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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 29 (2-18-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gives some help to consumers when there is a sudden spike in the cost of energy.
  • <00:44:46.960> of<00:44:47.200> those that this bill is a protection of those that
  • this bill is a protection of those who<00:44:48.160> have<00:44:48.319> something<00:44
  • The protections of, say, a grade 17 assistant director, and then use their personal influence, their
  • House Bill 671, Representative Brader, an act relating to the protection of elected officials.
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 96 members, excused absent members, and approved the prior journal. The chamber also received Senate messages transmitting Senate Bills 969 and 141. Several bills were reported from committee and placed on the calendar, including measures on on-farm animal health, insurance regulation, crimes and punishments, employment, artificial intelligence, utility fuel adjustments, education, and addictive online platforms. The House then took up and passed Senate Bill 172, which allows the Public Service Commission to spread sudden fuel cost spikes over several months to reduce consumer bill shock. It passed 95-0. House Bill 392, dealing with local public agency transactions and procurement, was amended by committee substitute to remove disputed best-value procurement and residential bidder preference provisions, lower the small purchase threshold increase to $50,000, and add indexing and other local purchasing changes; it passed 97-0. House Bill 529, concerning the parole board, was amended to stagger board terms, allow limited term extensions, authorize panel hearings, and adjust parole review timing; it passed 99-0. House Bill 456, relating to unclaimed property and the state treasurer, was passed 100-0 after adding an unclaimed property awareness week, removing a residency requirement for the treasurer, clarifying mineral royalty reporting, and tightening reporting requirements. The House also passed House Bill 424 on social work licensure, which exempts student interns and trainees, sets supervision standards, updates licensure rules including multi-state licensure, background checks, and telehealth, and requires board representation from social work education; it passed 94-0. House Joint Resolution 50, directing a study of child care regulations and processes by the Auditor of Public Accounts, was adopted 98-0. House Bill 577, modernizing economic development statutes by renaming and updating innovation programs, expanding the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, allowing certain out-of-state companies to qualify if they relocate within 180 days, and broadening angel investor participation, passed 98-0. House Bill 213, reducing the service requirement for rehiring retired police officers from 20 to 15 years and allowing local employers to offer health benefits, passed 98-0. House Bill 58, on privacy protection and automated license plate reader data, was taken up with a committee substitute and floor amendment allowing limited data retention and training use under redactions; the transcript cuts off during explanation of the bill after the amendment was adopted.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Eric Durban, who is an associate professor in the Division of Biomedical Informatics at the UK College
  • Eric Durban, who is an associate professor in the Division of Biomedical Informatics at the UK College
  • Eric Durban, who is an associate professor in the Division of Biomedical Informatics at the UK College
  • Of course, it's patient data, and so protecting patient confidentiality is essential.
  • They matter to public protection, and they matter to protecting the people of Kentucky.
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services met to approve the June 18 minutes and hear introductory remarks from new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services Dr. Steven Stack and new Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Langfeld. Both described their backgrounds and emphasized a shared focus on using health data to improve quality, coordination, and outcomes across Kentucky. They highlighted the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHI) as a central tool for connecting hospitals, labs, providers, public health systems, Medicaid, and other state and federal data sources, and said the system supports notifications, immunization records, surveillance, and care coordination. They also outlined priorities such as continued investment in KHI, stronger interoperability, privacy protections, and expanded analytic capacity to turn data into action. Committee members then asked about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and informed consent, particularly for pregnant women and children. Dr. Stack said informed consent should come through a licensed health care provider, that Kentucky did not mandate the COVID vaccine, and that the evidence still supports vaccination for high-risk groups, including pregnant women, citing professional medical guidance. A follow-up exchange focused on concerns about past vaccine policies and the need for patients to receive full information before making decisions. Senator Heron asked how KIPRC/KIPR could be used to address firearm injuries. Dr. Langfeld said the key opportunity is to make data more real-time and usable for day-to-day response, while Dr. Stack said the department would continue its long-standing partnership with KIPRC and noted his view that gun violence is a public health emergency. He added, however, that because firearms are a deeply divided issue, the Department for Public Health’s current role is mainly to make data available for authorized research rather than to take a broader policy role. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of them is our food licensing division.
  • licensing uh uh of them is our food licensing uh uh division.<00:03:56.720> And<00:03:56.959>
  • its... ...USIC continually strives to improve its performance to protect the safety of its employees
  • This language was added to the end of the protect grant.
  • added to the end of the protect grant. added to the end of the protect grant.
Bills: HF2446
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Move the minutes of April 2nd. Chair. Move the minutes of April 2nd. Is that the correct? Yeah.
  • We'll start with the change items for the protection services division of the Department of Agriculture
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  • :21.440> of services division of the department of services division of the department of agriculture
  • dollars of 450,28 and 29.
Bills: HF2446
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Apr 27th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • of general damage harm, there's loss of consortium.
  • It's a consumer protection act.
  • I think you've heard a lot of the arguments already, so It's a consumer protection act.
  • And so I ask you today to continue to protect survivors of sexual violence and amend this bill.
  • Just a couple of things. I took a lot of notes.
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 476, which would add clearer warning language for garnishees responding to interrogatories and create a limited procedure for a new trial when a garnishee shows it never held property of, or owed money to, the judgment debtor. After brief questioning about how garnishment works, the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up Senate Bill 260 on youth athletics, which establishes required injury-mitigation training content for youth sports coaches, including emergency preparedness, concussions, heat injuries, overuse injuries, equipment, heart defects, and sudden cardiac effects. An amendment was adopted to remove language allowing the department to spend donated funds to purchase the courses, and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 79, which removes the damage threshold for carbon capture release, was also reported favorably after sponsor testimony that carbon capture should be treated like other industries and not receive a special liability cap. Senate Bill 424, clarifying service by mail, delivery, or electronic means by defining “counsel of record” as someone who actually represents a party, was reported favorably as well. Senate Bill 180, a constitutional amendment allowing the surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran to make a one-time transfer of an expanded property tax exemption to another qualifying property, received a ballot-language amendment and a 6.8A report, then was reported as amended. The committee spent the most time on House Bill 1089, which creates “care accounts” for future medical damages in delictual actions. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would ensure future medical awards are actually used for medical care, function like a money market/HSA-style account, and potentially reduce costs; opponents raised concerns about the account being owned by the judgment debtor, possible reversion of unused funds to the wrong party, unclear mechanics for payment, and the impact on survivors of trafficking and sexual abuse who may need flexible, non-billing-code-based care. Several members suggested exclusions or clarifying amendments for med-mal, intentional torts, and sexual abuse victims, and the bill was reported favorably on a 6-1 vote after amendment. Finally, House Bill 437 was taken up, which bars expert witnesses from having a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the case. An amendment excluding criminal traffic and juvenile proceedings was adopted, and members discussed that the bill would prohibit contingent-style expert fee arrangements while still allowing cross-examination about an expert’s prior testimony and payment history. The discussion emphasized that the rule would apply to both plaintiffs and defendants.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • c> just um consumer protection is more just um consumer protection is more just around around around
  • All in favor of the bill, a division has been called.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Pledge of allegiance to. Introduction of veteran of the. Week.
  • Introduction of doctor and or nurse of the day. Correction of previous day's journal. How. And.
  • But Aaron's story of service is not only one of military leadership; it is also one of a deeply personal
  • Second reading of bills.
  • This is just a few of them. There are more like 120 of them.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a combination of the elimination of the STAR test and the Texas A through F accountability system
  • The beginning of the year, middle of the year, and end of the year testing also strengthens the Texas
  • Charter, the originator of the Charter Amendment in Dallas.
  • And it passed out of the Senate unanimously.
  • So we will stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (6-3-26)

Appropriations & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
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  • c><00:28:28.680> liaisons the salaries of of a couple of liaisons the salaries of of a couple
  • bit of both. bit of both.
  • would we lose a lot of of money in doing would we lose a lot of of money in doing that?
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 20th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • The whole point of all of this, and I know that this is not, The point of all of this, and I know that
  • And we can't stop all of them. We absolutely cannot stop all of them.
  • The whole point of all of this, and I know that this is not, point of all of this.
  • And we can't stop all of them. We absolutely cannot stop all of them.
  • the information, many of you had never heard any of this.
Bills: SB237
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 17th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She is the reviser of statutes, and all of our amendments, all of our bills, all of our thoughts go upstairs
  • decisions of individual leaders, applied equitably or unequally, to restrain those in power and to protect
  • were voices insisting on expansion, and that in times of great division, there were voices insisting
  • And then in times of great division, there were voices insisting that we still belong to one another.
  • This past year has been a lot of change for our ombudsman, Julie Rogers, as well as the oversight division
Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • that we don't proceed. uh is was drafted with a lot of people uh is was drafted with a lot of people
  • involved in the procurement um if any of involved in the procurement um if any of them<00:01:56.159
  • Both areas, speech-language pathology and audiology, require hundreds of hours of clinical clock hours
  • Both areas, speech-language pathology and audiology, require hundreds of hours of clinical clock hours
  • >> Fourth cup of coffee, please. >> Fourth cup of coffee, please.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard four House bills, adjusting the order to accommodate members’ schedules. House Bill 510, on organ donation procedures, would require health care providers involved in organ procurement to pause the process if any signs of life are observed and restart the process if needed. The bill was presented as a consensus measure, received no opposition, and passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote and consent. House Bill 176 would create a framework for insurers to implement a waiver program reducing prior authorization requirements before care is provided. The sponsor said the language had been worked out with insurers to cut red tape and improve transparency. The committee approved the bill unanimously with favorable expression and then consent. House Bill 266 would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund eligibility list. Testimony emphasized that these professions are essential to patient care across the lifespan and meet the fund’s training and licensure standards. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. House Bill 393 concerned Alzheimer’s-related statutory cleanup, adding a caregiver council seat and requiring the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The bill was supported as a way to improve Alzheimer’s awareness and care, with one senator explaining a yes vote in memory of a parent who had Alzheimer’s. It also passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. The chair announced the next committee meeting would be Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 a.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC-WLA, JDC, JDC Public Hearings 02-18-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • issues because of the large land divisions.
  • because of the large land divisions. divisions. divisions.
  • I'm the staff attorney for the criminal<01:03:41.040> divisions<01:03:41.440> of<01:03:
  • 41.520> the<01:03:41.600> first<01:03:41.840> circuit criminal divisions of the
  • include meaningful protection for the interests and rights of crime victims.
Bills: SB2041
Summary: The committees heard SB 2041, which would repeal the Land Court, transfer its functions to the Bureau of Conveyances, and create a working group to recommend implementation. DLNR and Judiciary stood on their written testimony, while Realtors supported the bill and one testifier raised concerns about the loss of judicial authority, title disputes, adverse possession, and possible effects on Kuleana lands. Members questioned whether property could be deregistered and what the legal consequences would be, and the Bureau of Conveyances said deregistration is already available but burdensome. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by both committees. The Judiciary Committee then heard SB 2247, which restricts certain governor-appointed, Senate-confirmed executive branch employees from participating in campaign fundraising. The State Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill as a way to curb pay-to-play concerns and the appearance of undue influence, and several advocacy and civic groups also testified in support, with one person opposing. The committee agreed to amend the bill so the restrictions apply only after confirmation and continue until the person leaves the covered position. The committee voted to pass SB 2247 with amendments. Finally, the Judiciary Committee heard SB 2143, which would make the Attorney General the interim Chief Election Officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. Supporters argued the bill would provide continuity, prevent delays in certifying election results, and protect election integrity; opponents argued it would politicize the office, create a conflict of interest, and was unnecessary because current law already provides a process for filling vacancies. Testimony was extensive and sharply divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript provided does not include a final vote or action on SB 2143.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:25:25.360> protecting with the intention of protecting with the intention of protecting
  • There are a lot of protocols involved in Safe Sport, for the safety of minors and for the protection
  • There are a lot of protocols involved in Safe Sport, for the safety of minors and for the protection
  • There are a lot of protocols involved in Safe Sport, for the safety of minors and for the protection
  • And we certainly want to protect our youth from those who would do them harm. Couple of questions.
Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August 21 minutes. The main presentation was from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development on the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC), which was created in 1984 and is administratively tied to the cabinet. Staff explained that BSSC supports workforce training for companies in Kentucky through two main programs: the grant-in-aid reimbursement program and the skills training investment tax credit. They also described the board’s structure, quarterly meetings, annual audit, and the metropolitan tax credit tied to UPS in Louisville, along with public-private training consortia supported by the program. The cabinet outlined eligibility and funding rules: applicants must be qualified companies, trainees must be full-time Kentucky residents meeting wage requirements, and eligible training includes in-house company-specific training, train-the-trainer efforts, safety/OSHA training, and outside training through KCTCS or other providers. Grant-in-aid is a 50% reimbursement program capped at $75,000 per company per fiscal year and $2,000 per trainee, while the tax credit is capped annually and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are scored based on county tier, wages, workforce development activity, veteran hiring, participation in consortia, and job growth. Members asked for data on trainees and industries served, and staff said they could provide it. They also discussed coordination with other workforce programs, especially KCTCS and the state’s TRAIN program, to avoid overlap and double dipping. Several members asked about program usage and differences between fiscal years. Staff said the tax credit is less popular because it is not refundable and requires tax liability, while grant-in-aid is more attractive because it is cash reimbursement. They said lower or delayed spending in some years can reflect one-year training windows, reimbursement lag, new facilities ramping up, consortia activity, and special allocations such as those tied to Ford facilities. Questions also covered support for new businesses, which staff said can receive favorable scoring for new jobs and may have funds set aside for new location projects. On veterans, staff said they connect companies to Kentucky Valor and other resources, but the program does not track veteran retention outcomes. The final discussion was on a draft bill related to the Kentucky Horse Park and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Representative Vanessa Gracel and Kentucky Horse Park President Lee Carter explained that the proposal is intended to help the park maintain integrity and protect athletes, volunteers, coaches, trainers, and guests from abuse and misconduct. They described SafeSport’s federal role in Olympic and Paralympic sports and said they hope to move the draft forward as legislation in 2026. No votes were taken on the BSSC presentation or the horse park discussion.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mobile County Legislation Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Mobile County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • But then I think another sentence that says credible of a threat.
  • Let me show you the front porch of my house. Where do you live at? Over by Little Sister.
  • Thank you for the honor of us being able to serve in this great house.
  • This is the electric monitoring piece of legislation for Mobile County.
  • Uh, Judge Pipes, I think most of you were at the meeting when he explained the need to get it out of
Bills: SB221, SB224, HB440
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Practice Act.
  • of the Practice Act.
  • So if I'm looking to protect my constituents, I'm looking to protect people in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • of of what I'm please in the interest of of what I'm doing doing doing here<00:29:21.120> this
  • ><00:30:20.279> are just the limits of of how we are are just the limits of of how we are are
Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met for its first session and took up Senate Bill 69, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute was adopted by motion and vote, and the chair noted that a fiscal note had been requested but not yet received, so the bill would proceed and the fiscal note would be trailed. The bill concerns equine dental care and related chiropractic services, creating a licensing and regulatory framework for equine dental providers and allied animal health practitioners. Senator Robin Webb, the bill sponsor, said the substitute made technical corrections requested by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and the chiropractors association. She described the measure as a compromise intended to clarify scopes of practice, establish a credentialing/licensing board, and provide a legal pathway for people who have long provided equine dental services, especially in rural areas where veterinary access can be limited. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, allow providers to obtain liability insurance, and preserve referrals to veterinarians for issues outside the defined scope. Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and Board of Veterinary Examiners representatives said the bill was developed through a working group, modeled in part on Texas, and would include continuing education, grievance procedures, and due process protections. Justin Tallup, an equine dental provider, testified in favor, saying the bill would not change day-to-day practice but would legalize and formalize it. He said the scope would be limited to floating and balancing molars and incisors and removing caps and wolf teeth, with anything beyond that referred to veterinarians. He also said certification requires formal training, case submissions, testing, and annual continuing education. Senator Deneen asked about sedation, and witnesses said sedatives would still be prescribed and dispensed by a veterinarian under a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, with the owner administering them. Michelle Shane of the Board of Veterinary Examiners said the board supported the bill’s disciplinary framework and would defer to federal law on controlled substances. Dr. William Rainbow, a veterinarian, testified against the bill, arguing that equine dentistry is veterinary medicine and that the proposal would allow undertrained practitioners to work without sufficient standards, including a grandfathering provision. He said practitioners should have training comparable to licensed veterinary technicians and warned that the bill could leave horses vulnerable to poor care. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the meeting provided, but the chair indicated time was running short and that a vote would be needed.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And let me be clear at the onset, we support the goal of HB 161, protecting children online and strengthening
  • And let me be clear at the onset, we support the goal of HB 161, protecting children online and strengthening
  • large businesses, some of While a lot of large businesses, some of this<00:08:11.840> economic
  • their way all the time to protect the safety of children.
  • c> of the time to protect the safety of the time to protect the safety of children.<00:10:27.839>
Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Transparency and consumer protection are great. I don't see a reporting mechanism.
  • Transparency and consumer protection are great. I don't see a reporting mechanism.
  • that you're answering are sort of just with the intention of that not being part of the bill.
  • The costs are different in terms of each of the licenses, in terms of...” “...has a different number
  • of licenses, costs are different in terms of each of the licenses, in terms of fees.
Bills: SB507
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • come from the local Board of... ...from the local Board of Education.
  • of... ...of 2025 the State Department of Education shall develop a survey to assess the level of participation
  • with the policy of this act shall result in a deduction of 30% of the school's common purchase... ...
  • of thing should...
  • So, I'm kind of giving you a heads-up of what I will accept.
Bills: SB92, HB9, HB9