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• I think they have one of the hardest jobs there. procedure. That's on occasion. That procedure.
• </c> think the new standard of procedure think the new standard of procedure programs<01:02:14.720><c
• </c> and procedures do not meet the statutes. and procedures do not meet the statutes.
• Um I believe it was House Bill category.
• And in house to take care of veterans.

Summary: The Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee met without a quorum, so no votes were taken. Staff presented a study of the Kentucky Fire Commission focused on firefighter minimum training standards and administrative spending. The presentation explained that Kentucky’s training standards are built from NFPA guidelines, that the commission currently requires 115 hours for volunteer firefighters and 300 hours for paid firefighters, and that those reduced hours were adopted by removing electives and other non-NFPA content. Staff also said the commission’s IFSAC certification testing for firefighter 1 and firefighter 2 aligns with NFPA standards, but the commission cannot require local departments to train or certify firefighters. Staff recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours and work with KCTCS to better separate administrative costs for certain programs so compliance with the statute can be demonstrated. The finance portion of the report said the commission is funded by general fund appropriations for State Fire Rescue Training and by an insurance premium surcharge that supports the Firefighter Foundation Program Fund. Staff reported that the commission stayed within the 5% administrative cap tied to the overall surcharge allotment, but could not confirm compliance with a separate 5% cap for specific programs because KCTCS accounting does not break out those costs in enough detail. Staff suggested the General Assembly may want to clarify what counts as administrative cost in statute. Members asked about investment returns, local fire department funding, and whether training documentation is required; staff said some of those topics were outside the study scope and that IFSAC testing relies on chief certification that a candidate is ready to test. Representatives from the Fire Commission then responded, saying they agreed with the report’s recommendations and would work to clarify the 5% issue with legislators and KCTCS. They explained that the reduction in training hours was intended to remove electives, better align with NFPA standards, and address the difficulty volunteer departments have in getting members to complete lengthy training. Commission officials said training is documented through rosters and annual compliance reviews, and that IFSAC-certified firefighter testing is based on demonstrated skills rather than a required number of training hours. They also said the difficulty in tracking the second 5% cap stems from the way KCTCS’s PeopleSoft system records reimbursements as single transactions, making it hard to isolate administrative costs by program.

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• The House will come to order. Members, please take your seats.
• House calendar.
• I oversaw 10 states in housing.
• That's the House. That's the Senate.
• He ended up at my cousin's new neighbor's house. Tried to get in their house.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Resolution number 192 from the House Rules Committee, the special order calendar.
• </c> or you can make it procedure. or you can make it procedure.
• </c> practice, or procedure? practice, or procedure?
• </c> follow that procedure. follow that procedure.
• </c> the body of the house passage of HB 75. the body of the house passage of HB 75.

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• House Bill 1170 mirrors California Senate.
• The extension is not procedural; it's substantive.
• House Bill 2157 relates to high-risk AI systems.
• , not content-wise, but procedurally.
• , not content-wise, but procedurally.

Bills: HB1170 , HB2157 , HB2225

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity

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• Welcome to today's House Health Care and Wellness Committee meeting, Wednesday, February 18th.
• Senator House Gawa, please proceed. Are there any questions? Any questions? All right.
• She had the companion to this bill in the House.
• I'm Adam Dittamore, testifying for Evergreen Health in favor of House Bill 5395.
• We hope you will please pass it out of committee and vote it out of the House.

Bills: SB5915 , SB5988 , SB6025 , SJM8002

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

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• One appointed by the lieutenant governor and one is appointed by the speaker of the House.
• One appointed by the lieutenant governor and one is appointed by the speaker of the House.
• And what if any procedure would be day.
• And over on the House side, they had a lot less. And they passed it 119 to three, I'm told.
• And over on the House side, they had a lot less, and they passed it 119 to three, I'm told.

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• </c><00:26:37.559><c> and</c> mental health or a medical procedure and mental health or a medical procedure
• At this time, the chair recognizes Deborah House. Good morning. My name is Deborah House.
• </c> good morning uh my name is Deborah house good morning uh my name is Deborah house I<00:38:40.960
• but there are certain procedures but there are certain procedures<01:23:36.480><c> that</c><01:23:36.600
• They already kicked the child out of the house.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:

• An act to amend the New York City Civil Court Act in relation to housing courts.
• ...in relation to housing courts. Are there any questions on the bill? Second.
• An act to amend the Surrogates Court Procedure Act in relation to establishing new fee rates for large
• Court Procedure Act in relation to establishing new fee rates for large estates.
• An act to amend the Surrogates Court Procedure Act in relation to persons who may become a voluntary

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met for its first meeting of the 2026 session and began with congratulatory remarks to the chair and other members. The committee then took up a short agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting support for the chair’s leadership and for the committee’s work on language access, housing, family court access, and other judiciary issues. The first bill, Print 338 by Senator Bailey, would require certain New York City Civil Court documents to be provided in parties’ native languages; it was moved, seconded, and reported to the floor, with some members speaking in favor of language access. The committee also advanced Print 874, designating Harriet Tubman Day, and Print 2497 by Senator Gounardes, allowing certain testimony and evidence by agents in discrimination proceedings. Print 2597 by Senator Mayer, establishing standards for public access to family court, was also reported to the floor. Additional measures approved included Print 3394A on anti-stalking orders, with support noted for updating protections in the digital age; Print 5066 on housing courts; Print 5278 on new fee rates for large estates, which was described as bipartisan; Print 5285 on who may become a voluntary administrator; Print 5286 on prohibiting self-storage lien enforcement during state disaster or health emergencies; and Print 5968 on increasing the homestead exemption from civil judgments. Most bills were approved unanimously or without recorded opposition, and several were reported to the floor while others were referred onward as noted in the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was in House File 3 in the House and got rolled into the state government omnibus bill.
• ><c> got</c> um House File 3 in the house and got um House File 3 in the house and got rolled<00:26:48.679
• I know there were some procedures.
• </c><01:19:35.240><c> File</c> motion will be to move the House File motion will be to move the House
• </c> So, you renew your motion that House So, you renew your motion that House File<01:30:24.840><c>

Bills: HF3564

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 5063 will be reported. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5087.
• House Bill 5653 will be reported. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 4452.
• House Bill 4452 will be reported. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 4801.
• House Bill 4801 will be reported. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5622.
• House Bill 4546 will be reported. Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5613.

Committee: Senate Government Organization

Transcript Highlights:

• These are bills from the House that we're hoping to move to the floor.
• Let's go on to engross substitute House Bill 2557.
• We have Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219 before us.
• We have Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1294 before us.
• We now have Engrossed House House... Signatures.

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:

• House to be in order.
• 36; House Joint Memorial 21; House Concurrent Resolution 35; House Bill 822 as amended in the Senate
• House Bills 939, 508, 913, 935; House Bill 822 as amended in the Senate; and House Bills 930, 949, 950
• House Concurrent Resolution 34, House Concurrent Resolution 36, House Joint Memorial 21, and House Concurrent
• House Concurrent Resolution 29, House Joint Memorials 20 and 22, and House Bill 971 be signed by the

Transcript Highlights:

• Are there messages from the House of Representatives? None on the desk, Mr. President.
• This procedure is like procedures in existing law for the removal of an unauthorized person from a residential
• This procedure is like procedures in existing law for the removal of an unauthorized person from a residential
• housing stock available.
• We talk about what we're going to do about housing in rural areas.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing FSU Day at the Capitol, Catholic lay leaders, seniors advocates, Broward County school officials, and veterans-related guests. The chamber then moved through its special order calendar, beginning with several Florida Statutes revision bills. SB 36 adopted the 2025 Florida Statutes and prior session law; SB 38 conformed statutory terminology for the Division of Criminal Investigations; SB 40 removed repealed provisions; and SB 42 cleaned up obsolete language, cross-references, and typographical errors. Each passed unanimously or nearly unanimously after brief explanations and no substantive debate. The Senate also passed CS/SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, as amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub’s role under USF and clarify research and modeling responsibilities; CS/SB 116 on veterans, which expanded veteran awareness and coordination efforts, added mental health training, and authorized adult day health care; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempted local regulation to give a future Florida presidential library maximum flexibility; CS/SB 126 on prescription hearing aids, allowing mail distribution for adults after appropriate professional evaluation; SB 150 on abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters, amended to conform to the House; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice from being expanded to certain serious cardiac conditions; and SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure. Most of these measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 118 drew questions about local zoning, parking, and safety and passed 36-3, with one senator later changing to a no vote over local control concerns. Later, the Senate approved CS/CS/SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process for removing unauthorized persons from commercial property, and CS/SB 348 on ethics, which would penalize false claims of military rank or honors for material gain and require paycheck withholding for delinquent ethics fines owed by public employees. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, which included a CPI/case manager recruitment program, a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and improved data collection and capacity analysis for commercially sexually exploited children. CS/SB 108 on administrative procedures was adopted after a detailed explanation of rule review, transparency, and rulemaking deadlines, and CS/SB 160 on public accountancy passed after an amendment clarifying contracted services and discussion of CPA licensure pathways. The longest and most celebratory debate centered on CS/SB 110 for rural communities. The bill created an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and road funding, school and health care investments, and related rural support measures. Amendments refined transportation priorities in the Everglades agricultural area and clarified the FARM road program. Senators from across the chamber praised the bill as a long-awaited investment in rural Florida, agriculture, broadband, health care, and quality of life. After extensive debate and emotional closing remarks from the sponsor and leadership, the bill passed overwhelmingly.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's good to be back in the House. This is an easy bill.
• It provides for licensing procedures.
• It provides for licensing procedures.
• Members, this is House Bill 946 by Representative Landry.
• Dixon read House Bill 946 by Representative Landry.

Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

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• Representative Lawson, you are recognized to present House Bill 1645. Five. House Bill 1645.
• So, Representative, are you saying that the House staff writes much better legislation than the Senate
• And I would agree that the House staff is amazing and they do an awesome job over here, just for the
• It just outlines a procedure for which they can obtain a certificate of their infant's death.
• It just outlines a procedure for which they can obtain a certificate of their infant's death.

Summary: The committee first laid over Senate Bills 904, 1500, 1644, and 1833, then heard a series of health-related measures. Representative Miller presented SB 1651, described as Oklahoma Medical Board cleanup and modernization language affecting multiple licensed professions; after a question about removing a photo requirement from an application, the bill passed 5-0. Representative Lawson presented SB 1645, which sets parameters for Oklahoma Health Care Authority audits of long-term care facilities, and it also passed 5-0. Representative Fettgetter presented SB 1560, cleanup language from last year’s nurse practitioner bill, and it passed 5-0. Representative Newton presented SB 206 to classify municipal, county, tribal, and other public-entity ambulances as essential services for federal funding eligibility; it passed 5-0. Newton also presented SB 1557, which moves board oversight of behavioral analyst credentials under the Board of Psychology and removes a fee cap; after brief questions, it passed 5-0. He then presented SB 1849, a cleanup bill giving the Oklahoma Board of Podiatric Medicine authority to set continuing education requirements related to medical marijuana prescribing, and SB 1984, another cleanup/update bill for the Board of Osteopathic Medicine addressing emergency procedures and related definitions; both passed 5-0. Representative Stark presented SB 933, a “right to try” bill allowing terminally ill or similarly affected patients to seek investigational treatments with informed consent and at their own expense; it passed 4-1 after questions about eligibility and facilities. Chairwoman Roe presented SB 1436, creating a procedure for women who experience fetal loss to obtain a certificate of infant death, and it passed 5-0. She also presented SB 1794, requiring the Department of Mental Health to publish bed vacancies at mental health facilities statewide to aid placement of patients needing acute beds; it passed 5-0. Representative Hasenbeck presented SB 1553, specifying qualifications for psychologists who review adverse determinations on appeal, and it passed 5-0. The meeting ended with the chair noting that several bills had been laid over for the next week’s agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• You have a procedural bar and then another bar. But the one is very easy, right?
• Years is unlike other people leaving a prison, they don't get housing or assistance or other things.
• And on the other side of it, the adults today, adults who had this procedure done as kids, don't know
• And on the other side of it, the adults today, adults who had this procedure done as kids, don't know
• And on the other side of it, the adults today, adults who had this procedure done as kids, don't know

Bills: SB6087 , SB5934 , SB5520 , SB6017 , SB5890

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats, child safety seats, baby formula, diapers, strollers, cribs, playpens, high chairs, used goods, donation centers, Washington RCW

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, members, House Bill 2793.
• House Bill 2793...
• We've had welfare systems come to house from the state of Arizona, and in each case, our comes to house
• House Bill 2594.
• Chair, members, House Bill 2968. Mr.

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the affected property owners request it, and would modernize notice requirements by allowing electronic newspaper publication and a single on-site notice for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye supported the bill as a way to streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a senator raised concerns based on a recent contentious Tucson annexation and the speed of public notice. The committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2793 a do pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being found to have abused or neglected a child solely because poverty prevented them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care. Child welfare advocates supported the bill as a step toward decriminalizing poverty, while another witness argued it did not go far enough because it still allowed investigations based on poverty. Several members said they supported the concept but wanted further changes, and the bill passed 4-3. The committee also approved HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES to expand access in underserved areas; testimony from child care providers and parents emphasized shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities, and the committee adopted an amendment adding tax credit language and eligible applicants before passing the bill 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, passed 7-0 without testimony. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding an amendment on therapeutic interventions and expert testimony in parenting cases, drew concerns about using AI for binding family-law decisions and about the amendment’s relevance; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, strengthening protections for participants in the address confidentiality program in family-law matters and sealing related voter records, received strong support from a witness describing repeated attempts by an ex-partner to obtain a protected address and passed 7-0 after amendment. HB 2661, requiring DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and, as amended, limiting additional documentation requirements, passed 4-3 despite concerns that it gave too much discretion to parents accused of abuse or neglect.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are establishing a separate procedure.
• are the fox guarding the hen house.
• Bifurcated penalty procedures came in the aftermath in 1976, which invalidated the single-phase procedures
• and requests a conference of the House.
• The House is adjourned sine die.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 1656 is left pending. Chair lays out House Bill 4504.
• House Bill 1586.
• House Bill 3708.
• House Bill 4553.
• House Bill 3554 is left pending. The chair lays out House Bill 5274.

Bills: HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Stan Hunt, the House Chair, joined by the Senate Chair, Senator John Keenan, introducing members
• Kari Berman had to testify on House Bill 5086, the Electoral Count Reform bill.
• House Bill 5086 would enact the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act.
• House Bill 5086 would enact the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act in Massachusetts.
• House Bill 5086 then provides a ...from the office of elector, thereby creating a vacancy.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws

Summary: The Committee on Election Laws held a hearing with House and Senate chairs and several members participating in person and online. The main bill discussed was House Bill 5086, the Electoral Count Reform/Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act, which would require presidential electors in Massachusetts to sign a faithfulness pledge, automatically replace any elector who casts a vote contrary to the state’s popular vote, and update state procedures to meet federal Electoral Count Act deadlines and paperwork requirements. Testimony in support came from Public Citizen, the Uniform Law Commission, and Protect Democracy United. Witnesses argued the bill would protect against coercion, threats, and “faithless electors,” and said it would help ensure Massachusetts’ electoral votes reflect voters’ choices and cannot be rejected on technical grounds. One witness noted the bill is already enacted in many states and has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, and several organizations endorsed the model approach. Members asked about how the bill would interact with Massachusetts’ participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The witness said the bill is compatible with the compact and suggested a minor clarifying amendment to avoid any implication that the state is stepping away from it. After testimony and questions, the chair noted that testimony had also been received on the other two bills from Representative Breguire, the governor’s office, and Representative Hogan, and the committee then adjourned without taking a vote in the hearing.