Video & Transcript Research : 'R.S. 15:1109'

Page 1 of 500
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 18th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you abuse an animal, the maximum is 15 years.
  • I've got a list of 15 times that this has happened in the past three years.
  • I've got a list of 15 times that this has happened in the past three years.
  • It adds that to 15-541. And those are where someone fakes, depicts—it’s basically fake child porn.
  • The effect of that is that it would go from a 15-year registration to a 25-year registration.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • . 15:175, Subsection A.
  • . 15:175, Subsection A.
  • My mother was 15 and got pregnant through sex with me.
  • I've been able to help be an arm and leg of y'all, serving this community for the last 15 years.
  • I've been able to help be an arm and leg of y'all serving this community for the last 15 years.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • 15:36.480><c> with</c><00:15:36.639><c> our</c><00:15:36.959><c> our</c><00:15:37.279><c> our</c> um
  • /c><00:15:38.880><c> think</c><00:15:39.279><c> the</c><00:15:39.760><c> amendment</c><00:15:40.320><
  • ><c> and</c><00:15:45.760><c> even</c><00:15:46.079><c> with</c><00:15:46.399><c> the</c><00:15:46.800
  • ><c> and</c><00:15:48.639><c> and</c><00:15:48.959><c> this</c><00:15:49.199><c> is</c><00:15:49.360>
  • ><c> it's</c><05:15:06.798><c> so</c><05:15:07.280><c> the</c><05:15:07.600><c> the</c><05:15:08.080>
Summary: The meeting began with unanimous committee approval of amendment 2026-2021S to HB 2. Senator Lang explained the amendment corrected a drafting error so that $2.5 million in state funds, matched with federal money for a total of $5 million, could be spent during the biennium rather than lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The money is intended to stabilize Medicaid per diem rates for county nursing homes, and members agreed without objection to adopt the amendment and continue working from the bill as amended by the Senate. The committee then discussed HB 155 and a proposed amendment, 2026-201H, dealing with the business enterprise tax. The House side described the proposal as a compromise that would raise the filing threshold from $250,000 to $375,000 and create a trigger that would reduce the BET rate by 0.05% for each $100 million in combined business tax surplus, down to a floor of 0.25%. Senate members opposed lowering the rate at this time, arguing that tax relief should focus on the filing threshold, which they said would remove filing burdens for about 3,500 small businesses, and that rate cuts should be considered in a budget cycle rather than an off-year. Concerns were raised that one-time revenues, such as tax amnesty receipts or federal repatriation-related surpluses, could unintentionally trigger reductions. Representative Sweeney later offered a revised approach by moving the effective date of the trigger mechanism to January 1, 2028, and said he was also willing to carve out tax amnesty revenues or adjust the effective date to avoid using one-time funds. The Senate remained unwilling to agree to a rate reduction, though it expressed openness to raising the filing threshold further. The committee ultimately did not resolve the business tax issue and recessed to continue discussions at a later time. The final item discussed was HB 1102, concerning an increase in the research and development tax credit paired with changes to state park fees. House members supported the R&D credit increase but opposed tying it to higher park fees, citing concerns about tourism, especially at border parks, and noting that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources had said it did not need the increase. Senate members defended the park fee changes as a fairness issue, arguing that New Hampshire residents should pay less than out-of-state visitors and that the department had not raised rates in many years. No vote was taken on this item during the discussion captured here.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • It went from 10 and a half, it went to 15, and the reason why it went to 15 is simply because in 1972
  • And another bit of housekeeping, HB 1109.
  • Hearing and seeing none, let HB 1109 be voluntarily deferred.
  • Cruz, HB 1109. Rep.
  • Cruz on HB 1109. I appreciate that. Rep. Cruz on HB 1109. I appreciate that.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 18th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • But anyways, I watched that video of 15 students from East St.
  • But anyway, I watched that video of 15 students from East St.
  • to do this, which I don't see anything in the bill or in current statute that says this could be a 15
  • to do this, which I don't see anything in the bill or in current statute that says this could be a 15
  • And to pitch this as if we are taking them away, a 15-minute interview with Rep.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Retirement Apr 29th, 2026

Retirement

Summary: The Retirement Committee met on April 29, 2026, established a quorum, and heard a series of retirement-related bills, mostly cleanup or technical measures affecting various public retirement systems. SB 22 would extend Municipal Employees Retirement System eligibility to certain positions in the Second City Court constable’s office in New Orleans. SB 17 would create a funding deposit account for cost-of-living adjustments for registrars of voters’ employees’ retirement system. SB 455 would allow certain district and parish courts to participate in the Parochial Employees Retirement System. SB 456 would update compensation rules for assigned retired judges, and SB 8 would add the Louisiana Asset Management Pool as a participating employer in MERS. All of these bills were described as aligning statutes with current practice or expanding participation options, and each was reported favorably without objection. The committee also heard several Louisiana State Police retirement bills. SB 10 would repeal outdated priority allocation and retiree raise rules and adjust handling of surplus employee contributions; SB 11 would increase the funding cap for benefit increases from 2.5% to 3.5%; and SB 12 would update membership and definition language to reflect the State Police Commission rather than the Civil Service Commission. SB 18 would repeal a special exception allowing certain MERS retirees to return to part-time work while collecting full benefits, while protecting roughly 30 current participants. SB 20 and SB 21 would update actuarial gain/loss and unfunded liability funding rules for school employees’ retirement and LASERS, respectively, in light of the new permanent benefit increase funding structure. Each of these bills was supported by system officials as cleanup or modernization measures and was reported favorably. The committee spent the most time on education and return-to-work issues for teachers and public employees. SB 16 would reduce annual trustee training requirements for retirement system boards from 16 hours back to 12 hours, which witnesses said would better fit smaller systems and match the original intent of the law. SB 13 would similarly update TRSL’s actuarial funding rules after the sunset of the experience account. SB 14, based on a 2025 study work group, would consolidate and simplify TRSL return-to-work rules and expand options for retired teachers, with witnesses emphasizing teacher shortages and the need to retain experienced educators. All three were reported favorably. Finally, SB 416 would allow certain Department of Public Safety and Corrections retirees to return to critical shortage positions after one year, and SB 477 would classify the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as a full-time state employee for retirement purposes. Both bills drew questions and discussion, especially SB 416, and both were reported favorably. The chair announced the committee’s next meeting would be moved from Monday to Tuesday, and the meeting adjourned.
KY
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved prior meeting minutes, and then took up a single agenda item involving the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) salary schedule and payroll administration. Finance Cabinet representatives Dale Clemens and general counsel Barbie Dickens testified that the cabinet’s role is to administer PVA payroll and that it needs clear statutory language to do so without interpretation. They said the salary schedule is set in statute, not regulation, and explained that the last update they were aware of was in 2020, with later changes tied to CPI and then updated in 2024 through House Bill 122. Members asked whether PVA salaries had effectively doubled under the 2024 update, how the schedule had been adjusted before 2024, and whether the cabinet could update the schedule administratively. The Finance Cabinet responded that the current language would apply the same increment given to other state employees rather than a CPI-based increase, and that the schedule itself remains in KRS 132.590. The chair and members discussed proposed budget language, including references to the Kentucky Association of PVAs and issues arising since the 2022 budget, with the goal of cleaning up the language so the cabinet could make necessary adjustments. The chair indicated the most recent language appeared to be in the newly dropped HB 500 budget bill and asked whether the PVA representatives could live with it; the PVAs appeared agreeable. No formal vote was taken on the substantive issue during the meeting, and after concluding there were no further questions, the chair adjourned the meeting.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:15:00.680><c> two</c> eight yays two eight yays two Nays<00:15:02.519><c> we</c><00:15:02.680><c>
  • have</c><00:15:03.279><c> eight</c><00:15:03.720><c> yays</c><00:15:04.160><c> two</c><00:15:04.480><
  • two Nays House Bill<00:15:05.839><c> 73</c><00:15:06.600><c> passes</c><00:15:07.160><c> with</c><00
  • :15:09.279><c> the</c> phone<00:15:13.600><c> house</c><00:15:14.199><c> house</c><00:15:14.440><c> bill
  • </c><00:15:17.320><c> thank</c><00:15:17.480><c> you</c><00:15:17.600><c> Mr</c><00:15:17.800><c> chairman
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first considered HJR 15, a resolution to return a Ten Commandments monument to the new state Capitol grounds. Representative Shane Baker described the monument’s history, its removal to storage in the 1980s, and a prior 2000 effort that was blocked by the courts. He argued recent Supreme Court decisions, including Van Orden and Kennedy, support a history-and-tradition approach and said the resolution would direct the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to retrieve and reinstall the monument in Monument Park. Senator Herron raised concerns about religious neutrality and whether other faiths would also be represented at the Capitol. Baker and Chair Petrie responded that the resolution was limited to restoring a specific historical monument and did not bar future proposals for other displays. Senator Armstrong voted no, saying the legal landscape remained uncertain and the state could face costly litigation. The committee approved HJR 15 on an 8-1 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 6, which would limit administrative agencies from issuing regulations with an economic impact of more than $500,000 over two years, with exceptions for imminent public health or safety threats, protection of federal or state funds, and compliance with certain court orders. Representative Wade Williams said the bill would rein in costly agency rulemaking and cited LRC data showing only about a dozen regulations in 2024 would have met the threshold, with roughly six after closer review. Senator Chambers Armstrong expressed concern that the bill could tie the government’s hands in emergencies, but the bill passed 8-1. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 73, which had a committee substitute. Representatives Johnson and Tipton explained that one part would add We Lead CS to the list of educational service providers allowed to administer their own retirement program participation, and the other would require the Teachers’ Retirement System actuary to provide additional information on each employer’s share of unfunded liability. The committee approved HB 73 unanimously, 10-0, and then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • ><00:15:05.000><c> and</c><00:15:05.279><c> if</c><00:15:05.360><c> I</c><00:15:05.519><c> may</c><00
  • </c><00:15:08.600><c> yes</c><00:15:09.160><c> so</c><00:15:09.480><c> on</c><00:15:09.639><c> the</c
  • </c><00:15:30.519><c> uh</c><00:15:30.800><c> more</c><00:15:31.160><c> specific</c><00:15:31.639><c>
  • each state<00:15:32.279><c> and</c><00:15:32.440><c> how</c><00:15:32.639><c> those</c><00:15:32.839>
  • are implemented<00:15:34.920><c> um</c><00:15:35.920><c> it's</c><00:15:36.079><c> really</c><00:15:
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 537, as amended by PHS 1, which was described as a technical measure needed to ensure Kentucky can receive opioid settlement funds despite changes in bankruptcy court orders. The sponsor and Attorney General’s office explained that the bill does not change the settlement formula or substantive terms, but adjusts the mechanism for receiving the money. After brief discussion, the committee adopted PHS 1 and then passed HB 537 out favorably on a 17-0 vote, with one member recording attendance after arriving late. The committee then considered House Bill 695, also amended by PHS 1, a Medicaid stabilization bill. The sponsor said the measure is intended to hold the program steady while the legislature gathers more information and awaits work by a future Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board. The bill would limit new waivers, state plan amendments, and coverage expansions; require reporting and record retention; create a Kentucky Medicaid Pharmaceutical Rebate Fund; direct certain behavioral health and managed care changes; and include an emergency clause. Members raised questions about the rebate fund, work requirements, and whether the bill could affect coverage or funding, while supporters emphasized transparency, data collection, and preventing new expansions until oversight is in place. Several members spoke in favor of the bill’s goals but expressed caution about micromanaging a complex program and about possible unintended consequences for beneficiaries. Representative Fleming stressed the need for stronger oversight and noted the potential fiscal impact of federal Medicaid changes. Representative Stevenson voted pass, saying the committee should let the new oversight board handle the issue, and Representative Gentry also passed, citing concern about overreach and the burden of data collection. The committee ultimately reported HB 695 favorably on a 16-1 vote with three pass votes. Afterward, members recorded additional yes votes on HB 537 for the record.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 23rd, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • A lot of these different boards and entities, they do have some are 45, some are 30, some are 15.
  • We would never make somebody drive 15 miles.
  • And 15 of those were in the same polling location as another precinct.
  • So in November, it would have been 15 precincts.
  • So if it's a minimum of 20 and 15 and a maximum of the workers? Yes.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:15:32.880><c> in</c><00:15:33.000><c> favor</c><00:15:33.360><c> I</c><00:15:34.000><c> I</c><00
  • :15:34.360><c> all</c><00:15:34.600><c> oppose</c><00:15:35.480><c> title</c> second all in favor I I
  • :37.120><c> thank</c><00:15:37.279><c> you</c><00:15:37.360><c> Senator</c><00:15:37.920><c> thank</c
  • <c> very</c><00:15:38.639><c> much</c><00:15:39.639><c> next</c><00:15:39.839><c> on</c><00:15:40.000
  • ><c> the</c><00:15:40.160><c> agenda</c><00:15:40.680><c> Senate</c> you very much next on the agenda
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered Senate Bill 3, relating to student athletes and NIL. Senator Max Wise said the bill would modernize Kentucky’s NIL framework so universities remain competitive and student-athletes can benefit, noting the state’s earlier NIL law and the need to act before a pending national settlement. Several members supported the bill but expressed concern that NIL has changed college athletics and could eventually affect high school sports. The committee reported Senate Bill 3 favorably. The committee then took up Senate Bill 15, relating to minimum wage exceptions for minor league baseball players. Senator Amanda Bledsoe and MLB representative Josh Allen explained that the bill would align Kentucky law with the players’ collective bargaining agreement, treating the players as salaried rather than hourly workers and addressing overtime issues. Members discussed the minimum weekly salaries at Single-A and Triple-A, along with housing, meals, and health benefits under the agreement. The committee adopted a committee substitute, passed a title amendment, and reported Senate Bill 15 favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 103, which concerns the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and services for people with disabilities. Senator Danny Carroll and provider advocates said the bill would add regulatory oversight, require reporting to the legislature and governor, and give preference to in-state services when available, while preserving access to out-of-state services when needed. Testimony focused on Kentucky’s low employment ranking for people with disabilities, unused federal funds, provider funding concerns, and an OVR order of selection that would limit services to the most severe cases. The committee adopted a committee substitute and reported Senate Bill 103 favorably after supportive comments from members about the program’s impact on employment and quality of life.