Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjTJw9m4fU, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:51 HB 288 Discussion: 00:01:52 HB 288 Roll Call Vote: 00:17:13 HB 331 Discussion: 00:18:31 HB 331 Roll Call Vote: 00:35:38 HB 421 Discussion: 00:36:57 HB 421 Roll Call Vote: 00:48:35 HB 538 Discussion: 00:49:51 HB 538 Roll Call Vote: 01:35:10, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmSq9dy_bJI, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:02:22 SB 150 Discussion: 00:03:14 SB 150 Roll Call Vote: 00:44:42 SB 24 Discussion: 00:52:20 SB 24 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:56 SB 25 Discussion: 00:57:59 SB 25 Roll Call Vote: 01:01:12 SB 49 Discussion: 01:02:40 SB 49 Roll Call Vote: 01:05:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyea9eP-xZk, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:05:18 SB 70 Discussion: 00:06:03 SB 70 Roll Call Vote: 00:07:52 SB 66 Discussion: 00:08:35 SB 66 Roll Call Vote: 01:06:08 SB 107 Discussion: 01:11:49 SB 107 Roll Call Vote: 01:17:43 SB 150 Discussion: 01:19:17 SB 150 Roll Call Vote: 01:41:41, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAeFhQ_ySQU, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:02:22 SB 150 Discussion: 00:03:14 SB 150 Roll Call Vote: 00:44:42 SB 24 Discussion: 00:52:20 SB 24 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:56 SB 25 Discussion: 00:57:59 SB 25 Roll Call Vote: 01:01:12 SB 49 Discussion: 01:02:40 SB 49 Roll Call Vote: 01:05:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9sATpE2mA4, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:14 HR 141 Discussion: 00:02:09 HR 141 Roll Call Vote: 00:02:39 SB 167 Discussion: 00:05:30 SB 167 Roll Call Vote: 00:47:52 SB 133 Discussion: 00:51:40 SB 133 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:25 SB 4 Discussion: 01:03:18 SB 4 Roll Call Vote: 01:09:35, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJbds_osmI, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:34 HB 63 Discussion: 00:02:49 HB 63 Roll Call Vote: 00:16:42 HB 44 Discussion: 00:18:12 HB 44 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:20 HB 33 Discussion: 00:33:20 HB 33 Roll Call Vote: 00:38:02 HB 270 Discussion: 00:39:15 HB 270 Roll Call Vote: 00:53:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Y13gCJNVQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:48 SB 11 Discussion: 00:02:47 SB 11 Roll Call Vote: 00:44:45 HB 512 Discussion: 00:45:55 HB 512 Roll Call Vote: 00:50:05 HB 529 Discussion: 00:51:25 HB 529 Roll Call Vote: 00:58:12 HB 777 Discussion: 00:59:42 HB 777 Roll Call Vote: 01:45:1, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDejeRxi4so, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:10 SB 10 Discussion: 00:01:15 SB 10 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:38 HB 127 Discussion: 00:35:04 HB 127 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:56 HB 237 Discussion: 00:57:52 HB 237 Roll Call Vote: 01:00:37 HJR 28 Discussion: 01:01:10 HJR 28 Roll Call Vote: 01:08:59, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFdEdUzzmOA, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:59 HB 347 Discussion: 00:02:40 HB 347 Roll Call Vote: 00:04:25 HB 221 Discussion: 00:05:59 HB 221 Roll Call Vote: 00:19:51 HB 51 Discussion:00:21:54 HB 51 Roll Call Vote: 00:36:26 HB 23 Discussion: 00:43:44 HB 23 Roll Call Vote: 01:53:51, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30ZvFm54hw, 2026-06-21T07:16:57+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:23 HB 120 Discussion: 00:01:40 HB 120 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:47 HB 279 Discussion: 00:34:40 HB 279 Roll Call Vote: 00:39:39 HB 513 Discussion: 00:41:30 HB 513 Roll Call Vote: 00:43:00 HB 309 Discussion: 00:44:50 HB 309 Roll Call Vote: 01:36:42, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• The vote passes 15 to zero with >> Yes.
• The bill passes with favorable expression, 15 yes votes and zero no votes, and should do so on the House
• . uh 15 yes votes, zero no votes,<00:14:00.079> and<00:14:00.320> should<00:14:00.560><
• <00:28:42.320> Ripple, vote, I just want to say Mr. Ripple, vote, I just want to say Mr.
• The vote total is 15 to zero and >> Yes.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:10 - Discussion of 26RS HB 669 08:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 669 09:25 - Discussion of 26RS HCR 36 13:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HCR 36 14:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 686 29:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 686 30:10 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 669, which would protect federal benefits belonging to children in out-of-home care. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to prevent the state from using a child’s Social Security survivor, disability, or death benefits to offset care costs, instead requiring those funds to be preserved in an account for the child and made available at certain milestones or when the child leaves care. Members asked about who would oversee the funds, how annual eligibility reviews would work, and when the child could access the money; the sponsor said the cabinet would set the review process by rule and that the funds would remain available for the child. The committee approved HB 669 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 36, as amended by committee substitute, which creates a child welfare and family court reform task force. The substitute changed the reporting structure to send the task force’s report to the interim joint committee on families and children and the judiciary committee, rather than a now-defunct Health and Human Services committee. Supporters said the task force should review child abuse and neglect, foster care, and family court processes, and gather input from experts and people with lived experience. Members discussed whether the work should be divided into separate family court and child welfare task forces, but the resolution moved forward and passed 15-0 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 686, which would establish a Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission and a dedicated trust and agency account to support community-based youth programming up to age 25. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill responds to rising youth mental health concerns, self-harm, and suicide, and would coordinate statewide efforts, support evidence-based out-of-school programming, and provide technical assistance to local partners. Testimony emphasized the importance of connectedness, trusted adults, community-based responses, and using settlement funds from social media-related harms to youth to support the trust. Members asked about how the bill compares with other states and how the “dose-response” language relates to adverse and positive childhood experiences. HB 686 also passed 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee announced its next meeting for Thursday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, House Bill 385, we voted on this last year and it passed the House.
• Representative Gordon, would you like to register a vote? Okay. What is the vote? Thank you. Okay.
• like to register a vote? Okay. like to register a vote? Okay.
• >> What<00:07:34.560> is<00:07:34.800> the<00:07:35.120> vote?
• >> What is the vote? >> What is the vote? >> Thank<00:07:37.120> you.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:28 - Discussion of 26RS HB 393 03:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 393 04:11 - Discussion of 26RS HB 385 04:44 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 385 05:44 - Discussion of 26RS HB 388 06:39 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 388 08:00 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and heard three bills. House Bill 393, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Raymer with testimony from Mackenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, would clean up statutes governing the Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders council, add another caregiver seat, and require the council to develop and distribute an early detection/diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. Wallace said the bill mainly resolves duplicative language and conflicting deadlines and aligns the statute with current Office of Dementia Services work. The committee took a motion and second, asked no questions, and passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 385, sponsored by Rep. Marianne Proctor, was described as a simple cleanup bill changing a statutory definition from “institution” to “facility.” The committee moved and seconded the bill, asked no questions, and approved it with favorable expression. House Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Robert Duval, was presented as a cleanup bill for Casper requested by the OIG office and related to prescription drugs; Duval noted it had previously passed the House 90-4. The committee again took a motion and second, had no substantive discussion, and passed the bill with favorable expression, with one member briefly registering a vote after the roll call. At the close of the meeting, the chair noted that consensus had been reached on all three bills in advance and that a lot of work had gone into them. The committee announced its next meeting for February 5 at noon in Annex Room 149 and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• discussion or roll call on a different vote.
• discussion or roll call on a different vote.
• The roll call vote followed.
• First vote on the bill. So we will take the vote now. Please call the roll.
• Do we vote on the amendment first? >> Yeah, we did. >> Oh, okay. Oh, that's true.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178 14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178 15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280 20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280 22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24 24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24 26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee met for the first time in the 2026 session and established a quorum before taking up three measures. House Bill 178, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser with support from the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association, was presented as a budget-neutral collaborative care model to improve access to mental health treatment in primary care settings. Testimony emphasized workforce shortages, long wait times, stigma, and the potential for the model to reduce costs and improve outcomes by having primary care providers work with behavioral health care managers and psychiatric consultants. The bill received a favorable recommendation by roll call vote. The committee then considered House Bill 280, also sponsored by Rep. Moser. The bill and committee amendment were described as cleanup and policy updates affecting Kentucky Board of Nursing licensure standards, including restoring language related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the central registry, preserving the board’s ability to investigate out-of-state applicants, and adding an emergency provision. The bill also updated school medication provisions to allow certain prescribed rescue medications, including bronchodilator inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, and updated epinephrine delivery. The committee adopted the amendment, approved the bill with favorable expression, and then approved a motion to roll the committee amendment into the House committee substitute. Finally, the committee took up House Joint Resolution 24, sponsored by Rep. Ken Fleming, with a committee substitute adopted first. The resolution was explained as a request for the cabinet to withdraw a previously submitted Medicaid-related waiver application so it could be resubmitted under new requirements tied to House Resolution 1. The committee approved the resolution with favorable expression and also adopted a title amendment. The meeting concluded with notice that the next committee meeting would be Thursday, January 22nd at noon.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, the last bill, the one that was voted on two years ago, it said records.
• Now, the last bill, the one that was voted on two years ago, it said records.
• Now, the last bill, the one that was voted on two years ago, it said records.
• Representative Rabourn, I'd like to explain my vote.
• Representative Stalker, I'd like to briefly explain my vote.

Keywords: 00:11 Call to Order/Roll Call 01:02 Discussion of 25RS SB 26 07:48 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 26 08:43 Discussion of 25RS SB 85 28:04 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 85 29:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 805 40:30 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 805 41:32 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5sp-9Qkl8M, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Attendance Roll Call 00:29 SB 128 Discussion 01:34 SB 128 Vote 15:42 SB 369 Discussion 18:24 SB 369 Vote 19:15 SJR 176 Discussion 20:10 SJR Vote 24:44, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3q0lyA79s, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:11 Roll call 02:05 HB 19 HB 19 Vote – 04:12 05:36 HB 193 HB 193 Vote – 13:40 16:12 SJR 58 SJR 58 Vote – 22:35 24:00 Admin Reg., 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoJDnkxIixo, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call – 00:55 HB 221 – 01:55 Vote on HB 221 – 05:20 HB 499 – 06:30 Vote on HB 499 – 30:38 HB 446 – 32:37 Vote on HB 446 – 57:10, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD2lxJv5K88, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:34 Roll Call 01:41 minutes approved 02:17 HB 29 HB 29 Vote – 05:30 06:55 HB 249 HB 249 Vote – 07:47 09:18 HB 375 HB 375 Vote – 13:50, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• All those in favor of the motion vote aye. All opposed vote no. Please call the roll."
• Senator Berg, do you want to explain your vote?
• Um, I definitely vote aye.
• >> A<00:08:55.440> yes<00:08:55.680> vote<00:08:56.240> again.
• <00:08:57.040> Congratulations, >> A yes vote again.

Keywords: 26RS SB 38 Testimony 00:28 26RS SB 38 Roll Call Vote 06:54 26RS SCR 9 Testimony 11:06 26RS SCR 9 Roll Call Vote 32:00 Adjournment 32:49, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 38, sponsored by Sen. Richardson, which would require Medicaid to reimburse pharmacists for services already within their legal scope of practice. Richardson and Taylor Williams of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association argued the bill would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, reduce emergency room use, and lower Medicaid costs by using pharmacists as lower-cost providers. Members asked whether the bill’s language simply aligned Medicaid with an earlier commercial parity law, and Richardson confirmed that it did. He also cited prior study work, research articles, and examples such as strep/flu testing and medication therapy management as covered services. The bill passed unanimously, and several members commented in support, including concerns about pharmacy access and the need for pharmacists to remain available to patients. The committee then took up a concurrent resolution sponsored by Sen. Meredith calling for a feasibility study of a proposed new Medicaid delivery model. Meredith argued that Kentucky’s Medicaid spending is growing unsustainably and that current managed care arrangements are not improving outcomes enough. He proposed an accountable community health care organization, described as a locally owned, not-for-profit public-private partnership combining elements of accountable care models, with the goal of reducing bureaucracy, improving outcomes, and lowering costs. He said the study would examine a five-year program and ultimately test the model in five regions, with initial focus on the Lincoln Trail, Green River, and Barren River area development districts. Members asked about the study timeline, vendor costs, rural versus urban impacts, and provider recruitment; Meredith said the resolution would be studied by November and that no fiscal note had been prepared. The resolution passed unanimously.

Transcript Highlights:

• I vote no, and we're going to have a roll call vote.
• substitute as as adopted please vote substitute as as adopted please vote vote<00:16:29.160>
• Representative Lewis voted yes. Representative Maddox voted yes. Representative Meredith voted yes.
• Representative Neighbors voted yes. Representative R. White voted yes.
• Representative Stalker voted yes. Representative Wht voted yes. Chairman: I vote...

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:01 Roll Call 00:16 HB 211 Discussion 02:55 HB 211 Vote 16:30 HB 160 Discussion 18:50 HB 160 Vote 52:06 Adjournment 57:35, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met for its first meeting of the year, established a quorum, and heard two bills. House Bill 211, sponsored by Representative Chris Lewis, would create a definition for cigar bars and allow indoor cigar smoking in qualifying establishments if they meet criteria such as deriving at least 15% of gross income from cigar-related sales, restricting entry to those 21 and older, prohibiting cigarettes and vaping, and requiring a smoke-free area for deliveries. Lewis and Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Pantini described the bill as a small-business and tourism measure modeled on Tennessee law, while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and a St. Elizabeth physician opposed it, arguing it would undermine local smoke-free ordinances and expose patrons and workers to harmful secondhand smoke. Several members raised local-control concerns, and Lewis said he was open to local governments making decisions on less restrictive approaches. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then approved HB 211 on a roll call vote, with multiple members voting yes and several no votes, sending the bill forward as amended. The committee then heard House Bill 160 from Representative Susan Whitten, with Logan Haynes of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute. They said Kentucky faces a housing shortage of roughly 200,000 units and that starter homes are increasingly unaffordable, making manufactured housing an important part of the solution. Whitten said the bill would treat manufactured housing more like site-built housing while still allowing local governments to enforce cosmetic standards such as roof pitch, exterior facade, and foundation material, and she emphasized that HOA, deed, and historical preservation restrictions would remain in place. Haynes argued that modern manufactured homes are federally and state inspected, more energy efficient, faster to build, and more affordable than site-built homes, and he said the bill would not open the door to older-style mobile homes or single-wides except in limited narrow-lot situations. Representatives from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Counties expressed concerns about the bill’s current language, saying land-use decisions should remain local and warning that the definition of qualified manufactured home and the bill’s treatment of local standards could have unintended consequences. They said they appreciated Whitten’s willingness to work with them and indicated they hoped to continue negotiating amendments as the bill moved forward. No vote on HB 160 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.