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• Chairman Locke present. Mr. Chairman, you have a quorum. All right. Very good. Excuse me.
• Chairman Locke. >> Aye. Mr. Chairman, you have nine ayes.
• >> Chairman Locke. Representative Styvar. I don't know what I could...
• Please proceed. >> Chairman Locke, thank you.
• Chairman<02:21:02.399> Lock. Chairman Lock. Chairman Lock.

Bills: HB0101, HB0062, HB0109

Keywords: guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, property tax, tax exemption, homeowner, armed forces, residency requirement, 916, all

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• To ensure the classroom doors are locked during instructional hours and ensuring that each classroom
• locked and secured. uh ensuring that<01:13:56.239> all<01:13:56.400> the<01:13:56.560>
• mechanism, a camera, electronic locking mechanism, a camera, an<01:14:03.840> intercom<01:14:
• Um to ensure the classroom<01:14:07.040> doors<01:14:07.440> are<01:14:07.600> locked
• <01:14:07.920> during classroom doors are locked during classroom doors are locked during

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:04 Approval of Minutes – 0:03:57 United Way of Southern Kentucky –0:04:30 Preschool Education – 0:36:46 School Safety Updates – 1:01:41 Kentucky Association of School Superintendents – 1:41:47 Educational Cooperatives – 1:55:18 Adjournment – 2:07:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened its sixth meeting of the 2025 Interim Joint Committee on Education, confirmed a quorum, recorded attendance votes, and approved the minutes. Chair Lewis reminded presenters to keep remarks brief because of the full agenda and limited time. The first presentation was from United Way of Southern Kentucky, with Anne Puckett, Craig Browning, and Warren County Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton introducing a regional early childhood initiative. The presenters argued that kindergarten readiness and early childhood support are critical to later academic and life outcomes. They cited research and statistics about brain development in the first five years, the effects of unprepared kindergarten entry, and links between low literacy, school discipline, dropout rates, and incarceration. They said their region’s readiness scores fell during COVID and after a tornado, and that the most effective response was in-home parent education to help families support children from birth to age five. They described the model as voluntary, community-based, and not requiring new buildings, and said similar programs have been successful in Missouri. The group said it had already raised more than $1 million in private donations and committed three years of funding for four additional staff, expanding service in Allen, Logan, and Warren counties. They requested $600,000 per year for the next two-year budget cycle to add 12 more educators, serve about 360 families and 660 additional children, and build evidence for a possible statewide model. Members generally expressed support for the concept, with Representative Tipton and Representative Jackson discussing a prior home-based preschool pilot and the importance of starting early. Representative Calloway questioned whether increased family chaos and government involvement justified the approach; presenters responded that the program uses community educators, not a government-run organization, and is aimed at helping overwhelmed families. Representative Stalker asked about eligibility and early intervention, and presenters said the program serves children from birth to age five and can help identify needs early enough to connect families with services such as First Steps.

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• up uh talent with in the state locking up uh talent with non-competes<01:06:21.119> and<01:06
• You will hear about workers who have been locked into non-competes, offered better jobs, white collar
• into non-competes, offered better locked into non-competes, offered better jobs,<01:09:35.600> white
• in<01:10:31.520> that<01:10:31.920> environment,<01:10:32.480> that are locked
• in that environment, that are locked in that environment, that toxic<01:10:33.120> environment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He's been locked in a separate room by himself with no windows.
• He's been locked in a separate room by himself with no windows.
• He's been locked in a separate room by himself with no windows.
• He's been locked in a separate room by himself with no windows.
• He's been locked in a separate room by himself with no windows.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But we are not saying them to stay inside and lock down just because some adults on the street are not
• But we are not saying them to stay inside and lock down just because some adults on the street are not
• c><00:49:19.839> stay<00:49:20.480> inside<00:49:21.200> and<00:49:21.760> lock
• not saying them to stay inside and lock not saying them to stay inside and lock down<00:49:23.200

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That means that we are locking out a lot of our young folks from the opportunity to afford a home.
• That means that we are locking out a lot of our young folks from the opportunity to afford a home.
• means<00:08:04.240> that<00:08:04.400> we<00:08:04.520> are<00:08:04.600> locking
• That means that we are locking out age.
• That means that we are locking out a<00:08:05.280> lot<00:08:05.480> of<00:08:05.600>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 3279, the “Our Future Starts at Home” constitutional amendment, which would ask voters to approve a 3/8 of 1% statewide sales tax increase to create a dedicated housing revenue stream. Chair Howard said the proposal is intended to address Minnesota’s housing shortage through predictable, long-term funding, estimated at about $400 million annually for 25 years, and would be administered through a council that would fund housing vouchers, rental and supportive housing, and affordable homeownership. Supportive testimony came from coalition and nonprofit advocates, including Nelima Sitati Munene, Ben Helvick Anderson, Dakota Morgan, and Chris Berggren. They argued that Minnesota’s housing crisis requires permanent, sustained investment rather than one-time grants, and said the amendment could produce thousands of vouchers, supportive housing units, rental units, and starter homes over time. Testifiers also emphasized the need for community voice and lived-experience representation in how funds are distributed, and described the bill as a way to prevent homelessness and stabilize families statewide. Several members raised concerns that the proposal would add another regressive tax burden on residents already struggling with affordability. Representatives Johnson, Nash, Dotseth, and Myers argued that sales taxes hit lower-income Minnesotans hardest and said the state should focus more on zoning, regulatory reform, and other cost reductions instead of new taxes. Chair Howard responded that housing costs themselves are already highly regressive and that both policy reform and public investment are needed. The bill was laid over and no vote was taken.

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• slides, our broadband projects that are currently going on, and then some life safety work, the door locking
• All 18 state park lock system upgrades are complete.
• All 18 state<00:15:36.959> park<00:15:37.279> lock<00:15:37.600> system<00:15:37.920
• > upgrades<00:15:38.399> are state park lock system upgrades are state park lock system

Keywords: 00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 01:44 Approval of Minutes 01:56 Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet 54:59 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy received an update from Kentucky State Parks and the Finance Cabinet on the status of major capital projects funded through recent legislative appropriations. Commissioner Mark Keelin, Deputy Commissioner Chris Perry, and Finance Cabinet/DECA representatives described progress on campground upgrades, utility and broadband improvements, building systems repairs, life-safety work, accommodations and hospitality renovations, pool and beach projects, playgrounds, golf course improvements, marina work, and wastewater upgrades across the state park system. They emphasized that Kentucky has 44 state parks and that the funding has supported completed work and projects still under construction or in design. The presentation highlighted funding tied to House Joint Resolution 76, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. Parks reported roughly $72 million invested to date, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, including campground renovations at sites such as My Old Kentucky Home, Kin Lake, Carter Caves, Cumberland Falls, and others; broadband projects at several campgrounds; electrical grid resilience work at parks including Kentucky Dam Village and Kin Lake; and completed life-safety upgrades such as lock systems. Officials also noted pool and beach work, ADA improvements, lodge and guest room renovations, marina replacements, and wastewater plant upgrades. DECA said it currently manages 1,335 active capital projects statewide, including 149 for Parks, and credited additional project management capacity and regular coordination meetings for accelerating delivery. Committee members asked for a copy of the presentation and pressed the department for more detailed accounting of House Joint Resolution 56, including how much money remains, which projects are complete, and whether current appropriations are sufficient to finish the listed work. The department also requested a larger maintenance pool appropriation of $40 million for the next budget, arguing that routine and emergency maintenance needs across 44 parks exceed current resources and that preventative maintenance would reduce long-term costs. No votes were taken during the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Simply put, letting third Your party's gutting 340B is like locking the doors on your rural clinics and
• Are the policies that you've enacted or others in a lock kind of situation enacting, are those the things
• The second one is that the bill says it locks this in right here.
• discussion—but any proposed suggestions you have other than just saying we don't like it, we never will lock
• Had I not intervened in time and he not reached out to me, Carlos would have been locked into a paltry

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the presence of a quorum. 108 members voting, a quorum,
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the presence of a quorum. 108 members voting, a quorum,
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 85 yeas, 27 nays, Mr. Speaker.
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 85 yeas, 29 nays, Mr. Speaker.
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 85 yays, 30 nays, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• , 40, 50, 60, 70, or even life in prison, where the defendant can waive their right to appeal, be locked
• , 40, 50, 60, 70, or even life in prison, where the defendant can waive their right to appeal, be locked
• They're not as locked, step solid as you'd think and type.
• that it would, but even if it does, there still is a path for that person to take a plea that would lock
• I want the bad guy locked away forever, waive his right to appeal, take away his pen, we'd like to call

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met to hear SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. The sponsor described the bill as a response to federal immigration priorities and said it replaces a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, expands local-federal cooperation, increases penalties for crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants, requires detention in certain cases, broadens information sharing, funds detention-bed expansion and law-enforcement training, and ends in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. The bill also includes provisions related to sanctuary policies, voter fraud, transport of unauthorized aliens, and driver’s license-related offenses. The sponsor said the bill appropriates roughly $300 million overall, including $250 million for grants and $48 million for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for interdiction and border-related enforcement work. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope, costs, and implementation. Senators focused heavily on the tuition-waiver repeal, asking how many students would be affected and whether the bill would harm students who have long lived in Florida. They also pressed on whether the bill should include stronger E-Verify provisions, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, whether local officials could be penalized for policy choices, and how immigration status would be verified in court and jail settings. The sponsor and Senator Fine said the tuition waiver would be removed for undocumented students, that the bill does not address E-Verify, and that the measure is intended to make immigration status a factor in detention and sentencing. Questions also addressed detention-bed capacity, reimbursement rates, and whether corrections staff would receive bonuses or salary increases; sponsors said bonuses are included for participating law enforcement, while broader salary issues would be handled in the regular budget process. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters and information-only witnesses, including Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and former officials, said the bill would help Florida coordinate with federal authorities, expand bed space, and close loopholes in existing immigration enforcement. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Policy Institute, labor groups, and immigrant advocates argued the bill is unconstitutional, likely to trigger litigation, and harmful to families, schools, and the economy. They warned that the pretrial detention provisions could lead to wrongful detentions and that the tuition changes would reduce access to higher education and cost the state tuition revenue. No final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee continued through public comment and extended the meeting to complete the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, this bill will lock in that same reckless approach and expand on it.
• Now, this bill will<02:23:43.439> lock<02:23:43.760> in<02:23:44.640> that<02:23
• :44.960> same<02:23:45.359> reckless<02:23:46.000> approach will lock in that same
• They met the moment for many small employers in our communities who were locked out of the first rounds
• They met the moment for many small employers in our communities who were locked out of the first rounds

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's the most restricted facility, because it's limited, and a lot of their units are locked for most
• It has to be locked down. This is a really expensive tool in the toolkit.
• So in a place like SPCC, where they have these units who are locked down, and the way that they are locked
• no other circumstance would we seriously suggest that people in need of health care treatment be locked
• Massachusetts doesn't necessarily need new facilities that will be locking people up for 100 years from

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission on correctional consolidation and collaboration heard testimony focused on how Massachusetts uses custody levels, staffing, programming, and medical release tools, with Prisoners’ Legal Services arguing that the system is overusing expensive high-security settings and underusing step-down options. Dave Rainey said the incarcerated population has dropped substantially over the last several years, but spending and staffing have not fallen in proportion. He argued that DOC overclassifies people into medium and maximum security, relies too heavily on behavioral assessment units that function like segregation, and keeps people in restrictive settings such as Souza-Baranowski and Shattuck Hospital longer than necessary. He also said medical parole is underused and that many people with serious chronic illness or advanced age pose little public-safety risk and should be released through existing legal pathways. Sheriffs and other commission members pushed back on some of those points, emphasizing that staffing needs are driven by the acuity of the current population, that corrections is not overstaffed, and that classification decisions involve serious public-safety judgments. They also stressed that some high-cost medical placements are necessary because people remain under sentence and require care, and that furloughs and other release tools can create security risks if contraband or substance use is involved. The discussion also covered the role of county sheriffs versus DOC in reentry, with several members saying county systems tend to do more day-to-day step-down and release planning, while DOC has more difficulty moving people through lower-security settings before release. Ben Foreman of MassINC offered a more systemwide, data-focused perspective, praising the state’s transparency and arguing that Massachusetts has made major progress in reducing incarceration and increasing public safety. He said the state still has an opportunity to improve by right-sizing facilities, investing in community-based mental health treatment, and using the commission to better understand the capital and operating costs of the current system. In response to questions, he said he was aware of DOC studies on programs like furlough but had not reviewed recent ones, and he noted that total-control facilities like Souza-Baranowski have long been criticized in the research literature for poor outcomes. Nora Wassel of the Women and Incarceration Project then testified that the commission should issue an interim report and scrutinize the planned new women’s prison, which she said is not justified by current population trends or available data. She argued that women are overclassified under DOC’s own tools, that reentry beds and minimum-security placements are underused, and that the system may be failing to account for women’s distinct medical and reentry needs. The meeting ended with continued discussion of reentry, furloughs, day reporting, and whether consolidation should mean fewer facilities, better step-down pathways, or both.

Transcript Highlights:

• of some indeterminable but low amount of ongoing costs because you'll need new seals, new, um, like locks
• essentially, those disposable numbered locks. >> The only question that I had back during the Senate
• So, like locks essentially, those disposable like locks essentially, those disposable numbered<01:49:
• 30.560> locks.
• numbered locks. numbered locks.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 158 on public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained that its amendment replaced the original bill with a requirement that the Secretary of State review absentee ballot data after each general election and report findings to the committees of jurisdiction, focusing on unusual patterns such as multiple ballots sent to the same address. After a brief caucus, the House agreed to the Senate position, and members voted individually to concur. The committee then discussed House Bill 281, which concerns making the electronic voter checklist available in a sortable format. The main dispute was whether the public list should include the mailing address where an absentee ballot was sent if it differs from the voter’s registered address. The Senate argued that including mailing addresses could expose where voters actually live or are away from home and could create safety concerns, while the House argued the information could help candidates reach voters and was not primarily a fraud measure. The parties also discussed a related nursing home verification provision and record-retention/public-records questions. After caucusing, the House agreed to the Senate’s position with the added nursing home signing language, and the committee closed the bill on consent. House Bill 340, concerning electioneering by public employees, was then taken up with a Senate amendment that narrowed the definition of electioneering by tying it to existing statutory language, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty option alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Senators and representatives debated whether the penalties should be mandatory or discretionary and how the language would apply to certain categories of public employees. After further clarification and caucus, the House accepted the Senate’s amended replace-all language, and the committee closed HB 340. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of citizenship qualifications of registered voters. The Senate explained that its changes removed the need for a permanent audit power by allowing records to be checked against databases and by requiring identification for registration going forward, which is why it added a sunset clause. The House member objected to the sunset and wanted the authority to continue indefinitely, and discussion continued as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I don't know how to do that, but it seems that just as maybe the ignition locks are part of that
• And I don't know how to do that, but it seems that just as maybe the ignition locks are part of that
• And I don't know how to do that, but it seems that just as maybe the ignition locks are part of that
• And I don't know how to do that, but it seems that just as maybe the ignition locks are part of that
• are are part of that or a ignition locks are are part of that or a similar<00:57:11.400> pattern,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We only have one locked children's facility in the entire state, which means that children who are elopement
• We only have one locked children's facility in the entire state, which means that children who are elopement

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, there are some schools that buy lockers and make them lock their phones in that particular
• locker... ...lock them in that particular locker.

Bills: SB92, HB9, HB9

Keywords: K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, three-cueing system, reading instruction, structured literacy, scientific strategies, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have paid for it prepaid for it and they're locked into it. Is the bill say that?
• They have paid for it prepaid for it and they're locked into it. Is the bill say that?
• They have paid for it prepaid for it and they're locked into it. Is the bill say that?
• They have paid for it prepaid for it and they're locked into it. Is the bill say that?
• Our recommended amendment would it and they're locked into it.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting. Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25. The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, how do we lock it in? Where's the best place?
• And so, how do we lock it in? Where's the best place?
• And so, how do we lock it in? Where's the best place?
• And so, how do we lock it in? Where's the best place?
• And so, how do we lock it has been ever. And so, how do we lock it in?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It would be that that information would be locked down, and I don't think that serves the public.
• It would be that that information would be locked down, and I don't think that serves the public.
• It would be that that information would be locked down, and I don't think that serves the public.
• It would be that that information would be locked down, and I don't think that serves the public.
• It would be that that information would be locked down, and I don't think that serves the public.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're locked into 18, 19 weeks because of the spike, but then it falls off pretty quickly.
• yourself into a the past is not locking yourself into a fixed<02:18:54.800> number<02:18:55.040
• into say only 12 weeks, but locked into say only 12 weeks, but people<02:19:08.559> are<02:19
• We're<02:19:29.280> locked<02:19:29.599> into<02:19:30.000> 18<02:19:30.559>
• 18 19 weeks because of We're locked into 18 19 weeks because of the<02:19:31.920> spike,<02:19

Keywords: 1189, house, all