Transcript Highlights:

• Cockfighting busts often involve a confiscation of illegal firearms, ghost guns, and drugs.
• The exemptions are for ag businesses, hobbyists, 4-H, FFA, untethered or specific showbirds and bantam
• If you're an ag business, if you're a commercial poultry operation, if you're a hobbyist, 4-H, FFA, if
• If you're an ag business, if you're a commercial poultry operation, if you're a hobbyist, 4-H FFA, if

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with AB 928 on cockfighting drawing the most extensive debate. The author and supporters said the bill targets large-scale illegal trafficking of fighting birds by creating civil penalties for properties with more than 25 individually tethered or caged roosters, while exempting legitimate poultry, hobby, educational, and religious operations. Supporters, including animal control and veterinary witnesses, described cockfighting investigations and the burdens on local agencies. Opponents argued the measure could profile immigrant, rural, Latino, Asian, and Hmong communities and create unnecessary law enforcement and immigration consequences. After questions about exemptions, enforcement, and local ordinances, the committee approved the bill on a due pass motion, with some no votes and the bill placed on call. The committee also advanced AB 1199, which would align California hospital credentialing law with federal standards by allowing recredentialing and reappointment of medical staff every three years instead of every two. Supporters from the California Hospital Association said the change would reduce administrative burden while preserving patient safety oversight. The bill passed unanimously and was placed on call. AB 2537, a cannabis enforcement bill, was presented as a way to prioritize Department of Cannabis Control resources toward the most serious public health and safety violations rather than technical infractions. Supporters said it would improve enforcement efficiency without weakening authority; members asked about rulemaking and whether the bill focused on the legal market. The committee passed the measure on a due pass motion, with the bill also placed on call. AB 1349, dealing with speculative ticketing, would require ticket sellers to own or have a contractual right to tickets before listing them for resale. Supporters from independent venues and the music industry said speculative ticketing deceives consumers and harms artists and small venues, while opponents warned about effects on the secondary market and ongoing antitrust litigation. After late amendments and additional discussion, the committee moved the bill forward on a due pass motion, placing it on call. The committee also heard AB 1693 on speeding retail tenant-improvement permits through a qualified professional certifier process and shorter local review deadlines; members questioned whether the bill allowed self-certification, and the author said the city would still review the plans. That bill passed and was placed on call. Later, AB 1826, a cannabis due-process bill requiring more timely disclosure and procedures when products are embargoed or recalled, also passed after discussion about giving businesses a meaningful chance to respond. AB 2166, a factory-built housing bill creating a state financial backstop to help modular housing factories obtain insurance and stay in business, advanced despite concerns about whether the market risk was too high for state involvement. Finally, AB 2667 on deceptive vape products began testimony, with the author describing youth vaping and devices disguised as everyday items, but the transcript cuts off before further testimony or action on that bill.

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• they need to assess the risk before they enter into a residential lease and also incentivize the purchase
• This time it was severe, and he was firing a firearm outside his house when deputies responded.
• He was firing a firearm outside his house when deputies responded.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and considered several bills. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow service of process on scammers through the same nontraditional communication methods they use; it passed 8-0. CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification would create an enforceable party-affiliation requirement and a private right of action to disqualify noncompliant candidates; it passed unanimously. CS/SB 948 on flood disclosures was amended to extend disclosure requirements to residential leases, condo developer leases, and mobile homes, with tenant remedies if disclosures are not provided and flooding causes major losses; it passed 8-0. The committee also advanced CS/SB 498 on IOTA interest rates after a lengthy debate over legal aid funding and bank regulation. Supporters argued the bill would restore sustainability and fairness to the program by setting alternative interest-rate benchmarks, while opponents said it would cut funding for civil legal aid and that banks participate voluntarily. After testimony from legal aid leaders and bankers, the bill passed 7-2. SB 774, requiring clerks to electronically transmit certain mental health, substance abuse, and risk protection orders to sheriffs within six hours, was presented in response to a fatal Volusia County incident and passed 11-0. CS/SB 752 on defamation and online publication was amended to require removal from a website rather than the internet, then passed 8-2 after testimony from the media, a private attorney, and supporters who said it would help people harmed by false online reports. The committee also heard SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, which would create a narrow defense against strict liability claims if notice and gamma radiation survey requirements are met. The bill was amended to clarify notice provisions and received support from industry and technical witnesses describing radiation surveys and reclamation practices. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on SB 832, so no committee action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• And I think you wanted to talk about the firearm piece. >> touch on that and just to add what Dr.
• </c><00:25:21.440><c> I</c><00:25:21.679><c> know</c> doing around firearm injuries?
• I know doing around firearm injuries?
• And I think you wanted to talk about the firearm piece. >> touch on that and just to add what Dr.
• </c><00:26:35.279><c> piece</c> to talk about the firearm piece to talk about the firearm piece &gt;&

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:17 - Approval of June 18, 2025 Minutes 00:02:33 - Introductions and Discussion on Priorities 00:07:27 - Health Data Discussion-KY Health Information Exchange (KHIE) 00:34:02 - Health Data Discussion-Public Health Data 01:19:24 - Health Data Discussion-Other Health Data Platforms 01:42:40 - Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations (Except 201 KAR 005:010) 01:44:48 - Discussion of Optometry Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 02:25:29 - Hearing on Unified Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application for FFY 2026 - 2027 Funds 02:33:40 - Administrative Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 Vote Clarification 02:34:03 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services met to approve the June 18 minutes and hear introductory remarks from new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services Dr. Steven Stack and new Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Langfeld. Both described their backgrounds and emphasized a shared focus on using health data to improve quality, coordination, and outcomes across Kentucky. They highlighted the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHI) as a central tool for connecting hospitals, labs, providers, public health systems, Medicaid, and other state and federal data sources, and said the system supports notifications, immunization records, surveillance, and care coordination. They also outlined priorities such as continued investment in KHI, stronger interoperability, privacy protections, and expanded analytic capacity to turn data into action. Committee members then asked about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and informed consent, particularly for pregnant women and children. Dr. Stack said informed consent should come through a licensed health care provider, that Kentucky did not mandate the COVID vaccine, and that the evidence still supports vaccination for high-risk groups, including pregnant women, citing professional medical guidance. A follow-up exchange focused on concerns about past vaccine policies and the need for patients to receive full information before making decisions. Senator Heron asked how KIPRC/KIPR could be used to address firearm injuries. Dr. Langfeld said the key opportunity is to make data more real-time and usable for day-to-day response, while Dr. Stack said the department would continue its long-standing partnership with KIPRC and noted his view that gun violence is a public health emergency. He added, however, that because firearms are a deeply divided issue, the Department for Public Health’s current role is mainly to make data available for authorized research rather than to take a broader policy role. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, roughly 16,000 young adults age out of the child welfare ... Mr.
• </c><00:54:03.040><c> And</c> owning and ownership of a firearm.
• And owning and ownership of a firearm.
• Act and eliminates the special occupational tax on federal firearms licenses.
• Building on the firearms licenses.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is aggravated battery, which involves a firearm, a weapon, a strangulation, or A vehicle.
• It may be something that the AG could look at or that someone could look at.
• insurance, and two We don't want defendants in these cases to benefit from the injured patient having purchased
• industry if the way the PRC regulates PNM, you know, PNM gets you know fees from the electrical purchasers

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They can carry firearms, they can do prisoner transports. They're just a more versatile employee.
• Once served, 230 arrests and 164 firearms seized, including 100 machine guns.
• Firearms seized include 100 machine guns and conversion devices.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Cannon and Representative Raibold, for whatever reason, just a disclaimer, I'm an FFL, so I sell firearms
• So simply because you don't have it at the time that you purchased the home does not mean that by the

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Services, Senate Bill 1596 by Hagenboth relating the prohibition of short barrel firearms to state affairs
• Senate Bill 1603 by Hinojosa of Nueces relaying the exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms or

Bills: SJR60 , SJR62 , SJR65 , SJR66 , SJR67 , SJR68 , SCR27 , SCR28 , SCR29 , SB1576 , SB1577 , SB1578 , SB1579 , SB1580 , SB1581 , SB1582 , SB1583 , SB1584 , SB1585 , SB1586 , SB1587 , SB1588 , SB1589 , SB1590 , SB1591 , SB1592 , SB1593 , SB1594 , SB1595 , SB1596 , SB1597 , SB1598 , SB1599 , SB1600 , SB1601 , SB1602 , SB1603 , SB1604 , SB1605 , SB1606 , SB1607 , SB1608 , SB1609 , SB1610 , SB1611 , SB1612 , SB1613 , SB1614 , SB1615 , SB1616 , SB1618 , SB1619 , SB1620 , SB1622 , SB1623 , SB1624 , SB1625 , SJR60 , SJR62 , SJR65 , SJR66 , SJR67 , SJR68 , SCR27 , SCR28 , SCR29 , SB1576 , SB1577 , SB1578 , SB1579 , SB1580 , SB1581 , SB1582 , SB1583 , SB1584 , SB1585 , SB1586 , SB1587 , SB1588 , SB1589 , SB1590 , SB1591 , SB1592 , SB1593 , SB1594 , SB1595 , SB1596 , SB1597 , SB1598 , SB1599 , SB1600 , SB1601 , SB1602 , SB1603 , SB1604 , SB1605 , SB1606 , SB1607 , SB1608 , SB1609 , SB1610 , SB1611 , SB1612 , SB1613 , SB1614 , SB1615 , SB1616 , SB1618 , SB1619 , SB1620 , SB1622 , SB1623 , SB1624 , SB1625

Keywords: SJR 60, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, water conservation, water reuse, residential tax incentive, local government finance, county commissioners court, appraisal value, environmental incentive, November 2025 ballot, Article VIII, tax relief, healthcare workforce, education funding, higher education, economic growth

Transcript Highlights:

• But if you were then say a felon, a person who committed a crime of violence and possessed a firearm,
• Thank you. possessing firearms unless that uh the possessing firearms unless that uh the rights<01:11
• , it would be a possessed a firearm, it would be a 15-year<01:12:07.520><c> felony</c><01:12:08.480><
• Two, it creates a true opportunity for residents to purchase their park if it were to go up for sale
• </c><02:53:08.000><c> these</c> coming in and and purchasing these coming in and and purchasing these

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• However, the jury ultimately found Wallace guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter with a firearm,
• However, the jury ultimately found Wallace guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter with a firearm,
• In November last year, hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen passed away at the age of 85, leaving
• He obtained a building permit in 1926, just as Florida's jazz-age land boom was collapsing, taking many
• women, mostly African American, but some Hispanic women and women of Caribbean descent, ranging in age

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing visiting groups and resolutions, including Blood Clot Awareness Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and considered a series of bills, with most measures passing overwhelmingly after brief explanations and debate. Among the early bills, SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5, allowing local governments to opt in to limited street use of UTVs under specified safety rules; SB 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0 to create a workforce credential program for students with autism or modified curricula; SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0; SB 130 on compensation for wrongful incarceration passed 38-0 after expanding filing timelines and easing restrictions on compensation claims; and SB 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0 to eliminate cost sharing for follow-up breast imaging under the state employee health plan. The most extended debate centered on SB 234, which sought to strengthen penalties and clarify the law regarding violent resistance to law enforcement officers and offenses against officers. Supporters argued the bill was needed after the Jason Raynor case to prevent defendants from using claims about an officer’s legal duty to justify violence, while opponents raised concerns about removing “good faith” language, potential impacts on Fourth Amendment protections, racial profiling, and the bill’s mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of an officer. A Jones amendment to restore “good faith” failed, and after further debate the sponsor temporarily postponed the bill without a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 262 on trust code technical changes (36-0), SB 274 designating roadways for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson (38-0) and opening the board for 37 co-sponsors, SB 280 creating an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualifications (38-0), and SB 296 repealing the statewide middle and high school start-time mandate in favor of local decision-making and reporting requirements (38-0). Later, SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, with supporters emphasizing the need to confront antisemitism and preserve Holocaust memory; the bill was introduced and debated, with the transcript ending during remarks by President Gaetz about the recent Holocaust memorial unveiling. Throughout the meeting, senators also used debate to highlight broader policy themes such as autism workforce inclusion, breast cancer screening, wrongful incarceration reform, school district flexibility, and honoring community leaders through road designations. The chamber’s actions were largely affirmative, with several unanimous votes and one notable postponed bill after substantial disagreement."}】}]}}```

Transcript Highlights:

• That surprised me, because it certainly is with a firearm. But it also...
• um but it also dis so is with a firearm um but it also dis so we<00:33:09.639><c> we</c><00:33:09.799
• So these are not cheap firearms; they're very, very expensive, and you've got to take the equivalent
• We now lose Pittman-Robertson money when people buy firearms and ammunition.
• We now lose Pittman-Robertson money when people buy firearms and ammunition.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Lanier** was on at the time and still is, sought funding to purchase land.
• These funds helped renovate and replace aging facilities in 32 of 35 state parks.
• The preschool can hold up to 63 children between the ages of two and 12 years old.
• We tried to make sure that we purchased local to us.
• And then, of course, policy support for institutional purchasing.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• So they would not be allowed to purchase the gummy bears. What about donuts? That's not...
• Purchase of sweetened drinks and candy with the use of SNAP funds. All right.
• Sure, they would not be eligible to purchase that. Correct.
• What I'm saying is that the government shouldn't be funding the purchase of that.
• But they can still purchase fruits, right? Yes. Okay. And then my last question deals with...

Bills: SB1637 , SB1 , HB300 , SB2601 , SB37 , HB2011 , HB3595 , HB3071 , SB12 , HB3372 , SB457 , HB2067 , SB2337 , SB447 , SB1506 , SB1566 , SB763 , HB3556 , SB13 , SB2018 , SB331 , SB379 , HB145 , SB441 , SB2878 , HB2885 , HB2017 , HB5246 , SB8 , SB2308 , SB1540 , HB 119 , SB1405 , SB3059 , SB15 , SB568

Keywords: SB 1637, deadly conduct, Texas Penal Code, Section 22.05, firearm, gun, pointing a gun, recklessness presumption, peace officer, law enforcement, police, officer-involved shooting, use of force, justification, self-defense, defense of others, Chapter 9, criminal prosecution, Penal Code amendment, appropriations

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

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• The Senate reached a compromise in that if you're charged with dangerous possession of a firearm as a
• juvenile and it's merely for possession of the firearm, there's no aggravating circumstance such as
• carrying the firearm to school, then you stay in juvenile court.

Keywords: 964, all

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• youth-led and highly interactive leadership development program designed to empower and engage youth ages
• and engage youth ages 11 through 13.<00:36:24.280><c> They</c><00:36:24.400><c> also</c><00:36:24.640
• ,</c> no matter what their faith, gender, age, no matter what their faith, gender, age, or<00:55:44.359
• </c><04:10:34.600><c> out</c><04:10:34.920><c> of</c> whose daughter aged out of whose daughter aged
• </c> be using general funds to, uh, purchase be using general funds to, uh, purchase and<06:00:59.000

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c><00:15:40.000><c> Is</c><00:15:40.240><c> there</c><00:15:40.480><c> any</c> to firearms reporting
• Is there any to firearms reporting. Is there any discussion?
• Standing Committee Report No. 1722, third reading of House Bill 125, House Draft 1, relating to firearms
• Really, DLE has a newly confirmed director given a full plate of programs from fireworks, firearms, a
• Really, DLE has a newly confirmed director given a full plate of programs from fireworks, firearms, a

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c><01:16:27.920><c> uh</c> a child that's still in that age uh a child that's still in that age uh
• What the substitute does is it rolls back the suspension age to 17.
• </c> back to the age of 17 and on under 17. back to the age of 17 and on under 17.
• </c><01:33:28.320><c> of</c> particularly in today's day and age of particularly in today's day and age
• </c> applies it's equally regardless of age applies it's equally regardless of age on<01:40:45.360><c

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• SB 948, Aragon, firearm safety certificates, due pass as amended to make technical amendments to delay
• SB 1220, Hurtado, firearms, due pass. That's out on a B roll call.
• SB 1220, Hurtado, firearms, due pass. That's out on a B roll call.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1359, firearms, destruction by state. Government.
• We cannot allow a standard where the mere possession of a legal firearm is a death sentence at the hands
• SB 1378, domestic violence, firearm transfers. Judiciary and Elections.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• At this time, the victim noticed that the suspect had a firearm.
• At this time, the victim noticed that the suspect had a firearm.
• the face-to-face hate crimes, we do capture the data, the gender, the race, if it's identified, the age
• have those relationships built upon in anticipation for what might ultimately happen in this day and age
• Forcing the leadership probably isn't as aggressive as people my age would have been, but you still have

Summary: The Select Committee on Racism, Hate, and Xenophobia met to hear from Los Angeles County officials and community advocates about rising hate, discrimination, and xenophobia, with opening remarks emphasizing the need for stronger anti-hate infrastructure, community-based reporting, and state support. Assemblymember Lowenthal noted the broader economic and social impacts of discrimination, and the committee framed the hearing around understanding local conditions and identifying legislative responses. Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission Executive Director Robin Toma presented county hate-crime data showing record-high levels in 2024, with racial/ethnic hate crimes remaining the largest category and anti-Black hate crimes the most common. He also highlighted high levels of anti-Latino, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-transgender hate, the role of underreporting, and the county’s L.A. vs. Hate system for reporting and victim support. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it uses hate-crime and hate-incident data to guide proactive patrols, community outreach, and training, and discussed the need to build trust amid immigration enforcement fears that discourage reporting. Community organizations described how current political rhetoric and federal immigration enforcement are intensifying fear and underreporting. LULAC called for multilingual, culturally competent reporting systems, prevention education, and stronger support for grassroots organizations. The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles described severe anti-Semitism, increased security costs, and the need for safe worship protections, security grants, and Holocaust education. The NAACP emphasized the continuing impact of anti-Black racism and the need for cross-community solidarity, while the Los Angeles LGBT Center highlighted rising anti-trans violence and urged funding for gender-affirming care, LGBTQ centers, and reauthorization of California vs. Hate. CHIRLA and CAIR California both described heightened fear among immigrants and Muslims, workplace discrimination, and the need for stronger civil-rights protections, data collection, and community-based reporting. No formal votes were taken. The discussion focused on policy ideas and funding priorities, including improved law-enforcement training, alternative sentencing or diversion for hate offenders, protections for houses of worship, and continued or expanded funding for California vs. Hate, Stop Hate, and related programs. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly stressed that hate is underreported, that words and leadership rhetoric matter, and that California should continue investing in prevention, response, and healing.