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• And may I explain my vote? Yes, I might.
• And may I explain my vote? >> Yes. And may I explain my vote?
• Now, that explained<00:49:35.760> my<00:49:36.000> vote.
• received 17 yes votes, one nay vote, and received 17 yes votes, one nay vote, and three<00:49:54.480
• > reported<00:49:56.480> with three pass votes will be reported with three pass votes will

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:40 HB 500 Discussion 00:01:50 HB 500 Vote 00:38:40 HB 504 Discussion 00:41:45 HB 504 Vote 00:47:00, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met to consider House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, and House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget bill. The chair explained that the committee substitute for HB 500 was a starting point in the budget process and that a committee amendment was needed to correct a numbers discrepancy. The amendment to PHS1 was adopted, and the committee then adopted HB 500 as amended, with one no vote and several passes; the bill was reported favorably. The committee also voted to roll the committee amendment into PHS1 so it would be considered as a single unified version. The chair gave a broad overview of HB 500, describing funding for statewide costs, a 2% salary increase in each fiscal year for executive branch employees and elected officials, and broad percentage cuts of 4% in FY27 and 3% in FY28 with many exemptions. He highlighted funding changes for education, Medicaid, health insurance for state and school employees, public safety, corrections, health and family services, postsecondary education, fire programs, tourism and parks, and several capital projects. He also noted language changes or removals that were intended to clean up the bill rather than eliminate programs, and said some items were held steady or fully funded based on current estimates. Members asked about SEEK transportation funding, the budget reserve trust fund, and why Medicaid benefits were funded below the governor’s request. The chair said the reserve included general fund and Department of Insurance restricted funds as a safeguard, with some of that money available if Medicaid costs exceed expectations. He said Medicaid benefits were held flat at FY26 levels because eligibility and utilization have declined, but the committee added reporting requirements and oversight to monitor trends. A member expressed appreciation for the SEEK increase and KEPH stability, while another voted no on HB 500 because they were still reviewing the document and believed some items were missing. The chair then said the committee would move on to HB 504, but no action on that bill is included in the excerpt.

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• House Bill 1, as amended by PHS1, having received 16 yes votes, one nay vote, three pass, and one abstention
• Before this legislature voted to end Medicaid co-pays in 2021, how many patients were turned away from
• Explain my vote. >> Uh, yes. Briefly, please. Representative<01:13:26.800> Bant.
• >> Explain<01:13:55.840> my<01:13:56.000> vote. >> Explain my vote.
• >> Explain my vote. >> Uh<01:13:56.719> yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 1 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 1 Vote 00:15:05 HB 2 Discussion 00:17:20 HB 2 Vote 01:13:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on House Bill 1, which would implement Kentucky’s participation in the federal education freedom tax credit program. Sponsors said the bill would allow donors to receive a federal dollar-for-dollar tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations, with no state dollars involved, and that public school districts could potentially create their own SGOs. Members asked about the removal of state tax language in the committee substitute, the meaning of the 11th Amendment waiver, whether SGOs could serve only public school students, and whether data collection could be added. The sponsors said the state tax language was unnecessary because the credit is federal, the waiver would allow federal-court litigation over the act, and a district could establish an SGO if it met federal requirements. The committee adopted the substitute and then reported HB 1 favorably with 16 yes votes, one nay, three pass votes, and one abstention. The committee then took up House Bill 2, an act relating to Medicaid and making an appropriation. The sponsor described the bill as a response to federal HR 1 and to concerns raised by the Medicaid oversight board, saying it would address program integrity, eligibility redeterminations, cost sharing, and managed care organization contracts. He said the bill would require periodic eligibility verification for expansion Medicaid enrollees, add modest cost-sharing for some services to encourage use of primary care over emergency rooms, and strengthen enforcement of MCO contracts, with penalties going into a restricted compliance fund. Members asked about the committee amendment, and the sponsor explained it restored flexibility on the number of MCOs in future procurement rather than locking in a reduction. Members also asked whether the bill had gone before the Medicaid oversight advisory board and whether a fiscal note was available; the sponsor said the board’s recommendations were incorporated and fiscal notes were included in the packet. After discussion, the committee adopted committee amendment one to PHS2 and then adopted PHS2 as amended for consideration. The sponsor continued outlining the bill’s provisions, emphasizing that it applied to the expansion population and was intended to align Kentucky law with federal requirements while improving oversight and accountability.

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• I'm casting a no vote today.
• I cast a no vote. Mr. Chairman, yes, I'd like to change my vote.
• I cast a no vote. Mr. Chairman, yes, I'd like to change my vote.
• Very well, there being three aye votes and five no votes, the measure fails.
• five no votes being three I votes five no votes measure<00:05:27.759> fails measure fails measure

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:02 HJR 31 Discussion 00:00:30 HJR 31 Vote 00:00:45 HJR 53 Discussion 00:01:25 HJR 53 Vote 00:02:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered two items tied to prior budget appropriations. The first was House Joint Resolution 31, described as relating to a $5 million appropriation to the Department of Economic Development from the previous year’s budget. Senator Boswell moved approval, Senator Maiden seconded, and the resolution passed on a roll call vote with all members voting aye. The second item was House Joint Resolution 53, which would release design funds for Kentucky State University’s Health Services Center project. Members discussed the amount, with one senator estimating it at about $5.3 million, though the resolution did not specify a dollar figure. Several members expressed concern that they had not met with Kentucky State University and did not have enough detail about the project or the underlying budget, and one member said he wanted to see more sustained improvement from the university before supporting the measure. After the roll call began, multiple members changed their votes from aye to no. The chair noted that the measure failed by a vote of three ayes to five noes. No other business was taken up, though the chair said another committee meeting might be held later that day and members should watch for an announcement from the floor.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DIkMoZqX4, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:50 Discussion of 24RS SB 74 05:03 Roll Call Vote on 24RS SB 74 06:10 Discussion of 24RS SB 145 08:31 Roll Call Vote on 24RS SB 145 09:15 Discussion of 24RS HJR 116 12:25 Roll Call Vote on 24RS HJR 116 13:10 Discussion of 24RS HCR 117 16:00 Roll Call Vote on 24RS HCR 117 16:35 Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTKJCijFENM, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:22 - Discussion of 24RS SB 151 06:15 - Roll Call Vote on 24RS SB 151 07:12 - Discussion of 24RS HB 271 18:56 - Roll Call Vote on 24RS HB 271 19:40 - Discussion of 24RS HB 476 23:14 - Roll Call Vote on 24RS HB 476 24:13 - Discussion of 24RS HB 491 36:05 - Roll Call Vote on 24RS HB 491 36:50 - Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• Representative Pollock explain my vote.
• Representative Stalker explain my vote.
• representative stalker explain my vote representative stalker explain my vote I'm<00:04:15.200><
• Representative Stalker, yes, and I'd like to explain my vote, please.
• I need to record an aye vote on House Bill 479 and an aye vote on House Bill 574. Thank you.

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 479 00:03:22 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 479 00:04:51 Discussion of 25RS HB 574 00:21:49 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 475 00:23:41 Discussion of 25RS HB 291 01:04:38 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 291 01:05:42 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first took up House Bill 479, which would require one hour of dementia training for DCBS workers. Representative Derrick Lewis and the Alzheimer’s Association said the bill was a straightforward, bipartisan effort to address dementia awareness and improve worker training, with no fiscal impact. Members spoke in support, including remarks about personal family experiences with dementia and the importance of recognizing symptoms early. The committee voted 11-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 574, the “Baby Maya” child protection bill, sponsored by Representatives Dossett and Lewis. The bill would require reporting when a child is born to a parent who previously had children removed for neglect or abuse, create a rebuttable presumption allowing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make an initial safety determination, authorize emergency custody procedures, and name the measure the Baby Maya Law. Sponsors said it was intended to add guardrails after the Baby Maya case and stressed that it would not automatically remove children or add new mandatory-reporter penalties. Members asked about hospital involvement, HIPAA, and information-sharing; the Cabinet commissioner said the agency would be open to better data-sharing with hospitals, but currently has no such system. The bill passed 12-1 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 291, the Family Preservation and Accountability Act, with a committee substitute. The bill would expand sentencing alternatives for primary caregivers convicted of nonviolent offenses, allowing judges to consider family status and use options such as counseling, parenting classes, and related services. Supporters argued it would keep families together, reduce harm from parental incarceration, and save money; one witness cited a report estimating $4 million in direct incarceration savings and broader economic benefits. Another witness, Amanda Hall, gave emotional testimony about the long-term harm of parental incarceration and said access to help would have been better for her family than prison. The committee adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill 12-1 with favorable expression.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS8zPFsW_x8, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:02 SB 198 Discussion 01:03 SB 198 Roll Call Vote 21:35 SJR 140 Discussion 22:35 SJR 140 Roll Call Vote 25:00 SJR 149 Discussion 26:16 SJR 149 Roll Call Vote 29:44, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebTDT_4z6Io, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:04 SB 220 Discussion 02:08 SB 220 Roll Call Vote 16:23 HB 378 Discussion 20:30 HB 378 Roll Call Vote 22:40 HB 478 Discussion 23:38 HB 478 Roll Call Vote 27:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl5-fVt1KTg, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:05 SB 4 Discussion 01:11 SB 4 Roll Call Vote 01:33 SB 192 Discussion 10:58 SB 192 Roll Call Vote 13:28 SB 277 Discussion 16:06 SB 277 Roll Call Vote 17:56, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqQiEPVnezM, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:29 SB 247 Discussion: 01:42 SB 247 Roll Call Vote: 14:57 SB 145 Discussion: 16:16 SB 145 Roll Call Vote: 22:00 SB 156 Discussion: 22:56 SB 156 Roll Call Vote: 52:11, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1ovV2SYg8, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:12 SB 43 Discussion: 01:09 SB 43 Roll Call Vote: 06:58 SB 111 Discussion: 08:07 SB 111 Roll Call Vote: 15:23 SB 110 Discussion: 17:16 SB 110 Roll Call Vote: 21:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnqN31zz2Dw, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:18 HB 579 Discussion: 01:44 HB 579 Roll Call Vote: 04:51 SB 20 Discussion: 06:17 SB 20 Roll Call Vote: 09:55 SJR 79 Discussion: 11:24 SJR 79 Roll Call Vote: 13:39, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTK_yC350gI, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:05 SB 109 Discussion: 00:44 SB 109 Roll Call Vote: 04:27 SB 209 Discussion: 05:18 SB 209 Roll Call Vote: 09:26 SB 165 Discussion: 10:23 SB 165 Roll Call Vote: 23:38, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCDq2aOichg, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:14 SB 67 Discussion: 02:47 SB 67 Roll Call Vote: 19:29 SB 94 Discussion: 22:03 SB 94 Roll Call Vote: 33:27 SJR 12 Discussion: 38:11 SJR 12 Roll Call Vote: 39:53, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0dMa7WBlM, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:29 SB 106 Discussion: 01:33 SB 106 Roll Call Vote: 04:11 SB 135 Discussion: 05:01 SB 135 Roll Call Vote: 16:34 HB 590 Discussion: 18:00 HB 590 Roll Call Vote: 25:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3sRJ-R8xsE, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:29 SB 106 Discussion: 01:33 SB 106 Roll Call Vote: 04:11 SB 135 Discussion: 05:01 SB 135 Roll Call Vote: 16:34 HB 590 Discussion: 18:00 HB 590 Roll Call Vote: 25:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX52Pa26gas, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:22 HB 188 Discussion: 01:52 HB 188 Roll Call Vote: 16:54 SB 173 Discussion: 17:54 SB 173 Roll Call Vote: 20:34 SB 178 Discussion: 21:11 SB 178 Roll Call Vote: 25:21, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NzeeayY5k, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:04 SJR 150 Discussion: 01:00 SJR 150 Roll Call Vote: 07:19 SB 135 Discussion: 09:49 SB 135 Roll Call Vote: 20:39 SB 158 Discussion: 22:19 SB 158 Roll Call Vote: 23:05, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2JIBi4W6UQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:27 HB 316 Discussion: 02:30 HB 316 Roll Call Vote: 05:41 HB 349 Discussion: 07:22 HB 349 Roll Call Vote: 36:30 HB 364 Discussion: 38:20 HB 364 Roll Call Vote: 41:05, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKM3Ahejq6k, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:06 HR 27 Discussion: 02:31 HR 27 Roll Call Vote: 03:33 HB 49 Discussion: 05:33 HB 49 Roll Call Vote: 11:38 HB 297 Discussion: 15:23 HB 297 Roll Call Vote: 26:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47