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• Um, the benefits of lifelong learning are well established.
• Um, the benefits of lifelong learning are well established.
• The benefits of lifelong learning are well established.
• lifelong learning are wellestablished. lifelong learning are wellestablished.
• Research service and lifelong learning opportunities.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 96 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow bill and resolution co-sponsorship and vote modifications, approved the previous day’s journal, and received Senate messages announcing passage of Senate Bills 101, 129, 162, and 170. The clerk then reported second-reading bills and favorable committee reports, which were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar. The House then took up several bills on third reading. House Bill 521, relating to stalking, was presented as a modernization of Kentucky’s stalking laws and passed 95-0 after debate; a motion to reconsider was tabled. House Bill 220, relating to pension spiking in the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority systems, was amended by House floor amendment 1 to move the effective date back to July 1, 2021 to capture additional employees, then passed 95-0 and the clincher was applied. House Bill 510, relating to organ donation safety, passed 97-0 after explanation that it would require a pause and restart if anyone in the process believed there were indications of life. House Bill 467, relating to real property, passed 96-0 after adoption of a committee substitute; it creates a process for local governments to identify abandoned or underutilized state-owned property and sets procedures for review, notice, and disposal. House Bill 190, relating to licensed child care centers, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute that adjusts square-footage calculations for certain school-aged child care areas and excludes infants and toddlers. House Bill 141, relating to type 1 diabetes, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute removed an annual distribution requirement and instead made informational materials available in school offices; members spoke in support, including one describing a family experience with the disease. House Bill 518, relating to collection of local business taxes and fees, passed 91-3 after a committee substitute that allows electronic filing while preserving local control, creates an advisory committee, and phases in implementation through July 2029. House Bill 497, relating to post-secondary tuition waivers, was explained as addressing waiver costs to universities and was amended with House floor amendment 3 to expand and clarify eligibility, including up to 128 hours for eligible students and additional provisions for certain groups; discussion was underway when the transcript ended. The meeting also included committee reports on bills covering wildlife depredation, light pollution, limited commercial driver’s licenses, prison educational programs, civil rights, respiratory care, dietitians, temporary structures, controlled substances prescribing authority, the Athletic Trainer Compact, children of military families, local boards of education, youth health services, and class sizes for exceptional children and youth.

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• Um, I learned most of my experience on Facebook and the groups on Facebook about backyard chickens.
• Um, I learned most of my experience on Facebook and the groups on Facebook about backyard chickens.
• Um, I learned experience with chickens.
• So, we have one person presenting remotely, one person present.
• And what they said, well, remote work.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:05 Roll Call 00:00:12 Discussion of Legislative Measures 00:03:12 Discussion of Housing and Land Use 00:21:58 Discussion of Short Term Rental Policies 01:03:17 Adjournment 01:15:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its June 4, 2025 meeting and then heard a series of presentations focused largely on housing and land-use policy. Senator Robbie Mills and Representative Josh Bray discussed two 2025 housing measures: Senate Bill 50, which would create residential infrastructure development districts to help local governments finance infrastructure for new housing developments through special assessments and local debt, and House Bill 7, which would let local governments identify development areas and rebate new property tax revenue to developers as an incentive for housing growth. They said Kentucky faces a statewide housing shortage of roughly 210,000 units, projected to grow if building patterns do not change, and argued that regulatory relief and financing tools are needed to increase supply. Representative Rebecca Rymer presented House Bill 371, which would require local permitting when an industry’s residual waste landfill is located in a different county from the industry itself. She said current law lets such landfills bypass local review, leaving host counties with no say despite road impacts and other local burdens. She said the bill would preserve the existing exemption when the landfill and industry are co-located, and noted support from KLC and KO. Representative Steve Doan also described House Bill 806, a statewide backyard chicken bill that would allow domesticated hens, prohibit roosters, set a minimum of six hens that local governments could not go below, and preserve local authority over setbacks, sanitation, maintenance standards, and egg sales. He said it would override outright local bans but not HOA restrictions, and cited a current Northern Kentucky dispute and ADA litigation as reasons for the proposal. The committee then heard a broader discussion on housing and land use from Charlie Gardner of the Mercatus Center and Nolan Gray of California YIMBY and the Bluegrass Institute. They outlined categories of land-use regulation, described the recent growth of state-level housing reforms nationwide, and cited examples such as ADU legalization, smaller lot sizes, reduced parking minimums, streamlined permitting, and single-stair or other building-code reforms. They argued that housing shortages are a statewide concern, that localities often have incentives to block growth, and that state intervention can reduce costs and uncertainty without compromising health and safety. Members asked about the housing shortage estimate, the effect of red tape on safety and local authority, and how state reforms could be phased in; the presenters said reforms often include lead time, can be targeted to larger jurisdictions, and should focus on reducing time and cost while maintaining basic standards.

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• thematic paragraph B is about remote thematic paragraph B is about remote hearings<00:04:02.519>
• Rule 40, related to remote voting, has some changes in rule 40.7.
• <00:10:43.480> on on receiving pum when voting remotely on on receiving pum when voting remotely
• about how remote voting is going to be structured.
• <00:20:47.640> remote orderly manner um uh uh remote remote orderly manner um uh uh remote

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• policies around that and really looking at the way that cell phones are impacting our children's learning
• They are as follows: children first learn to make friends as preschoolers.
• Too much screen time can slow a child's speech and language development and impacts learning for the
• With real relationships and learning in real time, >> Thank you for your testimony.
• But you live and learn, right? But I appreciate you bringing this. I agree with...

Keywords: 1183, house

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• accessible to all Minnesotans of all ages and backgrounds to grow knowledge and to promote lifelong learning
• promote lifelong learning. promote lifelong learning.
• I learned from Mary on how to lead a committee and to be very collaborative in the approach and really
• And so, you know, from that day, I just really learned and picked up a lot from Mary Murphy and really
• [Music] The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Hill. Go for it. Hill.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Speaker Johnson voted remotely 39 times, and he voted remotely so he could go home early.
• Then, despite him voting remotely dozens of times previously, when Johnson became Speaker, he ended remote
• Speaker Johnson voted remotely 39 times, and he voted remotely so he could go home early.
• Then, despite him voting remotely dozens of times previously, when Johnson became Speaker, he ended remote
• <02:57:39.880> the rules for them to vote remotely the rules for them to vote remotely the

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We are holding this hearing in person as well as remotely, hybrid, and we are hearing three performance
• Information on how to register for in-person or remote testimony is on the Legislature's website.
• Are they in the room or are they remote? Sabrina Roach with Digital Equity. Sabrina, welcome.
• That's a grassroots group for learning, peer support, policy workshopping that developed out of the first

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee held a hybrid hearing to receive three State Auditor’s Office performance audits. The first audit examined implementation of the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act. Auditors said the Criminal Justice Training Commission had developed most required training, but six community/cultural topics were still unfinished, the patrol tactics curriculum was incomplete in one area, and the agency lacked a systematic project management approach. They reported that most officers had not completed the 40 required hours, with low participation in patrol tactics training, weak communication, limited data to track compliance, and ineffective incentives or consequences. Committee members questioned staffing, liability, and enforcement, and the Commission said it generally agreed with the findings and had begun implementing recommendations, including improving training development and communication. The second audit reviewed Washington’s digital equity planning. Auditors concluded the state lacked a comprehensive, unified digital equity strategy, a designated lead, and reliable funding. They said the existing PEAR/Impact Plan, BEAD five-year plan, and NTIA-approved digital equity plan each addressed parts of the issue but none provided a full statewide framework with clear authority across agencies. The Department of Commerce’s Broadband Office and the Office of Equity said they agreed with the findings and were open to working with the legislature and the Digital Equity Forum on a more structured approach. A public witness described local and regional digital equity planning efforts and emphasized the importance of coordination and community-based work. The third audit focused on Commerce’s management of the Digital Navigator Program. Auditors said Commerce did not consistently use a competitive process, did not adequately vet grantees and subgrantees, wrote contracts that lacked clear deliverables and monitoring requirements, failed to enforce reporting, and paid $10.7 million without sufficient documentation to verify reimbursement eligibility. They said agency staff had raised concerns that were ignored and that some payments and contract expansions occurred despite warnings. Commerce officials said new leadership had already begun major contract-management reforms, including centralized oversight, risk assessments, clearer documentation standards, and staff training, and they said they would pursue recapture where appropriate. Committee members expressed strong concern about accountability, and the hearing ended after public testimony and committee discussion.

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• The process of how we do these things is important, and I'm learning more.
• Everything that I know about the labor movement, I learned from the steel workers.
• Learn about how close our communities are. See why we're so passionate about this issue.
• our teachers and the most vulnerable kids in our classrooms to make sure everybody has a chance to learn
• The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Aye. Her vote is aye.

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• Students may learn about the Civil War in their U.S. history class, but they also will learn about it
• Students may learn about the Civil War in their U.S. history class, but they also will learn about it
• Students may learn about the Civil War in their U.S. history class, but they also will learn about it
• <00:56:28.920> Peter I learned the history behind St.
• Peter I learned the history behind St.

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Momanyi-Hiltsley. Present.
• And so, we need that extension of time uh to give people chance to learn and grow and to heal, and to
• <00:26:42.760> and uh to give people chance to to learn and uh to give people chance to to
• Learning about who they are, going to their events, super fun to be able to be a part of their lives
• c> are,<00:36:12.280> learning Learning about who they are, learning Learning about who they

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum, approval of the prior day’s journal, adoption of committee reports, and the first readings of several House and Senate files. The chamber also received Senate File 476, which was referred to Ways and Means, and Senate File 4807, which was sent for comparison with a House file. The Speaker announced members to escort the Governor to the joint convention on April 28. The main floor action was House File 3489, an education bill establishing field trip supervision rules and creating the criminal offense of grooming. Representative Bennett described the bill as a response to survivor testimony and explained that it would prohibit staff from being alone with students in certain circumstances, create felony penalties for grooming, make grooming grounds for educator license discipline, add grooming to mandatory reporting and training, and allow the Department of Education to look back further in investigations. Bennett and several members also noted the bill’s fiscal note, including added investigative staffing and prison costs. During debate, multiple members from both parties voiced support, emphasizing student safety, mandatory reporter training, clearer field trip rules, and better communication with licensing boards. Several members thanked survivor Hannah LaPresto and Detective Chad Clausen for their work and testimony, and some members stressed that grooming is a deliberate process and that the bill is intended to protect children without vilifying educators. Representative Jordan also highlighted prevention through education about consent and grooming. No amendments were offered, and the bill was given its third reading; members repeatedly urged a green vote, though the transcript provided does not include the final roll-call result.

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• That is a program that helps so many children who are in school learn about how food is made, to learn
• about agriculture, to learn about skill sets, and to grow those skill sets as just one piece of all
• That is a program that helps so many children who are in school learn about how food is made, to learn
• That is a program that helps so many children who are in school learn about how food is made, to learn
• These amendments clarify procedures for subpoenas, remote testimony, and civil infractions.

Keywords: 909, all

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• Lastly, on page 30, House Rule 10.05 related to remote House operations has new language on lines 30.5
• member from receiving per diem expense allowances on days the member is attending and voting via remote
• an amendment to clarify that that exception applies only to days the member attends and votes via remote
• house operations uh there's new remote house operations uh there's new language<00:02:52.640> on<
• <00:03:00.680> means during a Flor session by remote means during a Flor session by remote

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration met to approve the January 15, 2025 minutes and then reviewed proposed permanent House rules for the 2025 session. House Research outlined the main changes, including eliminating the fiscal calendar and consent calendar, denying per diem reimbursement when a member is absent from a floor session, clarifying germaneness for certain statutory amendments, codifying election-challenge procedures from the temporary rules, updating the list of major finance and revenue bills, revising committee listings to match the new committee structure, and adding remote-operation rules that require the House Journal to identify members attending or voting remotely and bar per diem on those days. The committee first adopted an A6 author’s amendment clarifying that the per diem restriction for remote participation applies only to days a member attends and votes remotely during a floor session. Representative Schultz then offered the A4 amendment, which he described as improving public access to legislators and encouraging greater public engagement with members in their offices; it was adopted after no further discussion. After the amendments were approved, the committee adopted the permanent rules of the House as amended. The chair noted that the permanent rules would be taken up during session on Monday, January 27, 2025, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Joining us today remotely from the committee are Senators Patricia Jehlen, Liz Miranda, and Patrick O'Connor
• I learned early that I had to shrink myself just to fit in.
• Adults are torn from their families when seeking remote RF-reduced wired places to live.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify today remotely.
• I'd love to learn more.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil rights, immigration, hate crimes, and reparations bills. Chair Edwards and Chair Day opened with strict testimony rules, including two-minute limits, written testimony options, and decorum requirements. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell testified in strong support of S. 1126/H. 1920, the Combating Hate in the Commonwealth bill, saying Massachusetts needs stronger tools to address rising hate and bias incidents. Her Civil Rights Division chief explained that the bill would give the division civil investigative demand/subpoena power, expand civil rights enforcement, close loopholes in the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, add protected classes to the hate crimes law, and require better hate-crime data reporting. The committee also heard support for H. 1954 on access to counsel in immigration proceedings, H. 4684 on law enforcement identification and public trust, and H. 1927 to exonerate individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Several bills focused on discrimination and civil rights enforcement. Supporters of S. 1248 on organizational standing said fair housing nonprofits need explicit authority to bring discrimination complaints in their own names, especially as federal protections are under attack. On H. 1246, advocates urged adding sex and gender as protected classes in the hate crimes statute, arguing women are not protected under current state law. H. 1820 drew testimony for protections against height and weight discrimination. H. 1995 would regularize sentencing for hate crimes by requiring diversity awareness training for both convictions and continuances without a finding, and H. 1056/H. 1589 would broaden hate-crime victim standing and require restitution to be used to repair harm. H. 1886 would clarify that defense-based social service staff are exempt from mandated reporter obligations when working under attorney-client privilege. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1889/S. 1064, a bill to eliminate disparate impact. Environmental justice advocates, fair housing attorneys, and community members argued that neutral policies can still produce discriminatory outcomes and that Massachusetts should allow state-court claims and a private right of action to address them. Committee members raised concerns about litigation floodgates, punitive damages, and the scope of protected classes, while supporters said the bill would mainly target systemic harms and injunctive relief. Additional testimony supported H. 1922/S. 119, the Fair Investment Act, which would create civil rights protections in venture capital and other investment settings for founders and investors, especially women and minority entrepreneurs. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1683, the Sex Trade Survivor Act, which would expand vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking survivors, remove archaic offenses from the code, and create an interagency commission; supporters emphasized reducing barriers to housing, employment, and reentry. Finally, the committee heard extensive support for H. 1753/S. 1181, establishing a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts. Testifiers described the state’s history of slavery, redlining, and ongoing racial disparities, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• It’s a subset of machine learning.
• It learns from data.
• It's not learning from a very exact way of doing things, but learning from information.
• You can really learn. It can really learn interesting things.
• how to learn things.

Keywords: 908, all

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• these fee structures, I started with polling our racing jurisdictions across North America, and I learned
• that majority are America and I learned that majority are around<00:09:25.040> the<00:09:25.279
• <00:52:24.319> In<00:52:24.480> a I just learned u updated today.
• In a I just learned u updated today.
• training both remotely and conveniently. training both remotely and conveniently.

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.

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• <00:23:43.960> patient the use of telea Health remote patient the use of telea Health remote
• I love the concept of it, the more I learned about it, but I did have some serious concerns.
• I love the concept of it, the more I learned about it, but I did have some serious concerns.
• the concept of it the more I learned the concept of it the more I learned about<00:36:21.800>
• Because this is a new concept and needs to be worked out and learned by new legislators and enforcers

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This bill is about securing firearms on school ability to learn.
• Our final testifier here, and then we have one remotely, is Alexandria Fitz Simmons.
• We will now go to our remote testifier, Sarah Bernhard. crisis management policies.
• Uh we will now go to our remote Simmons.
• And it's really hard for a kid to learn in school when they haven't eaten the night before.

Bills: HF4893

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding

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• and the Superior Courts—and there's some benefit of having discussion of some of these because we learn
• And certainly, being in person for meetings is better, but participating remotely is better than not
• And certainly, being in person for meetings is better, but participating remotely is better than not
• attendance for their offer remote attendance for their members<01:37:25.440> and<01:37:25.840
• to have remote meetings of committees<01:37:42.159> but<01:37:42.320> we've<01:37:42.560

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• a lot and worked well and we're learning a lot of<00:29:41.480> great<00:29:41.679> data
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify remotely, Mr.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify remotely, Mr. Chair.
• To close, thank you for the opportunity to testify remotely today.
• <01:15:03.880> today opportunity to testify remotely today opportunity to testify remotely

Bills: HF1126, HF967, HF1066, HF1669, HF926

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

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• And after learning about the safeguards built into the bill, that support increased to 79%.
• I learned that it's really all about disability. I learned that it's really all about disability.
• And we learn that people suffering from anorexia nervosa... ...and we learn that people suffering from
• No, I am a remote attorney for Americans United for Life. So I actually live in Georgia.
• I've learned that in the past 10 years, and it's made a difference, I hope, in some instances.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on bills in three areas: emergency medical services/AED access, athletic training and student safety, and end-of-life options. Committee chairs outlined testimony rules and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Some bills had no live witnesses, while others drew extensive testimony from advocates, professionals, and legislators. On AED-related bills, the American Heart Association supported requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events and athletic fields, citing sudden cardiac arrest survival rates and urging cardiac emergency response plans as an added safeguard. A parks and recreation professional supported AED access but raised concerns about the cost, staffing, maintenance, and feasibility for municipalities with limited resources. Athletic trainers supported expanding their scope of practice and removing workplace restrictions, arguing it would improve injury prevention, reduce costs, and help retain professionals in Massachusetts. The committee also took extensive testimony on end-of-life options legislation. Supporters included legislators, physicians, hospice volunteers, clergy, patients’ family members, and advocacy groups, who described the bills as allowing terminally ill, mentally capable adults to choose a peaceful death with strict safeguards and self-administration requirements. They emphasized personal stories of suffering, public support, and the claim that other states have not seen abuse. Opponents, including faith-based, disability-rights, and family policy representatives, argued the bills amount to physician-assisted suicide, could pressure vulnerable people, and may be influenced by prognosis errors, coercion, or financial incentives. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.