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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (3-5-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Boswell. Senator Carpenter. Senator Elkins. Senator Girdler. Senator Herron.
  • Senator Maiden. Senator Mills. Senator Webb. Senator West. Vice Chair Williams here.
  • Senator Girdler, Senator Herron, Senator Maiden, Senator Mills, Senator Webb, Senator West, Senator Wheeler
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  • Senator Herron, Senator Maiden, Senator Mills, aye. Senator Webb, Senator West, aye.
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:44 Introduction of Guests 01:21 HB 137 Discussion 02:11 HB 137 Roll Call Vote 25:35 HB 346 Discussion 26:15 HB 346 Roll Call Vote 27:24, 958, all
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data. Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health Services (3-12-25)

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:10 Discussion of 25RS HB 414 00:44:26 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 414 00:50:25 Discussion of 25RS SB 27 00:53:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 27 00:55:49 Discussion of 25RS SB 93 00:57:57 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 93 00:59:29 Discussion of 25RS SB 132 01:37:39 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 132 01:40:55 Discussion of 25RS SB 153 01:42:05 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 153 01:43:46 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary: The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 414 with a committee substitute. The bill, described by sponsors and supporters as a continuation of prior maternal-health legislation, was framed as a clarification of medical standards and an effort to improve care for women and families facing complicated pregnancies. Representative Tate, Representative Nemes, Adair Wushar of Kentucky Right to Life, and Dr. Jeff Goldberg of ACOG Kentucky all testified in support, saying the substitute was developed collaboratively to reduce confusion in the law and help physicians provide evidence-based care without fear of criminal penalties. Supporters said the committee substitute was intended to define what is not an abortion under Kentucky law and to spell out medical treatments for conditions such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, sepsis, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, and fetal demise. Dr. Goldberg said current statutes contain significant ambiguity and have created unintended barriers to treating pregnancy complications, including emergency situations, and he gave examples of patients who were delayed or harmed because physicians were uncertain about what the law allowed. Representative Nemes said the measure was the result of unusual cooperation among groups that do not usually agree and described it as a first step toward fixing a discrete problem. Representative Wilner raised concerns that the language could effectively require a patient to be in severe distress before treatment is clearly permitted and that it was too prescriptive about how physicians should manage miscarriages. In response, Dr. Goldberg and the sponsors said the substitute was not perfect, was meant as a short-term solution, and was designed to give doctors more confidence in providing routine, medically necessary care for pregnancy complications. The transcript indicates the committee substitute was adopted, but no final vote on the bill itself is shown in the excerpt.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (3-14-23)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM, PSM Public Hearings 04-06-2026

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EET, EET Public Hearings 4-11-2024

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HOU-AEN, HOU-HHS Public Hearings 3-14-2024

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TCA Public Hearing 3-14-2024

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN, HRE-AEN Public Hearings 04-12-2023 1:00pm

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-09-2023 10:00am

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TCA Public Hearing 02-02-2023 3:00pm

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO Public Hearing 01-31-2023 3:00pm

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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Education K-16 (Part I) Mar 11th, 2025

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator. Creighton. Here. Senator Campbell. Here. Senator Bettencourt. Present.
  • Senator Hinojosa, present, Senator King, Senator Menendez, present, Senator Middle Senator Hamilton,
  • Senator Parker, Senator Paxton, Senator West.
  • Eckhardt, followed by Senate Bill 57 by Senators.
  • The Senate Bill 568 is a refile of Senate Bill 429. Senate Bill 568 is a refile of Senate Bill 429.
Bills: SB568, SCR5, SB57, SB1447, SB27, SB24
Keywords: special education, funding, individualized education program, visual impairments, accessibility, support services, state education code, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Education K-16 (Part II) Mar 11th, 2025

Education

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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Border Security May 22nd, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Birdwell? Present. Senator Flores? Present. Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Present.
  • Senator Caldwell? Present. Senator Eckhardt? Here. Senator Hinojosa of Nueces? Present.
  • And on behalf of Senator Creighton, Senator Flores is recognized to address the urgent request for Congress
  • Senator Eckhardt.
  • Senator Birdwell. Aye. Senator Flores. Aye. Senator Hinojosa. Aye. Senator Eckhardt. Aye.
Bills: HCR40, HB214, HB214
Keywords: HCR 40, House Concurrent Resolution, Operation Lone Star, border security, southern border, Texas border, reimbursement, federal reimbursement, Congress, immigration, migrant crossings, illegal immigration, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, DPS, human smuggling, cartel, fentanyl, border enforcement, public safety
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 27

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs (2-15-24)

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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Dev, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy (2-7-24)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 6, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 39

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC-CPN Joint Info Briefing - Mon Apr 6, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator King. Senator Sparks. Here. Senator Alvarado. Senator Johnson. Senator Schwertner.
  • Senator Sparks, here. Senator Alvarado. Senator Johnson. Senator Schwertner.
  • Okay, the chair lays out HCR 127 and recognizes its Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the resolution
  • Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the resolution. Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
  • Chair lays out HCR 141 and recognizes its Senate sponsor, Senator Middleton, to explain the resolution
Bills: HB346, HB1851, HB2974, HB5596, HCR118, HCR127, HCR141
Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, surplus vehicles, law enforcement equipment, school districts, Texas Facilities Commission, economically disadvantaged areas, HB 5596, voter-approval tax rate, property tax, ad valorem tax, Tax Code, Texas municipalities, coastal municipality, eligible coastal municipality, municipal hotel occupancy tax, hotel occupancy tax revenue
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.