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• It was a test of capacity under extreme, unpredictable conditions. As we look ahead.
• Tests that I have to take just to be a licensed fiduciary.
• Lastly, I do think that there's going to need to be some water testing.
• Everyone knew that sound because they tested them monthly.
• They test them once a month. They work like a charm.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I have alarms on my windows.
• I have alarms on my windows.
• I have alarms on my windows.

Keywords: The live stream for this meeting cut off before the end. This is the complete meeting pulled from back ups. Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:05 HB 38: 00:02:42 HB 206: 00:29:22, 958, all

Summary: The committee began with roll call and introductory remarks, including recognition of new members and guests. It then took up House Bill 38, sponsored by Representative Tipton, which would increase penalties for repeated violations of an order of protection. Under the committee substitute, a third violation involving the same order and same individual could be elevated from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. Tipton and domestic violence survivor Maryanne Pratt testified in support, with Pratt describing repeated abuse, protective-order violations, and ongoing fear despite arrests and jail time. Several members spoke in favor of the bill and praised Pratt’s testimony. Members and outside witnesses raised concerns about the substitute’s language, especially the requirement that the same victim be involved and whether the bill could leave gaps for repeat abusers with different victims. Representative Burke and others questioned whether the conduct was already covered by stalking or assault statutes. Scott West, speaking for the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, argued that the bill could allow technical contempt findings to be used as predicate offenses and noted that existing assault and stalking laws already address much of the conduct. Sponsor Tipton said the language was not final and that further changes might be considered in the Senate. Despite the concerns, the committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 38 with favorable expression by a 19-0 vote. The committee then heard House Bill 206, sponsored by Representative Nemes, on wrongful conviction compensation. Nemes introduced exonerees and representatives from the Kentucky Innocence Project, and the substitute was adopted without objection. Testimony came from Paul Herd, who spent 20 years wrongfully convicted and described the difficulty of reentry, and Jon Acar, who said he was wrongly convicted as a teenager and spent years in custody and on parole. Both urged passage of the bill as overdue support for people exonerated after wrongful convictions.

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• investigations, is an extremely strong tool for law enforcement that allows us to conduct that 90-day window
• strong<00:52:30.400> tool<00:52:30.720> for<00:52:30.880> law That 90-day window
• And that result is less transparency, fewer cases tested in court, and sentencing outcomes driven more
• result is less transparency,<01:26:39.120> fewer<01:26:39.600> cases<01:26:40.000> tested
• <01:26:40.320> in transparency, fewer cases tested in transparency, fewer cases tested in

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I used the same community to test it, and it's gone from the calculations, so 2004 would have been the
• used the same excess swept 2005 I used the same Community<01:36:04.840> to<01:36:05.040> test
• and<01:36:06.040> it's<01:36:06.320> it's<01:36:06.520> gone Community to test
• Oh, so this isn't all in the same six-window? This is, yeah.
• <01:42:53.880> this<01:42:54.080> is window this is window this is yeah<01:42:57.679>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed HB 443, which would change terms and vacancy language for members of a higher education commission. Members raised concerns that the bill was too narrow to address broader issues with commission membership, including expired appointments, attendance expectations, and whether the Department of Education could replace the commission’s role. Several members suggested the bill was not ready for action and favored holding it for further work, possibly through a subcommittee or work session. One member suggested that if attendance standards were added, no more than two unexcused absences should trigger removal, given the commission’s meeting schedule. The chair said he would defer action and form a small subcommittee to report back before the committee deadline. The committee then moved to HB 484, dealing with repurposing Career and Technical Education classroom space after 20 years of exclusive use. The chair explained that the bill was aimed at the Milford CTE project, where shared use of space could allow a school to repurpose part of a CTE facility while still using it for CTE-related instruction. Members discussed other possible situations around the state, including Claremont, North Conway, and Jaffrey/Rindge, and whether the bill should be limited to Milford or broadened to allow local districts more flexibility. Some members favored passing the bill now to help CTE projects move forward, while others argued for an amendment removing the requirement that the space be vacated specifically to expand the CTE program occupying it. Testimony and discussion emphasized that the Milford project had state approval but reduced funding, requiring a smaller scope and repurposing of existing space. Supporters said the bill could help preserve CTE programs while also benefiting general education space needs, and that local districts should have flexibility after 20 years. Opponents or cautious members noted that the language might not fit every district situation and asked for feedback from Director Beard and Steve Rothenberg before final action. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion provided, and instead discussed waiting for an amendment and additional input before acting.

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• But the capacity is not shorten windows. But the capacity is not the<01:26:42.719> issue.
• Generation, I don't know how it can pass the straight face test of anybody to allow any industry or any
• I'm going to go ahead and take the straight face test. And here goes.
• <02:50:58.399> the<02:50:58.800> straight<02:50:59.200> face<02:50:59.520> test
• and and take the straight face test. and and take the straight face test.

Keywords: 916, all

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• as possible um there's no way to do soon as possible um there's no way to do that<04:03:58.920> test
• currently<04:03:59.840> without<04:04:00.560> uh<04:04:00.680> removing that test
• currently without uh removing that test currently without uh removing the<04:04:01.239> head<
• you so much committee seeing none thank you so much for<04:57:39.600> your<04:57:39.798> test
• ony um and I don't have for your test ony um and I don't have any<04:57:43.160> more<04:57:43.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.

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• structured for the charter schools because they are clearly not operating within the same up or down window
• same<01:08:31.520> up<01:08:31.759> or<01:08:32.000> down<01:08:32.239> window
• <01:08:33.279> as<01:08:33.600> the within the same up or down window as the within
• the same up or down window as the district<01:08:34.159> is.

Keywords: 916, all

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• matters they worked on for pay or private employer right before entering into state service for a brief window
• service<01:06:40.640> for<01:06:40.760> a<01:06:40.800> brief<01:06:41.160> window
• <01:06:41.400> of into state service for a brief window of into state service for a brief
• window of time. time. time.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee began with resolutions HCR 93 and HR 85, which ask the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, in collaboration with the Department of the Attorney General, to form a working group and report on ways to strengthen protections for survivors of image-based sexual abuse. The Attorney General’s office said it could support the effort as legal counsel to the commission but preferred not to be an active working-group member, and suggested the Legislative Reference Bureau could instead conduct a nationwide study for stakeholders. The Commission on the Status of Women supported the resolutions but urged broader scope to include prevention and intervention, expanded stakeholder membership, keeping the Attorney General involved, and adjusting the report deadline. Testimony in support also came from the Emoa Alliance, which emphasized the prevalence and harms of image-based abuse and the need for stronger protections. Members asked questions about current criminal and civil remedies, reporting barriers, and whether the commission could administer the effort without the Attorney General; no votes were taken on the resolutions during the excerpted discussion. The committee then heard HCR 113 and HR 106, supporting the Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group’s request for more resources and a timeline extension to fiscal year 2026-2027. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support, saying Native Hawaiian culture, traditional knowledge, and cultural expressions are increasingly being commercialized and exploited without adequate protection, and that the working group needs more time, resources, and community consultation to complete its work. The committee noted six supporters and no opposition or comments. The hearing also covered HCR 193 and HR 183, which would establish a court security and Department of Law Enforcement capacity working group to address staffing shortages and the use of private security at state courts. The Judiciary supported the intent, asked that the working group supplement rather than replace its budget request, and proposed allowing the chair to add members with relevant experience. In response to questions, Judiciary said it has requested $3.25 million for armed private security, which it said would cover about 18 contracted individuals, though with significant company overhead. The committee then moved through several bills: SB 2667, which restricts certain commercial vehicles and trailers from the far-left lane on multi-lane roads, received support from the Department of Transportation; SB 2851, which allows deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation for law enforcement access, drew testimony in support; SB 2521, which updates emergency vehicle rules and exempts EMS personnel from CDL requirements, received testimony from Honolulu Emergency Services; and SB 2466, which would make the Chief Elections Officer terminable only for cause, drew support from the League of Women Voters and opposition from Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, who argued the change could reduce accountability and create election disruptions if litigation over termination occurs.

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• The sound of an AR-15 blasting through stained glass windows, bullets hitting walls, church pews exploding
• through The sound of an AR-15 blasting through stained<00:19:18.240> glass<00:19:18.600> windows
• ,<00:19:19.400> bullets<00:19:19.840> hitting stained glass windows, bullets hitting
• stained glass windows, bullets hitting walls,<00:19:21.000> church<00:19:21.400> pews<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so because they participated in TDP, they would open that window to accept those notes and excuse
• they<01:16:07.120> would<01:16:07.280> open<01:16:07.520> that<01:16:07.840> window
• <01:16:08.239> to<01:16:08.560> accept they would open that window to accept they would
• open that window to accept those<01:16:09.199> notes<01:16:09.520> and<01:16:09.760>

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 Agency Updates: 00:01:27 Truancy: 00:01:43, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on October 8, 2025, approved the minutes from the August 29 meeting, and then focused its agenda on truancy and chronic absenteeism. Chad Butler, director of pupil personnel for Meade County and president of the Kentucky Department of Pupil Personnel directors, said chronic absenteeism remains a major problem statewide, citing recent Kentucky rates around 28% to 30% and noting that schools are trying to identify best practices to get students back in class. He said causes appear to include post-COVID social-emotional distress and confusion about when students should stay home, and he described a local effort to use a Healthy Kids Clinic model to keep some students in school when possible. In response to questions, he said chronic absenteeism has only been tracked seriously in the last two to three years and that House Bill 611 appears to have increased the number of youth entering the court system for habitual truancy; AOC said it would provide county-by-county data and outcomes later in the meeting. The council then heard from John Tyson of Alabama, a former Mobile district attorney, who described the Helping Families Initiative as a school-community partnership designed to address truancy and related behavior issues without arrest. Tyson said Alabama defines chronic absence as missing 10% of the school year and emphasized that the program is preventive rather than punitive, using warning letters, family engagement, assessments, individualized intervention plans, and referrals to community services. He said the program has operated since 2003, now includes 20 district attorneys and 44 school systems, and served more than 95,000 students, 73,000 families, and 162,000 parents in the most recent year. Tyson reported that in Mobile County the program was associated with a 3.15% attendance improvement in 2023-24 and a 4% reduction in the issue in 2024-25, along with a 50% reduction in truancy and 58% reduction in chronic absenteeism, and he said the program produced a large return on investment. Tyson also stressed that student absenteeism wastes tax dollars and that better attendance improves educational outcomes and community safety. He described the program’s use of a case-management database, real-time data tracking, and more than 1,000 referral agencies, and said the model is intended to be replicated statewide. He closed with examples of students whose attendance and family circumstances required coordinated support rather than punishment, including a teen mother and a disruptive child, to illustrate his view that schools, courts, and social services should work together to address underlying needs and keep children in school.

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• Uh, this was saying that if the provider then says, 'We made a billing error,' this gives them a window
• This<01:28:09.360> gives<01:28:09.600> them<01:28:09.760> a<01:28:09.920> window
• <01:28:10.159> to<01:28:10.400> update This gives them a window to update This gives
• them a window to update things<01:28:11.199> as<01:28:11.520> well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But it does say there is a formula that's right on that window sticker of my electric car that tells
• on<00:15:00.000> that<00:15:00.399> on<00:15:00.720> the<00:15:00.880> window
• that's right on that on the window that's right on that on the window sticker<00:15:01.600> of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And then the revenue estimate that we got today gives us another window into what we might expect: the
• estimate that we got today um gives us estimate that we got today um gives us another<01:16:35.199> window
• > what<01:16:35.880> we<01:16:36.000> might<01:16:36.280> expect another window
• into what we might expect another window into what we might expect the<01:16:36.679> $20<01:16

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• were receiving quite a bit of money, in the millions, and, you know, there's video going through windows
• were receiving quite a bit of money, in the millions, and, you know, there's video going through windows
• were receiving quite a bit of money, in the millions, and, you know, there's video going through windows
• were receiving quite a bit of money, in the millions, and, you know, there's video going through windows

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So it might seem like just bricks and mortar, water pipes and windows, restrooms and classrooms, roofs
• :58.280> and just bricks and mortar water pipes and just bricks and mortar water pipes and windows
• restrooms<01:22:59.920> and<01:23:00.120> classrooms<01:23:00.679> roofs windows
• restrooms and classrooms roofs windows restrooms and classrooms roofs and<01:23:01.480> Foundations

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have a series of windows of time: 1995, 2005, 2005 to 2013, and then 2013 forward.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Examples of damaged property includes, uh, smashed cell phones, broken vehicle windows, slashed tires

Bills: HB 1531, HB 2667, HB 2809, HB 2865, HB 3589, HB 3151, HB 3748, HB 3750, HB 4419, HB 4643, HB 3597, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• page five but I would like to clarify on page five a<00:35:29.839> previous<00:35:30.160> test
• 00:35:30.400> certifier<00:35:31.000> indicated<00:35:31.520> that a previous test
• certifier indicated that a previous test certifier indicated that when<00:35:32.040> the<00:35
• marked crosswalks, requires a person under arrest who refuses to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test
• penalty for three-year license suspension if a 19- or 20-year-old uses to participate in the breath test

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard SB 104, which would restrict the use of restrictive housing or solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with specified exceptions. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strongly opposed the bill, saying its existing policy already meets or exceeds ACA and National Institute of Corrections standards, and objecting to language they said would give the oversight commission operational decision-making authority. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the bill, but also said it was not intended to run operations and described concerns about restrictive housing practices, including CoreCivic’s SHIP program at Saguaro. Supporters included the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center, ACLU Hawaii, Easter Seals Hawaii, and individual testifiers. They argued that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, that solitary confinement is harmful and linked to depression, anxiety, suicidality, and poor reentry outcomes, and that confinement beyond 15 days is widely condemned under international standards. Several testifiers cited suicides and deaths in custody as reasons to codify limits in statute rather than rely on policy alone. The department responded that it already has 24/7 medical care, though not 24/7 mental health coverage at one facility, and explained that it uses four custody categories: disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, protective custody, and placements for inmates seeking separation for safety reasons. Members questioned the department and commission about the SHIP program, whether the bill was based on other states’ laws, and how current policies compare with national standards. The director said the bill was too ambiguous in places and that the department was willing to work with the commission on policy changes, but still opposed the measure as written. The committee took testimony and questions; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• We've tested them, and we distribute the red tape out to the local clerks.
• We've tested them, and we distribute the red tape out to the local clerks.
• That is the intention: you go with the exception of the two-week window.
• Rank choice voting is a widely accepted, tested, improved method of voting.
• <03:56:22.279> improved<03:56:23.279> method widely accepted tested improved method

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So couldn't the State Board of Education decide, for whatever reason, they don't need to take the test
• I was just trying to pull it up off the top of my head, but I have about 800 windows open.
• c><04:23:07.720> have<04:23:07.880> about<04:23:08.040> 800<04:23:08.520> windows
• everything is I have about 800 windows everything is I have about 800 windows open<04:23:09.159>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 662, which would require discussion of abortion procedures and the viewing of certain videos in public school health education. Members argued the bill went too far by naming specific videos and involving the Attorney General in enforcement, and they said curriculum decisions should be left to educators. The committee voted ITL on HB 662 by a unanimous 18-0. The committee then considered HCR 6, a resolution calling for the removal of the superintendent of District 67. Members said the resolution targeted an individual and that the underlying dispute was already in court, so the matter should be left to the legal process. The motion to ITL passed 18-0. Next, HR 9, urging the Department of Education to emphasize STEM education, received broad support as a nonpartisan statement of priorities, and it also passed 18-0. HB 440, concerning educator licensing and shortages in Career and Technical Education, was amended to clarify that the bill applies to initial licensure only. After discussion about whether the amendment was necessary, the committee adopted Amendment 0188 unanimously and then voted OTPA on the bill as amended, 18-0. HB 222, which repealed the requirement for an MOU between charter schools and districts on services for students with disabilities, drew testimony that districts already provide substantial oversight through IEP processes and that the MOU requirement was burdensome and largely unenforced; the committee voted OTP 18-0. The committee then took up HB 719, which would repeal the right of first refusal for charter schools to purchase or lease unused district facilities. Supporters said the existing law had not generated complaints and could impede charter expansion, while opponents said the issue had not proven to be a problem and local control should be preserved. The committee voted ITL 17-1, with one member opposed and no minority report. The chair then postponed HB 184, a study committee bill on school start times, because it was scheduled for the next day, and the committee moved into a work session on bullying-related bills, discussing HB 108, HB 384, and HB 673 without taking final action in the portion provided.