Transcript Highlights:

• It establishes visual acuity and visual field testing requirements for driver licensing.
• establishes visual Acuity and visual establishes visual Acuity and visual field<00:16:03.399><c> testing
• </c><00:16:03.880><c> requirements</c><00:16:04.440><c> for</c><00:16:04.639><c> driver</c> field testing
• requirements for driver field testing requirements for driver licensing<00:16:06.199><c> the</c><00:
• It's something we've actually tested that term for Kentucky only, but all the states have to require

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a long agenda of administrative regulations, most of which were advanced with staff-suggested amendments and no objection. Early items included the Kentucky Public Pension Authority’s 105 KAR 1:451, which updates reporting language and adds the contractor wizard for certain employers, and a large package of Board of Veterinary Examiners regulations that revise fees, facility and AHP registration requirements, continuing education, liability, and practice rules. The Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s compact-related regulation and the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors’ complaint and compact rules were also reviewed and approved with amendments, along with fish and wildlife rules affecting elk hunting, youth deer season length, bear-dog approvals, and foxhound enclosure permits. The committee also approved transportation, education, workplace standards, horse racing, and several health and human services regulations, including Medicaid waiver reimbursement updates and a child care regulation that sends certain large claims to the Office of Inspector General for review. Several agencies briefly explained their regulations when members asked questions. Fish and Wildlife said the elk population is strong and the baiting change is intended to support harvest monitoring and fair chase, while the longer youth deer season was meant to give young hunters more opportunity. The Department of Community-Based Services said the $10,000 and $5,000 claim thresholds were meant to clarify rare cases involving possible fraud or unresolved recoupment issues. The Department of Financial Institutions’ 808 KAR 5:305 drew the most discussion: it would allow certain state-chartered credit unions with a low-income designation to participate in federal programs, including limited non-member deposits and supplemental capital, but the regulation was deferred again amid continued discussions. The Kentucky Bankers Association testified against the credit union regulation, arguing that allowing non-member deposits conflicts with existing statute limiting credit union deposits to members and other credit unions, and that an administrative regulation cannot override that statutory restriction. Committee members heard the agency’s explanation that the proposal is intended to help underserved communities and that the non-member deposit authority would be limited, but no final action was taken because the item was deferred. The meeting otherwise concluded with the remaining regulations being called, discussed briefly, and approved or advanced without objection.

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• another crime and you find and commit another crime and you find out later on after you take the DNA test
• out later on after you take the DNA test out later on after you take the DNA test that oh this is associated
• and process of verifying your identity and process of verifying your identity and then conduct any testing
• license don't have anything on testing license don't have anything on there about because we don't we

Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, this has to do with the health care materials. your test sure sure all right your test sure
• decedent that it was a secondly an of a decedent that it was a secondly an irrevocable<00:53:33.599><c> test
• trust</c><00:53:35.799><c> and</c><00:53:36.040><c> then</c><00:53:36.480><c> once</c> irrevocable test
• uh trust and then once irrevocable test uh trust and then once again<00:53:37.040><c> those</c><00:53

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Testing. Here we go.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Testing. Here we go.

Summary: The House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to organize the conference and begin budget negotiations. Members unanimously adopted motions naming Representative Schof as chair and Senator DeSigley as vice chair. Staff then presented the initial side-by-side comparison of the TED conference budget materials, including spreadsheets, projects, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bill, along with a House offer to the Senate. The House noted that gray rows reflected items already agreed to and black-highlighted rows showed changes in the House offer, which was described as a good-faith effort to move toward Senate positions. Senator Hooper said the Senate would review the offer and respond after working through the first proposal, noting that initial offers typically take time to evaluate. No public comment was offered. The committee announced it was on one-hour notice for the next meeting and adjourned without objection.

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• And then the person doing the testing said, "Mom, can I have a word with you for a minute, please?"
• Right now, there is no asset test for food stamps in New Hampshire. You can be a millionaire.
• And as a TANF beneficiary, you are not subject to the asset test in food stamps.
• And the reason this is so on point test.
• We're testing the a waiver.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• years again through rigorous testing.
• and then you have to be testing and then you have to be reaffirmed<04:16:48.399><c> every</c><04:16:
• So, we're not through rigorous testing.
• They have 60 days to do any testing and then they can ask for an extension for 30 days.
• They have 60 days to do any testing and then they can ask for an extension for 30 days.

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It allows businesses to transport product to testing for 30 months or until the transporters, um, we
• It allows businesses to transport product to testing for 30 months or until the transporters, um, we
• And then there's been a bottleneck of testing.
• As the testing market kind of delivers more testing capacity, we'll require that these high-need medical
• products that people need be expedited at the testing facilities, which I think is important.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> for [groaning] vice chair for the test for [groaning] vice chair for the test HHFDC<00:44:27.839
• Uh, and also when they finish testing that well and want to put it into production, make it a pumping
• Uh, and also when they finish testing that well and want to put it into production, make it a pumping
• Uh, and also when they finish testing that well and want to put it into production, make it a pumping
• Uh, and also when they finish testing that well and want to put it into production, make it a pumping

Bills: HB1721 , HB1714 , HB1718 , HB1732 , HB1740 , HB1777 , HB1842 , HB1919 , HB1701 , HB1923 , HB1741 , HB1734 , HB1739

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• And the NCLEX is the national test that students have to take to become a nurse.
• </c><00:52:12.400><c> that</c><00:52:12.720><c> students</c> INLEX is the national test that students
• INLEX is the national test that students have<00:52:13.359><c> to</c><00:52:13.520><c> take</c><00:52
• So the test is being given actually this very week.
• And then beyond that, we have a group of students who did test on grade level, but, you know, I told

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• on everything We've we've put a metric on everything and<01:40:43.199><c> the</c><01:40:43.360><c> test
• c> pre</c><01:40:43.920><c> the</c><01:40:44.080><c> pressure</c><01:40:44.400><c> for</c> and the test
• pre the pressure for and the test pre the pressure for testing,<01:40:45.440><c> the</c><01:40:45.679
• , the amount of time kids are on testing, the amount of time kids are on devices<01:40:48.400><c> at<
• </c><01:41:04.800><c> The</c> putting so much on test results. The putting so much on test results.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

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• </c><00:42:40.079><c> who</c><00:42:40.240><c> wishes</c><00:42:40.520><c> to</c><00:42:40.720><c> test
• </c> member of the public who wishes to test member of the public who wishes to test file<00:42:41.400
• </c><01:09:32.920><c> public</c> now we will move to test public now we will move to test public testimony
• </c><01:44:45.880><c> writers</c><01:44:46.199><c> referring</c> think um the test writers referring
• think um the test writers referring County<01:44:46.719><c> attorne</c><01:44:46.960><c> writers</c><

Bills: HF2436 , HF470 , HF2643 , HF2456 , HF102 , HF1367

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

Transcript Highlights:

• Paul who's going to test uh co-present Paul who's going to test uh co-present with<00:29:18.440><c> you
• members who may be unfamiliar with registered apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship is a time-tested
• you for the of the committee thank you for the opportunity<00:57:25.760><c> to</c><00:57:25.920><c> test
• to test testify today regarding<00:57:27.200><c> house</c><00:57:27.480><c> file</c> regarding house
• </c><00:58:18.280><c> employment-based</c><00:58:18.799><c> training</c> is a - tested employment-based

Bills: HF846 , HF1538 , HF1959

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

Transcript Highlights:

• This is really the statewide diagnostic testing lab for Minnesota. and translation that is part of our
• 49:02.480><c> your</c> Dr Crawford please continue with your Dr Crawford please continue with your test
• oh do we have another question test oh do we have another question representative<00:49:05.920><c> Allen
• of pathologists in the veterinary Diagnostic Lab, which permits us to maintain capacity to fulfill testing
• </c> capacity um to fulfill testing capacity um to fulfill testing requirements<00:51:40.160><c> for<

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We recognized a while ago that GPA was more important than their SAT or ACT score, so we went to test
• We recognized a while ago that GPA was more important than their SAT or ACT score, so we went to test
• We recognized a while ago that GPA was more important than their SAT or ACT score, so we went to test
• We recognized a while ago that GPA was more important than their SAT or ACT score, so we went to test
• We recognized a while ago that GPA was more important than their SAT or ACT score, so we went to test

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By that date, 797 servants had tested positive.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In other research that I am reading, there is no increase in test scores.
• Their test scores will not increase.
• Now, Representative Mueller does not do well with paper-pencil tests.
• Now, Representative Mueller test. Okay?
• However, if you give me my tests.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It was the test of capacity under extreme, unpredictable conditions.
• Did y'all actually do a test once a year, or do you just do tabletops and exercises?
• Lastly, I do think that there's going to need to be some water testing.
• Everyone knew that sound because they tested them monthly.
• They test them once a month. They work like a charm.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

Transcript Highlights:

• , and they get tested through lawsuits.
• You are going to have, and we've seen this happen before, people testing the boundaries.
• And they want to test. They want to get in trouble and then they're going to file suit.
• The balancing test.
• The balancing test we face in the state of Florida, based upon our Constitution, is accountability for

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all narrowed eligibility to certain properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added environmental and zoning criteria, and included exemptions for agricultural land, parks, military-adjacent land, and other areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably 8-0. The committee then heard SB 212 on sexual offenders and predators, as amended to add public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided, with supporters emphasizing child safety and opponents arguing the bill lacked empirical support and would worsen homelessness and impose retroactive burdens. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably 8-1. Members next approved SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after adopting an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstate highways to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses while clarifying protections for critical areas, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and military installations. The bill drew opposition from a county Republican committee representative who argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive planning and encourage urban sprawl, while homebuilders and industry groups supported it. The committee also reported favorably SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a Florida Bar-backed update intended to modernize and harmonize nonprofit corporate law, and SB 1338 on charitable giving, which would create donor remedies for endowment restrictions and limit state reporting burdens on certain charitable organizations; members noted the latter would need further work on cy pres and related issues. The committee then approved SB 532 on court fees after a strike-all that would let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than splitting excess with general revenue, with clerks’ groups supporting the change and members citing long-standing funding shortfalls. SB 218 on land use regulations was also reported favorably; it would restore normal land-use authority to counties unaffected by the 2024 hurricanes while keeping SB 180 protections in place for damaged areas. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability passed 9-2 after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption was retroactive; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks and reduce class-action litigation, while opponents wanted stronger compliance requirements. Finally, SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended and passed unanimously as a process-reform measure allowing licensed professionals to conduct pre-application reviews, and SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools was reported favorably 8-3 after extensive testimony and debate over whether it would protect free expression or invite coercion and litigation. The committee also began consideration of SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor framing it as historical accuracy and opponents arguing it erased Palestinian identity; the transcript cuts off during that item.

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• management area, have to consider nine William Hutchinson: Statutory factors and complete a balancing test
• I'm not aware of an example where that situation has been tested or how that would play out. Dr.
• I think that's been tested, not that I'm aware of, and my guess is, and there are probably attorneys
• I don't know that that's been tested. I don't know if I captured that.
• with all of our neighboring GCDs, we've been experiencing severe drought over the past five years, testing

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all