Transcript Highlights:

• </c> now vote in expedient to legislate? now vote in expedient to legislate?
• </c> legislate on house bill 1554. legislate on house bill 1554.
• </c> requested unanimous consent. requested unanimous consent.
• </c> legislate. Thank you, Madam President. legislate. Thank you, Madam President.
• </c> legislative committee or public hearing. legislative committee or public hearing.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I decided to take a legislative approach rather than just trying to teach financial literacy on my own
• approach rather than take a legislative approach rather than just<00:05:49.360><c> trying</c><00:05:
• They can make those appropriate decisions.
• Classroom teachers can make that appropriate decision, and this is not about taking away rights.
• c> and</c> can make that appropriate decision and can make that appropriate decision and uh<00:27:44.399

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 342, which would require all Kentucky students to complete a one-credit financial literacy course for graduation, with the credit able to count toward math, social studies, or an elective. Representative Meredith and student advocate Patrick Rovi argued the current financial literacy mandate is too weak without a credit requirement, citing low implementation across schools and the need for practical instruction in loans, credit, investing, and budgeting. Members generally supported the bill, while Representative Tipton raised concerns about adding credit requirements and limiting dual credit options, and Representative Willner questioned whether it would create an unfunded mandate. Supporters responded that the bill is designed to fit within existing graduation requirements and that free curriculum and professional development resources are available through groups like Next Generation Personal Finance. HB 342 passed the committee unanimously with an expression of opinion that it should pass. The committee next considered House Bill 661, a technical cleanup bill related to the previously enacted nine-passenger van option for school transportation. Representative Emily Callaway said the measure only adjusts regulations needed for KDE to implement the earlier law effectively. The bill passed without opposition. House Bill 208, sponsored by Representatives Josh Bray and James Tipton, would require school districts to adopt policies limiting cell phone use during the school day and, in the updated version, restrict social media access as well. Supporters said the bill is intended to improve student attention, reduce cyberbullying and mental health harms, and address concerns raised by school disruptions and social media use. Members asked about exemptions for students with medical needs, emergency access, and whether districts would need new software; sponsors said existing district technology and local discretion should handle those issues. The bill passed unanimously. The committee then began taking up House Bill 430, which would let certain small-transportation districts seek an exemption from the KDE requirement for four annual bus safety trainings, provided they adopt a local safety policy and submit it to KDE. A district superintendent testified that the current blanket requirement causes significant instructional disruption for districts with very limited daily transportation needs.

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• </c> law says slow down and if appropriate law says slow down and if appropriate move<00:57:35.200><c
• Um I in favor of this uh legislation.
• This legislation just makes sense.
• </c> legally asles do and then you request legally asles do and then you request asylum.<04:23:35.760
• </c> the demonstration to the appropriate the demonstration to the appropriate state<04:52:04.878><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals. SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed. SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.

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• You'll see some record-keeping requirements in this legislation.
• We worked really hard with this legislation with industry.
• We worked with them to get them in support of this legislation.
• So, We worked with them to get them in support of this legislation.
• Ben Taves, Legislative District 4, Senator.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> where money ended up being appropriated where money ended up being appropriated to<00:10:15.560>
• c> the</c><00:18:54.560><c> requests.
• </c> appropriation of those fees got dropped. appropriation of those fees got dropped.
• </c> 4719 and establishes a legislative 4719 and establishes a legislative commission<00:23:49.560><c
• </c> to reallocate an existing appropriation to reallocate an existing appropriation and<00:24:47.400

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> be found inexpedient to legislate. be found inexpedient to legislate.
• </c> FN to inexpediate to legislate. FN to inexpediate to legislate.
• </c> legislate on House Bill 1083 FN. legislate on House Bill 1083 FN.
• </c> to legislate on House Bill 1201 carries. to legislate on House Bill 1201 carries.
• </c> machine if this legislation is passed. machine if this legislation is passed.

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Strict enforcement has been requested by Mr. Harrison.
• So this legislation affirms that.
• Strict enforcement has been requested.
• He, in fact, was a legislator, a state legislator in the state of Coahuila y Texas, in what was Mexico
• The author record vote has been requested. Requested clerk to ring the bell. Mr.

Bills: SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SB552 , SB646 , SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB300 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

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• And for these reasons, we respectfully request your support for SB 758. Thank you.
• I do not think high milligrams is appropriate. But we're looking at something that isn't...
• You know, what's not prudent is this is going straight to Appropriations.
• This should be going to Health, should not be going straight to Appropriations.
• I have to make that final vote in Appropriations is probably more prudent.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand, Representative Knox, you are requesting to voluntarily defer.
• I understand, Representative Knox, you are requesting to voluntarily defer.
• Our organization supports this legislation.
• But we have, the author has requested to voluntarily defer this bill.
• He brought up the legislative auditor's report.

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The Committee on Criminal Justice met on April 14, 2026, and first handled several voluntary deferrals, including HB 343, HB 491, HB 523, HB 426, HB 439, HB 378, and later HB 1025. HB 676 by Rep. Spell, which creates the crime of fraudulent patient referrals or “body brokering,” was amended and reported favorably. Testimony from Louisiana Blue, Odyssey House, and others described the practice as exploiting vulnerable addiction and mental health patients for profit, while supporters said the bill targets organized fraud and protects patients, families, and insurers. The committee also reported HB 394 by Rep. Chenevert, which extends the conditional parole period from nine months to 24 months for offenders who must complete programming before release. Supporters, including the Louisiana Parole Project, said the change gives the parole board more flexibility and does not create new parole eligibility, while the bill was amended to remove some language tied to rehabilitation programming review. HB 622 by Rep. Coates, dealing with confidentiality and handling of criminal history records, was reported favorably after testimony that it is needed to align state law with federal FBI/CJIS requirements and tighten safeguards on background-check information. HB 396 by Rep. McMakin, concerning admissibility of autopsy photographs, was amended to apply to criminal proceedings generally and then reported favorably. HB 772 by Rep. Martinez, which modernizes notice requirements for arrest warrants by allowing electronic notice and clarifying mailing procedures, was also reported favorably despite concerns from Orleans Parish prosecutors about costs and surety liability. HB 1038 by Rep. Boyer, addressing marshal authority to issue deputy commissions and related liability/insurance issues, drew substantial testimony from marshals, city officials, and local government groups; after amendments requiring insurance coverage and clarifying funding and applicability, it was reported favorably on an 8-2 vote. HB 1025, which would have created an exception allowing reconciliation after a protective-order violation, drew strong opposition from domestic violence advocates and prosecutors and was voluntarily deferred by the author.

Transcript Highlights:

• We brought in cities and counties, legislators, farmers. We brought in everybody.
• When we first came, prior to the session, we came to many different legislators with our requested fixes
• And so therefore it would be a proper and appropriate way to do that.
• Roll call vote has been requested. That will be granted. Representative Razer. Thank you, Mr.
• I think the original motion is totally appropriate given circumstances.

Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee heard House Bill 842, sponsored by Speaker Moyle, as a follow-up to House Bill 389 and its effects on property tax growth, foregone amounts, and new construction. Moyle said the bill is intended as a compromise to reduce shifting of tax burdens to existing homeowners while giving taxing districts more flexibility: it would raise the cap for smaller communities and certain fire/EMS districts to 15%, eliminate adding to foregone balances going forward while allowing districts to use existing foregone at a higher rate, revert to the previous year’s mill levy rate, and allow local voters to use the initiative process to lower city or county budgets/taxes. He argued the measure would help districts with growth and give taxpayers more direct control. Public testimony was split. The Idaho Association of Counties supported the mill levy change but opposed the initiative language, warning it could be challenged under existing case law and constitutional limits on initiatives for administrative acts. The Idaho Fire Chiefs Association supported the bill, saying fast-growing districts like Star Fire District have lost budget authority and cannot keep up with growth. The Association of Idaho Cities opposed the bill, saying the 15% cap would still leave many cities unable to fund new homes or commercial growth, that foregone is an important fiscal tool, and that the initiative provisions and reduced flexibility would create problems for local governments. The Idaho Farm Bureau supported the bill, especially the initiative provision, arguing voters should have a way to lower local taxes if they can vote to raise them. After testimony, the committee debated a motion to hold the bill for one day, but a substitute motion was offered to send it directly to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Members discussed the urgency of the bill, the recent death of Nampa’s mayor, and the initiative-process concerns. The substitute motion passed on an 8-6-1 roll call vote, and House Bill 842 was sent to the House floor with a due pass recommendation.

Transcript Highlights:

• We brought in cities and counties, legislators, farmers. We brought in everybody.
• When we first came, prior to the session, we came to many different legislators with our requested fixes
• “And so therefore it would be a proper and appropriate way to do that.
• Roll call vote has been requested. That will be granted. Representative Razer. Thank you, Mr.
• I think the original motion is totally appropriate given circumstances.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Delegate Kilgore carried the request through the General Assembly.
• So I can request the pull-down, and then the commission board would approve that use.
• So I can request the pull down, and then the commission board would approve that use.
• requested, an increase of $979,000 from the current year.
• That was actually $14.1 million total requested.

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all

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• </c> input as we analyze legislation. input as we analyze legislation.
• </c> appropriate to the scope of the bill. appropriate to the scope of the bill.
• </c> appropriation of public funds. appropriation of public funds.
• </c> as it stated is appropriate. as it stated is appropriate. &gt;&gt; Thank<03:17:04.160><c> you.
• So that's this appropriates funds.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The appropriation on this is $8 million? One million dollars.
• So as we pass legislation and build out funding and other pieces of legislation for additional programs
• House Bill 130 appropriates the fact that I need water.
• Would you go to appropriations after this for this bill?
• So I do have a question on some of the legislative...

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> to legislate. Further comments? to legislate. Further comments?
• And so there are things in this bill that I don't believe are appropriate for a piece of legislation.
• </c> appropriate for a piece of legislation. appropriate for a piece of legislation.
• </c> legislative body for adoption. legislative body for adoption.
• Um, if this is enabling enabling enabling legislation legislation legislation and<05:37:04.080><c> if

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> so the city of Burnsville is requesting so the city of Burnsville is requesting 8.55<00:09:23.320
• <00:30:47.840><c> word</c> appropriate word appropriate word shocked<00:30:49.799><c> at</c><00:30:50.159
• senary tower and getting back to the senary Sewer request<00:46:09.960><c> our</c> request our request
• </c><01:00:41.200><c> that</c> this is a followup to that request that this is a followup to that request
• </c> we first started introducing legislation we first started introducing legislation on<01:23:17.760

Bills: HF201 , HF217 , HF314 , HF315 , HF406 , HF408 , HF425 , HF426 , HF730 , HF731 , HF652 , HF761 , HF1079 , HF928 , HF1017 , HF1056 , HF1081

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF201, Minnesota income tax, tax subtraction, tax deduction, volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire and rescue, emergency responder, ambulance service personnel, EMR, EMS, search and rescue, canine search and rescue, underwater search and rescue, paid-on-call, part-time volunteer, tax relief, state tax law, section 290.0132, drivers license, identification card

Transcript Highlights:

• I encourage the committee to approve this legislation.
• I encourage the committee to approve this legislation.
• I'm really pleased with the changes that we have made this year to this legislation.
• is extremely appropriate, given the importance and the significant. ...extremely appropriate given the
• efforts to find the very people that we're passing this legislation for.

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's not a piece of legislation needing a criminal law that has left the state Capitol without Rob
• This is why we'll pass the ESA legislation. Sure.
• So I do appreciate the intent of your legislation.
• We've passed legislation over the years to address those issues.
• It’s pure politics, in my opinion, but I respect your right to introduce this legislation.”

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope. Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• This report is issued in response to a request for legislative audit to conduct a review of scholarships
• This report is issued in response to a request for legislative audit to conduct a review of scholarships
• I have one other request. Thank you, Madam Chair. I have one other request.
• So I don't know if we could legislate the creation of intent.
• It says the PA requested an Arkansas State Police investigation.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This has been the way legislation should be handled.
• That's appropriate. But in this offense, who thinks that that's appropriate to reduce the charge?
• What this legislation is seeking to do is very clearly denote that the intent of the legislation is to
• That is why the $1,000 fine is appropriate.
• intent behind the original legislation.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.