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• Mine is better than his, but certainly not as good as my mother. in it.
• And, um, uh, my brother's not as good. um<00:16:31.120> mine<00:16:31.440> is<00:16:31.759
• 32.000> than<00:16:32.240> his<00:16:33.040> but<00:16:33.440> certainly um mine
• is better than his but certainly um mine is better than his but certainly not<00:16:34.000> as
• Mine is better than his, but certainly not as good as my mother.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Mine is not an isolated story.
• I'm asking you to make sure no other family has to fight the way mine did, to not force Kentuckians to
• <01:05:19.760> fight<01:05:20.000> the<01:05:20.240> way<01:05:20.400> mine
• family has to fight the way mine did. family has to fight the way mine did. to<01:05:22.240>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 1 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 1 Vote 00:15:05 HB 2 Discussion 00:17:20 HB 2 Vote 01:13:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on House Bill 1, which would implement Kentucky’s participation in the federal education freedom tax credit program. Sponsors said the bill would allow donors to receive a federal dollar-for-dollar tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations, with no state dollars involved, and that public school districts could potentially create their own SGOs. Members asked about the removal of state tax language in the committee substitute, the meaning of the 11th Amendment waiver, whether SGOs could serve only public school students, and whether data collection could be added. The sponsors said the state tax language was unnecessary because the credit is federal, the waiver would allow federal-court litigation over the act, and a district could establish an SGO if it met federal requirements. The committee adopted the substitute and then reported HB 1 favorably with 16 yes votes, one nay, three pass votes, and one abstention. The committee then took up House Bill 2, an act relating to Medicaid and making an appropriation. The sponsor described the bill as a response to federal HR 1 and to concerns raised by the Medicaid oversight board, saying it would address program integrity, eligibility redeterminations, cost sharing, and managed care organization contracts. He said the bill would require periodic eligibility verification for expansion Medicaid enrollees, add modest cost-sharing for some services to encourage use of primary care over emergency rooms, and strengthen enforcement of MCO contracts, with penalties going into a restricted compliance fund. Members asked about the committee amendment, and the sponsor explained it restored flexibility on the number of MCOs in future procurement rather than locking in a reduction. Members also asked whether the bill had gone before the Medicaid oversight advisory board and whether a fiscal note was available; the sponsor said the board’s recommendations were incorporated and fiscal notes were included in the packet. After discussion, the committee adopted committee amendment one to PHS2 and then adopted PHS2 as amended for consideration. The sponsor continued outlining the bill’s provisions, emphasizing that it applied to the expansion population and was intended to align Kentucky law with federal requirements while improving oversight and accountability.

Transcript Highlights:

• , "Simple Gifts," which I don't know if Representative Lloyd's church sings that every Sunday, but mine
• , "Simple Gifts," which I don't know if Representative Lloyd's church sings that every Sunday, but mine
• , "Simple Gifts," which I don't know if Representative Lloyd's church sings that every Sunday, but mine
• , "Simple Gifts," which I don't know if Representative Lloyd's church sings that every Sunday, but mine
• , "Simple Gifts," which I don't know if Representative Lloyd's church sings that every Sunday, but mine

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I've had friends of mine who are white who looked at that situation and didn't understand it.
• of an incident that took place right here in Montgomery, Alabama that dealt with a dear friend of mine
• Alabama that dealt with a dear<01:16:10.320> friend<01:16:10.480> of<01:16:10.640> mine
• ,<01:16:11.040> Greg<01:16:11.440> Gun, dear friend of mine, Greg Gun, dear friend
• of mine, Greg Gun, who<01:16:13.199> was<01:16:13.440> chased<01:16:13.840> down,

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• This amendment incorporates the contents of the phosphate mining lands legislation that we passed a couple
• provides a new process for landowners to record public notice that their land is a former phosphate mine
• Hickson, the widow of Chris Hickson, the current Broward County School Board chair and a friend of mine
• Specifically mine. Thank you. I'm unaware of any negative effect.
• I'm not bothering any of the other 63 counties, just yours and just mine. And that's fair.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions before taking up the special order calendar. The chamber first postponed CS/SB 80 on state land management, then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions when identical or nearly identical. Early actions included unanimous passage of HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a recycling and waste-diversion roadmap, and passage of CS/CS/SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking after amendments addressing out-of-service credits and former phosphate mine lands; that bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional concerns. The Senate also passed HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, adding a sentencing multiplier and a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, and HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, with $190,000 in nonrecurring implementation funds and a July 1, 2026 implementation date. The chamber then approved HB 1089 to add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, and HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects, lower the approval threshold, and clarify ownership and reimbursement issues. Members discussed funding levels and whether insurance premium credits would be required, but the bill passed unanimously. The Senate also passed HB 1145 on workforce education, HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, and HB 181 on parole guidelines, all without recorded opposition. CS/CS/SB 976 on court-appointed psychologists also passed unanimously, as did HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, which broadened protections against non-consensual and digitally forged intimate images. Later, the Senate approved HB 1156 creating the Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program, after clarifying training requirements and hearing support that the measure would help families keep medically fragile children at home while compensating trained parents. The chamber also passed HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care, with an amendment allowing designated facilities to retain stabilized patients who still meet involuntary examination criteria. Throughout the day, senators used questions and debate to probe charter school governance in CS/CS/SB 822, which was substituted with HB 443 and amended to expand charter autonomy over conduct codes, enrollment, reporting, and facility use while maintaining sponsor oversight; that bill was placed on the calendar for third reading rather than voted on in the excerpt. Several other measures, including SB 716, SB 76, and the final SB 1252 item, were postponed or not reached before the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment incorporates the contents of the phosphate mining lands legislation that we passed a couple
• provides a new process for landowners to record public notice that their land is a former phosphate mine
• Debbie Hixon, the widow of Chris Hixon, the current Broward County School Board chair and a friend of mine
• Specifically mine. Thank you. I'm unaware of any negative effect.
• I'm not bothering any of the other 63 counties, just yours and just mine. And that's fair.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

Transcript Highlights:

• If this bill passes, it'll get worse not only for my family and families like mine.
• Every one of those numbers is a stolen future, a shattered family, and a story just like mine.
• In communities like mine, there are moments, whether due to staff shortages, emergencies, illness, or
• consideration that we do not have rogue officers out there working for some of these companies like mine
• consideration that we do not have rogue officers out there working for some of these companies like mine

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several bills, generally leaving them pending after testimony. HB 4995 would create a training/certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would protect tactical medical staff and improve emergency care; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the OmniBase/failure-to-appear-or-pay license hold program; the author and supporters argued it unfairly compounds debt and traps drivers in noncompliance, while judges and municipal court representatives said it is an effective, voluntary tool that prompts court appearances and reduces warrants. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/THC substances, and HB 5436 would allow licensed auto recyclers to purchase certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shop activity; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would place a discrete sex-offender designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for registrants under Chapter 62. The author said the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and cited other states and research in support, while opponents argued it would function as a scarlet letter, increase harassment, and punish people who are already complying with the law. HB 4155 would create a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study risk factors, coordinate agencies, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, TCFV, and a survivor testified in support, emphasizing the number of family violence homicides and the need for coordinated, data-driven prevention, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 4514 would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and confidentiality protections, to help businesses verify identities and combat fraud. Supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce losses from fake IDs and organized theft, while the author stressed privacy safeguards and limited, consent-based use. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.

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• represent MACDA today, which is an organization of PEG channels operated by cities and organizations like mine
• cities and PEG channels operated by cities and organizations<00:36:52.320> like<00:36:52.640> mine
• <00:36:53.040> across<00:36:53.440> the organizations like mine across the organizations
• like mine across the state.<00:36:54.400> Today<00:36:54.720> we<00:36:55.040> urge
• Uh, I asked everyone what their priorities were in the parks and trails categories, and uh, mine actually

Bills: HF2563

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair, this is a substantially different type of, uh, mining, if you want to even call it that,
• is a substantially different type<01:05:28.440> of<01:05:29.079> uh<01:05:29.240> mining
• c> you<01:05:29.920> want<01:05:30.000> to<01:05:30.160> even type of uh mining
• if you want to even type of uh mining if you want to even call<01:05:30.640> it<01:05:30.960>
• We've long done taconite mining, but we've never done gas, and so this is really meant to get us up to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What if I stop mine or just minimize mine? That may help here. Hold on. Oops, sorry. That's okay.
• Oh, it's mine, apologies. Okay, let's go back. Go ahead, Em. Thank you, Emily.
• Oh, it's mine, apologies. Okay, let's go back. Go ahead, Em. Thank you, Emily.
• Oh, it's mine, apologies. Okay, let's go back. Go ahead, Em. Thank you, Emily.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.

Transcript Highlights:

• Mine was the second half of that. The animal neglect was Representative Sharp's. Yeah. All right.

Summary: The Rules Administrative Committee met with eight members present, establishing a quorum and moving into executive session. The committee then considered and advanced several bills, all on do-pass motions. Senate Bill 973, sponsored by Senator Trent, passed 7-1; Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 903, related to copper wire and sponsored by Senator Henderson, passed 9-0; Senate Bill 834, sponsored by Senator Crawford and carried in the House by Representative Owens, passed 9-0; and Senate Bill 938, sponsored by Senator Bernskelder and carried by Representative Haley, passed 9-0. The committee also heard discussion on House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304, sponsored by Representative Justice. Members discussed changes to the bill’s dog-bite provisions, including removing “serious emotional injury,” restoring original language so a first bite is not automatically a misdemeanor, and combining it with animal neglect language from a separate bill sponsored by Representative Sharp. Representative Justice explained the bill was intended to address serious attacks without criminalizing minor incidents, and members praised the work on revisions. After discussion, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304 passed 9-0. No other business was raised, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Mine is a general question, comment, I guess.

Summary: The Joint Budget Committee met to consider several budget-related items and amendments. An amendment to Senate Bill 30 concerning the Office of the Governor, offered by Senator Rice, would have canceled funding for a senior advisor position tied to former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri; Senator Rice and Representative Wooten criticized the position’s cost and Profiri’s lack of responsiveness to the legislature and taxpayers. The chair referred that amendment to the personnel committee for review, and other members were told further discussion would occur there. The committee also referred an amendment by Senator Johnson related to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism to special language, and referred House Bill 1080 by Representative Ladyman for the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, to special language as well. In other business, Senator Dismang explained a revised special language amendment for ADEQ’s waste tire program to correct a timing issue in the governor’s letter; the committee suspended the rules so it could be considered and then referred it to special language for the next day’s agenda. The meeting included recognition of student guests from Jonesboro High School and Hendrix College. No substantive votes were taken on the contested personnel amendment, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene the next morning.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those three girls on the end can read by mine.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Terry Brown was a good friend of mine. Terry and I served together.

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 25 March, 2026; 11:45 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee considered several reappointments and appointments to transportation-related boards. Jerry Waldrop of Hattiesburg, associated with Pam Auto Group, appeared in person for a reappointment and was confirmed after staff noted his oath and statement of economic interest were in compliance. James Morris Richards of Ridgeland appeared by Zoom for reappointment to the Commercial Transportation Appeals Board; he described his long career with KLLM Transport, including serving as president and CEO and overseeing a large refrigerated trucking operation, and his reappointment was also approved. The committee then heard from Curtis Leon Auber Jr. of Hattiesburg for a reappointment. He said he is originally from Pascagoula, attended the University of Southern Mississippi and MC Law, worked at Entergy, served with the Public Service Commission and as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under President Bush, and is now a partner at Brunini. Members said his paperwork was in order and thanked him for his service. For each nominee, the committee moved to advise and consent, took voice votes with no opposition noted, and approved the appointments. The meeting concluded with a motion to rise and report.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've always admired the Capitol for its gorgeous art, so to have a piece of mine displayed in a place

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And one of them is a very close personal relation of mine.
• My son John Wallace is relation of mine. My son John Wallace is up<03:03:20.160> there.
• But I've been Mine not an hour, right?
• It doesn't address that in mine.
• I didn't go that address that in mine.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Ancestors of mine fought in the Revolutionary War.
• were the United States ancestors of mine were the United States ancestors of mine fought<02:10:50.159
• It was not mine. Thank you for that. Seeing no other hands, and thank you so much.
• I am here, and I will introduce, though not mine, HCR 16 by name.
• And it specifically mentions this in the accords that were signed by us in America. ...lot of mining

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Brekie is also a former student of mine. Okay.
• Families have to go through what mine has.
• former student of mine. former student of mine.
• Next is mine. mine. mine.
• federal and stops being mined? federal and stops being mined?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The mistake was mine.
• That duty is mine as a medical doctor. The state has that deal with me and holds me to a standard.
• I'm trying to catch stuff of mine that's floating down.
• I'm trying to catch stuff of mine that's floating down.
• My views are mine alone. I live on Highway 39 across from Camp River.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• issue that I believe Senator Innis has been working on in his community, and I have been working on in mine
• If you are in crisis, if your kid has a 104-degree fever, which mine had the other day, you’re going
• 01:21:40.400> degree<01:21:40.800> fever<01:21:41.600> which<01:21:41.760> mine
• your kid has 104 degree fever which mine your kid has 104 degree fever which mine had<01:21:42.239
• families like mine families like mine in<02:26:20.640> February<02:26:21.080> of<02

Keywords: 1191, senate, all