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• So, we made it a requirement. We were the fifth or sixth... ...requirement.
• It is allowing a student to fulfill that graduation requirement...
• You're going to require a...
• That's the minimum. That was the minimum I... Four, yeah, the minimum.
• That's already a part of our computer science requirement. Is that...

Bills: HB298, HB342, HB332, HB344

Keywords: athletic classification, public high schools, English language learners, state education policy, athletic associations, religious instruction, elective credit, released time, public education, school policy, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, 1136, house, all

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• But we will begin with House Bill 133, minimum age for firearm purchase or transfer, by Representative
• This bill lowers the minimum age to purchase a long gun to 18. That is the bill.
• The response was bipartisan all the way down to increase the age requirement to purchase a firearm.
• If it does become law, there still would be required background checks.
• Judges may have individual requirements that affect how clerks docket cases.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• So, what this bill does is set minimums below which it would not go.
• So, what this bill does is set minimums So, what this bill does is set minimums below<01:00:02.120
• we're setting minimums we're setting minimums but but but we<01:29:47.880> only<01:29:48.080
• <01:30:25.600> The<01:30:25.680> word<01:30:25.880> minimum says it's a minimum
• The word minimum says it's a minimum.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In order to have a relationship, it requires both parties to be as intentional about working together
• It is going to require the smarts, the intelligence, and the will of every member of this body to get
• We could have delayed, even at the very minimum, the effective date of resending this agreement to next
• 13.600> very we could have delayed even at the very we could have delayed even at the very minimum
• delayed the effective date of minimum delayed the effective date of resending<00:10:16.519> this<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Currently, any of the old second class cities had a very strict schedule requirement: you could only
• Currently, any of the old second class cities had a very strict schedule requirement: you could only
• you could only have schedule requirement you could only have an<00:03:35.400> on<00:03:35.879
• You know, if you look at one of the things that has to be published, it's a bid requirement.
• <00:33:16.080> many published it's a bid requirement many published it's a bid requirement

Keywords: Reuploaded to restore the end of the meeting Meeting Start 00:01 Roll Call 00:05 HB 131 discussion 01:55 HB 131 vote 05:08 HB 256 discussion 07:09 HB 256 vote 08:58 HB 290 discussion 10:59 HB 290 vote 13:25 HB 368 discussion 15:11 HB 368 vote 31:30 Adjournment 36:27, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered four bills. House Bill 131, sponsored by Representative Meredith, was amended with a committee substitute and would allow former second class city fire departments more scheduling flexibility, including hybrid shift patterns, while preserving existing collective bargaining agreements. There was no opposition or questions, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill favorably by voice/roll call vote. House Bill 256, sponsored by Chairman Flannery, would impose a 40-year statutory limit on root-of-title interests to clear dormant title issues and improve marketable title, while excluding coal and mineral interests. A committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. House Bill 290, sponsored by Representative Wilson, would update county law library funding/use rules to allow more modern expenditures such as online legal services; Representative Willner supported it as a useful modernization, and the bill also passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. House Bill 368, sponsored by Representative Decker, would expand local governments’ ability to use online public notice alternatives instead of relying solely on newspaper publication in smaller counties. Supporters from local government groups argued the change would save money, improve efficiency, and still keep the public informed, while the Kentucky Press Association cautioned that website standards should be addressed and noted concerns about losing newspaper notice revenue. After discussion, the committee passed the bill favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional yes votes for HB 131, HB 256, and HB 290, and the committee adjourned.

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• We have required the submission of them.
• We have required Alpha Health place. We have required Alpha Health plans to cover certain benefits.
• We have required compliance with the Alabama prompt payroll.
• We have required all covered services to be provided by in-network providers whenever possible.
• To put in that the cap minimum that if you ever do have an annual limit, it'll be a minimum amount on

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• It establishes a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of any alleged or attempted violation of law.
• 08:25.440> courts<00:08:25.720> establishes<00:08:26.240> a<00:08:26.280> minimum
• <00:08:26.680> age family courts establishes a minimum age family courts establishes a minimum
• This measure clarifies that a notice of appeal relating to an appeal of a county tax is not required
• to be served on the not required to be served on the director<00:11:55.560> of<00:11:55.640><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The scholarship coverage includes required education expenses such as tuition, mandatory fees, and course
• There are reporting requirements and scholarship conditions, and I will try... ...scholarship conditions
• Then the language about the minimum or maximum appropriation that's in the actual bill itself would..
• . just keep the retirement system minimum payment funded.
• Then that's going to change the requirement going forward.

Bills: HB188, HB52

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical treatment, access, affordability, income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, 1136, house, all

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• <01:16:22.239> significant requires significant requires significant uh<01:16:24.000> change
• That's the foundational requirement for your weekly claim.
• <01:25:32.320> We requirement for your weekly claim.
• We requirement for your weekly claim.
• earnings, if you have the bare minimum earnings, if you have the bare minimum of<01:30:16.320>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:49:35.520> of<00:49:35.599> one Minimum of one hour, um, a minimum of one hour
• >> True, but we could also just require >> True, but we could also just require them
• This is clearly a minimum level standard. It is a minimum level standard.
• standard only a minimum level, a minimum standard only a minimum level, a minimum standard of<01
• <01:57:03.440> requirement would be 100% state required requirement would be 100% state required

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Its new land use requirements, certification process, and labor requirements make the bill more difficult
• and semi-annual requirements.
• These requirements require recipients to demonstrate 80 hours per month... ...on January 1st.
• These requirements require recipients to demonstrate 80 hours per month of work, education, volunteering
• The licensing requirements include a requirement to file workers' compensation coverage.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We required masks to get on the bus. We roped off areas anywhere near the driver.”
• “Required masks to get on the bus. We roped off areas anywhere near the driver.
• I think maybe y'all are required to do at least four if they contact you a year.
• There's no requirement in the law to require them to do these panels.
• That's pro-market, because real markets require real prices.

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 23 and first disposed of several items without hearing them, including HB 1093 and HB 1145, and voluntarily deferring HB 946. The committee then quickly reported HB 1095 favorably without objection. That bill would require nursing facilities to have fuel or another alternative power generation source to maintain power, and supporters said it preserves existing backup-power safety requirements while giving facilities more flexibility as technology changes. The committee then took up HB 926, which concerns vaccination status and admission to public buildings and seeks to prohibit medical mandates. After adopting an amendment set and additional changes clarifying exclusions for licensed health care providers and facilities, medical masks, and child welfare/school-related provisions, the committee heard testimony both for and against the bill. Supporters framed it as a civil-liberties measure limiting vaccine-card requirements for public buildings, while opponents warned it could interfere with public health measures, school immunization rules, and the ability of health care facilities to protect patients. The bill was reported favorably on an 8-4 vote. HB 1220, a cleanup bill for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, was then reported favorably after a technical amendment set. HB 1227, which would require complaints involving medical judgment to be reviewed by a three-physician panel before formal disciplinary action, drew extensive testimony from a physician sponsor, a doctor describing his disciplinary experience, and the board’s executive director, who said the board already uses practicing physicians, nurses, and experts in its process and warned the proposed panel system could be impractical because physicians are difficult to recruit for such reviews. At the sponsor’s request, the committee voluntarily deferred HB 1227 for further work. Finally, the committee reported HB 1217 favorably with amendments to a pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill, after supporters said it would expose hidden pricing and rebate practices and opponents argued some provisions were duplicative or unnecessary. HB 1028, setting minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation, was reported favorably and referred to Appropriations after supporters described the need for higher rates and members discussed funding. The committee also reported HB 1185 favorably, with amendments preserving the existing Rural Hospital Preservation Act while extending similar protections to additional rural-lookalike hospitals, and adopted HCR 76 to continue the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force for another year.

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• The first objective of this review was to document requirements and eligibility for students receiving
• To renew the scholarship annually, students were required to maintain full-time enrollment, maintain
• number of enrollment hours, did not meet GPA requirements, were enrolled longer than four years, and
• , be it admission requirements, enrollment requirements, program requirements.
• GPA or dropped below the minimum credit hour requirements and... ...below the minimum credit hour requirements

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard several audit-related reports. The executive committee report noted audit and special reports were scheduled for standing committees and the full Legislative Joint Audit Committee, with one requested report still in progress. The City, County, and Local report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, reinstatement of turnback funds for entities that filed required reports, and action involving the town of Daisy, which was directed to repay misused street funds at 10% of general fund revenue annually. The education and state agencies reports included higher education audits and state agency findings, with some reports filed and others deferred to the February meeting for additional information or corrective-action details. The committee then took up a special audit of the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at UA Little Rock. Legislative Audit reported that the program, funded with $10 million in desegregation money plus a $50,000 grant, awarded $1.87 million in scholarships to 379 students, with 116 graduates, but found numerous eligibility and disbursement problems, including scholarships to ineligible students, excessive awards, improper documentation, and unclear disposition of some assets. Committee members questioned UALR representatives about oversight, staffing, and whether funds were properly used, and also heard from Philander Smith College about its limited role in verifying enrollment. Members expressed concern about the program’s results and the lack of detail on accountability, and the committee voted to table the report until the next meeting for further review and requested additional information, including the federal court order and more detail on expenditures and oversight. Finally, the committee reviewed the annual disposition report on matters referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General for 2024. Staff said 164 matters were referred, with 28 resulting in criminal charges and convictions, 39 still under review, 96 not charged, and others dismissed or pending; 20 convictions produced fines, restitution, and audit-cost orders, and bond trust fund claims were paid in some cases. Prosecutor Coordinator and Attorney General representatives explained that some referrals do not meet criminal standards, may lack intent, or are otherwise not prosecutable, and members asked for more standardized reporting, clearer explanations of why cases are not charged, and more information on restitution efforts. The committee discussed possible templates, training, and better coordination, then voted to file the report and adjourned, with the next meeting set for February 12, 2026.

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• certificate of occupancy requirements certificate of occupancy requirements for<00:18:16.720>
• alternate pathway now which requires alternate pathway now which requires 100%<00:47:58.800>
• . requirements. requirements.
• It prohibits minimum off-street parking requirements for new developments or redevelopment projects located
• costs while requiring luxury-sized lots. costs while requiring luxury-sized lots.

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• <01:29:43.760> for built in that that's not required for built in that that's not required
• <01:39:58.639> the protocols the council may require the protocols the council may require
• But at a minimum right?
• But at a minimum >> but<02:02:25.040> at<02:02:25.280> a<02:02:25.440> minimum
• If this bill They're not required.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Thank you for the opportunity to present SB 898 today, which requires manufacturers to disclose the minimum
• and the on-product labeling requirement.
• These are not onerous requirements.
• But it does not require... images and video.
• No coordination required, no paper trail.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Seventeen entities turned back funds and had been reinstated after all required reports were submitted
• , be it admission requirements, enrollment requirements, program requirements, and there are also program
• GPA or dropped below the minimum credit hour requirements. ...below the minimum credit hour requirements
• So those eligibility requirements...
• reporting periodically. ...said and how he required reporting periodically for us.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• HB 3520 reduces P2 primary liability requirements to match the requirements of P1, which are, again,
• So just the $50,000, of course, is more than most of us, or the state minimum that we're required to
• carry. $1,000, of course, is more than most of us, or the state minimum that we're required to carry.
• . 45 states are requiring a million.
• There are asset minimums in this, as you'll see here in the bill, to be precise: a minimum net worth

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• I think that that would be a minimum requirement. Um, I'm not an expert in mold.
• >> I think that that would be a minimum >> I think that that would be a minimum requirement
• the landlord's minimum FICO score requirement does not exceed 650.
• requirements, and the landlord's minimum requirements, and the landlord's minimum FICO<01:40:03.600
• may require it's not we're not required may require it's not we're not required to<01:41:40.480>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is a statute that has built within it a mandatory minimum amount of time, and so I believe that
• amount of time and so I believe minimum amount of time and so I believe that<00:08:56.000> this
• He asked whether, under a third offense, there would be a minimum of 120 days.
• That doesn't require having to be a felon. You can do that without being a felon.
• off the roads that doesn't require off the roads that doesn't require having<00:24:07.200> to

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:03 HB 220: 00:01:49 Discussion in Opposition to HB 220: 00:14:37 HB 136: 00:28:21 HB 201: 00:34:14, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a full roll call and first took up House Bill 220, which would strengthen Kentucky DUI penalties. The sponsor and a Commonwealth’s attorney testified that the bill would make a third DUI within 10 years a felony, while keeping first- and second-offense penalties the same, and that the committee substitute also adds escalating fines for under-21 DUI offenses and aligns interlock requirements. Supporters argued the change is needed to protect families and respond to repeat impaired driving, citing a fatal case involving a young victim and a repeat offender with a high blood alcohol level and prior DUI convictions. Members asked about treatment, sentencing, and drafting details. The sponsor explained that the existing mandatory substance-abuse treatment requirement for fourth-or-greater offenses would apply to third-or-greater offenses under the substitute, and that a 120-day minimum remains in place. Questions were also raised about removing redundant statutory language and about whether felony treatment could sometimes result in less actual jail time than a misdemeanor; the sponsor and prosecutor said such cases are rare and that the bill gives prosecutors and juries more tools. Representative Blanton supported the bill but noted it does not address fentanyl, and the sponsor said he has a separate bill for that issue. Opposition testimony came from Scott West of the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, who said he supported tougher DUI enforcement but opposed felonyizing the third offense. He argued that the current system already imposes mandatory jail and treatment, that felony cases often resolve through plea bargains with parole eligibility that may not increase actual time served, and that the better approach would be stronger mandatory counseling, longer license suspensions, and ignition interlock requirements rather than felony status. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and passed HB 220 favorably by a 19-0 vote. The committee then began House Bill 136, which would require the Department of Corrections to compile and submit annual reports to the General Assembly on corrections and parole outcomes, including time served and supervision data. The sponsor and a witness from the Georgia Center for Opportunity said the bill is intended to improve transparency and give lawmakers better data for policy decisions. Members voiced support for better post-release data and asked whether DOC could implement the reporting; the witness said DOC had not expressed concerns and already submits some reports. Discussion on HB 136 was underway when the transcript ended.