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• </c> an entire day on some of the programs an entire day on some of the programs that<00:07:19.479><c
• gained as a result of the program.
• of these programs.
• </c><00:19:18.840><c> I</c><00:19:18.960><c> really</c> program the grant program and I really program
• /c><00:19:40.520><c> take</c> program and the KPD program take program and the KPD program take advantage

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:34 Economic Development Cabinet 27:51 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum, so the minutes from the last two meetings were not approved. Secretary Noel of the Cabinet for Economic Development then gave a broad overview of the cabinet’s work and an update on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPD), with Deputy Secretary Katie Smith and General Counsel Matt also present. He said the cabinet’s strategy is to focus on high-wage job creation, especially in automotive transformation, business and financial professional services, tourism, logistics, agri-tech, aerospace, and other high-tech sectors, while also supporting small and medium-sized businesses and existing employers. Noel highlighted several program results and examples, including average incentivized wages approaching $27 per hour, 877 jobs and $346 million in investment through hub operations, $90 million through Commonwealth Ventures, help for hundreds of companies through the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance, work with 220 companies through the Kentucky Science and Technology Council, nearly 3,000 students in Advanced Kentucky, and more than 1,100 participants in Kentucky Valor. He also cited 35,000 workers trained through Bluegrass State Skills, 177 businesses helped by the small business tax credit, and 77 entertainment incentive transactions totaling about $200 million and 7,400 jobs. On the grant side, he said the cabinet had approved 155 projects under a federal grant program, committing $99 million, with outreach aimed at smaller communities and all 120 counties. The main focus of the second half was KPD. Noel described it as a program that requires more than basic due diligence, emphasizing community readiness, local vision, title and mineral-rights review, sewer validation, and consultant review. He said 109 projects had been awarded in the earlier rounds, and in 2024 there were 45 requests for information seeking $81 million against $35 million in available funding, showing strong demand. He also said the cabinet has worked with local economic developers through five regions aligned with area development districts, and that the secretary, deputy secretary, or commissioner of business development must attend the regional meetings, with 100% attendance reported for the key three last year. In response to questions, he said Jefferson County’s lack of KPD projects so far likely reflects where local land and development strategies are in the process rather than a lack of interest, and he said the cabinet has not heard that Kentucky’s occupational safety and health rules are clearly helping or hurting competitiveness, though he offered to look into it further.

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• will be making um under this program to will be making um under this program to to<00:40:23.720><c> really
• </c> advance the kind of policy and programs advance the kind of policy and programs that<00:43:02.480
• Thank you. currently is a general funded program currently is a general funded program our<00:48:32.240
• </c><00:48:43.400><c> and</c> costs of our Solid Waste program and costs of our Solid Waste program and
• I'm sorry that this seems to be hastened. none nobody on the blue none nobody on the blue sheet<01:53

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs. Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales. Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• , otherwise known as CASA programs, throughout the Commonwealth.
• </c><00:10:01.040><c> otherwise</c> special advocate programs otherwise special advocate programs otherwise
• known<00:10:01.680><c> as</c><00:10:01.839><c> CASA</c><00:10:02.320><c> programs</c><00:10:02.720><
• c> throughout</c><00:10:03.120><c> the</c> known as CASA programs throughout the known as CASA programs
• </c> being recognized as a 2025 National Blue being recognized as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon<01:02:13.280

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> Treatment Drug Development Grant Program Treatment Drug Development Grant Program Act,<00:19:35.919
• Respectfully, I ask for your support for the Icane drug development grant program. Mr.
• </c><00:26:08.000><c> Speaker,</c> grant program. Mr. Speaker, grant program. Mr.
• and Blue Shield, uh, all your medical information is being ciphered and sent across the network?
• He was the manager of one of our popular blues singers here in the Jackson area, Vic Allen.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 21 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

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• On a BAMD program, funded in part by the New Mexico taxpayers.
• That is what we call 638 programs.
• For example, in Las Cruces, they have, frankly, the best program down in Cruces.
• and restructure the existing broadband program.
• A low-income telecommunications assistance program and restructured the existing broadband program, making

Keywords: 996, all

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• These programs all work together.
• The program supported 188 educators in FY25.
• program?
• Great programs. Great comments.
• These are voluntary programs.

Bills: SB2

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• for these programs.
• establish new programs, it requires a significant increase in their ability to stand up programs, train
• establish new programs, it requires a significant increase in their ability to stand-up programs, train
• programs are doing versus what the shelter programs are doing.
• with the existing programs.

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee 4 met to hear an information-only agenda focused on homelessness. The chair and vice chair opened with remarks about affordability, accountability, and the need for flexible but effective state responses. The committee then heard an update from Dr. Ryan Finnegan of UC Berkeley’s Turner Center on homelessness trends, data limitations, and program impacts. He said homelessness remains high, with 2024 point-in-time counts showing about 187,000 people experiencing homelessness statewide, though unsheltered homelessness has declined somewhat as shelter capacity expanded. He emphasized that California’s high housing costs and shortage of affordable housing are the main drivers, while also noting persistent racial disparities, high chronic homelessness, and the importance of coordinated housing, health, and social services. He also warned that cuts or changes to federal programs and state funding streams like HAP could threaten progress. Members questioned Dr. Finnegan about the 9% decline in unsheltered homelessness, the timing and methodology of point-in-time counts, how to interpret trends over time, and the role of policy changes such as Housing First, Proposition 47, and Martin v. Boise. He explained that the 9% figure came from 30 continuums of care that had completed 2025 counts, and that HUD’s eventual statewide number would likely differ because not all regions counted that year. He also discussed how different funding sources are layered in local programs, including HAP, local funds, philanthropic support, federal funds, and CalAIM reimbursements. Several members stressed the need for clearer, more comparable measures of effectiveness and outcomes, including whether programs reduce long-term homelessness and move people toward self-sufficiency. The committee then heard from the California Interagency Council on Homelessness on statewide data systems, especially the Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS). Staff described HDIS as the first state-level integrated homelessness data system, built from local HMIS data and used to track demographics, services, outcomes, and program performance across all 44 continuums of care. They said HDIS has enabled statewide dashboards, system performance measures, and new accountability tools under AB 977 and AB 799. Cal ICH also said HAP Round 4 was highly cost-effective under the State Auditor’s methodology, estimating a cost of about $9,172 per person permanently housed, and that new AB 799 dashboards are intended to provide clearer public reporting on outcomes, fiscal data, and progress toward statewide goals. Members asked about measuring self-sufficiency, identifying the best local partners, detecting fraud, and whether the new dashboards will allow better comparisons among program types and funding uses. No votes were taken, and the one scheduled vote was postponed.

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• The January timeline would be your dark blue boxes.
• So AHCA is just the blue, like the blue shaded boxes there. We have our vendors, module vendors.
• And if there was a savings with the new program?
• I'm the program director for Florida's child support program.
• Just a little bit about our program.

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several major technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Department of Financial Services’ Florida PALM project, which is replacing the state’s decades-old FLAIR accounting system. DFS described PALM as a statewide effort affecting all three branches of government, with cash management already live and the remaining financial management, payroll, and data warehouse components still in development. Officials said the project began in 2014, was restructured after a 2022 legislative pause, and is now being recommended for a go-live delay from January 2026 to July 2026. Members asked about governance, staffing, contract structure, cost growth, and maintenance costs; DFS said the contract is deliverable-based, the current amendment would add a net $2.2 million, and post-go-live maintenance is expected to be about $13 million annually under the current contract through July 2027. The Agency for Health Care Administration then updated the committee on the FX Medicaid enterprise modernization program. AHCA explained that federal CMS directed states to move from monolithic Medicaid systems to a modular approach, leading Florida to procure separate vendors for integration services, data warehouse, unified operations, provider services, and claims processing, with pharmacy benefits still to be procured. Officials said the project has spent about $334 million to date, with most costs federally matched, and requested $189.95 million for the upcoming year. They also highlighted a 2024 special assessment that produced 81 recommendations, most tied to staffing shortages, and said the Legislature added 47 FTEs, with 17 currently filled or being filled. Members asked about governance changes, production status, data access, and future technology maintenance; AHCA said some components are operational, the data warehouse is nearing certification, and the agency is working to keep the system adaptable and nonproprietary. The Department of Children and Families presented its Access modernization project, which is replacing a mainframe-based eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid assistance, and related programs. DCF said the six-year, $205 million project is in its third year and has already delivered a new customer portal with mobile access, multi-factor authentication, and fraud protections, while also building a worker portal, document management, community partner tools, and workload management functions. The agency said it is requesting $36.625 million for the next fiscal year, the same as last year, and emphasized that the project has remained on schedule and on budget by breaking work into smaller modules and using strong vendor and staff support. Members praised the project’s progress and asked about cybersecurity testing and the long delay before modernization began; DCF said security requirements were built in from the outset and that the remaining work will focus on moving staff off the legacy mainframe and modernizing notices and back-end processes.

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• Communities, we have some programs aligned with this type of work.
• So, we employ several of those students once they graduate from the program.
• It's not an easy task for our partners and our community rehabilitation programs.
• And it's not an on and off switch sometimes that happens with programs.
• Someone goes to a program during that time, and that's a barrier.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky.
• Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky um Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky um chairman<00:27:51.760><c> Meredith
• I think, to Hope’s point, I appreciate Blue Cross Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
• I think, to Hope’s point, I appreciate Blue Cross Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
• Blue Cross Anthem Blue I appreciate um Blue Cross Anthem Blue Cross<00:43:41.680><c> Blue</c><00:43:

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:10 SB145 Discussion: 02:23 SB145 Vote: 05:13 SB183 Discussion: 06:13 SB183 Vote: 11:37 HB413 Discussion Only: 16:15, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 145, sponsored by Sen. David Givens. The bill would update retail installment contract statutes for automobile sales, allowing retailers with installment contracts shorter than 28 days to begin collections after three days instead of waiting for multiple missed payments, and it also harmonizes a related dollar amount in statute from $10 to $15. The committee asked no questions, and the bill received a favorable expression on a roll-call vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 183 from Sen. Matt Nunn, with testimony from Chris Nolan of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. The bill would require proxy advisers acting for the State Retirement System to act solely in the financial interest of current and future retirees and to avoid political or social considerations in shareholder voting recommendations. Supporters argued it would keep politics out of public pensions and align proxy advice with fiduciary duties; members praised the bill and noted Kentucky could be among the first states to adopt such a model. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression after a roll-call vote. The committee also reviewed administrative regulation 808 KAR 9:10 from the Department of Financial Institutions, with no vote required. It then took up House Bill 413, a PBM rebate pass-through bill, with testimony from Sarah Wood of the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. She said the bill would require 85% of negotiated drug rebates to be passed through to patients at the point of sale, lowering out-of-pocket costs, especially for high-rebate drugs such as insulin, while still allowing 15% to remain with plans. She cited examples from other states and argued the bill would benefit about 650,000 Kentuckians. Hope McClaflin of Anthem opposed the bill, saying it would reduce employers’ ability to use rebates to lower premiums, could disproportionately favor high-cost brand-name drug users, and could create significant costs for state and fully insured plans. Members asked questions about other states’ pass-through rates and the effect on premiums, but no final action on House Bill 413 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Chairman, I would say, you know, additionally, we have continued to grow our technology and our blue
• And what a neat expansion on our blue economy efforts, high-tech jobs, GS-15 type folks that are now
• And what a neat expansion on our blue economy efforts, high-tech jobs, GS-15 type folks that are now
• And what a neat expansion on our blue economy efforts, high-tech jobs, GS-15 type folks that are now
• ><c> that</c><00:20:58.159><c> we</c> transportation grant program that we transportation grant program

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 20 January, 2026: 8:45 AM, 925, all

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• Cross Blue Shield and doing well.
• Cross Blue Shield and a good job.
• There are a couple of programs.
• Our programs are filled up today.
• That sounds like a great program.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• consider, for example, ledge or other things that might be on the lot that really limit the building envelope
• :43:07.440><c> limit</c><00:43:07.800><c> the</c><00:43:07.920><c> building</c><00:43:08.400><c> envelope
• </c> that really limit the building envelope that really limit the building envelope so<00:43:09.559>

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on HB 577, a bill to expand accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in New Hampshire. The sponsor and supporters described the state’s housing shortage and argued the bill would make it easier for property owners to build ADUs by right, up to 950 square feet, either attached or detached, while still requiring compliance with building codes, septic/water limits, and other local requirements. Supporters said the measure would help seniors age in place, provide housing for young adults, caregivers, and workers, and make better use of existing property such as garages and barns. Representative Reed raised concern that removing language related to short-term rentals could allow ADUs to be used for that purpose rather than long-term housing. The sponsor said he was open to clarifying language on short-term rentals, and another witness explained that current law already allows municipalities some choice on ingress/egress requirements, while the bill would standardize that and leave the design choice to the property owner. Several supportive witnesses followed, including the New Hampshire Home Builders Association, the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, the Business and Industry Association, AARP, Housing Action New Hampshire, 603 Forward, and New Hampshire Youth Movement. They emphasized affordability, property rights, workforce housing, intergenerational living, and the need for statewide consistency. A Derry resident testified that his existing garage space could be converted into an ADU under HB 577, but current local rules prevent that because it is detached; he said the bill would let him rent it affordably. Supporters also argued that ADUs can increase property values and help homeowners cover mortgages and taxes. In opposition, the New Hampshire Municipal Association said the bill would impose a local zoning mandate, could add density pressure on already stressed infrastructure, and did not guarantee that new units would be affordable or workforce housing. No vote or final committee action was taken in the excerpt.

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• </c><00:58:43.200><c> program</c><00:58:43.760><c> that</c> The program is a grant program that The program
• </c><01:18:23.679><c> this</c> program and this program and this program and this program and this program
• </c><01:40:18.719><c> then</c> program then the equity program then program then the equity program then
• assistance relative guardianship assistance program. program. program.
• . program. program.

Keywords: 981, all

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• And so that is what we're speaking to in this area: rehabilitation programming, meaning the programs
• So TDCJ provides programming, the school district provides programming, and some of the programming is
• if they successfully complete that program.
• Program waiting for a spot to open up in that program, but what we found is that some insufficient strategic
• With the blue. Yes, sir. And I agree.

Bills: SB552 , SB1099 , SB1124 , SB1208 , SB1372 , SB1506 , SB1667 , SB1804 , SB1806 , SB1870 , SB1936 , SB1937 , SB2180 , SB2405 , SB2569 , SB2570 , SB1646

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

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• Number one, what is the purpose of the program?
• Early learning you have 2 primary programs, School readiness program which the ages birth basically the
• And also despite that program for education Finance program which are mention which ones are public schools
• The early steps program.
• They're still and the program.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And so what this chart indicates, you'll see ERB in blue, the Educational Retirement Board, the fund
• So the light blue column, that's the returns in that period.
• The red line, that's the long term target, and then the dark blue dash is the policy index.
• And so, then why is there a policy choice to invest in in-state private equity programs that are dragging
• departments, I would suggest that would look at, um, How we're investing in our education and training programs

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• and culturally competent programs.
• These services for pass programs and culturally competent programs built by this initiative.
• Thank you and good evening. these services for past programs and culturally competent programs built
• A SERP is an enforceable air quality program.
• We can work on incentive programs.

Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills on environmental, climate, recycling, wildfire, outdoor access, and clean transportation policy. SB 958 would clarify CEQA treatment of impacts tied solely to increased building height, and SB 1230 would increase penalties and create CalRecycle support tools for repeat commercial illegal dumping. SB 1341 would revise how processing fees are calculated for bag-in-a-box wine under California’s recycling program. All three measures received due-pass recommendations to Appropriations, with roll calls showing majority support and the bills left open for absent members. Members then took up SB 1300, which would create a more permanent legislative role in California’s international climate cooperation and establish a climate secretariat at UC; SB 1370, which would codify and streamline wildfire fuel-reduction permitting with added safeguards, geographic and size limits, and pesticide-related amendments; and SB 1260/1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative and the Deputy Secretary for Access position at the Natural Resources Agency. Each drew support from environmental, utility, business, and local-government witnesses, while SB 1370 also drew opposition from environmental and advocacy groups concerned about reduced CEQA review and herbicide use. The committee discussed amendments at length, especially on SB 1370, and all three measures advanced with due-pass recommendations. The committee also heard SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, requiring baseline pricing disclosure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks tied to state incentives and directing agencies to explore alternative financing. Support came from clean-air, business, and environmental groups, and the trucking/manufacturing opposition moved to neutral after amendments; the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Finally, SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, sought to strengthen AB 617 implementation and clarify community emission reduction planning, but it generated substantial opposition from air districts, business groups, and others over enforceability, funding, and the distinction between formal SERPs and community L-SERPs. The author described additional pending amendments to narrow L-SERP provisions, and the bill also received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.

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• . program. program.
• </c> that program. that program.
• . program. program.
• Florida has a version of this program, not full but a version, and so it's not just blue states.
• . program. program.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, if they're not compliant with the program, it will proceed in a disciplinary hearing. program with
• And so we program every single day.
• and</c> programs such as afterchool programs and programs such as afterchool programs and activities<
• </c> certificate program. certificate program.
• </c> of that's a requirement of the program. of that's a requirement of the program.

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 3:30 PM, 925, all