Transcript Highlights:

• This is a clear violation of Assembly Rule 92, so therefore I request that it is not out of order.
• The amendments are, in fact, not germane to the bill and in clear violation of the House rules.
• All violations will be warnings during the first 60 days of the program, and all initial violations up
• Assembly Bill 788 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and act loading the prisons.
• The amendments are clearly in violation of Assembly Rule 92. Thank you. The ruling is well taken.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• vary amongst which that the case loads vary amongst which IEPs<03:16:35.239> you<03:16:35.359
• <03:16:43.120> you 48 kids to one on their case loads you 48 kids to one on their case loads
• you can see how many teachers case load you can see how many teachers you<03:17:31.160> would
• <03:18:28.920> average $3,078 per average case load average $3,078 per average case load average
• <03:18:32.439> be<03:18:32.600> an<03:18:32.800> increase case load and that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to review a large package of bills, with the first four—HB 717, 742, 773, and 603—focused on special education aid, formerly called catastrophic aid. Chair Ladin explained that the committee needed to move a special education bill forward by March 4 and was trying to determine which bill would serve as the vehicle. He described the current formula and the difficulty of estimating the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold from 3.5 times the statewide average cost per pupil to a lower level, noting that DOE did not have reliable data on how many students would fall into the lower-cost bands. The committee also noted that several other bills in the package addressed SWEP and adequacy issues, and that HB 510 dealt with due process rather than funding. Mark Mello of the Bureau of School Finance testified that the department only has reliable data for special education expenditures above $70,000 per student, since claims are submitted for reimbursement at that point. He said the bureau was trying to estimate how many students might fall between 2.5x and 3.5x or 3x and 3.5x the average cost, but that the basic answer was they did not know and that any estimate would be difficult. He explained that moving the threshold from 3.5x to 2.5x would create a minimum additional cost of about $13.6 million based on existing claims, not counting new students who would enter the range. Members discussed whether districts already had the underlying data, whether a survey should be required, and how districts know when to begin tracking costs for reimbursement. The committee also discussed proration and the state’s share of special education aid. Mello explained that the current 80% state share is modeled in the formula, but the actual payment has been prorated because appropriations have not matched the statutory liability; he said the state liability was about $50 million, while the budget had provided $34 million, resulting in a 68% payment rate. HB 742 was described as a bill that would eliminate proration by paying the liability directly from the education trust fund with an overflow mechanism. Members also discussed possible alternatives such as changing the state share, using a lower threshold in a transition period, or requiring districts to submit data. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the committee was still in discussion and considering which bills to advance.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's loads of things that you can do with that data.
• <01:58:24.400> There's<01:58:24.800> loads<01:58:25.119> of across the state
• There's loads of across the state.
• There’s loads of individual kid data and classroom data that teachers are using all the time to make
• There's loads of particular way.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on school governance and a proposed shift in responsibilities related to SAU consolidation, with committee members first discussing how school board members and other local officials would be selected for future testimony. The main presentation came from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, whose executive director Brady Belair and several principals argued that mandatory statewide administrative consolidation should be approached cautiously and that any consolidation should be voluntary and locally driven. They said anticipated savings may not materialize, citing possible higher personnel, transportation, and technology costs, and warned that forcing changes could create disruption without improving student outcomes. Principals testified that their jobs are already broad and demanding, centered on instructional leadership, student safety, staff supervision, family communication, and day-to-day crisis response. Kathleen Murphy of Amherst described working 60 to 70 hours a week and said principals spend substantial time coaching teachers, handling student issues, and supporting school climate; she said adding more administrative duties would compromise student learning and teacher growth. Adam Osborne of Bow Memorial School similarly described principals as daily problem-solvers who set school-level direction and create conditions for schools to thrive. The witnesses also emphasized that principals, superintendents, school boards, and business administrators have different training and responsibilities, and that specialized tasks such as special education compliance, FERPA/HIPAA issues, and labor matters require appropriate expertise. Committee members questioned the witnesses about overlap between superintendent and principal duties, the completeness of statutory responsibility lists, and whether some functions such as curriculum, discipline, hiring, and evaluation are shared. The principals acknowledged some overlap and collaboration, but said superintendents typically handle broader system-level, legal, and central-office responsibilities while principals focus on building-level leadership and teacher support. One member raised the earlier expectation that districts might move to a principal-plus-business-manager model, but the witnesses said that model did not develop as expected and that district structures vary widely. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• It creates a civil penalty for a violation between $25 and $75 per violation.
• Truck violators are the largest... You know what? With Representative Osienski, give me one second.
• They will have to violate it. It will be violated. There is no choice.
• Once the shelter opened in Delaware, OAW was able to inspect and shut them down for violations, but had
• , so if you look on line 8, it says, uses or is projected to use a monthly maximum of greater at a load

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The three top complaints we receive are standard of care violations, sexual misconduct, and unlicensed
• number of situations where the SSCC There were a number of situations where the SSCC was found in violation
• , and we can exclude participants from the program. additional administrative penalties per violation
• Since these providers are licensed, from an enforcement standpoint, violations are subject to corrective
• finally unclinch my jaw a bit and know that someone else is capable of carrying some of the heavy load

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to note that based on the definition of iron projects in this bill, um, our members would be in violation
• we just ask, um, that if this bill moves forward, that State and County workers be exempted from violations
• <00:06:14.000> of<00:06:14.160> this members would be in violation of this members
• would be in violation of this Statute<00:06:15.120> in<00:06:15.520> the<00:06:16.240><
• thank you thank you next from violations thank you thank you next we have<00:06:40.240> uh<00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• While I've completed some of those projects I mentioned on my own, I still don't have a proper loading
• <00:26:07.279> Corral the farm such as a loading Corral the farm such as a loading Corral
• own I still don't have a proper loading own I still don't have a proper loading Crow<00:27:19.720
• :39.119> end now to kind of help get that front end now to kind of help get that front end loaded
• a little more um is that anything loaded a little more um is that anything that<00:43:43.599> you'd

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• user u might want think of a large load user u might want 10<00:20:34.400> of<00:20:34.559>
• And now the substation, instead of being 90% loaded, goes down to, say, 80, then 70, then 50.
• And now the substation, instead of being 90% loaded, goes down to, say, 80, then 70, then 50.
• I think what he’s talking about is basically a load reducer, or, you know, a demand side.
• reducer or you know it's a it's a load reducer or you know it's<00:39:30.880> a<00:39:31.040>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• energy cost down and provide base load energy cost down and provide base load electricity.<00:34
• The program is tailored to provide LMI households with access to solar to offset their own load much
• <00:57:54.079> much<00:57:54.319> like<00:57:54.480> a offset their own load
• much like a offset their own load much like a household<00:57:55.200> would<00:57:55.680>
• utilize that provides base load utilize that provides base load electricity,<01:34:00.480> the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I know the county attorneys violation.
• It's not a violation of law because you're drunk.
• violation of law because you're drunk. violation of law because you're drunk.
• <04:20:20.159> your legislate would vi not only violate your legislate would vi not only violate
• ><04:20:21.920> the constitutional duties but violate the constitutional duties but violate the

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By doing so, they're operating in direct violation of existing law that's been in place since 1995.
• By doing so, they're operating in direct violation of existing law that's been in place since 1995.
• Cities should not be allowed to operate in any manner that violates existing Wyoming statutes.
• in violation of existing Wyoming<01:09:54.159> law.
• <01:10:12.480> existing in any manner that violates existing in any manner that violates existing

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• An officer shall not make a custodial arrest based on this violation.
• vehicle solely because of the violation vehicle solely because of the violation of<00:19:16.000>
• . violation. violation.
• <00:19:26.559> are Um the um fines for this violation are Um the um fines for this violation
• there this would not be a violation there this would not be a violation where<00:32:07.360> points

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth and final interim meeting after a brief technical delay, approved the October 14 minutes, and heard a presentation on a proposed Kentucky hands-free driving bill. The main discussion centered on distracted driving and a draft measure modeled on South Carolina law that would prohibit holding or supporting a mobile electronic device while driving on public roads, while allowing limited exceptions for parked/stopped vehicles, navigation, emergency reporting, dispatch systems, first responders, and certain hands-free call functions. The bill would make a violation a $100 fine plus court costs, with the draft allocating fine revenue to the traumatic brain injury trust fund, Kentucky trauma care system, and veteran program trust fund. The sponsor also said the bill would address prior concerns about enforcement and clarify that officers need a clear, unobstructed visual observation before stopping a driver, and that they may not search or seize devices or make custodial arrests solely for the violation. Alyssa Burns gave emotional testimony in support of the bill, describing the death of her young daughter Kimberly in a crash she attributed to a distracted driver and urging lawmakers to pass the measure to improve roadway safety. The sponsor cited Kentucky traffic fatality statistics, including 814 deaths in 2023 and an estimated 20% involving distracted driving, and argued that the bill could reduce preventable deaths. Several members voiced support and sympathy, including remarks comparing the effort to past seat belt legislation and suggesting possible future additions such as community service. One member raised concerns about enforcement and whether officers could reliably observe phone use inside vehicles, while another asked about the bill’s interaction with existing texting-while-driving penalties and whether points would still apply. The sponsor said the draft was still being refined, acknowledged gray areas, and invited further changes as the bill moves forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• attend meetings, scheduling conflicts with their regular professional roles, and a demanding case load
• . load. load. 54%<00:14:04.320> of<00:14:04.480> those<00:14:04.720> surveyed<00
• Uh, the cases I recall are at times loaded; typically a handgun was left where it's out in the open.
• Uh, the cases I recall are at times loaded; typically a handgun was left where it's out in the open.
• I recall are are um at times uh loaded I recall are are um at times uh loaded typically<00:40:18.560

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40 Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17 Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12 University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55 Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• They get roughly 500 semi-loads a day during the traffic study, huge, from all over the country.
• the traffic study, loads a day during the traffic study, huge,<00:10:51.680> from<00:10:51.920
• That being said, we're not expecting the state to carry the entire load.
• <00:52:51.440> We're state to carry the entire load.
• We're state to carry the entire load.

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:

• inflated tires, these heavier vehicles can actually decrease wear and tear on trails by spreading the load
• Sometimes if you're hauling a heavy load, they're going to have you at 50 psi, so on and so forth.
• Sometimes if you're hauling a heavy load, they're going to have you at 50 psi, so on and so forth.
• c><01:07:16.359> hauling<01:07:16.720> a<01:07:16.839> heavy<01:07:17.000> load
• sometimes if you're hauling a heavy load sometimes if you're hauling a heavy load they're<01:07:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• , a semi-truck load of whatever it is, it takes into account those kinds of things as to what type of
• uh<00:46:05.359> hauling<00:46:05.760> a<00:46:06.040> a<00:46:06.160> load
• <00:46:06.559> a versus driving uh uh hauling a a load a versus driving uh uh hauling a a
• load a semi-<00:46:07.280> TR<00:46:07.480> load<00:46:07.720> of<00:46:08.119><
• Please answer that really loaded question as quickly as you can.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It's about 435 passengers a day on average and a load factor of 64%.
• That's the average load factor. So at any given time, 64 seats out of 100 are occupied.
• But our peak leg load factor over the peak of the trip is 74%, which I would tell you puts it in the

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, January 14, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: Amtrak officials Todd Stenis and Jeff Mann briefed the committee on Amtrak service in Mississippi, with a focus on the new Mardi Gras state-supported route on the Gulf Coast. They reviewed Amtrak’s national structure, including the distinction between long-distance and state-supported service under PRIIA section 209, and noted that Mississippi is served by the City of New Orleans, the Crescent, and the new Mardi Gras service. They said the Mardi Gras began service on August 18 and operates four trains a day between New Orleans and Mobile with Mississippi stops, supported by Mississippi, Louisiana, and Mobile. The officials reported strong early performance for Mardi Gras, saying ridership had already exceeded 60,000 by the end of December against a 71,000 first-year projection, with about 435 passengers per day and a 64% average load factor. They also cited 86% on-time performance, a 94% customer satisfaction index, and average fares of $27 in coach and $66 in business class. They said the service is benefiting from strong demand, good coordination with host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, and planned capital improvements totaling more than $200 million that they said should reduce trip times by 30 to 40 minutes. Committee members responded positively, with Senator Williams praising the train experience and another senator noting personal use of the Mardi Gras service. The presenters invited members to ride the train and described it as a state investment paying off across South Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. After the Amtrak presentation, the committee returned to business and took up one bill, 2019, which would delete the sunset on the provision directing the first $80 million of lottery proceeds to the state highway fund. Senator Blackmon asked for clarification, the chairman confirmed the bill would make the road funding provision permanent, and the committee approved the title and reported the bill out.

Transcript Highlights:

• uh, just want folks to know out there so they're not misinformed that they're not getting the whole load
• uh, just want folks to know out there so they're not misinformed that they're not getting the whole load
• Want folks to know out there so they're not misinformed that they're not getting the whole load.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By 2031, our load in Texas is going to nearly double.
• With what Texas is going to become — the seventh-largest economy in the world — the demand, the load
• After decades of flat electricity demand, load is now surging due to the rapid growth of U.S. manufacturing

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up a long list of pending House bills, most of them on motions by Senator King or Senator Campbell. The committee adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported numerous bills, including HB 252, HB 700, HB 1500, HB 1545, HB 1562, HB 1732, HB 267, HB 2213, HB 2221, HB 2520, HB 2818, HB 3016, HB 3214, HB 3250, HB 3512, HB 3623, HB 3689, HB 3833, HB 4063, HB 4395, HB 4690, HB 4751, HB 5331, HB 3824, HB 4464, HB 4468, and HB 5247. Most of these were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while some, including sunset and other significant measures, were reported to the full Senate. HB 146 was the only bill reported out on a divided vote, passing 6 ayes to 4 nays. Several bills received brief explanation of committee substitute changes. HB 3016, dealing with rental car collision damage waivers and stolen vehicles, was amended to change a cooperation standard from “fully cooperate” to simply “cooperate.” HB 3689, a major ESF/TWA financing bill, was described as making technical changes to align terminology with the Comptroller’s authority and to avoid creating state debt or new liability. HB 5247, a capital cost recovery bill for transmission in the Permian Basin, was revised to clarify how the new mechanism fits with existing Utilities Code provisions and to add a 2035 expiration date. HB 3824, the battery fire safety bill, also received technical changes to align terminology with industry usage. The committee heard public testimony on several pending measures. HB 3069, which would direct the PUC to develop supplemental multi-decade planning criteria for transmission certificates in ERCOT, drew support from industry, environmental, and manufacturing witnesses who said it would help address congestion costs while balancing consumer protections; the bill was left pending. HB 5196, requiring state agencies to adopt and post telework policies and use written telework agreements, received both support and concern: supporters said it would preserve productivity and retention, while a senator raised concerns about notice and family logistics; it was left pending after testimony. HB 3112, allowing closed deliberations on cybersecurity policy details, was laid out and left pending after brief discussion. HCR 102, supporting federal nuclear tax credits, drew testimony from nuclear industry and energy advocates, who argued the credits are essential for existing plants, new nuclear development, grid reliability, and U.S. competitiveness; the resolution was left pending, with discussion about whether the language should focus more exclusively on nuclear. HB 705, creating a cosmetology licensure compact, was supported by industry, employers, and compact experts as a mobility tool that preserves state authority; HB 3516, expanding a public information exemption for Railroad Commission administrative law judges and technical examiners, and HB 3388, authorizing group property and casualty coverage for personal lines, were also heard and left pending. At the end of the meeting, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• From Pablo Vegas here, when he briefed us on ERCOT's load projections, showing a 75% spike in peak demand
• Some of the companies that are responsible for the Permian build-out and other extreme load growth.
• The load growth revenue protection and the sunset date are things we are also interested in potentially

Bills: HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties