Transcript Highlights:

• Then we'd work down.
• Then we'd work down.
• Then we'd work down.
• Now, that works for classrooms.
• helpful to your work. helpful to your work. >> Very<01:35:08.680> good.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• However, we are working hard to expand, and I am working hard to expand the depth of my knowledge and
• hard to expand and I am working working hard to expand and I am working hard<00:17:24.959> to
• recipients the program Integrity work recipients the program Integrity work for<00:21:35.200>
• <00:25:39.840> really youth and families working really youth and families working really
• I'm just wondering about the total FTE, and I'd really like to get a handle on how many people work remotely

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• with this language that they've worked with this language that they've worked out<00:10:35.360><
• you do my wife has worked for 20 work you do my wife has worked for 20 years<00:59:21.760> in
• That might well work.
• I've worked, and this is my third year now working in this area, and I've worked with two different directors
• working in this area and I've worked working in this area and I've worked with<01:38:29.520>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's very hard work, and there's a lot of respect for individuals working in the farms.
• Great work.
• Great work.
• We'll continue working on it.
• Ready to work.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened in session, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a very large third-reading file while urging members to be at their desks for their bills. The day featured many support measures on housing, health care, public safety, local government, labor, education, and consumer protection, with repeated reminders that absent authors would have their bills skipped. Several bills were passed temporarily or retained on file, but the chamber spent most of the time taking up individual measures and voting on them. Among the bills discussed were measures on land surveying, nurse midwifery access, historic-district transit zoning, EV charging infrastructure, foreclosure equity protections, tribal inclusion in interstate cannabis commerce, outdoor advertising permitting delays, commercial building permit timelines, DUI penalties, farmworker disadvantaged-community designation, restaurant reservation bots, open-space tax exemptions, pop-up business permits, anti-hate training for officials, sideshows and street takeovers, utility rate transparency, CalWORKs eligibility, dynamic electricity rates, interior designer licensure, compost contamination, modular housing standards, small claims limits for businesses, Native American Day as a paid state holiday, rural maternity care funding, protective orders tied to defendant release, immigrant service provider privacy under Safe at Home, mentally disordered offender evaluations, compounded weight-loss drug regulation, plasma donation center rules, missing persons DNA database updates, AI chatbot safeguards for children, an official state apology to California Native peoples, foster youth housing navigation, CTE teacher credentialing, Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, CalFresh protections, public hospital physician employment authority, child care, and film tax credit changes for post-production work. Testimony was generally supportive from authors, who framed the bills as cleanup, modernization, consumer protection, or targeted equity measures. A few measures drew notable opposition or debate, especially AB 2624 on Safe at Home privacy protections for immigrant service providers, where opponents argued it could chill journalism and transparency while supporters said it was needed to protect people facing doxing and threats. AB 2208 and AB 2299 were presented as responses to federal HR 1 impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, and AB 2023 on AI chatbots drew emotional support centered on child safety and a reported suicide case. The chamber also heard strong advocacy for Native American recognition bills, rural health access, and housing affordability. Most bills passed with little or no opposition, often unanimously. Recorded votes included AB 1933 (48-0), AB 1696 (49-0), AB 2415 (54-0), AB 1820 (50-0), AB 1957 (53-0), AB 2506 (60-0), AB 2024 (58-0), AB 2418 (61-0), AB 1578 (44-17), AB 1600 (46-9), AB 1661 (44-10), AB 1715 (46-7), AB 1755 (66-0), AB 1787 (43-5), AB 1796 (45-6), AB 1812 (47-1), AB 1815 (57-0), AB 1827 (59-0), AB 1841 (64-0), AB 1868 (61-0), AB 1882 (64-0), AB 1889 (69-0), AB 2624 (49-19), AB 1897 (57-1), AB 1990 (52-0), AB 2009 (65-0), AB 2018 (60-0), AB 2023 (58-8), AB 2115 (65-0), AB 2162 (60-0), AB 2206 (62-0), AB 2208 (42-17), AB 2237 (54-0), AB 2241 (62-0), AB 2246 (56-1), AB 2249 (51-0), AB 2299 (51-1), AB 2311 (65-0), and AB 2314 (68-0). The session ended with the Assembly still working through the file, including the opening of AB 2319 on film tax credits.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:02:57.200> has began in 2014 and as our work has began in 2014 and as our work has evolved
• We're very proud of this work.
• We're very proud of this work.
• <00:17:47.840> this excited about doing that work this excited about doing that work this
• this bill and then also supporting work this bill and then also supporting work working<00:42:56.599

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:19:17.919> When remotely. Welcome to the committee. When remotely.
• needs bipartisan solutions that work. needs bipartisan solutions that work.
• <00:26:18.480> Minnesota that are proven to work. Minnesota that are proven to work.
• please, most importantly, fund the work. please, most importantly, fund the work.
• We have a lot of work to do.

Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will call the name of the members voting remotely. Hussain. Hussain is here.

Transcript Highlights:

• [Coughing and throat clearing] The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't work for a tobacco company.
• I don't work for a tobacco company.<00:26:45.039> I<00:26:45.279> work<00:26:45.440>
• My husband said his wise words, if you work as hard as you work for Amway, which was the company I worked
• as hard as you wise words, if you work as hard as you work<01:33:34.320> for<01:33:34.480>
• is now working on Canal Street.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Hussain. Here you go.

Transcript Highlights:

• Of the members participating remotely: Gander, present. Gander, present. Gordon, present.

Transcript Highlights:

• They work in the building.
• They work in the building.
• working conditions.
• I have also worked with SOS, Survivors of Sex Work.
• work with us.

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:51:52.319> And their work. This is their work. And their work. This is their work.
• So, let's see if it works. Um, people. So, let's see if it works.
• That their work is done. That rest. That their work is done.
• We will work through what we're working through.
• We will work through what we're working<01:53:33.760> through.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And there are some elements that it can work, there's certain clientele that it can work for.
• And we must continue to do that work.
• I appreciate very much the good work of the public safety chair and committee staff in working with me
• Without punishing them for working too much, and working for themselves, or even working for their rights
• One worked for motion picture, one worked for television, and boy, did they have a good life.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:25:01.960> work in lie of a work work in lie of a work work group<00:25:04.320> thank
• How does it work?
• How does the ICS work?
• How does it work?
• How does it work? That's my... so, um, how do the ICS work?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to housing, homelessness, caregiving, and tax relief. On HB 431, which appropriates funds for the CAL initiative and HHFDC, the Department of Human Services supported the bill and noted the Governor’s request for $50 million per year for HMS, the need for more permanent supportive housing, and a technical issue with establishing a special fund in session law. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions strongly supported the measure, describing it as unprecedented funding for CAL projects and linking it to goals of reducing homelessness and expanding housing inventory. Catholic Charities Hawaii, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Reimagining Public Safety in Hawaii Coalition also supported the bill, emphasizing permanent supportive housing, diversion from jail, and public safety benefits. The chair redirected one testifier to stay on the measure when testimony drifted to another program. Written support was also noted from several organizations and agencies. The committee then heard HB 225 on squatting. DHS said it appreciated the intent and deferred to the Attorney General and task force members, while noting that outreach on public lands differs from private land, where owner consent is required. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill and wanted a voice in finding a solution. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions also said it supported the intent, while opposition from the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands and support from one individual were noted. For HB 280, which would make the community outreach court permanent and appropriate funds, the Judiciary strongly supported the bill, describing the court as a mobile, community-based program serving vulnerable populations and connecting participants to services. The Office of the Public Defender also supported the measure, saying the program has helped people move off the streets and into stable housing and that permanent funding would allow expansion. Written support from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition was noted. The committee then moved to HB 71, creating a refundable family caregiver tax credit, where the Department of Taxation provided comments, the Executive Office on Aging and AARP Hawaii supported the measure, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about duplication with an existing dependent care credit and the lack of incentives for cost control. The committee next heard HB 753, which would increase the applicable percentage for the household and dependent care services tax credit. Support came from the Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, AARP Hawaii, and Hawaii Children’s Action Network, while the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and administration but noted the bill adds guardrails against abuse. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• working with the individuals that are working with teachers.
• with students, working that are working with students, working with<00:21:39.200> the<00:21:39.440
• :05.599> um the work the idea of a working group um the work the idea of a working group um because
• working with those families and working working with those families and working with<00:42:57.280
• , and any legislative work to get us in the new contract for testing, remote testing.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A lot of patients we serve, working.
• >> Somebody else does all the work. >> Somebody else does all the work.
• group has been working on.
• Needs it needs work. Thank defer it. Needs it needs work.
• see what the DHS's ticket to work see what the DHS's ticket to work program<01:13:56.400> works

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a large number of health-related measures, with the most extensive discussion on SB 2283, which would expand mail-order pharmacy access for prescription drugs. Supporters including HMSA, the Board of Pharmacy, and health plan groups said mail order could lower costs, improve adherence, and reduce hospitalizations, while independent pharmacies and rural neighbor-island providers warned it could harm local pharmacies, reduce access for patients who rely on face-to-face service, and create delivery and storage problems for medications. No vote was taken on SB 2283 during the excerpt, and the chair moved on after hearing testimony. The committee also heard SB 2855 on opioid antagonists, with the Insurance Division and HMSA noting that medically necessary opioid antagonists are already covered and suggesting the issue may be addressed through education or administrative fixes. Fentanyl and substance abuse groups supported the measure. SB 3045 on health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors drew broad support from diabetes and health organizations; HMSA said it had already expanded coverage for members on injectable insulin but raised concerns about supply constraints and said it had not yet seen an auditor study referenced in discussion. Members asked whether the bill would extend coverage beyond current policy. SB 2843 on domestic violence received support from the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors, and victim-related organizations, who said the pilot program for misdemeanor domestic violence cases had reduced backlogs and improved court efficiency. A prosecutor also supported retaining coercive control as a petty misdemeanor tool in larger domestic violence cases. SB 2845 on healthcare facility access drew strong support from many health, legal, and advocacy groups, who said it would protect patients and staff from disruptive interference at healthcare facilities; one opponent argued it would chill lawful speech and protest and unfairly exempt labor demonstrations. The committee then heard SB 2854 and SB 3202, both healthcare-related measures, with testimony largely in support. SB 2854 drew comments from health and dental groups, and SB 3202 focused on workforce and licensing issues, including support for retired physicians volunteering, preceptor tax credits, and adding advanced midwifery and physician assistant-related provisions. The chair repeatedly enforced a one-minute testimony limit and moved through the agenda without recorded votes in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• As a part of this work, we work closely with our county attorney's office, law enforcement, and judges
• But we also know what works.
• <01:02:27.640> better<01:02:27.880> than worked very well worked far better than worked
• It works. The resources, if you give them to us, it works.
• It works. The resources, if you give them to us, it works.

Bills: HF1082, HF2099, HF4177, HF2742

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me see if I can work out something with my settings. Thank you for letting me know.
• With regard to the building inventory, our work continues to focus on two key areas in terms of work
• Uh, and we are working continuously with uh HED to work on a review process where HED has their agencies
• So we'll be working with DOT to do that.
• We'll be um working in parallel as we are also working with the city of Albuquerque and the historic

Transcript Highlights:

• time reading uh not enough time working time reading uh not enough time working and<00:11:26.240
• there a definition that you were working there a definition that you were working from?
• The other area that needs a lot of work The other area that needs a lot of work is<00:23:45.039>
• <00:27:09.440> other needs to work on and work with other needs to work on and work with other
• couldn't get it to work. couldn't get it to work.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all