Transcript Highlights:

• Barquin began his career in the public defender's office and will now oversee the fourth-largest judicial
• We see— I think it was last year I saw the statistic— Baby Boomers doubling of homelessness because they're
• year<05:08:52.840> I<05:08:52.920> saw<05:08:53.120> the<05:08:53.280> statistic
• <05:08:53.760> with<05:08:53.878> on last year I saw the statistic with on last year
• I saw the statistic with on Baby<05:08:54.280> Boomers<05:08:54.760> doubling<05:08:55.160

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am here on behalf of the judicial branch.
• It was brought up that even some judicial employees, probation officers, will be impacted.
• It was brought up that even some judicial employees, probation officers, will be impacted.

Bills: HB4138, HB4139, HB4140, HB4141, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4145, HB4146, HB4147, HB4148, HB4149, HB4150, HB4151, HB4152, HB4153, SB1831, SB1832, SB1833, SB1834, SB1835, SB1836, SB1837, SB1838, SB1839, SB1840, SB1841, SB1842, SB1843, SB1844, SB1845, SB1846

Keywords: appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction

Transcript Highlights:

• I am here on behalf of the judicial branch.
• It was brought up that even some judicial employees, probation officers, will be impacted.
• It was brought up that even some judicial employees, probation officers, will be impacted.

Summary: The joint appropriations committee met on April 28 to review the FY 2027 budget package, including the general appropriations feed bills (HB 4138 and SB 1831) and related budget reconciliation measures. Staff described the budget as including about $17.96 billion in general fund appropriations, a one-time transfer of state monies to increase revenues, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general fund budgets, and several one-time restorations or continuations for items such as school facilities, child care, child safety, corrections stipends, and public safety operating costs. Members spent much of the meeting debating how the across-the-board cuts would be implemented, which programs might be affected, and how fund sweeps from prior-year appropriations and special funds would work, including questions about universities, public safety, rural hospitals, transportation grants, the Corporation Commission, and health insurance costs for state employees and troopers. A major point of discussion was the impact on universities and higher education. Arizona Board of Regents representatives said the proposed reductions and fund sweeps would affect already obligated dollars, research, staffing, and student aid programs, and could force difficult decisions about programs such as the Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and other pass-through funds. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the cuts could lead to tuition increases or reductions in services, while majority members emphasized that agencies and the executive branch should decide how to absorb the reductions. Another major topic was health care and the state employee health plan: staff explained that the budget includes a $228 million general fund infusion to stabilize the plan, while a separate reconciliation bill would raise employee premiums over three years. Members also discussed whether the budget’s changes to AHCCCS/Access and hospital eligibility rules could increase costs for hospitals and reduce coverage. Public testimony largely opposed the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, and local governments argued that the proposal would shift costs onto working families, reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care, and rural infrastructure, and protect tax benefits for data centers and higher-income taxpayers. A mayor from Globe asked for state help after severe flooding damaged roads, water lines, and homes, while a motorcycle safety advocate asked the committee to review a DPS motorcycle safety fund appropriation. Committee members and staff repeatedly clarified that some items discussed were one-time appropriations not continued into FY 2027, that some fund sweeps were from unspent or unencumbered balances, and that the committee planned to take a mass roll-call vote on the budget bills at the end of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• 504, an act making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the judicial
• As have it, the Senate does not recede. functioning of the judicial branch of functioning of the judicial

Keywords: 958, all

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB108, SB125, SB251, SB318, SB378, SB379, SB396, SB472, SB487, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB583, SB608, SB650, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB763, SB854, SB875, SB916, SB924, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB987, SB988, SB1006, SB1019, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1146, SB1185, SB1194, SB1202, SB1252, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1497, SB1498, SB1499, SB1527, SB1547, SB1596, SB1697, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB925, SB1362, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB1352, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB378, SB710, SB916, SB1019, SB1146, SB1194, SB1253, SB1499, SB213, SB925, SB1362, SR263, SR311, SR333, SCR8, SB2407, SB2722, SB2949, SB2407, SB2722, SB2949

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy

Transcript Highlights:

• If the statistics hold, 15 to 20 projects... 15%? Yeah. And since there's 109... Of 109.
• If the statistics hold 15 to 20 projects. 15%. Yeah. And since there's 109. Of 109. Yeah, of 100.
• Do you have statistics on how often rate cases are coming in if you add in these outside-of-the-four-year
• Do you have statistics on how often rate cases are coming in?
• I don't think I have a number, but no statistics on those. Okay, that's fine.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I'd just like to point out I did some looking up of statistics.
• And right now, according to the current labor statistics I was able to find, we have about 83 workers
• current<00:24:34.960> labor according to the current labor according to the current labor statistics
• 24:36.400> to<00:24:36.559> find<00:24:36.960> we<00:24:37.200> have statistics
• I was able to find we have statistics I was able to find we have about<00:24:37.600> 83<00:24

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you be surprised that marriage records, vital statistics, both birth records and marriage records
• Would you be surprised that marriage records, vital statistics, both birth records and marriage records
• Would you be surprised that marriage records, vital statistics, both birth records and marriage records
• Would you be surprised that marriage records, vital statistics, both birth records and marriage records
• Marriage records, vital statistics, both birth records and marriage records, is supposed to be available

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But I think I read a statistic where... The U.S. graduates maybe 2,000 Ph.D. physicists a year.
• I don't know if y'all could keep any of those statistics... maybe a job should be the major of success
• I don't know if y'all could keep any of those statistics. statistics, but... Statistics.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, my question is, do you have any statistics or something that can show exactly what's going on that
• Uh, my question is, do you have any statistics or something that can show exactly what's going on that
• c><00:14:53.440> you<00:14:53.519> have<00:14:53.680> any<00:14:54.079> statistics
• is, do you um do you have any statistics is, do you um do you have any statistics or<00:14:55.120

Keywords: Cabinet for Economic Development – Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Overview 02:35 ----Discussion of BR 868, 2026 Regular Session 24:08, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August 21 minutes. The main presentation was from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development on the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC), which was created in 1984 and is administratively tied to the cabinet. Staff explained that BSSC supports workforce training for companies in Kentucky through two main programs: the grant-in-aid reimbursement program and the skills training investment tax credit. They also described the board’s structure, quarterly meetings, annual audit, and the metropolitan tax credit tied to UPS in Louisville, along with public-private training consortia supported by the program. The cabinet outlined eligibility and funding rules: applicants must be qualified companies, trainees must be full-time Kentucky residents meeting wage requirements, and eligible training includes in-house company-specific training, train-the-trainer efforts, safety/OSHA training, and outside training through KCTCS or other providers. Grant-in-aid is a 50% reimbursement program capped at $75,000 per company per fiscal year and $2,000 per trainee, while the tax credit is capped annually and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are scored based on county tier, wages, workforce development activity, veteran hiring, participation in consortia, and job growth. Members asked for data on trainees and industries served, and staff said they could provide it. They also discussed coordination with other workforce programs, especially KCTCS and the state’s TRAIN program, to avoid overlap and double dipping. Several members asked about program usage and differences between fiscal years. Staff said the tax credit is less popular because it is not refundable and requires tax liability, while grant-in-aid is more attractive because it is cash reimbursement. They said lower or delayed spending in some years can reflect one-year training windows, reimbursement lag, new facilities ramping up, consortia activity, and special allocations such as those tied to Ford facilities. Questions also covered support for new businesses, which staff said can receive favorable scoring for new jobs and may have funds set aside for new location projects. On veterans, staff said they connect companies to Kentucky Valor and other resources, but the program does not track veteran retention outcomes. The final discussion was on a draft bill related to the Kentucky Horse Park and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Representative Vanessa Gracel and Kentucky Horse Park President Lee Carter explained that the proposal is intended to help the park maintain integrity and protect athletes, volunteers, coaches, trainers, and guests from abuse and misconduct. They described SafeSport’s federal role in Olympic and Paralympic sports and said they hope to move the draft forward as legislation in 2026. No votes were taken on the BSSC presentation or the horse park discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• When I was working in the voter registration office in elections, that's the statistic that basically
• When I was working in the voter registration office in elections, that's the statistic that basically
• Anyways, I'm just going to read you some statistics off of this, and I just want to get your reaction
• of a chance to get two years, but my friend who is Black has more of a chance to get, you know, statistically
• In Harris County, we ran some statistics on this, and a large percentage of the people voting RIDs over

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• litigated, to transform our constitutional school funding responsibility into a discretionary, judicially
• into a discretionary, judicially into a discretionary, judicially uninforcable,<01:52:34.560>
• necessary step in undoing wrongful necessary step in undoing wrongful judiciary<01:54:16.800> judicial
• <01:54:17.440> overreach<01:54:18.159> in<01:54:18.480> the judiciary judicial
• overreach in the judiciary judicial overreach in the past?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Judicial Deference Agencies. Representative Singh, two minutes. Uh, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The first was that the people want us to maintain an independent judicial system; they don't want the
• And then on the other side of things, the influence of the executive branch in the judicial system is
• system is also something the judicial system is also something that<04:09:09.439> needs<04:09
• Members, you are voting on House Bill 66, Judicial Deference Agencies.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Kentucky Center for Statistics.
• And you know, we've seen that with all of the statistics that we've looked at about trying to teacher
• And you know, we've seen that with all of the statistics that we've looked at about trying to teacher
• <01:42:28.760> that<01:42:28.880> we've with all of the statistics that we've with
• all of the statistics that we've looked<01:42:29.320> at<01:42:29.440> about<01:42:29.720

Keywords: 0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes 0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools 0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257 0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System 1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability. On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use. The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, statistically, the eagle population is doing just fine.
• <01:46:44.880> So,<01:46:45.199> statistically, into the resource.
• So, statistically, into the resource.
• <01:47:23.199> Loons<01:47:23.679> are statistics are from the DNR.
• Loons are statistics are from the DNR.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The bottom line is there's a full spectrum, and I don't want to speak any statistics that are not already
• The statistic three of them that I want to share, that a few people have asked about, is that 60% of
• statistics statistics um<00:45:47.200> that<00:45:47.440> are<00:45:47.680> not
• of us and they're new to the deal and of us and they're new to the deal and the<00:46:02.400> statistic
• three of them that I want the statistic three of them that I want to<00:46:04.240> share<00:46

Bills: HB0003, HB0004

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, medical assistance, birthing centers, Medicaid, Wyoming, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• rate is is the seasonally adjusted rate that gets... ...that is coming out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• that's coming out of Bureau<00:19:40.080> of<00:19:40.160> Labor<00:19:40.480> Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Statistics each month. Bureau of Labor Statistics each month.
• by Bureau of Labor Statistics utilizing<00:20:12.480> the<00:20:12.799> survey<00:20:13.120
• oranges in a way, so that rate again is based off of that monthly survey done by Bureau of Labor Statistics

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• stands right now, staff have created me a dashboard that I can pull up and look at some overall statistics
• A goal would not to have it be large, but, um, a lot of times I was looking at some other statistics
• <00:35:40.079> overall pull up and look at some overall pull up and look at some overall statistics
• um or dive into any specific statistics um or dive into any specific one.<00:35:44.960> Um<00
• that we track is um often it statistics that we track is um often it will<00:36:24.160> go<00

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 74, which would require agencies issuing certain real-property-related permits to track and report how many permits they issue and how long the process takes. Representative Carol McGuire introduced the bill and said the goal is to gather data on permit timing and fees, especially for DES and DOT permits involving wetlands, alteration of terrain, driveway permits, and similar approvals. Supporters argued the state needs better visibility into permitting delays and whether statutory deadlines are realistic; they also noted the bill had passed the House on a voice vote with no debate. Adam Crapo of the Department of Environmental Services said DES is generally supportive of the reporting concept but warned that the agency’s data are spread across many separate, partly manual databases. He said DES can already do this for some land resources permits through its new system, but not across all of its more than 90 permit types without additional help. DES estimated it would need two part-time positions to compile the reports, especially for waste management and water programs, and said otherwise existing permitting staff would have to do the work, potentially slowing permit processing. He also said the agency is already working to simplify rules and move more permits onto a new online platform, but could not meet the bill’s 2026 reporting deadline with current staffing and systems. Committee members questioned whether delays are often caused by incomplete applications rather than agency inaction, and Crapo said that is frequently the case. He said DES already tracks timelines to some extent for management and statutory compliance, but not at the individual-permit detail the bill would require. He also said some letters and records are captured in One Stop, but not all are. Members expressed support for the bill’s transparency goals while also worrying about added workload and possible slowdowns. The discussion then moved to DOT, where Susan Clawson said DOT is neutral on the bill because it recently implemented Salesforce and now has good data for reporting; DOT’s fiscal note reflects software-related costs, but the agency can already track the required information in its system.

Transcript Highlights:

• She said New Hampshire ED issues annual statistics about restraints and seclusions, but the office reviews
• :20:01.280> does<00:20:01.600> issue<00:20:02.280> annual<00:20:03.280> statistics
• <00:20:03.840> about Ed does issue annual statistics about Ed does issue annual statistics
• So I think every parent in the room is probably scared to death right now because those statistics are
• death right now because those statistics death right now because those statistics are<00:48:36.079

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill is not simply about statistics.
• <00:47:08.119> it's bill is not simply about statistics it's bill is not simply about statistics
• of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, CPI-U, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• 01:37:38.520> by<01:37:38.679> Bureau<01:37:39.080> Labor<01:37:39.679> Statistics
• <01:37:40.679> and 31st by Bureau Labor Statistics and 31st by Bureau Labor Statistics and

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI