Transcript Highlights:

• Since we first passed this dictator.
• </c> is just the first step in the process. is just the first step in the process.
• So, first, this amendment most.
• </c> where if you look at the number of first where if you look at the number of first graders<06:03:
• </c> that we prioritize our money to first that we prioritize our money to first were<06:22:59.760><c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• first surgery in history.
• first surgery in history.
• Um, so at first blush, first of all, let me back up for a second.
• </c> goes in that direction first. goes in that direction first.
• </c> You have to look it up first, though. You have to look it up first, though.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He created this when he was in the fifth grade, and it was publicized when he was in the fifth grade.
• Clerk will read the first bill.
• </c><00:31:10.160><c> or</c> discussion on the bill first or discussion on the bill first or discussion
• </c> the bill, the the bill that was first the bill, the the bill that was first discussed<01:20:11.240
• First of all, the pause two things.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 2, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• [laughter] first question.
• So, you to list first, which category.
• First one's to receive that support.
• </c> the on on page 11 we have the first the on on page 11 we have the first three<04:15:21.520><c> items
• </c> figure out why they did it in the first figure out why they did it in the first place.<04:34:56.959

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> for the first time for this industry. for the first time for this industry.
• The first family's personal dogs.
• I worked hard in school, but the grade I'm proudest of is to be the first member of this House to get
• I worked hard in school, but the grade I'm proudest of is to be the first member of this House to get
• </c> privacy and our first amendment rights. privacy and our first amendment rights.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the first one is bail.
• So the first one is bail.
• </c> some of it gets deposited into a first some of it gets deposited into a first injury<03:32:48.800
• </c> money in this fund here so the first money in this fund here so the first section<04:17:04.600><
• </c> the Ombudsman was created in the first the Ombudsman was created in the first place<05:11:45.958

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• </c><00:31:44.279><c> is</c> only two options available the first is only two options available the first
• </c> potentially to because there's a grading potentially to because there's a grading of<00:47:05.000
• Importantly, this provides relief for appeals by a developer from having to first appeal to the local
• Importantly, this provides relief for appeals by a developer from having to first appeal to the local
• The first speaker is Representative Diane Power. Representative Diane Power.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A first-grade teacher may not like kids blowing snot on them, and if they can learn that they're...
• Yes, that's the first one statewide—first one since the other three were established.
• When we were the first, for example, look at the VA hospital, the very first academic affiliate in the
• You wanted to ask for a university of the first class, first order down there, and I think we've made
• First, we're requesting an...

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This first one is allowed to fall.
• They were here first.
• in time, first in right.
• And I remember my first day.
• The first one that, Mr.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> thank you so much who is your first thank you so much who is your first testifier<00:26:15.520><
• Ner first for an update on the finances?
• for a update on the finances ner first for a update on the finances first<00:48:54.319><c> absolutely
• Which bill are we doing first? 3032.
• Peterson start be the first testifier if Peterson start be the first testifier if that<01:28:26.920><

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, with that, our first your patience.
• </c><00:13:29.040><c> the</c> Um the first line shows the Um the first line shows the non-representative
• And first, I want to revenue funding.
• of the first education had in one of the first education finance<01:16:10.560><c> committee</c><01:16
• Uh, first on the Representative Ree.

Bills: HF1048 , HF1049 , HF745 , HF2210

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and even with a positive target of $100 million in the first biennium and $25 million in the first
• </c> line item in article one of the first line item in article one of the first engrossment<00:04:09.200
• </c><00:38:03.920><c> time</c> enrollment increase for the first time enrollment increase for the first
• And this is also written to the first And this is also written to the first engrossment<01:00:42.079>
• Currently, the funding is distributed in part on third-grade reading proficiency and fourth-grade reading

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first module is third-party liability.
• The first forward with three modules.
• And insurance providers are built first.
• first on that first summarized on that first on that first page<01:27:19.360><c> inside</c><01:27:19.679
• So, the first uh priority Excuse me.

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:23:58.440><c> first</c><00:23:58.559><c> of</c><00:23:58.679><c> all</c> Bill uh well again first
• first of all Bill uh well again first first of all thank<00:23:59.159><c> you</c><00:23:59.480><c> for
• </c> compaction after the fact but the first compaction after the fact but the first stage<00:47:11.000
• </c><00:57:41.520><c> thank</c> amendment I should handle first thank amendment I should handle first
• </c> that that allowed us to take our first that that allowed us to take our first step<01:06:58.920>

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• when we first uh DBED first<00:37:53.119><c> started</c><00:37:53.359><c> organizing</c><00:37:53.920
• ><c> this</c><00:37:54.160><c> show,</c> first started organizing this show, first started organizing
• The first two have already taken place.
• He first get this into foreign markets?
• Let's first go going to be really tough. Let's first go to<01:54:25.840><c> Australia.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we have Legislative Research Commission up first with Jay Hartz.
• Chairman, for honoring my request to go first.
• Um, and Senator, this is our first time through this process.
• So, this was our first time submitting these forms.
• So, our first time through this process.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first, and this is all on the bottom of page three, if anyone's following along, the first offense
• First time, let's do it.
• isn't the first time.
• And so when I first go to Mr.
• Thank you first, Ms.

Summary: The joint Senate Public Safety and Transportation hearing focused on DUI, impaired driving, traffic violence, speed management, and how criminal and administrative systems interact. Chairs Jesse Arreguín and Dave Cortese said the hearing was intended to inform upcoming legislation and noted that no bills would be acted on that day. They emphasized the scale of roadway deaths and serious injuries, the need for a holistic Safe System approach, and the importance of hearing from law enforcement, researchers, victims’ advocates, judges, and DMV officials. The first panel reviewed current DUI law and research. Thomas Nozowitz of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code outlined California’s DUI penalties, including escalating misdemeanor and felony consequences, ignition interlock device requirements, license suspensions, Watson advisories, and homicide-related offenses. Stephanie Doherty of the Office of Traffic Safety described statewide crash trends, the role of alcohol, drugs, speed, and vulnerable road users, and the state’s Safe System and safety corridor efforts. Dr. Julia Griswold of UC Berkeley presented research supporting systemic interventions such as self-explaining roads, safer speed limits, speed safety cameras, ignition interlocks, sobriety checkpoints, and treatment for chronic offenders; she also noted that many DUI fatalities involve first-time offenders and that punitive measures alone have limited effect on high-risk drivers. Members pressed witnesses on ignition interlocks, speed governors, DUI treatment, diversion, and whether current penalties are strong enough. Several senators, including Archuleta and Blakespear, argued for stronger immediate consequences and better use of in-car technology, while witnesses said chronic offenders often need treatment and that some existing programs may be underused or inconsistently effective. The discussion also touched on data gaps, the need to distinguish alcohol- from drug-involved crashes, and the possibility of allowing diversion for some first-time DUI cases while preserving consequences for repeat offenses. The second panel addressed DMV and court processes. DMV Director Steve Gordon said the department handles mandatory, court-ordered, and administrative actions, and that recent process changes have reduced DMV hearing delays from roughly 170 days to under 70 days in many cases. Judge Lisa Rodriguez explained that county-by-county court practices, case filing delays, sentencing timelines, and paper or mixed electronic systems can slow reporting to DMV, especially for misdemeanors and felonies. She said courts are reviewing reporting requirements, training, and case-management coding to improve transmission of DUI orders, while DMV said it is open to simplification and better coordination but is constrained by aging systems and the motor vehicle account’s financial limits. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• First time, let's do it.
• Because if they've had a first offense, that probably isn't the first time.
• Thank you first, Ms.
• Thank you first, Ms.
• Thank you first, Ms.

Summary: The joint Senate Public Safety and Transportation hearing focused on DUI, impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving, road design, and the broader traffic safety system in California. Chairs Jesse Arreguín and Dave Cortese said the purpose was to inform upcoming legislation and noted that no bills would be acted on at the hearing. They emphasized the scale of the problem, including thousands of fatal and serious injury crashes each year, and framed the discussion around a Safe System approach that combines infrastructure, enforcement, education, and technology. The first panel covered current DUI law and traffic safety research. Thomas Nozowitz of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code outlined California’s DUI penalty structure, including escalating misdemeanor and felony penalties, license suspensions, ignition interlock devices, Watson advisories, and homicide-related offenses such as vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and Watson murder. Stephanie Doherty of the Office of Traffic Safety described statewide crash trends, the role of alcohol, drugs, and speeding in fatalities, and state efforts such as the Safe System approach, safety corridors, and grant funding for impaired-driving countermeasures. Dr. Julia Griswold of UC Berkeley SafeTREC presented research favoring systemic interventions like self-explaining roads, safer speed limits, speed safety cameras, intelligent speed assistance, ignition interlocks, sobriety checkpoints, and treatment for chronic offenders, while noting that first-time DUI offenders account for a large share of fatal crashes. Members pressed the panelists on first-offense DUI treatment, ignition interlocks, speed governors, diversion, and whether tougher sanctions or vehicle technology would better reduce recidivism. Several senators raised concerns about repeat offenders, alcohol-use disorder, and the need for earlier intervention, while others questioned the effectiveness and cost of in-car devices. The panel also discussed data gaps and the need for better reporting and coordination between courts and DMV. The second panel, with DMV Director Steve Gordon and Judge Lisa Rodriguez, explained how administrative and court processes work in parallel: DMV receives court abstracts and can impose administrative per se suspensions quickly, while courts handle criminal cases, probation, and sentencing on a slower timeline. Both witnesses said the system is complex and paper-heavy but improving, and they acknowledged the need for better integration, clearer statutes, faster reporting, and more timely license actions to keep impaired drivers off the road.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first, and this is all on the bottom of page three, if anyone's following along, the first offense
• First time, let's do it.
• isn't the first time.
• And so when I first go to Mr.
• Thank you first, Ms.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> that</c><00:22:23.280><c> would</c> first, this is something that would first, this is something
• We've got a first by Senator &gt;&gt; All right. We've got a first by Senator Smith. Smith. Smith.
• </c> a first and a second on the amendment. a first and a second on the amendment.
• </c> the first amendment. the first amendment. All<00:48:12.880><c> right.
• I think this is my first time &gt;&gt; thank you. I think this is my first time here. here. here.

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

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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