Transcript Highlights:

• Or are you saying we should lock them up? Wow, that's a lot.
• One was that everyone immediately gets locked up.
• <01:59:10.639> up that everyone immediately gets locked up that everyone immediately gets
• You have to, by federal law, lock up the firearms.
• by federal law you have to have to lock by federal law you have to lock<02:32:34.319> up<02:32

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we just really want to lock down that all the protections are in play here.
• Chair on the amendment just to make sure that the privacy is locked down as tightly as we can.
• There were over 200 officers there, and students were locked down for over two and a half hours.
• So if, in fact—and I’d ask ADE to go back and just confirm—but I think you did, this does not lock a
• So if, in fact, and I'd ask ADE to go back and just confirm, but I think you did, this does not lock

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee began with brief announcements and thanks to staff and members as this was described as the last regular House Education Committee meeting of the 57th Legislature. Chad Heinrich of the University of Phoenix invited members to an upcoming lunch-and-learn on artificial intelligence and education. The chair and ranking member both offered closing remarks recognizing staff, pages, and public testimony over the session. The committee then heard SB 1497, which requires school districts with at least 300 employees and a self-insurance program to seek quotes for health coverage and related services at least every four years, with some exceptions for certain self-insurance arrangements. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to increase competition, transparency, and better benefits for school employees. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed 10-0 with a due pass recommendation. Members next considered SB 1711, which directs the State Board of Education to compile age-appropriate resources on preventing and recognizing inappropriate contact, including sexual conduct, and requires schools to make those resources available to students and parents. Supporters said it would provide vetted, voluntary resources without mandating curriculum; opponents argued it was too limited and should include more robust, trauma-informed, age-appropriate sex education and accessibility requirements. The bill passed 7-3. SB 1798, creating a FAFSA awareness program and school designation for schools that promote FAFSA completion, also passed after testimony from a college student and the Arizona Board of Regents in support; the vote was 8-2. The committee also heard SB 1143, which requires schools to submit federal civil rights data collection information to ADE and directs ADE to publish an annual school safety report. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure for parents and policymakers, while opponents said it was duplicative, could be misused, and should apply to private schools as well. It passed 7-3. Finally, SB 1684, as amended, creates a private right of action against public schools for serious physical injury caused by bullying after a prior report and a negligent failure to respond; an amendment narrowed the bill to on-campus or school-sponsored events and removed verbal reports from the definition of prior report. Trial lawyers and the ACLU opposed it, warning about litigation and zero-tolerance discipline, while supporters said it would hold schools accountable for serious bullying. The amended bill passed 6-3.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:43:38.560> That's<00:43:38.880> that's locked in for the year.
• That's that's locked in for the year.
• I know that we sometimes have the attitude of lock them up forever, but we are paying for that.
• I know that we sometimes have the attitude of lock them up forever, but we are paying for that.
• I know that we sometimes have the attitude of lock them up forever, but we are paying for that.

Bills: HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336

Keywords: Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera

Transcript Highlights:

• A lot of high-level misdemeanors getting locked up. in short term having a boot camp or whatever and
• And so it's just important to note that high risk does not necessarily equate to being locked up.
• We see that you're locked up and you're away from your family.
• All charges which condemn them to adult prison where they are locked away and forgotten.
• If I was trapped and locked up in that situation, yes I would get more pressure.

Transcript Highlights:

• The plants must be kept in a locked and secured location that is reported to the state.
• and secured location that is locked and secured location that is reported<00:54:08.040> to<00
• The location must be out of public view in a locked and enclosed space with a size limitation.
• We're talking about something that's going to be locked up, secured, just like it is at the ATCs.
• Sorry, so the ATCs are currently required to cultivate cannabis in an enclosed and locked facility.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A KnoxBox law enforcement key lock box gives police immediate access to the building's keys, allowing
• 00:02:29.599> law<00:02:29.840> enforcement<00:02:30.319> key<00:02:30.640> lock
• <00:02:30.959> box A Knoxbox law enforcement key lock box A Knoxbox law enforcement key lock
• boxes um after was we put some lock boxes um after building<00:04:30.479> these<00:04:30.800>
• boxes in the matter. and we put the lock boxes in the back<00:04:45.120> of<00:04:45.280>

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

Transcript Highlights:

• If we for sure today lock in June 11th, then we could potentially keep working on tentatives unless we
• can find an alternate July date, and if we can lock in August.
• We're not sure whether we need to keep up this monthly meeting cadence, but we'll lock them in for now
• a alternate July date and if we can lock a alternate July date and if we can lock in<02:01:12.480
• lock on the other two. lock on the other two. >> Yeah.<02:07:59.440> Great.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• treated just like the edibles that they would have to be securely stored and behind a counter or in a locked
• c> or<00:09:55.200> or<00:09:55.519> in<00:09:55.680> a<00:09:55.839> locked
• counter uh or or in a locked cabinet. counter uh or or in a locked cabinet.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a young man who's been locked...
• This is a young man who's been locked up since he was 19 years of age, and he's done almost 30 years
• Yeah, on that injury, could that be something that could have happened while they've been locked up?
• That's right, so I just want to let them know that, you know, I personally am locked in with what you're

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, SB47, Alabama

Transcript Highlights:

• The stress and trauma of being shackled and locked up in the precious days of postpartum made nursing
• <00:25:40.080> up trauma of being shackled and locked up trauma of being shackled and locked
• It's about us locked arm and arm." Resistance comes in different forms.
• It's about us locked arm and arm."
• We had to use Republicans lock down the floor and allow zero amendments. Zero. That is stunning.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Some students have individualized cell phone pouches that lock during the day.
• down I respectfully ask you to locked down I respectfully ask you to consider<00:13:28.800> the
• during school hours the phone is locked during school hours the phone is locked it<00:54:11.280>
• is<00:54:11.440> locked<00:54:11.720> with<00:54:11.839> parental<00:54:
• 12.200> controls<00:54:12.920> and it is locked with parental controls and it is locked

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee heard testimony on Senate File 508, a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools. Senator Mann said the proposal was based on roundtables with school districts across the state and on reports from other states, and argued that cell phones are harming student attention, mental health, classroom culture, and student-teacher relationships. She said K-8 restrictions are broadly supported, while high school policies should be more flexible, and emphasized that districts should control implementation. The bill also includes funding for education efforts around why the restrictions are being adopted and how students can use technology responsibly. Testifiers largely supported the bill or the general goal of limiting cell phone use. Dr. Anna Tyranny, a parent and licensed psychologist, said cell phones and social media can contribute to anxiety, poor concentration, cyberbullying, and inappropriate sharing, and urged a balanced approach that includes digital literacy education. St. Cloud Area Public Schools Superintendent Laori Pam and Tech High School staff member Molly Kenzie described their district’s policies, which keep phones away for the day in elementary and middle school and restrict them during class in high school. They cited U.S. Department of Education guidance, research on mental health and sleep disruption, and the need for age-appropriate, equitable, and consistently communicated policies. St. Cloud reported that its middle school policy, piloted and then expanded districtwide, led to a 50% reduction in cell phone discipline referrals and fewer classroom power struggles. The district said high school violations remain concentrated in certain grades, especially ninth and eleventh, and that it continues to address the issue through PBIS teams. No vote or final committee action on the bill was described in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman Lock. >> Good question. Chairman Lock.
• We've already covered problem gaming and that takes us to Representative Lock.
• Chairman Lock. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, I'll go through these quickly.
• Chairman Lock.
• Chairman<00:50:32.600> Lock.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Joint Revenue committee met with a quorum and heard a series of interim topic proposals focused on tax policy. Representative Brown raised two ideas: reinstating an exemption reporting requirement for corporations and entities receiving tax exemptions, with loss of the exemption for the current and prior year if they fail to report, and revising property tax treatment for wind turbines and related infrastructure by shifting the taxed footprint from agricultural to industrial classification. Senator Case and others then discussed energy taxation more broadly, including a possible generation tax for electricity, how to handle large data-center electricity loads, and whether sales tax revenue from very large electrical loads should be shared statewide rather than concentrated locally. The committee referenced prior bills and studies, including House Bill 300 and Senate File 76, and discussed using a mechanism that would keep local electricity bills net neutral while redirecting revenue distribution. The committee also took up problematic gaming and program funding. Senator Case described personal experiences with gambling addiction and the lack of available resources, while the presenter said the topic had been requested in multiple committees and that the biggest concern from House Bill 171 was protecting county and municipal funding. Members discussed whether the issue belonged in Revenue, Health, Labor, or Transportation, and several suggested it should stay with the standing committee handling gaming. Ideas raised included using gaming-related revenue for prevention and treatment, fully funding the 988 lifeline, and creating a broader trust fund for addiction-related services and law enforcement. The committee appeared to agree to continue the topic for educational purposes and to examine taxation of HHR and other gambling activity. Senator Case then proposed a severance tax on wind energy, arguing that wind development creates permanent landscape impacts and that the state should be compensated similarly to coal, oil, and gas extraction. Curt Meier, the state treasurer, supported reviewing lease agreements and said Wyoming should get more from wind resources, noting the state’s unique wind potential and the loss of viewshed. Finally, the committee heard a proposal to reform property tax relief by extending it to motor vehicle registration. Former Revenue director Dan Noble argued that vehicle taxes should be treated like other property taxes, using fair market value, depreciation, the residential assessment ratio, and local mill levies, which he said could provide broad relief but would be expensive, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $120 million. Representative Chestek followed with a related reform proposal based on Pennsylvania’s base-year assessment model, arguing that Wyoming’s current statewide relief measures treat symptoms rather than the underlying problem of rapidly rising local valuations.

Transcript Highlights:

• c> Zone<00:15:27.160> whether<00:15:27.399> we<00:15:27.519> know them no lock
• Zone whether we know them no lock Zone whether we know they're<00:15:27.880> overdosing<00:15
• zone or not that the they get in a lock zone or not that the ambulance<00:15:57.519> is<00:15
• zone for it to work or not I can't lock zone for it to work or not I can't go<00:16:18.519> like<
• zone so that would be given the lock zone so that would kind<00:16:24.480> of<00:16:24.600>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Encryption is, I like to liken it to the lock on the front door of your house.
• If you take away that lock, then you've opened up yourself to bad actors.
• If you take away the encryption, then you take away the front door lock on your house.
• Front doors have locks, don't they? Yes, that's what I... Yeah. May I respond? Yes, sure.
• Yes, sir, that was my analogy, is that your front door has a lock.

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft systems. The bill increases penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure, prohibits drones equipped with weapons or explosives, creates a first-degree felony for drones carrying a weapon of mass destruction, and includes a law enforcement exception. A lay-filed amendment by Senator Pizzo warning against the use of force to shoot down drones was debated but failed, and the bill was then reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 846 addressing notary public fraud in immigration-related services, SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions for school transportation, SB 922 on employment agreements including non-compete and garden leave provisions, and SB 1820 on motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer relations, covering performance measures, retaliation, and franchise termination standards. Several bills focused on education, health care, and disability issues. SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, would require disability history and awareness instruction across grade levels; it drew emotional testimony from the bill sponsor, family members, and supporters, and was reported favorably. SB 998 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify deaths and file death certificates in hospice settings under physician protocol, and SB 1412 would modernize home health agency rules by expanding administrative flexibility and contract service use; both passed. SB 1736 would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several regulatory and court-related measures. SB 1650 expands Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including allowing designation based on conduct in a single case and extending the look-back period, while SB 1652 creates a public records exemption for certain stricken non-criminal court filings; both were approved. SB 1076 on roofing contractors was amended to require continuing education for roof-to-wall connections and then passed, and SB 1078 on fire prevention was amended with stakeholder-agreed language before being reported favorably. SB 1080 on local government land regulations, after multiple amendments and significant debate over agricultural enclaves and local control, was also approved. Other major measures included SB 818 on utility relocation, which creates a relocation fund funded by a portion of communications services tax revenue and was supported by multiple industry and local-government groups after a compromise amendment; SB 868 on social media use by minors, which would require a decryption mechanism for law enforcement access under subpoena and prohibit disappearing messages for minors, remained under discussion as the transcript ended. The committee also heard SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers against the City of Gainesville, and reported it favorably after testimony that the city would pay the settlement amount.

Transcript Highlights:

• the question for the body now is the question for the body now is the adoption of the BR clerk one lock
• adoption of the BR clerk one lock adoption of the BR clerk one lock machine and the members will vote
• machine record votes 9i Z vote cler lock machine record votes 9i Z na HP 233 has passed thank you Mr
• machine the bir the clerk on the lock machine the bir the clerk on the lock machine the members will
• vote lock mchine the core of the votes vote lock mchine the core of the votes 93 A's three nay six extensions

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But until then, the terms of the contract are locked in. >> Just has to be gross revenue is the only
• The percentages are already locked in. Is that correct? >> They are in that agreement.
• >> the terms of the contract are are locked >> the terms of the contract are are locked
• <00:20:27.200> Is percentages are already locked in.
• Is percentages are already locked in. Is that<00:20:27.520> correct? that correct?

Keywords: 0:00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:30 Approval of Minutes 0:00:49 Information Items 0:01:54 Louisville Arena Authority 0:24:50 Project Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions - MSU 0:26:35 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin. Cabinet 0:37:52 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin. Cabinet 0:40:13 Rpt from OFM – KIA 0:56:00 Rpt from OFM – EDF Grants 0:58:45 Rpt from OFM – OFM 1:01:46 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a roll call, approval of the prior meeting minutes, and a set of informational reports. Those reports covered University of Louisville research equipment purchases, a Kent County school district debt issue for elementary school renovations, the University of Kentucky’s planned use of construction management risk for a new engineering building, APA certification reports for underwriter and bond counsel selection committees, and a KCNA status report on infrastructure upgrades and purchases. The main presentation was an informational update from the Louisville Arena Authority. Board representatives said the arena was created to drive economic development and reported about $1.4 billion in economic impact from 2010 to 2013. They explained the authority’s financial structure, including arena operating revenues, TIF revenues, debt service, and a long-term capital plan for major repairs and replacements. Members questioned the low net revenue figures, the long timeline before TIF revenues are projected to exceed debt service, the size of capital expenditure spikes, and the University of Louisville revenue-sharing arrangement. The authority said the $2.42 million annual UL payment is fixed under a 2017 refinancing agreement, while other amounts vary with ticket sales and related revenues. They also said the COVID-era state and Metro funds, combined with authority cash, were used to prepay debt and reduce interest, lowering the debt service schedule. The committee then considered and approved a new capital project for a new HVAC system for the student wellness center pool area. The project, presented by university staff, was approved by the board and required committee action. The committee took a roll call vote, and the project passed unanimously. Finally, Janice Thomas of the state budget office presented two tourism, arts, and heritage cabinet grid resilience projects at Kincaid Lake State Resort Park and Kentucky Down Village State Resort Park. Each project costs $7,834,600 and is funded mostly by a federal grid resilience grant, with the remainder from state utility infrastructure replacement funds and energy policy funds. Staff explained that the projects will move park electrical service ownership and maintenance to regional utilities, allowing the state to exit the infrastructure-management role while continuing to pay utility bills through normal metering. The committee approved the action item by voice vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a website called find the<00:27:03.679> lock<00:27:03.919> zone<00:27:04.240>
• > now<00:27:04.640> and<00:27:04.880> and<00:27:05.120> find the lock zone now
• and and find the lock zone now and and find uh<00:27:07.360> find<00:27:07.679> help<00
• We spent $25,000 with the child fatality and near fatality review panel buying prescription lock
• we try to get as many of these lock we try to get as many of these lock boxes<00:32:18.240> in

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:08 Approval of Minutes 00:43 KOAP Report 00:59 KY Office of Drug Control Policy 23:04, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on September 18, 2025, approved the July 10 minutes, and received Brandon Reid’s monthly report on Kentucky agriculture development and finance activity for July and August. Reid emphasized the long-running structure created under House Bill 611 and Senate Bill 28, the role of county agriculture development councils in all 120 counties, and the importance of the program as a national model for supporting Kentucky agriculture. He also introduced new staff and interns, including a new loan programs manager, Rachel Coward, and project manager Kylie Davis. For July, the development board reported $3.4 million invested in agriculture and the finance corporation reported $3.1 million in loans. Highlights included 11 county council meetings, site visits, program reviews, and 18 project reports. July approvals included county agriculture incentive programs, deceased farm animal removal programs, youth incentive programs, county/state projects, infrastructure loans, an agriculture processing loan, and beginning farmer loans. Staff also noted that all 120 counties had submitted their required five-year comprehensive plans on schedule. Bill McCloskey then highlighted several funded projects, including Dino’s Farm LLC in Jefferson County, which received support to purchase a meat processing facility and equipment, with the goal of creating market opportunities for goat, sheep, and cattle producers and establishing Kentucky’s first halal meat processing facility. Other projects included a veterinarian facility project to address large animal vet shortages and Grow Appalachia at Berea College, which provides technical assistance and market support for small-scale and eastern Kentucky producers. Members discussed the need for programs such as high tunnels and other small-scale opportunities in rural areas, and staff noted related resources such as CAPE and NRCS funding. For August, the board reported $500,000 in development board investments and just over $3 million in finance corporation loans, along with fewer staff activities than July but continued county council, site visit, and project review work. August approvals included county agriculture incentive programs, deceased animal removal programs, youth incentive programs, county/state projects, agriculture infrastructure loans, beginning farmer loans, and a horticulture incentives loan. Additional project updates included another veterinary equipment purchase, emergency safety equipment in Graves County, and a food safety and efficiency incentive for Jared Cornet.

Transcript Highlights:

• My son is the first who locked down that school classroom.
• Locking down schools further, putting SROs in more schools, arming teachers, would not have prevented
• Each of those tragedies can be prevented simply by ensuring the gun is stored unloaded and locked in
• a secure storage unit when not in use, or loaded and locked in a secure storage unit.
• The bill's provisions now include requirements for locking devices or secure storage units, exemptions

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And in fact, when performance funding was coming around, including the tuition locks that were granted
• The second thing that I would also include is that we need to talk about specific metrics and also locks
• 47:11.280> including<00:47:11.720> the<00:47:11.839> tuition<00:47:12.280> locks
• the tuition locks uh that the<00:47:13.559> granted<00:47:13.960> Power<00:47:14.319><
• <00:48:03.559> the specific metrics and also locks the specific metrics and also locks the

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: Aaron Thompson, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and Travis Pal briefed the committee on Kentucky higher education performance, affordability, workforce alignment, and budget needs. Thompson said the state has made progress toward its 60x30 attainment goal, reporting 56.2% of adults with a credential of value and a 6.4% one-year increase in credentials. He highlighted gains in completion, enrollment recovery after COVID, lower student borrowing and debt, and faster degree completion, saying Kentucky is now back to an average of 4.1 years for four-year degrees. He also emphasized that postsecondary education has a strong return on investment for both students and the state. A major theme was student success and access. Thompson described efforts to reduce barriers through test-optional admissions, the elimination of zero-credit developmental education, expanded wraparound supports, and Bridge programming for students not fully prepared for college. He also promoted Futurity, a student-facing information website, and said CPE wants modest ongoing funding to maintain it. He argued that higher education must work in a P-20 system with K-12, and that the state should better communicate the value of certificates, trade programs, and other credentials, especially for adult learners and men, who he said are underrepresented in college-going. The presentation also focused on performance funding, capital needs, and workforce initiatives. Thompson and Pal said performance funding has pushed institutions toward more need-based aid and lower costs for low-income students, but they want more base funding, more performance funding dollars, and relief from about $38 million in mandated tuition waivers. They also said asset preservation and deferred maintenance remain major needs, estimating roughly $7 billion in campus need overall. On workforce, they cited healthcare pipeline work supported by state funding and private partners, and said HB 200 continues that effort into aviation, aerospace, and defense. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the presentation, which ended with members indicating interest in further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• It locks doors. It does all kinds of notification things.
• <00:14:04.959> It<00:14:05.199> locks<00:14:05.440> doors.
• It locks doors. It does law enforcement. It locks doors.
• becomes really important because it does require more one-time expenditures, such as film for glass, locking
• doors, locking mechanisms.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 3492, which would create a $25 million grant program for school safety and security improvements, funded by a reduction in a prior appropriation for the Northern Lights Express rail project. The bill would allow grants of up to $500,000 through the Department of Education for school districts, charter schools, cooperative units, tribal contract schools, and nonpublic schools. Staff explained that the bill uses the language of clause 7 of the safe schools revenue statute, focusing on facility security enhancements such as laminated glass, public announcement systems, emergency communication devices, and related equipment and modifications. Testifiers and members generally supported the goal of improving school safety, but there was disagreement about the bill’s scope. Supporters, including a superintendent and a nonpublic school principal, said the bill would help pay for one-time hardening costs like secure entrances, door locks, redesigned offices, and other physical security upgrades, and argued that all schools and students should be eligible. Several members raised concerns that the bill is too narrow and too competitive, could disadvantage districts without grant writers, and should also allow broader uses such as counselors, social workers, SROs, or mental health supports. Others said the bill should prioritize physical security and that one-time dollars are best used for one-time facility improvements. No vote was taken. The chair indicated the bill would be laid over, and the discussion ended with the author saying the proposal is not a fix-all but a starting point for school safety investments.