Transcript Highlights:

• has a preference not to get shot by their gun.
• If someone in the back is legally carrying a gun in a holster, and it's one particular gun, the SIG P320
• The President Trump said it's a dangerous gun, a dangerous gun that goes off when you don't expect it
• If you want to buy a gun with a safety, do it.
• , you know, feel free to purchase that gun.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.

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• of the highway and they found the gun of the highway and they found the gun that<01:00:38.640>
• <01:04:51.720> and rescue equipment and uniforms guns and rescue equipment and uniforms guns
• <02:07:18.040> and gun you don't just pump the gun and gun you don't just pump the gun and
• soft those are all aspects of the gun soft those are all aspects of the gun manufacturer manufacturer
• of the bill that that would reduce gun of the bill that that would reduce gun rights<02:28:57.439

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We always say there ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun.
• You have the gun.
• <00:26:37.560> Rabbits, the rabbit got the gun. Rabbits, the rabbit got the gun.
• You<00:26:44.440> have<00:26:44.720> the<00:26:44.840> gun. You have the gun.
• You<00:27:12.640> got<00:27:12.880> the<00:27:12.960> guns. You got the guns.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's lots of guns, uh, lots of drugs, lots of alcohol. It's just a bad mix.
• access or gun rights or even just possession or exhibiting a gun.
• But now people are pulling out a gun and they are firing a weapon.
• , shooting a gun up in the air near a car and missing.
• This is anyone, anytime, anyplace if you happen to use the road, and if people are firing those guns,

Transcript Highlights:

• MORE GUNS IS NOT BETTER IN MY OPINION.
• I HAVE PROPOSED A SAFE STORAGE OF A GUN BILLS BILL FOR SEVEN YEARS AND IS NEVER ON HEARING.
• WE WANT MORE GUNS LET'S STORE THEM SAFELY.
• IN FACT, PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOLISHED THE OFFICE OF GUN SAFETY AND PREVENTION.
• SO IT'S OKAY TO SHOOT A GUN AND A DRONE IF IT'S OVER YOUR PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With as far as the gun bills that were brought up in committee in the House already, those were brought
• > as<00:08:34.080> far<00:08:34.360> as<00:08:34.560> the<00:08:35.080> gun
• ><00:08:35.320> bills<00:08:35.599> that<00:08:35.760> were With as far as the gun
• bills that were With as far as the gun bills that were brought<00:08:36.360> up<00:08:36.640>
• package for judicial, the capital, legislators, that came through both chambers without any type of gun

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Republican leaders held a brief end-of-session update describing a negotiated agreement with the governor and legislative leaders that they said would make Minnesota more affordable and improve fraud prevention. They highlighted passage of an independent Office of Inspector General, which they said was a top priority to combat fraud and waste in state government, along with county IT modernization as another fraud-prevention measure. They also said the deal includes $125 million in property tax cuts, $250 million in car tab fee reductions, and no extension of the Hennepin County ballpark tax, which they said allowed help for HCMC without raising taxes. The leaders also described additional spending and policy items in the agreement, including $30 million for distressed hospitals statewide, higher MA rates for HCMC, a nine-month delay in PFAS reporting requirements for businesses, and school safety funding. The school safety package was said to include anonymous threat reporting, school-linked mental health, mobile crisis teams, and security improvements for public officials and the Capitol campus. They said a $1.2 billion bonding bill remained part of the broader negotiations and would support infrastructure projects. In response to questions, the leaders said the House would continue to follow a single-topic committee process and would not take up broad omnibus bills. They said gun-violence-related bills had already been heard in committee and on the floor, where they failed on party-line votes, and argued that the school safety measures moving forward were bipartisan and did not include gun bans. They also said the car tab fee relief was only secured for one year, and expressed hope that future elections would give Republicans more leverage to continue the affordability agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment would require safe storage of guns any time that the gun is not on someone's person or
• These stolen guns get in the wrong hands and further contribute to gun violence in our country, all because
• It is easy to store a gun with a fingerprint lock on a...
• These stolen guns get in the wrong hands and further contribute to gun violence in our country, all because
• It is easy to store a gun with a fingerprint lock on a...

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2023, we didn't have any gun cases. I mean, they were rare. They were unusual.
• At the beginning of 2024, again, we still didn't have a lot of gun charges.
• To me, it was like pretty shocking because you're telling me nearly no gun cases, nearly no firearms
• Their sister's gun, their dad's gun, so it's, and they're getting... caught, and that's a good thing
• I think that you're correct that we are seeing more of the gun issues here in the urban areas.

Transcript Highlights:

• Gun violence is the number one killer of children in the United States.
• My experience with guns is more extensive than I'd like to admit.
• My uncle was murdered with a gun.
• specialist and gun violence survivor, in support.
• Amy Seropean, volunteer with NorCal Gun Violence Prevention. Thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard AB 402, which would increase Cal Grant award amounts for students attending private nonprofit colleges and allow community college transfer entitlement awards to be used at those institutions. The author and supporters said the bill would restore award levels to their 2001 value and improve access for low- and middle-income, working, military, and transfer students. Several witnesses from private nonprofit universities, community college districts, and advocacy groups supported the measure. Senators raised concerns about the prior Cal Grant agreement tied to Associate Degree for Transfer participation and about the need to fund broader Cal Grant reforms, but the bill advanced on a unanimous due-pass vote to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee then took up AB 2067, a sunset extension for lease-lease-back authority for TK-12 school construction through July 1, 2032. The author and supporters from school housing and contractor groups said the method provides flexibility, early collaboration, cost control, and legal certainty for school construction projects. Senators asked how often lease-lease-back and other alternative delivery methods are used, and whether the skilled-and-trained workforce provisions limit competition. Some members objected to the skilled-and-trained requirement, while others said the bill simply preserves an existing tool without changing labor rules. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote, with Senator Ochoa Bogh voting no, and was placed on call. AB 1204, which would revise the Local Control Funding Formula by increasing supplemental and concentration grants, lowering the concentration threshold, adding regional cost adjustments, and setting a minimum annual COLA floor, drew extensive testimony on both sides. Supporters said the bill better reflects regional costs, inflation, and student need, especially for low-income, multilingual, and unhoused students. Opponents, including several school district leaders, argued it would widen funding disparities and divert money from the LCFF base grant, which they said should be the priority. Committee members also questioned the fiscal impact, the proposed 4% COLA floor, and whether the bill had enough research and stakeholder consensus. Despite those concerns, the bill was advanced to Appropriations on a due-pass vote and placed on call. Finally, the committee heard AB 1235, which would require a skilled-and-trained workforce process for CSU design-build projects to align CSU with UC and community college construction rules. Supporters said it would improve training and project quality, while opponents from contractor groups argued it would reduce competition, increase costs, and impose mandates without evidence of better outcomes. Several senators objected to the skilled-and-trained requirement as limiting opportunities for contractors who comply with state law, while others noted the issue was already common in higher education construction. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final vote on AB 1235 was captured.

Transcript Highlights:

• that is acting with corporate negligence, they have the technology they can use to ensure that guns
• are only used by the lawful owner of that gun and the mental health experiences of children who have
• And when we talk about guns being youth.
• lawful uh the lawful owner of that gun lawful uh the lawful owner of that gun and<00:30:03.600><
• to be around guns, just, you know, and that, you know, solves the problem in some people's minds and

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4138, a bill aimed at limiting harmful social media practices for minors by requiring verifiable parental consent for accounts and restricting addictive features and targeted advertising for youth users. Chair Scott offered an A2 amendment, with an oral clarification striking specific language and two commas; the committee adopted the amended A2, and the bill was then discussed as amended. The bill author described social media as addictive by design and said the measure would use age-estimation technology to identify users 15 and under, require parental consent, and provide a different, less addictive experience for youth. Supportive testimony came from the Minnesota Catholic Conference, parents Jerry and Giana Cox, and a Minnesota high school student, all arguing that social media harms youth mental health, encourages excessive use, and exposes children to manipulation, cyberbullying, and addictive design features like infinite scroll and autoplay. They said the bill would help parents, protect children, and reduce exploitation of minors’ data. Several committee members also spoke in favor, saying the bill addresses corporate negligence, youth mental health, and the need to act even if the proposal needs more work. Opposition testimony came from industry groups including the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the Information Technology Industry Council, and NetChoice. They argued the bill is vague and narrow in scope, could create uneven coverage, and may push platforms toward intrusive age-verification or digital-ID-like systems that raise privacy and data-breach concerns. They also said restrictions on personalized or algorithmic features could weaken safety tools and make it harder to protect young users. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the excerpt, but the amended A2 was adopted and the bill remained under discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• are not outrageously slaughtered with lethal firearms in classrooms across the country, where deadly guns
• United States, and where nearly 50,000 children, women, or men are not carelessly killed with dangerous guns
• annually across America. ...are not carelessly killed with dangerous guns annually across America.
• prudently avoid risky investments associated with recent court cases involving controversial corporate gun
• Several of our sister states already have taken the opportunity to divest from irresponsible corporate gun

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public service and retirement-related bills. Senator Kelly Dooner and Rep. O’Rourke supported a Taunton home rule petition to extend Chief Walsh’s service during the city’s transition to a new public safety facility, citing the need to manage new equipment, cameras, and 911 systems smoothly. Senator Lovely testified in favor of bills expanding retirement savings access through the SMART Plan and the CORE Plan, arguing that automatic enrollment and broader eligibility would help state, municipal, and nonprofit workers save for retirement. No questions were raised on the Taunton petition, and the hearing later moved through the remaining testimony without any votes taken during the transcript. Mary Waldron of the Old Colony Planning Council and Jeffrey Walker of the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District urged support for legislation protecting regional planning agencies from being required to make retroactive payments to the State Retirement Board for past employer contributions. They warned that the costs would be unsustainable, could force layoffs or closures, and would jeopardize their ability to provide transportation, housing, economic development, and planning services. Bill Keith and Patrick Charles of PEREC testified on several retirement administration bills, including measures to ease statement-of-financial-interest filing rules, require payment for certain creditable service purchases, and clarify the definition of wages to include sick, vacation, and personal time; committee members asked questions about regional transit authorities joining retirement systems and about adding local retirement board representation to a proposed commission. Jonathan Osimo and Rob Fabino of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System supported bills to penalize delinquent pension reporting by employers and to create a special commission to study retirement credit purchases, saying better reporting would improve retirement processing and that a broader review could improve fairness and sustainability. Eddie Boynton of the Braintree Education Association backed the SMART Plan bill, describing how automatic enrollment and low-fee fiduciary oversight could protect educators from high-cost supplemental retirement products. Matthew Nugent testified for a bill to divest public pension funds from firearms and ammunition. After the final witnesses, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, heard none, and then adjourned the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• likely they're taking unsecured guns from family members.
• > members<00:18:47.840> usually, take guns from family members usually, take guns from
• spaces because of the impact of gun spaces because of the impact of gun violence.<00:26:16.960><
• <00:26:28.640> violence impacted by this level of gun violence impacted by this level of gun
• But then 59% got unsecured guns from family or friends.

Bills: HF3653, HF2717, HF3451, HF3857

Keywords: education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services

Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.

Transcript Highlights:

• > and<00:10:47.120> you<00:10:47.279> had<00:10:47.440> a<00:10:47.600> gun
• and you had a gun in your pocket,<00:10:49.120> would<00:10:49.360> that<00:10:49.600>
• They just happen to be carrying a gun. We don't know because we haven't charged or gone forward.
• just happen to be carrying a gun. just happen to be carrying a gun.
• , Elm Street, had possession of his gun, Elm Street, had possession of his gun, and<00:49:38.079>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• People kill people, not guns.
• and illegal magazines and guns.
• unfortunately um punish responsible gun unfortunately um punish responsible gun owners<01:11:39.360
• people not guns by limiting the kill people not guns by limiting the access<01:11:47.800> of<
• not Target the real issues of gun not Target the real issues of gun violence<01:11:55.239> Ence

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• enforcement of federal gun control laws. enforcement of federal gun control laws.
• It's "The underlying issue is not guns.
• We need to take your guns. Uh, you're a threat to us.
• Uh, my gun fully support this bill.
• Uh, my gun owners,<02:41:49.840> my<02:41:50.000> gun<02:41:50.560> uh<02:41:50.720

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Excuse me, that treatment might be a result of traumatic events including gun violence.
• Excuse me, that treatment might be a result of traumatic events including gun violence.
• Excuse me, that treatment might be a result of traumatic events including gun violence.
• Um they provide part of a comprehensive include um guns um access to weapons include um guns um access
• you know, seeing uh the impacts of gun you know, seeing uh the impacts of gun violence<00:10:17.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• No one, not gun owners and not those who oppose gun ownership, no one wants those tragedies to occur.
• No one, not gun owners and not those who oppose gun ownership, no one wants those tragedies to occur.
• No one, not gun owners and not those who oppose gun ownership, no one wants those tragedies to occur.
• No one, not gun owners and not those who oppose gun ownership, no one wants those tragedies to occur.
• No one, not gun owners and not those who oppose gun ownership, no one wants those tragedies to occur.

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:17 - Approval of June 18, 2025 Minutes 00:02:33 - Introductions and Discussion on Priorities 00:07:27 - Health Data Discussion-KY Health Information Exchange (KHIE) 00:34:02 - Health Data Discussion-Public Health Data 01:19:24 - Health Data Discussion-Other Health Data Platforms 01:42:40 - Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations (Except 201 KAR 005:010) 01:44:48 - Discussion of Optometry Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 02:25:29 - Hearing on Unified Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application for FFY 2026 - 2027 Funds 02:33:40 - Administrative Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 Vote Clarification 02:34:03 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services met to approve the June 18 minutes and hear introductory remarks from new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services Dr. Steven Stack and new Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Langfeld. Both described their backgrounds and emphasized a shared focus on using health data to improve quality, coordination, and outcomes across Kentucky. They highlighted the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHI) as a central tool for connecting hospitals, labs, providers, public health systems, Medicaid, and other state and federal data sources, and said the system supports notifications, immunization records, surveillance, and care coordination. They also outlined priorities such as continued investment in KHI, stronger interoperability, privacy protections, and expanded analytic capacity to turn data into action. Committee members then asked about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and informed consent, particularly for pregnant women and children. Dr. Stack said informed consent should come through a licensed health care provider, that Kentucky did not mandate the COVID vaccine, and that the evidence still supports vaccination for high-risk groups, including pregnant women, citing professional medical guidance. A follow-up exchange focused on concerns about past vaccine policies and the need for patients to receive full information before making decisions. Senator Heron asked how KIPRC/KIPR could be used to address firearm injuries. Dr. Langfeld said the key opportunity is to make data more real-time and usable for day-to-day response, while Dr. Stack said the department would continue its long-standing partnership with KIPRC and noted his view that gun violence is a public health emergency. He added, however, that because firearms are a deeply divided issue, the Department for Public Health’s current role is mainly to make data available for authorized research rather than to take a broader policy role. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• When it comes to guns, I don't really trust myself with a gun. So, um, that's not really my thing.
• In their mind, possessing a gun is possessing a gun.
• <00:40:40.880> is their mind, it's possessing a gun is their mind, it's possessing a gun is
• So from our possessing a gun.
• understand why they can't purchase a gun understand why they can't purchase a gun but<00:42:01.359

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on House Bill 1087 and House Bill 123, both related to firearms. HB 1087 was introduced as a Second Amendment measure, but after questions from the chair and discussion with law enforcement, the sponsor agreed it should be set aside and referred to a study committee for further review, rather than advanced as written. The New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Association testified in opposition to the bill as written, while also indicating support for the sponsor’s proposed amendment or a study approach. The bulk of the discussion centered on HB 123, which would require the return of firearms after a not guilty verdict or dismissal. The sponsor and several members described the bill’s purpose as speeding up the return of property, but law enforcement and judicial branch witnesses raised concerns about federal law, the need to ensure a person is still legally eligible to possess firearms, and the bill’s 24-hour return requirement. Witnesses from the State Police and judicial branch explained the current process, including background checks through the state police gun line, and said the existing procedure already aims to return firearms promptly while allowing time to verify disqualifying information. Members and witnesses discussed possible amendments, including removing language that would bar background checks and instead tying return of firearms to completion of the check within a set time frame. Judicial branch and State Police witnesses said a process that requires a background check and return within a reasonable period, with notice if there is a delay or denial, would better address safety and legal concerns. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee closed the public hearing and indicated it would continue working on the language before executive session.

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• I would suggest that those emails, um, are the result of a very strong campaign by several local gun
• I would suggest that those emails, um, are the result of a very strong campaign by several local gun
• I would suggest that those emails, um, are the result of a very strong campaign by several local gun
• I would suggest that those emails, um, are the result of a very strong campaign by several local gun
• I would suggest that those emails, um, are the result of a very strong campaign by several local gun

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Somebody may have to help me out here: the plastic guns that can be made at home.
• I do have a problem that it only detects unholstered guns.
• So we always deal with the problem after the fact when guns are brought into the schools.
• It doesn't identify a holstered gun.
• Sorry, I jumped the gun. No pun intended. Yes, I'd like to explain my vote.