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• The first is the respectful workplace portion, and then there's the ethics training that follows.

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• The Rules and Ethics Committee will meet this evening at 7:00 p.m. in 404 HOB.

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• They come in with this incredible work ethic.
• And one this incredible work ethic.
• with real people, and most importantly, how to have effective communication and a productive work ethic
• and a to have effective communication and a productive<01:27:03.920><c> work</c><01:27:04.080><c> ethic
• All these skills productive work ethic.

Bills: HF3650 , HF1791 , HF3489 , HF4231 , HF4232 , HF4269 , HF4270 , HF3490

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• Chair Speaker recognizes the chair of the Ethics Committee. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Um, I'd like the members of the Ethics Committee to go into the Silver Room now, please.
• Members of the Ethics Committee to the Silver Room right now.
• House Bill 14, members of the Ethics Committee to to go members of the Ethics Committee to to go into
• Members of the Ethics you, Mr. Speaker.

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• And if they are being bought off, I'm a co-chair of the ethics committee.
• Please bring them before the ethics committee, and I'll bet you don't bring one. would like to have it
• </c><01:31:02.400><c> Please</c><01:31:02.639><c> bring</c><01:31:02.800><c> them</c> ethics committee
• Please bring them ethics committee.
• and I'll bet before the ethics committee and I'll bet you<01:31:04.800><c> you</c><01:31:05.040><c>

Bills: HF4133 , HF3419

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• So, in Minnesota, our agency is responsible for investigations of teacher ethics complaints, and that
• If we issue someone a license under this compact, we still maintain the authority to do those ethics
• </c> responsible for investigations of responsible for investigations of teacher<01:22:45.960><c> ethics
• </c><01:22:46.360><c> complaints,</c><01:22:47.240><c> and</c><01:22:47.400><c> that</c> teacher ethics
• </c> ethics investigations. ethics investigations.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• In my environmental ethics class, there was discussion on how ethical it is to preserve resources for
• :53:52.599><c> in</c><01:53:52.760><c> my</c><01:53:53.040><c> environmental</c><01:53:53.599><c> ethics
• </c> visitors in my environmental ethics visitors in my environmental ethics class<01:53:54.320><c> there
• </c><01:53:55.480><c> how</c> class there was discussion on how class there was discussion on how ethical
• is to preserve resources for ethical is to preserve resources for future future future generations<01

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

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• You know, it just strikes me to be very ethically and morally painful that when we're talking about family
• </c><01:21:10.199><c> and</c><01:21:10.400><c> morally</c> very ethically and morally very ethically
• Uh, the work ethic I have is because of that training I got in the farm and milking cows and the memories
• life</c><01:37:58.360><c> uh</c><01:37:58.760><c> the</c><01:37:58.880><c> work</c><01:37:59.080><c> ethic
• </c><01:37:59.440><c> I</c> was a great life uh the work ethic I was a great life uh the work ethic I

Committee: Senate Labor

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• There's even a PowerPoint presentation about how important it is, not only from an ethical standpoint

Bills: SB309 , SB309

Committee: House Corrections

Summary: The House Corrections Committee met and considered Senate Bill 309 with Senate Amendment 1, which would end the Department of Corrections’ practice of deducting room-and-board charges from wages earned by incarcerated people. Supporters said the bill would help people in work release and other correctional programs keep more of their earnings for reentry needs, while still allowing deductions for child support, restitution, court costs, fines, and other court-ordered obligations. The sponsor also argued the current collection process costs the state more to administer than it brings in, citing roughly $40,000 in annual revenue versus about $137,000 in administrative costs. A Department of Correction witness clarified that the bill applies to level four work release only, affecting about 300 people, and would not change level five populations or Delaware Correctional Industries programming. He also said the funds are held in a non-interest-bearing account and then sent to the general fund. Public commenters, including a private citizen, the ACLU of Delaware, and the Tide Shift Justice Project, strongly supported the bill and argued that incarceration costs should be borne by the state rather than deducted from already low wages. After discussion, a motion was made to release the bill from committee and a roll-call vote was taken. The vote appeared to have enough support among members present, but because fewer than five members were present, the committee could not fully release the bill and instead would circulate it for additional signatures. The committee then adjourned.

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• Welcome to the Elections and Ethics Committee.

Bills: SB1491 , SB1581 , SB1286 , SB1451

Committee: House Elections and Ethics

Summary: The Elections and Ethics Committee considered several election-related bills. Senate Bill 1451, with an untimely filed committee amendment, would allow the State Board of Elections to use existing printed voter registration cards before switching to new ones and would add a space on the card for voters who moved from another county or state so election officials can better update and cancel duplicate registrations. The Secretary of the State Election Board said the measure would codify existing interstate notification practices and help clean up voter rolls; the bill passed 5-1. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1286, which requires political subdivisions that host county election board elections to provide polling-place rooms at no cost. Supporters said the bill was a request from the Tulsa County Election Board and was intended to address the large share of polling places located in private buildings that can withdraw access on short notice. It passed 5-1. Senate Bill 1581 was approved 5-1 as well. It extends the time to gather signatures to impanel a grand jury from 45 to 90 days and adds a 10-day protest period for signature verification. Testimony indicated the change would align this process with other initiative petition timelines. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1491, which requires newly appointed presidential electors filling a vacancy to take the same oath as other electors; it passed 5-1. The meeting ended with thanks to the committee for its service for the year.

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• Welcome, everyone, on a nice snowy day to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission meeting on Tuesday

Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on December 2, 2025, with members attending both in person and remotely due to snowy road conditions. A roll call established a quorum, and the commission approved the minutes from the November 18 meeting without objection. The chair then noted that the staff report would be deferred until the end of the meeting. The main substantive item was the Grossberg matter, involving five separate motions. The commission had already heard arguments from both counsel at a prior meeting and was prepared to discuss and rule on the motions. On motion and second, the commission voted unanimously to enter executive session to consider the Grossberg motions. No rulings on the individual motions were made in the open portion of the meeting before the commission went into executive session.

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• Speaker: The Rules and Ethics Committee will meet this evening at 7:00 p.m. in 404 HOB.

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• Without oversight, public funds can be a slush fund, and without clear ethical rules, ethical nonprofits
• Without oversight, public funds can be a slush fund, and without clear ethical rules, ethical nonprofits
• It gives ethical organizations confidence.
• For too long, Alameda County has faced recurring concerns about discretionary spending, ethics violations

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• There is a reason why you were on all those ethics commissions. There's a reason for that.
• I've had the dubious privilege of chairing three ethics committees over my eight years here.
• Recent analysis includes a 2025 ethics and public policy center study of insurance claims that indicate
• As I had mentioned in my previous statement that, um, from recent analysis in a 2025 ethics and public
• policy In a 2025 Ethics and Public Policy Center study, roughly 11% of women experience serious adverse

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• if their take meaningful legal action if their ability<01:00:22.720><c> to</c><01:00:23.040><c> ethically
• </c><01:00:23.599><c> practice</c><01:00:24.079><c> medicine</c> ability to ethically practice medicine
• ability to ethically practice medicine is<01:00:24.880><c> being</c><01:00:25.119><c> interfered</c>
• fully participate in population-level cancer and ALS research while upholding rigorous privacy and ethics
• fully participate in population-level cancer and ALS research while upholding rigorous privacy and ethics

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• people where their passions intersect with collaboration, commitment, and developing a strong work ethic
• people where their passions intersect with collaboration, commitment, and developing a strong work ethic
• people where their passions intersect with collaboration, commitment, and developing a strong work ethic
• people where their passions intersect with collaboration, commitment, and developing a strong work ethic
• people where their passions intersect with collaboration, commitment, and developing a strong work ethic

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• this might be a best practice that's supposedly mandated by, you know, the principles of medical ethics
• It's ethical for the vets because they don't have a conflict of interest in this.
• Um, but we are guided by the AVMA veterinary medical ethics.
• 47.040><c> they</c><00:12:47.440><c> spell</c><00:12:47.760><c> out</c><00:12:48.079><c> that</c> ethics
• So they spell out that ethics.

Bills: SB874 , SB2097 , SB2098 , SB2126 , SB2154 , SB2153 , SB2160 , SB2123 , SB2110

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee heard several agriculture-related bills. SB 874 on veterinary medicine would require veterinarians, upon a client’s request, to provide a written prescription for an animal patient in an existing veterinary client-patient relationship, allow Hawaii-licensed pharmacies to dispense those prescriptions, and authorize the Veterinary Medicine Board to set penalties. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with supporters citing lower costs and consumer choice; the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association said veterinarians already should be doing this and supported the bill if amended. One testifier in opposition argued the bill needed a conspicuous notice requirement so pet owners know they can request prescriptions. Committee members and the Department of Agriculture said they were not aware of widespread problems, and discussion focused on whether the measure was already consistent with current practice and whether amendments would address remaining concerns. The committee also heard SB 2097, which would create a climate-resilient food systems grant program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and appropriate funds. The department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and others supported the bill, saying it could help farmers and ranchers invest in resilience, infrastructure, and technology. Several testifiers asked for clearer definitions, especially for terms like “food hubs” and “resilience hubs,” and suggested adding technical assistance and clearer eligibility criteria. The department explained the program was intended for shovel-ready projects in the middle of the supply chain, with a focus on farmers in a certain revenue range, and said it was modeled on a USDA program. SB 2098 would establish a clean plant program to produce and distribute disease-free plant material to growers, nurseries, and other producers. Testimony was supportive, emphasizing biosecurity, nursery industry needs, and preventing invasive species and crop disease. The department described the program as using tested clean stock, tissue culture facilities, and data collection to support future planting decisions, and estimated a two-year ramp-up. Members questioned whether the program duplicated existing work at CTR/other partners and whether data collection should be centralized, but the department said the effort would build on existing varieties and partnerships rather than overlap them. Finally, SB 2126 would create a conventional farming grant program for small and midsize conventional farmers. Supporters from the department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council said conventional agriculture deserves support and that the bill would help increase food production. Opposition and comments focused on the bill’s exclusion of organic farmers; one farmer said the measure was unfair unless amended to include organic producers, while a Farmers Union witness said the bill was too vague about the grant’s purpose and should be clearer about its goals. In response to questions, the department said the exclusion of organic farming was not intentional and that the bill was meant to support all agriculture, though no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• So what we're hoping to do is specify the number of hours of ethics training they need to achieve and
• Possibly doing an ethics certification. Who are you looking to provide that certification?
• Can you tell me what, and I understand that the ethics part is a one-time initial requirement.
• So currently in statute, the requirement is that they have to take that ethics certificate course, and
• And then thereafter, so each subsequent year, you have to take two hours of ethics after that.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee here submits a special order for Friday, April 25th,..." 2025
• Personally, even though it's legal, I don't think it's ethical.
• licenses, and it decreases the pre-licensure coursework to 60 hours while retaining a three-hour ethics
• look at success, and I look across this room and I see so many successful people that have that work ethic
• has been just fond, fond memories of growing up and an incredibly important part of building a work ethic

Bills: HB 118 , HB 388 , HB 114 , HB 205 , HB 2789 , HB 2791 , HB 499 , HB 2960 , HB 3163 , HB 3135 , HB 2427 , HB 1618 , HB 1672 , HB 1722 , HB 1338 , HB 787 , HB 2618 , HB 879 , HB 1126 , HB 4134 , HB 3513 , HB 718 , HB 1536 , HB 1445 , HB 1640 , HB 1893 , HB 1734 , HB 3229 , HB 3306 , HB 1276 , HB 3272 , HB 3276 , HB 3516 , HB 4145 , HB 1585 , HB 4810 , HB 2989 , HB 2558 , HB 3014 , HB 2742 , HB 1695 , HB 29 , HB 125 , HB 145 , HB 171 , HB 255 , HB 50 , HB 363 , HB 116 , HB 491 , HB 1495 , HB 368 , HB 1285 , HB 1905 , HB 2002 , HB 917 , HB 2723 , HB 2067 , HB 1238 , HB 745 , HB 1188 , HB 1606 , HB 2003 , HB 2147 , HB 2355 , HB 2546 , HB 2495 , HB 2818 , HB 2249 , HB 3228 , HB 3240 , HB 1507 , HB 658 , HB 1748 , HB 1851 , HB 1922 , HB 2798 , HB 107 , HB 1587 , HB 3684 , HB 118 , HB 388 , HB 114 , HB 205 , HB 2789 , HB 2791 , HB 499 , HB 2960 , HB 3163 , HB 3135 , HB 2427 , HB 1618 , HB 1672 , HB 1722 , HB 1338 , HB 787 , HB 2618 , HB 879 , HB 1126 , HB 4134 , HB 3513 , HB 718 , HB 1536 , HB 1445 , HB 1640 , HB 1893 , HB 1734 , HB 3229 , HB 3306 , HB 1276 , HB 3272 , HB 3276 , HB 3516 , HB 4145 , HB 1585 , HB 4810 , HB 2989 , HB 2558 , HB 3014 , HB 2742 , HB 1695 , HB 609 , HB 630 , HB 420 , HB 767 , HB 1708 , HB 1404 , HB 2457 , HB 140 , HB 227 , HB 913 , HB 2198 , HB 2763 , HB 1261 , HB 1135 , HB 1318 , HB 2358 , HB 2765 , HB 2735 , HB 3307 , HB 1242 , HB 2842 , HB 333 , HB 201 , HB 694 , HB 2415 , HB 155 , HB 272 , HB 405 , HB 519 , HB 1136 , HB 1275 , HB 1437 , HB 1532 , HB 1675 , HB 1868 , HB 1888 , HB 1990 , HB 2286 , HB 2523 , HB 3129 , HB 3251 , HB 3354 , HB 3479 , HB 3803 , HB 3804 , HB 3805 , HB 3806 , HB 3887 , HB 4163 , HB 4238 , HB 1240 , HB 1842 , HB 2029 , HB 2622 , HB 3255 , HB 654 , HB 4643 , HB 4945 , HB 3611 , HB 3724 , HB 3623 , HB 3810 , HB 4127 , HCR 78 , HCR 12 , SB 767

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• Through this work, I bring a uniquely informed perspective on the importance of building ethical AI for
• Building with ethics and responsibility by design is the only way to ensure trust.
• Building with ethics and responsibility by design is the only way to ensure trust.
• It works best when technologists collaborate with experts in ethics, social science, and human rights
• It works best when technologists collaborate with experts in ethics, social science, and human rights

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee first took up AB 56, a bill by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan to require social media platforms to display a warning about potential mental health harms from sustained use, especially for minors. The author and supporters, including a bereaved parent and a therapist, argued that social media contributes to teen anxiety, self-harm, and isolation, and that a warning label would help families make informed choices. Opponents from TechNet, CCIA, and privacy groups said the bill would be ineffective, could be ignored, and raised First Amendment and implementation concerns. Members discussed emergency access during disasters, multilingual warnings, and whether the warning should be more action-oriented. The committee accepted amendments, then voted 9-0 to pass AB 56 to the Judiciary Committee, with several members noting support and some requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard AB 358, which would let law enforcement inspect certain tracking or surveillance devices found in a victim’s home or vehicle without first obtaining a warrant, if the victim consents. The author and a San Diego prosecutor said the bill is meant to help stalking and domestic violence survivors quickly examine devices like AirTags or hidden cameras before evidence is lost, and they emphasized the bill was narrowed to devices used solely for surveillance. Opponents from the EFF and ACLU argued the bill would weaken CalECPA and create a warrantless-search loophole, while some members raised Fourth Amendment, transparency, and ICE-sharing concerns. Others supported the bill as a narrow, common-sense tool for victim safety. The committee passed AB 358 on a 9-0 vote to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard AB 1137, which would strengthen California’s reporting system for child sexual abuse material on social media platforms. The author said the bill expands who can report CSAM, requires clearer reporting mechanisms, adds human review in some cases, and creates public audit and enforcement provisions to improve compliance with the existing framework enacted last year. Supporters, including survivors and advocacy organizations, said the bill would reduce the burden on victims and help remove abusive images more effectively. TechNet, CalChamber, and CCIA opposed unless amended, saying the human-review, audit, and public-reporting requirements could be costly, burdensome, and potentially harmful to safety and security. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about the frequency and public release of audits and the role of human review; the bill was left open for further action after discussion.