Transcript Highlights:

• And safety is more than locked doors or security measures.
• And safety is more<01:10:23.600> than<01:10:23.840> locked<01:10:24.159> doors<01
• :10:24.560> or<01:10:24.800> security more than locked doors or security more than locked

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I was just thinking about that, and I don't think we should lock it into just one per term.
• about that, and I don't think<00:42:06.160> we<00:42:06.319> should<00:42:06.640> lock
• it<00:42:07.119> into<00:42:07.440> just<00:42:07.599> one think we should lock
• it into just one think we should lock it into just one per<00:42:08.160> term.

Bills: SJ0001, SF0017

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, forestry management, good neighbor authority, state lands, employee funding, donations, revolving account, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They<01:08:50.480> may<01:08:50.640> get<01:08:51.279> um<01:08:51.520> lock
• They may get um lock uh down the road. They may get um lock up<01:08:52.000> time.
• persistent mental illness from being housed in restricted housing, a unit that is characterized by being locked

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• support in a number of calls that many of us are having with HHS and we know that we're going to have to lock
• and we know that we're going to have HHS and we know that we're going to have to<00:42:10.800> lock
• 11.920> and<00:42:12.640> uh<00:42:12.880> influence<00:42:13.520> the to lock
• our arms and uh influence the to lock our arms and uh influence the federal<00:42:14.160> government

Keywords: This meeting was pulled from back ups and uploaded in it's entirety due to technical issues., 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed. The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we started off with hundreds of schools needing vestibules that could be locked from in the office
• 45.440> be schools needing vestibules that could be schools needing vestibules that could be locked
• 46.240> the<00:19:46.400> office<00:19:46.720> and<00:19:47.039> cameras locked
• from in the office and cameras locked from in the office and cameras that<00:19:47.679> could

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review the House budget provision that would impose a 5% administrative charge on a broad list of dedicated funds, with some exemptions. Members discussed the House approach versus the Senate’s more general approach of leaving the governor discretion over which funds could be charged. The chair explained the committee was hearing from agencies about any legal, contractual, or practical reasons their funds should be exempt, and the agenda was expanded to include several departments and written submissions from others. The Department of Education testified first, identifying several funds it said should be exempt: a printing revolving fund that is funded by transfers rather than fees; teacher certification, which is self-funded by educator licensing fees and would require an immediate fee increase if charged; a vending stand set-aside tied to the federal Randolph-Sheppard program and subject to federal approval and vendor committee procedures; and a public school infrastructure/safety account, where most revenue is transferred from the education trust fund or general fund rather than generated by fees. Members questioned the department about the effect on school safety projects and whether the fee would simply reduce the number of projects completed each year. The Veterans Home asked for exemptions for three funds: a donation benefit account used for recreational activities and quality-of-life expenses for residents, a small memorial trust fund whose interest supports veteran activities, and a resident member account that holds veterans’ personal income such as Social Security and pensions. The department argued the charge would reduce donations, cut services, and effectively function like an income tax on vulnerable veterans. The Banking Department also requested exemption for its consumer credit administration license fund, saying it is used to keep exam fees low and is expressly intended by statute to reduce costs on regulated businesses; it said the 5% charge would undermine that framework and could eventually force higher fees. The Department of Justice began testimony on its dedicated funds, starting with the medical legal investigative fund, which pays for death investigations and related services under statute and without general fund support. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and asked questions about the practical and legal effects of applying the administrative charge.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a 12% to 16% locked-in maximum reserve level with assessments that'll trigger if you fall below.
• It's an 12 to<01:44:12.480> 16%<01:44:13.360> locked<01:44:13.679> into<01:44:14.000
• > stone<01:44:14.800> maximum<01:44:15.360> reserve to 16% locked into stone maximum
• reserve to 16% locked into stone maximum reserve level<01:44:16.320> with<01:44:16.639> assessments

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up the pooled risk management program bill and reviewed a new amendment drafted with input from the Insurance Department and Legislative Services. Department witnesses explained that the proposal would move oversight of pooled risk management programs from the Secretary of State’s office to the Insurance Department, add a licensure requirement, preserve the programs’ non-insurer status, and exempt them from third-party administrator licensure. They also described a series of solvency tools in the draft, including financial reporting, risk-based capital standards, minimum capitalization, investment limits, commissioner examination and enforcement authority, rulemaking authority, merger and affiliate-transaction review, confidentiality protections, and a separability clause. A major theme of the discussion was that pooled risk management programs differ from commercial insurers because the risk remains with the member local governments rather than being backed by a state guarantee fund. Witnesses said the bill is designed to emphasize solvency over return of premium and to give the Insurance Department a regulatory “toolbox” to prevent insolvency, including a proposed $5 million excess or stop-loss coverage benchmark, optional accessible policies, and a requirement that boards vote on dividends or premium returns when capital exceeds 600% of risk-based capital. Members questioned how this approach differed from the original Secretary of State bill and whether assessments on towns would still be possible; the department responded that the new framework would allow more flexible oversight and alternatives to immediate court action. The committee also discussed why the statute should continue to say the programs are not insurers, with the department explaining that this preserves their autonomy and avoids applying unrelated insurance laws and premium taxes. Members asked about the department’s workload and were told the department believed it could absorb the new duties without additional funding. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• recidivism, and endanger those of us who would rather try to address the causes of crime than simply lock
• If you've been in jail and you've been arrested and you've been incarcerated for whatever, or even locked
• So we're not locking people out of justice.
• But anyway, when he got locked up, he called me to come get him out.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• that all sorts of internal changes that the police made to the car actually aren't legal: broken door locks
• c><01:36:33.040> door actually aren't legal. broken door actually aren't legal. broken door locks
• 34.080> window<01:36:34.719> uh<01:36:34.960> window<01:36:35.280> rollers, locks
• , broken window uh window rollers, locks, broken window uh window rollers, things<01:36:35.920> like

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think the goal is not to lock people up and never look back at them. That cannot be the goal.
• goal<01:05:12.760> is<01:05:12.920> not<01:05:13.079> to<01:05:13.240> lock
• society I think the goal is not to lock society I think the goal is not to lock people<01:05:13.839

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• communities, parks, rec centers, and community organizations, families today are seeing rec centers locked
• seeing organizations, families today are seeing rec<00:20:52.160> centers<00:20:52.520> locked
• lights<00:20:53.680> off<00:20:53.840> at<00:20:53.960> parks, rec centers locked
• , lights off at parks, rec centers locked, lights off at parks, and<00:20:54.800> schools<00:20

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

Transcript Highlights:

• If you have until, uh, I need to try to lock as much down as I can by close of business Tuesday.
• if you have until uh I I need to<01:56:23.079> try<01:56:23.239> to<01:56:23.440> lock
• 24.560> as<01:56:24.719> I<01:56:24.880> can<01:56:25.239> by to try to lock
• as much down as I can by to try to lock as much down as I can by close<01:56:25.760> of<01:56

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first recessed briefly, then took up HB 570, the prescription drug affordability board (PDAB). The chair and several members discussed the House amendment to repeal the board, which removed the fiscal note. The main concern raised was that the PDAB had not yet produced a clear business case showing value for the taxpayer investment, despite several years of work and four annual reports. Supporters of the repeal said the board’s recent report was largely redundant and that the board should either demonstrate a strong return on investment or be shut down; others cautioned against discarding the program too quickly and urged more time to refine the mission and legislative language. No vote was taken, and the committee appeared to agree to retain the bill for further work, with the possibility of revisiting it in a formal executive session on Tuesday. Members also shifted into discussion of HB 2, beginning with Section 85 on opioid abatement trust fund dollars for shelter programs. Department of Health and Human Services officials explained that the provision would provide $10 million from the opioid abatement trust fund, replacing general funds in the governor’s budget, while also noting an additional $2.5 million prioritized needs request for shelter care that was already fully funded. Committee members asked about shelter bed capacity, job placement efforts, and the remaining balance in the opioid fund; DHHS said there are 934 contracted beds and that case management includes help with housing and employment. Officials also said the current proposed budget includes another $1 million later in HB 2 from the opioid fund. The committee then began discussion of Sections 86 through 87, which would preserve the department’s ability to transfer funds between personnel lines. DHHS said the provision is operationally critical and that losing it would make it extremely difficult to manage the department, though it would not have a direct fiscal impact. The next item introduced was Section 88, extending a suspension related to eligibility for services until July 1, 2027; DHHS indicated that if the suspension were not continued, it would likely increase expenditures for Community Mental Health Centers and potentially others. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, the problem is all these funds are getting locked up.
• the problem is all these funds are okay the problem is all these funds are getting<01:22:38.040> locked
• c> I<01:22:38.560> really<01:22:38.679> don't<01:22:38.800> want getting locked
• up I really don't want getting locked up I really don't want any<01:22:39.159> of<01:22:39.239

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on Fish and Game’s budget-revenue proposals and several statutory changes the department said it needs to support its operations. The department recommended raising the fisheries habitat fee and wildlife habitat fee to $5 each, estimating additional annual revenue of about $640,000 and $144,000 respectively. Members clarified that these are habitat fees added on top of licenses, not reduced by senior or youth license categories, and discussed the need for RSA changes to allow the revenue to be transferred into the Fish and Game Fund. The department also said it would work internally on any broader license fee increases through the commission process. The committee then reviewed proposals to cap several dedicated accounts and transfer excess balances to the unrestricted Fish and Game Fund. Those accounts included the fisheries and wildlife habitat funds and the game management account, with the department proposing a $750,000 cap on each and transfer of amounts above that threshold. The department said the cap was based on several years of expenditures and the fact that dedicated funds are often used as match for federal funds. Members asked for reports on fund activity and questioned whether the cap and mandatory transfer language should be “shall” or “may,” with the department indicating it would prefer “may” for flexibility. The committee also discussed a Pheasant Management Program account, where the department said current law limits use of the money to buying and propagating pheasants and it wants authority to use it for broader program management. A substantial portion of the meeting addressed Fish and Game’s environmental review unit and the transfer of ARPA-funded positions to DEES under the governor’s initiative. The department said four positions are currently ARPA-funded, that DEES supports keeping them in place through the end of the year, and that the transition will require time because environmental review work is intertwined across the agency. The department explained that before the ARPA positions, biologists handled the work and that current staffing has helped eliminate a backlog and meet deadlines. Members also discussed a proposal to expand environmental review fees beyond private developers to state, federal, municipal, and local governments, with the department saying it would need rulemaking and stakeholder input. Additional requests included authority to conduct raffles to raise funds, creation of a revolving account for donations and raffle proceeds, and repeal of the obsolete fish food sales statute because the vending machines are no longer functional and the account generates no revenue.

Transcript Highlights:

• and yourself, uh, I hope you look at Look Backwards too, because like last year we funded, uh, the Lock
• because like last year we funded<01:10:10.159> uh<01:10:10.600> the<01:10:10.760> Lock
• and<01:10:11.239> Dam<01:10:12.239> uh<01:10:12.400> program funded uh the Lock
• and Dam uh program funded uh the Lock and Dam uh program and<01:10:12.880> I<01:10:13.000>

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• These men have essentially been locked out of our society because of their histories of incarceration
• ><01:28:57.719> been um these men have essentially been um these men have essentially been locked
• 58.600> our<01:28:58.840> society<01:28:59.360> because<01:28:59.639> of locked
• out of our society because of locked out of our society because of their<01:28:59.960> histories<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• men, women, and children seeking refuge in the United States to Panama on U.S. military aircraft, locking
• 05:03.960> US<00:05:04.280> military<00:05:04.800> aircraft<00:05:05.800> locking
• Panama on US military aircraft locking Panama on US military aircraft locking them<00:05:06.400>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Nash worked to get the preventing any kind of locking and mandating for—we made a little
• preventing<00:59:41.960> any<00:59:42.200> kind<00:59:42.319> of<00:59:42.440> locking
• <00:59:42.760> and the preventing any kind of locking and the preventing any kind of locking

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We ended up within sight of the Watergate Hotel, because the last lock on the Potomac, or the first one
• Hotel<01:35:56.480> cuz<01:35:56.840> the<01:35:57.119> last<01:35:57.920> lock
• <01:35:58.600> on the Watergate Hotel cuz the last lock on the Watergate Hotel cuz the last
• lock on the<01:35:58.920> pomac<01:35:59.360> or<01:35:59.480> the<01:35:59.560

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What this does is lock in the very system that created this problem by tying the hands of future legislatures
• That is why we have a constitution, and that is why when we do want to make sure that we lock a policy
• That is why we have a constitution, and that is why when we do want to make sure that we lock a policy
• Is it consistent with democratic self-government to let one generation lock in fiscal rules, not principles
• 52.240> generation self-government to let one generation self-government to let one generation lock

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You hear a lock in locks hear the click. You hear a lock in locks hear the click.
• You hear a lock in locks and then we fuel the plane. I feel the and then we fuel the plane.

Keywords: 920, all

Transcript Highlights:

• March probably um on on March 4th<01:20:34.480> I'll<01:20:34.760> go<01:20:34.920> lock
• <01:20:35.120> it<01:20:35.280> down 4th I'll go lock it down 4th I'll go lock it down
• talk<01:20:38.920> to<01:20:39.000> Robin<01:20:39.239> to<01:20:39.360> lock
• <01:20:39.520> it now yeah I'll talk to Robin to lock it now yeah I'll talk to Robin to lock

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The discussion focused on a cannabis legalization/regulation bill and whether it should be retained for further study or moved forward. Members debated the fiscal impact, with one side emphasizing that the bill would cost about $7.1 million in the first two years before generating revenue, while supporters argued the House should make a statement in favor of legalization despite likely opposition from the Senate and governor. There was also disagreement over strategy: some said retaining the bill until closer to the next election would give the issue more visibility, while others said delaying would only avoid sending a bill the Senate was unlikely to take up anyway. A major point of contention was whether cannabis should be regulated by a new cannabis commission or placed under the Liquor Commission. Supporters of the Liquor Commission argued it already has enforcement infrastructure, especially for age restrictions, and could handle cannabis more efficiently without creating a new bureaucracy. Opponents said cannabis is a different industry that would require specialized expertise, and they objected to expanding the Liquor Commission, which they described as unpopular and costly. The committee also discussed past versions of the bill, including concerns about limited licenses and the perception that the earlier approach favored large businesses. Members reviewed specific provisions such as licensing fees, THC limits, and cultivation categories. One member noted a $10,000 fee for retail cannabis stores and cannabis product manufacturers authorized to perform extractions, while a smaller tier-one cultivator fee was described as a lower-cost option for small growers. There was also discussion of whether the bill would allow sales through general retail outlets or only dedicated cannabis stores, and whether plants and seeds were covered. No final vote or action was clearly recorded in the excerpt, but the main procedural question was whether to retain the bill for more work or advance it as written.