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• has<04:03:02.680> spoken<04:03:03.359> now<04:03:03.600> this Commerce Miss hunt
• has spoken now this Commerce Miss hunt has spoken now this was<04:03:03.880> not<04:03:04.080
• Over the last few years, and that in itself was illegal, right?
• <04:32:17.319> right<04:32:17.920> you that in itself was illegal right you that in
• itself was illegal right you know<04:32:18.279> that<04:32:18.399> you<04:32:18.600>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I grew up hunting.
• I<00:17:49.600> grew<00:17:49.760> up<00:17:49.880> hunting.
• I grew up hunting. I'm a gun owner.
• I don't know no purpose in bringing an assault weapon out hunting deer.
• These aren't hunting weapons. They are human-killing weapons.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chairman Hunt: Yes. Okay, vote carries 18-0.
• Representative Hunt: Yes. Vote carries 18-0.
• Representative Hunt: Yes. All right, the vote is 18 to zip.
• >> Representative<00:54:27.760> Hunt. >> Representative Hunt.
• >> Representative Hunt. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ,<00:08:54.000> or alter hunting seasons, methods, or alter hunting seasons, methods, or discharge
• rules are allowing people to hunt and to discharge during hunting.
• rules uh are allowing people to hunting rules uh are allowing people to to<00:12:30.320> hunt
• to hunt and to discharge during hunting. to hunt and to discharge during hunting.
• . hunting. hunting.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It is currently illegal to release library user data to the public.
• Library records it is currently<06:24:36.040> it<06:24:36.120> is<06:24:36.360> illegal
• <06:24:36.920> to<06:24:37.120> release Currently, it is illegal to release library

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• foreign Nationals including illegal foreign Nationals including illegal aliens<00:23:12.320>
• while pursuing a car filled with illegal while pursuing a car filled with illegal immigrants<00:
• Then it was hunting down people who dared to seek freedom.
• reserved to drug cartels or illegal reserved to drug cartels or illegal immigrants<01:12:48.280>
• questions as to whether he illegally questions as to whether he illegally overstayed<03:00:28.640

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And nobody really hunts in that area because there's too many houses, but there's fields and there's
• And nobody<00:15:27.760> really<00:15:28.000> hunts<00:15:28.240> in<00:15:28.320
• > that<00:15:28.480> area<00:15:28.639> because nobody really hunts in that area
• If you stretch it out too long, people get complacent like, “Oh, I’ll just go hunting next week because
• If you stretch it out too long, people get complacent like, “Oh, I’ll just go hunting next week because

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:15 HB 658 Discussion: 03:40 HB 658 Roll Call Vote: 04:50 HB 142 Discussion: 06:30 HB 142 Roll Call Vote: 22:45 HB 571 Discussion: 24:25 HB 571 Roll Call Vote: 29:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 658, which would require the Transportation Cabinet to adopt regulations extending the allowable period for a restricted CDL license from 180 to 210 days within a 12-month period for agriculture businesses. Rep. Felicia Rabourn presented the bill with support from Todd Griffin of the Kentucky Retail Federation and Agra Business Association. The committee quickly moved to a vote, and the bill passed with favorable expression. Members indicated it would move forward similarly on the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 142, a deer-management bill sponsored by Rep. Pollock and amended by committee substitute. Pollock said the bill is intended to help farmers and landowners more quickly obtain destruction tags and address overpopulated deer, especially does, after describing crop losses, vehicle collisions, and deer carcasses seen along roadways. Members from farming districts strongly supported the measure, saying deer damage is costly and widespread and that the bill would reduce paperwork by allowing landowners to obtain tags without having to route everything through each landlord. Questions focused on how Fish and Wildlife would determine overpopulated zones and how the damage-verification process would work; Pollock said the department retains discretion and must inspect damage within 15 days. The committee adopted the sub and passed the bill with favorable expression. Finally, Rep. Kim Holloway presented House Bill 571, which would require Transportation Cabinet light fixtures to be fully shielded to reduce light pollution affecting agriculture. She said light trespass can disrupt crop photoperiodism, pollination, and yields, and noted the economic importance of Kentucky agriculture. Members asked whether the bill applies only to Transportation Cabinet lights and how complaints would be handled; Holloway said it applies to state transportation lights and includes a process for landowners to request shielding, with a 30-day compliance period and a construction/maintenance exemption of up to 180 days. The committee approved the committee substitute and continued discussion of the bill.

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• 35:29.800> for include a dog which is being used for include a dog which is being used for hunting
• <01:35:30.960> supervised<01:35:31.679> competition hunting supervised competition hunting
• A female dog in heat shall not be used for hunting.
• Yeah, I don't want to see that one man that had hunting dogs.
• dogs if they run off his uh had hunting dogs if they run off his property<01:59:58.119> to<01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.” The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant. Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.

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• You can tell the ATF to overturn their 30 new rules that make it easier to traffic illegal guns and harder
• for law... ...traffic illegal guns and harder for law enforcement to investigate gun crimes.
• It is about sensible gun ownership, law-abiding citizens having access to firearms to hunt, to be gun

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It allows us to embargo and seize suspected illegal or dangerous products.
• I can't tell you why that is other than it's federally illegal.
• and priorities are Very different than let's say the sheriff of Catron County during the height of hunting

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• Illegal alien crossings have fallen to an historic low, with the fewest arrests by the Border Patrol
• amazing 90 cent 92% decrease of illegal amazing 90 cent 92% decrease of illegal aliens<02:07:53.360
• Court has just ordered that Trump's illegal tariffs have been put in place and are harming Americans
• And the president's illegal tariff policy is making that worse.
• hunting and fishing resources.<04:45:50.718> That's<04:45:50.958> what<04:45:51.200>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• you all your biometrics<02:13:41.760> and<02:13:42.560> electronic<02:13:43.679> hunting
• <02:13:44.079> of<02:13:44.320> you biometrics and electronic hunting of you biometrics
• and electronic hunting of you for<02:13:44.800> your<02:13:45.280> 1395<02:13:46.239><
• It also provides the ability to confiscate illegal hemp products that violate the law and regulations
• basically combating both the illegal basically combating both the illegal black<05:02:04.560>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• My son-in-law went to, Madam Chair, my son-in-law went to the Pankhurst Wilderness this year to hunt
• People coming in there and just thinking they can go in there and hunt all they want.
• It modernizes our statutory ability to enforce against illegal water diversions.
• agencies, and we're working towards integrated or combined data sets so that data users don't have to hunt

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• downtowns, to building out community plans, there were actors who were doing things that weren't always illegal
• Kasha Hunt, with Nossaman, testified on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support
• Kasha Hunt, with Nossaman, testified on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support
• Kasha Hunt, with Nossaman, on behalf of Padre Dam Water District and a Levin-Hinman and Spoil Water District

Summary: The committee first heard SB 753, which would modernize California’s shopping cart recovery rules by allowing cities and counties to return abandoned carts directly to retailers, recover documented retrieval costs, and avoid the current impound-and-wait process. The author and supporters, including San Jose officials and the League of California Cities, said the bill would help clear streets, sidewalks, and waterways and reduce local costs. Grocers and retailers opposed the measure unless amended, arguing it would turn cart retrieval into a new cost burden and could create incentives for cities to charge too much for stolen property. After extensive discussion about notice periods, cost caps, and local ordinances, the committee adopted amendments and passed the bill 6-0 as amended. The committee then took up SB 445, which would speed up permitting and approvals needed for high-speed rail by requiring early engagement, setting rules for third-party coordination, and creating a dispute-resolution process. The author said the bill was narrowed from an earlier, broader transit proposal and was intended to reduce delays caused by utilities, local governments, and other entities. Supporters said permitting bottlenecks add major costs and delays to infrastructure projects, while opponents from utilities, cities, counties, telecoms, and special districts raised concerns about safety, reliability, affordability, and the need to review the pending amendments. The bill passed 8-1 to the Utilities and Energy Committee. The committee also heard SB 9, a narrower housing bill focused on accessory dwelling units. The author explained that it would require local ADU ordinances to be submitted to HCD for review and would make state standards control if a local agency fails to submit a compliant ordinance or respond to HCD findings. Supporters from housing and YIMBY groups said the bill would improve enforcement of state ADU law and prevent local barriers from slowing housing production. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. The committee then began hearing SB 79, which would allow more housing near major transit stops; the author and supporters framed it as a response to the housing shortage and transit underuse, and the hearing continued with extensive support testimony as the transcript ended.

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• I know you're dove hunting. Yeah. And you want to talk about your dove hunting.
• That I know you're dove hunting. Yeah. And you want to talk about your dove hunting.

Bills: HB2107, HB2588, HB2946, HB2950

Keywords: SNAP, nutrition assistance, fast food, vitamins, waiver, food policy, municipal planning, homeowner association, building permits, single-family home, property rights, design standards, development fees, municipalities, infrastructure, public services, annual reporting, property development, tourism improvement area, TIA

Summary: The Rural Economic Development Committee first took up HB 2950, which would allow governing bodies to approve tourism improvement areas to promote lodging and tourism as an economic development tool. Supporters from the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association, Visit Yuma, and Visit Phoenix said tourism is a major economic driver, especially in rural communities, and argued the bill would give local areas a voluntary, industry-led way to market themselves, attract visitors, and support jobs without raising taxes on residents. Members discussed tourism in places such as Yuma and other rural destinations, and the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2950 a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard a presentation on rural economic development centered on Lucid Motors’ investment in Pinal County and its partnership with Central Arizona College. Speakers from the Arizona Commerce Authority, Central Arizona College, and Lucid described workforce training programs, including the Drive48 accelerator, which they said has helped train workers for advanced manufacturing jobs and raised local incomes. The committee read proclamations recognizing both Lucid Motors and Central Arizona College for their contributions to job creation, workforce development, and economic growth in rural Arizona. Finally, the committee considered HB 2946, which would revise development fee requirements, including changes affecting the timing and administration of fees and a prohibition on charging development fees for accessory dwelling units. The sponsor and housing advocates said the bill was intended to help address housing affordability and give developers more predictable costs, while city and league representatives opposed it, arguing it would shift costs from growth to existing taxpayers and interfere with local infrastructure planning. After adopting an amendment that removed county-related provisions and made clarifying changes, the committee passed HB 2946 on a 4-1 vote with two members present, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Peter Hunt. Or we'll get started, and if someone else makes it, they can take that seat.
• Peter Hunt, Lakshmi Fox, Paige. Williams, Robin Foster. Eric Martinez. Welcome to each of you.
• My name is Peter Hunt. I'm here representing myself and speaking in opposition to SB14.
• I am also joined in the statement by Ray Hunt of HPOU and Michael Bullock of the Austin Police Officers

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• WE ARE GOING TO TURN TO TAB 3 FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD COLONEL JASON HUNT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY
• I AM ALSO PROUD OF WHAT WE DID DURING THE HURRICANES THAT THE GOOD COLONEL HUNT WAS TALKING ABOUT.
• THAT IS COLONEL HUNT AND YOU ARE WAIVING OR SPEAKING? THANK YOU SO MUCH COLONEL HUNT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Many of us in the room have hunted big game and other species.
• Many of us in the room have hunted<00:30:19.039> big<00:30:19.279> game<00:30:19.840>
• <00:30:21.679> And hunted big game and other species.
• And hunted big game and other species.
• <01:34:54.560> licenses >> Senate file 66, donated hunting licenses >> Senate

Keywords: 916, all

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• conserve, protect, and enhance Kentucky's fish and wildlife resources and provide opportunities for hunting
• and provide wildlife resources and provide opportunities<00:46:30.400> for<00:46:30.720> hunting
• ,<00:46:31.200> fishing, opportunities for hunting, fishing, opportunities for hunting, fishing
• <00:46:45.599> It<00:46:45.920> it<00:46:46.319> replaces water foul hunting
• It it replaces water foul hunting.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:09 Approval of Minutes 00:01:10 Welcome New Members 00:01:26 Information Items 00:01:49 COT Special Report 00:02:38 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:07:41 A. Department of Military Affairs 00:08:07 B. Department of Veterans’ Affairs 00:20:34 C. Kentucky Infrastructure Authority 00:25:54 D. Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet 00:35:05 E. Transportation Cabinet 00:55:53, 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the May 21 minutes, and welcomed a new executive branch member, Secretary Keith Jackson of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The board also received two informational items: agency responses to prior questions and amendments made to capital plans after the last meeting. It then heard the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s report on executive branch IT capital project scoring, which reviewed 16 IT requests totaling about $330.5 million. COOT said projects were ranked through an independent panel using standardized criteria focused on feasibility, statewide alignment, readiness, impact, and risk; the CIO recommended moving an enterprise application and artificial intelligence inventory system from rank 11 to rank 4 because of its enterprise-wide impact and connection to Senate Bill 4. The Department of Military Affairs presented its capital plan, describing 43 million in projects for the current period and 13 projects totaling $65 million for 2026–2028, with most funding coming from federal sources and restricted agency funds and no general fund request in the latter period. Its projects included maintenance pool adjustments, a statewide Army master plan, the Somerset readiness center, Shelbyville and Ashland armories, a future home for the Kentucky Army National Guard band, and other facility upgrades. Members asked about the Somerset project’s cost growth and federal delay; the department said the project remains in conceptual design, is awaiting federal MILCON action, and would require a state match of about $9.8 million against $29.6 million federal funding if it is approved. Members also asked about staffing levels, and the department said state employee and Title 32 numbers have been relatively steady, while technician positions have declined. The Department of Veterans Affairs outlined seven projects for 2026–2028, led by a Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC replacement that needs an estimated additional $16 million to finish phase two after phase one was already funded. Other requests included a maintenance pool increase, renovations and exterior upgrades at Eastern and Western Kentucky veterans facilities, a cooling tower replacement at Thompson Hood, and parking lot and lighting improvements. The department said some projects were already in the six-year plan and that the Radcliff phase two could be bid in June 2026 if funded. Members confirmed that a columbarium wall project at Grayson is federally funded. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented its six-year capital plan, citing more than $3 billion in loan commitments since 1988 and over $5 billion in supported infrastructure projects. KIA requested $298.439 million in the first biennium, including $27.742 million in state match for federal clean water and drinking water revolving funds, $25 million for its state Infrastructure Revolving Fund, $185.697 million in federal capitalization grants, and $30 million in leverage bond authorization for each year of the two federally assisted loan programs. Members asked about drinking-water quality, and KIA said that function is handled by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water, not KIA. KIA also said its loan rates currently range from 0.5% to 2.25%, averaging just under 1%, and that its revolving loan programs have had no defaults. The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet began its presentation at the end of the transcript, with staff identifying themselves, but no project details or board action from that presentation were included in the excerpt.

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• Did you hunt? Did you camp? Did you use any of the water there?
• They say they throw out of course, false arguments about it being illegal.
• water goes bad, and then they have to face a difficult, choice about whether to stay there, try to hunt