59:43.960
• together so that you have crowd control together so that you have crowd control and<01:11:06.520
• <01:17:06.199> school the local level with your local school the local level with your local

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• the care, custody, and control of our children.
• Giving parents permission to control their youth.
• Everybody's trying to control their kids.
• Everybody's trying to control their kids.
• Everybody's trying to control their kids.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice to family or other named persons about major events such as a ward’s death or medical relocation. Senator Jones said the bill was intended to curb abuse by bad actors while not affecting good-faith guardians. Fortuna Smuggler and Phyllis Smith spoke in support, describing the need for family notification and closure. The bill passed unanimously, 8-0, and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 1284 on wrongful death for an unborn child. Senator Graal explained that the bill would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover economic and non-economic damages for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother or a health care provider acting within the applicable standard of care. The amendment drew questions about abortion, medical emergencies, and whether fathers could sue; the sponsor said the bill was not intended to create claims against mothers or lawful medical care. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters arguing it gives families parity and accountability, and opponents warning it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice pressure, and worsen physician shortages. The committee approved the bill as amended by a 6-4 vote. Finally, the committee heard a strike-all amendment to SB 1288 on parental rights. The amendment would strengthen parental consent requirements for minors’ medical care, with exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal categories of minors, and other existing statutory exceptions. It also would require parental consent for treatment related to STD screening, give parents more control over school or health surveys, and address use of biofeedback devices. Supporters said the measure restores parents’ authority and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment, while opponents argued it could block needed care for minors in unsafe homes, reduce access to STI treatment and mental health services, and create unintended consequences. The amendment was adopted, and the committee continued hearing testimony on the bill.

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• Current law gives exclusive control over how much new housing will be built to local residents and political
• Current law gives exclusive control over how much new housing will be built to local residents and political
• HF 2018 strikes a good balance between easing development barriers and maintaining local control.
• <01:32:01.239> control<01:32:01.760> it<01:32:01.960> allows maintaining local
• control it allows maintaining local control it allows needed<01:32:02.880> housing<01:32:03.239

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is about local control.
• This is about local control.
• This is about local control.
• This is about local control.
• This is about local control.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It just allows our voters to decide for themselves if more locally controlled revenue is necessary to
• It just allows our voters to decide for themselves if more locally controlled revenue is necessary to
• And this bill does not raise taxes or bypass our voters; it simply gives local communities control to
• It does not eliminate tax-sharing agreements or local control.
• SB 1014 does not take away any local control.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Natural resource projects, including flood control measures; issuance of local bonds and debt service
• It is not the local governments. It is not the local governments. Sure.
• I'm here today on behalf of Florida's local mosquito control programs.
• I'm here today on behalf of Florida's local mosquito control programs.
• Let's allow local governments to post factual information about how local...

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, a proposed constitutional amendment to reduce property taxes by lowering assessment caps on non-homestead property, expanding homestead exemptions over time, and allowing local governments to increase exemptions further. The sponsor argued the measure would provide broad property tax relief while requiring revenues to be directed to core services such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and natural resource projects, with a trust fund intended to help local governments transition. Senators raised concerns about the lack of a fiscal score, the effect on counties, cities, school districts, and special districts, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. Several amendments were debated. Senator Polsky’s amendment to explicitly authorize user fees and non-ad valorem assessments to offset lost property tax revenue failed. Senator Avila’s amendment broadening permissible uses of ad valorem revenue to include county constitutional officers and other expenditures approved by local governing bodies was adopted after debate over whether the bill would otherwise underfund essential functions. Senator Smith’s sunset amendment, which would have made the constitutional changes expire after five years, failed. Senator Smith’s amendment to allow tourism development tax revenue to support public safety and education also failed. Senator Graal’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund language was adopted, with supporters arguing the Constitution should not promise an unfunded account. Additional late-file amendments were considered. Senator Berman’s proposal to change the ballot title to more neutrally describe the measure as affecting property taxes and local community service reductions failed. Senator Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal was adopted, preserving school taxes. Senator Smith’s amendment narrowing the non-homestead assessment cap reduction to small businesses only failed. The committee then returned to the bill as amended and continued questioning the sponsor about eligibility, fiscal impacts, and whether the proposal could lead to local governments offsetting lost revenue through special assessments or other charges.

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• operating budgets of many of these local operating budgets of many of these local airports.<00:08
• air traffic control schoolhouse.
• air traffic control schoolhouse.
• at the air traffic control schoolhouse. at the air traffic control schoolhouse.
• able to offer an air traffic control able to offer an air traffic control program.<00:24:50.080>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force meeting began with approval of the July 14 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Kentucky Aviation Association. Association leaders described general aviation airports as important to rural access, commerce, emergency response, tourism, agriculture, and workforce development, and cited statewide economic impacts they said exceed $1.6 billion and support more than 9,400 jobs. They thanked the legislature for prior airport funding and said it had helped airports with basic operations and repairs. The association asked lawmakers for four things: continued appropriations for general aviation airports; relief or a more workable process for required financial audits, which they said can cost $10,000 to $20,000 or more and sometimes exceed a small airport’s annual budget; a regularized statewide appropriations process for airport infrastructure needs, which they said total about $100 million and are currently addressed unevenly; and funding for the Aerospace Education Reinvestment Opportunity Act to support scholarships and aviation workforce training. Members of the task force asked follow-up questions about the audit burden, the difference between financial and safety audits, and the difficulty of finding audit firms. The presenters said they would bring specific ideas back on audit reform. Eastern Kentucky University then presented on its aviation program. EKU leaders thanked the committee for prior support, including a $25 million appropriation for a new flight school building at Central Kentucky Regional Airport, and said the project is expected to break ground in 2026. They reported strong enrollment growth, with 502 aviation majors, most of them Kentuckians, and said the program has expanded flight hours and job placement. EKU also outlined plans to add an air traffic control program in response to Senate Bill 87 and the national shortage of controllers, saying it could train students to FAA standards if the university receives the needed investment in simulators, equipment, space, and faculty. They also discussed the need to replace an aging fleet of training aircraft, saying the current planes are decades old and costly to maintain, and that newer aircraft would improve training quality and reduce student costs.

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• California's wildlife areas provide natural habitat, control flooding, and give the public access to
• The spill harmed marine protected areas, disrupted local businesses and tourism, and cost nearly $300
• When spills occur, local governments are often left managing the consequences.
• control to address the threat of the Golden Mussel.
• The need for ABB. are made in compliance with an approved invasive muscle control plan.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• about local control, then this is the wrong kind of local control.
• about local control, then this is the wrong kind of local control.
• about local control, then this is the wrong kind of local control.
• about local control, then this is the wrong kind of local control.
• Because this is taking away local Because this is taking away local control. control. control.

Keywords: 981, all

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• > how<02:50:28.560> they're locally, local control, how they're locally, local control,
• We talk about local control and this is a clear local control bill giving the right of a town to set
• We talk about local control and this is a clear local control bill giving the right of a town to set
• We talk about local control and this is a clear local control bill giving the right of a town to set
• We talk about local control and this is a clear local control bill giving the right of a town to set

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I am pleased to support this bill because it puts local control of our communities and puts a 180-day
• Today we have another opportunity to stand with our communities, to stand for local control, to stand
• Speaker, in my district, a majority of my constituents want to see this type of local control reinforced
• How do we get some control back for our local communities? So here is grid.
• We have heard the need for local control and a pause, and I believe Representative Friel brought that

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recognized several guests in the gallery, and then took up a series of committee reports, referrals, and floor actions. Early business included concurrence in committee reports on bills and resolutions from Game and Fisheries, Professional Licensure, Health, and Children and Youth, along with referral of Senate Bill 1377 to Transportation. The chamber also signed House Bill 1344 after the Senate returned it without amendment. Later, members announced caucus and committee meetings, including Rules, Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations, Insurance, and Appropriations, before recessing and then reconvening for floor votes. The House adopted several resolutions, including House Resolution 537 designating Rail Safety Week, House Resolution 449 recognizing the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and House Resolution 568 designating Javei Syndrome Awareness Day. The chamber also considered House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency corruption, where Amendment A03882 narrowing the bill to public officials and immediate family members was adopted, while two later amendments were tabled or failed. House Bill 2198, repealing the sales and use tax exemption for computer data center equipment, was amended to take effect immediately and to bar KOZ use for data centers, then agreed to. House Bill 2559, concerning a university conveyance and other conveyances, was agreed to after out-of-order amendments were ruled on. A major portion of the session focused on data center policy. House Bill 2496, creating a 180-day pause on data center proposals to give municipalities time to update zoning and planning, drew extensive support from members emphasizing local control, environmental concerns, and the need for time to assess impacts; it passed final passage 201-1. House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development certification for data centers, also generated lengthy debate over energy use, water, community benefits, and tax treatment; it passed 134-68. The House also passed House Bill 2162 on temporary licensing for drug manufacturers before FDA approval, House Bill 2388 on rounding cash payments when pennies are unavailable, House Bill 2437 on county and municipal bridge repair funds, House Bill 2555 on equine dealer recordkeeping, and House Bill 2621 directing a Department of Health survey on maternal and infant outcomes. Other actions included final passage of House Bill 1006 on milk tester and wearer sampler certification periods, House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors and emergency service organizations, House Bill 2512 prohibiting ride-share pricing based on device condition, House Bill 2644 authorizing itemized capital bridge projects, and Senate Bill 1058 updating the E85 flex-fuel reference. The House also adopted House Bill 2162, House Bill 2388, House Bill 2437, and House Bill 2555 by recorded votes, and several committee reports were agreed to throughout the day. The session ended with additional committee referrals, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until the next morning.

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• And the performance of their local police force is an area within their local control.
• 15.680> local<04:45:16.080> control.
• <04:45:17.120> That's within their local control. That's within their local control.
• He shouldn't have to interfere with local control in this city.
• <04:48:15.200> control local control local control in<04:48:17.120> this<04:48:17.360><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:13:52.680> control<00:13:53.440> and this is overriding local control and this
• is overriding local control and local<00:13:53.959> control<00:13:54.320> in<00:13:54.480
• It does not strip local control.
• not strip local control um it does not strip local control um it does recognize<00:36:47.960>
• local give local control for that local give local control for that local municipality<00:36:54.520

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:01 Roll Call 00:16 HB 211 Discussion 02:55 HB 211 Vote 16:30 HB 160 Discussion 18:50 HB 160 Vote 52:06 Adjournment 57:35, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met for its first meeting of the year, established a quorum, and heard two bills. House Bill 211, sponsored by Representative Chris Lewis, would create a definition for cigar bars and allow indoor cigar smoking in qualifying establishments if they meet criteria such as deriving at least 15% of gross income from cigar-related sales, restricting entry to those 21 and older, prohibiting cigarettes and vaping, and requiring a smoke-free area for deliveries. Lewis and Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Pantini described the bill as a small-business and tourism measure modeled on Tennessee law, while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and a St. Elizabeth physician opposed it, arguing it would undermine local smoke-free ordinances and expose patrons and workers to harmful secondhand smoke. Several members raised local-control concerns, and Lewis said he was open to local governments making decisions on less restrictive approaches. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then approved HB 211 on a roll call vote, with multiple members voting yes and several no votes, sending the bill forward as amended. The committee then heard House Bill 160 from Representative Susan Whitten, with Logan Haynes of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute. They said Kentucky faces a housing shortage of roughly 200,000 units and that starter homes are increasingly unaffordable, making manufactured housing an important part of the solution. Whitten said the bill would treat manufactured housing more like site-built housing while still allowing local governments to enforce cosmetic standards such as roof pitch, exterior facade, and foundation material, and she emphasized that HOA, deed, and historical preservation restrictions would remain in place. Haynes argued that modern manufactured homes are federally and state inspected, more energy efficient, faster to build, and more affordable than site-built homes, and he said the bill would not open the door to older-style mobile homes or single-wides except in limited narrow-lot situations. Representatives from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Counties expressed concerns about the bill’s current language, saying land-use decisions should remain local and warning that the definition of qualified manufactured home and the bill’s treatment of local standards could have unintended consequences. They said they appreciated Whitten’s willingness to work with them and indicated they hoped to continue negotiating amendments as the bill moved forward. No vote on HB 160 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• animal control officers.
• , again, when I put these slides together, were local auditors, local code enforcement, and local parks
• I just want to make sure on local government, are they classified as animal control? Yes, they are.
• in animal control, or do we...
• Job description on animal control, and they're basically... so does this not define who's in animal control

Keywords: 904, all

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• We're always recruiting, and that's going to give us additional help to control what we control, which
• agency serving their local community.
• But what we're seeing is... ...local community.
• It's just a local law enforcement thing.
• A lot of... ...the fix here is local.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Restore the control for local municipalities. ...renewable energy siting, restore the control for local
• My question, again, is just taking away local control?"
• "I don't think, again, I don't think it's taken away local control.
• In other words, the state will be superseding, obviously, anything with local control.
• "It does take away local control. Thank you. Do you want to interpret it that way? Yes.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee met under Chair Kevin Parker and considered a series of energy, utility, and clean transportation bills. The committee first advanced a bill by Senator Connery on make-ready electric infrastructure for public-serving EV charging, after members raised concerns that the costs of preparing school bus charging infrastructure could be shifted to ratepayers. The committee then advanced Senator Parker’s pilot program for resilient EV charging microgrids, with discussion focused on using existing NYSERDA resources, the role of batteries, and the bill’s purpose in supporting emergency charging during outages. Another bill on heavy distribution centers and EV charging was also advanced after debate over its application to large warehouse and e-commerce facilities. The committee also considered a bill on carport-mounted solar systems that would limit local zoning restrictions. A motion to substitute in a different bill was ruled improper for lack of notice, and the chair’s ruling was upheld on appeal. Members then advanced a PSC guidebook bill on gas and electric rate-making, and a utility shutoff protection bill for medical emergencies, life support equipment, and elderly, blind, or disabled customers, with questions about age definitions and the scope of medical documentation. The committee also advanced the Home Utility Weatherization Jobs Act, which would create a pilot program for electrification and weatherization in disadvantaged communities, with members discussing whether the program would be available at no cost to building owners and how utilities would access capital. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly raised concerns about who would pay for the programs, whether ratepayers or taxpayers would bear the costs, and how much local control would remain under the solar siting bill. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed a recent NYISO report warning about possible summer reliability issues and urged the committee and the PSC to review it closely. The chair noted the report should be considered alongside other state planning documents, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• public presumption that when local public presumption that when local electeds<00:04:59.840>
• and it's about protecting our local and it's about protecting our local electeds<00:05:56.680>
• comprehensive plan or official controls comprehensive plan or official controls that<00:25:54.080
• falling under these NDAs and and local falling under these NDAs and and local governments,<00:36
• your local government, it erodes trust. your local government, it erodes trust.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, you could have local controls. You can have other avenues to abate a problem.
• And I'm hesitant to support the bill specifically because it does take local control out of it.
• government to put rights of local government to put controls<00:20:55.360> on<00:20:55.520>
• <00:21:42.240> Uh<00:21:42.680> is does take local control out of it.
• Uh is does take local control out of it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• appropriations for the in uh local appropriations for the in uh local climate<00:03:30.080> action
• and local and local municipalities.<00:19:21.280> Our<00:19:21.520> commitment<00:
• recreation, rural economies, and local recreation, rural economies, and local governments.<00:19
• members working at the pollution control members working at the pollution control agency,<00:21:
• awarded dozens of grants to local awarded dozens of grants to local governments<00:25:11.440>

Bills: HF2439

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, 1183, house

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• Local control over rates and schedules would remain untouched.
• They like to keep control of it. Mhm. And I'm a local control guy. Mhm.
• And I'm a local<01:31:00.720> control<01:31:01.240> guy.<01:31:01.840> Mhm.
• <01:31:02.240> So,<01:31:02.360> I'm<01:31:02.480> trying local control guy.
• So, I'm trying local control guy. Mhm.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:13 Approval of Minutes from August Meeting 00:01:55 Discussion of County Jails 00:03:31 Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes 01:02:12 Adjournment 01:54:56, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 26 minutes, and then took up a discussion of county jail funding. KACO representatives and county officials said jail operations are an ongoing strain for counties because they must pay for inmate care, facilities, and mandated standards, while many counties also rely on jail revenue to offset costs. They described Kentucky’s jail system, including 77 jails, 43 closed counties without jails, and the mix of county, state, federal, and controlled-intake inmates. KACO emphasized that counties remain financially responsible for inmates even when they must contract with other jails, often at costs above the state’s per diem rate, and said it is developing a broader proposal to present later. The testimony focused on rising expenses and shrinking revenue. KACO said counties spent about $374 million on jail operations in FY24, up 24% from FY19, and about $41 million on jail medical costs, up 40%. General fund support for jails was said to total $147 million in FY24, more than double pre-COVID levels. Speakers also noted that state inmate populations in county jails have fallen from about 11,500 in 2019 to 7,212 in 2025, while federal inmates have increased because they are more lucrative for counties. The state jail per diem of $35.34 was described as insufficient to cover actual costs, especially medical care. County judges from Webster, Knox, and Hardin counties gave examples of local budget pressure. Webster County said it now houses 114 state prisoners, 47 county prisoners, and 24 out-of-county prisoners, and that it transferred $512,000 from its general fund to the jail last year, about $77 per taxpayer. Knox County said its jail budget has grown from an initial $2.8 million projection to $5.7 million, with $3 million coming from occupational tax revenue. Hardin County said its jail has an approximate $11 million expense budget against $5 million in revenue, creating a $6 million deficit, driven by higher payroll, medical, and insurance costs and a 29% drop in state prisoner revenue. The judge said the county has responded with property tax increases and an expanded occupational tax district, but still uses reserves to cover other county services. A Grant County magistrate then began speaking from the perspective of magistrates and commissioners, describing her background working at a local jail before serving in county government. The discussion remained centered on the fiscal burden of jails and the need for counties and the legislature to work together on a long-term solution.