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• But I have to give that recognition to all our LRC staff and all the work that Jay Hartz has done, as
• But thank you for that recognition. President Givens. Yeah, thank you.
• But thank you for that recognition. President Givens. Yeah, thank you.
• But thank you for that recognition. President Givens. Yeah, thank you.
• But thank you for that recognition. >> President<00:03:47.880> Givens.

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Summary: The commission met following an executive session on personnel matters and announced its intent to move forward with hiring Katie Comstock as the new director of the Legislative Research Commission. Members then approved, by roll call vote, a motion to adopt the October 1, 2025 minutes with specified exceptions, approve items under new business, accept and refer communications items 1 through 151 as indicated, and approve the report of the director selection committee. The motion carried with multiple aye/yes votes and no recorded opposition from those present. In other business, President Stivers thanked Speaker Pro Tem Meade and staff for their work preparing for the Southern Legislative Conference in Lexington, noting the event’s size and expected exposure for the area. Meade credited LRC staff, Jay Hartz, and partisan staff for the work, saying his role had mainly involved phone calls and meetings. Several members then offered extended remarks recognizing Jay Hartz for his leadership, professionalism, responsiveness, and long service to the commission and the building. Speakers said his work had set a standard for staff and legislators alike and wished him well in his next chapter. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

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• Let us lead not for recognition but for the lead not for recognition but for the lead not for recognition
• Lindseay Gray, special recognition. Lindseay Gray, special recognition.
• Speaker, for the recognition. Um, I'd like to have a recognition.
• Speaker, for the recognition. House Bill 130 is a recognition. House Bill 130 is a recognition.
• Speaker, for the recognition. This is Speaker, for the recognition.

Bills: HJR 4, HJR 6, HB 195, HB 13, HB 143, HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• Seeing no other member seeking recognition for comment or question, please call the roll on House Bill
• Seeing no other member seeking recognition for comment or question, please call the roll on House Bill
• Seeing no other member seeking recognition for comment or question, please call the roll on House Bill
• Seeing no other member seeking recognition for comment or question, please call the roll on House Bill
• Seeing no other member seeking recognition for comment or question, please call the roll on House Bill

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Summary: The committee met in special session and took up House Bill 13, a brief measure related to flood relief and tax filing issues. Representative Bojanowski explained that the bill would align Kentucky’s Department of Revenue with the federal deadline for 2024 income tax returns, allowing affected taxpayers and businesses in the FEMA-declared disaster area to extend filing and payment deadlines without penalties, with emergency provisions waiving certain impositions and penalties. The committee adopted PHS 1 to House Bill 13, then voted on the bill as amended. After no further questions, the roll call resulted in 16 yes votes and 0 no votes, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also considered and adopted a title amendment by motion and second.

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• Are there any members seeking recognition for the purpose of Seeking recognition for the purpose of question
• Were you seeking recognition? >> I, uh, Mr.
• Any other members seeking recognition Any other members seeking recognition who's<01:07:49.520><
• :34.239> this Members seeking recognition under this Members seeking recognition under this order
• recognition of this order of business? recognition of this order of business?

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. The House communicated that it had passed House Bill 4 and requested concurrence. The chamber then received second-reading reports for Senate Bills 18, 33, 85, and 132, and committee reports indicating Senate Bills 136, 183, 2, 4, and 71 should pass, with some substitutes and title amendments. The Senate also introduced Senate Resolutions 79 and 80 honoring Joseph Harden McFarland and Jeremiah Parsons. The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 5, relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement. The sponsor described it as a way to improve school nutrition, support Kentucky producers, and keep food dollars in local communities. Several senators spoke in support, including references to the Make America Healthy Task Force and the idea of using food procurement as a tool for rural prosperity and better nutrition in schools. Senate Bill 5 passed by roll call, 38-0. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 73, which would allow home-based processors to use beef tallow in cosmetic products. The sponsor said the bill would expand existing home-processing authority beyond food products to cosmetics. It passed unanimously, 38-0. Senate Bill 12, relating to medical provider coverage and level four trauma centers, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued it would help rural hospitals join the trauma network by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to work under physician supervision, including remote supervision, and said it would improve access and save lives in underserved areas. Opponents, including a physician senator, argued the bill would lower trauma-care standards and could put patients at risk by allowing non-physician staffing in facilities that need immediate hands-on medical expertise. After lengthy discussion, the bill was advanced and then passed by roll call, with supporters emphasizing rural access and opponents warning about patient safety and the adequacy of physician coverage.

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• Speaker, Joe Leeper didn’t seek recognition.
• Speaker, Joe Leeper didn’t seek recognition.
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Connecticut seek recognition?
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Texas seek recognition? Mr.
• Does the gentleman from Missouri seek recognition? >> Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• gentleman from Texas seek recognition? gentleman from Texas seek recognition?
• I ask unanimous seek recognition.
• from Ohio seek recognition? from Ohio seek recognition?
• from New Jersey seek recognition? Mr. from New Jersey seek recognition? Mr.
• from New Mexico seek recognition? from New Mexico seek recognition?

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

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• I yield back. recognition between the parties with recognition between the parties with time<00:16:34.399
• For what purpose does the gentleman from New York seek recognition?
• I ask unanimous consent to recognition?
• Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Military Appreciation Month.
• They do not ask for recognition. They do not serve for applause.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Thank you for the recognition, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• Speaker, for the recognition.
• Speaker, for the recognition.
• Speaker, for the recognition. This is the Sunset renewal for the Board.
• Thank you for the recognition.

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• California seek recognition. California seek recognition.
• East Tennessee seek recognition? East Tennessee seek recognition?
• A gentleoman from Indiana seek recognition. recognition. recognition.
• recognition? recognition?
• . recognition. recognition.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Is anybody else seeking recognition? And the facility is in Lexington. Is that right?
• Is anybody else seeking recognition?
• And the facility is in recognition?
• >> Any other members seeking recognition?
• >> Any other members seeking recognition?

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• The students were Punahou students, and there was some relationship to faculty at the school.
• The students had a relationship with faculty at Radford. this one just because by DOE rule only this
• <00:16:27.040> uh<00:16:27.199> at was some relationship to faculty uh at was some
• relationship to faculty uh at the<00:16:27.680> school.
• The students had a relationship<00:16:30.240> with<00:16:30.639> faculty<00:16:31.040><

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• I'm an emeritus professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, where I was on the faculty for 29
• I was on the faculty at Dartmouth College for 20 years, which is where I met Representative Corman, and
• I've been on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, since 2019. sponsor that it strengthens
• I<03:14:19.399> was<03:14:19.560> on<03:14:19.720> the<03:14:19.880> faculty
• <03:14:20.239> at interventions I was on the faculty at interventions I was on the faculty

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• In addition to emotional recognition, gait recognition and other biometric AI tools are being used in
• Developers are creating bossware for purposes beyond neural and emotional recognition.
• Member noted how gait recognition and its impact on workers, and, of course, facial recognition continues
• There are other tools that use facial recognition to assist workers in their jobs.
• So there's other uses of facial recognition.

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Summary: The committee heard AB 1988, which would require companion chatbots to respond to credible crisis expressions with a 988 lifeline notice, human review after repeated crisis signals, and a pause in the chat. The author and supporters said AI chatbots are increasingly used for emotional support but are not equipped to handle suicidal or violent ideation safely; they cited cases of harmful chatbot responses and argued the bill is a limited safety measure, not a ban. Support came from crisis, family medicine, and child/family service organizations, and there was no formal opposition testimony. Members praised the bill’s intent and the author’s work, and the bill was held pending quorum before later discussion moved on to the next item. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and create an e-safety advisory commission. The author argued that social media product design—such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds—drives compulsive use and mental health harms, especially for children, and said the bill would still allow safer, non-addictive platforms and online spaces. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, addiction, and mental health harms; several organizations and advocates also supported the measure. Opponents, including EFF, privacy groups, civil liberties organizations, and youth and LGBTQ advocates, argued the bill is overbroad, raises privacy and First Amendment concerns, and could cut off young people from community, news, and support. They pointed to Australia’s experience as evidence that age restrictions are easy to circumvent and may shift harms elsewhere, and urged feature-level regulation instead of age-based exclusion. Committee members debated whether the bill is a “ban” or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the commission could meaningfully define and update harmful features; several members said they would support the bill while acknowledging it needs further work and ongoing oversight.

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• And what they recognition project. And what they recognition project.
• Speaker, for the recognition. I just wanted to come to recognition.
• Thanks for the recognition. Is somewhat along the lines recognition.
• Appreciate the recognition. Uh HB 384 deals with trying recognition.
• Thank you, recognition. Um, I just have Thank you, recognition.

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• And whereas in recognition of future.
• And whereas knowledge and recognition of Colorado's early Black civic leaders and the generations to
• :33:36.240> and recognition of their history and recognition of their history and leadership<00
• <00:33:43.200> of And whereas knowledge and recognition of And whereas knowledge and recognition
• > of<00:34:45.919> Black And whereas the recognition of Black And whereas the recognition

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• All right, we’ve got a couple of recognitions.
• Good news, we have time for recognitions, just in time.
• Do we have a recognition? All right, let's do a recognition.
• For recognition, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senators, I also have a recognition in the East Gallery.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills. Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package. The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.

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• <00:05:42.720> between chair will alternate recognition between chair will alternate recognition
• gentleman from Georgia seek recognition gentleman from Georgia seek recognition Mr<02:21:07.280>
• gentleman from Georgia seek recognition gentleman from Georgia seek recognition Mr<02:22:29.479>
• matter of fairness it is a recognition matter of fairness it is a recognition of<02:44:45.160>
• Mento, seek recognition? Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• our institutions have modern, secure, and sustainable systems that effectively support students, faculty
• Information Officer for the North Dakota University System, said the effort is about supporting students, faculty

Summary: The Information Technology Committee approved the March 26 minutes and received a series of reports from NDIT on major IT projects, the annual report, mainframe modernization, and cybersecurity services. The project portfolio was reported at 116 major projects with a baseline cost of $546 million, overall under budget but modestly behind schedule. Several projects that had been in variance status last quarter were said to have closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning. New startup reports were mostly HHS efforts tied to refugee data management, technical debt cleanup, and legacy application decommissioning, while closeouts included HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT projects with mixed budget and schedule results. In the annual report discussion, NDIT described its service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management reporting, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how revenues and grants flow through the service fund, how NDIT charges agencies for services, and whether customer satisfaction or CSAT scores are tracked and could be reported more regularly. NDIT said it does track service-team CSAT and survey data, and committee members encouraged more regular reporting of those metrics. The committee also discussed application portfolio management, statewide IT planning, and whether agencies should slow new system replacements while the state pursues an ERP system. The mainframe update focused on the state’s ongoing effort to retire legacy systems by about 2030. NDIT and HHS said the work is being managed as a tech-debt program, but progress is slowed by data cleanup, integration complexity, staff retirements, vendor capacity, and federal requirements. Members asked whether there is a coordinated commitment and whether additional vendor support or consultants are needed; NDIT said it is working jointly with HHS and is seeking an RFP to help accelerate modernization. The cybersecurity presentation then shifted to statewide maturity assessments and services. NDIT said it provides endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that assessments are based on CIS controls. Members raised concerns about low participation in the self-assessment process, the lack of mandatory reporting or audit authority, and whether insurance incentives through Enderf or possible State Auditor involvement could improve compliance. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• I'm also faculty. In Columbia, Missouri. That's a recovery support provider.
• I'm also faculty at the University of Missouri in the School of Social Work, teaching primarily criminal

Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.

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• I am here representing the faculty and staff. My name is Tina Loomis Matthews.
• I am here representing the faculty and staff of St.

Summary: The committee met for public testimony on the Finance budget, with the main discussion focused first on funding for disability services and then on the LA GATOR scholarship program. Several individuals testified in support of fully funding Families Helping Families and Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), describing how advocacy, transition services, and direct support workers help people with disabilities access education, employment, and independent living. Witnesses urged the committee to preserve or increase state general funds to draw down federal matching dollars, and provider groups said current reimbursement rates and staffing shortages are leaving agencies in deficit, creating waitlists, overtime costs, and difficulty retaining workers. Committee members thanked the speakers and noted that the testimony would be used to compare the governor’s, House, and remaining budget requests. The committee then heard extensive testimony in support of increasing funding for the LA GATOR scholarship program. Supporters included policy groups, school leaders, parents, and students who argued that the program expands educational choice, helps low-income and special-needs students find schools that fit their needs, and should be fully funded at the level of demonstrated demand. Speakers from Catholic and Christian schools said GATOR funding had helped students thrive academically and spiritually, but that shortfalls left many eligible students without awards, hurt kindergarten enrollment, and forced schools to raise private donations to cover gaps. Several witnesses emphasized that the program is not a zero-sum attack on public schools, but a way to let education dollars follow students. A few committee questions focused on the fiscal impact and on whether choice programs improve outcomes without harming public schools. Testimony cited enrollment growth, parent demand, and data from other states to argue that school choice can improve student and parent outcomes and may also strengthen traditional public schools through competition. No votes or formal actions were taken during the public testimony portion of the meeting.