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• This requires, uh, that school boards adopt a policy that would either make the students be banned or
• Thank you for the hard work you've done today and everything leading up to today.
• We are explicitly banning balanced literacy models such as the three-cueing system, which are being used

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: Education - Room 216, 22 January, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

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• > there's</c><01:20:12.160><c> clear</c> To be clear, this resolution doesn't call for an overnight ban
• instead of the Board of Education, we will make the State Public Charter School Commission take the lead

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several education resolutions, beginning with HCR 11 and HR 14, which ask the Board of Education and the State Public Charter School Commission to report on improving access to stable, suitable, and affordable facilities for public charter schools. The Charter School Commission supported the measure, and OHA also supported it while noting long-standing facility challenges, the lack of a dedicated facilities appropriation, and the strain on charter schools that have had to use operating funds for buildings and temporary structures. Kealakehe Academy, Hawaii Technology Academy, and several individuals also testified in support. The committee then took up HCR 181 and HR 171, which seek a shared decision-making committee to develop an action plan for a K-12 Ka Waihona School in Kapolei. The Department of Education said it has already developed a strategic plan for Kaipuni education, has expanded immersion programs over the past decade, and is addressing growth through interim guidance and a new priority placement process. Community witnesses, including representatives of Ke Alo Ever, strongly supported the resolutions, emphasizing the need for a K-12 pathway, the importance of Hawaiian language and culture, and the role of community voice in planning. They argued that teacher shortages, especially for licensed Hawaiian immersion teachers, remain a major barrier and proposed a kumu recruitment and retention program tied to community, UH, and DOE partnerships. The committee also heard HCR 187 and HR 177, which urge the Department of Education to begin initiatives to address teacher retention statewide. DOE and the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education said teacher retention is already being addressed through the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee, a five-year plan focused on building capacity, improving satisfaction, and compensation, and a new DOE human resources plan. In response to questions, DOE said it is seeking better school-level data on why teachers leave, is preparing for contract negotiations, and is working with the standards board and DLIR on an apprenticeship-related grant. TECC representatives said the group has been working since the pandemic era, may narrow its focus to retention as the most actionable area, and expects to provide more concrete recommendations in its annual report. The transcript ends as the committee moves on to the next item, HCR 47 and HR 43, without showing any votes or final actions on the measures heard.

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• happening in a number of states, including New Hampshire, all the states except those that specifically ban
• Churchill Downs voluntarily shut down their ADW operation in New Hampshire, and Churchill Downs is the leading

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• As you heard earlier today, the Wyoming Supreme Court recently ruled our abortion ban, which was overwhelmingly
• Ban on government social scoring with AI. >> Representative Yin, two minutes. >> Mr.
• Body, you are voting on House Bill 91, Ban on Government Social Scoring with AI.

Keywords: 916, all

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• resulted in increased<01:58:02.040><c> criminal</c> activity<01:58:05.480><c> repres</c><01:58:05.960><c> ban
• thank</c><01:58:07.040><c> you</c><01:58:07.159><c> Mr</c><01:58:07.320><c> chair</c> activity repres ban
• thank you Mr chair activity repres ban thank you Mr chair no<01:58:08.159><c> of</c><01:58:08.280><c

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• Uh, if you all join us, I'll ask Representative Fister if he'll lead us in the pledge, please. >> I pledge
• So this leads really quickly to a $50 retail price for a bag of flour that is high for patients, but
• Utah, conversely, hit a plateau because they banned telehealth and they capped conditions.
• Obviously, there's a bit<01:36:45.199><c> of</c><01:36:45.679><c> uh</c><01:36:45.840><c> lead</c><01
• that bit of uh lead time since that rescheduling<01:36:47.440><c> just</c><01:36:47.679><c> took</c>

Committee: Joint Agriculture

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 Approval of June 4, 2026 Minutes 00:03:09 Prioritizing Kentucky Agriculture: Medical Cannabis 00:03:38 Prioritizing Kentucky Agriculture: Bourbon 01:41:03, 958, all

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• The chair recognizes the gentleman from the lead, Chairman Lever. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• I'm not saying that we're banning screens.
• There's no new crimes, no license changes, no vehicle bans.
• There's no new crimes, no license changes, no vehicle bans.
• Um, there are, as a matter of fact, firearms have become probably the leading cause of death for children

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• They are actually lead attorneys, and we ask that it be denoted in that way to be described as a lead
• :24:00.799><c> we</c><00:24:00.960><c> ask</c><00:24:01.120><c> that</c> actually lead attorneys and
• So, when you age-adjust it, it is the leading cause of...
• Senator Pearl, want to lead us in 502? >> Thank you, members of the committee.
• The first is banning artificial intelligence AI bots from independently providing therapy.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That leads<00:22:35.679><c> us</c><00:22:35.760><c> to</c><00:22:35.919><c> House</c><00:22:36.159><c
• That leads us next to House Bill 704. &gt;&gt; Representative Priest.
• That leads us next to of today's agenda.
• That leads us next to House<00:25:46.400><c> Bill</c><00:25:46.880><c> 704.</c> House Bill 704.
• Uh, that leads to interest-bearing accounts, I feel.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session opened with routine announcements, including new and absent members, a tribute to former chair Rep. Jess Edwards, and an explanation that Division 3 is advisory and will make recommendations to full Finance. Chair Mooney also distributed a self-created index to the budget binder and reviewed the committee’s options under House Rule 45. Members discussed scheduling a future visit to the Veterans Home in Tilton, with several October dates unavailable, and the chair said she would circulate possible dates. The committee also reviewed the second-year budget context and sources of funding, including surplus monies, existing and new revenue streams, grants, reappropriations, and the rainy day fund. The committee then took up several retained bills and repeatedly heard that their substance had already been addressed in the budget. House Bill 519, funding the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was moved ITL and passed 10-0. House Bill 547, county reimbursement funds, was also moved ITL and passed 10-0 after members noted the reimbursement had been included in HB 2. House Bill 570, repealing the prescription drug affordability board, was moved ITL and passed 10-0, with minority members saying they still believed the board had value but acknowledging the repeal had already occurred in HB 2. House Bill 704, concerning caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs, received the most discussion. Mr. Ripple explained that most items were already funded or suspended in the budget, leaving only the senior volunteer grant program unfunded. Chair Mooney offered amendment 2963H to fund the RSVP program at $180,000 for one year, contingent on surplus funds, and DHHS witnesses explained that RSVP is a federally funded AmeriCorps program that would be added to existing state licensing structures. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was reported ought to pass as amended on a 10-0 vote. The committee then heard House Bill 751, which would require licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities and create an ombudsman-related complaint process. DHHS witnesses said the bill had been narrowed substantially from an earlier certification model with multiple positions and IT costs to a licensing model using existing department infrastructure, reducing the fiscal note to $211,000 for one position. They also said the ombudsman section was no longer needed because licensed facilities would fall under existing oversight. Members questioned how many facilities exist and whether licensing fees would cover costs; DHHS said it did not know the full provider landscape and that licensing revenue across the board does not cover the department’s costs. Rep. Daniels then proposed amendment 2964H to form a study committee because of the remaining questions and lack of a clear revenue stream, and the committee was still discussing that amendment when the transcript ended.

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• Customers need to know that the product they're buying is safe, doesn't have heavy metals, doesn't have banned
• these policies that are disconnected from the realities and the inputs of the industry, and that’ll lead
• 01:36:28.960><c> industry</c><01:36:29.960><c> uh</c><01:36:30.119><c> that'll</c><01:36:30.400><c> lead
• </c> inputs of the industry uh that'll lead inputs of the industry uh that'll lead to<01:36:31.560><c

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• If seclusion is banned, as some people are advocating today, the only tool left with children like my
• </c> And I would agree with you, and my concern is if we ban it outright, it's still going to happen

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Usually there it does require reprinting, but, you know, I carried that handheld cell phone ban for quite
• Usually it does require reprinting, but, you know, I carried that handheld cell phone ban for quite a

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I would ask Representative Thibault to lead us in the pledge.
• failures,</c> lead to structural failures, lead to structural failures, environmental<04:35:33.840><c
• 50.160><c> unacceptable</c> can lead to absolutely unacceptable can lead to absolutely unacceptable delays
• </c> requested the extension from the lead requested the extension from the lead department<05:21:00.400
• </c> from the lead department. from the lead department.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, Senator Elect, would you like to lead us in the pledge?
• >> Senator Elect, would you like to lead us in the pledge?
• lead? lead? &gt;&gt; Go<00:33:14.799><c> ahead.</c> &gt;&gt; Go ahead. &gt;&gt; Go ahead.
• </c> reduced the need for horses, leading reduced the need for horses, leading many<00:42:53.200><c>
• </c> reason why Wyoming shouldn't be leading reason why Wyoming shouldn't be leading that<02:42:02.479

Committee: Joint Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we expended out of those funds, any expense that was coming out of those would ultimately end up leading
• Chair, if this is going to lead to any other long-term efforts and culmination of brain power to get
• appropriation authority out of a fund that the money is definitely going to be there, then it could lead
• And then also, as we lead into different discussions about the death penalty in the state, knowing that
• But Alderman Pam Boyd, who leads the Healthy Human Services Committee at the Board of Aldermen, does

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• whether<05:16:37.558><c> it's</c><05:16:37.718><c> a</c><05:16:38.120><c> school</c><05:16:38.480><c> ban
• <05:16:39.160><c> or</c><05:16:39.320><c> a</c><05:16:39.480><c> football</c> whether it's a school ban
• or a football whether it's a school ban or a football team<05:16:40.760><c> or</c><05:16:41.638><c>
• If they are above average, they might be bored, which can lead to behavior issues.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• have to start making New Hampshire the priority because right now Massachusetts has basically got a ban
• right now Massachusetts has basically<01:39:26.040><c> got</c><01:39:26.199><c> a</c><01:39:26.360><c> ban
• /c><01:39:26.960><c> landfills</c><01:39:27.639><c> and</c><01:39:27.800><c> if</c> basically got a ban
• on landfills and if basically got a ban on landfills and if you<01:39:28.080><c> look</c><01:39:28.320
• And that kind of leads into my second question, and that if I’m reading this bill correctly, and I hope

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Solid Waste Subcommittee met to discuss proposed amendments to HB 171 and HB 215. For HB 171, Representative Gerna outlined technical changes to a landfill moratorium bill: DES would be allowed to accept applications only to review them for completeness, a notwithstanding clause would override automatic approval timing rules, the word “fully” would be removed, and an unnecessary reference to perennial water bodies would be deleted. Members raised concern about whether applications deemed complete during the moratorium would still have to comply with later changes in law or rule. Director Mike Whap of DES said applicants would likely need to amend applications if policy changes occurred, and suggested the bill could explicitly state that later changes apply to pending applications. The subcommittee generally supported the revised language and agreed the amended bill could go directly to executive session, though one member said the underlying legislation was ill-advised but preferred the amended version over the original. The committee then turned to HB 215, which would create a two-stage landfill siting review centered on a “net public benefit” determination before full technical review. Representative Gerna explained that the amendment would define net public benefit, require an independent third-party assessment paid for by the applicant, and set up a process for selecting the contractor from a list submitted by the applicant, with DES and the host community involved and the commissioner choosing if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked how “host community” would be defined; DES said it would generally mean the municipal governing body, though that body could appoint others. The amendment also broadened the factors considered in both harms and benefits, including human health, property values, tourism, recreation, wildlife, local economic benefits, and infrastructure improvements. The discussion also added a provision directing DES to consult with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Business and Economic Affairs, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as needed when reviewing the third-party assessment. Director Whap said interdepartmental consultation is normal and that DES would likely adopt rules to guide the process. Members questioned whether the new framework would be too vague or burdensome for applicants, but Whap said it would not be designed to stack the deck against applicants and that the process should provide clearer, more balanced criteria. No votes were taken during the meeting, and the subcommittee appeared to continue refining the amendment language before further action.

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• And so the commissioner must deny a license for activities that could cause revocation or that could lead
• </c><00:23:32.320><c> to</c> revocation or that could lead to revocation or that could lead to revocation
• David Baron and I'm lead<01:32:07.040><c> counsel</c><01:32:07.440><c> for</c><01:32:07.679><c> 12</c
• counsel for 12 of the to answer lead counsel for 12 of the to answer your<01:32:09.600><c> question<
• Anyway, 23 states have banned the death penalty.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then recognized a staff member’s birthday and a guest shadowing Senator Adams. It then moved into informational review of Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Education regulation 702 KAR 3:30, which sets insurance coverage requirements for school district buildings and structures. Department of Education officials explained that districts are expected to carry coverage at replacement cost and said they understand some districts participate in self-insurance pools with backup policies, but they deferred detailed insurance questions to the Department of Insurance. Senators raised concerns that pooled coverage could leave districts exposed if claims exceed pool limits, and the chair asked KDE to follow up with DOI to confirm districts are adequately covered, especially for bondholders. No vote was taken on the informational review. The committee then reviewed emergency ABC regulations 804 KAR 130:01 through 130:04 implementing Senate Bill 100’s new licensing requirements for tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product businesses. ABC and Public Protection Cabinet representatives outlined the emergency rules governing enforcement, license applications, denial criteria, and transitional licenses. Retail industry witnesses Shannon Stiglet and Brian Clark said they support licensure in principle but argued the rules add duplicative requirements borrowed from alcohol licensing, create confusion about transitional licenses, and may be too burdensome for the roughly 7,000 affected businesses to meet by the January 1 deadline. They also said guidance has been inconsistent and requested the agency revise the regulations, remove requirements not grounded in law, and provide clearer, separate processes for new and existing businesses. Committee members asked whether the industry had worked directly with ABC and noted the public comment period was still open. Witnesses said they had communicated with ABC and the Public Protection Cabinet, but responses had been uneven and they wanted written guidance. Members expressed concern about the short timeline and the need to avoid disruption so businesses can operate legally on January 1. Representative Marzian asked for clarification that the discussion concerned emergency regulations already in effect while ordinary regulations remain in process. No formal action was taken beyond receiving the informational testimony and discussion.

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• clearly pulled out by way of a keyword search that identified words the Trump administration has banned
• Katherine University, a 120-year-old institution dedicated to educating women to lead and influence in
• Katherine University, a 120-year-old institution dedicated to educating women to lead and influence in
• Mayo Clinic's research enterprise anchors the world-leading medical alley cluster and drives thousands
• Mayo Clinic's research enterprise anchors the world-leading medical alley cluster and drives thousands

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• trying to protect children from these addictive features, but I really think that this bill could be banning

Keywords: 1183, house