Transcript Highlights:

• And maybe it's our regulations.
• And maybe it's our regulations.
• And maybe it's our regulations.
• And maybe it's our regulations.
• </c> uh investigation branch regulations. uh investigation branch regulations.

Summary: The committee opened with roll call, welcomed a new member, approved the July meeting minutes, and then took up testimony on the statewide emergency responder voice system, also described as the state police radio system replacement project. John Hicks, secretary of the governor’s executive cabinet and state budget director, testified that the project is unusually complex because it combines multiple IT replacements, land acquisition, and tower construction. He said the existing system dates to the early 1970s and that the administration is treating the project as a priority, with work proceeding in phases and weekly coordination among the Justice Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, and Finance and Administration Cabinet. Hicks said the project has already spent about $110 million, with nearly 1,900 portable radios acquired, microwave replacement completed at 56 sites and underway at 76 more, and routers, switches, and network upgrades addressed. He explained that because the State Police are not set up to handle real property work, the administration brought in outside real property consulting vendors through an RFP, and three vendors are now qualified to help identify and negotiate sites. He said the goal is to speed up land acquisition and tower construction while the State Police continue the technology work, and he emphasized that the project is intended to close coverage gaps for state police first and later benefit local governments and other first responders. Members of the committee expressed concern about the project’s cost and pace. Representative Petri noted that about $218.8 million has been authorized since 2018 and questioned whether the project could stretch into 2030 or later, asking what more the General Assembly could do to help. Representative Blandon also raised concerns about the long timeline and the risk of the project becoming another costly, delayed infrastructure effort, while asking when the vendor RFP was completed and whether any sites had been acquired since then. Representative Sharp asked whether there was a detailed plan and timeline, and Hicks responded that the technology side is well defined but the property acquisition side must proceed site by site because each location depends on ownership, access, power, and other factors. Hicks said the west-to-east phasing has been a smart approach and that the executive branch should improve performance to beat the current timeline expectations.

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• Senate Bill 2628, an act regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the
• town of Bolton, and Senate Bill 2895, an act further regulating the amendment of a conservation restriction
• rightly and truly prepared, are now before the House for final passage: Senate Bill 2628, an act regulating
• for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town of Bolton, and Senate Bill 2895, an act further regulating
• Senate Bill 2628, an act regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine committee reports and local matters. It adopted resolutions honoring A Path in the Woods Foundation and the Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc., and suspended Joint Rule 12 to send two petitions to committee: one on creating a Great Brook State Park Trust Fund and another on designating a regional lockup as part of the Dukes County Jail and House of Correction. The House also advanced and approved several local bills. House Bill 5417, authorizing the town of Linfield to impose a local sales tax on restaurant meals, was ordered to a third reading. Senate Bills 2628 and 2895, concerning liquor licensing in Bolton and a conservation restriction amendment in Hanson, were passed to be enacted. Senate Bill 2577 on parking fines in Situate, House Bill 4585 on expanded senior property tax abatements in Auburn, and House Bill 5463 on a conservation restriction in Middleton were each passed to be engrossed. Later, the House concurred in a further amendment to Senate Bill 2903 honoring Blue Star Families and then passed that bill to be enacted. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Fitchburg Deputy Chief Patrick James “P.J.” Roy. Before adjourning, the House adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m., with a Democratic caucus scheduled for noon and a formal session with roll calls at 1 p.m.

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• that are in place and um regulations that are in place and um &gt;&gt; USDA<00:48:42.960><c> regulations
• </c><00:52:42.079><c> on</c> but I'd rather not have regulations on but I'd rather not have regulations
• > uh</c> federally regulated hazardous uh federally regulated hazardous uh federally<03:40:14.319><c>
• I know the DES regulations, which we don't regulate those residential tanks.
• </c><04:30:45.600><c> We</c> regulations that currently apply. We regulations that currently apply.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And our super... how, who, who regulates... so, so we regulate the Missouri Bar through Supreme Court
• And our super... how, who, who regulates... so, so we regulate the Missouri Bar through Supreme Court
• So we have no ability to regulate the Missouri Bar.
• So my point is, we have lawyers self-regulating and self-regulating the practice of law and self-regulating
• The Board of Healing Arts is regulated by registered doctors.

Committee: House General Laws

Summary: The Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 3088, where members discussed concerns raised by hospitals about proposed language changes. The bill sponsor said he was still working with hospitals and would continue to refine the measure, but several members objected to voting before seeing the revised language. HB 3088 was nevertheless voted do pass by an 8-4 vote. The committee then approved House Bill 2749 by an 8-4-1 vote, after which it moved into public hearing. The committee heard House Bill 2844, which would prohibit paraquat use in Missouri and require reporting related to its use. Representative Gallick said the bill was intended to be narrow and focused on paraquat’s toxicity and possible links to Parkinson’s disease. Supporters, including the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Sierra Club, and others, argued that paraquat is highly toxic, that research links exposure to increased Parkinson’s risk, and that many countries have banned it. Opponents from the Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri AgriBusiness Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Corn Growers, and Missouri Pork Association said paraquat is a restricted-use pesticide already regulated under federal law, is important for weed control and crop production, and that a state ban would set a dangerous precedent and harm farmers. The committee took no final action on HB 2844 during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 1880, which would bar school districts and charter schools from selling beverages with more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per container to students. Representative Reuter said the bill was inspired by students from Seckman High School and cited concerns about adolescent caffeine consumption. Student witnesses described energy drink use at school, health effects such as anxiety, heart racing, dehydration, and sleep disruption, and said the bill would help reduce harmful habits. Several members supported the goal but suggested the threshold might be too high, that private schools receiving state scholarship funds should be included, and that school boards might be a better place to address the issue; others noted the bill lacked an enforcement provision. No vote was taken on HB 1880.

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• They not once claimed that these games were outside of the regulations that were previously created,
• The court ruled that games were improperly regulated, and the legislature rightly took action. Mr.
• The court ruled that games were improperly regulated, and the legislature rightly took action. Mr.
• The court ruled that games were improperly regulated, and the legislature rightly took action. Mr.
• Regulators ignored them, the court agreed, and the legislature took action.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:

• The detached ADUs are subject to certain development regulations.
• The last bill is Substitute House Bill 2288 and addresses regulations in the state building code.
• The last bill substitute House Bill 2288 and actually into scissors to regulations in the state building
• One of the positives about a large on-site septic is that it is regulated by the state.
• One of the positives about a large on-site septic is that it is regulated by the state.

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills. Representative Connors testified on two notice-service bills: HB 2452, which would change manufactured/mobile home rent increase notices so they are served like other MHLTA notices rather than by certified mail, and HB 2664, which would remove certified-mail requirements for unlawful detainer and related notices. Connors said the current certified-mail rules are causing notices to go unclaimed and creating unnecessary costs for housing providers, while staff explained the bills would allow service by regular mail in the same manner as other notices. Public testimony on both bills was generally supportive, emphasizing reduced cost and better delivery, though one witness on HB 2452 urged allowing electronic notice options as well. The committee also heard SHB 2269, which clarifies that middle housing in limited areas of more intensive rural development may be served by either a public sewer system or a large on-site sewage system in rural counties, while non-rural counties would still require public sewer service. The sponsor and supporters said the bill resolves ambiguity created by prior legislation and gives county planners more flexibility; questions focused on what kinds of systems and uses would qualify. EHB 1687 was heard next and would expand the housing cooperation law to allow cities and counties to assist social housing public development authorities. Representative Reed and supporters said the bill would give Seattle and potentially other jurisdictions a tool to support permanently public, mixed-income housing with land, infrastructure, and other assistance. In executive session, the committee adopted a due-pass recommendation for EHB 1345 after Senator Gaynor withdrew an amendment that would have removed water-withdrawal and metering requirements for detached ADUs outside urban growth areas. The committee also adopted a striking amendment and moved ESHB 1500 and EHB 1501 forward, both with updated timelines and clarifications related to common-interest-community resale certificates and owner inquiries. Amendments to ESHB 1974 on land bank authorities were rejected, including proposals to remove private negotiation and tax preferences, and the bill was sent to Ways and Means. Finally, SHB 2288 on scissors stairs was advanced without amendment. Later, the committee heard HB 2304, which would expand the 2-10 warranty option to certain four-story stacked-flat condominium projects; testimony from builders, housing advocates, and the Office of Insurance Commissioner supported it as a way to reduce liability costs and increase condo supply. The committee also took testimony on EHB 1687 and HB 2664, and then closed the hearing on SHB 2452 after hearing support from housing providers for easing manufactured-home rent notice service requirements.

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• Certainly, we have law and regulation in place to ensure the effectiveness of compounded products.
• HB 2613 makes several incorrect claims about compounding pharmacy regulation as it applies to Washington
• As introduced, House Bill 2613 imposes extensive restrictions and regulations across the spectrum of
• So, in short, improvements in these API regulations are needed, and we're committed to work with the
• The state regulation is as well, and I would support any bill such as this and any change in the language

Bills: HB2545 , HB2613 , HB1496 , HB2155 , HB2283 , HB2340 , HB2425 , HB2437 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, patients, cardiovascular procedures, outpatient services, surgical facilities, HB2613, compounded medications, compounded drugs, pharmacy compounding, bulk drug substances, active pharmaceutical ingredients, API, drug safety, patient safety, pharmacy license, Washington pharmacy law, RCW 18.64, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA, pharmaceutical compounding

Transcript Highlights:

• The first item, issue four on the agenda, is an overview of the department and our role. regulating the
• The cannabis market was not comprehensively regulated by the state until 2018, more than two decades
• Even as compared to other states that have legalized cannabis at the start of regulation We were not
• We were shifting an existing large mostly regulated market into a complex and geographically restrictive
• We support a legal, well-regulated marketplace.

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• This is through lawyer regulation.
• The IOTA program is not banking regulation; it is lawyer regulation.
• The court is acting like a bank regulator.
• There are seven federal regulators of banks and banking industries.
• There are one or two regulators in every state in this country.

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• </c> regulation that it probably will happen. regulation that it probably will happen.
• Can you currently clarify what PUC regulates? Um, we regulate all of the things we regulate. Okay.
• uh all of the things we &gt;&gt; Um, we regulate uh all of the things we regulate.<01:49:42.800><c>
• </c> have that regulation. have that regulation.
• Would they still have the regulation?

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm sorry, I was thinking towns with special regulations.
• I'm sorry, I was thinking towns with special regulations.
• As you know, the regulated utilities are assessed a fee to pay for the regulation.
• </c><00:43:22.760><c> on</c> there is no virtually no regulation on there is no virtually no regulation
• </c><00:43:32.599><c> that</c> having them pay for the regulation that having them pay for the regulation

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, that's the regulation in question. I'm going to start with that particular regulation.
• So the regulation before us is K7065.
• </c> Senator West, all of our regulations Senator West, all of our regulations have<02:03:32.239><c>
• </c> regulation until next month say I. regulation until next month say I.
• <02:14:11.119><c> until</c> particular regulation is deferred until particular regulation is deferred

Committee: Joint Education

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• , local land use and zoning regulations, and regulations related to outdoor child care services.
• , local land use and zoning regulations, and regulations related to outdoor child care services.
• We're talking about bank regulators.
• We're talking about bank regulators.
• We're talking about bank regulators.

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• We'll regulate however you tell us to. >> I have a follow-up, Mr. Chairman?
• I mean, we regulate &gt;&gt; I'm not familiar.
• </c> here in Kentucky in a legal regulated here in Kentucky in a legal regulated market<00:21:36.400>
• While it regulations to implementation.
• In Arkansas, accomplished by regulation.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its August 21 meeting and then received an update from Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation leadership on implementation of Senate Bill 299 and House Bill 566. Jamie Eids and staff described the agency’s new structure after charitable gaming was brought under the corporation, including new divisions, staffing, banking, payroll, insurance, procurement, and reporting systems. They also unveiled the corporation’s new logo and tagline, and said the transition had been designed to avoid interruption for charities, licensees, and racing operations. A major focus was the fee structure required by House Bill 566. Eids outlined current licensing fees across racing, sports wagering, and charitable gaming, compared Kentucky’s fees with other states, and recommended keeping the status quo for one more year because the agency has only recently brought all three components fully in-house. Members asked about whether charitable gaming had harmed veterans’ groups or other nonprofits, whether any revenue should be transferred back to the state, and whether the charitable gaming licenses cover one-off raffles as well as standing operations. Eids said she had not heard complaints, said the licenses include all such activity with some exemptions, and agreed to look at the question of future transfers. The committee then heard from Melissa Combs Wright on pari-mutuel wagering and Hannah Sims on sports wagering. They reported continued growth in historical horse racing, more than $11 billion in total pari-mutuel wagering in fiscal year 2025, over $10.5 billion in HHR wagers, and about $161 million in pari-mutuel tax revenue, with most of that supporting the general fund and horse-breeding development funds. They also said sports wagering has generated nearly $5 billion in wagers since launch, $73 million for the public pension fund, and more than $2 million for problem gambling services, while expanding to 13 retail locations and 92 additional sports events. Members raised concerns about players being cut off after winning, the lack of local government revenue sharing from gaming facilities, and the growth of computer-assisted wagering; the witnesses said they were reviewing CAWs and that Kentucky does not license poker rooms through the corporation.

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• the authority that public universities, colleges, and community college governing boards have to regulate
• Seeing none, 1418, Madam Witt and members, Senate Bill 1418 prohibits certain counties from regulating
• So any county that would fall under that category... ...would be precluded from regulating the use or
• So you're asking if this bill would prohibit a county from being able to regulate. Yes, sir.
• So you're asking if this bill would prohibit a county from being able to regulate. Yes, sir.

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and one House concurrent memorial, most of them described as third-read consent items. Topics included claims against the state, CPA licensing, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility restrictions for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign and disclosure mailing addresses, federal land designation tracking, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial and death benefits, condominium flag displays, restrictions on sexually explicit material in schools and libraries, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court-ordered treatment procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, emergency medical technician data privacy, dense breast tissue notice repeal, assisted living referral agency requirements, attorney disciplinary claims, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting, attorney licensing, emergency service fee limits, forcible detainer changes, utility worker assault penalties, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactors, water recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, military police certification pathways, and scholarship organization tax credits. Most bills were presented without debate and were noted as available for questions, with no votes taken in the caucus itself. A few items drew discussion. On SB 1040, members asked what information would be redacted from voter registration rolls; staff said existing statutory redactions such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal identifying information would remain. SB 1193 prompted comments that EMT data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as strengthening guardian notification rights in court-ordered treatment, and SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure to remove redundant state notice requirements for dense breast tissue. The most extended exchange came on SB 1148, which would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function to another organization; members asked whether the bill was shifting responsibility away from the State Bar, and staff explained that the court already has the duty but currently staffs part of the process out. SB 1418, which limits county regulation of certain small modular nuclear reactor projects, drew criticism from one member who argued it would reduce local control. The caucus also heard a sponsor presentation on H.C.M. 2009 urging Congress and the President to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits, with the sponsor emphasizing Arizona’s mining history and the need to access mineral resources more easily.

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• S. 247, an act relating to the regulation of the disposal of plastics and the sale of consumer products
• 00:08:28.479><c> act</c><00:08:28.720><c> relating</c><00:08:29.120><c> to</c><00:08:29.280><c> regulation
• </c><00:08:29.919><c> of</c> S247 an act relating to regulation of S247 an act relating to regulation
• 00:08:45.040><c> relating</c><00:08:45.440><c> to</c><00:08:45.600><c> the</c><00:08:45.760><c> regulation
• </c> S 247 an act relating to the regulation S 247 an act relating to the regulation of<00:08:46.560>

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• And all this bill does is seek to adhere to modern best practices for the regulation of the practice
• We want to streamline the licensing process. with board um regulations that that with board um regulations
• forward uh based or our um regulations forward uh based on<01:24:50.639><c> that.
• </c><01:25:08.159><c> the</c> you know to oversee and regulate the you know to oversee and regulate the
• It clarifies that federal regulations.

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• alcohol laws are rooted in a prohibition-era framework layered with fixes over time, while cannabis regulation
• so we can have more people to attend and participate in all of the different industries that are regulated
• Too often, regulated businesses experience requirements. ...being inconsistently interpreted by individual
• five-member boards with expanded legislative appointments is an interesting approach to cannabis regulation
• We don't need a bigger and more costly agency to enforce cannabis regulation.

Summary: The Labor and Commerce Committee began by suspending the five-day notice rule for Senate Bill 629, then held testimony on the bill, which would restructure the Liquor and Cannabis Board. Proponents, including the Washington Hospitality Association, the Washington Cannabis Business Association, and the Cannabis Alliance, argued the current board structure is overburdened by alcohol and cannabis responsibilities, slows decision-making, and should be expanded or reorganized to improve accountability and focus. Opponents, including the Washington Association for Substance Misuse and Violence Prevention and a cannabis business owner, warned the bill would create unnecessary administrative costs, weaken executive accountability, and should not advance without more study. The committee did not take final action on SB 629 during the hearing portion, but later moved several bills out of committee. In executive session, the committee adopted proposed substitutes and advanced SB 6282 on behavioral health training for construction apprentices, SB 5379 on interest arbitration for Parks and Recreation Commission employees, SB 6197 on plumber license discipline, SB 6158 on factory-built housing and utility structures, SB 6302 on limits for independent contractors on public works finishing work, SB 5882 on PTSD workers’ compensation coverage for local correctional facility workers, SB 6180 on firefighter and law enforcement heart-related occupational disease presumptions, SB 6195 on cannabis producer oversupply, SB 6196 on kratom taxation, SB 6204 on home cannabis cultivation, and SB 6287 on kratom product restrictions. Several bills were sent to Ways and Means because of fiscal impacts, while SB 6204 was sent to Rules after adoption of an amendment allowing local governments to restrict home cultivation in residential areas. The committee also noted that SB 6303 on cannabis packaging and vapor devices would not move that day.

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• Next item on the agenda: administrative regulation 921 KAR 2:100, proposed.
• Are there any questions on the regulation?
• Seeing none, we find this administrative regulation to be reviewed.
• seeing none we find this regulation seeing none we find this administrative<00:10:05.760><c> regulation
• to be reviewed administrative regulation to be reviewed and<00:10:08.040><c> then</c><00:10:08.320><

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, passed over House Bill 291, and took up House Bill 479, an act related to dementia training. Rep. Derek Lewis, joined by Rep. Adriel Camel and Mackenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, explained that the bill would provide free dementia-specific training for Adult Protective Services workers and help them better recognize and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and the needs of people with dementia. Testimony emphasized the personal impact of dementia on families, the difficulty of navigating diagnosis and care, and the need to connect families to services. A senator asked about the bill’s data and scope, and Wallace explained that the county-level figures reflected Adult Protective Services referrals and diagnosed cases of Alzheimer’s or other dementia among people 65 and older. She also noted broader public health efforts related to brain health and a federal grant effort tied to those issues. Several members spoke in support, including Sen. Denine, who described his father’s recent death after a difficult period with dementia and said the training would help families and workers identify and respond to the disease earlier. After discussion, Sen. Heron moved the bill, the motion was seconded, and the committee voted 6-0 to pass House Bill 479 with favorable expression. The chair said it should pass on the Senate floor. Afterward, the committee briefly reviewed administrative regulation 921 KAR 2:100 and found it reviewed with no questions. A child care block grant item was also presented for information only, with no questions raised. The meeting then adjourned.

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• </c><00:21:18.400><c> as</c> up with new laws and regulations as up with new laws and regulations as
• </c><00:21:58.120><c> I'm</c> far more extensive new regulations I'm far more extensive new regulations
• </c><00:49:38.799><c> Insurance</c> individual states regulate Insurance individual states regulate Insurance
• </c><01:12:11.880><c> CFR</c> standards with Federal Regulation CFR standards with Federal Regulation
• </c><01:13:34.159><c> of</c> this would be updating our regulation of this would be updating our regulation

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection