Transcript Highlights:

• The need of the Senate to explain the measure.
• Thank you, Senator.
• Senator Hughes, you should be familiar with your own bill, which moved it from, in 2021, Senate Bill
• Decrease, Senator Johnson.
• This is the companion to Senate Bill 1448 that was passed unanimously by the Senate.

Bills: HB40, HB1916, HB1973, HB2524, HB2530, HB3180, HB3421, HB3783, HB4170, HB4213, HB40

Keywords: business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, divorce, property division, family law, court jurisdiction, marital assets, parent-child relationship, birth certificate, identity proof, Family Code, court process, attorney fees, court costs, legal expenses, dispute resolution, child support

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Birdwell? Present. Senator Flores? Present. Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Present.
• Senator Eckhardt? Senator Hinojosa of Nueces. Members, a quorum is established.
• Senator Hinojosa moves that HCR98 be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass
• Senator Birdwell? Aye. Senator Flores? Aye. Senator Eckhardt? Aye. Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo?
• Senator Hinojosa of Nueces?

Bills: HCR98, HB180, HB180

Keywords: counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Cook? Here. Senator Hinojosa? Here. Senator Hall? Here. Senator Kolkhorst? Present.
• Senator Menéndez, Senator Middleton. Five present.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 46 supports renaming the New York Strip steak. to the Texas Strip steak
• Members, any questions of Senator Sparks?
• Senator Hinojosa.

Bills: SCR4, SCR18, SCR31, SCR43, SCR46

Keywords: Pflugerville, Trail Capital, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, community connectivity, patriotism, town designation, community engagement, Trophy Club, Texas Town of Patriotism, Mineola, Sweets Capital, Texas, local economy, cultural identity, community events, Port Aransas, Mustang Island, Fishing Capital of Texas, Texas fishing

Transcript Highlights:

• In the 87th session, the legislature passed Senate Bill 1588 to bring more balance between the rights
• In the 87th session, the legislature passed Senate Bill 1588 to bring more balance between the rights
• The chair calls out H.C.R. 9 and recognizes Representative Morales to explain the resolution.
• Vice Chair Talarico and committee members for allowing me to lay out this very, very simple, easy resolution
• The chair recognizes Representative Morales to close on the resolution.

Bills: HB112, HB199, HCR9

Keywords: school district, bond issuance, election dates, voter approval, Texas Education Code, HCR 9, Texas State Cemetery, Hill Country flood, July 4 2025 flood, Guadalupe River, Camp Mystic, memorial, monument, concurrent resolution, disaster remembrance, natural disaster, flood victims, survivors, State Preservation Board, Texas secretary of state

Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Berg, Senator Carol here, Senator Meredith, Senator Richardson here, Representative Hein, Representative
• the provisions in the enacted Senate the provisions in the enacted Senate provisions<00:10:17.120
• > applied<01:16:19.360> a Unfortunately, the Senate then applied a Unfortunately, the Senate
• While the Senate bill contains a rural While the Senate bill contains a rural transformation<01:18:45.440
• Thank you. >> Senator Berg, thank you.

Keywords: 00:00:22 - Call to Order and Roll Call 00:03:00 – Approval of June 25, 2025 Minutes 00:03:22 - Update on Federal Changes to the Medicaid Program 01:03:44 - State Directed Payments, Provider Taxes, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund: How Medicaid Changes Could Impact Kentucky Hospitals 01:29:42 – Public Comments 01:45:25 – Announcements 01:46:19 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, and Senate Joint Resolution 25. 27 anyway so this is a cost one way or 27 anyway so this is a cost
• Senate Joint Resolution 25 deals with providing our farmers with an efficient manner of doing business
• joint resolution 25 members um senator joint resolution 25 um<00:26:00.279> deals<00:26:00.720
• All right, so we have a motion on the resolution from Senator Givens.
• All right, so we have a motion on the resolution from Senator Givens.

Keywords: Due to a technical issue in the room, the quality of the stream will be diminished. We apologize for the inconvenience. Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:02:00 SB 61 Discussion Only 00:03:25 SB 13 Discussion Only 00:07:19 SJR 25 Discussion 00:25:33 SJR 25 Vote 00:28:40 SB 61 Discussion Only 00:29:44, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 61, relating to swimming pools, but initially had no representative from the governor’s office or cabinet available to explain the fiscal estimate. Senators questioned why the executive branch’s estimate was $4.25 million to $8.5 million while the committee’s internal fiscal note showed little or no impact. When Department for Public Health staff later joined, they explained their estimate was based on a roughly $85,000 cost for a large outbreak investigation, using a 2014 outbreak as a benchmark, and said the bill could increase workload and outside laboratory costs if private swimming pools became more common as rental properties. They reported 822 waterborne cases in 2024, with 8 tied to private swimming pools, and later corrected an earlier figure to 14 private-pool-related investigations over five years. Senators pressed on the discrepancy between those numbers and the projected 50 to 100 incidents, and staff said the higher figure was a ballpark estimate. The discussion also clarified that private pools are generally excluded by definition, while pools held out for rent may be treated as public pools under current definitions. No vote on SB 61 was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard Senate Bill 13, concerning the reprocurement of managed care organizations for Medicaid. Department for Medicaid Services officials said the bill would require work on a new RFP, system changes, and oversight improvements, and estimated the cost at $2.8 million based on prior procurement spending of about $2.5 million in 2018-2019, with a 10% growth adjustment. They explained that the work is administrative and therefore matched at 50/50 federal-state funding, not the 80/20 rate used for benefits, and said the expense would be incurred whether the bill passed or not if the state proceeded with an RFP. Senators discussed possible savings from reducing the number of MCOs from five to three, but agency staff said those savings were hard to quantify and that provider and member disruption could create offsetting costs. The committee later moved on to Senate Joint Resolution 25, which would ask the Revenue Department to report on the cost of issuing farmers a wallet-sized tax-exempt card instead of a paper certificate. The resolution was adopted by roll call, with all members present voting aye, and it was reported favorably to the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, and first, um, I've, which I have the bill and then I have a concurrent resolution that kind of
• Is there a motion on the resolution? I have a motion and a second. No questions.
• We had it here and deferred it to try to get some resolution.
• Deferred it to try to get some resolution.
• came back before the Senate health came back before the Senate health services<00:19:54.799>

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 01:23 Discussion of 25RS HB 219 06:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 219 07:44 Discussion of 25RS HCR 20 09:36 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HCR 20 10:58 Discussion of 25RS HB 303 17:02 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 303 18:38 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 21:46 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 219, sponsored by Representative Rebecca Raymer. The bill requires emergency services to provide mandatory training for emergency medical staff on sexual assault emergency response requirements, with the training developed in collaboration with the Sexual Assault Response Team advisory committee. Testimony from Jenna Cassidy of the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs and WN Stevens of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky explained that the training would help emergency department staff properly respond to sexual assault patients, preserve evidence, and connect patients to needed resources; the committee also clarified that the bill is training-focused and not a certification requirement. HB 219 received favorable expression and was reported to the House floor. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 20, also from Representative Raymer, which directs the Legislative Research Commission to study gaps in sexual assault nurse examiner coverage, why those gaps exist, and what hospitals do when no SANE nurse is available. Raymer said the study was intended to gather data for future legislation, and members noted the importance of documenting current practices and supporting efforts to expand SANE coverage. The resolution was adopted with 16 favorable votes and recommended for passage on the House floor. Next, the committee took up House Bill 303, sponsored by Representative Steve Bratcher, which creates a pathway for military medical personnel to translate their training into civilian Kentucky credentials through colleges and universities. The committee substitute broadened participation beyond KCTCS to any Kentucky institution with accredited programs, and Bratcher explained that schools would evaluate military experience, award applicable credit, identify gaps, and still require the relevant licensure exam. Members asked about university participation, credentialing standards, and how prior military radiology training would transfer; Bratcher said the program is voluntary for institutions and works with existing SkillBridge and veterans’ programs. HB 303, as amended by committee substitute, passed unanimously and was recommended for passage. At the end of the meeting, the committee briefly reviewed administrative regulations. Representative Fleming asked about a behavioral regulation that had previously been found sufficient, and staff indicated it had been deferred, later found deficient again in the Senate Health Services Committee, and may be addressed through Senate Bill 65. The chair then allowed members to record additional votes before adjourning and announced the next Health Services meeting would be February 20 at noon in Room 149.

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Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6c92X2JpyA, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call – 00:00:21 Approval of Minutes – 00:02:50 Growing Access to Advanced Coursework – 00:03:16 Middle School Athletics – 00:37:44 DEI in Postsecondary Institutions – 00:47:03 Consideration of Administrative Regulations – 02:17:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Zjyah3cXI, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:14 HB 490 Discussion 00:59 HB 490 Vote 01:31 HB 498 Discussion 02:34 HB 498 Vote 03:44 HB 274 Discussion 04:35 HB 274 Vote 08:29, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OelXnY_e7QM, 2026-07-02T01:23:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:49 - SCR 178 / SR 173 03:34 - DM GVO-EIG 3:00 PM 05:43 - GM 773 14:34 - GM 749 20:17 - GM 783 28:33 - GM 784 29:29 - GM 785 33:44 - DM GVO 3:05 PM 36:28 - SCR 62 39:20 - DM GVO-PSM 3:15 PM Hearing Notices: GVO-EIG 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO-EIG_04-02-26_.PDF GVO 3:05 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO_04-02-26_.PDF GVO-PSM 3:15 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO-PSM_04-02-26_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DeRtmsqy3Y, 2026-07-02T01:23:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:00 - Start 0:45 - GM 504 45:52 - GM 534 1:20:40 - DM EET 1:00 PM 1:22:52 - HB 192, HD2 1:26:00 - HB 963, HD1 1:29:50 - HB 989, HD1 1:37:47 - HB 991, HD1 1:38:51 - HB 999, HD1 1:41:44 - HB 1193, HD1 1:43:20 - HB 1194, HD2 1:43:48 - HB 1408, HD3 1:46:05 - DM EET 1:30 PM Hearing Notices: EET 1:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EET_03-14-23_.PDF EET 1:30 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EET_03-14-23-1_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV44a9GkEaI, 2026-07-02T01:23:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:58 - SB 718 02:13 - EDU DEFER 3:00 PM 03:44 - SB 718 04:03 - SB 1044 05:34 - DM EDU 3:05 PM 05:50 - SB 283 06:30 - DM EDU 3:06 PM 06:37 - SB 481 Hearing Notices: EDU DEFER 3:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDU_02-15-23_DEFER_.PDF LBT-EDU DEFER 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_LBT-EDU_02-15-23_DEFER_.pdf EDU DM 3:05 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDU_02-15-23_.PDF EDU DM 3:06 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDU_02-15-23-1_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsXgKh894rE, 2026-07-02T01:23:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 03:26 - DM HHS 1:00 PM 04:20 - SB 63 09:15 - SB 152 15:58 - SB 317 20:25 - SB 162 29:17 - SB 319 30:38 - SB 320 32:21 - SB 321 35:45 - SB 322 36:46 - SB 323 40:03 - SB 390 40:25 - SB 473 42:10 - SB 599 43:26 - SB 668 44:49 - SB 674 46:34 - SB 1531 54:34 - DM HHS 1:00 PM Hearing Notices: HHS 1:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHS_02-10-23_.pdf HHS 1:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHS_02-10-23_DM_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• The following resolutions are on first reading and referral. The clerk will read the resolutions.
• The clerk will read the resolutions: HR 79 by Lopez.
• The resolutions are unanimously adopted.
• That's Senate time. That's what the Senate always does, comes in at six. Y'all have fun.
• The following resolution is on first reading and referral. The clerk will read the resolutions.

Bills: HB18, SB 54, SB 10, HR 76, HR 77, HR 78, HR 82, HR 83, HR 88, HR 89, HR 93, HR 94, HR 95, HR 98, HR 101, HR 102, HR 104, HR 105, HR 107, HR 108, HR 109, HR 110, HR 111, HR 112, HR 113, HR 123, HR 125, HR 79, HR 80, HR 81, HR 84, HR 85, HR 86, HR 87, HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 96, HR 97, HR 100, HR 103, HR 106, HR 114, HR 115, HR 116, HR 117, HR 118, HR 119, HR 120, HR 121, HR 122, HR 124, HB 18, SB 54, SB 10, HB 8

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yF-qV9Wpv0, 2026-07-02T01:23:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_HED_03-16-26_.PDF Timestamps: 13:59 - Introduction 14:22 - SB3229 SD1 14:54 - SB2802 SD1 21:49 - SB2969 SD1 37:13 - SB3238 SD1 47:37 - SB3286 SD1 48:44 - SB2657 SD1 57:30 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Adams, if you'll know the drill.
• Senator Adams, if you'll you know Okay.
• Um, and before senator from District 36.
• Uh before the Senate Bill 100 products.
• <00:06:29.759> by<00:06:30.080> committee Senate Bill 145 is amended by committee Senate

Keywords: 0:02 ROLL CALL 1:44 SB 145 DISCUSSION 5:15 SB 145 VOTE 6:50 HB 36 DISCUSSION 9:15 HB 36 VOTE 10:45 HB 92 DISCUSSION 13:22 HB 92 VOTE 14:30 HB 628 DISCUSSION 16:30 HB 628 VOTE 17:50 HB 245 DISCUSSION 19:20 HB 245 VOTE 20:45 HB 584 DISCUSSION 25:23 HB 584 VOTE 27:55 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 145, which updates Kentucky’s laws governing caterers’ licenses and related ABC regulations. Senator Julie Rocky Adams explained that the bill clarifies where and how licensed caterers may sell and serve alcohol, standardizes food-to-alcohol revenue requirements, and removes administrative barriers. A committee substitute was adopted that also changes a tobacco-related license deadline from January 1, 2026 to July 1, 2026. Members discussed ABC staffing concerns, but the sponsor said those costs had not been specifically addressed. The committee substitute and then the bill as amended both passed unanimously and were sent to the House floor. The committee then considered three interstate compact bills. House Bill 36, the respiratory care compact, was presented as a straightforward compact aimed at helping military families, protecting the public, and improving real-time disciplinary data sharing; a committee substitute correcting immunity language was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 92, the dietitians compact, was described as improving portability of licensure, reducing burdens on licensees and states, supporting military families, and enhancing investigative and disciplinary information sharing; the committee substitute added background checks, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 628, the athletic trainer compact, was presented as a new compact with enough states moving forward to meet the threshold for establishment; members noted it had become a Department of Defense priority, and it also passed unanimously after a committee substitute. House Bill 254 was then taken up as a bill to exempt certain temporary emergency housing structures from plumbing code enforcement, based on experience during disaster sheltering when new trailers could not be used quickly because of inspection delays. A committee substitute corrected a drafting issue that had unintentionally affected temporary structures, and the bill passed unanimously. Finally, House Bill 584, which removes a permanent ban on a physician reapplying for DEA prescribing authority after rehabilitation and restoration of their medical license, was debated more extensively. The sponsor said the bill preserves DEA discretion while allowing a second chance after a lengthy rehabilitation process; KMA had not taken a position. Several members explained their votes, and the bill ultimately passed. The committee then recorded votes on the day’s bills and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, I move you, sir, that House Concurrent Resolution 44 be taken from its place in the orders of
• Motion's made and seconded that House Concurrent Resolution 44 be taken from its place in the orders
• House Concurrent Resolution 44, a concurrent resolution urging Congress to create an accreditation pathway
• Question before the body is adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 44.
• House Concurrent Resolution 44 is adopted. >> Gentleman from Bourbon.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Calendar/2nd Readings 06:06 Report of Committees 07:10 Orders of the Day 09:21 HB 253 09:35 HB 508 16:18 HCR 44 29:09 HB 436 31:53 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 35:50 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 41:19 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:02 ConC/Rules Report 46:27 Floor Amendments 47:56 Adjournment 48:34, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and approval of the prior day’s journal. Committee reports were read for a range of bills and resolutions, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, an adult workforce diploma pilot program, parole board changes, alternative high school diplomas, campaign finance, child care, mental health treatment, gubernatorial transitions, unclaimed property, and state contracts. Those items received first reading and were placed on the calendar. The chamber then considered House Bill 253, relating to reading and language arts instruction. Supporters said the bill follows the earlier Read to Succeed law by requiring instruction grounded in the science of reading and phasing out the three-cueing system, which they argued encourages memorization rather than phonics. A member from House District 93 opposed the prohibition, saying teachers need flexibility and that some district-approved methods remain useful in classrooms. The House adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill 94-1, then laid a motion to reconsider on the table. House Bill 508, relating to the protection of veterans benefits, was also debated and passed unanimously 93-0. The sponsor said the bill regulates paid veterans-claims services, requires clear disclosures about free services, limits fees, bars certain practices, and adds annual reporting, while exempting attorneys and law firms. Several members spoke in support, citing personal experiences and the need to protect veterans from bad actors, though some also expressed concern about access to help and urged future federal accreditation language. House Concurrent Resolution 44, urging Congress to create a VA accreditation pathway for private claims companies, was adopted 95-0, and House Bill 436, creating a PGA HOPE-related state parks benefit for veterans and active-duty military participants, passed 94-0. At the end of the session, the House received Senate Bill 172, relating to utility fuel adjustments and declaring an emergency, for first reading and return to committee. Members also made announcements about upcoming breakfasts, meetings, guest groups, and other events.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMYWlS2r8us, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll call 00:00:02 Department of Revenue and Office of State Budget Director 00:02:44 Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 00:26:08 Tax Increment Financing and the Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction Process 00:39:04, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW2oFtvGPu8, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:44 Committee Member Comments 00:03:00 Energy Review and Outlook for 2024 00:09:06 Industrial Customer Reponses to the Changing Energy Environment 00:39:04 Discussion of Administrative Regulations 01:20:14, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47