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• The only way I can push them is to not allow those who do not perform to continue.
• Hegseth, who have indicated that the VA should be there.
• You have indicated earlier that you're going to be very responsive to Congress.

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• Each individual is going to perform differently in different sports, and we need rules that recognize
• We need policy that is rooted in actual measures and relevant athletic performance.
• If this is about athletic performance, there should be no issue on the other side of the aisle for that
• They may consider characteristics of athletes that are associated with athletic performance.
• We have indicators. We have been a national model for how we vote by mail.

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.

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• Each individual is going to perform differently in different sports, and we need rules that recognize
• We need policy that is rooted in actual measures of relevant athletic performance.
• If this is about athletic performance, there should be no issue on the other side of the aisle for that
• They may consider characteristics of athletes that are associated with athletic performance.
• We have indicators. We have been a national model.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Be 97 members indicating their presence. A quorum is declared in the House ready to proceed.
• When such services are performed by one who is not admitted to the bar, there is a clear violation of
• by one who is not admitted to performed by one who is not admitted to the<00:51:21.359> bar,<
• Um, what academic performance that.
• There are no requirements for academic performance reporting in this bill.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications. The Senate reported passage of Senate Bills 52 and 124, and several House committees reported favorable action on bills including HB 1, HB 2, HB 94, HB 246, HB 282, HB 299, HB 307, HB 519, HB 613, and HB 648. Most of those measures were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar; HB 1 and HB 307 were sent to the Rules Committee after having had two previous readings. The House then recessed briefly before returning to the orders of the day. The chamber took up HB 568, relating to public adjusters. The sponsor explained that the bill would prohibit new public adjuster licenses, allow current licensees to renew, impose conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, set a 5% fee cap, and bar public adjusters from negotiating claims, citing consumer protection concerns and legal opinions about the practice of law. After debate and a brief explanation of vote from a member citing local storm-related abuses, the House voted on roll call and passed HB 568 with one nay vote. The House then considered HB 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program. Supporters said it would allow private donations to scholarship-granting organizations to benefit Kentucky students without using state general funds, and argued it could help public, private, and homeschool families with education-related expenses. Opponents criticized the speed of the process, warned it could open the door to vouchers and charters, and argued it would mainly benefit wealthier donors while public schools remain underfunded. Members also questioned the bill’s waiver of 11th Amendment immunity and received explanations that the waiver was limited to federal-court jurisdiction over the federal program and would not create individual liability for state actors. A motion to table the bill failed with 19 votes in favor, and debate continued.

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• During this special session, we're also thankful that the majority of the Texas House has indicated their
• I have been known... to be a trans performer by the name of Lindsay Andrews.
• Automatically generated reports related to officer performance and attendance provide a good starting
• If an officer's performance or attendance rises to the level of misconduct through violation, it poses
• Until such a scenario, we would like to keep attendance and performance-related reports confidential.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• referenced for the purpose of this hearing is the current map. ...And as the chair has previously indicated
• Your testimony indicates these are communities with similar socioeconomics who come together in support
• We deserve more than performative representation.
• Have you heard any indication, say, from the governor's office or the White House that a map is coming
• Okay, has anyone else indicated that a map is coming?

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• They will not be able to continue with these types of rent caps and have indicated they will not.
• by virtue of the conversation that's been taking place with CalHFA for the past year, that's an indication
• I have concerns with moving it towards CalHFA because of the other reasons that I was indicating.
• This gives an opportunity for us to be able to use, as our colleague indicated, very good land for the
• This gives an opportunity for us to be able to use, as our colleague indicated, very good land for the

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.

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• You know, again, Minnesota is a top-performing state when it comes to unemployment insurance program
• You know, again, Minnesota is a top-performing state when it comes to unemployment insurance program
• You know, again, Minnesota is a top-performing state when it comes to unemployment insurance program
• <00:59:26.799> of<00:59:27.040> medical evidence of an indication of medical evidence
• of an indication of medical necessity.<00:59:28.079> So<00:59:28.240> those<00:59:28.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• so this allows us, as the commissioner said, some stability in the future in terms of funding to perform
• so this allows us, as the commissioner said, some stability in the future in terms of funding to perform
• so this allows us, as the commissioner said, some stability in the future in terms of funding to perform
• Uh, as it relates to the reasons for delay, uh, yes, waiting for information from applicant indicates
• information from applicant indicates information from applicant indicates that<01:32:07.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Scott indicated, we use the same process for diapers that we've used for insulin, for naloxone, and
• And as Scott indicated, we did an interview process.
• So, as Scott indicated, phase one is giving the diapers at the hospital.
• They've indicated they've already approved our plan. This is not needed for that.
• There are no counties that are indicating at this time 100% spend rates.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• But as the chairman indicated, one of the industries that we represent is the Cooperative Credit Union
• And as our fact sheet indicates, we have a little over 900 branch offices here in New Hampshire, and
• And as our fact sheet indicates, we have a little over 900 branch offices here in New Hampshire, and
• we have a little over 900 indicates we have a little over 900 Branch<04:21:51.239> Offices<04
• to our managers training, assists off-sale licensees and their employees to better understand and perform

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductory remarks for new and returning members of the House Commerce Committee, led by Chairman John Hunt. Members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds, and several noted the committee’s bipartisan, collegial tone. Hunt explained the committee’s structure and traditions, including the division into three subcommittees: banking and business, consumer protection, and liquor commission matters, with insurance now handled as a single area. He also reviewed basic hearing procedures, including decorum, questions for information only, and the committee’s practice of moving bills through subcommittees before full committee executive sessions. The committee then heard an overview from the New Hampshire Insurance Department, led by Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and staff. The department described its mission as promoting a safe and competitive insurance marketplace and emphasized consumer protection, market competition, and affordability. Officials outlined the department’s responsibilities, including licensing insurers, producers, adjusters, and TPAs; reviewing insurance forms; regulating companies and market conduct; overseeing financial solvency; and investigating insurance fraud. They also noted that the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers, collects premium taxes and fees for the state, and returned more than $2.7 million to companies in fiscal year 2024 due to underspending. The presentation also covered the broader regulatory framework for insurance, including the role of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in promoting uniform standards across states and territories. Officials said New Hampshire licenses about 1,200 insurance companies and roughly 245,000 producers and adjusters, and that the department’s financial examinations are part of an accreditation system used nationwide. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the session was primarily organizational and informational, with the insurance department presentation beginning the committee’s substantive work for the term.

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• The qualified, trained staff perform life-saving tasks and provide critical prehospital care.
• So it's these kinds of things, as Senator Paul indicated, that there is a sort of skepticism that has
• that uh people uh information indicating that uh people who<01:18:33.719> have<01:18:33.920><
• They have to be performed reasonably, and they have to be performed responsibly.
• They have to be performed reasonably, and they have to be performed responsibly.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's also a common misconception that only high-profile performers can gain from this legislation.
• It's also a common misconception that only high-profile performers can gain from this legislation.
• This act provides guidelines to show and clearly indicate what is allowed and what is not allowed for
• Number one, they would improve the standard that police use to perform a facial recognition search from
• Number one, they would improve the standard that police used to perform a facial recognition search from

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• And I will say that, from our snow and ice experts, they indicate that we've not had a bad snow year
• It gets people into the lobby, checked in, ready to go, and then that way they can perform that task
• We do a constant review of the regional office to make sure that it's performing at an efficient level
• regional office to make sure that of the regional office to make sure that it's<00:24:48.240> performing
• it's performing at an efficient level. it's performing at an efficient level.

Keywords: 0:00:15 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:01:15 Maintenance Update 0:21:07 Approval of Minutes 0:21:32 Regional Offices 0:43:47 SHIFT Scoring 1:04:24 Local Assistance Road Program 1:16:41 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum and first received a maintenance update from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials James Ballinger and John Moore. They described how repeated disasters, including floods, tornadoes, and ice storms, have strained routine road maintenance and forced crews to focus on emergency response, snow and ice removal, pothole patching, ditching, signal repairs, mowing, striping, sign work, and other day-to-day upkeep. They said snow and ice costs have averaged about $60 million to $61 million annually in recent years, disaster response has totaled hundreds of millions of dollars over five years, and the cabinet often must carry those costs until FEMA or FHWA reimbursement arrives. They also said maintenance work is increasingly contracted out because of staffing and resource limits, and that competitive pay is needed to retain employees and contractors for around-the-clock emergency work. Members then discussed traffic roundabouts and other intersection designs. Senator Hickden asked about their cost savings and safety benefits compared with traffic signals, and cabinet staff said they would provide life-cycle cost figures later. They emphasized that roundabouts and related designs reduce serious injuries and fatalities, with serious injuries down roughly 70% to 80% and fatalities over 90% in their experience. Chair Douglas and others asked about roundabout sizing for trucks and farm equipment, and staff explained that designers tailor the inscribed diameter to local traffic needs and context. The committee also briefly discussed red-light running and traffic-light cameras, with members stressing the safety risks of drivers ignoring signals. The committee adopted the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and voice vote. It then heard from Sarah Jackson and Matthew Cole on the Real ID and driver licensing transition. They said the cabinet has expanded from almost no regional offices to 35, grown driver licensing staff from 89 to 400, and now issues about 1.3 million credentials annually. They reported improvements in office capacity, queue management, staffing, and compensation, including added workstations, new or expanded offices in Louisville, Lexington, and Bardstown, and the use of contract staff. They said statewide average wait times have fallen to just under 30 minutes, and Kentucky’s Real ID adoption rate has risen to 42.9%. Members asked follow-up questions about driver testing and CDL scheduling. The presenters said all permit and CDL testing is coordinated through Kentucky State Police, with written tests available in most regional offices and CDL testing at a smaller number of KSP locations. Senator Douglas asked when the driver testing requirements were last updated, and the presenters said that was set by KSP. The discussion ended with additional questions about which regional offices lack KSP testing presence, but no further action was taken before the transcript ended.

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• House Bill 3 went into effect July 1, 2024, and as of August 19, 2025, 483 assessments have been performed
• The Handle with Care system of physical restraint is less complicated and quicker to perform, making
• c><00:48:30.559> and<00:48:30.880> quicker<00:48:31.280> to<00:48:31.599> perform
• less complicated and quicker to perform less complicated and quicker to perform making<00:48:32.880
• Um, and are, you know, we're about six months in and are seeing some really early indicators of good

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:03 Roll Call: 00:00:09 Agency Updates: 00:01:44 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board Update: 00:03:36 Department of Juvenile Justice Update: 00:23:10, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council approved the minutes from its November 8, 2024 meeting and welcomed new member Representative Nick Wilson. The council also heard an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on a school attendance awareness campaign aimed at reducing truancy referrals to court, and a member requested a future, more detailed presentation on truancy trends. The council then received an update from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board from Dr. David Frink and Elsie Berger. They described the board’s membership, meeting schedule, public access, annual report and three-year plan, and its role in helping Kentucky remain compliant with federal juvenile justice requirements so the state can receive Title II funding. They said the board reviews grant applications for community-based services, substance use, and early intervention programs, with about $584,000 in federal funds this year and a little over $600,000 expected next year. Members asked about participation, board vacancies, and how to engage with the board, and the presenters emphasized the importance of statewide representation and community input. The Department of Juvenile Justice then provided a broader update through Commissioner Randy White and Deputy Secretary Mona Wamik. White said DJJ is under an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation focused on conditions in detention facilities, including use of force, isolation, abuse, mental health care, and special education, and said the department has cooperated with repeated information requests and site visits. He also reviewed recent legislative and administrative changes, including 2023 Senate Bill 162, regional detention planning, facility segregation requirements, staffing and salary investments, improved staffing levels, reduced mental health vacancies, and training efforts related to security threat groups. He said DJJ has made progress but continues to work on staffing, safety, and facility improvements.

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• There was also increased revenue in the form of, fortunately, some higher-performing Medicaid enhancement
• of the building. did add $5,000 to personnel expenses to did add $5,000 to personnel expenses to indicate
• a preference for additional indicate a preference for additional funding<02:26:19.520> in<02:
• Uh, if you move on to slide three, you can see just a sampling of activities that we perform during the
• during uh the calendar that we perform during uh the calendar year<02:39:53.040> in<02:39:53.319

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, the prime sponsor indicated a number of reasons to support this bill, and I echo those remarks.
• The prime sponsor indicated a number of reasons to support this bill, and I echo those remarks.
• <03:45:44.080> a military who obviously they perform a military who obviously they perform
• Um, as the representative just indicated, the current statute for EFAs in section C requires that all
• the representative just indicated, the representative just indicated, the current<04:25:30.479>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:35:43.119> inspection<00:35:43.800> prior<00:35:44.040> to uh she performs
• inspection prior to uh she performs inspection prior to opening<00:35:44.599> day<00:35:45.280
• And data from the New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness 2024 annual report indicates that over
• that 21 um annual report uh indicates that 21 um over<02:29:10.560> 21%<02:29:11.319> of
• I don’t know if it was intentional, but you didn’t indicate your position.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So that would be your mental illness indicator and your autism indicator.
• would be your mental illness indicator would be your mental illness indicator and<00:08:43.719><
• It makes and your autism indicator.
• :08:46.960> well<00:08:47.240> as those indicators private as well as those indicators
• Um as we an indicator to uh license.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He also composes and records and performs doom metal on his bass clarinet.
• He also composes and records and performs doom metal on his bass clarinet.
• He also composes and records and performs doom metal on his bass clarinet.
• He also composes and records and performs doom metal on his bass clarinet.
• He also composes and records and performs doom metal on his bass clarinet.

Bills: SF1750, HF4250, HF3938, HF3904, HF3642

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan