Transcript Highlights:

• Wage theft is the most common form of theft in the, in the US.
• theft exceeds the amount of money stolen in burglaries, robberies, shoplifting, and every single other form
• A team of researchers at Rutgers University looked at just one form of wage theft, analyzed federal data
• Estimating that by 2030, 60% of jobs in Texas will require some form of post-secondary education or training
• period between ages 18 and 21, and only half of foster youth who age out of the system will have some form

Transcript Highlights:

• <04:16:31.600> of form of form of discrimination<04:16:33.960> are<04:16:34.119> you
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Abolish Slavery National Network, a coalition- committed to eradicating constitutional slavery in all forms
• Teen dating violence has been linked other forms of violence and aggressions against peers, including
• to Members, a reminder that next Monday, March 3rd, is the deadline for you to submit your annual form
• The forms should be submitted electronically.
• The FPPC form should be submitted electronically.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All due form. Any questions, members?
• All due form. Any questions, members?
• All due form. Any questions, members?
• All due form. Any questions, members?
• All due form. Any questions, members?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is in the same form as it left this body.
• The bill in its existing form includes two separate pilot programs, one in Berkeley County and Jefferson
• unburdened, then another one where, if you're 18 to under 21, we're telling you that you're a sub-form
• employers shall retain records required by this article for the period required by federal law for Form
• And we have information that the federal law for Form I-9 retention is three years.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• return to state government in 2017 when he was appointed tax commissioner by Governor Scott and he formed
• > at that time was called BISKA and and at that time was called BISKA and and the<00:30:24.720> form
• > we<00:30:25.440> always<00:30:25.840> add<00:30:26.640> acronyms the form
• that we always add acronyms the form that we always add acronyms that<00:30:27.440> nobody<00
• formed as the state tax commissioner. formed as the state tax commissioner. uh<00:31:35.520>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship form
• change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship form
• change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship form
• change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship form
• change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship form

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 04:28 Election and Swearing In of Constitutional Officers 04:35 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 06:51 HR 1 08:08 HR 2 08:40 HR 3 17:11 Impeachment Petitions reported 18:33 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 20:27 Stand at Ease 20:54 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:30 Adjournment 33:05, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky House convened for the opening of the 2026 regular session, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a declared quorum of 100 members present. The House then excused absent members and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications to be filed. It also elected House staff constitutional officers by acclamation, including the chief clerk, deputy clerk, sergeant at arms, chief doorkeeper, enrolling clerk, cloakroom keeper, and janitor, followed by the oath of office. Members introduced and adopted House Resolutions 1, 2, and 3. House Resolution 1 established the 2026 House membership. House Resolution 2 adopted the House rules for the session, with changes reflecting the new temporary building, removal of COVID-related provisions, elimination of remote and alternative voting, shortening motions/petitions/communications time from 30 to 15 minutes, deleting guest introductions and gallery references, requiring only one signed jacketed bill copy, clarifying billbook co-sponsorship procedures, deleting consent orders and pairing rules, and updating chamber-access and lobbying restrictions. Some members objected that the changes reduced transparency and public access, and one member asked that the 15-minute limit be kept at 30 minutes, but the resolution was adopted. House Resolution 3 invited pastors of Frankfurt churches to open sessions with prayer; one member asked that it be broadened to include people of all faiths and beyond Franklin County, but it was also adopted. The House then reported interim communications, including citizen impeachment petitions filed against Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goodwine and Ballard County Jailer Eric Cppus. Members were reminded of a mandatory ethics meeting the next day. The clerk reported the first batch of filed bills and resolutions, including House Bill 11 on independent school districts and House Bills 12 through 34 on topics such as legislative privacy, income tax, rural hospital funding, Medicaid and Medicaid expansion, school employee payments, firearms, reproductive health and privacy, employment schedules, cancer treatment coverage, workers’ compensation for first responders, savings accounts, education opportunity accounts, leave from employment, criminal procedure, home purchases, FNF devices, data privacy, and death benefits, along with House Resolutions 4 through 6. The House then adjourned until 2 p.m. on January 7, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Arlington ISD, which held that homeschooling is a legal and legitimate form of education.
• To mitigate this concern, House Bill 367 requires that school districts adopt a form with all of the
• To avoid inconsistency, TEA is mandated to create a model of this form post-examination.
• Outside of the form, House Bill 367 will prohibit school districts from requiring the use of... ...in
• 367 would simplify this process by doing three things. that school districts adopt a standardized form

Bills: HB322, HB126, HB3062, HB1481, HB2310, HB2674, HB121, HB2243, HB3627, HB1178, HB367, HB5515, HB126, HB121

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures

Transcript Highlights:

• on for or against a bill today, please make sure you filled out the electronic witness affirmation. form
• If you have any issues filling out the form, please ask a staff member to assist.
• HGRI 7 is a legacy investment in water, like other forms of infrastructure.
• to do... one in my neck of the woods and we're trying to get several entities to come. together in form
• How does the PUA being newly formed create or get a credit rating? It's the underlying.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

Transcript Highlights:

• I will say that, um, there is an LSR that's due out shortly under my own to form a task force to find
• um that's due out shortly under my own um that's due out shortly under my own to<00:10:22.399> form
• 24.320> to<00:10:24.560> find<00:10:24.880> a<00:10:25.600> funding to form
• a task force to find a funding to form a task force to find a funding program<00:10:26.720> for

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Revenue uh the cancer center was formed Revenue uh the cancer center was formed in<00:56:51.240>
• <05:10:09.878> of in my opinion is the wrong form of in my opinion is the wrong form of funding
• But it is an electronic form that people can use to check in without the paper.
• The portal will allow people to know in advance, do you have the forms that you need?
• forms egg forms what' electronic um EG forms egg forms what' you<06:14:02.920> call<06:14:03.120

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• we're forming here. So, great question. we're forming here. So, great question.
• and putting it in another portion that applies to all municipal forms of government.
• and putting it in another portion that applies to all municipal forms of government.
• and putting it in another portion that applies to all municipal forms of government.
• and putting it in another portion that applies to all municipal forms of government.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of registration or other forms of licensure that OPR administers.
• Certification or licensure, the other forms of registration or other forms of licensure that OPR administers
• They do two other forms. One is called certification and the other is for licensing.
• They do two other forms. One is called certification and the other is for licensing.
• They do two other forms. One is called certification and the other is for licensing.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first suspended the rules briefly to make announcements, including welcoming former representative Doug Gage to the gallery. It then returned to House Bill 211 on data brokers and personal information, where the Appropriations Committee explained a $50,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State for a consultant-led study on an accessible deletion mechanism for consumers to delete personal data held by data brokers, with interim and final reports due in 2027 and 2028. The committee reported a 9-0-2 vote in favor, and the House agreed to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee’s amendment and ordered third reading. Floor debate on H. 211 focused heavily on the bill’s deletion and exemption framework. Supporters argued the bill is needed to give Vermonters meaningful control over their data and to prevent data brokers from commingling information for unrelated uses. Opponents warned the bill could conflict with existing federal frameworks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and could make credit, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, and identity verification harder. In response, the sponsor said the bill uses use-case-based exemptions rather than broad entity-level exemptions, noted testimony from banks, insurers, a data broker, a former data broker employee, and the Attorney General, and said no constitutional concerns were raised. The House ultimately adopted the amendment and advanced the bill. After H. 211, the House moved to House Bill 577, establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations were read into the record, and the Colchester member described the bill as a way to lower prescription drug costs by joining the multi-state Array Rx program. The bill would let any Vermont resident obtain a free discount card for FDA-approved prescription drugs, with claimed savings up to 80% on generics and 20% on brand-name drugs. The House then proceeded to second reading on H. 577.

Transcript Highlights:

• The form is present.
• These products are very safe in post-ingestible form.
• And I do believe that any form of THC ...what's happened to my son, and I do believe that any form of
• It’s a rare form of allergy from abusing THC.
• If your issue is THC, address the forms of THC.

Bills: SB 3, HB28, SB3

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products

Transcript Highlights:

• Service can take on so many different forms in our state, but it is the bedrock of our state.
• needed Revenue to the state in the form needed Revenue to the state in the form of<01:27:16.280>
• In fact, since 1849, New Hampshire has allowed municipalities to form village districts.
• Municipalities can form village districts to address very specific issues.
• and local government they can be formed and local government they can be formed they<03:10:31.319

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• cyber<00:15:47.959> security Because the information that is collected is in electronic form
• ><00:18:30.799> is<00:18:31.039> in<00:18:31.280> electronic<00:18:32.039> form
• that is collected is in electronic form that is collected is in electronic form that<00:18:33.240
• enter Checklist don't have to manually enter that data that they're reading off of a checklist form
• Existing forms or not currently, because of all of the moving parts with absentee ballots?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Election Law Committee held an orientation and then opened a public hearing on House Bill 67-FN-A, which would make permanent the use of accessible voting machines in local elections and provide funding for additional systems. The chair outlined committee procedures, noting a heavy workload of roughly 70 to 80 bills, mostly Tuesday meetings, likely time limits on testimony, and a default of executive session unless a bill is specifically noticed. Members and staff were introduced, and the Secretary of State’s office described its election-related responsibilities, including voter registration, cybersecurity, ballot-counting equipment, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program. Secretary of State David Scanlan and Deputy Secretary Aon Hennessy explained the current pilot program created by last year’s law, which requires accessible voting systems for local elections and allows the state to share machines with municipalities during the first half of 2025. They said the office has made hardware available, but towns have raised concerns about the speed of implementation and the cost of programming each election, especially for towns with multiple ballot questions. Scanlan said the state is also vetting longer-term options, including devices that could remain in polling places year-round, and suggested the committee consider delaying the bill’s effective date to January 1, 2026 to better align with implementation needs. Hennessy said the current state devices are older and complicated to reset for each election, and estimated programming costs could be about $600 for a small single-election ballot and much higher for towns with multiple elections. Supporters of the bill emphasized the importance of accessible voting for people with disabilities. Representative Robert Wy said the measure builds on 2024 law and would move the pilot into a permanent agreement, citing ADA concerns and prior testimony about discriminatory voting experiences. Fred Forier, a legally blind voter from Exeter, testified that accessible voting systems allow him to vote privately and independently and urged support for the bill. Committee members asked about the gap if the pilot ends before a permanent system is in place and about the cost range for programming. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the committee moved on after public testimony began.

Transcript Highlights:

• us today without having a conversation or even working on this together, I think it's just in bad form
• <01:13:54.240> that<01:13:54.360> provide understand disclosure forms that provide
• However, in its current form, the bill risks undermining the very framework that is working.
• In fact, they're one of the lowest impact forms of development a community can consider.
• of development a community impact forms of development a community can<01:42:28.960> consider.

Bills: HF4560, HF4559, HF2317, HF3179, HF4880, HF2862, HF4374

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Uh, Commissioner, when did the forms go out for 2025?
• The new payment threshold will increase to $2,000 for both forms of payments. 1099 KS.
• , we'll need to update our forms, we'll need to update our forms, instructions,<01:02:50.079>
• <01:03:10.880> Lastly, current uh forms and guidance.
• Lastly, current uh forms and guidance.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But we have to have the housing form not only in the major metropolitan areas but these areas.
• But we have to have the housing form not only in the major metropolitan areas but these areas.
• Um, they've worked in various forms of housing, some rate, Housing form not only in the major metropolitan
• Um, they've worked in various forms of housing, some rate, United States Congress.
• Um, they've worked in various forms of housing, some rate, Industry.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:14 Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:01 Discussion of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit 01:11:13 Adjournment 01:40:27, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• , but essentially from 2003 up until this current year both paper forms and the direct match were used
• , but essentially from 2003 up until this current year both paper forms and the direct match were used
• and the direct year both paper forms and the direct match<01:02:57.799> were<01:02:58.640>
• in the early years were turned the forms in the early years were turned in<01:03:10.000> uh<01
• built into the Gen the basic form built into the Gen the basic form allowance<01:24:47.800> um

Keywords: 1183, house