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• If there is a situation for care of.
• </c><00:40:07.200><c> correlation</c> obviously there's a direct correlation obviously there's a direct
• Same thing with child care.
• So, we recognize there are child care.
• That's because of your all's direction.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received an update from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, joined by Matt Wingate and Terry Bradshaw of the Kentucky Association of Economic Developers, on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) and the closing fund. The presentation focused on how KPDI helps communities develop shovel-ready industrial sites by funding infrastructure, engineering, geotechnical work, and other site-preparation costs. Noel emphasized that the program is designed to reduce uncertainty for companies, improve speed to market, and support statewide job creation and investment, especially in rural and eastern Kentucky where development costs are often higher. Testimony highlighted the complexity and expense of preparing sites, with examples of road, water, power, and rock-removal costs, and the importance of third-party evaluation in scoring applications. Noel said the program has 116 total projects statewide, with 20 active projects stemming from pilot efforts and 35 projects already resulting in about 6,381 jobs and $4.4 billion in investment. He cited examples including Crown Holdings, Flash Metals, Phoenix Paper, Pratt Paper, AESC, Sound Elements, Kitchen Foods, Latte, Krueger, Biomass, and Anna Munsman. Bradshaw added that even communities that have not yet landed a project have benefited by building spec buildings or improving access to industrial property. The speakers said the last KPDI round drew $81 million in requests but only $35 million in available funding, and they urged lawmakers to consider whether additional funding or program adjustments are needed. Suggested changes included modestly increasing eligibility or funding flexibility for rural and eastern Kentucky, while maintaining third-party performance metrics, and continuing to prioritize finishing existing parks and creating strong regional sites. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• </c><01:20:11.040><c> about</c> refreshing to see that we care about refreshing to see that we care about
• </c> renewal of the Pet Animal Care renewal of the Pet Animal Care Facilities<01:26:47.600><c> Act.
• ,</c> essential to accessing health care, essential to accessing health care, education,<01:36:13.840
• I don't care what they're smoking.
• They can take care out for themselves. They can take care of<03:15:04.560><c> themselves.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Take care, folks. Take care.
• Take care, folks. Take care.
• and butter is providing housing care for seniors in need of assisted living and memory care, and that's
• And Claire, good luck with your care. Thank you very much. We’re getting there.
• It's really cool, and that's the direction the industry is going.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• I am directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has taken the following action.
• Lori Rice Spearman. has six schools that have trained over 42,000 health care professionals and awarded
• Its focus on high quality patient care has positioned them as the best. children's hospital in North
• has played a pivotal role in critical care of children.
• HB 1612 by Frank relating to the direct payment of certain health care provided by a hospital or for

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And um direct deposit, things like that.
• </c> would like to do direct would like to do direct deposit,<00:41:21.280><c> the</c><00:41:21.520><
• I don't have direct figures for you today.
• </c> common secure practices such as direct common secure practices such as direct deposit.<00:52:49.480
• And in lots in any one direction.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ,</c> doesn't matter how much heart, care, doesn't matter how much heart, care, support,<00:38:01.440
• ,</c> about the rising cost of health care, about the rising cost of health care, like<00:43:32.079><
• They just were able to keep their health care as health care costs were rising.
• They just were able to keep their health care as health care costs were rising.
• They just were able to keep their health care as health care costs were rising.

Bills: HF238, HF3381, HF3754, HF1049

Keywords: microenterprise home kitchen operation, cottage food, home-based food business, home kitchen license, homemade food, prepared food, food entrepreneur, small food business, cottage food law, food safety training, ServSafe, food handler license, agriculture department, Minnesota food law, residential kitchen, local zoning, consumer labeling, allergen labeling, unpasteurized juice, time/temperature control for safety food

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• Instead, we are going the other direction.
• Instead, we are going the other direction.
• And those are the care for each other.
• We as a legislature should be able to direct where these funds go.
• </c><01:19:53.880><c> about</c> want to say you really care about want to say you really care about people

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• is a step in that direction.
• </c><01:00:04.880><c> And</c> care is a step in that direction.
• And care is a step in that direction.
• We should all care about that.
• We should all care about that.

Keywords: 981, all

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• one feels about our immigration policy and its enforcement, we can all agree on how much we love and care
• also worked overseas in the Philippines, where he established the printing operation for Intensive Care
• SEIU Local 2015 is the largest union in California and the largest long-term care union in the nation
• She continues to care for her recipients while serving as a leading county volunteer.
• But we got to take care of them. So because of that, I proudly rise in support of AB 1054.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors, community college delegations, students, caregivers, a retired Assembly staff member, and a championship high school football team. Members also observed an adjournment in memory for Alex Preddy, a VA nurse killed in Minnesota, and later for Kathy Wooten and Rowena Ramos. The chamber then moved through the daily file and third reading file, with several items passed, retained, or continued. Among the bills taken up, AB 34 on renewable portfolio standard exemptions for publicly owned utilities passed 55-0; AB 35 to accelerate implementation of Proposition 4 climate resilience funds passed 62-0; AB 52 on food and agriculture equity passed 50-6; AB 72 creating an EV economic opportunity zone passed 58-0; AB 96 removing a diploma requirement for Medi-Cal peer support specialists passed 55-0; AB 230 extending Pierce’s disease control programs passed 64-0; AB 277 requiring background checks for behavioral health employees passed 59-0; AB 647 clarifying a county RV disposal pilot passed 54-0; AB 664 authorizing limited bachelor’s programs at Southwestern Community College passed 60-1; AB 673 creating a support grant for unaccompanied homeless youth passed 55-1; AB 710 on dynamic electricity pricing passed 54-0; AB 748 streamlining pre-approved housing plans passed 65-0; AB 767 expanding protections around sexually violent predator placements near schools and daycares passed 65-0; AB 883 protecting officials’ personal information from data brokers passed 66-0; AB 946 expanding 30x30 conservation efforts to urban areas passed 65-0; AB 1054 creating a deferred retirement option program for CHP and Cal Fire passed 61-1; AB 1070 on missing middle housing code simplification passed 66-0; AB 1159 strengthening student data privacy passed 54-4; AB 1204 revising the Local Control Funding Formula passed 54-1; AB 1265 extending the historic building tax credit passed 64-0; AB 1349 banning speculative ticketing passed 61-0; AB 1359 allowing seniors 80+ to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note passed 67-1; AB 643 on organic waste procurement credits passed 48-4; AB 685 creating a small business resiliency fund passed 63-0; AB 714 tightening oversight of commercial driving programs passed 65-1; and AB 805 establishing a youth apprenticeship bridge program passed 66-0. Several other items were passed and retained or continued without debate. Debate on AB 1054 drew the sharpest disagreement, with opponents warning about pension costs and supporters arguing it would help retain experienced CHP officers and firefighters. AB 767 also prompted strong comments about public safety and placement of sexually violent predators in rural communities. On AB 1349, supporters from both parties backed the anti-speculative ticketing bill as consumer protection, while AB 664 drew support from members emphasizing access to higher education in underserved regions. The Assembly then adjourned until January 29, 2026, after announcing upcoming session dates and recording a few vote changes from the dais.

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• HB 2202, appropriations, domestic care telemonitoring program.
• through an innovative direct model.
• Senator Kevin, we don't have to do any retention; we already took care of it.
• Care to explain? Yes, sir.
• Secretary is directed to record the action and transmit the bill to the House.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, guest introductions, and approval of the journal. The chamber then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions, mostly on second reading or in committee-of-the-whole format. Most measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, often after adopting committee or floor amendments. Among the early items, SB 1515 (Industrial Commission revisions), SB 1645 (Auditor General performance audit), SB 1678 (health facilities), and SCR 1023 (Independent Redistricting Commission changes) were debated and approved. SCR 1023 drew the most discussion, with supporters arguing it would add geographic diversity, expand the commission to three Democrats, three Republicans, and three independents, and tighten population deviation standards to 5,000 people; opponents warned it could skew the commission and reduce nonpartisanship. The Senate also adopted amendments and advanced SB 1399, SB 1507, SB 1564, SB 1621, SB 1629, and SB 1811, with topics including AHCCCS cost reports, school district consolidation, electronic monitoring in long-term care, obesity prevention, behavioral health network adequacy, and public-school internet/wireless device issues. Later calendars addressed elections, public safety, and criminal justice. The Senate advanced SB 1134 (political signs) with an emergency clause, SB 1489 (ballot measures and circulators) after removing certain paid-circulator disclosure requirements, and SB 1725 and SCR 1048 concerning marijuana smoke as a public/private nuisance, shifting much of the issue into civil law and leaving only substantial, deliberate conduct on the criminal side. In public safety, SB 1416 on missing and kidnapped children reporting was amended to require law-enforcement training every two years and documentation of online information-sharing decisions; senators clarified it did not alter the Turquoise Alert. SB 1751 and SCR 1049, both related to capital punishment, were amended to make firing squad an available option rather than a mandatory method in certain cases, with one senator speaking in opposition to the death penalty. The Senate also advanced SB 1012, SB 1573, SB 1661, SB 1662, SB 1569, SB 1634, SB 1647, SB 1655, and SB 1664, covering concealed weapons notice appeals, judicial determinations and religious secular laws, paternity/genetic testing support, probation conditions, election-related voter registration and signature handling, foreign campaign contributions, election worker summonsing, and nomination petition signatures. Several bills were retained or moved between calendars, and the Committee of the Whole reports were adopted, sending the listed bills forward as amended.

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• Always need to make very close and careful and precise attention to our last names, right?
• The money would be directed from the framework at the Comptroller's office, right?
• Well thank you I appreciate your attention to those those things and again your careful attention and
• I appreciate your attention to those things and again your careful attention in crafting the bill and
• These are normal schools serving average families. that they care deeply about their kids education.

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Moving next to line 460, this extends the direct care services core pilot project and extends the report
• </c><01:17:04.880><c> care</c><01:17:05.120><c> services</c> extends uh, the direct care services extends
• uh, the direct care services core<01:17:06.040><c> pilot</c><01:17:06.840><c> project</c><01:17:07.480
• </c> So now moving to direct care and treatment, the first proposal included is on line 591.
• </c> care clinics from the home care care clinics from the home care licensure<01:20:32.680><c> requirements

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this footnote is just directing directing directing anything<01:25:41.440><c> that's</c><01:25:41.760
• Do we want to change directions?
• Do we want to change directions? about. Do we want to change directions?
• The executive takes care of these things. Our good agencies take care of these things.
• Um, be careful. form a school group? Um, be careful.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And you do see the big spike there; that was from COVID, when everyone was directed to go outside, and
• Maverick R on the Can-Am side, they now have direct-drive transmissions.
• And that's whether we're talking this or we're talking to health care or we're talking to ag.
• So that's kind of where I was coming from with... ...health care.
• I personally think that the going—I want to direct that money to go to the bill to use for mitigation

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c><00:15:22.320><c> about</c> students but anybody who cares about students but anybody who cares about
• The CARE program at St. Kate has done more for me than I could ever explain to you.
• We need the CARE program and others like it that work to uplift us and educate us.
• I ask that you do your part in protecting grants like the CARE program.
• And a delivery of health health care.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You would have to go direct with the You would have to go direct with the union union union &gt;&gt;
• </c><03:58:16.000><c> conflict</c> to pass we would be in direct conflict to pass we would be in direct
• </c><04:46:58.080><c> in</c> in direct sun on a 91 degree day. in in direct sun on a 91 degree day. in
• I'll take care. &gt;&gt; Does this go in here? I'll take care.
• We have Allegian Care in Manchester.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1150, which would require disclosure of complaints to public employees within five business days. Members said the sponsor was still working on an amendment, so the bill was held for another week with the understanding it would be executed next week if no amendment was ready. The chair also outlined the committee’s schedule, including upcoming floor reports and the goal of finishing the remaining committee bills on time. The committee then took up House Bill 1168, concerning employer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the bill would give employers more time to gather payroll records, especially when claims arise years later, and said the current system should be adjusted for fairness to businesses. Opponents, including several members, said payroll records are usually electronic and should be produced quickly so workers waiting on wages are not delayed. The Department of Labor deputy commissioner testified that employers can already request extensions and that further extensions could still be requested under the current process. The committee voted 11-9 to ought to pass HB 1168. Next, House Bill 1250, dealing with notice, documentation, and job reinstatement requirements for leave related to childbirth, postpartum care, and pediatric appointments, was considered. Members said the statute was newly enacted, had been carefully negotiated, and should be allowed to work before being revised. The committee voted 20-0 to recommend inexpedient to legislate, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1043, which would allow private employers to adopt their own minimum pay policies for report-to-work situations instead of being bound by the current two-hour minimum, so long as the policy is established in advance. The sponsor said the bill would modernize an outdated law and preserve the current default if no policy is adopted. Members raised questions about collective bargaining agreements and whether the bill could weaken existing worker protections, while the sponsor and supporters said it was intended to provide flexibility rather than a mandate. The hearing continued with questions and discussion, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• All right, would you care to offer an explanation? Mr.
• Any care to offer an explanation? Yes, Mr. Chair.
• But I would ask if you would care for me to just go ahead and rule germane. we go. would care for me
• We all cared about refugees, was what it used to be.
• Helping our children with kids' care, child care, and education, and all kinds of education, including

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I thought I heard you say that there are some provisions in here that are directive to the sending or
• the students' prior district... ...direct the students' prior district to send the records, though?
• Finally, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is directed to update model forms and
• The authorizations and directives apply to OSPI, school districts, charter schools, and state tribal
• It also directs OSPI, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this purpose, to award

Bills: HB1662, HB1683, HB2534, HB2557, HB2594

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, military families, child stability, transitional schooling, support services, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, unhoused

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• </c> get care. get care.
• ><01:28:59.760><c> Care</c><01:28:59.960><c> and</c> legislative director for Direct Care and legislative
• director for Direct Care and Treatment,<01:29:00.960><c> and</c><01:29:01.440><c> my</c><01:29:01.680
• </c> routine care. routine care.
• Does that change how direct care and treatment would operate? Ms.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I hope you care about this issue because our job is to keep you and everyone safe.
• I hope you care about this issue because our job is to keep you and everyone safe.
• I hope you care about this issue because our job is to keep you and everyone safe.
• I hope you care about this issue because our job is to keep you and everyone safe.
• I hope you care about this issue because our job is to keep you and everyone safe.

Bills: HF1082, HF1042, HF1295, HF1686, HF1998, HF1775, HF1163

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers, law enforcement oversight, Minnesota National Guard, U.S. armed forces, military installation, armory, air base