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• And I just want to make sure that that's the case.
• as I said, I'm going to support your bill today, but I just wanted to make sure that that was the case
• I wanted to make sure that that was the case. So thank you so much. I appreciate the question.
• We will leave it open in case there's any stragglers.
• We usually have you go to the dais unless you really want to sit down, in which case either way.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This is mostly about safe storage practices, what to do in case they find firearms.
• Well, if that's the case, they're gonna have something.
• So in this case, it prevents suspending school personnel if in fact someone is doing a prank or they're
• You can find case law that says a A scintilla of evidence.
• crime has occurred, make it easier for us to deal with those Predators legally going forward in their cases

Bills: HB1937, HB2210, HB2398, HB3021, HB3129, HB3312, HB3557, HB4358

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Um, in other cases, like a high fence, what's that like a high fence, yes, in some cases, yeah, um, and
• , uh, in other cases they, they figure out, you know, where are the animals already crossing, um, and
• Putting the tunnel in and in some cases it's as simple as like a culvert under a road.
• The bill ensures that location data can only be shared in specific cases, such as released to both federal

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• In other cases... Like a high fence? What's that? Like a high fence? Yes, in some cases, yeah.
• And in other cases, they figure out. You know, where are the animals already crossing?
• In some cases, it's as simple as like a culvert under a road.
• The bill ensures that location data can only be shared in specific cases, such as release to both federal

Bills: HB370, HB738, HB2935, HB3227, HB4103, HB5259, SB519, SB1350, SB1247, SB1248, SB2112, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR59, HCR109, HCR111, HCR135, SCR6

Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation

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• Representative Money: Lieutenant Ramirez, I remember reading about this case, and it's a very tragic
• A case I was involved in personally was on October 6th... 16th, 2020.
• What we're starting to see in our cases are actual images that are entirely AI generated, and AI is one
• And that's something that we see in these kinds of cases all the time.
• Have you ever been involved in a case in which the affirmative defenses were used or applicable?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, in case folks are wondering where that definition came from, the definition of inappropriately used
• Much of what I said before really regarding TIF applies, but I'll say in this case, it's just to build
• but I'll say regarding um TIFF applies, but I'll say in<00:03:55.200> this<00:03:55.360> case
• 56.319> just<00:03:56.560> to<00:03:56.799> just<00:03:57.040> to in this case
• , it's um just to just to in this case, it's um just to just to build<00:03:57.360> on<00:03:57.920

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, that is why dozen cases per year.
• The witness said the 20,000 cases were children.
• In 1992, the total U.S. cases in children was still around 18,000.
• in newborns in 1991 and the total case in newborns in 1991 and the total case of<03:08:40.960>
• Um, I have not, knock on wood, seen a case of it. >> I have not, knock on wood, seen a case of it except

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So we removed their ability to take, to present fees by rule in most cases, not in all cases, but in
• most cases.
• That's the largest pharmaceutical case in the country's history. He was a prosecutor in that case.
• He led civil and criminal cases. He led civil and criminal cases.
• He was a prosecutor in that case. case. case.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• That's more than triple the number of cases in the month of November.
• Goings, please stick around in case there are any other questions from members.
• We ask you please stick around in case members have any questions for you.
• for years, and it continues to be the case.
• and it continues to be the case. and it continues to be the case.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee adopted the minutes from its February 24, 2026 meeting after a motion by Vice Chair Coulter. The hearing then focused on the impact of federal immigration enforcement, referred to throughout as Operation Metro Surge, on Minnesota college campuses. The chair said the purpose was to document alleged abuses, campus fear, and racial discrimination, and to hear from testifiers about effects on students, faculty, and staff. Representative Novotny briefly objected to the framing, saying the committee should be finding facts rather than making a predetermined presentation, and the chair responded that members should remain respectful and that questions would be held until after all presenters testified. Augsburg University President Paul Pribbenow described what he called relentless and unprecedented disruption, including student stops and interrogations, family separations, and an ICE operation on campus in which armed masked agents allegedly detained a student without a warrant and pointed weapons at students and staff. He said the campus received bomb threats afterward, increased virtual learning options, and saw spikes in student support needs, housing assistance, and leaves of absence. Jenna Chernega of the Inter Faculty Organization said faculty across Minnesota State universities reported widespread student and colleague stress, increased workload, disappearing students, and a need for clearer sensitive-location protections and academic freedom guidance. Mark Grant of Minnesota State College Faculty said community conditions inevitably affect classrooms, that campuses have not yet had an ICE incident but are bracing for one, and that faculty want to support students and may need financial help if enrollment declines. Jennifer Irwin of AFSCME said fear from ICE activity extends beyond campus boundaries and is affecting attendance, work, and daily life for staff and students; she cited a member detained in St. Paul while trying to prove legal status. Student testifiers Brendan Frazier of Concordia University, St. Paul, Jonathan Fitzgerald of Minnesota State Mankato, Sudi Adow of Lead MN, and Will Luther of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities described panic, reduced attendance, food insecurity, disrupted classes, and fear of leaving home or commuting to campus. They urged stronger student privacy protections, support for international and immigrant students, emergency aid, and policies to keep campuses safe. No further committee action or votes were taken after the minutes approval.

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• <00:26:15.440> Let's<00:26:15.679> go case. I'm sorry. My apologies.
• Let's go case. I'm sorry. My apologies.
• And this is an currently the case.
• And I just want to make it clear that this is again one of those cases where there is no statute.
• that this is again one of those cases that this is again one of those cases where<01:12:51.600><

Keywords: 916, all

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• . >> Case. >> Cooper. >> KGO. >> Crumb. >> Doet.
• Senator Case. Yeah. Thank you, Mr. President. Just looking here.
• Senator Case. Senator Case.
• Case. >> I. Cooper. Excuse. Craiggo. >> Cooper's back. >> Senator Cooper.
• >> I >> I >> I >> I<01:43:45.280> Case. >> I Case.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Yes, there's certainly been one-off cases that we've had to address, but in most cases that has worked
• In in most cases, well in most cases.
• that we've had to address, but in cases that we've had to address, but in most<00:13:27.040> cases
• Um, and then most cases that has worked.
• In some cases, those caretakers are getting paid up to $29 an hour and our case workers are down in the

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Discussion of County Clerks’ Land Records Update 00:02:42 Discussion of Area Development Districts 00:22:48 Discussion of Legislative Measures 00:50:09 Discussion of Local Taxing Sources 01:02:33 Adjournment 01:29:16, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up an update from the Kentucky County Clerks Association on the transition to electronic recording and land records modernization. Testimony explained that legislation from the 2021 task force created funding and deadlines for counties to provide online search portals and complete a 30-year property record search, with a later move to a 60-year standard. Speakers said the money has been awarded to counties, but much of the work is still in progress because records must be scanned, indexed, and manually verified. They said only a handful of counties are fully compliant with electronic recording so far, while many are still working through staffing and vendor issues. They also noted that the 60-year standard may ultimately be easier and more efficient to complete than the 30-year standard, and that compliance is expected to improve by next summer. The clerks’ representatives also raised related issues, including deed fraud, the county document storage fee, and KDLA digitization grants. They said online recording can make deed fraud easier to attempt, so they expect to seek legislation next session to address it. They described an existing notification service available in many counties that alerts property owners when a document is recorded, which can help detect suspicious activity quickly. They also said the storage fee and separate county account structure has generally worked well, but that two recent KDLA grant cycles have not released money for clerks, limiting support for digitization work. Another topic was whether, once records are fully digitized and verified, some permanent records should remain publicly accessible or be moved to a safer archive under KDLA control. Members asked about the balance in the KDLA fund, what the General Assembly could do to help lagging counties, and how much of the $25 million modernization funding had been spent. Witnesses said they did not have the current fund balance but would try to get it, that the main obstacle now appears to be staffing rather than additional money, and that the funds have been awarded but not fully expended because work is still ongoing. They emphasized that counties are helping one another and asked members to alert association leadership if any county is struggling. The committee then heard a presentation from Dan London, executive director of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, who described area development districts as regional staff extensions and technical resources for cities and counties, and highlighted their role in coordinating regional services and partnerships across county lines.

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• s guardians have agreed to settle the case for $600,000.
• Special Master has recommended this case favorably, and that is the claims bill.
• In cases across the country and in Florida, children with pre-existing genetic conditions In cases across
• Currently with ...and many mothers in these cases have received them.
• In many cases, multiple siblings must undergo testing, further delaying reunification.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding. Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.

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• > appropriate<00:11:53.160> notice<00:11:53.480> will<00:11:53.600> be case
• an appropriate notice will be case an appropriate notice will be posted<00:11:54.480> please<
• <01:36:52.679> okay case okay case okay got<01:36:54.960> it<01:36:55.320> okay<
• Why couldn't you just take that into account when you're doing your rate cases?
• So in this case, the applicant did request GDPI without food or fuel or energy.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

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• may or may not be needed in this case may or may not be needed in this case we're<00:58:46.319><
• The assailant in this case was very much on the radar of ICE.
• information about this particular case information about this particular case it<01:43:35.119>
• as salent in this case as salent in this case was<01:43:42.280> present<01:43:42.760>
• deportees um the as salant in this case deportees um the as salant in this case was<01:44:17.320

Bills: HF1051, HF16

Keywords: sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government

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• This simply empowers and allows, in my case, the City of Minneapolis and, in the case of Senator Latz
• A maximum of 75 cases can be transferred when they do a transfer, and they must give Fergus Falls is
• The wholesalers at the Minnesota Total Wine sell an average of 12,200 cases of wine a week.
• It's capped at 75 cases.
• committee but um I do think in this case committee but um I do think in this case the<01:20:46.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, in extreme cases, there could be an instance perhaps where there’s a referral to something
• there there could be an instance cases there there could be an instance perhaps<00:12:28.079> where
• So it could be, if there was a custody case and there was some sort of determination made out of the
• Have you all had an opportunity to look deeper into what was happening specifically in those cases?
• Please, please just talk about the situation with social workers on a case-by-case basis and how you

Keywords: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:22 Roll Call 00:01:56 Discussion on SB 85 00:14:03 Vote on SB 85 00:16:15 Explanation of Agency Amendment 00:19:04 Voice Vote on Amendment 00:19:33 Discussion on Kentucky Foster Children Housing, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 85, sponsored by Senator Meredith, which would move the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the State Auditor’s office and make related cleanup changes. Meredith said the bill grew out of a prior task force and a two-year transition from Senate Bill 48, and he argued the move would create independence, improve access to the ITWIST database, ensure complaints are not lost in the handoff, and add confidentiality protections for whistleblowers. Auditor Allison Ball and her staff said the bill would codify access and procedures after earlier disputes and a court-mediated settlement, and they described the measure as necessary to make the new structure work effectively. Members asked how the Ombudsman would handle complaints and verify services in cases involving waiver recipients and other cabinet services. Ball and her staff said the Ombudsman would investigate complaints, make inquiries, and provide accountability outside the cabinet structure, with timelines and procedures similar to the Auditor’s office. The committee also discussed staffing and whether the office would need more personnel; Ball said the office already had about 100 people but could use more. The bill passed 10-0 with favorable expression. The committee then approved an agency amendment to administrative regulation 922 KAR 1:001490 concerning foster parent background checks. Cabinet staff explained the amendment corrected a drafting error by removing references to civil determinations in a second section of the regulation because the system cannot search those determinations, while still allowing the required checks under state and federal law. Senator Herron asked what a civil determination meant, and staff said it could involve a court finding in a custody or abuse case, though such findings are now typically handled through the child abuse and neglect registry. The amendment was adopted. Afterward, the committee began a discussion on Kentucky foster children housing and related issues. Ball and Ombudsman staff presented a preliminary assessment of children placed in office buildings, saying the review covered 49 children placed over a four-month period and showed a different picture than the public narrative of only older, high-acuity youth. They reported that some children had no documented behavioral or disability issues, many came directly from home, the average age was 13, the average stay was four nights, and placements were spread across several regions rather than centered only in Louisville. Members raised concerns about the lack of formal policies and procedures, staff safety, and how to ensure children are treated appropriately, and Ball said the Ombudsman was continuing a deeper review. No final action was taken on that discussion in the portion provided.

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• energy so it would be a a rate case energy so it would be a a rate case where<05:42:10.600> the
• <05:48:59.400> it's<05:48:59.600> not case it's not case it's not clear clear clear what
• But not every component here would be relevant in every case, so it would still be on a case-by-case
• and so it would be on a every case and so it would be on a case-by<05:55:11.280> casee<05:55:
• casee basis but at least the case-by casee basis but at least the parties<05:55:13.000> would

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's all use-case driven, so as the use case says, yes, there is a really strong need for hybrid, is
• By use case, if it needs to jump to another .gov or to a .edu, it can.
• But based on the use case, we can let it go further out.
• In which case, this is irrelevant to our overall budget conversation.
• In which case, this is irrelevant to our overall budget conversation.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• However, I would like to make the case that I think we can do both.
• Like to make the case that I think we can do both, that we could still, let's say that the money does
• So just wanted to make that case.
• Constitutionally and statutorily, they're not supposed to use that fund for this particular case.
• We've pleaded our case on numerous other items for a much smaller amount.

Summary: The meeting was a lengthy conference committee review of multiple budget bills, with most of the discussion focused on House Bill 2 and related education funding. Members walked through numerous fund switches and appropriations tied to the foundation formula, blind pension, Capital Commission, Lottery Proceeds, and Classroom Trust funds. Several members urged fully funding the foundation formula or getting as close as possible, while others defended the compromise approach as a way to close the gap with available revenue. The committee also settled a number of education-related items, including child care grants, career ladder, school safety training, assessment pilots, Title I reallocation, parents as teachers language, child care subsidy language, and flex percentages on selected lines. The committee agreed to sign the House Bill 2 conference report after resolving the listed positions and language compromises. The committee then moved through House Bill 3 on higher education, agreeing to most Senate positions and a conference proposal directing the department to develop a new higher education funding model by December 1, 2026. Several members raised concerns about the timeline and whether the model would preserve separate funding buckets for two-year and four-year institutions, but the proposal was retained. House Bill 2004, covering transportation, was also reviewed, with compromises on items such as safety operations, low-volume roads, port funding, and several flex percentages. Members discussed the use of Capital Commission dollars and the status of road and port projects, and the bill was advanced with the agreed positions. House Bill 5, dealing with information technology and administration, generated substantial debate over a new Senate-added language proposal for OA/ITSD. Several members objected that the language was overly prescriptive, resembled a resolution, and could steer the state toward a specific cloud-computing direction or vendor; others said it was intended to create accountability and a plan for better oversight of IT spending. The committee left some items open briefly, then returned with a shorter conference proposal and agreed to distribute it. House Bill 7, House Bill 8, House Bill 9, and House Bill 2010 were also handled, with a mix of Senate, House, and compromise positions on public safety, veterans, agriculture, economic development, and behavioral health items. The committee recessed several times and repeatedly instructed members to sign the conference reports after the agreed changes were read into the record.