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• Representative Niska from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21
• Representative Niska, from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21
• House File 3769, also facilities.
• held in juvenile detention facilities. held in juvenile detention facilities.
• the people that live in facilities. the people that live in facilities.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The journal was approved as corrected, several Senate files were given second reading, and House files 5099 through 5102 were introduced. The Rules and Legislative Administration report placed a large group of bills on the May 4 calendar with pre-filing requirements for amendments. The first major floor bill was House File 3426, the annual LCCMR bill appropriating about $102.036 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 108 projects, including a new community grants program. Members spoke in support, emphasizing natural resources, outdoor recreation, and added integrity safeguards; the bill passed 117-15. The House then passed House File 4151, a bipartisan occupational licensing bill for private detectives and protective agents. It ends partnership detective licenses and requires background checks for controlling officers and qualified representatives, while preventing licensure of people with disqualifying offenses from other states or federal law. The bill passed 133-0. After that, the chamber took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package incorporating multiple previously heard House bills and additional provisions. The package included items on recognizing Canadian protective orders, sextortion penalties, gift card fraud, firearm age restrictions, restitution, juvenile detention licensing, corrections data and terminology, chemical irritant disclosure, victims’ rights, BCA fraud statutes, and the private detective bill. Several amendments to Senate File 4760 were adopted, including one inserting House language, one changing the effective date for public-employer discretion provisions, one allowing the Office of the Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprints for federal tax information compliance, and one clarifying jail medication provisions. Another amendment, A3, drew a roll call after Representative Duran argued it would keep the current juvenile delinquency age and allow more time to build infrastructure; Representative Feist urged a no vote, citing opposition from other stakeholders. The transcript ends during discussion of that roll call, before the final outcome on A3 or the overall public safety package is shown.

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• His grandmother had owned that facility, correct?
• Did we have the right rules?
• In the rules, really, I wouldn't actually say statute, but by rule, they were supposed to have an EVAC
• Violation of the chapter of rules propagated.
• When you make the rules, we give you the authority to make the rules.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• District facility plan.
• District facility plan.
• District facility plan.
• District facility plan.
• District facility plan.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• Do you permit smoking anywhere in the facility?
• Do you permit smoking anywhere in the facility?
• that complies with the statute and the rules that we have in place.
• And I think there's facilities out there that are running now that are safe.
• <01:02:46.039> so public hearing before planning rule so public hearing before planning rule

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Municipal and County Government subcommittee met on February 19, 2025 to gather additional information on House Bill 432, which concerns recovery houses. The first witness, State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi, said his office had worked with stakeholders for more than a year on the bill’s definition changes and supported the revised definition. He explained that the bill removes vague language such as “safe, healthy, family” and instead relies on fire-code requirements and certification standards, including a primarily non-transient dwelling unit and living as a single household. He distinguished recovery houses from boarding or rooming houses and from other congregate settings such as group homes or transitional housing, saying those other uses do not currently have the same exemptions. Members questioned Tumi about fire safety, inspections, smoke alarms, egress, and whether sprinklers should be required. He said recovery houses are inspected by the fire marshal’s office and local fire departments, with annual inspections under state fire code provisions, and that operators must work with a certifying body. He described the inspection process as checking alarms, extinguishers, heating systems, cooking equipment, street numbers, and no-smoking rules, and said new houses are generally given time to obtain certification. He also said he would prefer sprinklers everywhere but believed mandating them for these existing structures would likely shut down many recovery houses and significantly harm the recovery community. Bill McKenny of the New Hampshire Building Officials Association then testified in support of HB 432. He said recovery housing is an important step after treatment and that the 2024 code changes and the bill help align state law with federal disability law. He emphasized that certification through a recognized organization gives code officials confidence that standards are being monitored, and warned that if a recovery home loses certification it would lose the waiver from sprinkler requirements and could be treated more like a boarding or rooming house. No vote or final action was taken at this meeting.

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• Members, I move to suspend House Rule 8, Section 5D.
• Martinez-Fisher, I'd be happy to yield. under Rule 11, Section 2. Rule 8, Section 3.
• There are no rules, there are no mechanisms to...
• , I'm sorry, under rule four, section 41, and rule 11, section two of the House. rules on the grounds
• Texans expect us to play by the rules and write the rules applied to ourselves as well.

Bills: SB2, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117, SB503, SB2, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB 124, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• So, Dale, one of my concerns is how is the fairgrounds using procedure rules, and what are they doing
• agencies that may be listening won't come to this committee... ...all the agencies of the general rules
• Will they be able to use these new facilities?
• We are adjourned. veterans stand down every year will they be able to use these new facilities yeah it'll

Keywords: 1182, all

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• AT THAT TIME WE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE LACK OF FACILITIES BEING ABLE TO TAKE THOSE BIOSOLIDS
• WHEN I SERVED IN KOREA WE HAD A STANDING RULE THAT OUR SOLDIERS WERE NEVER ALLOWED TO GO INTO THE FIELDS
• NOT BECAUSE SHE IGNORED PARKING RULES BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE SPACES THAT ALLOWED HER TO
• IT WAS OCCUPIED TO PARKING SPACE IS NOT BECAUSE I WAS IGNORING PARKING RULES OR BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY
• YOU ALREADY HAVE THE PLAINLY AUDIBLE RULE IN FLORIDA STATUTE AS IT RELATES TO MUSIC IN A MOVING VEHICLE

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• 21 process as well, so their actual time while they're in the facility, having mental health issues,
• <00:50:28.839> 21 they're going through the rule 21 they're going through the rule 21 process
• uh having mental health issues facility uh having mental health issues is<00:50:37.839> greater
• Sexual assault investigations within a Minnesota-owned military facility: Chapter 299C, the Minnesota
• Sexual assault investigations within a Minnesota-owned military facility: Chapter 299C.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that's what it said in rules.
• that are in rules, right?
• You're not following your own rules.
• Rather than amending their procedure to match the rules, they created new rules to say what they're doing
• is okay under the rules.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There will be an immediate meeting of the House Rules Committee in the Majority Caucus Room upon the
• to the 24-hour notice rule when making changes to public meeting agendas.
• The chair rules the following amendment out of order for violating House Rule 20: Amendment A-3973, Gatos
• House Rule 20. Amendment A-3973, Gatos. Representative Gatoff offers Amendment A-3963.
• education. ...open their facilities to hunter-trapper education.

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and first handled routine business including postponing approval of the prior journal and confirming a quorum. Several committee reports were adopted, including measures from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, after testimony from Rep. DeLosier and discussion of a constituent’s experience with severe scoliosis; the resolution passed 201-1. The House then adopted a series of additional resolutions and bills, including Diaper Need Awareness Week, a study on PANS/PANDAS, 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and a resolution commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania. It also passed bills on Sunshine Act agenda notice changes, veteran death notifications, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, township audit deadlines, first responder memorials, road transfers, parole board succession, and restrictions on HOA limits for rooftop solar. The solar bill drew multiple failed amendments on HOA voting rules, native plants, energy-source discrimination, and net metering; one amendment on indemnification for elected officials at special events was adopted. In final passage votes, the House approved legislation to prohibit NDAs related to data centers, with debate centered on transparency and local control; it passed 171-31. The chamber also passed bills allowing Pittsburgh school administrators to collectively bargain, requiring hunting and trapping education options in schools, expanding SWIF’s equity investment authority, and scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule 3 controlled substance. The Counseling Compact bill and a parole-record privilege bill both passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the House signed those measures for presentation to the Governor. The session ended with referrals of new bills to committees, a motion to adjourn, and adjournment until July 1, 2026.

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• This is state health plan for facilities This is state health plan for facilities and<00:04:08.640
• Senator Berg. to pack, cut, can freeze facilities, to pack, cut, can freeze facilities, something<00:
• , four trauma facility, four trauma facility, which<00:36:23.520> by<00:36:23.680> the<
• And depending on the facility, 30 to 45 minutes on-site time depending on how remote the facility is.
• <01:03:21.280> types, specific CMS designated facility types, specific CMS designated facility

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled several referred administrative regulations, including a package from the Board of Respiratory Care described as a substantive housekeeping update to its regulations and incorporated materials. There were no questions from members, and the committee also heard from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, which was present in case questions arose but did not require action. Members then took up an amendment to the state health plan for facilities and services, specifically 900 KAR 5:02. Wesley Duke explained that a previously proposed criteria related to mega-voltage requirements, originally suggested by the Kentucky Hospital Association, was now being removed because the association no longer considered it necessary. The committee moved to accept the agency amendment, with a motion and second, and approved it without opposition. The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 23, a “food is medicine” resolution sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer. Supporters from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Hospital Association described the initiative as a voluntary, statewide effort already adopted by 52 hospitals, aimed at improving patient health while supporting Kentucky farmers and local food systems. Members discussed access to healthy food, grocery-store availability, school nutrition, and the need to reduce barriers to local procurement; the resolution was adopted unanimously after a roll call vote, with one senator briefly explaining a late vote due to weather. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 12, which would allow mid-level practitioners to serve as the leader of a Level IV trauma center under physician direction. The sponsor and witnesses from Appalachian Regional Healthcare argued the change would help address rural trauma-care shortages, align with national standards, and improve access without changing scope of practice or other trauma-center requirements. Several members raised questions and comments about rural access, liability, costs, and the broader health impacts, but no vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• impacting I always say that facilities impacting I always say that facilities are<01:26:37.560><
• the states are are playing by the rules the states are are playing by the rules that<05:51:44.080
• Thank you. they in safe facilities where they they in safe facilities where they cannot<06:07:46.798>
• and shut down mental health facilities and shut down mental health facilities across<06:08:03.478
• <06:08:38.160> open have more mental health facilities open have more mental health facilities

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 146, which would require longer retention and quicker disclosure of certain video recordings from traffic stops and similar motor vehicle violations when a citation is disputed. The prime sponsor described the bill as a response to a constituent who challenged a speeding ticket but could not obtain a cruiser video before it was deleted under the current 30-day retention practice. Supporters argued the bill is about fairness and access to potentially exculpatory evidence, and one member suggested a simple 60-day retention period might avoid confusion over different timelines. The sponsor also noted that the bill would not affect criminal cases and that victims and complainants should have access to the same evidence as law enforcement when a recording is relevant to a defense. Major Brendan Davey of the New Hampshire State Police testified in opposition. He said the proposal would create a different discovery standard for one type of evidence, could discourage agencies from adopting body-worn or cruiser cameras, and would add cost and administrative burden. He explained that the State Police already retain routine traffic-stop videos for at least 30 days, but keep videos much longer when complaints or possible litigation are involved, and said the current system balances efficiency with accountability. He also argued the underlying speeding case did not make the trooper video directly material to the citation, though he acknowledged the legislature could choose a longer blanket retention period if it wished. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 638, which would allow people serving life without parole sentences to become eligible for a parole hearing at age 60 after serving at least 18 years, provided they have had no major conduct violations in the prior 10 years. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give a narrow second look to a small number of elderly prisoners, citing the high cost of incarceration and the health challenges of aging in prison. He emphasized that the bill would not automatically release anyone, would not apply to capital murder convictions under RSA 630:1, and would still allow victims to participate in the parole process. Testimony on HB 638 was mixed. Alexander Bailey, a survivor of violent crime and domestic violence advocate, supported the bill, saying many survivors favor rehabilitation, second chances, and restorative justice, and that people in prison often age faster and face serious health and safety problems. Another supporter, Russell Roy, began offering a personal story about crime, addiction, and violence in Concord, but the transcript cuts off before his full remarks. Committee members asked about why age 60 was chosen, how released individuals would support themselves, and whether victims or families would be consulted; the sponsor said 60 was meant to limit eligibility and reflect the health realities of prison, and that parole boards already consider support networks and victim input. No action or vote was taken in the hearing.

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• Consistent with House Rule 27, all matters filed in the House which are listed for today's hearing are
• Between the state, the Army, and the Coast Guard, they divvied up through MOUs different facilities and
• representative at that time, David Flynn from Bridgewater, did file an initial bill to have a home rule
• The Massport police are tasked with ensuring safety at all Massport maritime facilities and properties
• The facilities and properties are complex, diverse, and expanding.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on a wide range of credible service and retirement-related bills, with testimony largely focused on allowing public employees to buy back prior service time or receive more appropriate retirement classifications. Bills discussed included retirement buyback for Joint Base Cape Cod firefighters (H. 4317), clarification of call firefighter buyback rights (H. 2883/S. 1915), veterans’ buyback (H. 2957), a Bridgewater State University police death-benefit/heart-law issue (filed by Rep. Gallagher), unpaid parental leave buyback for municipal employees (H. 2946), school nurse creditable service (H. 2887/S. 1787), former private/parochial school teacher buyback (S. 1900/H. 2873), Massport police retirement classification (S. 1888), contract employee buyback (H. 2795), Retirement Plus late entry (H. 2792), CVTE/teacher-related buyback issues (H. 2762), Peace Corps/AmeriCorps creditable service (H. 2927), and institutional school teacher retirement fairness (H. 2757). Several speakers also referenced related bills for teachers and nurses that had been heard previously or were filed in parallel in the other branch. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers argued that the measures would correct inequities, recognize prior public service, and help recruit and retain workers in hard-to-fill public jobs. Firefighters described the unique federal-to-state transition at Joint Base Cape Cod and said some members were left out of earlier buyback opportunities. Veterans, teachers, school nurses, correctional educators, and Massport police all described service requirements, administrative gaps, or outdated statutory language that they said unfairly limited retirement credit or placed them in the wrong retirement group. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals were fiscally responsible because employees would pay the cost of the buybacks, and some noted that similar bills had been filed repeatedly in prior sessions. Committee members asked a few clarifying questions, mostly about why certain employees had been excluded under current law or how the retirement provisions would work. No opposition testimony was presented. The hearing concluded after all scheduled witnesses testified, with the chairs thanking participants for their service and the committee voting to adjourn.

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• They have the ability to make rules or not. They have the right to enforce rules or not.
• <00:51:21.280> of discretion to use Robert's rules of discretion to use Robert's rules of
• They have the to make rules or not.
• Uh so right to enforce rules or not.
• <02:38:15.200> Um full facility. Um full facility.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In the smaller rural hospitals, the critical access hospitals, and smaller facilities, they don't have
• Yeah, it is voluntary for the sending facilities to call us.
• She explained that, as the REACH line said, this is a voluntary line for the sending facilities.
• Currently, she said, the sending facilities have the largest voice, and they are asking to be treated
• Coffin added that currently the sending facilities have the largest voice, and they are asking to be

Bills: HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

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• no longer competing against those who seek an unfair advantage by manipulating or circumventing the rules
• only succeeds if consumers can trust the products they purchase and responsible businesses know the rules
• Section 503A, traditional compounding pharmacies are explicitly exempt from manufacturer labeling rules
• AB 1915 will support California's neighborhood restaurants by modernizing California's food facility
• They've toured the 50K facility, which is a 50,000-square-foot fully automated indoor grow facility,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The budget also includes $12 million to improve care facilities and essential services for our veterans
• The budget also includes $6 million for maintenance and repair of detention and residential facilities
• We also provide $10 million for the continued upgrade of Camp Blanding to a level two facility, and we
• Before I recognize the Rules Chair for a motion, are there any announcements?
• Seeing none, Madam Rules Chair, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• These senior citizens sell their homes to move into facilities like this, thinking that these facilities
• of the road look at the at the rules of the road according<00:15:45.760> to<00:15:45.920>
• and in exchange build these facilities and in exchange we<00:21:07.600> are<00:21:07.840>
• sailed on that with these facilities sailed on that with these facilities because<00:21:30.880><
• , funds toward privatelyowned facilities, funds toward privatelyowned facilities, it<00:21:43.760

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 1141, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency supplemental budget bill. Representative Howard described it as a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing Minnesota’s housing shortage by funding housing infrastructure bonds, Greater Minnesota workforce housing, homeowner education, a senior housing pilot, and family homelessness assistance and prevention. He said the bill is budget-neutral, using unspent interest earnings and other redirected funds, and includes transparency and accountability reforms for MHFA. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing supply, affordability, and the need for more homes across the state. The main floor debate centered on the Norris A6 amendment and the Igo A1 amendment to it. Norris proposed changing rent-increase limits in low-income housing tax credit properties from area median income to the lower of area median income or the consumer price index, arguing that seniors on fixed incomes were being priced out as rents rose faster than Social Security COLAs. Igo’s A1 amendment instead would have preempted cities, counties, and townships from adopting or renewing rent control ordinances statewide, with supporters arguing rent control harms development and affordability. Opponents said the proposal had not been fully vetted in committee and that public subsidies justify rent limits. Both the A1 amendment to the amendment and the underlying A6 amendment failed on tied 67-67 votes. After the amendments were defeated, the bill received its third reading and further discussion. Howard and other supporters reiterated that the bill would help produce an estimated 2,000 to 2,200 housing units, with HIB-funded projects historically spread across the metro and Greater Minnesota. Members also highlighted the bill’s support for first-time homebuyers, manufactured housing, senior housing, and homelessness prevention. No final passage vote is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Our nursing facility settings continue to have elevated vacancy rates for workforce positions.
• Our nursing facility settings continue to have elevated vacancy rates for workforce positions.
• Um, in the interim, I've visited a lot of long-term care facilities, and again, um, when you talk about
• Chair, I think we'd have to confirm, but I don't know that they have an exception to those rules.
• These medical facilities are just barely hanging on, and so I'm going to support not making such kinds

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy met to approve prior minutes and then take public testimony on the governor’s budget recommendations for human services. The chair explained the hearing format and noted that DHS declined to testify. Much of the testimony focused on proposed reductions or caps affecting disability waiver services, nursing homes, and elderly waiver programs, as well as related fee and tax changes in the budget. Representatives of ARM argued that the governor’s proposal would cap inflationary adjustments at 2%, limit rate exceptions, cap billable days, and restrict individualized home supports, which they said would worsen workforce shortages, reduce wages for direct support professionals, and destabilize disability services. They said the package would cut about $600 million over four years and could lead to group home closures, higher turnover, and families losing access to local homes and services. Committee members asked about real-world impacts and future rate adjustments, and ARM responded that providers have already planned around expected 2026 rates, so a cap would create immediate budget and staffing problems. Long-Term Care Imperative testified against nursing home-related cuts, saying the budget would cap future rate increases, limit health insurance costs in rate setting, phase out closure-related agreements and incentives, and fail to fully fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board. They estimated the nursing home provisions could amount to a $218 million cut over four years, or roughly $350 million when combined with other underfunding, and said every nursing home and bed in Minnesota would be affected. They also criticized the lack of an inflation factor in Elderly Waiver, a proposed 54% increase in assisted living fees, and possible changes to provider-assessed fine and penalty funds. Members asked about staffing and bed availability, and the testifiers said reduced funding would likely force more beds out of service. A later testifier, Dan Andre of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, raised concerns about the DHS budget’s proposed increase in the HMO surcharge and about carving pharmacy and non-emergency medical transportation benefits out of managed care. He argued the tax increase would raise premiums for fully insured and Medicare supplement enrollees and that managed care coordination helps members access care and medications. The hearing also included one unrelated, disruptive testimony about the Minnesota Sex Offender Program and other agencies, which the chair redirected back to the human services budget. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.