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• will have what's called Navigators deed will have what's called Navigators in<00:19:27.520> the
• <01:18:13.400> conducted<01:18:13.800> a Frasier mentioned deed conducted a Frasier
• mentioned deed conducted a survey<01:18:14.280> and<01:18:14.440> found<01:18:14.800><
• <01:25:05.480> of most recent data available from deed of most recent data available from
• deed of the<01:25:06.320> uh<01:25:06.480> program<01:25:06.840> participants<01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Yeah, and I may need to phone a friend on some of the individual ones, but these are programs that DEED
• need to phone a friend regarding some of the specific ones. >> Chair, would you like someone from DEED
• <00:38:33.240> had are programs that uh that DEED had are programs that uh that DEED had identified
• >> Chair, would you like someone from DEED >> Chair, would you like someone from DEED
• does every year is now doing that DEED does every year is now doing it<00:42:45.720> every<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• come through this committee and pass this committee before we ask for the mitigation dollars from DEED
• DEED has had a real problem. I don't think $1 has gotten to a business yet.
• Um, because DEED has gotten stuck in their bureaucratic whatever they do.
• Deed has had a real problem. I the door. Deed has had a real problem.
• Um because deed has gotten stuck in yet.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Deeds? No. Senator Deeds? No. Senator Fuller? No. Senator Fuller? Senator Garcia?
• Senator Deeds, aye. Senator Fuller... Senator Deeds? Yeah. Senator Deeds. Yay. Senator Fuller.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill also does not override HOA, deed, or historical preservation restrictions.
• <00:22:20.240> or<00:22:20.600> historical not override HOA deed or historical not
• override HOA deed or historical preservation preservation preservation restrictions<00:22:24.039>
• HOAs, historical districts, developer restrictions, and deed restrictions are not affected by this bill
• 56.000> and districts uh developer restrictions and districts uh developer restrictions and deed

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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• With that, I'm going to hand it over to Deed. Welcome to the Senate Labor Committee.
• Deed obviously runs the unemployment insurance program for the state of Minnesota.
• And is it from the Department of Revenue or DEED? Is there any—should we be following any of that?
• Thank you, and is it from the Department of Revenue or DEED?
• <01:16:08.520> and we're working closely with um deed and we're working closely with um deed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And he would do closings for me and do some deeds for me.
• do<00:09:05.440> some<00:09:05.680> do<00:09:05.839> some<00:09:06.080> deeds
• <00:09:06.800> But<00:09:07.120> he and do some do some deeds for me.
• But he and do some do some deeds for me.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Calendar/Second Readings 06:39 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 07:36 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 17:37 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 19:15 ConC and Rules Report 22:17 Adjournment 24:18, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 87 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal from January 15, 2026. On second reading, the clerk reported House Bill 178 on the psychiatric collaborative care model, House Bill 280 with committee substitute on healthcare, and House Joint Resolution 24 with committee substitute and amendment directing withdrawal of the 1115A waiver application related to a mandatory community engagement program. During announcements and citations, members adopted House Resolution 19 recognizing January 2026 as Kentucky Mentorship Month, with remarks emphasizing the value of mentors and personal examples from the sponsor. The House also adopted a citation honoring Robert Kaywood Metaf, a longtime Gary County attorney remembered for his service and generosity, and a citation congratulating Gary Thompson on his 80th birthday and his long-running West Louisville barbecue business. Members also noted committee meeting schedules, including cancellations and upcoming meetings, and one member introduced a guest connected to Logan’s Law, a bill described as responding to the release of a man convicted of killing a child. The clerk then reported new bills and resolutions introduced, including measures on gubernatorial transitions, the Kentucky Fire Commission, voting rights, interscholastic extracurricular activities, crimes and punishments, motorsports racing facilities, social work, motor vehicle racing, renter tax credits, and appropriations for the legislative and judicial branches, along with House Resolution 34 recognizing Kentucky Arts Day. The Committee on Committees and Rules Committee met, referred numerous bills to standing committees, reassigned House Bill 258 to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, and posted several bills and House Joint Resolution 24 to the regular orders for January 20, 2026. The House then adjourned until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh, Deeds has a question. Who was the Commonwealth's Attorney in Danville when you were there?
• I think Senator Deeds has a question for you. Yes, sir.
• Thank you, Senator Deeds. Okay, I don’t see any other questions or comments from the committee.
• Thank you, Senator Deeds. Good afternoon. Welcome.
• Thank you, Senator Deeds. Ms. Cruz, thank you for coming today. Good afternoon and welcome.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• For the lottery process, DED will ask current partners with active contracts for other DEED programs
• <00:24:42.799> programs active contracts for other deed programs active contracts for other
• deed programs to<00:24:43.600> help<00:24:43.840> review<00:24:44.320> applications
• to administer and for then 2% for deed to administer and for oversight<01:15:27.520> of<01:15
• I<01:19:40.480> know<01:19:40.640> deed<01:19:41.040> mentioned<01:19:41.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• funding for the Missouri Department of Agriculture's land survey program and each county recorder of deeds
• dollars to six dollars, allocates an additional dollar to the land survey program and to the recorder of deeds
• This is exactly the same, with one difference: it adds a dollar to remain with the local recorder of deeds
• add that the repository will sell me that same document that I would pay $5 for at the recorder of deeds
• As a former employee at a recorder of deeds office, I know how important these records are to people

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the previous day by roll call vote, 126-0. Members then offered several points of personal privilege, including recognition of National Fentanyl Awareness Day and a moment of silence for journalist Ray Hartman. The chamber also welcomed numerous student groups, interns, and other special guests in the gallery. The main floor action centered on the conference committee report for House Bills 2637 and 3155, a very large public safety/criminal justice package. Supporters said it refined earlier legislation, including narrowing juvenile certification to certain A and B felonies, sex offenses, and repeat offenses, adding mental health and cyberstalking provisions, addressing sex offender registry issues, and including a drone-related section with an emergency clause. Critics argued the bill was overly long, multi-subject, and difficult to vet. The House adopted the conference report 124-13, passed the bill 119-18, and then adopted the emergency clause 125-15. The House also passed Senate Bill 834, a consumer protection measure on mortgage modifications and residential sale-leaseback transactions, by 139-1 after members described it as a companion to a House bill and a way to protect homeowners from predatory practices. Senate Bill 937, a land transfer bill authorizing the governor to dispose of certain state properties, passed 137-2 after amendment. Senate Bill 938, which raises recording fees to support the land survey program and recorder of deeds offices, passed 121-21-2 after supporters said the fee had not been increased since 1969 and was needed to keep the program operating. Finally, House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 973, dealing with wholesaler disclosures and land banks, passed 110-36 after an amendment removed a school property right-of-first-refusal provision and added land bank language. The House then moved several other bills to the informal calendar, made announcements, and adjourned until the next day.

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• And so, I get to see the exhibits and deeds that were passed from Senate Bill 212 back in 2023.
• Since that time The deed, the exhibit to the deed, which is the affidavit that was created by the Oklahoma
• attorney general's office and must be filed with every deed in every cell in the state of Oklahoma.
• Like I said before, Senate Bill 212 from 2023 was passed, creating the affidavit to be filed with all deeds

Bills: SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

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• to<00:09:34.839> address<00:09:35.200> was<00:09:35.399> the ...because of the deed
• Um, that would be an expenditure of the deed budget. That's correct.
• a um budsman if the bill became<00:17:39.640> law<00:17:40.120> at<00:17:40.360> deed
• <00:17:41.360> and<00:17:41.520> have<00:17:41.640> a became law at deed and
• have a became law at deed and have a conversation<00:17:42.360> about<00:17:42.640> whatever

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Representative Deeds: Yes. Representative Fleming: I. Representative Freeland: Yes.
• Representative<00:35:18.240> Deeds.<00:35:18.760> Yes. Representative Deeds.
• Representative<00:41:12.960> Deeds.<00:41:13.400> Yes. Representative Deeds.
• Representative Deeds voted yes. Representative Fleming voted yes.
• Representative Deeds: No. Representative Fleming: Explain my vote, Mr. Chairman.

Keywords: An issue was found with the live stream of this meeting. This version was uploaded as a complete version and should contain the entirety of the meeting. Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 647 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 647 Vote 00:05:47 HB 501 Discussion 00:07:40 HB 501 Vote 00:09:53 HB 502 Discussion 00:11:20 HB 502 Vote 00:14:48 HJR 75 Discussion 00:16:53 HJR 75 Vote 00:17:35 HJR 76 Discussion 00:19:00 HJR 76 Vote 00:19:43 HB 869 Discussion 00:21:22 HB 869 Vote 00:30:00 HB 619 Discussion 00:31:39 HB 619 Vote 00:34:33 HB 356 Discussion 00:36:22 HB 356 Vote 00:40:19 HB 900 Discussion 00:43:17 HB 900 Vote 00:46:21 HB 816 Discussion 00:48:02 HB 816 Vote 00:53:47 HB 9 Discussion 00:55:05 HB 9 Vote 01:18:25 HB 757 Discussion 01:21:04 HB 757 Vote 01:35:55, 958, all

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• Um, and there was a discrepancy in the wording that did not allow the department to deed that land to
• I want to say that right—that will fix this for them so they can deed the property to the Franklin County
• ><00:28:12.240> department<00:28:12.720> to<00:28:13.679> uh<00:28:13.919> deed
• <00:28:14.240> that allow uh the department to uh deed that allow uh the department to uh
• deed that land<00:28:14.799> to<00:28:15.039> Franklin<00:28:15.520> County<00:28

Bills: SB88, SB337

Keywords: expungement, criminal records, courts, victim rights, rehabilitation, Alabama law, SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, 1136

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• What happens is the property is deeded to the H.E.B. On the tax records, it is owned by H.E.B.
• you know, that finance market will probably drive things more than anything else, except maybe those deed
• By using a ground lease or a deed restriction, the community land trust takes the traditional bundle
• So if you go to the next slide, you could see that the ground lease and the deed restriction tie the
• down the road decide to sell, you have to sell as required in the covenant or the requirements, the deed

Summary: The Senate Housing Committee heard presentations on a range of housing finance, permitting, and affordability tools. Chattanooga described its affordable housing PILOT program, which uses a per-unit property tax abatement tied to the rent loss from providing affordable units, with a 15-year term and annual compliance monitoring. Committee members asked about the program’s structure, whether it had been used elsewhere, and who was participating; the presenter said the first mixed-income project would bring 278 units with 42 affordable units and that the model was attracting private market-rate developers. Shoreline then described its MFTE and inclusionary zoning approach, emphasizing that longer tax exemption periods and station-area zoning changes had helped spur development, with most current pipeline projects concentrated near light rail stations. The committee also heard from the Municipal Research Services Center and the Department of Commerce on tax increment financing, proportional impact fees, and permit timelines. Commerce explained that TIF can fund public improvements such as roads, utilities, broadband, and some affordable housing or child care facilities, while proportional impact fee guidance is intended to help jurisdictions charge fees more closely aligned with actual project impacts. On permit timelines, Commerce presented its first annual report under recent law changes, using 2024 as a baseline year and noting that reported timelines were generally longer than statutory goals; members asked about outliers, paper versus electronic processing, and whether back-and-forth between applicants and staff was driving delays. Commerce said it would follow up with more data, including on CHIP funding and permit reform practices. Several local governments then shared permitting process improvements. Auburn reported relatively short review cycles and described its move to fully electronic permitting, internal performance standards, and a stock plan program that speeds review for repeated home designs. Bellevue described an AI permitting pilot with a local startup to help with pre-application questions, document triage, and plan review, aiming to reduce incomplete applications and revision cycles. Seattle presented a pilot for accessory dwelling unit co-development in which a mission-driven partner would help homeowners split lots, finance, build, and manage ADUs, with the homeowner eventually buying out the partner and retaining ownership; committee members asked about rent setting, management fees, and default risk, and staff said they would follow up. The committee also heard brief overviews of community land trusts and limited equity cooperatives as permanent affordability models, with presenters urging continued state and local funding support and policy recognition for these approaches.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:29:53.320> was what were the challenges that deed was what were the challenges that deed
• I think DEED was shut out for about five hours from having access to that program, which put a lot of
• administers now it's program that deed administers now it's one<00:50:47.960> of<00:50:48.040
• And my question is if DEED feels it was appropriate that the result of those studies were released to
• <01:03:25.880> feels<01:03:26.319> it<01:03:26.839> was question is if deed

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So the land sale is a deed sale, and that process, you get 8% interest on whatever your purchase price
• So they do a deed sale. So that's a bid-up process.
• So they do a deed sale. So that's a bid-up process.
• So they do a deed sale. So that's a bid-up process.
• So they do a deed sale. So that's a bid-up process.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And prior to 1976, none of these deeds had any maps.
• So they have started, they have started, they have started— None of these deeds had any maps.
• But can the state claim ownership of land that was deeded by the federal government prior to statehood
• Can we deed it? That land belongs to the state of North Dakota. So can we sell it? Can we deed it?
• is to be considered if deeded prior to statehood, and what is the ownership of connecting coulees and

Keywords: 908, all

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• will help protect wetlands on the property, but there were no maps or any other indication in the deed
• And prior to 1976, none of these deeds had any maps.
• None of these deeds had any maps.
• But can the state claim ownership of land that was deeded by the federal government prior to statehood
• Can we deed it? That land belongs to the state of North Dakota. So can we sell it? Can we deed it?

Summary: The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals. The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Deeds. Representative Flannery. I'd like to explain my yes vote.
• Representative<00:18:13.160> Deeds. Representative Deeds. Representative Deeds.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up three bills. First, it heard House Bill 264, which would add real estate scams to theft by deception law by covering fraudulent sale, lease, or rental of commercial or residential property. Representative Proctor said the measure responds to growing real estate fraud and was intended to help law enforcement address schemes where bad actors list property they do not own. The committee approved the bill 18-0 and reported it favorably. The committee then considered House Bill 58, as amended by a committee substitute, dealing with automated license plate readers. Representative Hodgson said the bill would limit retention of ALPR data to 90 days, with exceptions for active investigations, subpoenas, and certain insurance or financial contract uses, and would restrict sale or sharing of the data to protect privacy while preserving public safety uses. Members asked about differences in the substitute and whether the bill would affect work-zone safety cameras; Hodgson said it would not. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill 19-0, with favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 529, also with a committee substitute, concerning the Parole Board. The bill would set four-year terms for board members, allow a limited gubernatorial extension when needed to avoid too many expirations in one year, and permit panels of two or more members to decide parole cases. The Parole Board chair testified that smaller panels are needed to handle the board’s heavy caseload more efficiently and avoid administrative delays. Members discussed a minor wording change in the substitute and the emergency status of the bill due to vacancies. The committee passed HB 529 20-0 with one pass vote, then adopted a title amendment and adjourned.