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• But we believe that the disclosures proposed in HB 164 are reasonable and necessary to promote accountability
• Or is it the actual lobbyist that's actually proposed lobbying on behalf of that bill?
• "Actually proposed lobbying on behalf of that bill. That's unclear to me right now.
• "On behalf of the employer that has hired them to propose the bill?

Keywords: 996, all

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• House Bill 14413, an act proposing an amendment to sections 71 and 82 of the Constitution of Kentucky
• c><00:19:13.360> 14413,<00:19:14.720> an<00:19:14.960> act<00:19:15.120> proposing
• <00:19:15.520> an House Bill 14413, an act proposing an House Bill 14413, an act proposing

Keywords: Video Starts 00:00 Convene 07:18 Calendar/Second Readings 12:04 Report of Committees 12:31 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 13:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 16:50 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 20:44 ConC and Rules Report 23:01 Adjournment 25:50, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 95 members present. Members approved excusing absences, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from January 14, 2026. The clerk reported second readings of House Bills 176, 184, and 265, and the Health Services Committee reported favorably on House Bills 178 and 280, as well as House Joint Resolution 24, which would direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw a previously submitted 1115A waiver application for a mandatory community engagement program; those measures were advanced to first reading and placed on the calendar. During announcements, members noted a KPA breakfast the next morning, a House Committee on Local Government meeting cancellation, a POB meeting after adjournment, a “Bags of Hope” service project for children in foster care, an open house for higher education leaders, and a Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee meeting after adjournment. The House then received a large batch of new bill and resolution introductions covering school bus safety, education, literacy funding, local public agency transactions, Alzheimer’s services, tax-dollar restrictions, curriculum, public holidays, trophy catfish, electric generating unit decommissioning costs, sexual offenses against children, fertility treatment, medicinal cannabis, workers’ compensation, occupational license fees, pension supplemental payments, certificate of need, end-of-life patient-directed care, risk protection orders, affordable housing, physician continuing medical education, constitutional term limits for governor and lieutenant governor, jail booking procedures, educators, farmland preservation loans, domestic violence, and several resolutions including Burn Awareness Week, Profound Autism Day, and Suits and Sneakers Day. The House recessed for a Committee on Committees meeting, then received the committee’s report assigning numerous bills to standing committees and making several membership changes, including appointing Representatives Burke, Gentry, and Camuel to specified committees and removing Representatives Gentry, Watkins, and Stevenson from others. No floor amendments were introduced. The House then adjourned by unanimous consent until 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2026.

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• Yes, we have recently seen those proposals from the opposition, and so, again, And we just want to be
• I think something that the opposition is proposing makes a lot of sense: trying to do an amalgamation
• The proposed new enforcement authority is redundant to both the existing authority of the Attorney General
• In an effort to compromise, we have proposed amendments that would provide new authority to the DFPI

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• When we get to the reconciliation, you'll see where Congress is basically proposing to add to the defense
• The initial proposal was to basically push those requirements out until after this administration leaves
• We have a proposed work program I'd like to talk about first.
• So, you'll be getting a, a very brief uh work plan and the initially uh proposed work dates that um our

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• Second, we would recommend that you clarify it's the proposed budget that you're making available.
• The board might change that proposed budget just like with LBB staff.
• Y'all don't ever just take the budget that's proposed by LBB staff, right?
• When you say the discuss or adopt, which is, I think, line 18 on page one, I agree with you on the proposal

Bills: HB431, HB1522, HB1922, HB2467, HB2468, HB3228, HB3229, HB3306, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB4219, HB4238, HB4344, HB4386, HB4739

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.

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• This proposed legislation ramps the time repeat offenders are required to be on interlock much more aggressively
• <00:03:38.080> This<00:03:38.400> proposed repeat offenders.
• This proposed repeat offenders.
• This proposed legislation<00:03:39.680> ramps<00:03:40.080> the<00:03:40.319> time

Keywords: 1183, house

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• President, I move that the Senate disagree to the amendments proposed by the House to various Senate
• 00:02:48.000> to<00:02:48.160> the<00:02:48.239> amendments<00:02:48.560> proposed
• <00:02:48.879> by disagree to the amendments proposed by disagree to the amendments proposed

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Chairman, I'm fine with this proposal.
• So I'm fine with this proposal. So, Mr. Chairman, it's the House that wants it in there.
• Yep, and Chairman, this is the amendment that we had originally proposed when I was here before that
• would have updated the... ...proposed when I was here before that would have updated the steering committee

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The HR division continued work on the behavioral health budget, with members revisiting several funding items and generally agreeing to hold provider inflation increases until the full division picture is clearer. They tentatively supported additional funding for Community Connect and Free Through Recovery, as well as increases for the drug court program and peer support, while clarifying that some items were already in the House version and others were one-time or grant-related expenditures. The committee spent considerable time on a proposed $2 million behavioral health services program for nursing homes and basic care facilities. Senator Mathern brought revised language to describe a capitated payment model for training, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral disorders and disruptive behaviors. Some members remained skeptical and wanted to see the amendment before deciding, but the discussion centered on whether the funding would help nursing homes accept patients who otherwise end up in state hospitals or acute care settings. Members also discussed several one-time funding items, including electronic health record and legacy system upgrades, network redundancy for the state hospital, partial hospitalization/intensive day treatment expansion, and a bathroom remodel at the Southeast Human Service Center. The committee restored the bathroom project to the original $972,000 estimate after concerns that the House reduction would not cover the needed ADA and plumbing work. They also debated a $12.96 million behavioral health facility grant for Altru in Grand Forks, with some members opposing it and others supporting it as a regional service expansion, but ultimately set it aside for later consideration. The meeting ended with staff flagging other sections of the bill, including the opioid settlement advisory language, the state hospital steering committee, behavioral health education grants, and the system of care grant. The chair announced that medical services would be taken up the next day, and members agreed to adjourn after planning to revisit unresolved behavioral health items and vote on the held bill later.

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• President, I move that the Senate disagree to the amendments proposed by the House to Senate Bill 1051
• to I move that that the Senate disagree to the<00:06:52.960> Amendments<00:06:53.319> proposed
• by<00:06:53.800> the<00:06:53.880> house<00:06:54.039> to the Amendments proposed
• by the house to the Amendments proposed by the house to Senate<00:06:54.520> Bill<00:06:55.199

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We are on receipt of Governor's Message No. 9, transmitting proposed changes to the fiscal biennium 2025
• Governor's message number<00:17:27.280> nine<00:17:27.600> transmitting<00:17:28.160> proposed
• number nine transmitting proposed number nine transmitting proposed changes<00:17:28.919> to<

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• suggested, as was conveyed by Stephanie, we would add at the end of page one, line 30, and identify proposals
• um add at at the end of page one line 30 um and<00:32:08.000> identifies<00:32:08.480> proposals
• <00:32:08.880> for<00:32:09.120> legislative and identifies proposals for legislative
• and identifies proposals for legislative changes<00:32:10.080> at<00:32:10.320> the<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several resolutions focused on agriculture, invasive species, biodiversity, and clean energy finance. STR 34/SR 20 asked Hawaii’s congressional delegation to urge USDA to address unequal treatment of Hawaii in exporting agricultural goods; the Department of Agriculture supported the measure. STR 41/SR 25 encouraged each county to develop its own biosecurity plan, with testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species supporting county-level planning and coordination. Testifiers emphasized the importance of local response capacity for invasive species, while also noting that quarantine authority should remain at the state level; one witness requested an amendment to include possible legislative changes needed at the state and county levels. STR 110/SR 91 requested a study on the feasibility of a state green bond program, with support testimony submitted by Coalition Earth and no oral testimony from the energy office. Members asked questions about how county biosecurity plans would interface with existing state efforts, and witnesses described current interagency work and county response plans already being developed for species such as little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, and coqui frogs. The discussion also referenced a recent Oahu coqui detection on Sand Island and the need for flexible treatment options. For the green bond measure, members described it as a potential tool for renewable energy goals. No opposition testimony was presented on the measures discussed. On decision-making, the committees recommended passage of STR 34/SR 20 with technical non-substantive amendments, STR 41/SR 25 with the suggested amendment from CAPS, STR 56/SR 40 without amendment, and STR 110/SR 91 with technical non-substantive amendments. The recommendations were adopted by the committees, and the agenda concluded with adjournment.

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• So when we do get the recommendations, hopefully, >> they will not be a very costly proposal.
• And Senator Burton, you're recognized to explain the proposed Bill.
• of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel or the Justice Administrative Commission Senate proposed
• I mean, this is not this is a proposed committee Bill. I'm sorry.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• committee<00:09:25.519> so<00:09:25.880> we<00:09:26.120> have<00:09:26.480> proposals
• chair the committee so we have proposals chair the committee so we have proposals to<00:09:27.360
• I'm not positive, and I chair the committee, so we have proposals to have so-called advanced nuclear

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill therefore proposes the establishment of a process for 911 centers to voluntarily coordinate
• Members of the public must be given the opportunity to present their views and arguments on any proposed
• Views and arguments on any proposed contractual plan. Oliver, you're winning.
• Okay, so you're saying that under the proposed SB193, the board members would still... or the board would

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

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• So I hope that you will endorse this proposal, this resolution, and it is 67 votes in favor.
• you will that you will endorse<00:17:02.519> um<00:17:03.120> this<00:17:03.520> proposal
• <00:17:04.520> this endorse um this proposal this endorse um this proposal this resolution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Okay, so then we'll delete the proposed new provision in section 47, 467 B-1, 12.5a.
• delete the sorry okay so then we'll delete the propos<00:04:45.919> the<00:04:46.080> proposed
• <00:04:46.440> new<00:04:46.680> provision<00:04:47.000> in propos the proposed
• new provision in propos the proposed new provision in section<00:04:47.520> 47<00:04:48.120><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held a decision-making-only agenda and voted on a series of bills, mostly following the chair’s recommendations. Measures passed unamended included SB 1202 on allowing campaign funds for child care and dependent care costs, SB 30 requiring all moped drivers to wear helmets, SB 55 requiring state administrative rules to be posted in a digitally accessible and searchable format, SB 106 on pedestrian conduct more than 200 feet from a crosswalk, SB 344 requiring helmets for skateboard users under 16, SB 849 increasing penalties for harming native species, SB 1337 clarifying Stadium Authority quorum rules, and SB 268 reducing the size of island burial councils and removing certain membership requirements. SB 1511, which prohibits vessels longer than 75 feet from entering Honay Bay, was also adopted, though the transcript includes some inconsistent wording about whether it was amended. Several bills were approved with amendments. SB 1048 on solicitation of funds from the public was amended to remove a ministerial exception and to require certain charitable organizations and fundraising platforms to file written contracts with the Department before commencing solicitations. SB 109 was amended so that, in specified circumstances, the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi version of a law would be binding when the law was originally drafted in English, translated into Hawaiian, and later amended. SB 66 on county building permits was amended to add a bad date, April 23, 2057. SB 1312, deferred to the 10 o’clock agenda, clarified that “profits from prostitution” includes money or property received from prostitution proceeds even if characterized as reimbursement or debt repayment; it was also passed with amendments. The committee also adopted a recommendation to pass SB 55 and other measures with the noted excused absences of Senator Gabbard and, at times, other members. Throughout the meeting, no major opposition was recorded beyond one member voting no or with reservations on some bills, and the chair repeatedly announced that the recommendations had been adopted. The meeting concluded after the 10 o’clock agenda, with notice that the committee would meet upstairs for later agendas with WHAM.

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• adjusts dates after there is an adjustment of the individual income tax rate, a change that would be proposed
• c><00:02:26.080> that<00:02:26.200> would<00:02:26.360> be<00:02:26.560> proposed
• tax rate a change that would be proposed tax rate a change that would be proposed to<00:02:27.200

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00 Roll Call 00:20 HB 1 Discussion 02:00 HB 1 Vote 13:10, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on January 8, 2025, with a full roll call and a welcome to new members. The committee took up its only agenda item, House Bill 1, sponsored by Chair Jason Petrie, which would implement a further 0.5% reduction in the individual income tax rate, effective January 1, 2026, with conforming date changes tied to the state’s existing tax-cut framework under House Bill 8 and the budget director’s certification of reserve and revenue conditions. Jason Bailey of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy testified against the bill, arguing that Kentucky’s recent permanent income tax cuts were enacted during an unusual period of temporary pandemic-era revenue surpluses and federal aid, and warning that another cut could worsen future budget pressures. He said the proposed reduction would cost about $718 million annually when fully phased in and would increase risk to state services, especially in poorer rural areas that rely heavily on state funding. In response to questions, the sponsor and other members described the bill as limited to the income tax rate and said any future reversal would require statutory change. Representative Gentry asked about the broader policy goal of moving toward a more consumption-based tax structure and whether the income tax cuts were intended to support growth and population retention. He said he had seen anecdotal signs of housing and population activity in Jefferson County and surrounding areas, though he acknowledged the difficulty of proving causation. He ultimately passed on the bill, saying he wanted more data and was concerned about benefits flowing more to higher-income taxpayers. The committee then voted 17-0 with 3 pass votes to report House Bill 1 favorably to the House floor.

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• And actually, when a bill is proposed to fix this supposed issue, this committee was formed to look into
• And the same thing goes with the fact that this committee is proposing a report for oversight that is
• proposing legislation after Republican leadership has already adjourned sessions in both...

Keywords: 970, all

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• Uh, have all commission members looked over the proposed settlement agreement?
• > consider<00:02:29.599> the<00:02:30.160> uh Miss Whites, do you agree to the proposed
• Gberg, have you seen and do you agree to the proposed finding of probable cause, agreed order, and public

Keywords: The meeting will take start back after coming out of Executive Session, 958, all

Summary: The commission reconvened in open session and announced it had reached a settlement that would avoid a full adjudicatory hearing. Counsel for Representative Gber waived the hearing and agreed to the settlement, and enforcement counsel recommended acceptance. The commission then voted unanimously to accept the agreed settlement. The matter proceeded to an ethics charge involving a proposed finding of probable cause, an agreed order, and a public reprimand. Representative Gber was sworn in and confirmed that he had seen and agreed to the proposed order, waived the adjudicatory hearing, agreed to the findings of violations and penalties in the agreed order, and waived his right to appeal. The commission accepted the agreement and stated that the matter before it was concluded. After the settlement, the chair noted that pending motions related to the case were dismissed and thanked the witnesses for attending, even though they did not have to testify. The chair and Representative Gber each made brief remarks about the long and difficult process, the complexity of the case, and the hope that it would serve as a learning experience. The commission said signed copies of the agreed order and public reprimand would be available, and then moved to adjourn.

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• Um, each... whatever, if you're in a city or in a county, wherever this proposed project is located,
• You know, that's what some people had proposed from some of these... ...companies that are willing to
• They proposed a permit system, and as I understand, it's like four or five states per... ...until the

Bills: HB248, HB311

Keywords: weather modification, atmospheric pollution, chemical dispersion, environmental law, public health, improvement districts, assessment collection, property taxes, local governance, foreclosure procedures, 1136, house, all