Transcript Highlights:

• So you may not have the statistics with you here today, but I'm curious what you find the role of the
• I think vital statistics, I think Kiprick also participates.
• I think vital statistics, I think Kiprick also participates.
• I think Kiprick also vital statistics I think Kiprick also participates. participates. participates.
• </c> and we thought if that is statistically and we thought if that is statistically relevant<01:27:34.560

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.

Transcript Highlights:

• Ordinarily, good practice is they are filed with the petitioner who drafts the vital statistic form,
• So, in some, I just don't see where this piece of legislation is needed. statistics forms that are pro
• that are statistics forms that are pro that are required<00:25:04.000><c> to</c><00:25:04.240><c> be
• vital statistic form and that's<00:25:15.679><c> typically</c><00:25:16.080><c> the</c><00:25:16.400
• Uh the vital<00:25:17.840><c> statistics</c><00:25:18.400><c> form</c><00:25:18.720><c> which</c><00:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee met on April 15, 2025, and opened a hearing on Senate Bill 269, which would remove references to “bride and groom” and replace them with “applicants” in the Vital Records Act. The bill was described by the sponsor’s designee as a housekeeping update requested by the Secretary of State to modernize and standardize the language in light of same-sex marriage and to make the statute gender-neutral. Members asked whether the change would affect the substance of marriage law, marriage ceremonies, age and residence requirements, or open the door to polygamy; the response was that it would not change the law, would still apply to two adults, and would not supersede New Hampshire’s ban on polygamy. Some members noted the bill had passed the Senate unanimously and 18-0, while others questioned whether the change was necessary given existing forms and statutes, and whether it could create confusion with other laws such as alimony or divorce paperwork. The discussion became lengthy and somewhat informal, with members debating whether the terminology update was merely clerical or whether it should be postponed for more information from the Secretary of State’s office. Several members expressed frustration that no representative from that office was present. One member, speaking as a family law attorney, argued the bill was redundant because similar information already appears on vital statistics forms and could potentially create unintended issues; others countered that the Legislature should keep statutes consistent with current law and modern terminology. The committee also briefly discussed how marriage certificates and licenses are labeled and how same-sex couples are designated under current law. After a Republican caucus break, the chair called for a nonbinding thumb vote on whether to postpone the bill. The committee voted to come back to the bill later, and the hearing on SB 269 was closed and postponed to a later executive session date. The chair then shifted to other committee business, including preparations for a later discussion with Chief Administrative Justice Ellen Kristo and a family court subcommittee exercise, but no further action was taken on SB 269 during this segment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to the House Standing Committee on Agriculture.
• We've seen the average farms go up and we've seen the percentage of people who are in production agriculture
• </c><00:04:13.120><c> continue</c><00:04:13.519><c> to</c> production agriculture continue to production
• agriculture continue to shrink.<00:04:14.799><c> However,</c><00:04:15.200><c> at</c><00:04:15.439><
• Thank you. of County Agriculture Agents and the of County Agriculture Agents and the University<00:12

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill will provide the structure for collective bargaining in the agricultural industry.
• It has greatly impacted a lot of our agricultural industries in a very negative way.
• We're at a pivotal time in agriculture.
• This bill will provide the structure for collective bargaining in the agricultural industry.
• We're at a pivotal time in agriculture.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Many of you might know, or maybe don't, the precarious position in which Minnesota agriculture faces
• to a third of Minnesota's GDP is agriculture-related.
• This bill creates an ombudsman for safety, health, and well-being of agriculture and food processing
• This bill creates an ombudsman for safety, health, and well-being of agriculture and food processing
• </c> collaboration for Minnesota agriculture collaboration for Minnesota agriculture that's<00:47:07.079

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:19:14.600><c> irrigation</c> water as well as agricultural irrigation water as well as agricultural
• We have some grants that the Department of Agriculture provides for the equipment.
• </c> our production lands our agricultural our production lands our agricultural lands<01:37:17.159><
• </c><01:41:59.320><c> land</c> talking about agricultural land talking about agricultural land primarily
• </c> these are aimed at marginal agricultural these are aimed at marginal agricultural lands<01:42:33.880

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The impact that noxious weeds have on our agricultural lands is devastating.
• These species are harmful, highly destructive to agriculture and natural ecosystems.
• Taylor Triffo, on behalf of a variety of agricultural associations.
• From an agricultural perspective, this is critical.
• But agriculture desperately needs to make sure we're keeping invasive species out of California.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd just like to point out a few statistics from that research poll showed that 76% of voters are in
• there's statistic that show that<01:08:48.120><c> if</c><01:08:48.279><c> someone</c><01:08:48.600><
• </c> their lifetime despite these statistics their lifetime despite these statistics indigenous<01:41
• I could certainly check if our office has statistics available.
• I could certainly check if our office has statistics available.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committees heard HB 756 HD1, a measure on flavored tobacco products. Supporters included the Attorney General, Department of Health, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, youth advocates, public health groups, and Kaiser Permanente. They argued flavored tobacco and menthol are used to attract and addict young people, cited rising youth and young adult vaping rates, and pointed to public health harms and evidence from other states that flavor restrictions reduced e-cigarette sales. The Attorney General requested oral amendments to correct a statutory reference, repeal a county preemption provision so counties could enact stricter flavor bans, and restore appropriations, positions, and the original effective date. Opponents, including retail and wholesale businesses, argued the bill would hurt small businesses and state tax revenue, push sales to the black market, and remove a harm-reduction option for adult smokers; they urged stronger enforcement instead of a ban. After testimony, the committees took up amendments and recommendations. The chair proposed correcting the statutory citation to HRS 26-38, adopting a Department of Health amendment on disposal of electronic smoking devices and e-liquids as hazardous waste, and noting the appropriations, FTE, and effective date in the committee report. Members then voted to pass HB 756 HD1 with amendments in both committees, with the Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee recording one member as supporting with reservations. The transcript then moved to HB 806, relating to fireworks, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying undercover enforcement is costly and additional funding is needed. A community testifier also supported stronger enforcement, citing illegal aerial fireworks, noise, and impacts on pets and kupuna. No final vote on HB 806 was shown in the excerpt. The Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee also heard HB 438, which would create a Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program to provide legal representation in immigration court for income-qualified individuals. Support came from civil rights, legal aid, ACLU, and law school clinic representatives, who said counsel is needed to ensure due process and fair access to justice, especially because immigration proceedings can lead to deportation and family separation. Opposition testifiers argued taxpayer-funded counsel for people in immigration proceedings is inappropriate, unlawful, or unfair to citizens and legal residents. One law school representative suggested a technical amendment to broaden language about training and education. The excerpt ends before a final vote on HB 438 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> of</c><00:18:49.679><c> of</c><00:18:50.400><c> uh</c> statistical uh analysis of of uh statistical
• ><c> evaluation</c> Noting the um statistical evaluation Noting the um statistical evaluation aspect<
• So, statistical analysis of case processing time.
• So, statistical analysis of case processing time.
• :03:48.800><c> with</c> National statistics show imbalances with National statistics show imbalances

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The reason agriculture hasn't been included in these is a variety of factors.
• to have agriculture exist in this state.
• We are speaking to Senate Bill 6117, which does not include agriculture.
• When we talk about agriculture, we're just about ready to kill agriculture in the state because there
• We had bills today to keep piling costs onto agriculture.

Bills: SB6147 , SB6082 , SB5862 , SB5882 , SB6323 , SB6346 , SB6162 , SB6256 , SB6220 , SB5650 , SB6343 , SB6113 , SB6211 , SB6114 , SB5898 , SB6347 , SB6244 , SB5868 , SB5762 , SB5988 , SB6194 , SB6246 , SB6223 , SB6052 , SB5828 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SGA9306

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: grocery establishments, closure notice, consumer rights, local businesses, student financial aid, financial aid fraud, higher education, college enrollment fraud, fictitious students, ghost students, enrollment fraud, aid integrity, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, AI fraud, fraud prevention, Washington State, legislative audit, JLARC, full-time equivalent

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator, I think I understand from an agriculture standpoint what you're looking to try to do.
• My concern is that we've got several areas in the country that agriculture and solar farm production
• But I think a lot of times if we actually worked hand in hand more with our agriculture community and
• I mean, it's not keeping it in real honest-to-goodness productive agriculture, but I understand your
• Uh I mean it's agricultural standpoint.

Bills: SB176 , HB155 , HB247 , HB311 , HB312 , HB317 , HB466 , SB176 , HB155 , HB247 , HB311 , HB312 , HB317 , HB466

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government will come to order.
• I move to nominate Senator Brodeur to chair the Conference Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment
• , and General Government and Agriculture and Natural Resources.
• Conference Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and Agriculture

Summary: The conference committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Senator Brodeur as chair and Representative Esposito as vice chair. Members were welcomed, and the committee was reminded to keep phones off and to remain on one-hour notice for a possible quick reconvening. The main discussion centered on the Senate’s first budget offer and the conference budget spreadsheet, including proviso items, back-of-the-bill provisions, and implementing and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur explained that many items were already agreed to and grayed out, while highlighted yellow items reflected areas where the Senate had moved closer to the House position in a good-faith effort to narrow differences. The House indicated it would review the Senate offer and respond at the next meeting. There was no public comment or additional committee business. The committee then adjourned without objection after Senator Truenow’s motion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please read, 'Whereas agriculture is one of Oklahoma's leading industries and its associated production
• And whereas agriculture provides a major resource of employment for Oklahoma's workforce with 1 in 50
• And whereas it is important that all Oklahomans understand the role that agriculture plays in their daily
• I'm trying to figure out how the charter school, private school, and agricultural loan applications and
• Looking at the agricultural ones, the cap for one is 350, another is a million.

Bills: HB2268 , HB3000 , HB3043 , HB3066 , HB3078 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3244 , HB3298 , HB3320 , HB3467 , HB3321 , HB3329 , HB3431 , HB3464 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3586 , HB3590 , HB3650 , HB3671 , HB3695 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3764 , HB3767 , HB3834 , HB3931 , HB3934 , HB3940 , HB3944 , HB3979 , HB3985 , HB4113 , HB4294 , HB4302 , HB4317 , HB4324 , HB4359 , HB4426 , HB4427 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4434 , HJR1077 , SR42 , SR35 , HJR1023 , HB1225 , HB1374 , HB1381 , HB1590 , HB1675 , HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, seeing none then, I think we have the agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling summary next
• Okay, so the next preference is a B&O tax exemption for agricultural fertilization for agricultural,
• Okay, seeing none then, I think we have the agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling summary next
• Okay, so the next preference is a B&O tax exemption for agricultural fertilization for agricultural,
• So the next preference is a B&O tax exemption for agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling.

Committee: Joint Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences

Summary: The Citizens Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 6, 2025, with five commissioners present and a quorum. The commission approved the May 7, 2025 meeting minutes and welcomed new commissioner Scott Edwards, who introduced himself. Staff also confirmed the September meeting date had been changed to September 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to accommodate his schedule, and noted that testimony questions for the public hearing would be used at that meeting. JLARC staff then presented preliminary 2025 tax preference performance reviews covering nine preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but do not meet emissions-reduction goals, and recommended continuing the public utility tax and natural gas use tax exemptions while modifying reporting requirements; they also recommended continuing the marine-use LNG sales tax exemption and considering the Department of Revenue work group’s findings. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the small-beneficiary rate appears to support smaller firms, while the larger-beneficiary rate should be reviewed and both should have clearer objectives and metrics. For nonprofit low-income housing development, staff said the preference is helping produce housing but the current metric does not align well with the objective, data/reporting problems remain, and the legislature should decide whether to continue and possibly modify the exemption, including considering annual renewal. Staff also reviewed the multipurpose senior citizen centers exemption, concluding it meets its objective and recommending continuation, with possible consideration of making it permanent. For disabled veteran adapted housing, staff said the preference has very low uptake despite eligible veterans and recommended continuing it but modifying it in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve use. For trade convention attendance, staff said the preference aligns Washington with other states and recommended continuation. For agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, staff said the exemption reduces tax layering and recommended continuation, with clarification on whether it is exempt from expiration/performance-statement requirements. For agricultural crop protection products, staff said the preference met its revenue-growth metric and recommended extending it while considering better metrics or recategorizing it as tax relief. Finally, for energy sales to a silicon smelter, staff said the preferences were unused because the facility was never built and recommended allowing them to expire. The meeting ended with reminders about written testimony and the September public testimony session.

Transcript Highlights:

• those statistics?
• I don't know the statistics.
• those statistics?
• those statistics?
• those statistics?

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• On line 45 is a negligible interaction with the school building bond agricultural credit resulting from
• On line 45 is a negligible interaction with the school building bond agricultural credit resulting from
• <00:37:53.280><c> Homestead</c> agricultural Homestead agricultural Homestead Property<00:37:55.480><
• </c><00:38:05.920><c> Homestead</c><00:38:06.839><c> for</c> special agricultural Homestead for special
• ><c> agricultural</c> purposes of unoccupied agricultural purposes of unoccupied agricultural property

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Department of Agriculture has that.
• But what are some specific examples of success at agriculture over the past couple of years?
• You've already asked the qualifications of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
• As we do this, we are destroying the business of agriculture.
• The Department of Agriculture is a perfect place to house this.

Transcript Highlights:

• And that will be within the Division of Agriculture.
• And that will be within the Division of Agriculture, because the Division of Agriculture is a subsection
• So that's why the Division of Agriculture will have that piece.
• But it'll be UA Division of Agriculture. Yes, ma'am.
• Matt Brown, Division of Agriculture.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee first considered revisions to the JBC rules, which staff said were all prompted by acts passed in the 2025 legislative session. The rules were adopted without objection. Members then received a balanced budget presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s FY27 proposal, which he said was built around three priorities: limiting state government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income tax cuts. He highlighted major additions for education funding, EFA growth, pay plan costs, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, corrections medical costs, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction, and Medicaid sustainability, while also explaining a new A/B funding category structure intended to prioritize recurring costs and preserve room for tax cuts. Members questioned Hudson about the cost of income tax reductions, the constitutional balanced-budget requirement, education funding, the Educational Adequacy Fund, Medicaid trust fund balances, and the impact of federal changes on Medicaid and SNAP. Hudson said each tenth of a percent income tax cut would cost about $58 million, the budget remained balanced, public education would still receive historic increases, and the Medicaid trust fund would be monitored closely with additional set-asides proposed. He also said the FY27 SNAP administrative cost increase would be about $18 million. The committee then heard from the Division of Higher Education, which reported institutions were 2.61% more productive overall and that the budget recommendation followed the statutory productivity formula. Questions focused on why some institutions were receiving decreases or large increases, how the formula works, and how the new return-on-investment metric and committee composition would affect future funding. The committee approved several higher education-related actions, including personnel changes for nine institutions and special language for North Arkansas College’s move into the University of Arkansas system. Staff then walked members through the higher education appropriation summary, explaining large percentage increases at several institutions were tied to federal funds or corrected carry-forward issues, including the U of A School of Mathematical, Sciences and the Arts, South Arkansas College, SAU Tech, ASU Mountain Home, and ASU Newport. Members also discussed UAPB’s 1890 extension program and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s land-grant matching funds; officials said UAPB’s recommendation was being aligned with actual spending and that the Division of Agriculture’s Smith-Lever and Hatch matches were included within its overall appropriation. The committee ultimately adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions and then moved on to the Department of Corrections section, with the chair outlining how the committee would proceed through those appropriations by section.

Transcript Highlights:

• And that will be within the Division of Agriculture.
• And that will be within the Division of Agriculture, because the Division of Agriculture is a subsection
• So that's why the Division of Agriculture will have that piece.
• But it'll be UA Division of Agriculture. Yes, ma'am.
• Matt Brown, Division of Agriculture.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee first adopted revised JBC rules, which staff said were updated to reflect legislation passed in the 2025 session. It then heard a presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s proposed balanced budget for FY27, with no action taken. Hudson said the budget reflects three priorities: limiting state-government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income-tax cuts. He highlighted increases for education funding through EFAs, pay-plan costs for Corrections, DPS, and the Attorney General, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, a Corrections medical contract, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction efforts, and an additional $100 million set aside for Medicaid sustainability. Committee members questioned the size of the tax cuts, the balance requirement, public education funding, Medicaid trust-fund levels, EFA funding, and the expected impact of new SNAP cost-sharing rules. The Division of Higher Education then presented its productivity-based funding recommendations. Officials said institutions were 2.61% more productive overall, with funding changes driven by a statutory formula that rewards degree production, underserved populations, and high-demand fields. Members asked about declines at UA Little Rock, the formula’s multipliers, the role of the Arkansas Access Act and a new return-on-investment metric, and how two-year colleges are adjusted for size. The committee also reviewed special items and approved two letters: one authorizing 17 net personnel changes across nine institutions, and another adding special language for North Arkansas College’s entry into the University of Arkansas system. The committee then adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on the University of Arkansas system, especially Fayetteville’s athletics funding and the broader impact of the House/NIL settlement. Chancellor Charles Robinson and system officials explained that the board had waived a longstanding campus transfer and directed the university to provide an additional $6 million to athletics, with some costs likely to be passed through to students but partially offset by existing budget growth. Members debated whether the university should prioritize academics or athletics, how the transfer originated, and whether the athletic changes would affect affordability. The committee also discussed the 1890 extension program at UAPB and the Division of Agriculture’s land-grant funding. UAPB officials said the state match is intended to be one-to-one, that the current recommendation aligns appropriation with actual spending, and that a $2 million set-aside remains available if needed. The Division of Agriculture later clarified that its Smith-Lever extension and Hatch research funds are part of the UA system’s separate budget and that the state matched about $6.2 million in federal extension funding last year. The committee then moved to the Department of Corrections. It approved G1, transferring 51 positions to the secretary’s office to activate a recidivism program, with an estimated cost of about $4 million. Staff then began walking through the department’s FY27 budget, noting an increase of about $8 million for administration and shared services, including a $170,000 sex-offender assessment appropriation moved under Act 723 of 2025 and roughly $6 million more for medical contracts. Questions on the Corrections budget had just begun when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Under agriculture, we have included $48 million for land acquisition to expand Hawaii's agriculture initiatives
• innovative agricultural production, and environmental<00:51:30.160><c> sustainability.
• </c><00:52:26.960><c> Under</c><00:52:27.359><c> agriculture,</c> supportive housing.
• Under agriculture, supportive housing.
• Under agriculture, we<00:52:28.319><c> have</c><00:52:28.480><c> included</c><00:52:29.119><c> 48</c>

Keywords: 910, house, all