Transcript Highlights:

• reporting requirements. reporting requirements.
• May I acquire the reporter of the bill? The reporter is interrogated. So, Mr.
• the reporter of the bill? the reporter of the bill?
• >> The reporter is interrogated. >> The reporter is interrogated.
• May I interrogate the reporter?" "The reporter is interrogated." "Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Katherine, will you please report information items? There are 10 information items to report.
• UK reported equipment purchases pursuant to KRS 45.760, sub. 6.
• <00:03:21.920> asset House Bill 6UK and KCTCS reported asset House Bill 6UK and KCTCS reported
• is<00:05:02.000> PR5912, I'm reporting today is PR5912, I'm reporting today is PR5912, which
• <00:06:34.560> to $200,000, the lease is being reported to $200,000, the lease is being reported

Keywords: 00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:42 Approval of Minutes 01:07 Information Items 04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet 18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants 25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority 31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings 33:26 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call. The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call. Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Major Project Reporting. A quick note about the version of the report I have for you today.
• Those are the detailed reports.
• Mock, not on this particular report.
• Just to give you an idea, next is the report on K-12. Thank you, Chris. That was a good report.
• User-defined and verbal command reports and dashboards will improve reporting and root-cause analysis

Summary: The committee received several informational reports from NDIT and DPI. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major IT project portfolio, noting the portfolio was slightly under budget and behind schedule overall, with three red schedule items: Bed Management System and Vital Records were essentially complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project was delayed by vendor bug fixes after testing. He also summarized recent project startups and closeouts, including the Victim Notification System, Medicaid data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier permit system, and several completed HHS and RIMS projects. Members asked for follow-up on ADA compliance work, the public-facing RIO website, and the state’s mainframe retirement timeline, and staff agreed to provide updates later. Craig Falkley reported on coordination of services with political subdivisions and higher education, including StageNet, cybersecurity, radio/911 services, and PeopleSoft coordination. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for transparency and fraud prevention, but said it is not widely used in state government and suggested the report be modernized to focus more broadly on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. The committee generally agreed that the topic should be updated. Chris Gurgan presented the mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting program created by HB 1314, explaining how agencies and political subdivisions report incidents through NDIT’s website or service desk. He said 77 incidents had been reported since 2021, 47 met the statutory definition, and most were phishing-related; most reported incidents were resolved, with one recent ransomware matter still open. He also reviewed notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool compromise, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise, and a recent ransomware incident involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about recovery of stolen funds, early warning signs, smishing, training, MFA, conditional access, and cybersecurity maturity assessments; Gurgan said the state uses MFA and conditional access, provides awareness training to state employees, and would return with more information on maturity assessments. Tony Ambrose then updated the committee on the K-12 student information system bridge project. He said district implementation of Infinite Campus had begun statewide, but the data migration vendor originally selected was terminated for poor performance and replaced by Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with similar statewide migrations. He also said DPI is migrating special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, and that some SLDS-based tools such as e-transcripts and Choice Ready may not function exactly as they do now at July 1, requiring interim or alternative solutions. Members raised concerns about summer school disruptions, the timing of the cutover, and whether the new system would support existing reporting and transcript functions; DPI said it was working on identity, authentication, data-sharing agreements, and post-go-live integrations, and would continue to refine the plan beyond June 30.

Transcript Highlights:

• while drafting the report.
• The first report was published in 2023, and the next report will come out by the end of this year.
• Here's just a look at how we put the report together.
• The report looks at ways of assessing leakage.
• A lot of us have those interim report plans.

Summary: The committee held a work session covering PFAS regulation and impacts, no-cost allowance allocation for emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries (EITEs), and regional resource adequacy and data center load growth. Senator Victoria Hunt was welcomed as a new member. The Department of Ecology reviewed Washington’s Safer Products for Washington PFAS work, including completed restrictions on PFAS in outdoor furniture, carpets, rugs, stain/water-resistant treatments, and newer rules adopted in November restricting PFAS in most apparel, cleaning products, and automotive washes, with reporting requirements for some other products such as cookware and firefighting gear. Ecology also described Cycle 2 PFAS reviews now underway, including artificial turf and paints, and answered questions about compliance, online sales, sell-through periods, and how Washington’s approach differs from broader bans in states like Maine and Minnesota. The Department of Ecology also presented on PFAS in biosolids, describing a 2024 sampling study, limitations in testing methods, and a 2025 statutory amendment requiring additional sampling between 2027 and 2028 and a report to the legislature in 2029. The Department of Health then updated the committee on PFAS in drinking water, reporting that most Group A public water systems have completed sampling, that 317 sources and 188 systems are expected to exceed new contaminant levels, and that treatment costs for public systems are estimated at about $970 million, leaving a large funding gap; members also asked about private wells, health effects, bathing exposure, and home filters. The Board of Health’s new state action levels are being aligned with federal MCLs, and the department said it expects to continue monitoring and notification under state rules. Ecology also briefed the committee on no-cost allowance allocations to EITEs under the Climate Commitment Act, explaining the leakage-mitigation rationale, the current allocation schedule through 2034, and a forthcoming report on policy options for 2035-2050; members asked about industry barriers, competitiveness, and whether facilities might leave the state. Finally, E3 presented a regional resource adequacy study showing rising load, retirements outpacing additions, limited winter reliability value from wind, solar, and batteries, and a projected shortfall beginning in 2026 that could grow to about 9,000 MW by 2030 if planned projects are not built. The presentation emphasized winter cold-weather events, hydro variability, the importance of permitting and transmission, and longer-term options including nuclear, geothermal, hydrogen, carbon capture, and long-duration storage. EPRI then introduced its DC Flex initiative, which is studying how data centers can provide flexible load through workload shifting, cooling optimization, and on-site backup or bridging resources to reduce grid stress and protect ratepayers.

Transcript Highlights:

• Rise and report. Say nay. The ayes have it. So ordered. Rise and report. Thank you.
• Reports of select committees. The clerk will read the conference committee report.
• Reports of select committees. The clerk will read the conference committee report.
• Reports of standing committees. The clerk will read the conference committee report.
• Reports of standing committees. The clerk will read the conference committee report.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It’s not the kind of irregularity that you might get reported in an audit report, right?
• There’s not the kind of irregularity that you might get reported in an audit report, right?
• And if you look at that report, they're dated typically two years ago in the reporting numbers.
• And if it's in 2024, which I saw in the last report, ...reporting numbers.
• to each of those reports.

Summary: The Budget Section approved the March 18 minutes and received an OMB update showing the general fund is still ahead of the budgeted starting point, but revenues through May are now about $76 million below the legislative forecast, driven mainly by individual income tax and sales tax shortfalls. OMB also reported the budget stabilization fund is above its cap, meaning a transfer to the general fund is expected, and reviewed oil price/production assumptions, noting continued volatility. Members asked about the income tax netting process, the sales tax decline, oil price discounts/premiums, natural gas taxation, and when the executive branch would present its revenue forecast. The committee then acted on several Emergency Commission requests. It approved, as a group, requests for federal mine reclamation funds for the Public Service Commission, an additional criminal investigator FTE and funding for the Attorney General’s office, and a DPI transfer for bridge software costs. It separately approved DPI request 2164 for $500,000 to support the food vendor program after debate over whether the program’s savings were known and whether the money was simply a pass-through. OMB also reported on federal grants, fiscal irregularities, tobacco settlement proceeds, budget guidelines for agencies, FTE pool usage, vacancy savings, and the DAPL settlement, noting the settlement funds had been deposited and that a deficiency appropriation may be needed later to cover remaining accrued interest. Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus presented on the primary residence credit program, saying participation has grown sharply and that the current biennium will likely need about $431 million, roughly $22 million above the appropriation. He explained how the credit interacts with homestead and disabled veteran benefits, how the 3% property tax cap works, and why county valuations and mill rates vary. The committee also received a Legacy Fund/Budget Stabilization Fund report showing strong returns, and DOT Director Ron Henke received approval for two Flex Fund highway projects on ND 49 and ND 31. Henke also explained remaining Highway 85 funding and said the department is exploring uses for leftover state dollars. Finally, the Department of Mineral Resources reported on abandoned well plugging and site restoration, noting North Dakota remains in relatively strong shape compared with other states, and DPI began a presentation on gap funding tied to the 3% levy cap, reporting 24 districts received $1.8 million in the first year and projecting higher future needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Report of committee.
• Report of committee.
• Report of committee.
• Report of committee.
• The clerk will read the report. The clerk will read the report.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on current House documents. Extensions were adopted for the Committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Environment and Natural Resources, Labor and Workforce Development, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery, and Municipalities and Regional Government, with the rules suspended where needed and the orders adopted by voice vote. The Committee on Steering and Policy then recommended five bills for House consideration: House Nos. 1068, 1641, 3417, 3438, and 4664. After suspension of Rule 7A, the House ordered all five bills to a third reading. The chamber also took up House No. 4624, establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles; the emergency preamble was adopted by a recorded count, and the bill later passed to be enacted. The House also passed to be enacted several local bills, including measures extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire personnel. In addition, the House concurred in Senate amendments to the Lynn charter bill (House No. 4149), passed the Greenfield charter bill (House No. 4379) to be engrossed, and passed the Ludlow unpaid bill measure (House No. 4589) to be engrossed. The session ended with an order to adjourn and the House adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• Clerk, please report. >> Mr. Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report. >> Mr. Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report. >> Mr. Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report. Rules Mr. Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, does that conclude your report? report? report?

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• documents of findings they would report documents of findings they would report that<00:02:19.120
• <00:10:30.040> the<00:10:30.160> back reporting and that reporting is the back reporting
• If you don't report on that basis, you're a cash-basis city; you will report your cash balances.
• If you don't report on that basis, you're a cash-basis city; you will report your cash balances.
• So is it reported to the local city clerks locally in each town, county, or is it reported centrally

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Standing committee report No. 3, HB 431, HD1. Standing committee report No. 4, HB 701, HD1.
• Standing committee report No. 5, HB 753, HD1. Standing committee report No. 6, HB 900, HD1.
• Standing committee report No. 7, HB 201, HD1. Standing committee report No. 8, HB 205, HD1.
• Standing committee report No. 16, HB 309, HD1. Standing committee report No. 17, HB 3, HD1.
• <00:28:41.360> committee<00:28:41.720> report HD1 standing report committee report

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That is not right, so the reporting was a reporting requirement.
• The KDE report, the district never had a mandate for them to report to us.
• That is not right, so the reporting was a reporting requirement.
• That is not right, so the reporting was a reporting requirement.
• The reporting was a reporting requirement.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 68, which was presented by Kentucky Department of Education staff as a cleanup measure to reduce duplicative or outdated reporting requirements. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would streamline reporting on local wellness policies, school breakfast programs, school budgets, audits, and school nutrition assessments, while preserving existing requirements to adopt wellness and physical activity policies and maintain audit obligations. Members asked whether removing reporting on physical activity and related topics would weaken oversight; KDE responded that districts would still have to adopt the policies and be reviewed under federal nutrition monitoring, but the state reports were often incomplete, hard to compare, and not especially useful. The committee adopted the substitute and passed SB 68 unanimously. The committee then heard Senate Bill 207, the School Innovation Act, sponsored by Senator West. The bill would create an optional program allowing school districts to apply to the Kentucky Board of Education for waivers from certain administrative regulations and establish three-year “schools of innovation,” potentially with third-party partners, to give struggling schools more flexibility and a fresh start. Senator West said the model was inspired by a visit to a school of innovation in South Carolina and by examples from South Carolina and Indiana, and he argued that the bill would let districts try new approaches without mandating participation. He also said existing “district of innovation” language in statute is a relic and that the bill would replace it with a school-based model. Committee members asked about fiscal impact, eligibility, and whether the bill was limited to failing schools. Senator West said the fiscal note was indeterminate because participation is voluntary and could range from none to many districts, but he expected little direct budget change and possible outside philanthropic funding if a district chose to participate. He said the bill does not limit participation to the bottom 5% of schools and would be left to local district discretion. Members also raised whether high-performing or specialized schools could use the model; West said yes, if a district chose. Supportive testimony emphasized that the bill could reduce burdensome oversight and allow schools more flexibility to innovate. The discussion ended with continued questions and no final action recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Standing Committee Report number Standing Committee Report number 3697<00:18:30.760> for<00:18
• <00:18:35.240> number of Standing Committee Report number of Standing Committee Report number
• and require certain reporting and require certain reporting uh<00:20:59.880> to<00:21:00.040
• >> On page 29, Standing Committee Report >> On page 29, Standing Committee Report number<
• >> On page 31 standing committee report >> On page 31 standing committee report number

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• HCR80 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• HCR56 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• HCR 117 is reported to the full Senate.
• Senator Eckhardt moves that HCR29 be reported favorably.
• HCR 29 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.

Bills: SB2959, HB3096, HCR29, HCR56, HCR12, HCR55, HCR74, HCR78, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6, HCR50, HCR107, HCR80, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR75, HCR93, HCR12, HCR6

Keywords: firearm safety, awareness month, public safety, responsible ownership, storage, recreational use, profound autism, awareness day, caregiver, disabilities, support, counseling, mental health, awareness, support services, community health, necrotizing enterocolitis, premature infants, breastfeeding, health awareness

Transcript Highlights:

• This report is by far our most popular report on the fiscal...
• This report is by far our most popular report on the fiscal website.
• for these reports.
• As far as new reports, we really haven't had a ton of new reports.
• Do these reports make sense?

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Have you all registered reports of standing committees?
• Clerk, will read the report. I also come to order. Clerk, read the report. I also come to order.
• The clerk will read the report. Mr.
• I move that the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
• The clerk will read the report. Mr.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several introductions of guests, including two young mayors visiting the chamber. Members then adopted House Resolution 2008 unanimously, honoring Daniel Cade Blackman, with extended remarks from his family and colleagues about his service, faith, and legacy. The House also took up a motion to reconsider SB 1456 from a prior date and proceeded into Committee of the Whole on multiple Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, members considered and amended SB 1170, SB 1496, SB 1511, SB 1016, SB 1335, and SB 1683, with each ultimately receiving a do pass recommendation. The discussion included a correction to SB 1170 to remove an unintended section, a municipal improvement district process change in SB 1016, an ag-to-urban water permitting fix in SB 1335, and a land-sale restriction involving China in SB 1683. The committee reports were adopted, and the bills were ordered for third reading as appropriate. On third and final reading, the House passed SB 1188, SB 1560, and SB 1723, with recorded votes of 38-0-10, 48-2-10, and 51-0-9 respectively. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to HB 2265, HB 2404, HB 2950, and HB 2986, then passed those bills on final reading; members speaking in support highlighted court-fee policy, mental health crisis response, tourism improvement areas, and water infrastructure savings. The chamber then announced a Republican caucus meeting and adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Without objection, reports of standing committees listed on the calendar will not be read, and the report
• your committee recommends the bill due pass and wendy rogers chairman Very good. reporting report your
• I move that the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
• Reader, read the report. Mr.
• Read the report. Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Reports of standing committees.
• The clerk will read the report. Mr.
• The clerk will read the report. Mr.
• I move that when the Committee of the Whole rises, it report...
• Reports of standing committees.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I don't know what they're reporting and I don't know how they're reporting it.
• report.
• So we report all of that.
• Yeah, why not report?
• reported at a minimum they should report reported at a minimum they should report them<02:01:10.239

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, I move that when the Committee of the Whole rises to report, it report Senate Bill 1632 as
• Majority Leader, I move the Committee of the Whole report. Mr.
• Read the report. Mr.
• Read the report. Mr.
• The reader read the report. Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:20:47.560> is have it and the committee report is have it and the committee report is
• The committee report is adopted.
• The committee report is adopted.
• Report with the recommendation that the Report with the recommendation that the bill<03:24:50.720>
• The committee report is adopted.

Keywords: 1189, house, all