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• This is all foam.
• Are all three on consent? Madam Chair, members, yes. Yes, all three. Okay, thank you.
• All right. Well, thank you, Rhonda. That was a long caucus, but I appreciate you all here.
• Are all three on consent? Madam Chair Members, yes. Yes. All three. Okay. Thank you. Okay.
• All right. Thank you. Members, other announcements? For your love and support. All right.

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Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of bills and resolutions, with members frequently asking to pull measures from consent and noting party-line or unanimous votes. Topics included medical and vaccination restrictions (HB 2248, HB 2086), state investment and conflict-of-interest rules for the treasurer (HB 2303), budget and reporting requirements (HB 2688, HB 2015), procurement limits involving China-linked companies (HB 2170, HB 2134), homelessness administration (HB 2533), traffic and transportation measures (HB 2109, HB 2574, HB 2210), school testing and education policy (HB 2032, HB 2033, HB 2075, HB 2266, HB 2395, HCR 2003), and several health-care bills involving lactation services, gender-transition care for minors, abortion-related restrictions, and hospital immigration-status reporting (HB 2072, HB 2085, HB 2364, HB 2689, HB 2796). Members also discussed water policy, including desalination, groundwater transport, and water-use limits (HB 2052, HB 2056, HB 2098, HB 2758, HB 2328), as well as food and agriculture measures such as SNAP restrictions, cultivated-cell food labeling and bans, and the Beef Council extension (HB 2396, HB 2762, HB 2791, HB 2155). Several members criticized bills as unconstitutional, costly, or harmful to affordability, while sponsors described them as clarifications, consumer protections, or administrative fixes. The caucus also considered a number of bills affecting labor, property, and consumer issues, including unemployment eligibility changes, mobile home park submetering fees, appraisal management company rules, digital goods seller requirements, property tax clarifications, and protections for minors in online content creation (HB 2690, HB 2459, HB 2501, HB 2010, HB 2120, HB 2192, HB 2261, HB 2279). Other measures addressed sexual extortion penalties, name-change procedures for sex offenders, and restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and gender-transition procedures for minors (HB 2666, HB 2223, HB 2364, HB 2085). Members repeatedly raised concerns about federal preemption, constitutional issues, implementation costs, and unintended consequences, and several sponsors or members indicated they were working on amendments or stakeholder discussions. At the end of the meeting, the caucus also heard memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers and precinct voting, and memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and defunding the IMF (HCR 2016, HM 2001, HM 2004). The meeting concluded with caucus announcements, including an affordability-themed award recognizing Rep. Betty Villegas, a Black History Month sign-up request, and reminders about upcoming affordability and Latino Caucus events. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but multiple bills were pulled from consent or noted for opposition.

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• All right, right at 9 o'clock. Thank you all for being here and ready to rock and roll.
• All it is is that if schools choose to, the LEA...
• All it is is that if schools choose to, the LEAs, and that gives them back to their local authority,
• We've heard all this before. This is nothing new. Precinct voting as recent as 2018.
• I don't remember all of them. Okay, thank you. Questions, concerns?

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Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• All right.
• >> All<00:01:19.920> right. >> All right. >> All right.
• All right.
• Um, believe the All right.
• all of the kids.

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Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• All these vets that have been TBI.
• all the staggering terms and stuff. Yes. all the staggering terms and stuff. Yes.
• over the state and all over the country. over the state and all over the country.
• <00:28:45.120> Um they all receive federal funding. Um they all receive federal funding.
• and there are no problems at all. and there are no problems at all.

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Summary: The committee heard House Bill 369, which would add post-traumatic stress disorder to an existing 2018 hyperbaric oxygen therapy-related law for veterans. Representative Scott Sharp and HBOT for KY Vets representatives testified that PTSD and traumatic brain injury often overlap, that veterans are frequently misdiagnosed, and that hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown benefits in clinical trials and in Kentucky’s own funded program. Members asked whether the bill would require insurance coverage; the sponsors said it would not, and noted they are seeking broader approval through medical and congressional channels. The committee voted favorably on HB 369, with members expressing support based on personal experience and the needs of veterans and their families. The committee then considered House Bill 419, for which a committee substitute was adopted before testimony. Representative Suzanne Miles and Kentucky Fire Commission/KCTCS representatives explained that the bill would expand the fire commission board from 14 to 18 members, clarify that KCTCS’s 5% administrative fee applies collectively to all funds rather than separately to each fund, and allow excess funds to help cover out-of-pocket cancer screening costs for volunteer and paid firefighters. A question about board staggering was answered by explaining that staggered terms were originally used to avoid all terms ending at once and were expected to continue. The committee passed HB 419 with favorable expression. Later, USA Cares presented an update on how it has used prior state funding. The organization described its grant-based assistance for veterans and military families facing housing, vehicle, and utility crises, as well as career transition and housing-related support programs. Testimony emphasized that the aid helps prevent homelessness and reduce suicide risk, and the group reported it had used nearly all of the $2 million awarded in the last budget cycle to assist 364 families and more than 500 dependents. No vote was taken on the USA Cares presentation.

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• All members being present, quorum is declared.
• All members being present, quorum is declared.
• First of all, I want to say that uh First of all, I want to say that uh we<00:21:49.120> had<00
• Thank you all that were able President.
• <00:28:56.320> Thank accountability, we are all safer.

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Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, and approved the journal from Monday, February 2, 2026. The chamber received House messages that the House had passed HB 143, 164, 314, and 398 and requested concurrence. The Agriculture Committee reported SB 5 and SB 73 favorably, and those bills were advanced to the calendar. The Senate also took up several new measures, including SB 155 on animal health emergencies, SJR 75 on utility affordability and essential services, and SR 76 honoring Frank Ryard. The main floor action centered on SB 48, relating to mandatory re-entry supervision. The bill was explained as tightening eligibility by excluding inmates with two or more violent-felony convictions or those recommitted for probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge violations, and requiring an annual Department of Corrections report to the judiciary committees. After a roll call, SB 48 passed 38-0. The Senate then considered SB 102 on Kentucky State Police staffing; after an amendment was withdrawn, the bill was explained as extending the Trooper R return-to-service eligibility window from the original retirement date to the last day worked, without changing benefits or retirement obligations. SB 102 also passed 38-0. During announcements and communications, senators discussed committee meetings, legislative receptions, and co-sponsorship requests. A resolution honoring the 22nd Black History Celebration was adopted, and a senator spoke at length about the event and the recognition of Moneta Sleet Jr. Another senator used the floor to urge stronger enforcement and transparency around child marriage laws, citing continued noncompliance and the need to protect minors. Later, the clerk reported additional new bills, including SB 156 on child marriage, SB 157 on mortgage loan income limits, SB 158 on vehicle financial protection products, SB 159 on missing and unidentified persons, SB 160 on child care centers, SB 161 on employment, and SR 77 honoring Norma June Evans. The Senate then adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

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• All in favor? I. All right. All opposed. Okay.
• All in favor say I. I. All oppose, nay. Okay.
• All in favor say I. I. All oppose, nay. Okay. So that we’ll send that letter.
• All those in favor say I. I.
• that's all we have on justice line. that's all we have on justice line.

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Summary: The committee received an impeachment petition against Mr. Tyler Murphy by motion and vote, then approved posting the petition on the committee’s website. Members also agreed to send Mr. Murphy a letter requesting a response by February 18, with the motion carrying unanimously. The meeting then turned to the impeachment matter involving Justice Goodwine. On motion and second, the committee approved sending her a letter asking for a response to the impeachment allegations. Members noted that additional requested information was still pending and not yet due. No other business was raised before the committee. The chair announced that the response deadline would be two weeks from the meeting date, and the committee adjourned.

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• All right, we're calling the impeachment committee to order. >> First thing we have is roll call. >>
• All in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> All opposed? >> Nay. We're in executive session.
• Don.<00:00:48.960> All<00:00:49.120> in<00:00:49.280> favor<00:00:49.520> say
• All in favor say I. I. Don. All in favor say I. I. >> All<00:00:50.719> oppose?
• >> All oppose? Nate. >> All oppose? Nate.

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Summary: The impeachment committee was called to order and a roll call was taken. Members present included Representatives Don, V, Gentry, King, Watkins, Chair Neas, and Decker; other members were noted as absent or not yet responding. After the roll call, a motion was made and seconded to enter executive session. The committee voted by voice vote to go into executive session, with no opposition recorded. No substantive bill discussion, testimony, or further actions were captured in the transcript before the meeting moved behind closed doors.

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• >> All<00:02:04.719> right. >> Good morning. I'm Dr.
• But anyway, thank you all for that.
• Thank you all. The next bill on our agenda is House Bill 379.
• They get together from all their public universities.
• hit them all from the uh from the bill. hit them all from the uh from the bill. couple<00:10:20.160

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Summary: The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 266, which would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Health Care Workforce Investment Fund as eligible credentials. Sponsor Representative Griffy and Dr. Kelly Ellis of Eastern Kentucky University testified that both professions are essential health care services, require advanced education and licensure, and face shortages, especially in rural areas. The bill passed favorably without opposition. The committee then took up House Bill 379, a cleanup and policy bill for postsecondary education. As amended by a primary House substitute, it would exempt mandatory orientation and training for governing board members from open meetings requirements if no action is taken, allow preliminary university president evaluations to occur in closed session while final evaluations remain public, designate Northern Kentucky University as the permanent home of the Kentucky Center for Mathematics, and establish a process for collecting enrollment-related debt through universities and the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet. The substitute also removed provisions related to student body presidents and the Commonwealth Education Continuum. Representative Baker and guests from NKU and the Council on Postsecondary Education said the changes were recommended by universities and CPE, noted that NKU has long hosted the Kentucky Center for Mathematics, and explained that no other institution has sought the role. Members asked about the center’s work, and supporters described it as a statewide organization that improves math education and teacher training. House Bill 379, as amended, passed with favorable expression and was reported to the House floor.

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• that the academic standards are available and accessible to all students and that all students have an
• Those are all similar across all letter grades to the statewide average.
• All right.
• All right. Just since we're requesting. You're recognized. All right.
• All right, you recognize. Okay.

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• That's all the speakers, Mr. Chair. All right. Are there any speakers in favor? No. Okay.
• All right.
• All right. That is all the speakers. Public comment is closed.
• That is what it's all about.
• All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed? The ayes have it. So ordered.

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• All right, have you all registered? All right, have you all registered? You're right.
• All right. Oh, there's Rogers. Okay. All right. We're 27 present, zero absent, three excused.
• Yacht rock for the win all the time. Yacht rock for the win all the time.
• All right. This is on the President's desk appointments by the President.
• All right. This is on the President's desk appointments by the President.

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• Members, I introduce to you all Reverend Regina Reese Young.
• All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed say nay. It appears the ayes have it.
• All the noise.
• All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed say nay. It appears you guys have it.
• All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. It appears the ayes have it. So ordered.

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• of all who all who call Colorado home. of all who all who call Colorado home. support<00:29:11.520
• <02:10:39.119> All must follow. They follow all laws. All must follow.
• We are all We are not all one.
• and made, all the emails, all the talks, and made, all the emails, all the talks, and that<02:31:
• <04:33:12.160> the all those who are watching all the all those who are watching all the advocates

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• All those in favor say I. All those opposed say no. The bill passes. Mr.
• >> All those opposed? No. >> All those opposed? No.
• All those opposed say no. >> I. All those opposed say no.
• All those in favor say I. All those in favor say I.
• and all people clarity for all landlords and all people with<01:15:21.760> disabilities<01:15

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• All right, if we get started, Representative Padajohn, HB 200. Thank you.
• All right. Does everybody have a copy of the amendment?
• All righty. We've got an amendment bill. We'll go back to the bill. All righty.
• All right, Representative, you have a do Pass as amended.
• All I can say is I'm getting old and tired, and so thank you all very much.

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• Thank you all for coming to this committee's meeting.
• All right. Any questions about Lauren's report?
• We don't accept them all. We don't put them all together.
• All in the budget. but certainly it's germane if it just simply increases an annual amount.

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• We need support for all of that.
• Are you concerned at all that.
• All the sectors to inform.
• All of the renewables.
• Thank you all.

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• Thank you all for making it out to this morning's meeting for our House Taxation and Revenue Committee
• Obviously, when things like that happen, I want to make sure that we're all team players and that we
• would like to preface my presentation by saying that the measure before us relates to the first and all
• All this knowledge, Mr.
• We got the all clear, thumbs up. Thank you for your patience.

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