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NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy (06/24/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:49:02.480><c> Uh</c><00:49:02.800><c> thank</c><00:49:02.960><c> you</c><00:49:03.200><c> so<
  • Thank<00:49:06.559><c> you</c><00:49:06.720><c> so</c><00:49:06.880><c> much.
  • </c><00:49:08.079><c> Thank</c><00:49:08.160><c> you</c><00:49:08.240><c> for</c><00:49:08.400><c> the
  • </c><00:49:11.280><c> I</c><00:49:12.000><c> um</c><00:49:13.359><c> I</c><00:49:14.079><c> um</c><00
  • :49:15.119><c> my</c><00:49:15.680><c> I</c><00:49:15.839><c> I</c><00:49:16.319><c> have</c><00:49:16.480
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee met to review its mission and to discuss recent work on a letter sent to the governor and legislative leaders regarding COVID vaccine safety and related scientific references. Members said the letter, which included 31 cited sources, had been delivered to the governor’s office, the Speaker’s office, and the Senate President’s office, and a press release had been issued. Several members defended the letter’s sourcing and urged the public to read the materials and evaluate the evidence themselves, while also acknowledging questions about the trustworthiness of some cited articles. A major portion of the meeting focused on a research assistant’s effort to use AI tools to help reconstruct and verify the committee’s 2024 COVID report with citations. She reported mixed results from Copilot and Gemini, noting that the tools often produced broad or incomplete outputs and that she would need to break the report into smaller sections and ask for more specific source types. Members advised using more precise prompts and emphasized that any AI output would still need human verification. The committee said it hoped to produce a revised, fully footnoted 2024 report by early September. The chair then outlined the committee’s fall agenda, saying it would examine long COVID treatment, the patient bill of rights as it relates to COVID vaccinations and death reporting, standards of care and professional judgment by New Hampshire health care providers, and oversight of federal COVID-related funding such as CARES Act education relief dollars. He also referenced a recent fraud case involving misuse of COVID funds and suggested the committee may ask the DOJ for information. The committee will not meet in July or August and plans to resume in September and October, with a final report targeted for the end of October. The chair also introduced a recent DNI/Tulsi Gabbard press release about U.S.-funded biolabs overseas, which members discussed as a possible transparency issue relevant to future pandemic policy.
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> the</c><02:49:17.920><c> balance</c><02:49:18.160><c> of</c><02:49:18.319><c> my</c><02:49:18.479
  • </c><02:49:39.520><c> This</c><02:49:39.760><c> bill</c><02:49:40.160><c> writes</c><02:49:40.399><c>
  • /c><02:49:41.760><c> for</c><02:49:42.000><c> more</c><02:49:42.240><c> than</c><02:49:42.479><c> 50<
  • ><c> When</c><02:49:44.080><c> Congress</c><02:49:44.560><c> passed</c><02:49:44.800><c> the</c><02:49
  • land,</c><02:49:52.160><c> and</c><02:49:52.399><c> the</c><02:49:52.560><c> right</c><02:49:52.800>
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 1012, house, all
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and delivery<02:49:10.880><c> of</c><02:49:11.120><c> care</c><02:49:11.600><c> and</c><02:49:11.920
  • <02:49:15.279><c> And</c><02:49:15.600><c> two,</c><02:49:16.720><c> does</c><02:49:16.960><c> it</c>
  • </c><02:49:31.520><c> VA</c><02:49:32.000><c> has</c><02:49:32.240><c> not</c><02:49:32.399><c> yet</
  • c><02:49:40.560><c> have</c><02:49:40.800><c> no</c><02:49:41.120><c> clear</c><02:49:41.439><c> idea
  • > spend</c><02:49:43.760><c> the</c><02:49:44.000><c> money</c><02:49:44.240><c> we</c><02:49:44.720>
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1012, house, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health Services (2-12-26)

Health Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:49:22.880><c> um</c><00:49:23.119><c> Judge</c><00:49:23.359><c> Stephanie</c><00:49:23.760><
  • </c><00:49:26.160><c> I'll</c><00:49:26.400><c> certainly</c><00:49:26.720><c> meet</c><00:49:26.800>
  • </c><00:49:29.280><c> else</c><00:49:29.440><c> just</c><00:49:29.599><c> to</c><00:49:29.760><c> see
  • ><c> that</c><00:49:30.240><c> can</c><00:49:30.319><c> be</c><00:49:30.480><c> improved.
  • ><00:49:32.720><c> talk</c><00:49:32.800><c> with</c><00:49:32.960><c> the</c> Thank you so much.
Committee: House Health Services
Keywords: 00:00:06 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:23 - Review of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:02:00 - Discussion of 26RS HB 485 01:00:40 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 485 01:03:25 - Adjournment, 958, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 03/20/25

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:49:04.160><c> Minnesota</c><00:49:04.559><c> to</c><00:49:04.720><c> North</c><00:49:05.000><c> Dakota
  • > the</c><00:49:06.720><c> community</c><00:49:07.119><c> college</c><00:49:07.359><c> in</c><00:49:07.520
  • Iowa or Manitoba.<00:49:08.640><c> There's</c><00:49:08.880><c> all</c><00:49:09.680><c> uh</c><00:49
  • :49:16.960><c> of</c><00:49:17.119><c> state</c><00:49:17.359><c> student.
  • Thank<00:49:19.680><c> you,</c><00:49:20.160><c> Senator</c><00:49:20.480><c> Duckworth.
Committee: Senate Higher Education
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/21/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • &gt;&gt; If<00:49:00.960><c> you</c><00:49:01.200><c> uh</c><00:49:01.359><c> look</c><00:49:01.440><
  • c> at</c><00:49:01.520><c> the</c><00:49:01.680><c> lines</c><00:49:01.920><c> up</c><00:49:02.160><c
  • </c><00:49:11.520><c> If</c><00:49:11.680><c> this</c><00:49:11.839><c> bill</c><00:49:12.079><c> went
  • I think<00:49:17.839><c> that's</c><00:49:18.000><c> the</c><00:49:18.160><c> answer</c><00:49:18.319
  • -A and should be 49-... 49-A and should be 49-...
Committee: House Ways and Means
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/02/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • :49:28.200><c> the</c><00:49:28.799><c> Department</c><00:49:29.240><c> of</c><00:49:29.839><c> Health
  • </c><00:49:39.520><c> of</c><00:49:39.680><c> a</c><00:49:39.839><c> new</c><00:49:40.240><c> case</c
  • c> read</c><00:49:48.280><c> the</c><00:49:48.480><c> list</c><00:49:49.079><c> are</c><00:49:49.960>
  • of Senate file 2934<00:49:55.680><c> these</c><00:49:55.880><c> are</c><00:49:56.960><c> uh</c><00:49
  • :57.280><c> a</c><00:49:57.400><c> whole</c><00:49:57.680><c> group</c><00:49:58.040><c> of</c><00:49
Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 7, February 17, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> I<02:49:12.560><c> guess</c><02:49:12.720><c> maybe</c><02:49:12.960><c> he's</c><02:49:13.120><
  • </c><02:49:14.160><c> I'll</c><02:49:14.319><c> give</c><02:49:14.399><c> it</c><02:49:14.560><c> to<
  • </c><02:49:30.479><c> as</c><02:49:30.800><c> we</c><02:49:31.040><c> need</c><02:49:31.279><c> more<
  • more<02:49:33.359><c> parking</c><02:49:33.680><c> lots</c><02:49:34.000><c> or</c><02:49:34.319><c>
  • :41.439><c> Uh</c><02:49:42.000><c> we</c><02:49:42.800><c> do</c><02:49:43.040><c> pursue</c><02:49:
Keywords: 916, all
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ACT 310, SLH 2025 Nonprofit Grants Program Informational Briefing 10-30-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Thank<02:49:13.600><c> you</c><02:49:13.760><c> for</c><02:49:13.920><c> this</c><02:49:14.160><
  • operating<02:49:17.279><c> officer</c><02:49:17.600><c> for</c><02:49:17.760><c> the</c><02:49:17.840
  • We're requesting<02:49:27.040><c> support</c><02:49:27.279><c> for</c><02:49:27.520><c> two</c><02:49
  • The knowledge<02:49:30.399><c> studies</c><02:49:30.800><c> program,</c><02:49:31.680><c> a</c><02:49
  • :49:48.720><c> This</c><02:49:48.880><c> funding</c><02:49:49.200><c> was</c><02:49:49.439><c> pulled
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • :50.559><c> gentlemen</c><00:49:50.960><c> here,</c><00:49:51.599><c> I</c><00:49:51.839><c> would</c
  • </c><00:49:52.880><c> if</c><00:49:52.960><c> you</c><00:49:53.119><c> have</c><00:49:53.280><c> questions
  • > things</c><00:49:54.079><c> you</c><00:49:54.240><c> want</c><00:49:54.319><c> to</c><00:49:54.480>
  • :49:55.920><c> a</c><00:49:56.079><c> chance.
  • </c><00:49:56.960><c> Uh,</c><00:49:57.280><c> also</c><00:49:57.680><c> I</c> while you get a chance
Bills: HB433 , HB443 , HB433 , HB443
Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • :14.280><c> correct</c><01:49:15.080><c> a</c><01:49:15.159><c> lot</c><01:49:15.280><c> of</c><01:49
  • </c><01:49:21.320><c> I'm</c><01:49:21.440><c> a</c><01:49:21.599><c> resident</c><01:49:21.960><c> of
  • Lebanon and<01:49:22.719><c> and</c><01:49:22.800><c> I</c><01:49:22.920><c> am</c><01:49:23.080><c>
  • here</c><01:49:23.239><c> to</c><01:49:23.880><c> oppose</c><01:49:24.800><c> HB</c><01:49:25.800><c
  • the granite<01:49:33.199><c> state</c><01:49:34.080><c> it</c><01:49:34.199><c> will</c><01:49:34.560
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Finance (01/22/2026)

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • :30.000><c> uh</c><01:49:30.320><c> step</c><01:49:30.639><c> at</c><01:49:30.960><c> that</c><01:49:
  • at the cost<01:49:34.080><c> of</c><01:49:34.320><c> doing</c><01:49:34.560><c> it</c><01:49:34.880><
  • 49:36.560><c> the</c><01:49:36.880><c> entire</c><01:49:38.080><c> bill</c><01:49:38.400><c> for</c><
  • And so<01:49:43.119><c> in</c><01:49:43.360><c> some</c><01:49:43.520><c> cases,</c><01:49:44.639><c>
  • person is a threat<01:49:52.880><c> to</c><01:49:53.040><c> our</c><01:49:53.280><c> staff,</c><01:49
Committee: Senate Education Finance
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • :29.319><c> my</c><00:49:29.480><c> visit</c><00:49:29.880><c> back</c><00:49:30.040><c> in</c><00:49
  • > a</c><00:49:31.720><c> lot</c><00:49:32.000><c> I</c><00:49:32.160><c> was</c><00:49:32.960><c> I</
  • getting</c><00:49:36.240><c> into</c><00:49:36.599><c> my</c><00:49:37.280><c> my</c><00:49:37.480><
  • 38.119><c> and</c><00:49:38.319><c> wanted</c><00:49:38.599><c> to</c><00:49:38.680><c> see</c><00:49
  • <00:49:39.599><c> lot</c><00:49:39.839><c> changes</c><00:49:40.280><c> over</c><00:49:40.480><c> a</
Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Roadmap to Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention 3/9/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh what<00:49:00.800><c> I</c><00:49:00.960><c> would</c><00:49:01.200><c> recommend</c><00:49:01.839
  • <00:49:05.680><c> it's</c><00:49:05.839><c> in</c><00:49:06.000><c> the</c><00:49:06.160><c> report</
  • </c><00:49:11.440><c> that</c><00:49:12.240><c> MMB</c><00:49:12.960><c> has</c><00:49:13.440><c> an<
  • If it's<00:49:16.880><c> a</c><00:49:17.040><c> large</c><00:49:17.280><c> agency</c><00:49:17.760><c
  • 29.280><c> on</c><00:49:29.520><c> the</c><00:49:29.680><c> agency</c><00:49:30.079><c> to</c><00:49:
Keywords: 1183, house
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 27, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those elected<00:49:03.119><c> board</c><00:49:03.359><c> members</c><00:49:03.760><c> already</c><00
  • </c><00:49:08.480><c> a</c><00:49:08.720><c> levy.
  • .<00:49:16.559><c> This</c><00:49:16.800><c> bill</c><00:49:17.040><c> assumes</c><00:49:17.520><c> that
  • It limits<00:49:40.640><c> elections</c><00:49:41.200><c> to</c><00:49:41.440><c> the</c><00:49:41.680
  • It<00:49:48.640><c> sunsets</c><00:49:49.280><c> existing</c><00:49:49.760><c> levies</c><00:49:50.240
Bills: HB0147 , HB0127
Committee: Senate Revenue
Keywords: property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval, ballot measure, general election, tax referendum, special purpose tax, Wyoming taxation, W.S. 18-9-201
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 16, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • :49:36.400><c> a</c><00:49:36.559><c> transfer</c><00:49:36.960><c> from</c><00:49:37.119><c> Cheyenne
  • 00:49:48.880><c> its</c><00:49:49.040><c> very</c><00:49:49.280><c> sense</c><00:49:49.680><c> it's</
  • </c><00:49:51.440><c> Now</c><00:49:51.680><c> we're</c><00:49:51.839><c> going</c><00:49:51.920><c>
  • </c><00:49:52.960><c> make</c><00:49:53.200><c> no</c><00:49:53.440><c> d</c><00:49:53.760><c> bones<
  • You know,<00:49:55.200><c> typically</c><00:49:55.520><c> in</c><00:49:55.760><c> the</c><00:49:55.920
Bills: SF0061 , SF0098 , SF0110
Committee: Senate Revenue
Keywords: sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (04/15/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • :00.000><c> to</c><00:49:00.480><c> speak</c><00:49:00.960><c> on</c><00:49:01.920><c> House</c><00:49
  • <00:49:07.040><c> If</c><00:49:07.280><c> not,</c><00:49:07.680><c> that</c><00:49:08.000><c> ends</c
  • :49:29.040><c> And</c><00:49:29.280><c> the</c><00:49:29.520><c> prime</c><00:49:29.920><c> sponsor</
  • </c><00:49:50.400><c> Glad</c><00:49:50.640><c> to</c><00:49:51.760><c> substitute</c><00:49:52.319><
  • The next was 7:49. Yeah, here it is. 7:45. 7:49. 7:45. 7:49.
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (03/26/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • kind<00:49:03.960><c> of</c><00:49:04.480><c> uh</c><00:49:05.200><c> functions</c><00:49:05.640><c>
  • ><c> will</c><00:49:13.119><c> mention</c><00:49:13.839><c> now</c><00:49:14.280><c> the</c><00:49:14.760
  • ><c> thank</c><00:49:48.960><c> you</c><00:49:49.400><c> thank</c><00:49:49.559><c> you</c><00:49:49.720
  • <00:49:51.760><c> page</c><00:49:52.559><c> eight</c><00:49:53.559><c> uh</c><00:49:53.720><c> line</
  • ><c> where</c><00:49:54.440><c> you</c><00:49:54.599><c> have</c><00:49:54.960><c> sub</c><00:49:55.440
Committee: Senate Health and Human Services
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (03/05/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • :00.760><c> in</c><00:49:00.920><c> reviewing</c><00:49:01.559><c> the</c><00:49:01.920><c> current</
  • uh legislation<00:49:03.400><c> that's</c><00:49:03.599><c> being</c><00:49:03.839><c> proposed</c><
  • <00:49:04.760><c> Apprentice</c><00:49:05.200><c> the</c><00:49:05.280><c> scope</c><00:49:05.559><c>
  • work really<00:49:06.559><c> seems</c><00:49:07.000><c> very</c><00:49:07.359><c> similar</c><00:49:
  • <00:49:54.000><c> plan</c><00:49:54.440><c> which</c><00:49:54.559><c> is</c><00:49:54.760><c> based<
Committee: Senate Health and Human Services
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (5-12-26)

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Summary: The subcommittee considered an emergency regulation from the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, 201 KAR 5021E, along with a staff amendment to conform the text to KRS Chapter 13A. The regulation was described as implementing an Attorney General opinion and a review of optometrists licensed during the 2020–2023 period when alternative testing and waivers were used during the COVID-19 era. The board explained that the rule requires affected licensees to complete specified examinations or an alternative certification before renewing in 2027, and that it now removes the OEBC Canadian exam as a future pathway while preserving recognition of OEBC results submitted during the period when that option was in effect. The staff amendment was approved without objection. Testimony was sharply divided. Board representatives and the Attorney General’s office said the regulation is needed to protect public health and to bring the licensure review into the formal administrative process. They said the NBEO Part 3 exam is the nationally recognized hands-on clinical licensure test, while the American Board of Optometry certification is a post-licensure credential for already licensed practitioners and is not a substitute for initial licensure testing. They also said no other state uses the ABOC certification for licensure, and that the board’s approach balances fairness, due process, and public protection. Opponents argued the regulation would allow individuals who were improperly licensed to continue practicing without meeting the same standards as other Kentucky optometrists. A representative from the Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation described cases of alleged inadequate care and urged the committee to require full national board passage before independent practice. Representatives from ARBO and NBEO said the emergency regulation is not justified as an emergency, does not adequately address public safety or fiscal impacts, and exceeds the board’s authority by creating a renewal path for licensees whose initial licensure was challenged. They emphasized that NBEO Part 3 is a practical, hands-on exam and that the ABOC certification is not designed or validated for initial licensure. The committee asked several questions about the differences between the exams, and no final vote on the regulation itself was described in the transcript beyond approval of the staff amendment.