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• that come from jail, and so we have a working relationship with case managers in the jail and in the prison
• that come from jail, and so we have a working relationship with case managers in the jail and in the prison
• that come from jail, and so we have a working relationship with case managers in the jail and in the prison
• banal reporting that New Hampshire Housing already has to do under the statute, because this will replace
• banal reporting that New Hampshire Housing already has to do under the statute, because this will replace

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• we hear that term a lot, and we automatically jump to the assumption that we're going to create a prison
• we're going to to the assumption that we're going to create<00:08:06.680> a<00:08:06.800> prison
• 07.159> of<00:08:07.240> a<00:08:07.319> school<00:08:07.720> not create a prison
• out of a school not create a prison out of a school not nobody<00:08:08.159> wants<00:08:08.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:15:14.040> It<00:15:14.160> replaces It replaces Minnesota's current patchwork
• there is a law that says a massage therapist who abuses anybody on the table will go to jail, go to prison
• anybody on the table will go to jail go anybody on the table will go to jail go to<00:46:05.720> prison
• 07.200> be<00:46:07.560> a<00:46:07.680> registered<00:46:08.320> sex to prison
• They will be a registered sex to prison.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She was later prosecuted in federal court, convicted, and is now serving time in federal prison.
• <00:24:20.880> Under serving time in federal prison.
• Under serving time in federal prison.
• Um, and replacing the word unconstitutional gives us clarity in understanding what we need to enforce
• Page eight, line three: delete 'knowingly' and replace with 'willfully.'

Bills: HB0130, HB0147

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, 916, all

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• They've been replaced with vehicle accident solicitation because that's where the money is.
• She is now a prisoner in her own body and is in pain every day. But she's still a fighter.
• Sorry, she underwent four hours of surgery the first night, and then to replace her skull she had to

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• And the guy who did this to me last time, I think, is facing 85 years in prison for doing it.
• If that happens, how do our communities replace these funds? Samantha, that's time. Thank you, sir.
• If that happens, how do our communities replace these funds? Samantha, that's time. Thank you, sir.

Summary: The committee took up several claims bills first and reported both favorably without debate. SB 20, relating to relief of J.N., a minor, would pay the remaining $400,000 of a $600,000 settlement after an 11-year-old was injured on a Hillsborough County sidewalk with a known defect; SB 14, relating to the estate of Pineal Januier, would authorize payment of the remaining $1.7 million of a $2 million settlement after a drowning at a Miami Beach youth center pool. Both bills were supported by the sponsors and the Senate Special Master’s favorable recommendations, and both passed on roll call votes. The committee then considered SJR 1510 and its implementing bill, SB 1512, both by Senator Avila, which would create a new property tax benefit for owners who lease a non-homestead residential property for more than six months in order to encourage more affordable rental housing. Local governments, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Association of Counties opposed the proposal, warning of major revenue losses, impacts on public safety and services, and uncertainty for local budgets; several senators also questioned whether landlords would pass savings on to renters and whether the measure would worsen density and parking issues. Despite the opposition, both measures were reported favorably after the sponsor said the bills would be refined and revised. SB 674, by Senator Wright, was reported favorably with support from property appraisers who said it would let them budget and pay hiring or retention bonuses, similar to authority already given to tax collectors, to help compete for specialized staff. CS for CS SB 268, by Senator Jones, also passed after an amendment adding congressional members; the bill would create a public-records exemption for certain home-address information for elected officials, and debate centered on balancing transparency with safety after members described death threats and harassment. The committee then approved SB 100, by Senator Fine, which would bar government buildings from displaying flags representing political viewpoints and allow active or retired military or National Guard members to use reasonable force to stop desecration of the U.S. flag; the bill drew extensive opposition from transparency, civil rights, and LGBTQ advocates who argued it was vague, unconstitutional, and aimed at pride flags, while supporters said government should not endorse political messages. Finally, CS for SB 1664, by Senator Trumbull, was reported favorably after a strike-all amendment. The bill would require voter reapproval every eight years for certain local discretionary taxes, including tourist development taxes and some local option taxes, unless pledged to revenue bonds. Cities, counties, tourism groups, and the lodging industry opposed it, saying the measure would create uncertainty, threaten tourism marketing and beach restoration funding, and make long-term infrastructure and debt planning difficult. Senator Trumbull argued the proposal simply gives voters a recurring chance to decide whether they still support the taxes and the projects they fund.

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• cosmetology and barbering shall remove two employee licensing positions in such positions shall be replaced
• So they just don't vote because it's not worth going back to prison to violate something if it's not
• state election board, from the secretary, from attorneys, from the department of corrections to the prison
• If you've ever worked with the good people of Prison Fellowship, you know that they are indeed good people

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• Federal Bureau of Prisons South Central Region in 2006.
• Service Physician of the Year Award, two USPHSC Outstanding Service Medals, the Federal Bureau of Prisons
• These voluntary activities cannot occur over the school's PA system and cannot replace instructional
• Tough love doesn't kill. ...cure trauma, and you can't treat addiction with a prison cell.

Bills: SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR8, SB31, SB33, SB3, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB2581, SB3031, SB24, SB2570, SB1566, SB552, SJR1, SB646, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR5, SCR32, SCR8, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB4238, HB2775, HB34, HB33, HB 12, HB148, HB 130, HB4273, HB4850, HB2733, HB4783, SB1833

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• What's the anticipated increase in prison population as if this bill's passed? Thank.
• What would be the increase in people in prison? Thank you for the question.
• If it's going to be over 200 personnel, how what would be the increase of prison security personnel that

Bills: HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB3834, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB4003, HB4118, HB4326, HB4346, HB4421

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• and I've served for 20 Stillwater prison and I've served for 20 years<00:14:04.839> as<00:14:
• I got to assume there's some positive benefits, even for people once they've exited the prison system
• exited the the prison system and thank<00:21:55.760> you<00:21:55.919> Mr<00:21:56.159
• One of my guys went back into the prison system, but everyone else has been thriving, doing well.
• One of my guys went back into the prison system, but everyone else has been thriving, doing well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• they're being released from<01:05:32.040> the<01:05:32.120> state<01:05:32.520> prison
• /c><01:05:33.160> moving<01:05:33.520> into<01:05:33.760> the from the state prison
• or moving into the from the state prison or moving into the state<01:05:34.640> that<01:05:34.920
• This amendment replaces the committee amendment that we just approved.
• <04:58:05.360> that<04:58:05.520> says<04:58:06.680> from And it replaces the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:05:05.280> in<01:05:06.000> consultation<01:05:06.960> on private prisons
• Uh, both the Senate conferees and the other body were concerned with prison facilities that we spent
• We've been discussing the Wi-Fi for the prisons for years and we were able to include ADS, the Agency
• other body were concerned with prison other body were concerned with prison facilities<01:46:24.639
• <01:46:35.920> for discussing the Wi-Fi for the prisons for discussing the Wi-Fi for the prisons

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• In my mid-20s, after my second son was born, I was arrested and sent to prison.
• In my mid-20s, after my second son was born, I was arrested and sent to prison.
• <00:32:32.399> children<00:32:32.919> then<00:32:33.279> had and sent to prison
• It wasn't until after I left prison and hadn't seen my kids for years that I finally got help.
• practiced family law, so primarily I do civil and, of course, criminal. there are services in the prison

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 479 00:03:22 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 479 00:04:51 Discussion of 25RS HB 574 00:21:49 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 475 00:23:41 Discussion of 25RS HB 291 01:04:38 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 291 01:05:42 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first took up House Bill 479, which would require one hour of dementia training for DCBS workers. Representative Derrick Lewis and the Alzheimer’s Association said the bill was a straightforward, bipartisan effort to address dementia awareness and improve worker training, with no fiscal impact. Members spoke in support, including remarks about personal family experiences with dementia and the importance of recognizing symptoms early. The committee voted 11-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 574, the “Baby Maya” child protection bill, sponsored by Representatives Dossett and Lewis. The bill would require reporting when a child is born to a parent who previously had children removed for neglect or abuse, create a rebuttable presumption allowing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make an initial safety determination, authorize emergency custody procedures, and name the measure the Baby Maya Law. Sponsors said it was intended to add guardrails after the Baby Maya case and stressed that it would not automatically remove children or add new mandatory-reporter penalties. Members asked about hospital involvement, HIPAA, and information-sharing; the Cabinet commissioner said the agency would be open to better data-sharing with hospitals, but currently has no such system. The bill passed 12-1 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 291, the Family Preservation and Accountability Act, with a committee substitute. The bill would expand sentencing alternatives for primary caregivers convicted of nonviolent offenses, allowing judges to consider family status and use options such as counseling, parenting classes, and related services. Supporters argued it would keep families together, reduce harm from parental incarceration, and save money; one witness cited a report estimating $4 million in direct incarceration savings and broader economic benefits. Another witness, Amanda Hall, gave emotional testimony about the long-term harm of parental incarceration and said access to help would have been better for her family than prison. The committee adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill 12-1 with favorable expression.

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• on this bill, but House Fiscal has informed us that the Department of Corrections says there's no prison
• This isn't about replacing administrative recovery, civil enforcement, audits, agency oversight.
• This isn't about replacing administrative recovery, civil enforcement, audits, agency oversight.
• This<00:38:11.800> isn't<00:38:12.120> about<00:38:12.440> replacing This isn't
• about replacing This isn't about replacing administrative<00:38:13.480> recovery,<00:38:14.120

Bills: HF4371, HF4317, HF2817, HF3496, HF4151, HF3826, HF4425, HF3990

Keywords: HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services

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• As former county commissioners, we spend a billion dollars a year, counties do, on prisons.
• Our county just spent $70 million on a jail expansion to house prisoners.
• As former county commissioners, we spend a billion dollars a year, counties do, on prisons.
• Our county just spent $70 million on a jail expansion to house prisoners.
• And so we put we put mandates prisoners.

Bills: SB298, SB91

Keywords: Florence, Lauderdale County, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, land annexation, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, aeronautics, Department of Defense, 923, senate, all

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• Locker rooms, showers, women's shelters, bathrooms, and even prisons are places where women are vulnerable
• In addition to that, when it comes to prisons that are important, if they agree that it's important to
• Men should not women's shelter or women's prison or any women's designated private space.
• Uh, being trans, 83% women should not have men in their prison. 91% locker rooms should be private and
• Uh, in dressing rooms, if I go to prison, I want privacy and I want my bathrooms to be girl bathrooms

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• enter a plea, but they could receive services and live a much better life that way than going to prison
• enter a plea, but they could receive services and live a much better life that way than going to prison
• enter a plea, but they could receive services and live a much better life that way than going to prison
• enter a plea, but they could receive services and live a much better life that way than going to prison
• enter a plea, but they could receive services and live a much better life that way than going to prison

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee received an overview of Kentucky’s specialty courts from Audrey Collins of the Department of Specialty Courts and the Administrative Office of the Courts, along with testimony from Christian County District Judge Foster Cutoff. Collins described the mission and structure of drug, mental health, and veterans treatment courts, emphasizing therapeutic jurisprudence, individualized treatment, judicial oversight, and multidisciplinary teams. She said Kentucky currently has about 2,991 active participants across the three court types, with drug courts in all 120 counties, mental health courts in 17 counties, and veterans treatment courts in eight counties. She also highlighted reported outcomes such as 7,658 entrants and 4,384 successful completions from 2020 to 2024, a five-year average completion rate of 57%, and lower recidivism among graduates than the statewide average. Collins also reviewed funding and costs, saying the department’s fiscal year 2025 budget was $18.6 million, with most of it from general funds, plus restricted and federal funds. She noted spending on personnel, treatment services, and drug testing, and said specialty courts allow participants to remain employed and meet obligations such as child support and restitution. She said participants paid more than $5.4 million in child support, restitution, and other court-related obligations over five years, and that a statewide evaluation by Morehead State University is underway. In response to questions, she said a dip in 2024 collections may have been affected by a case management system overhaul, and that court costs can be waived in some indigent cases while restitution is still required. Judge Cutoff described veterans treatment court and mental health court in Christian County, saying the programs are especially important because of the nearby Fort Campbell military community and because they help veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, substance use, and related issues. He said the courts rely heavily on staff, treatment providers, and the VA, which helps connect participants to benefits and therapy. He also said mental health court participants receive housing, benefits, and medication support, and that the programs can keep people out of jail and help them stabilize. Committee members asked about the legal basis and history of the courts, and Collins explained that Kentucky’s specialty courts began as pilot programs in the mid-1990s, shifted from federal support to state funding around 2008-2009, and are now largely state funded. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.

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• Um, 30 days of prison for a misdemeanor feels excessive.
• they are made aware that the next ticket for excessive speeding will result in a mandatory 30-day prison
• Um 30 days of prison<00:36:01.440> for<00:36:01.839> a<00:36:02.000> misdemeanor
• <00:36:02.720> feels prison for a misdemeanor feels prison for a misdemeanor feels excessive.<
• result in a mandatory 30-day prison result in a mandatory 30-day prison time.<00:36:21.359> Thank

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So, this bill basically says if you're terminally ill and you're a prisoner, um, in prison, you can go
• So, let's say we let somebody out of prison, it's possible for them to get healthy again.
• You're terminally ill and you're a prisoner, um, in prison, you can go out free because after all, you're
• So, let's say we let somebody out of prison, it's possible for them to get healthy again.

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• that probation is the one area in our criminal justice system with the goal of keeping people out of prison
• And now we want to take that tool ...the goal of keeping people out of prison.
• the length of probation terms necessary to ensure that these young men and women don't end up in prison
• be cutting out a majority of the time that we're trying to help these individuals stay out of the prison
• put into probation, I would emphasize, if you have committed a violent crime and you're put into prison

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through guest introductions, including students and fellows from California Lutheran University, UC Merced’s CAPE program, the Maddy Institute, and Madera High School’s Madtown Robotics Team 1323, which was recognized for multiple robotics world championships. The chamber also adopted an adjournment in memory and took up the daily file. Several bills and resolutions were considered and passed, including AB 1390 on school board compensation thresholds, AB 1338 on air district cost recovery for fence-line air monitoring, AB 648 on community college housing, AB 1207 on cap-and-trade price ceilings, ACR 66 recognizing Skin Cancer Awareness Month, AB 49 on keeping ICE out of public schools, AB 317 on a CEQA exemption for certain single-family homes, AB 527 on geothermal exploratory wells, AB 665 on the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ombudsman report, AB 940 creating quantum innovation zones, AB 1021 on workforce housing for education agencies, AB 1112 on property tax apportionment in Rancho Mirage, AB 1318 on nonprofit eligibility for public funding, and AB 1470 on using student housing loan funds for affordable housing in downtowns and commercial districts. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 49 and AB 1318 were urgency bills and passed with the required higher vote threshold. The floor also adopted H.R. 40, declaring May 25 as Rosenda’s Day to honor a teen killed by a drunk driver, and H.R. 42, recognizing May as Behavioral Health Awareness Month. Both drew extensive personal testimony from members about mental health, suicide, substance use, and the need to reduce stigma and expand access to care. Additional health-related bills passed, including AB 408 creating a physician health and wellness program, AB 546 requiring coverage for HEPA purifiers for certain enrollees after wildfire disasters, AB 967 expediting licenses for out-of-state physicians, and AB 968 expanding pharmacist authority to provide non-hormonal contraception. The Assembly also debated AB 1056 on phasing out gill net fishing and AB 1376 on limiting juvenile probation terms, with supporters framing both as conservation or rehabilitation measures and opponents warning about economic harm or public safety concerns. Both bills ultimately passed. Throughout the session, members repeatedly emphasized public safety, education, housing, climate, health care access, and support for immigrant and youth communities, with recorded roll-call votes and voice votes taken on each measure.