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• Unlike the litigation, right, Chairman Flores, you said it so well, this is not about judgment, it's
• If she checks off yes, is she checking off yes because she made the judgment or because someone answered
• an evacuation plan in his mind that involved evacuating campers to Rec Hall if and when, in his judgment
• And it’s fundamentally our judgment that I think that…” “And it’s fundamentally our judgment that we

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• I have faith in the judgment of the Secretary of State or the Attorney General if they get involved to
• I have faith in the judgment of the Secretary of State or the Attorney General if they get involved to
• in in the you waiver um I have faith in in the you know<00:38:53.640> the<00:38:53.760> Judgment
• of<00:38:54.359> the<00:38:55.119> Secretary<00:38:55.520> of know the Judgment
• of the Secretary of know the Judgment of the Secretary of State<00:38:55.839> or<00:38:55.960

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• impairments, do not meet rigid legal definitions even though the disabilities profoundly affect judgment
• Rather, they tend to stem from impulsive emotional reactions, impaired judgment, and social stresses,
• ,<01:23:49.760> especially reactions, impaired judgment, especially reactions, impaired judgment
• /c><01:24:51.679> and<01:24:52.000> social<01:24:52.320> stresses, impaired judgment
• , and social stresses, impaired judgment, and social stresses, or<01:24:53.360> some<01:24:53.760

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• In so doing, we dare to submit our deeds to your judgment, our will to your correction.

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• my neighbor as myself, including whether the person is a murderer, a thief, or whatever, without judgment
• my neighbor as myself, including whether the person is a murderer, a thief, or whatever, without judgment
• my neighbor as myself, including whether the person is a murderer, a thief, or whatever, without judgment
• Whatever, without judgment, because Romans chapter 1 in the Bible, because that passage condemns every
• I'm committed and even obligated to provide non-judgmental, supportive, and evidence-based care to my

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• The bill is now in third reading: an act establishing a sick leave bank for judgment.

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Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up a committee report recommending adoption of a resolution honoring the Honorable David T. Donnelly for his decades of service to the Commonwealth. Representative San Angelo moved suspension of the rules, the motion was approved, and the resolution was adopted. The House then proceeded to House 4182, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Fajaro Charlotton, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The bill, having been released by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and its title changed accordingly, was passed to be engrossed. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn when it next adjourned to meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. The chamber then voted to stand adjourned, with the next formal session scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m., with roll calls at 1 p.m.

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• But we're also somewhat, you know, what I call using good judgment because we have provided the funding
• I call using good judgment because we I call using good judgment because we have<00:20:28.880> provided
• We might have even gone higher, but you got to use judgment.

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Summary: The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency. Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• bill makes them answering machines, legally exposed, professionally threatened, and stripped of the judgment
• professionally threatened, and stripped<00:39:54.880> of<00:39:55.119> the<00:39:55.359> judgment
• /c><00:39:55.839> we<00:39:56.160> hired<00:39:56.480> them stripped of the judgment
• we hired them stripped of the judgment we hired them to<00:39:57.040> exercise.

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• infertility issues, and in no way do I pray that any of my comments would be construed as being judgmental
• 114 is basically a study resolution dealing with complaints about physicians that involve medical judgment
• A concern was brought to me by a physician concerning medical board judgments, A concern was brought
• resolution asks the board to study whether physicians should have the option to have certain medical judgment

Summary: The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs. The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition. The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.

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• Medical experts are very clear on this point, yet House Bill 1107 substitutes that professional judgment
• repeatedly warned against rigid rules, outdated criteria, and lay interpretations that replace clinical judgment
• People with intellectual disabilities struggle with reasoning, judgment, impulse control, and understanding
• repeatedly warned against rigid rules, outdated criteria, and lay interpretations that replace clinical judgment

Summary: The committee first handled several housekeeping items, voluntarily deferring HB 123, HB 255, and HB 994 without objection. It then took up SCR 3 by Senator Brock Myers, which would delay and revise implementation of a state police rule affecting criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain health care workers. After adopting Amendment Set 434 to remove a provision involving parish and local law enforcement checks, the committee reported SCR 3 as amended favorably. The committee also heard HB 978 by Rep. Lecombe, which as amended raises the population threshold for municipalities required to remit certain special costs to the District Indigent Defender Fund from under 5,000 to under 9,000; with support from the town of Addis and related stakeholders, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 967 by Rep. Moore, which sought to remove language limiting parole eligibility for certain pre-July 2, 1973 life-sentenced offenders to those who had pleaded guilty, thereby allowing a small group of elderly inmates convicted at trial to seek parole consideration. Supporters argued the bill would only create an opportunity for review, not release, and cited rehabilitation and fairness concerns; opponents, including district attorneys and corrections officials, argued the 2022 law already addressed the intended group and that the current bill would reopen cases involving serious violent crimes. After extended debate, the motion to report HB 967 favorably failed on an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 1107 by Rep. Melerine, a bill on determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The bill, as amended, raised the burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence, set an IQ threshold framework, required expert reports and Daubert-type reliability review, and limited the article to post-conviction capital cases. The Attorney General’s office and district attorneys supported the bill as a way to create clearer procedures and speed resolution of Atkins claims, while criminal defense lawyers, disability advocates, clergy, and medical experts opposed it as inconsistent with current clinical standards and potentially unconstitutional, warning that rigid IQ cutoffs and presumptions could wrongly expose people with intellectual disabilities to execution. The transcript ends during closing remarks on HB 1107, with no final committee vote shown.

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• I believe that we share the twin goals of both effectively protecting doctors' clinical judgment, as
• existing language to ensure clarity that the hospitals cannot and will not interfere with clinical judgment
• , and ensure that existing relationships are not ...cannot and will not interfere with clinical judgment
• health care professionals, corporations are still generally prohibited from unduly influencing the judgment

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Summary: The committee heard several bills, with extensive testimony on each and repeated reminders that no quorum was present for much of the hearing. AB 1693 would speed local permitting for retail tenant improvements by requiring review by a qualified professional certifier and imposing 20-business-day approval/denial deadlines; the author and California Retailers Association said the bill would reduce costly delays, and there was no opposition testimony. AB 2010, the SNIP Act, would expand access to high-volume spay/neuter and mobile sterilization clinics by exempting them from certain surgical-room requirements; supporters cited California’s pet overpopulation crisis and rural access barriers, while opponents and the Veterinary Medical Board raised safety, oversight, and implementation concerns and sought amendments. The author said the bill was needed now and not after years of rulemaking, and the committee indicated it would support the measure when a quorum was available. AB 2195 would bar automatic suspension of occupational licenses for low-income parents behind on child support, arguing that keeping people employed is more effective than punitive suspension. Supporters said the bill would help parents pay support and cited evidence that similar driver’s-license reforms did not reduce collections, while the California Child Support Association and others argued license suspension is an important enforcement tool that brings obligors to the table. AB 2311 would allow public health care district hospitals to directly employ physicians, with supporters saying it would improve recruitment and retention and opponents warning about physician autonomy, institutional pressure, and the need to narrow the bill to financially vulnerable hospitals; the author said the bill would level the playing field with other public hospitals. AB 1796 would create a licensure pathway for professional interior designers and add a designer seat on the California Architects Board; supporters framed it as a public-safety and professional-equity measure, while opponents argued it would create confusion, duplicate existing certification, and lacked evidence of consumer harm. After a quorum was established, the committee voted AB 1796 out on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill left on call. AB 1739 would make it a crime for clergy providing therapeutic services to engage in sexual contact with a current or former counselee within two years, aligning clergy counseling with existing rules for other licensed professionals. Supporters described personal experiences of abuse and said the bill closes a gap in the law without regulating religious doctrine, while no opposition testimony was heard; the committee moved the bill due pass as amended to Appropriations, with some members not voting and the bill left on call. The committee also began hearing AB 2497, which would modernize the Physical Therapy Practice Act by expanding direct access and other practice authorities, but the transcript cuts off before the full testimony and any action on that bill.

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• You know, because of their lack of immaturity or judgment or whatever is really, really bad and dangerous
• their lack of You know, because of their lack of immaturity<01:11:52.000> or<01:11:52.320> judgment
• <01:11:52.800> or<01:11:53.040> whatever<01:11:54.159> is immaturity or judgment
• or whatever is immaturity or judgment or whatever is really<01:11:55.280> really<01:11:55.679

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• The court issuing the judgment of conviction can also enter the protective order.
• The court issuing the judgment<00:02:05.840> of<00:02:05.920> conviction<00:02:06.440><
• c> can<00:02:06.600> also<00:02:06.920> enter judgment of conviction can also enter
• judgment of conviction can also enter the<00:02:07.280> protective<00:02:07.840> order.

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• So this requires a level of human judgment, oversight, and ethical grounding that remains the ultimate
• So this requires a level of human judgment, oversight, and ethical grounding that remains the ultimate
• That legacy is needed now more than ever. requires a level of human judgment, requires a level of human
• judgment, oversight<00:30:04.720> and<00:30:05.200> ethical<00:30:05.679> grounding

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• must be led by thoughtful, experienced leaders who set aside political considerations and exercise judgment
• 40.160> exercise political considerations and exercise political considerations and exercise judgment
• 41.480> the<00:03:41.600> full<00:03:41.840> development<00:03:42.360> of judgment
• after the full development of judgment after the full development of the<00:03:42.519> record,

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• It is the prerogative of the legislature to make funding judgments on a statewide scale.
• legislature to is prerogative of the legislature to make<00:36:58.400> funding<00:36:58.720> judgments
• <00:36:58.960> on<00:36:59.119> a<00:36:59.280> statewide make funding judgments
• on a statewide make funding judgments on a statewide scale.<00:37:00.000> So<00:37:00.320>

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Summary: The committee met to review tax expenditures, elect a chair and clerk, and hear updates on two credits due for periodic review: the career and technical education (CTE) center tax credit and the research and development (R&D) tax credit. Members first organized the meeting, then heard from Jennifer Ramsey of DRA, who explained the purpose of the tax expenditure review process and summarized the CTE and R&D credits. She said the CTE credit allows donations to CTE centers for a credit against business profits tax, is capped at 25% of a taxpayer’s liability, has a $500,000 aggregate limit, and was extended in SB 98 to fiscal year 2031. She also noted DRA could not provide detailed financial data because of statistical disclosure limits when too few taxpayers claim the credit. Committee members pressed for more historical and aggregate information, arguing they needed numbers to judge whether the credit is effective and worth continuing. The committee then heard from Chrissy Vanderhook of the Department of Education on the CTE credit. She described New Hampshire’s CTE system as serving 26 secondary centers and seven post-secondary centers, with industry partners providing internships, work-based learning, equipment, employee time, and other in-kind support that can qualify for the credit. She said the department reports annually to legislative leaders and that fiscal year 2025 credit activity was down about 48% from FY24, partly due to staffing changes and outreach issues. Members asked whether the program extends to community college-level programs, and she said it can, though she was not sure how broadly it is used that way. The committee also discussed a new Granite Patron of the Arts credit, which DRA said went into effect July 1 and is included in the tax expenditure report even though it is not yet listed in the statute. For the R&D credit, Ramsey explained that it offsets business profits tax and can carry forward to business enterprise tax, is based on incremental research spending, and currently has a $7 million annual aggregate cap. She said the cap has not yet been reached but could require proration as early as fiscal year 2026 if not increased. She noted there were 271 taxpayers claiming the credit in fiscal 2024 and that a proposal last session to raise the cap to $10 million and increase the per-company limit did not advance. Mark Liberty of BEA said the credit is an important recruitment and retention tool, especially for life sciences, aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing, but acknowledged BEA does not track direct revenue return. Andrea Hchvaria of New Hampshire Life Sciences argued the R&D credit is critical for startups and cited growth in applicants from 71 in 2008 to 248 in 2024, with qualified wages rising substantially over that period. Committee members repeatedly asked for more objective economic-impact data, but DRA said it only tracks who claimed the credit and the amount claimed, not broader business outcomes.

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• SB 96 is a contested excess judgments claim bill for local funds from the City of Gainesville, not from
• SB 96 is a contested excess judgments claim bill for for local funds from the city of Gainesville, not
• And if it doesn't make society safe, then it only functions to kind of show judgment.
• Then it only functions to kind of show judgment and not really protect the public.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and several recognitions, including remarks from Senator Berman on Democratic priorities and introductions of military leaders and an intern. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with many bills substituted to House companions, amended, and passed, while several others were temporarily postponed. Major measures approved included the dangerous dogs/Pam Rock Act (SB 572/HB 593), which tightened penalties and procedures for dog attacks and passed 36-0; local government land regulation (SB 1080), which was amended to remove agricultural enclave language and passed 26-8; vessel/freedom-related legislation (SB 1388/HB 1137), which passed 35-0; blood clot screening and treatment (SB 890/HB 1421), which added registry and training provisions and passed 36-0; fleeing or eluding law enforcement (SB 468/HB 113), which increased offense levels and passed 36-0; concealed carry/licensing for certain officers and service members (SB 490/HB 383), which passed 33-3; timeshare management (SB 496/HB 897), which clarified governance and annual meeting requirements and passed 36-0; background screening education (SB 614/HB 531), which created a public webpage and passed 36-0; utility service restrictions (SB 1002/HB 1137), which preempted local energy-source restrictions and passed 36-0; Medicaid oversight (SB 1060), which created a joint oversight committee and passed 35-0; health facilities authorities (SB 68), amended to make fentanyl urine screening more discretionary, and passed 36-0; and veterans’ nursing home beds (SB 78/HB 797), which authorized veteran- and spouse-designated beds and passed 36-0. The chamber also passed disability history and awareness instruction (SB 540/HB 447), a highly personal bill honoring Evan Hartzell that drew extended debate about disability language, inclusion, and education; it passed 35-0 after 35 co-sponsors were added. Manufacturing policy bills SB 600 and SB 602 were approved after amendments to add reporting, ranking metrics, and fee-use restrictions, both passing 35-0. Educational opportunities for military children (SB 1528) passed 36-0 after testimony from student sponsors and senators praising the bill’s origin. Several other bills, including Medicaid oversight, mammograms, Parkinson’s disease, condominium/cooperative associations, waste management, human trafficking, and Bright Futures, were postponed or not taken up during this segment.

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• And so that's what that language in paragraph B determines—that it is unreasonable when the judgment.
• when<00:28:47.840> the um it it's unreasonable when the um it it's unreasonable when the judgment
• 49.279> it<00:28:49.519> kind<00:28:49.640> of<00:28:49.880> explains judgment
• and then it kind of explains judgment and then it kind of explains that<00:28:50.799> there<00

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• of the courts by reason of their authority, do not constitute a body of experience and informed judgment
• 00:19:30.760> informed a body of experience and informed a body of experience and informed judgment
• c> which<00:19:31.919> courts<00:19:32.159> and<00:19:32.280> litigants judgment
• to which courts and litigants judgment to which courts and litigants may<00:19:33.000> properly

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Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 90 / Senate Bill 17, a birth-related measure backed by the Kentucky Birth Coalition. Sponsors said the bill had been worked on for several years and described changes including a transfer agreement, insurance requirements, proximity to a hospital, informed consent, and accreditation/medical director standards that helped win neutral or non-opposition from the Hospital Association. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote with unanimous support. The committee then heard Senate Bill 65, presented by Senator Steve West and Representative Derrick Lewis. They said the bill would make regulations found deficient through the committee review process null and void by statute, and would bar agencies from reissuing the same or similar language for up to a year. Supporters argued this was needed to hold agencies accountable because deficiency findings alone had not led to action. After questions about specific Medicaid behavioral health regulations and concerns about legislative overreach, the bill passed the committee on a roll call vote, with some members passing or explaining reservations. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 84, with a House committee substitute. Sponsors said the substitute was intended to strengthen the bill and reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision by ending Chevron deference and requiring courts, not agencies, to interpret law. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger and Katherine Hargraves, argued the bill would intrude on the judiciary, violate separation of powers, and could harm public health, environmental, and workplace protections. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the bill told courts what standard to use; sponsors responded that agencies could still present persuasive arguments, but courts should not defer to them. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed the committee on a roll call vote, with several members passing or expressing constitutional concerns.

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• This experience reinforced in me the importance of listening without judgment and compassion for people
• importance of reinforc in me the importance of listening<00:09:39.120> without<00:09:39.440> judgment
• <00:09:40.279> and listening without judgment and listening without judgment and compassion

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Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard several gubernatorial nominations and appointments, beginning with Sunshine Cho and Barbara Tom for the Language Access Advisory Council. Both nominees said they stood on their written testimony and expressed interest in continuing to serve, and multiple organizations testified in strong support. No opposition or questions were raised on either nomination, and the committee moved on after hearing the testimony. The bulk of the meeting focused on GM 642, the nomination of Ryan Yamane to be Director of the Department of Human Services. Yamane gave an extensive opening statement describing his social work background, long public service career, and philosophy of compassionate, balanced leadership. He emphasized DHS’s role in helping people from keiki to kūpuna with dignity and support, and shared personal stories from disaster response and family-service work to illustrate his approach. Support testimony came from a wide range of state officials, agency directors, community organizations, health systems, advocacy groups, and former colleagues, who praised his leadership, problem-solving, communication skills, and empathy. One witness, Moani Kiala Katherine Tu Alun, testified in opposition, raising concerns about retaliation and safety issues affecting foster youth and alleging harmful treatment within Child Welfare Services. Another witness, Angela Melody Young, supported the nomination and said Yamane could help overcome barriers for vulnerable communities and improve DHS programs such as financial assistance, SNAP, and disability services. The committee also heard from DHS staff and related officials about the uncertainty surrounding possible federal funding and staffing cuts; Yamane said the department is gathering information, coordinating with Budget and Finance and federal partners, and preparing to prioritize services and adjust if federal changes affect programs. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.