Transcript Highlights:

• talking about APS, there was mention of some flexible funding that might be able to be used to um bridge
• ><00:49:25.839><c> um</c> that might be able to be used to um that might be able to be used to um bridge
• </c><00:49:28.480><c> is</c><00:49:28.720><c> um</c><00:49:28.800><c> and</c> bridge some of the services
• . is um and bridge some of the services. is um and I'm<00:49:29.119><c> thinking</c><00:49:29.280><c>

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.

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• HB 2061 by Holt, relating to the designation of the State Highway 242 bridge intersecting State Highway
• The designation is in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge.
• This bill seeks to recognize the service and designate the State Highway 242 bridge intersecting Interstate
• Highway 69 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge.

Bills: HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HCR77, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HJR5, HJR2, HB1399, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1672, HB1722, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB1445, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2558, HB2742, HB1695, HB33, HB144, HB 109, HB 103, HB148, HB3809, HB2217, HB220, HB2421, HB2363, HB421, HB2455, HB3711, HB2559, HB2775, HB3126, HB3666, HB3595, HB3260, HB3376, HB3826, HB3770, HB1831, HB2614, HB3113, HB322, HB431, HB869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB1875, HB1950, HB2152, HB2341, HB2809, HB2856, HB3012, SB1415, SB1058, SB487, SB1499, SB513, SB1697, SB1197, SB1437, SB1809, SB836, SB1879, SB1145, SB963, SB1038, SB1147, SB914, SB711, SB1409, HB3707, HB589, HB1360, HB2337, HB2391, HB718, HB23, HB2436, HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HCR77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

Transcript Highlights:

• We turn barriers into bridges.
• to the people, visiting our neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness on the streets, under bridges
• the people, visiting our neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness, on the streets, on other bridges
• the National Dental Advocacy Program through the Patient Advocate Program, a nonprofit that helps bridge

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• We think this bill is a bridge to help struggling row-producing wells towards a stronger, more sustainable
• place an entertainment district that consists of our Alamodome, Batchelor Convention Center, land bridges
• example if there's a massive sinkhole somewhere right that restricts access somewhere, or if there's a bridge
• Through partnerships with the DOD Skill Bridge Program, we provide hands-on training and direct job placement

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

Transcript Highlights:

• The short-term solution will provide a MA reimbursement bridge to the future.
• reimbursement</c> solution will provide a MA reimbursement solution will provide a MA reimbursement bridge
• :49.840><c> And</c><01:38:50.000><c> that</c><01:38:50.239><c> future</c><01:38:50.800><c> is</c> bridge
• And that future is bridge to the future.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And there's actually this bridge into young adulthood that I think is very beneficial.
• 14:45.440><c> there's</c><01:14:45.679><c> actually</c><01:14:45.920><c> this</c><01:14:46.159><c> bridge
• And there's actually this bridge done.
• And there's actually this bridge into<01:14:46.719><c> young</c><01:14:46.960><c> adulthood</c><01:14

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a short-term bridge that will hopefully help pharmacies until we get this bill crafted and enacted
• It's<01:05:09.119><c> a</c><01:05:09.359><c> short-term</c><01:05:09.920><c> bridge</c><01:05:10.480>
• <c> that</c><01:05:10.799><c> will</c> It's a short-term bridge that will It's a short-term bridge that

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It fosters our understanding, builds bridges across communities, and ensures that diverse voices that
• understanding Minnesota It Foster our understanding build<00:38:06.160><c> builds</c><00:38:06.560><c> Bridges
• </c><00:38:07.040><c> across</c><00:38:07.359><c> communities</c> build builds Bridges across communities
• build builds Bridges across communities and<00:38:07.880><c> ensures</c><00:38:08.240><c> that</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I am building a bridge to my future on my own and paying the price for it, literally.
• /c><00:58:43.119><c> am</c><00:58:43.280><c> building</c><00:58:43.520><c> a</c><00:58:43.680><c> bridge
• I am building a bridge to my future me.
• I am building a bridge to my future on<00:58:44.880><c> my</c><00:58:45.040><c> own</c><00:58:45.200>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Video calls help bridge the painful gaps between visits, allowing families to see each other's faces,
• <00:26:28.159><c> Video</c><00:26:28.559><c> calls</c><00:26:28.880><c> help</c><00:26:29.200><c> bridge
• Video calls help bridge the children.
• Video calls help bridge the painful<00:26:30.159><c> gaps</c><00:26:30.720><c> between</c><00:26:31.120

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, um, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there, but obviously, uh, we will be paying attention to
• <01:57:08.960><c> we'll</c><01:57:09.199><c> cross</c><01:57:09.480><c> that</c><01:57:09.639><c> bridge
• </c> hearing so um we'll cross that bridge hearing so um we'll cross that bridge when<01:57:10.079><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure expanding the state’s restrictions to include ski wax and related fluorocarbons. The sponsor said the bill was a follow-up to last year’s PFAS law and largely targeted products already off the market, describing it as a reaffirmation of the state’s intent to keep PFAS out of water. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the bill ought to pass and then placed it on the consent calendar. Next, the committee considered House Bill 275 on health career credentialing requirements. The discussion centered on a proposal that would have required insurance companies to pay for training mandated by federal requirements. Members concluded that approach was not appropriate and voted unanimously to make the bill inexpedient to legislate, then placed it on the consent calendar. House Bill 276, dealing with on-premise beverage license requirements, was then reconsidered after an initial ITL vote. The committee adopted an amendment creating a tavern license for establishments limited to patrons over 21, with a higher fee and no food requirement, and then voted 15-0 to recommend the bill ought to pass as amended; it was also placed on the consent calendar. The committee then took up House Bill 310, which would establish a commission to study a regulatory framework for stable tokens and tokenization of real-world assets. The sponsor said the amendment added blockchain-based trusts and discussion of privacy and environmental concerns. The committee approved the amendment 16-0 and then voted 16-0 to recommend the bill ought to pass as amended, placing it on the consent calendar. House Bill 312, concerning intercollegiate student athletes’ right to earn compensation from name, image, and likeness, was retained because members said the issue was not ready and the NCAA had not resolved how to handle it. Finally, the committee began discussion of House Bill 316 on ground ambulance reimbursement, with an amendment that would replace the bill’s reimbursement provisions with a study commission; members debated how it related to another bill, HB 725, and whether the amendment would delay immediate relief for ambulance providers.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we are going to have to rely on biofuels as a bridge to the future.
• Um, we are going to have to rely on biofuels as a bridge to the future.
• Um, we are going to have to rely on biofuels as a bridge to the future.
• Um, we are going to have to rely on biofuels as a bridge to the future.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, I think all those things sound great, and let's do this in the meantime to continue to bridge the
• do this in the meantime to<00:41:33.040><c> continue</c><00:41:33.359><c> to</c><00:41:33.480><c> bridge
• gap</c><00:41:34.520><c> uh</c><00:41:34.599><c> for</c><00:41:34.800><c> the</c> to continue to bridge
• the gap uh for the to continue to bridge the gap uh for the current<00:41:35.280><c> members</c><00:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• He would not make that bridge.
• He would not make that<01:01:57.000><c> bridge.</c> that bridge. that bridge.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Last week on the floor, Senator Pearl said Medicaid expansion should be a bridge, not a destination,
• expansion<02:33:05.800><c> should</c><02:33:06.040><c> be</c><02:33:06.479><c> a</c><02:33:07.000><c> bridge
• </c><02:33:08.000><c> not</c><02:33:08.200><c> a</c> expansion should be a bridge not a expansion should
• be a bridge not a destination<02:33:09.640><c> and</c><02:33:09.800><c> I</c><02:33:10.000><c> agree

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• whether that’s in the Heights on the east side, which was a former golf course, whether that’s Highland Bridge
• /c> former golf course whether that's former golf course whether that's Highland<00:37:37.400><c> Bridge
• ><c> um</c><00:37:38.960><c> in</c><00:37:39.079><c> our</c><00:37:39.800><c> former</c> Highland Bridge
• on the um in our former Highland Bridge on the um in our former Ford<00:37:40.480><c> plant</c><00:37

Bills: HF1277, HF812, HF457, HF633

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, income tax, tax brackets, tax adjustments, Minnesota, tax policy, underutilized buildings, adaptive reuse, building conversion, historic preservation, downtown revitalization, vacant property, vacancy reduction, refundable tax credit, income tax credit, grant in lieu of credit

Transcript Highlights:

• This obviously includes heat plants, boilers, bridges, decking, all that you're seeing throughout the
• :20:39.720><c> heat</c><00:20:40.000><c> plants</c><00:20:40.440><c> boilers</c><00:20:41.360><c> Bridges
• </c><00:20:41.880><c> decking</c> know heat plants boilers Bridges decking know heat plants boilers Bridges

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• staff, they’re really critical parts of this entire population, but trying to figure out how can we bridge
• figure out<00:32:07.960><c> how</c><00:32:08.120><c> can</c><00:32:08.279><c> we</c><00:32:08.480><c> Bridge
• c><00:32:09.000><c> an</c><00:32:09.159><c> individual</c><00:32:09.720><c> to</c> out how can we Bridge
• an individual to out how can we Bridge an individual to do<00:32:10.000><c> the</c><00:32:10.120><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill will help bridge the gap, ensuring that many more Minnesota students, regardless of where they
• this<00:19:42.679><c> bill</c><00:19:42.880><c> will</c><00:19:43.039><c> help</c><00:19:43.200><c> bridge
• </c><00:19:43.600><c> the</c><00:19:43.799><c> gap</c> this bill will help bridge the gap this bill will
• help bridge the gap ensuring<00:19:44.400><c> that</c><00:19:44.520><c> many</c><00:19:44.840><c> more

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• committee is to keep transportation dollars within the transportation committee, whether it's roads and bridges
• whether it's transportation committee whether it's roads<01:35:39.600><c> and</c><01:35:39.760><c> bridges
• or</c><01:35:40.760><c> Rail</c><01:35:41.040><c> and</c><01:35:41.280><c> Transit</c> roads and bridges
• or Rail and Transit roads and bridges or Rail and Transit and<01:35:42.159><c> and</c><01:35:42.280>

Keywords: 1183, house