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• For non-homestead properties, it replaces the 10 percent annual cap with a 15 percent cap over a three-year
• This bill takes that local judgment away and replaces it with a Nancy Bowen: one-size-fits-all approach
• Young: Things like rising personnel costs, health insurance premiums, pension contributions, fuel, utilities
• How are you replacing those dollars?
• this is much more cautious and I know what you're trying to do here but without identifying how you replace

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• Representative Drummond, replace lines...
• Representative Drummond, replace lines 61 through 62 on page three with the following: The department
• Replace line 64 on page three... ...comply.
• Replace lines 69 through 72 on page three with the following: A fine shall be...
• So, I know you'll utilize the break to continue to work on the bill.

Bills: SB140, HB235, HB276, HB317, HB340

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• It's a replacement amendment, right? Thank you. Are there any other questions?
• We're in a smaller room today. a replacement Amendment right thank you a replacement Amendment right
• <00:37:09.240> we<00:37:09.359> can't<00:37:09.599> utilize we couldn't utilize
• we can't utilize we couldn't utilize we can't utilize that<00:37:10.200> for<00:37:10.440>
• <02:38:13.960> medical sure we have food utilities medical sure we have food utilities medical

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We will be taking our first panel out of turn in order to utilize our incredible interpretation services
• I will start my testimony in English and then I'll pass it to my colleague Vladimir, who will utilize
• Preservation is vital to ensure production in the long term and to avoid that these terrains are replaced
• “because vegetation and soils have been replaced by hardscape.
• Without these utilities, we cannot run the farms.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held a public hearing on 19 legislative proposals, with testimony limited to three minutes per speaker and seven minutes per panel. The hearing opened with testimony on bills promoting urban agriculture and vacant-lot conversion, including H.121/S.61, which Green Roots staff and community members supported as a way to turn vacant lots in environmental justice communities into urban farms and gardens that improve food access, health, community cohesion, and climate resilience. Rep. James Arena-DeRosa also spoke in support of H.109/S.56, the PFAS bill, describing it as a measure to protect soil and farms from contamination and to create relief for affected farmers. A major portion of the hearing focused on H.109/S.56, which would ban land application of sewage sludge/biosolids, provide liability protection and relief funds for farmers, and address PFAS contamination in soil, water, crops, and animals. Testimony came from environmental groups, farm organizations, and individual farmers, including the Mass Food System Collaborative, Conservation Law Foundation, Clean Water Action, CEMAP, NOFA, Sierra Club, and several farmers who described contamination in Maine and Massachusetts and urged the committee to act. Witnesses emphasized that PFAS poses serious health risks, that farmers should not bear responsibility for legacy contamination, and that the bill should be paired with funding for testing, remediation, and assistance. Committee members asked questions about farm liability, the scope of the bill, contamination in different ownership situations, and the costs and timelines of remediation, with Senator Comerford and others clarifying that the bill is intended to protect farms and farmers rather than non-agricultural landholders. The committee also heard strong support for H.416, a farm-to-institution pilot program, from Rep. Lee Davis, Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, and Berkshire Bounty. They said the pilot would connect Massachusetts farms to schools, hospitals, correctional facilities, and other institutions, creating new markets, strengthening local supply chains, and supporting food-is-medicine efforts. Members discussed whether the model could be statewide and referenced existing programs such as Island Grown Initiative and local hospital and insurance partnerships. Another agricultural bill, H.1058, was supported by Rep. Mark Sylvia and the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association as a way to allow unused cranberry water rights to be transferred within the same watershed for municipal mitigation while helping growers retire or consolidate bogs. The hearing also included testimony on the broader farm omnibus bill H.112/S.55 and related measures, with the Massachusetts Farm Bureau and others praising the committee’s work on agricultural resilience, food security, agritourism, workforce development, and farmland access, while suggesting additional transportation-related fixes for farmers. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• I've got an idea on the dental side, but I really haven't looked at the overall health and replacing
• overall at the overall uh you know the overall health<00:17:15.199> and<00:17:15.439> replacing
• <00:17:16.240> our<00:17:16.720> current<00:17:17.039> model health and replacing
• our current model health and replacing our current model with<00:17:17.760> this<00:17:18.000
• , but that's how we incentivize utilities, but that's how we incentivize the<00:20:28.159> general

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:38 - Discussion of 26RS SCR 9 22:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SCR 9 23:15 - Discussion of 26RS SJR 23 33:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SJR 23 35:18 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 from Sen. Steve Meredith. He argued that Kentucky’s Medicaid system is too costly and bureaucratic, saying spending has grown dramatically and that managed care organizations do not align with improving health outcomes. His proposal would create a feasibility study for a five-year pilot of an “accountable community healthcare organization” in three area development districts, with a locally owned, nonprofit, provider-driven model intended to reduce costs, address social determinants of health, and keep savings in the community. Members asked about how the model would differ from MCOs, administrative costs, eligibility changes, and implementation costs; Meredith said the model would eliminate preauthorization barriers, rely on provider and community risk-sharing, and could be funded initially through existing grant opportunities. The committee then voted unanimously to report SCR 9 favorably. The committee next took up Senate Joint Resolution 23, the “Food is Medicine” resolution, introduced by Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Dana Feldman of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. They described the resolution as part of a broader wellness and rural prosperity effort, emphasizing that nutrition should be treated as part of health care and that Kentucky agriculture can support better health outcomes through local, healthy food. They said the effort grew out of task force work and regional listening sessions and is intended to build a foundation for continued collaboration between hospitals, agriculture, and state agencies. Members expressed support for the concept and the partnership approach, and the discussion highlighted using evaluation and shared learning to expand the initiative.

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• 00:28:06.400> adventure<00:28:07.280> and<00:28:07.400> got<00:28:07.560> replaced
• into a wild adventure and got replaced into a wild adventure and got replaced by<00:28:08.200>
• Before implementing the Kentucky State Fair Board special police in 2019, all police utilized to patrol
• House Bill 676, Representative Raymer, an act relating to the Kentucky statewide health data utility.
• House statewide health data utility.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:49 Calendar/2nd Readings 06:27 Report of Committees 08:12 Orders of the Day/HB 485 09:40 HB 43 23:13 HB 139 25:09 HB 414 31:49 HB 297 36:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 41:08 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 51:25 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:41 ConC/Rules Report 56:40 Floor Amendments 57:54 Adjournment 58:17, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation, quorum call, and routine motions to excuse absent members, suspend rules for co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and approve the journal. The Senate clerk then announced Senate Bills 47, 85, and 159 had passed the Senate and requested House concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports on a number of bills, including measures on on-farm animal health, type 1 diabetes, employment, addictive online platforms, real property appraisers, educators, crimes and punishments, artificial intelligence, stalking, insurance, school food/funds, protective orders, public adjusters, and insurance regulation. Several committees reported bills favorably, including HB 534 on elections, HB 510 on organ donation safety, HB 220 on pension spiking, HB 467 on real property, HB 516 on retirement benefits for probationary employment, HB 589 on retired emergency personnel, and HB 168 on boating under the influence, which was sent to the Rules Committee after its second reading. The House then passed HB 485, a major mental health/civil commitment bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1 and two floor amendments. Supporters said the bill modernizes Kentucky’s 202A and 202C mental health commitment processes by adding intermediate treatment options, guardrails for outpatient/community-based care, clearer definitions, longer review intervals in some cases, and data/reporting requirements; they emphasized collaboration with mental health advocates, courts, and stakeholders. The bill passed unanimously, 95-0. HB 43, allowing a 180-day grace period for deputy coroners to complete required training, also passed unanimously, 96-0. HB 139, an elections “continuous improvement” bill, passed 92-1 after adoption of a committee substitute and a floor amendment that bars disclosure/reporting of votes cast for candidates who withdraw, die, or are disqualified and requires notices at precincts; the sponsor described the bill as the product of ongoing consultation with election officials and clerks. HB 414, on booking procedures in local jails, passed 73-18 after supporters explained it would allow DNA collection upon felony arrest, with destruction provisions if the person is not convicted or the charge is reduced or dismissed. HB 297, concerning Kentucky State Fair Board peace officers, passed unanimously, 96-0, to explicitly make those officers eligible for law enforcement fund benefits and related certification/training provisions. After the bills were completed, the House moved into motions, petitions, communications, and announcements. House Resolution 69 was brought from committee to the floor, and members were invited to a Kentucky State Police breakfast and a Louisville night event at the Foundry. The chamber also adopted Citation 32 honoring Dr. Hannah Huffman, who was recognized for her optometry career and leadership in the Kentucky Optometric Association, and Citation 31 honoring Valerie Greenhill, the new president of the Southern Regional Education Board. The House then adjourned.

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• eliminates the second Harvest Heartland appropriation, but the milk portion of that appropriation is replaced
• :29.040> that<00:15:29.199> appropriation<00:15:29.680> is<00:15:29.839> replaced
• <00:15:30.240> on of that appropriation is replaced on of that appropriation is replaced on
• the operating adjustment for the operating adjustment for the Agricultural<00:17:01.040> Utilization
• <00:17:01.600> Research Agricultural Utilization Research Agricultural Utilization Research

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• So you could, for example, consider replacing some of the percentages with dollar amounts or making a
• A little bit more than 40% end up going to various benefits for utility customers.
• Greenhouse gas reduction fund versus utility benefits and so on.
• I think the second question is how effectively are they being utilized?
• And And they're saving about 4% in sales tax by utilizing this sales tax exemption.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• . replacement. replacement.
• Thank you for the support for starting the replacement of the SSIS system.
• Thank you for the support for starting the replacement of the SSIS system.
• Thank you for the support for starting the replacement of the SSIS system.
• Are there individual products that would come together to replace all of our systems?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• While our sheriff currently utilizes an app system that local residents and or visitors can utilize to
• And do you all utilize in selecting your emergency management coordinators?
• Equipment can always be replaced, but people cannot.
• So I would say. say, the number one would be to replace Paul Eura.
• Terry events that have utilized this technology.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• are currently spending more than a half million dollars per year on operations, between staff and replacing
• medical devices. ...replacing DEHP with other orthophthalates in newer revised medical devices.
• We replaced them with fruits and vegetables, proteins, and dye-free alternatives.
• We replaced them with fruits and vegetables, proteins, and die-free alternatives.
• PFAS is the new lead or asbestos: chemicals once celebrated for their utility and now understood to be

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief. A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist. The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities. Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• In the three heavy industries: mining, construction, and utilities.
• And ultimately, you know, that will show up in electric utility rates.
• And ultimately, you know, that will show up in electric utility rates.
• <01:45:09.040> funding lot of requests to uh replace funding lot of requests to uh replace
• <03:05:46.640> a essential, but they cannot replace a essential, but they cannot replace a

Keywords: 916, all

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• Senate Bill 8 will replace the STAR test with three shorter tests: at the beginning of the year, middle
• It proposes, as you've heard, a meaningful replacement.
• with an appointed school board of managers and replace the school board superintendent.
• But if I had to bet today, it's replacing the board. I know what the right decision is either.
• It replaces local assessments with approved beginning and middle of year assessments.

Bills: SB8, SB 8

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 1185, senate, all

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• So if we have an HVAC unit go out, we end up going to our bank and having to borrow money to replace
• My own post again in Cottage Grove, we really need to replace our parking lot, and at this point we can't
• even afford to resurface it and restripe it, let alone actually tear it out and replace it, which we
• c><00:12:49.079> really<00:12:49.360> need<00:12:49.560> to<00:12:49.760> replace
• <00:12:50.120> our Grove we really need to replace our Grove we really need to replace our

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are going to replace that with an owner-provided geotechnical testing firm was contracted to verify
• change, subcommittee approval to amend the language of the standard-based award from a partial replacement
• Um, but they're going to strive to try to, uh, utilize the original award square footage. I.
• We know it's going to add a few steps to this by, you know, going to a full replacement, but again we'll

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• The ability for the Department of Public Safety to utilize up to a set percentage of grant appropriations
• The ability for the Department of Public Safety to utilize up to a set percentage of grant appropriations
• read was that they were going to replace read was that they were going to replace section<01:16:
• a set percentage of grant utilize a set percentage of grant appropriations,<01:41:02.239> we<
• Lines 348 to 350 show the revenue related to the requirement to replace license plates at the time of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I was reading this to replace section one. So, what this says is replace sections three and four.
• was reading this to replace section one. was reading this to replace section one.
• <00:47:48.800> sections So, what this says is replace sections So, what this says is replace
• Also, section one of the bill repeals and replaces this very straightforward language existing in RSA
• Also, section one of the bill repeals and replaces this very straightforward language existing in RSA

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We also have a runup in utility costs.
• We also have a runup in utility costs.
• We also have a runup in utility costs. We also have a runup in utility costs.
• We also have a runup in utility costs.
• <01:38:27.840> uh Statewide framework that um replaces uh Statewide framework that um replaces

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard informational presentations from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on the state of housing in Minnesota. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state has a severe housing shortage, with demand outpacing supply since the 2007-09 housing crash, and argued that Minnesota is nearly 100,000 units short of a healthy market. He said new homes are increasingly unaffordable, citing a median new single-family price above $530,000 and declining affordability in the Twin Cities metro, and he urged lawmakers to remove exclusionary zoning and other regulatory barriers that he said make starter homes and smaller-lot housing difficult or illegal to build in many growing cities. He also highlighted the group’s Housing for Heroes projects, including transitional housing for veterans and other crisis housing projects around the state. Members asked Foster about starter-home examples and his view that the committee’s top priority should be reforming residential development approvals. He said most new housing is negotiated through planned unit developments rather than built under base zoning, which he argued adds cost and reduces supply. The committee then heard from Elizabeth Wael of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, who said housing challenges outside the metro are different but equally serious. She said many Greater Minnesota cities face a lack of developers, inadequate infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and gaps in the housing continuum, especially starter workforce housing and senior housing. She thanked the committee for 2023 housing funding and said cities are contributing their own resources, updating zoning, reducing parking requirements, allowing ADUs, and partnering with developers and nonprofits. Wael also urged faster rollout of the Greater Minnesota infrastructure grant program and said the state should consider changes to the housing tax credit and housing TIF rules to make them easier to use. In response, senators said they shared frustration with the slow implementation of the infrastructure program and emphasized the need for state investment and locally tailored zoning reforms. No bills were heard and no votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on stakeholder testimony and committee discussion.

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• We have four, five more bills to take over, and I am... we are going to be replaced by Education, and
• <01:10:06.719> by and I am we are going to be replaced by and I am we are going to be replaced
• regulated by the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission.
• regulated by the Hawaii Public Utilities regulated by the Hawaii Public<01:11:54.360> Utilities
• c><01:11:54.880> Commission Public Utilities Commission Public Utilities Commission you<01:11:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 534, a measure concerning development in Kakaʻako Makai involving the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chairs explained that the hearing was decision-making only and no testimony would be accepted, though members could ask clarifying questions. The chair outlined amendments to clarify HCDA’s approval process, require an environmental impact statement before residential development proposals are submitted, require Department of Health documentation on hazardous substances, and specify that only OHA-owned parcels would be eligible for certain residential development with a 400-foot height limit and maximum floor area ratio of 10.0. The amendments also addressed affordability, owner-occupancy, association fees, and a special fund, while noting Attorney General concerns that the fee could be construed as a tax and suggesting further review by Judiciary and Ways and Means. Members discussed the affordability threshold, with one senator suggesting 160% AMI instead of 140% due to high housing costs and concern that essential workers could be priced out. Others raised concerns about Native Hawaiian affordability, the long-term effect of perpetuity restrictions, and whether the process would protect OHA’s interests. An HCDA representative said 140% AMI was used in existing reserve housing rules and that lower thresholds could make development economically infeasible. OHA and other supporters said the proposal was still early in planning and emphasized the need for public hearings, community input, and compliance with environmental and remediation standards. The committees voted to pass SB 534 with amendments: Water and Land approved it 4-1, and Hawaiian Affairs also adopted the chair’s recommendation, with one member excused and one voting no. The meeting then moved to SB 3, relating to water resource management. The bill would authorize the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel, create an executive director position, allow challenges to emergency orders under certain conditions, establish fines for water use offenses, and revise emergency and shortage declaration procedures; Red Hill-related provisions were noted as removed from this version. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, the Board of Water Supply, OHA, and Sierra Club, with OHA stressing the measure’s importance to Native Hawaiian water rights and past litigation. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representative supported the bill with amendments and recommended explicit language directing the commission chair or designee to advocate for water rights and reservations for homelands. The chair indicated the committees would use the prior Senate-passed version as the basis for further action, and the discussion then moved on to SB 130, a search-and-rescue reimbursement bill.

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• And we cannot replace that. We cannot sell that. We cannot let that happen.
• And we cannot replace that. We cannot sell that. We cannot let that happen.
• And we cannot replace that. We cannot sell that. We cannot let that happen.
• And we cannot replace<01:46:42.480> that.
• <01:46:45.040> We replace that. We cannot sell that. We replace that.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the March 9, 2026 journal, and received committee reports on several appointments and bills. The education committee recommended confirmation of appointments to the Charter School Institute Board and the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees. The judiciary committee reported several measures, including Senate Bills 75, 132, 104, and 112 and House Bills 1017 and 1103, with recommendations ranging from amendment to favorable referral to the committee of the whole, and some placement on the consent calendar. The chamber also received multiple House messages transmitting House Joint Resolution 1020 and a number of House bills, many of which were passed on third reading and sent to the Revisor of Statutes. The Senate then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Memorial 002 honoring former Senator Lewis H. Ent. The memorial recounted his service as a Marine in the Korean War, his work as a farmer and county commissioner, and his long legislative career in the House and Senate, with emphasis on agriculture, water policy, natural resources, veterans affairs, and local government. Several members and former members spoke in support, describing him as a mentor, a relentless advocate for the San Luis Valley and its water issues, and a respected colleague. Representative Martinez and Senators Hillman and Jones offered personal recollections of working with him and his influence on their service. The Senate suspended Rule 31A to allow remarks from House members and former senators, then adopted SJM 002 by a unanimous 35-0 vote. The memorial directs copies to members of Ent’s family, and Minority Leader Simpson requested that the current roll call be added as co-sponsors, with no objection noted.