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• Code section 15852B are varied.
• c> in<05:41:12.878> 42<05:41:14.000> um<05:41:14.480> US<05:41:14.798> code
• <05:41:15.120> section sources listed in 42 um US code section sources listed in 42 um US
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Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• code and fire codes caught up to this?
• codes<00:43:06.880> zoning<00:43:07.200> codes<00:43:07.599> all<00:43:07.760><
• c> the<00:43:07.839> rest<00:43:08.040> that codes zoning codes all the rest that codes
• and because we don't update our codes and because we don't update our codes except<00:43:27.400>
• people that doesn't adopt the code and you don't have any code enforcement out there?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The amendment is coded A23.
• The amendment is coded A23.
• amendment to the amendment is coded A33. amendment to the amendment is coded A33.
• The amendment is coded A9.
• The amendment is coded A14. amended. The amendment is coded A14.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• have kind of done some studies on that, and they found that if somebody knows they're going to get penalized
• ><01:09:26.640> know, they're going to get a, you know, they're going to get a, you know, penalized
• 28.159> 911<01:09:28.960> that<01:09:29.199> they<01:09:29.359> will penalized
• for calling 911 that they will penalized for calling 911 that they will wait<01:09:29.839> too

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

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• With this bill, we are ensuring that families are not penalized while finding support for their children
• You're trying to do the right thing for your kid, and you're penalized by trying to do the right thing
• You're trying to do the right thing for your kid, and you're penalized by trying to do the right thing
• You're trying to do the right thing for your kid, and you're penalized by trying to do the right thing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill surgically removes a growing problem without penalizing those who generate their own electricity
• This bill surgically removes a growing problem without penalizing those who generate their own electricity
• This bill surgically removes a growing problem without penalizing those who generate their own electricity
• not go back on the grid if it's not somehow using a better value of that rate so that it doesn't penalize

Bills: HF845

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

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• If you look at the distribution, the formula rewards big districts and penalizes small districts.
• rewards big distribution the formula rewards big districts<01:02:29.599> and<01:02:29.799> penalizes
• <01:02:30.359> small<01:02:30.680> districts districts and penalizes small districts
• districts and penalizes small districts it<01:02:31.760> gives<01:02:32.000> schools<01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's the code of the West, if you want to call it that, but do it.
• It's pretty simple.<01:38:32.280> It's<01:38:32.640> the<01:38:32.800> code<01:38
• It's the code of the west if you simple.
• It's the code of the west if you want<01:38:34.160> to<01:38:34.240> call<01:38:34.480>
• And so we don't want to put them at risk or penalize them because that's not primarily what they do.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Our key concern is that the current language includes refining through the Uniform Commercial Code of
• authority through DEP or EPA, we have the resources and we have the wherewithal to go and find them, penalize
• pricing where sometimes the algorithms that develop this data understand that folks from a certain zip code
• Assembly Bill 5053 permits retired municipal code officials to return to part-time employment after a
• Unfortunately, when it comes to code enforcement and having those folks employed, it's a group of people

Keywords: 1146, all

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• H.R. 192 is a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to include information on
• legislation is going to provide a whole lot of needed clarity to ensure that electric utilities are not penalized
• H.R. 189, a bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of the Securities
• 02:27.120> States bill to amend title 40 United States bill to amend title 40 United States code
• The clerk will report the title: H.R. 192, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• 48:06.480> concerned<00:48:06.880> about<00:48:07.119> is<00:48:07.880> penalizing
• I'm concerned about is penalizing I'm concerned about is penalizing people,<00:48:09.520> especially

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• supports those who need it most policy supports those who need it most without<00:41:50.520> penalizing
• <00:41:51.079> those<00:41:51.319> who<00:41:51.440> have without penalizing
• those who have without penalizing those who have developed<00:41:52.040> strong<00:41:52.240>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In other words, Californians should not be penalized for doing what every responsible family, business

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This bill penalizes teachers for calling Billy "Susan" or that vice versa. for calling Billy "Susan"

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• It said code read called Edward Eastland's phone.
• In some of our daycares, in some of the codes in the health and safety codes, if they have one death,
• Explain Code Red. Great question. Code Red is a trade name. Code Red is a reverse telephone system.
• And we put it in code and how we're supposed to train those.
• Isn't that required by the Texas Administrative Code?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• the state to override local control, but many cities and counties want help modernizing their zoning codes
• and fire codes would require two means of egress.
• Land and code reform, please do away with the double stair requirement.
• Um land and code reform, credit program.
• This is by no means—these changes are not to penalize the commercial tourism industry at all.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:14 Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:01 Discussion of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit 01:11:13 Adjournment 01:40:27, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• their child is dying, choking, wife's having a baby, whatever it is, then they're exempt from being penalized
• I move that the House stand in adjournment until Saturday, May 9th at 9:00 a.m., and the dress code is

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee first debated amendments to Senate Bill 35, a road safety measure increasing penalties for improper passing and related dangerous driving offenses. Amendment L17, which would have exempted certain emergency situations and volunteer first responders from the penalties, was opposed by the bill sponsor and others and failed on a voice vote. Amendment L18, which broadened the exemption for first responders en route to emergencies, also failed after discussion. Supporters of the bill argued it targets some of the state’s most fatal crashes, while opponents said the penalties were too harsh and could disproportionately affect rural and working-class drivers. The committee then passed Senate Bill 35 as amended. The committee next considered House Bill 1273 on transportation network companies and driver compensation. Supporters said the bill responds to reduced driver earnings under app-based pricing models and seeks to require a larger share of fares to go to drivers, while opponents warned it could harm the industry, reduce service, and interfere with business decisions. The bill passed after debate. Senate Bill 114, concerning spirituous liquor manufacturers’ sales rooms, then passed with supporters describing it as a limited, locally controlled permit to help distillers offer additional on-premise options while preserving local approval authority. Finally, House Bill 1138 on organized retail theft prevention advanced through committee reports and was presented as a grant-and-advisory-board program housed in the Department of Public Safety. Sponsors said it would fund investigations, prosecutions, technology, training, and prevention efforts aimed at organized retail theft and gift card fraud, modeled after Colorado’s auto theft grant program. The bill was described as targeting felony-level organized theft rather than ordinary shoplifting, with annual reporting and a sunset date built in. The transcript ends during discussion of the bill, after the committee reports were adopted and the bill was introduced for final passage discussion.

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• What it does is says we're going to penalize you and we're going to let you continue to do whatever you
• about what you want to do so we understand what you're doing because from my end I don't want to penalize
• about what you want to do so we understand what you're doing because from my end I don't want to penalize
• about what you want to do so we understand what you're doing because from my end I don't want to penalize
• about what you want to do so we understand what you're doing because from my end I don't want to penalize

Keywords: 916, all

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• enforcement officer or a zoning code enforcement officer or a planning<01:33:38.639> and<01:33
• Those types of houses are handled in a separate section of the fire code and wouldn't be covered under
• and wouldn't be covered under fire code and wouldn't be covered under this<01:46:15.440> piece
• or state fire code, but instead making sure New Hampshire is welcoming and not discriminating against
• or state fire code, but instead making sure New Hampshire is welcoming and not discriminating against

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• it difficult for the person to go for treatment or engage again because they're afraid they'll be penalized
• it difficult for the person to go for treatment or engage again because they're afraid they'll be penalized

Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.