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• This part of code is dating way back, and so anyone that would fall under crimes before this would be
• This part of code is dating way back, and so anyone that would fall under crimes before this would be

Keywords: 989, all

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• Would they have to do a total computer overhaul and replacement?
• </c><01:47:06.400><c> overhaul</c><01:47:07.119><c> and</c> have to do a total computer overhaul and
• have to do a total computer overhaul and replacement?
• </c><01:47:38.480><c> assisted</c><01:47:38.800><c> mass</c> systems, computer assisted mass systems,
• computer assisted mass appraisal<01:47:39.520><c> systems</c><01:47:39.840><c> throughout</c><01:47:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And<00:09:36.120><c> while</c><00:09:36.240><c> these</c><00:09:36.400><c> crimes</c><00:09:37.200><c
• > cover</c><00:09:37.480><c> expansive</c> And while these crimes cover expansive And while these crimes
• </c><00:09:56.840><c> is</c> prove a defendant has when the crime is prove a defendant has when the crime
• And then um I noticed in one of the handouts it says that the Medicaid Financial Crimes Unit, um, that
• </c><00:15:45.680><c> Unit</c> uh the Medicaid Financial Crimes Unit uh the Medicaid Financial Crimes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The first is to increase funding to the BCA Financial Crimes and Fraud Section.
• This is our Financial Crimes and Fraud Section that does four things.
• The first is to increase funding to the BCA Financial Crimes and Fraud Section.
• This is our Financial Crimes and Fraud Section that does four things.
• This is our Financial Crimes and Fraud Section that does four things.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Today, I'd like to invite you to envision a Kentucky where the cycle of crime and recidivism is broken
• It's a tested strategy to convert prison terms into enforced pathways that yield lower crime rates.
• Make no mistake, this initiative is not soft on crime.
• </c> soft on crime. legislation. soft on crime. legislation.
• </c><01:00:13.760><c> Today's</c> reduce crime in Kentucky. Today's reduce crime in Kentucky.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:09 State of the Judiciary: 00:02:33 The Corrections - KCTCS Reentry Program: 00:49:44 Update on 2022 RS SB 90: 01:27:49, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on the Judiciary met on November 6, 2025, approved the minutes, and welcomed guests including Kentucky Specialty Courts manager Elizabeth Nichols and Boyle/Mercer Family Court Judge Bruce Petri. The committee then heard the Chief Justice of Kentucky, Deborah Lambert, deliver her state of the judiciary address, focused largely on judicial branch funding, facilities, technology, and specialty court programs. Chief Justice Lambert said the branch is facing a projected $14.3 million shortfall for fiscal year 2026 and asked lawmakers for supplemental support, access to reserve funds, and higher base appropriations to cover inflation and nondiscretionary costs. She also requested a 15% across-the-board pay increase for judicial branch employees, citing salary gaps with other state workers and declining judicial compensation relative to national averages. She emphasized that the branch has received a clean FY 2025 audit and said the requests were intended to sustain current operations rather than expand them. A major portion of her remarks covered court technology and facilities. She described the move to Chamberlain during Capitol renovations, the purchase of that building as a cost-saving measure, and the need to fund courtroom audio/video systems and a new statewide case management system. She also discussed courthouse maintenance, flood damage, mold issues, security system upgrades, and the $47 million asset preservation fund created last session, while asking for additional local facilities funding and one-time disaster-related support. Lambert highlighted specialty court and statewide program results, including foster care review boards, family recovery courts, court designated worker programs, drug and mental health courts, and the Judicial Commission on Mental Health. She thanked legislators for prior bills and support, including House Bill 1, Senate Bill 26, and the CES law, and said 2026 recommendations will focus on civil commitment reforms under KRS 202C. During questions, Senator Wheeler asked whether some courthouses are being overbuilt; Lambert said most facilities are inadequate, though some may be larger than needed, and that future needs and population changes must be considered. She also noted that virtual hearings and technology have improved efficiency. No votes or formal committee actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the presentation.

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• criminal investigations across a range of different issues, including human trafficking, internet crimes
• against children, complex violent crimes.
• Internet crimes against children, complex violent crimes, white collar crimes.
• training and experience, am a former state and federal prosecutor who specifically focused on internet crimes

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the State Land Office, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State said its requested general fund budget of $15.88 million was intended to maintain baseline operations, replace lost federal cyber and election support, and address a 12% vacancy rate. Officials warned that the House recommendation still left major gaps for election security, tabulator replacement, campaign finance system upgrades, overseas and military ballot services, ballot tracking, and a new tax lien filing system. Senators pressed about the election fund, county burdens, and the risk of underfunding election administration; the office said the House had provided $15 million for the election fund for the primary and another $15 million for the general election, but not enough for operations or all capital needs. The State Land Office said it was satisfied with the House budget action and had no additional request. Staff described the office’s record revenues, low vacancy rate, clean audits, and proposed new positions tied to forestry, economic development, petroleum, geothermal, and royalty compliance work. Senators asked about long-term revenue trends, forest thinning and biomass opportunities, and bookkeeping around the land maintenance fund; the office said the new positions were intended to generate revenue and support land management, including fire mitigation. The Attorney General’s office presented a budget built around a 0% general fund increase, greater use of the Consumer Settlement Fund, and $4.5 million in special/extraordinary litigation funding. The AG emphasized active litigation and investigations involving consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, federal funding cuts, Meta and other technology platforms, AI and child safety, gaming compacts, tobacco, and possible litigation over abandoned uranium mine cleanup. Senators asked about scam enforcement, the structure of settlement funds, and whether the office could take on uranium-related litigation; the AG said the office could prepare a litigation budget but warned such efforts would require sustained funding. The State Auditor said the House budget added only modest increases while the office faced about a 40% vacancy rate, difficulty recruiting auditors, and a shrinking pool of public accounting firms, creating risks for constitutional audit responsibilities.

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• The Committee on Crime and Public Safety will come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
• What if they are being arrested for another crime?
• concerning there because if they could do that voluntarily, maybe they were involved in some other crime
• And with ambiguity, that's when organized crime descends on the state.
• Crime labs do not have the capability of testing it. “We just have no way out.”

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We want safe schools, strong communities, and leaders who will take crime seriously.
• We want safe schools, strong communities, and leaders who will take crime seriously.
• introduced and tried to get amendments on the floor with all these proposals to save lives and reduce crime
• save<00:19:18.559><c> lives</c><00:19:18.799><c> and</c><00:19:19.120><c> reduce</c><00:19:19.440><c> crime
• </c> save lives and reduce crime. save lives and reduce crime.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If someone is suspected of committing a crime, to just report this to ICE their presence because you
• This has nothing to do, but this is if they have been arrested for a crime, then the federal government
• But if they're arrested for a crime, then this bill is simply enforcing federal law.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• was thinking about this bill and the thought came to me how we often hear from the majority about crimes
• but things that actually really are going on in this country right now, I want to talk about real crimes
• Let's talk about what continues to be published and describe heinous crimes.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several points of personal privilege recognizing guests, including a newly graduated Army servicemember, the Doctor of the Day, and members of Delta Sigma Theta visiting for Delta Day at the Capitol. The chamber also adopted a proclamation designating April 10, 2026, as Founders Day in the City of Tolleson, with remarks highlighting the city’s history and the Whoopi Days Festival. The House then appointed a conference committee on HB 2874 after voting not to concur in Senate amendments. The House considered several bills in Committee of the Whole. On SB 1058, a floor amendment offered by Rep. Gutierrez to address gun trafficking, merchant codes, and related enforcement tools failed by a vote of 17-32, and the bill was then recommended do pass. SB 1094, dealing with civil liability related to gender transition procedures for minors, drew extended debate over constitutionality, medical liability, and impacts on physicians and patients, and it was also recommended do pass. SB 1136, SB 1422, and SB 1663 (with a Blackman floor amendment adopted) each received do pass recommendations. Later, the House adopted Committee of the Whole reports placing SB 1075 and SB 1202 on third reading, retaining SB 1419 on the calendar, and advancing SCM 1004 and SCM 1007. On third reading, the House passed SB 1024, SB 1148, SB 1232, SB 1293, and SB 1586, with members explaining votes on issues including vehicle registration, Supreme Court administration, outdoor advertising and zoning, GPLET tax policy, and state agency matters. The chamber then recessed briefly for announcements and personal privilege remarks, and finally adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• was thinking about this bill and the thought came to me how we often hear from the majority about crimes
• but things that actually really are going on in this country right now, I want to talk about real crimes
• Let's talk about what continues to be published and describe heinous crimes.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• release, without work, they struggle to support themselves and their families, and many turn back to crime
• release, without work, they struggle to support themselves and their families, and many turn back on crime
• So it would reduce the prison population, reduce crime, and et cetera.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation convened with a quorum, reviewed housekeeping rules for testimony and position letters, and reminded the public that bills with revenue impacts over $150,000 would be sent to the suspense file rather than voted on immediately. The chair noted that no bills on the agenda would be eligible for a vote that day because they would automatically be referred to suspense. The committee then heard several tax-related measures, with testimony generally split between bill authors/supporters emphasizing affordability, public safety, or conservation, and opponents arguing the proposals were inefficient tax expenditures better handled through existing programs or direct budget funding. AB 1565 proposed a $5,000 tax credit for small businesses that hire formerly incarcerated people within a year of release and keep them employed for at least six months. Supporters said the bill would reduce recidivism, help small businesses manage hiring risk, and save the state money by avoiding incarceration costs; one witness described personal experience overcoming a felony record. The California Tax Reform Association opposed the measure, arguing employment tax credits are ineffective and that existing programs are more targeted. Members from both parties expressed support, but the bill was referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 1596, which would create a five-year sales tax holiday for infant car seats; AB 1668, which would extend a welfare tax exemption for land trust-held open space; AB 1690, which would expand the Young Child Tax Credit to families with older children; AB 1698, which would create a tax credit for small restaurants that comply with food handler certification requirements; and AB 1620, which would allow a deduction for homeowners’ insurance premiums on primary residences. Supporters framed these bills as relief for families, small businesses, and land conservation efforts, while opponents repeatedly argued the tax code should not be used to subsidize these costs and that existing programs or market solutions were preferable. Each bill was ultimately referred to the suspense file, and the committee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• release, without work, they struggle to support themselves and their families, and many turn back to crime
• release, without work, they struggle to support themselves and their families, and many turn back on crime
• It would reduce the prison population, reduce crime, and et cetera.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We will open this committee on Crime and Public Safety. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
• They receive an immediate death sentence for their role in this crime.
• Louis, and with this loophole, having that sentence, they are not wanting to investigate these crimes

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• without ever intending to be guilty of that crime.
• </c><03:36:44.080><c> Nowhere</c> what crime they have committed.
• Nowhere what crime they have committed.
• </c><03:39:33.160><c> would</c><03:39:33.320><c> have</c> crime the uh businesses would have crime the
• And I don't see the crime was.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Of course, we're going to have to make sure that there's at least the basic elements of a crime.
• Of course, we're going to have to make sure that there's at least the basic elements of a crime.
• So please be short, accurate, the basic elements of a crime. So please be short, accurate.
• I had just read the book Guardianships and the Elderly: The Perfect Crime, written by Sam Sugar.
• event individual medical exam of me I had just read the book guardianships and the elderly the perfect crime

Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Elder Abuse opened by explaining it was gathering testimony on elder abuse, especially alleged misconduct involving court-appointed systems such as guardians ad litem and fiduciaries, to identify gaps in law and oversight and develop legislative fixes. The chair limited each witness’s time, asked for names and contact information for follow-up, and repeatedly noted that some allegations might warrant referral to law enforcement, the attorney general, or county attorneys if basic criminal elements were present. Several witnesses described alleged abuse in guardianship, conservatorship, and fiduciary cases. Dr. Holly Lauder said her mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, was subjected to allegedly deficient psychological capacity evaluations that ignored treating doctors and family input, leading to a fiduciary arrangement that later resulted in neglect. Kevin Axson described his mother’s probate case, saying a guardian ad litem and conservator were appointed after a family financial dispute, that the guardian ad litem and fiduciary had little contact with his mother, and that the estate was burdened with substantial fees and a $200,000 bond requirement. Frieda Alvarado testified about a 94-year-old client, Samuel Armento, saying he was isolated, medicated without his request, and treated without dignity after a fiduciary and care team took control. Bill Chalmers, Johnny Hamilton, and Kathy Hamilton also testified about Sam Armento’s case, alleging isolation, excessive fees, conflicts of interest, and poor oversight by fiduciaries and caregivers. Other witnesses raised broader concerns about Arizona probate practices. David Redkey said he has been under a long-running conservatorship despite earning degrees and maintaining capacity, and alleged that court-appointed professionals and fiduciaries overcharged his estate and blocked efforts to terminate the arrangement. Susan Wolfe described the Peyton case, alleging that a wife’s conservatorship and related court actions led to the loss of assets, exclusion of witnesses, and large fees for a relatively small monthly care bill. Dr. Lewis Heller, an OB-GYN and disciplinary committee member, said the medical evaluations he reviewed showed the people involved were competent and that the conduct he observed was unethical and possibly criminal. Renee Self testified that she lost her role as trustee and spent large sums defending her father’s estate, alleging that the probate process stripped her father of assets and limited her access to him despite APS findings that her actions were in his best interests. No formal committee votes or legislative actions were taken in the excerpt, but members repeatedly expressed concern, asked for documents and transcripts, and indicated they would follow up with witnesses and consider stakeholder meetings to craft legislation addressing oversight, transparency, and accountability in guardianship and fiduciary systems.

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• Marcelle, to request the House Committee on Municipal Affairs to study the effectiveness of neighborhood crime
• Senate Bill 380 by Senator Carter, Orleans Parish, create the real-time crime prevention improvement
• Senate Bill 380 by Senator Carter, Orleans Parish, creates the Real Timber Crime Prevention Improvement
• Senate Bill 380 by Senator Carter, Orleans Parish, creates the Real Timber Crime Prevention Improvement
• It creates a crime prevention area for District 102, Real Timber Subdivision.

Bills: HR286, HR287, HR288, HR289, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, HCR114, HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR282, HR283, HR284, HR285, HCR112, HCR113, SCR62, SCR64, SB132, SB135, SB405, HR179, HR216, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, SB228, SB408, HR168, HR174, HR194, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, SCR23, SCR38, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB75, HB705, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, SCR3, HB582, HB625, HB646, HB998, HB1191, HB1255, SB81, SB100, SB109, SB197, SB374, SB479, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: HR286, House Resolution 286, LED, Louisiana Economic Development, rural development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public-private partnership, tax credits, economic development, workforce training, school energy costs, community colleges, technical colleges, local government, building modernization, on-site energy generation, public facilities, rural parishes, distressed communities

Summary: The House met with a quorum, received a guest minister for prayer, approved the journal, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including NEC Awareness Day, a European Union delegation visit, and the Glenmore Wildcats baseball team’s state championship. Members also received Senate messages, including concurrence on some House measures, the filing of Senate bills, and several Senate resolutions and bills laid over for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long series of resolutions and bills. Among the resolutions adopted were measures on a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission, support for migratory waterfowl studies, hunting education in schools, SNAP delivery-fee studies, fraud prevention for seniors, subsurface data preservation, boating safety reporting, and visual acuity screening data. Some items were temporarily returned to the calendar, including a sales-tax uniform-base rule resolution and several Senate measures. The House also adopted a resolution creating an agricultural national security task force and another supporting a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On legislation, the House passed bills on missing-person alerts for people with disabilities (“Brian’s Call”), first responder status for public works employees, planning commission procedures, historic preservation district rules, judges’ supplemental compensation, the Baker Economic Development District, New Orleans downtown development district tax authority, a local crime prevention district, clerks of court records, hotel occupancy taxes in Shreveport-Bossier, firefighter cancer screenings, Shreveport police civil service rules, local ethics entity funding, hemp/alcohol age restrictions, OMV digital signatures, LED recreation, TOPS Tech eligibility for veterans, anatomical gift recordkeeping, crypto kiosk fraud protections, firefighting foam definitions, and consumer data privacy. Several bills failed, including HB 705 on legislative contempt penalties and HB 75 on gaming promotional play. One bill on vehicle insurance reinstatement fees was amended and passed, and a bill on judicial compensation fund adjustments was amended and passed after questions about CPI indexing.

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• already illegal for you to possess, without a prescription, and if you've got them, you're guilty of a crime
• So we, in effect, were treating this as a much lesser form of any other crime than, Than what the seriousness
• It's always a crime against humanity. There is no more innocent than a baby in the womb.
• But there's not just that crime.
• how they did it in the Levant back in the times of the kings, and God judged them for that egregious crime

Bills: HB1168

Keywords: abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, methotrexate, pro-life, pro-choice, reproductive health, unborn child, trafficking, felony, contraception, pharmacist, pharmacy, Title 63, Oklahoma statutes, abortion pill, drug distribution, criminal penalty

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• Child, Youth, and Family Advocate or Deputy Advocate, the executive director of the Vermont Center for Crime
• and Legislative Affairs of the Attorney General's Office, the executive director of the Center for Crime
• on<00:39:20.240><c> the</c><00:39:20.320><c> Center</c><00:39:20.560><c> for</c><00:39:20.680><c> Crime
• </c><00:39:20.920><c> Victim</c><00:39:21.240><c> Services,</c> on the Center for Crime Victim Services
• , on the Center for Crime Victim Services, director<00:39:22.600><c> of</c><00:39:22.680><c> Policy</

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• He's limited protections for these kinds of crimes on college campuses.
• are more likely to be victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and other types of gender-based crimes
• He's limited protections for these kinds of crimes on college campuses.
• more likely to be victims of sexual assault in domestic violence and other types of gender-based crimes
• It seems like perhaps it's trying to distract from the war crimes that our president and secretary of

Keywords: 1183, house