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• will be given specific time limits, which we would ask you to observe, and if you have an entrance ticket
• will be given specific time limits, which we would ask you to observe, and if you have an entrance ticket
• And often DOJ presented vague and contradictory versions of the events.
• A Virginia man whose uh case was events.
• that have happened very serious events that have happened in<01:14:43.440><c> our</c><01:14:43.600><

Bills: HF3477 , HF3414 , HF103 , HF3661 , HF3146

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• Robin 07 remembers that event as saving his life.
• Robin 07 remembers that event as saving his life.
• And we also have some provisions dealing with the use of water and ticketed events and how that may be
• </c> water and ticketed events and how that water and ticketed events and how that may<02:49:20.560><
• </c><04:07:22.160><c> there</c> change made so that in the event there change made so that in the event

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• If you receive an entrance ticket, please retain it as it may be required for re-entry if you leave the

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• So it's not a big ticket, but it is still an important issue. The state needs to pay its bills.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

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• All that claims data, they look at all that utilization pieces, all the potential preventable events
• It is specifically for reimbursement of those emergency events.
• It is event-based. We are paying the claim and you don't have ongoing eligibility.
• So are they deleted from the system after the event? They do not have ongoing eligibility.
• It has to be specific catastrophic events. Okay.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• heard these stories that say, "Your son or somebody's in jail and you need to send $2,000 for the ticket
• "Your son or somebody's in jail and you need to send $2,000 for the ticket and $4,000 for the bail."
• timeframe to comply to 45 days, and it ensures that we are not placing undue burden on a landlord in the event
• It protects minors in the event a minor is listed in eviction cases, and it complements our broader efforts

Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.

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• But in any any event, I'm like bill.
• Right now events for the metro region.
• Thank you for your high-impact events.
• ,</c> unprecedented events, unprecedented events, mutual<01:01:43.600><c> aid</c><01:01:43.760><c> requests
• events for the State<01:02:40.000><c> Patrol.

Bills: HF4810 , HF4597 , HF1082 , HF3230

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• some justice of the peace magistrates in the state, and their job, whenever money came in from a ticket
• So if we adopt this, we're going back to incentivize giving tickets to buy stuff.
• The police do sit alongside the roads, and they do give tickets because I can... department of safety
• </c> job whenever money came in from a ticket job whenever money came in from a ticket was<00:40:47.119
• to buy stuff incentivize to give tickets to buy stuff the<00:41:07.359><c> police</c><00:41:08.359><

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• Well, if you start buying lottery tickets, we can turn it around. I mean, you asked me.
• Buying lottery tickets, we can turn it around. I mean, you asked me to predict the future, right?
• said it last year, and I'm going to say it again: we better hope that people go out and buy lottery tickets
• do not gamble their futures on whether or not people are going to smoke cigarettes and buy lottery tickets

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by roll call, and a long series of special guest introductions recognizing family members, interns, public servants, nonprofit leaders, students, and a park ranger honored for life-saving actions. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate nonconcurrence on numerous amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on another bill. The main floor action centered on budget conference committee reports, especially House Bill 2002 on public education. Members debated whether the conference version fully funded the foundation formula, with supporters arguing it maintained record-level funding and opponents saying it left schools about $190 million short and relied on uncertain funding sources such as blind pension, lottery, and possible ARPA dollars. After a substitute motion to send the bill back to conference was defeated, the House adopted the conference report 83-68 and then third-read and passed House Bill 2002 by the same margin. The House then took up House Bill 2003 on higher education, where members discussed a move toward a future performance-based funding model while keeping current funding flat; the conference report passed 119-28 and the bill was third-read and passed 109-32. The chamber next considered House Bill 2004, covering the Departments of Revenue and Transportation. Debate focused on transportation funding, rural roads, and a small local safety project in Lebanon that had already been addressed by MoDOT. The conference report was adopted 128-21 and the bill was third-read and passed 127-27. Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 2005 for the Office of Administration and IT-related functions, with the sponsor and supporters emphasizing IT accountability, the Movers project, and the transfer of some staff to DSS; the transcript ends during discussion of that bill.

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• >> There's a perception out there now that every time tickets are given it's all about the money, and
• There's a perception out there now that every time tickets are given it's all about the money, and we
• There's a perception out there now that every time tickets are given it's all about the money, and we
• There's a perception out there now that every time tickets are given it's all about the money, and we

Committee: House Judiciary

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• extremely scary and problematic for our clients who want to go to the courthouse to pay a traffic ticket
• /c><00:36:55.280><c> pay</c><00:36:55.520><c> a</c><00:36:55.680><c> traffic</c><00:36:56.000><c> ticket
• </c><00:36:56.800><c> or</c> courthouse to pay a traffic ticket or courthouse to pay a traffic ticket

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• I might need to buy a lottery ticket or look for flying pigs when I go outside.
• I might need to buy a lottery ticket or look for flying pigs when I go outside.
• to uh uh pesticide products when they go to uh uh uh<01:25:09.120><c> farming</c><01:25:09.520><c> events
• </c><01:25:10.000><c> or</c><01:25:10.239><c> or</c><01:25:11.280><c> um</c> uh farming events or or
• um uh farming events or or um regular<01:25:13.199><c> farming</c><01:25:13.600><c> markets.

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9. Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• </c> never got so much as a traffic ticket. never got so much as a traffic ticket.
• And this event leverages Harbor, Ohio.
• And this event leverages public<02:28:48.080><c> private</c><02:28:48.479><c> partnerships</c><02:28:
• Delordo have a deep understanding of these subjects, but he also knows how to bring historical events
• living, and events, independent living, and vocational<04:37:22.799><c> skills,</c><04:37:23.199><c>

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• You know, it's almost the white-collar fraud is getting a free ticket.
• we're supporting this candidate, but they only spend, you know, 10% of their annual spending on that event
• I think that's a helpful suggestion that I'd be open to making an amendment on the floor in the event

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard HB 1071, which creates a public records exception for certain aerospace facility and activity records, including blueprints, plans, technical data, operational documents, and security information tied to federally regulated work and contracts with the U.S. Department of War or intelligence agencies. The sponsor and several members emphasized protecting Louisiana aerospace and defense-related work, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up HB 181, as amended, which authorizes the legislative auditor to review confidential income tax records to help LDH verify Medicaid eligibility, and, after amendment, SNAP eligibility as well. Supporters said the bill would help identify ineligible recipients, reduce fraud, and improve the state’s error rate to avoid federal penalties; opponents argued tax returns are outdated and unreliable for current eligibility, could create false flags, and might burden or discourage eligible low-income residents. After extensive debate, the committee adopted Amendment Set 2633 and reported HB 181 favorably by a 10-6 vote. Later, the committee considered HB 250, which removes the requirement that immediate family members of appointed board or commission members disclose certain employment information, while leaving existing ethics prohibitions in place. The Ethics Board said the bill would not change substantive conflict-of-interest rules, only the disclosure requirement, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 544, authorizing a citizen’s advisory referendum election, was briefly explained as a nonbinding, petition-driven local ballot question process, but the sponsor deferred it for further consideration and the committee deferred the bill. The committee also heard HB 1036, which clarifies when a group is considered a “committee” for campaign finance purposes by using a more objective spending threshold rather than the current “primary purpose” standard. Ethics officials said the change would give clearer investigative guidance without changing other disclosure rules, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, HB 210 was amended to address retroactivity concerns in a prior ethics-related provision affecting school board and local governing authority members employed by entities with contracts or business before June 5, 2024; the amendment grandfathered earlier situations while requiring disclosures going forward, and the bill was reported favorably as amended.

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• I know for so many students across the state, getting admission to the UC system is a golden ticket.
• It is a life-changing event for many students because of the kind of economic mobility that students
• a weekly newspaper here in Sacramento that for 19 years covered city politics, arts, and cultural events

Summary: The subcommittee heard opening remarks and updates from UC President James Milliken and CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia on the state of higher education, including federal funding losses, civil rights/Title IX compliance, enrollment, housing, and budget needs. Both leaders emphasized the value of UC and CSU to California’s workforce, research, and economic mobility, while warning that federal grant cancellations, investigations, and changes to student aid are creating major financial and operational strain. UC reported losing or having at risk more than 1,600 grants and over $1 billion in research activity, while CSU said it had lost more than 200 grants totaling about $161 million, including minority-serving institution grants that affected student support programs. Both systems said they are investing in civil rights services and trying to limit the release of personally identifiable information in response to federal requests. The committee then reviewed the higher education student housing grant program. Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office staff said the governor’s budget does not include major new changes but continues support for the program. CSU reported 12 approved projects that will add about 5,047 beds, with roughly 75% below market rate, and said it has about 68,000 beds systemwide, a 92% occupancy rate, and ongoing housing insecurity among students. UC said its housing projects have added more than 7,000 beds when reduced-rent and regular-rent units are combined, but nearly 10,000 students were on housing wait lists at the start of fall 2025. Both systems described rapid rehousing efforts, emergency beds, and partnerships with community colleges, and UC noted several joint housing projects, including at Riverside, Merced, and Santa Cruz. Members discussed whether future housing bonds and use of surplus school sites could help expand capacity. In the enrollment section, the LAO recommended maintaining UC’s 2026-27 resident undergraduate target, funding enrollment growth separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident reduction plan at the three highest-demand UC campuses, and holding UC enrollment flat in 2027-28. For CSU, the LAO recommended revising the 2026-27 enrollment expectation downward to reflect updated projections, while also funding enrollment growth separately and holding enrollment flat in 2027-28. CSU said it has rebounded from pandemic-era declines, is above its funded target by about 3,000 FTE, and is shifting about $89 million and 10,000 FTE from lower-demand campuses to higher-demand ones while developing turnaround plans for seven campuses with sustained enrollment declines, including Sonoma State. UC said it has already exceeded its compact enrollment goals and is planning continued growth, but that sustaining it depends on ongoing state support. Members raised concerns about campus-specific enrollment declines, nonresident caps at UC San Diego, and the need for stronger turnaround plans and teacher preparation pathways. The final section covered core operations and deferred payments: Finance said the governor proposes another one-year deferral of about $129.7 million for UC and $143.8 million for CSU, and the LAO recommended retiring the deferrals when one-time funds are available. CSU described rising compensation, financial aid, utilities, insurance, and deferred maintenance costs, and said it is pursuing cost-saving measures such as procurement alignment, campus integration, and shared administrative services.

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• to you, and you do not have your ducks in a row, why are you going to go cash the winning lottery ticket
• And post-COVID, everything will trace back to COVID until we have another major event, which could potentially
• However, we don't know what that event is yet. But that is typically not just how the mind works.

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• .<00:42:09.920><c> So,</c> ticket.
• So, ticket.
• :42:16.640><c> and</c><00:42:16.720><c> danger</c><00:42:17.119><c> speeding</c><00:42:17.520><c> ticket
• </c><00:42:17.839><c> would</c> &gt;&gt; a speed and danger speeding ticket would &gt;&gt; a speed and
• danger speeding ticket would be be be &gt;&gt; okay.

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• >> We review those annually, and then if there is an event that triggers it, then we would do that and
• those annually and then if there<01:19:58.320><c> is</c><01:19:58.480><c> an</c><01:19:58.640><c> event
• I've looked to see what the time has been since that event.
• </c> since that event. since that event.
• Thank you very much for your testimony. >> Thank you. speeding tickets or whatever and you are speeding

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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• hours, but bear in mind, it's cheaper to utilize the train than it would be to, say, buy a plane ticket

Committee: House Special Committee on Tourism

Summary: The Special Committee on Tourism first met in executive session and approved the Senate substitute for Senate Bill 1000, which concerns the tourism supplemental revenue fund and how its money is collected and distributed. The motion to do pass received 11 ayes and 0 noes. In public hearing, the committee heard House Bill 2213, which would establish U.S. Grant Day in Missouri on April 27, Grant’s birthday. Representative Riggs described Grant’s many Missouri ties and his later legacy, and members offered supportive comments. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed without a vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1613, which would designate November 24 as Frankie Muse Freeman Day in Missouri. Senator Mosley and supporters emphasized Freeman’s civil rights work, especially in housing discrimination and voting rights, and witnesses spoke about her legacy and the importance of remembering segregation-era history. There was no opposition. The committee also heard House Bill 3216, which would designate May 10 as Missouri River Runner Day to raise awareness of Amtrak’s River Runner route across Missouri. Representative Wilson explained the bill’s connection to Train Awareness Day and the route’s usefulness for travel across the state, including to Jefferson City, St. Louis, and Kansas City. A witness provided informational testimony about the broader rail network and tourism value, and members discussed train travel safety and access. No opposition was offered, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.

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• hours, but bear in mind, it's cheaper to utilize the train than it would be to, say, buy a plane ticket

Committee: House Special Committee on Tourism