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• The city is requesting an extension of TIF district regulations to allow an additional five years of
• That step alone increased the property tax base from $1.3 million to over $4 million.
• That's all great; reinvest back into the project to help pay for increased construction costs.
• <01:38:07.440> regrowth another site in order to allow regrowth another site in order to allow
• <01:38:24.159> in constantly Amazed by the increases in constantly Amazed by the increases

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• And then at that point, do you want to explain your— I will explain it and then allow them to elaborate
• Costs down, not find excuses to increase it going up.
• Well, subsidy is, we are allowing them a tax break, which is, in fact, in my opinion, a subsidy.
• allowed stuff.
• It increases the appropriation by $550,000, and then it creates the matching mechanism. Okay.

Summary: The committee resumed consideration of several amendments to fiscal bills. It adopted Senator Johnson’s amendment to Senate Bill 15, which shifts responsibility for Keep Arkansas Beautiful-related functions and roadside litter cleanup coordination toward ARDOT, with the current commissioners becoming an advisory council. The committee also adopted Representative Perry’s amendment to Senate Bill 7, lowering from 50 to 25 the employee threshold for employers to request claims data from insurers for group health coverage, aimed at helping smaller businesses and municipalities obtain more competitive insurance quotes. Representative McKinsey’s amendment to Senate Bill 41, which would have blocked a University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding transfer and imposed a one-year rider, was rejected after questions about the university’s finances and whether such a transfer had ever occurred. Senator Hester’s amendment to House Bill 1051, intended to cap online sports betting free play at 5% of gross receipts, also failed after debate over whether the proposal was properly fiscal language and whether the free-play incentives constituted a subsidy. Representative Walker’s amendment to a Save the Children appropriation, which would have converted the funding into a matching grant to encourage private donations, failed for lack of a motion. Representative Vaught’s amendment related to an agricultural tax exemption for certain tractor parts and diesel exhaust fluid systems likewise failed, with concerns raised about drafting, enforcement, and whether it belonged in revenue tax committees. The committee then added two late items: Representative Johnson’s technical correction to a physician licensure pathway bill, which was adopted to broaden qualifying underserved-area definitions, and Senator Tucker’s amendment to Senate Bill 77, which deleted a fund-transfer section and created a matching appropriation mechanism to help Arkansas TV/PBS retain affiliation and pay dues. Senate Bill 77 passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Just a note, the amendment was simply to add an effectiveness date, to allow, if it would surpass, to
• allow the Campaign Finance Board to get started on this work right away.
• These limits are set in statute and increase with every general election based on the Consumer Price
• to allow uh if it would surpass to allow to allow uh if it would surpass to allow the<00:09:48.160
• This is a 400% increase compared to 20 years ago.

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• going<00:48:15.200> to<00:48:15.320> be So, this increase is going to be So, this increase
• <00:50:21.000> was This measure regarding TAT increase was This measure regarding TAT increase
• The 1% increase 10.5 million visitors.
• And when of a 1% increase in tourism.
• Thank you. who you are, and just allowing me to sit who you are, and just allowing me to sit in<01:01

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• Thank you, Madam Chair and members, for allowing me to present AB 1826.
• Reimagined Metro expanded bus routes and increased ridership by 43%.
• School districts across the state are facing increasing special education costs.
• The bill ensures that state agencies allow access to sacred sites on state lands.
• But certainly this bill allows for workers to be in the office as well.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services. Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously. After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.

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• For increasing staff by 260 FTE.
• I think there was an average of 30% increase—16% rate increase the last time.
• increase from all revenue sources, whereas the executive recommendation increases general fund revenue
• Percent overall increase.
• Him short of just increasing the budget, and I'm good with that with respect to just increasing the budget

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• Thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 1795.
• And it does not increase litigation.
• across the state to reflect the increased requirements and exposure.
• County's assessment related to the fund, 248% increase; Orange County, 119% increase; San Diego, 389%
• increase; San Jose, 247% increase; City of Sacramento, 325% increase.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not initially present, then later established a quorum and heard several bills. The main special-order item was AB 1795 (Gibson), which would create statewide standards for testing, inspection, and remediation of wildfire smoke damage in homes, with CalEPA and public health agencies developing science-based standards and insurers required to follow new claims-handling timelines. Supporters, including Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and wildfire survivors, said the bill would bring consistency and safety; insurers and consumer groups generally supported the concept but sought further amendments on scope, standards, and claim handling. The committee voted do pass as amended and refer AB 1795 to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also considered AB 1576 (Ortega) on the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund, which would make changes intended to reduce litigation and employer assessments while preserving the program’s purpose of encouraging hiring of workers with prior disabilities. Labor-side witnesses supported the bill as a reform step, while business, public entity, and insurance groups opposed it, arguing it did not address the core structural problems and that a trailer bill was a better vehicle for broader reform. AB 1576 was voted do pass to Appropriations, with the roll held open. AB 1931 (Papan) would create an optional limited-lines license for utilities to offer home protection products for repairs to appliances and utility service lines. Support came from HomeServe, utilities, and industry groups, who said the bill would clarify current law and add consumer protections such as training, disclosures, and a free-look period; there was no opposition in the room. The committee passed AB 1931 to Appropriations. AB 2361 (Pacheco) would limit vicarious liability for peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing platforms like Turo while preserving insurance coverage requirements; supporters said it would align California with other states, while consumer attorneys opposed it as reducing accountability and consumer recovery. The committee passed AB 2361 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2098 (Kalra), heard later, would require employers to allow leave for workers to attend treatment for occupational injuries during work hours, subject to notice and business-necessity limits; labor groups supported it and business and insurance groups sought narrower standards. It was also voted do pass to Appropriations. The committee then completed roll-call add-ons and adjourned.

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• So overall for LESC, we had a 9% increase.
• LAAC recommended a 2.7 million increase for PED.
• As long as it's comparable to a 1% increase across the board. Mr.
• That's to cover the cost of regular insurance premium increases.
• increase.

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• So overall for LESC, we had a 9% increase...
• We set to provide a 3% salary increase to all public school personnel.
• As long as it's comparable to a 1% increase across the board. Mr.
• You look at line 20; that's to cover the cost of regular insurance premium increases.
• increase.

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• increase from the previous year. increase from the previous year.
• increase on the gen ed formula. increase on the gen ed formula.
• or premium increases.
• <01:56:14.200> And increases or premium increases. And increases or premium increases.
• cost increases, it'd be one thing. cost increases, it'd be one thing.

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• access to eye care patients, that increases availability of eye care doctors.
• access to eye care patients, that increases availability of eye care doctors.
• access to eye care patients, that increases availability of eye care doctors.
• That increases access to, um, eye care patients, that, um, increases availability of eye care doctors
• That increases access to, um, eye care patients, that, um, increases availability of eye care doctors

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• WHAT WE WILL DO IS ALLOW THEM TO PRESENT AND LEAVE TIME AFTER FOR Q&A FOR EACH SPEAKER AND OF ALL SPEAKERS
• IS EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN POWER DEMAND DRIVEN BY SEVERAL ECONOMIC GROWTH TRENDS.
• FACTORS CONTRIBUTING THE SHIFT IN INCREASES IN ELECTRICITY COST RATES ACROSS THE U.S.
• WHAT INTERNAL PROCEDURES ARE YOU CREATING TO ANTICIPATE THE INCREASE IN DEMAND?
• THIS TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS US TO DO THE ENTIRE GRID EVERY YEAR. IT ENABLES FOLKS TO DO MORE.

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• Sick days and personal days that they allowed to roll over was up to 16 days a year.
• But um so you know that was allowed.
• For non-hazardous, it will increase to 1%. For hazardous, 2%. That's in the blue.
• Hazardous, we see that same increase from 1% to 2%.
• we see that same increase from 1% to 2%. we see that same increase from 1% to 2%.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:07 Attendance Roll Call: 00:13 Approval of Minutes: 02:28 2025 RS SB 9: TRS Leave Audit Requirements & Process: 03:05 2025 RS SB 10: Overview of Enacted Legislation & Discussion: 28:38 Adjournment: 42:13, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with roll call, a quorum was confirmed, and the minutes were approved. The committee then heard testimony on Senate Bill 9, which concerns TRS sick leave audit requirements and process. Auditor Allison Ball’s staff said the audit is an information-gathering review of how teacher sick leave is accumulated, current balances, how many employers use the sick leave function, and the policies and procedures governing sick leave. Members discussed how unused sick leave affects retirement calculations, the distinction between the state’s financial responsibility and school districts’ responsibility, and whether the audit would also examine related leave categories such as personal leave, annual leave, and leave of absence. Committee members emphasized that Senate Bill 9 was intended to add accountability and standardize reporting, including preventing annual leave from being rolled into sick leave. Several members asked for clarification on how sick leave is factored into retirement benefits. Witnesses and members explained that, under the system described, accumulated sick leave can be converted into retirement credit based on a teacher’s daily rate and then multiplied by a percentage, with the school district often bearing the cost. Members also noted nuances in the law, including different accumulation limits by hire date and tier, and that the audit may help the public better understand why some educators retire relatively young. The auditor’s office said it is still early in the process, has met with TRS leadership, and will report back once the audit progresses. The committee also asked whether maternity leave would be included; the auditor’s office said it was not specifically mandated but could be examined if the body requests it. The committee then received an overview of Senate Bill 10 from KPA representatives Ryan Barrow and Rebecca Atkins. They explained that the bill enhances retiree health insurance benefits for certain CRS members who are non-Medicare participants and meet specified career thresholds, with different rules for hazardous and non-hazardous service. They described the benefit as $40 per month per year of service for non-hazardous service and $50 per month per year for hazardous service, both inflated annually, and clarified that these amounts are not cumulative with prior benefit formulas. Members asked about the interaction between the new amounts and existing benefits, and the presenters explained that the bill also changes current employee health insurance contribution rates effective July 1, 2026, with different impacts by tier and hazardous status. The committee discussed the need for clear communication to affected employees and reviewed example calculations showing how the new contribution structure would work.

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• We did not increase those funds.
• “That allows body checks.
• And that's allowed in this." "Right.
• She won't be allowed if this bill were law. She would not be allowed into his dorm room.
• Is the exception that my daughter is allowed in the men's room or is the exception that I'm allowed in

Summary: The House first established a quorum after a roll call, then moved through several bills on perfection and printing. House Bill 2297, a fence law bill, drew the most floor discussion. Its sponsor said it would let livestock owners enter up to 10 feet onto neighboring property to repair fence lines and remove brush or debris on the fence line without being liable for trespass, while still barring entry into barns or sheds and requiring repair of any damage. Supporters called it a practical fix for rural landowners and a safety issue; one member raised property-rights concerns and said he might revisit it later. The House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. The chamber also considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2142 and 2058, which modernizes Missouri’s film tax incentive program by combining the film and television funding buckets into one pool. Supporters said the program has produced a strong return on investment, created jobs, and brought productions to Missouri, and they argued the change would make the state more competitive without increasing the cap. An amendment was adopted to remove the bill’s sunset extension, leaving the current sunset in place for now. The House then adopted the substitute and ordered the measure perfected and printed. House Bill 3004, a truth-in-labeling measure for hardwood products, was presented as a way to protect Missouri’s timber industry by requiring products sold in the state to be labeled accurately if they are plastic, laminate, or other non-wood materials. Supporters said deceptive labeling hurts jobs and consumers; one member questioned how the bill would apply to out-of-state online sellers and said he was not fully convinced. The House nevertheless adopted the committee substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. Finally, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3283, dealing with public-sector collective bargaining for certain municipal employees, was advanced after an amendment clarified that teachers, police, and other law-enforcement personnel were excluded from the bill’s coverage. Supporters said the measure would set timelines for negotiation, mediation, and arbitration and define good faith to prevent years-long contract disputes, especially for firefighters and first responders. The House adopted the amendment, then adopted the substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. The transcript also includes the start of House Bill 2536, a bill on sex-designated restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters in government-controlled settings; the sponsor described it as a privacy and safety measure, an amendment was adopted to clarify corrections and public-safety duties, and debate continued with sharp disagreement over enforcement, transgender access, and whether the bill would actually improve safety.

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• What this bill would do is significantly increase the work incentives for all of these families.
• By increasing the value of earned dollars, the credit is an incentive to work and to earn.
• The credit grows as earnings increase up to a maximum threshold, which encourages work and higher income
• This one will affect more so families with children, which will allow...
• It allows NMFA to sell bonds that are backed by the existing tobacco tax.

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• they significantly increase public they significantly increase public safety?
• <00:32:30.880> the would be to continue to increase the would be to continue to increase the
• but they increase the ability to right?
• <00:42:35.440> while are being granted are increasing while are being granted are increasing
• <00:48:56.319> Kuckians Kentucky could not only allow Kuckians Kentucky could not only allow

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:01 Kentucky’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative – Domestic Violence: 00:02:00 Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act: 00:46:41, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary approved the minutes from its July 24, 2025 meeting and heard an announcement about a lunch sponsored by the Kentucky State Buildings and Trades Council on forming a blue-collar caucus. The main presentation came from the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center on the Kentucky Justice Reinvestment Initiative’s domestic violence work, which was described as a multi-year effort begun in 2023 to analyze data and interview stakeholders across the state. Presenters reported that domestic violence is widespread in Kentucky, with about half of adults experiencing some form of violence or stalking in their lifetimes, and that an average of about 22,000 IPV incidents occurred annually from 2018 to 2022. They said domestic violence is a major driver of violent crime, accounting for about 48% of person offenses over a six-year period, and is linked to significant shares of homicides, sex crimes, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and simple assault. They also said reported incidents and arrests have risen in recent years, that protective-order violations and convictions have increased, and that Kentucky ranks near the bottom among surrounding states in the share of victim compensation for domestic-violence-related claims. Law enforcement survey results showed strong adoption of model policies and guidance, but limited use of screening tools for serious injury risk. The presenters emphasized that domestic violence also places heavy demands on law enforcement, courts, and corrections, citing roughly 30,000 law-enforcement responses in 2022 and noting that more than a third of people entering DOC custody and nearly a third under supervision had DV-related histories. They said a small group of repeat offenders drives ongoing harm and that targeted interventions could reduce recidivism. They highlighted a North Carolina example in which focused intervention reduced IPV-related homicides and calls for service, and they referenced Kentucky’s 2020 assessment recommendations on training, language access, protective-order service, and coordination with victim services and batterer intervention providers. They estimated that a 25% reduction in reported DV incidents could prevent nearly 5,000 victimizations annually and reduce DOC commitments and costs substantially. Committee members asked about the relationship between civil domestic violence petitions and companion criminal cases, and the presenters said they would check whether the data could answer that question. Members also discussed recent Kentucky legislation, including Senate Bill 319 on crime victims compensation and House Bill 38, which made a third domestic violence offense a Class D felony. Several members thanked the presenters and advocates, and one member raised concerns about service of process and recent violent incidents involving domestic violence-related warrants, prompting discussion of dedicated service units in larger jurisdictions and the resource limits faced by smaller agencies.

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• The committee will allow no more than 40 minutes of testimony.
• Thank you for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 2041.
• Thank you, Madam Chair and Members of the committee for allowing me to present AB 1929 today.
• California's election systems are facing increasing threats.
• We have a study that shows a 3% increase in grocery costs.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules. Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue. Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.

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• poll is showing that an increasing poll is showing that an increasing number<02:57:54.000> of
• :21.920> seekers<03:06:22.319> and increases fees on asylum seekers and increases fees
• It also increases the standard deduction. It increases the child tax credit.
• also increases the standard deduction. also increases the standard deduction.
• It It increases the child tax credit.

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• sign-in order we have our sign-in lists going as a reminder for every bill that we have uh... we will allow
• Simply increasing the number of programs and requirements will not resolve this issue and may lead to
• Please address the issue. of how we should be working to increase enrollment in computer science given
• school districts and county offices of education to vote on increasing the compensation.
• I think you probably both align on the goal to increase and improve the teacher pipeline.

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• That number increased in 2026 to 1,393.
• So that number is likely to increase.
• So I do see that increasing.
• So I do see that increasing.
• North Dakota, you know, 20 years ago, allowed, or more, allowed its utilities to join ISOs.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.