Transcript Highlights:

• This allows local and state law enforcement entities to enter into three types of agreements.
• If a local entity enters into a 287(g) task force model, they will now receive a $100,000 per year flat
• 34.640><c> state</c> federal law, does not allow for state federal law, does not allow for state entities
• 36.079><c> engage</c><01:05:36.640><c> in</c><01:05:36.880><c> their</c><01:05:37.119><c> own</c> entities
• to engage in their own entities to engage in their own independent<01:05:38.240><c> immigration</c><

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the October 21 minutes, and then heard a KO presentation focused on county jail funding pressures. KO leaders and county judges said jail costs have become a statewide crisis, noting that county general fund contributions to jail budgets have risen sharply since 2019. They said the organization’s sole legislative priority this session is to “reshape the shared responsibility” for county jails through three main proposals: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and changing the model for housing state inmates. On regional jails, KO proposed one-time state construction help for new or expanded regional facilities, allowing former county jails to become 96-hour holdover facilities, changing regional jail authority boards so each participating county jailer can serve, increasing the closed-jail supplement, and offering a one-time payment to counties that close a jail and join a regional plan. On pre-trial felony detainees, Judge Mosley argued counties bear the full cost for people held before trial, sometimes for years, and said counties should be reimbursed for time served credit when those inmates are later sentenced. On state inmates, KO said the current per diem of $35.34 is below the average daily county jail cost of $63.44, and proposed a new contract model requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs while counties provide agreed programming such as substance use treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academic programming. Members asked about the fiscal impact of the package, the feasibility of regional jail population thresholds, and whether the proposal could affect counties’ ability to house federal inmates. KO said regionalization should remain a local decision, that a bill draft and fiscal note were being developed, and that only certain jails are eligible to house federal inmates under existing agreements. Representative Maddox also asked about social media comments by Judge Mosley regarding homeschooling; Mosley said the remarks were unrelated to KO and apologized for any offense. Senator Mills asked what counties would do with savings from jail costs, and judges said the money would likely go to local services such as roads, ambulance service, senior programs, parks, economic development, infrastructure, broadband, and water projects.

Transcript Highlights:

• corporate guarantees, not subsidiary, but we have corporate guarantees from the parents of both entities
• did I misunderstand that Nissan or there is another partnership that's occurred with one of the entities
• c> the</c><00:42:16.000><c> loan</c><00:42:16.240><c> amounts</c><00:42:16.640><c> that</c> both entities
• on the loan amounts that both entities on the loan amounts that were<00:42:17.040><c> provided.
• </c> that's occurred with one of the entities that's occurred with one of the entities in<00:43:18.640

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Discussion of Nickels and School Facility Funding 00:02:13 Economic Development Projects in Elizabethtown and Hopkinsville 00:29:33 Correspondence and Reports Received 01:09:25, 958, all

Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Kentucky Department of Education and the School Facilities Construction Commission on school facilities funding. Staff explained the main funding sources used for school construction and renovation, including the mandatory “nickel” property tax levy, growth and equalized growth nickels, the equalized facility funding nickel, the Fort Knox/BRAC-related nickel for Hardin County, and the recallable nickel that districts can adopt locally. They also described the state equalization formula, noting that local construction costs have risen and that state support is formula-driven rather than a dollar-for-dollar match. The SFCC outlined how unmet facility need is calculated through district facility plans, which are developed locally with community, staff, and board input and then reviewed by KDE staff for consistency and reasonableness. The commission said it will update the statewide unmet need report this fall, adopt it in December, and provide the figure to the committee in January 2026. It reported that the statewide unmet facility need was about $7 billion in 2023, with about $951 million in local revenue available, and said its offers of assistance are paid as debt service over eight years. The commission also said the most recent legislative offer of assistance was its smallest since SFCC’s creation in 1985, and requested an additional $60 million for the next biennium. Members asked about how districts use nickel tax levies, who determines facility need, whether the process includes physical inspections, and how bonding capacity affects offers of assistance. Staff said nickel levies are generally adopted with regular tax rates, that facility need is locally developed but reviewed by KDE, and that KDE project managers and district-hired architects review plans on paper rather than through in-person inspections. They also explained that bonding capacity can affect a district’s ability to use or receive assistance. Questions were also raised about federal funds tied to earlier KIX grants and about districts with zero remaining offers of assistance; staff said most grant-funded projects are underway or complete, and that a zero balance means a district has spent its available assistance. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• private letter ruling issued would have no precedential effect for anyone other than the person or entity
• than<00:03:53.920><c> the</c><00:03:54.159><c> person</c><00:03:54.319><c> or</c><00:03:54.560><c> entity
• </c><00:03:54.959><c> who</c><00:03:55.280><c> requested</c> than the person or entity who requested
• than the person or entity who requested it.<00:03:56.640><c> Those</c><00:03:56.879><c> who</c><00:03
• Treasury awards $5 billion to community development entities, CDEs, like Advantage Capital and about

Bills: HF2048 , HF2360 , HF2006 , HF950 , HF912 , HF3140 , HF2931

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

Transcript Highlights:

• government whatever it foreign entity government whatever it may<00:37:39.960><c> be</c><00:37:40.760
• My question is, when you talked about kind of anti-competitive, monopolistic entities and how they hurt
• My question is, when you talked about kind of anti-competitive, monopolistic entities and how they hurt
• My question is, when you talked about kind of anti-competitive, monopolistic entities and how they hurt
• My question is, when you talked about kind of anti-competitive, monopolistic entities and how they hurt

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :38.560><c> outside</c> this situation brought by an outside this situation brought by an outside entity
• 04:40.759><c> sales</c><00:04:41.039><c> tax</c><00:04:41.320><c> on</c><00:04:41.479><c> City</c> entity
• ><c> particular</c> never been dedicated to any particular never been dedicated to any particular entity
• :09.840><c> so</c><01:15:10.239><c> every</c><01:15:11.120><c> every</c><01:15:11.320><c> two</c> entity
• or program and so every every two entity or program and so every every two years<01:15:12.280><c> um

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, how many, if I don't mind me asking, how many different entities are there providing this?
• And how many different entities are overseeing this?
• So, how many, if I don't mind me asking, how many different entities are there providing this?
• with an entity who then provides<01:05:32.559><c> the</c><01:05:32.799><c> guardianships.
• </c> contract and reporting from the entity contract and reporting from the entity that<01:06:18.079>

Bills: HB0101 , HB0062 , HB0109

Committee: House Revenue

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

Transcript Highlights:

• So these public housing authorities and housing and redevelopment authorities are public entities and
• So these public housing authorities and housing and redevelopment authorities are public entities and
• So these public housing authorities and housing and redevelopment authorities are public entities and
• We see those very comparable to the higher rated entities within the state and higher than many of your
• to think about how you any entity to think about how you prioritize<01:40:23.080><c> where</c><01:40

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So when they administer this program, they can either set up a public entity, up to two, a public entity
• , or a private entity.
• </c><03:11:46.680><c> would</c> requirements that public entities would requirements that public entities
• And of course, the the contracting entity, the government entity doing the contracting, has a lot of
• And of course, the contracting entity, the government entity doing the contracting, has a lot of other

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, page two, SAUs are exclusively administrative entities, essentially autonomous with little oversight
• We do not elect county elected entity. We do not elect county managers. managers. managers.
• We have county-level entities, right?
• Are they servicing similar populations, similar entities?
• </c> local entity, a local person? local entity, a local person?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on reviewing and amending draft minutes and then discussing a draft report on SAU consolidation and school administration efficiency. Members first corrected a disputed statement in the minutes about who starts charter schools, and agreed to mark it as disputed. They also noted a donation figure mentioned in the meeting but not reflected in the notes, and then approved the minutes as amended. The committee then reviewed supporting materials, including a Census Bureau education spending table and a 1993 report on eliminating SAUs. The chair argued New Hampshire ranks very high in administrative spending and used that as evidence for reducing administrative costs. Other members pushed back, noting that education costs are largely borne locally and that the committee should stay focused on its charge. Several members also objected to characterizations of SAU boards and to relying heavily on an old report or on the School District Governance Association’s proposal. The draft report itself drew repeated edits. Members objected to language suggesting the testimony from associations was simply that change was not needed, and proposed more neutral wording about concerns over the impacts of changes. There was also disagreement over a proposed model in which a county-level school administrator would be elected; some members said that would be inappropriate and premature, while others argued the committee had not yet fully developed a consolidation model. The discussion ended with a call from some members for more time and for a future joint legislative committee to continue refining any proposal before legislation is introduced.

Transcript Highlights:

• c><01:25:25.199><c> a</c><01:25:26.199><c> an</c><01:25:26.400><c> acquiring</c><01:25:26.960><c> entity
• </c> in the event of a an acquiring entity in the event of a an acquiring entity right<01:25:28.480><
• to demonstrate that that company has first solicited bids from acquired entities that operate under
• to demonstrate that that company entity to demonstrate that that company has<02:02:54.719><c> first<
• that operate under acquired entities that operate under non-investor<02:02:59.960><c> owned</c><02:03

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on several energy and environmental bills. On HB 470, relating to noise and leaf blowers, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent to reduce noise pollution but raised concerns about using decibel limits alone and suggested using dBA measurements; testimony also noted the bill would regulate future sales rather than current use, and there were three additional testimonies, two in support and one in opposition. No questions were raised before the committee moved on. The committee then heard HB 742 on transit-oriented development, which would require HCDA to prepare a programmatic EIS for Ewa, Kapalama, and West Oahu improvements. UH supported the bill, HHFDC said it was already preparing a master plan and programmatic EIS for the Ewa area, and HCDA explained that the projects are already underway or completed, including infrastructure work funded by prior appropriations. Supporters said the bill would streamline environmental review and potentially reduce costs for future housing, while HCDA emphasized the work is already in progress. On HB 340, concerning a streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process and related cost recovery, DCCA provided comments, the Attorney General suggested changing a deadline to a specific date, and the PUC said it wanted to study the matter further while still meeting the 180-day reporting requirement. Solar and clean energy groups strongly supported the bill as a way to speed interconnection and advance grid-interactive technologies, while Hawaiian Electric supported the goal of more DERs but opposed the process, saying its interconnection performance has improved and that collaboration would be preferable to legislation. Members asked about newer technologies, UL 1741, and ratepayer impacts, and the Consumer Advocate said removing the cost-recovery section would alleviate its concerns. The committee also heard HB 243, requiring PV- and EV-ready new residential construction, which the Hawaii State Energy Office described as a cost-saving no-brainer because installing these features during construction is much cheaper than retrofitting later. The hearing then shifted to HB 350, expanding the water-heater systems that can satisfy building-permit requirements to include heat pump water heaters alongside solar hot water systems. The Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray supported the concept but asked for amendments to align efficiency standards and noted the bill’s removal of a 15-year lifespan limit for solar thermal systems, and Hawaii Solar Energy Association raised questions about how heat pump performance should be measured and whether PV-plus-heat-pump combinations should qualify. Committee members asked about impacts on smaller homes and ADUs, and the discussion remained focused on technical standards and possible amendments; no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're also looking at our central pre-admission entity that brings people into our program.
• the uh entity that brings people<00:20:50.320><c> into</c><00:20:50.679><c> our</c><00:20:51.000><c>
• And then the big piece that I think this group is very interested in is the DCT as a separate entity.
• to have 100% complete in order for us, in all these 47 work groups, to support DCT as a separate entity
• And then the big piece that I think this group is very interested in is the DCT as a separate entity.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Someone who serves a visibly intoxicated person, or a business entity who serves a visibly intoxicated
• who</c><00:25:56.440><c> serves</c><00:25:56.720><c> a</c><00:25:56.880><c> visibly</c> business entity
• who serves a visibly business entity who serves a visibly intoxicated<00:25:57.799><c> person</c><00
• in fact we are completely entities in fact we are completely dependent<01:19:19.040><c> upon</c><01:
• </c> stream for existing gambling entities stream for existing gambling entities while<01:21:05.320><

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Bills: SB2060 , SB2342 , SB2577 , SB2580 , SB2809 , SB2397 , SB2315 , SB2442 , SB2152 , SB2380 , SB2462 , SB2055 , SB2438 , SB2533 , SB2203 , SB2087 , SB768 , SB877 , SB1139 , SB787 , HB963 , SB277 , SB2663 , SB2555 , SB2140 , SB2115 , SB2761 , SB2198 , SB2032 , SB2579 , SB2671 , SB2835 , SB2356 , SB2095 , SB2093 , SB2318 , SB2323 , SB2485 , SB2309 , SB2321 , SB2405 , SB2153 , SB2129 , SB2170 , SB2259 , SB2578 , SB2544 , SB2701 , SB2861 , SB2108 , SB2089 , SB2106 , SB847 , SB3326 , SB2047 , SB2695 , SB2667 , SB2919 , SB2446 , SB2146 , SB2723 , SB2210 , SB2527 , SB2645 , SB3331

Keywords: rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance, housing development, preservation, rehabilitation, pre-development, construction financing, equity investment, credit enhancement, collateral, gap financing, area median income, AMI, perpetual affordability

Transcript Highlights:

• These awarded amounts were what the entities proposed that they needed in order to deliver the service
• These awarded amounts were what the entities proposed that they needed in order to deliver the services
• So I'm just wondering which entity might be the one to bring such a proposal forward... ...which entity
• So each entity that was identified in the language has its own data systems, basically.
• The only entity it doesn't bind is the Department of Corrections. Okay.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations. The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute. Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees. Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• In a somewhat unusual level of interest, 468 entities dialed in to the Zoom call.
• So thank you for—we'll certainly move some of those questions forward to the entities tomorrow.
• And if you could, and if you don't have it handy, when you talk about a local entity, I want to know
• When we talk about a local entity, I want to know who that was. I'll have to get that information.
• I think that an entity that takes custody of nearly 600 children has a duty to be plugged in to what

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , the next step is to ensure that these entities are implementing these protections.
• With that said, AB 2575 would impose liability on health care entities and AI developers whenever there
• We do not have concerns with the section of the bill requiring entities to adhere to strict confidence
• We do not have concerns with the section of the bill requiring entities to adhere to strict confidence
• We do not have concerns with the section of the bill requiring entities to adhere to strict confidentiality

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When completed and activated, the ban would be populated to all the gaming entities in the state.
• The council believes this is an important program to pursue. populated to all the gaming entities in
• populated to all the gaming entities in the<01:01:10.079><c> state.
• We went to most of the gambling entities; they do run ads in their programs or on their websites for
• We went to um most of<01:08:38.640><c> the</c><01:08:38.880><c> gambling</c><01:08:39.279><c> entities

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its August 21 meeting and then received an update from Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation leadership on implementation of Senate Bill 299 and House Bill 566. Jamie Eids and staff described the agency’s new structure after charitable gaming was brought under the corporation, including new divisions, staffing, banking, payroll, insurance, procurement, and reporting systems. They also unveiled the corporation’s new logo and tagline, and said the transition had been designed to avoid interruption for charities, licensees, and racing operations. A major focus was the fee structure required by House Bill 566. Eids outlined current licensing fees across racing, sports wagering, and charitable gaming, compared Kentucky’s fees with other states, and recommended keeping the status quo for one more year because the agency has only recently brought all three components fully in-house. Members asked about whether charitable gaming had harmed veterans’ groups or other nonprofits, whether any revenue should be transferred back to the state, and whether the charitable gaming licenses cover one-off raffles as well as standing operations. Eids said she had not heard complaints, said the licenses include all such activity with some exemptions, and agreed to look at the question of future transfers. The committee then heard from Melissa Combs Wright on pari-mutuel wagering and Hannah Sims on sports wagering. They reported continued growth in historical horse racing, more than $11 billion in total pari-mutuel wagering in fiscal year 2025, over $10.5 billion in HHR wagers, and about $161 million in pari-mutuel tax revenue, with most of that supporting the general fund and horse-breeding development funds. They also said sports wagering has generated nearly $5 billion in wagers since launch, $73 million for the public pension fund, and more than $2 million for problem gambling services, while expanding to 13 retail locations and 92 additional sports events. Members raised concerns about players being cut off after winning, the lack of local government revenue sharing from gaming facilities, and the growth of computer-assisted wagering; the witnesses said they were reviewing CAWs and that Kentucky does not license poker rooms through the corporation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Counties may provide services directly or contract with private entities to provide services, and they
• other statutory standards within Medical Assistance for specific types of programs. with um private entities
• to provide with um private entities to provide services<00:41:04.800><c> um</c><00:41:04.960><c> and
• 48.560><c> contracts</c><01:11:49.040><c> with</c><01:11:49.280><c> outside</c><01:11:49.639><c> entities
• </c><01:11:50.320><c> to</c> DHS contracts with outside entities to DHS contracts with outside entities

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 971 promotes learning and engagement through local government entity participation to achieve specific
• SB 971 encourages collaborative partnership opportunities between local government entities and the systems

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care met without an initial quorum and heard four Senate bills focused on older adults and people with disabilities. SB 837 by Senator Reyes would require Aging and Disability Resource Connection programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness education tailored to older adults and people with disabilities. Supporters, including the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers and the California Commission on Aging, cited recent wildfire deaths and the need for better evacuation planning and preparedness. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 971 by Senator Choi would create a Healthy Aging Community Partnerships Program to encourage voluntary local partnerships, including with community colleges and other entities, to support social connection, technology help, caregiver resources, and other healthy aging activities. Supporters said it would promote independence and prevent isolation at no mandated cost, while one member questioned whether the bill addressed a current legal gap and whether public health departments should be involved. The committee approved the bill on a due pass motion and re-referred it to the Committee on Health. SB 1261 by Senator Laird would allow Aging and Disability Resource Connections to continue operating for one to two years during transitions when an area agency on aging or independent living center operator changes, preventing service disruptions. Testimony from Access Central Coast and the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging emphasized the importance of continuity for thousands of clients. The committee passed the bill and re-referred it to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 991 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would require the Department of Social Services to classify substantiated abuse in residential care facilities for the elderly by specific abuse type rather than a broad residents’ rights category. Ombudsman advocates argued this would improve transparency and accountability; members also discussed whether similar protections should extend to younger adults in other licensed settings. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Human Services.

Transcript Highlights:

• Secondly, the bill recommends an increase in the ownership stake an individual or entity can assume in
• for growth and market participation, and crucially, the license cap will not apply to persons or entities

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.