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• There are also major security concerns with digital payments that don't exist with cash payments.
• Companies cannot misuse your data after a cash payment.
• > to<02:24:00.720> everybody, payments not accessible to everybody, payments not accessible
• <02:24:09.680> The<02:24:09.920> Payment The Payment Choice Act is rooted in fundamental
• That's not just ironic; it is a glaring contradiction in our payment systems.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• If funds do get out, it's normally just a first. payment that gets out.
• My constituent didn't get their first payment.
• TWC. has planned to roll out this new platform for delivering payments.
• So, you know, the delay in payment isn't just... that we're missing payments, you know, this past couple
• We've only received two payments out of the allotted 4.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• People making under $15,000 a year would get an average payment from this plan of 74 pennies.
• If you made a payment, you're the one that's qualified. ...of Wisconsin.
• If you made a payment, you're the one that's qualified for a rebate.
• We get to send direct aid payments to the taxpayers...
• We get to send direct aid payments to the taxpayers to help them with these inflationary times.

Keywords: 970, all

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• , impose require background studies, impose sanctions,<00:05:47.759> stop<00:05:48.080> payment
• /c><00:05:48.720> when<00:05:48.960> there's<00:05:49.199> a Sanctions, stop payment
• It says DHS must be able to recover improper payments.
• It says DHS must be able to recover improper payments.
• It says DHS must be able to recover improper payments.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• defined what pre-sequestration of timber is, and in 791 we've put in some language in 795 about payments
• defined what pre-sequestration of timber is, and in 791 we've put in some language in 795 about payments
• And the last thing the bill does is it repeals the sections on the commission and the payment in lieu
• bill does or the amendment. sections on the commission and the sections on the commission and the payment
• in le of taxes program when payment in le of taxes program when um<00:09:22.800> on<00:09:23.200

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Lines 42, 43, and 44 are high dollar amounts from the executive: $50 million for a housing down payment
• It's to the Teacher Loan Payment Fund.
• We got federal approval to do the first round of payments late last year.
• Payments late last year, so as long as things go alright, the first set of those payments will go up
• Payments can be made on an ongoing basis, which is necessary for running a state.

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• what is um what is it<00:20:07.159> monthly<00:20:07.679> monthly<00:20:08.080> payment
• monthly payment um whether it's<00:20:09.840> $40<00:20:10.840> uh<00:20:10.960> per
• to continue on to death for the payment to continue on to if<00:28:56.440> you<00:28:56.640><
• The nine point something percent that comes out of that final payment doesn't pay the full bill, so the
• The nine point something percent that comes out of that final payment doesn't pay the full bill, so the

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:02 Attendance Roll Call: 00:49 Approval of Minutes: 01:55 CERS Retiree Health Subsidy Proposal: 02:14 SB 58: 24:05 TRS Sick/Annual Leave Proposal: 32:53 Adjournment: 48:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the prior month’s minutes after a roll call established a quorum. It then heard testimony on a draft proposal from Senator Robbie Mills to increase CERS retiree health subsidies for members retiring on or after July 1, 2003. The bill would raise the non-hazardous subsidy from $14.63 to $40 per month per year of service and the hazardous-duty subsidy from $21.94 to $50, with employee contribution rates adjusted based on the health trust’s funded status. Supporters from sheriffs, firefighters, police chiefs, and the Kentucky League of Cities said the change would improve recruitment and retention, better align the subsidy with the cost of a single health plan, and preserve the system’s financial footing through shared employer-employee costs and funding triggers. Committee members asked about the fiscal impact, the effect of funding levels above 150%, and how the subsidy would work for rehired retirees or employees who later take private-sector jobs. Mills and other witnesses said preliminary actuarial work was still forthcoming, that the bill was intended to be revenue-neutral or close to it, and that the subsidy would continue to be paid monthly; they also noted existing 2008 rules for rehired retirees and said the benefit would still be available even if a retiree later had other insurance. One member suggested looking at stable accounts as an additional option for special-needs planning in a later bill. The committee then heard Senate Bill 58 from Senator Robin Webb, which would allow state employees to designate a Special Needs Trust as a beneficiary for retirement benefits. Webb said the measure would help employees provide for disabled dependents without jeopardizing SSI or Medicaid eligibility, and that the bill follows federal special-needs trust rules. He said the proposal could be revenue neutral, but actuarial analysis was still pending and KPPA had asked for electronic rather than paper transfer provisions. Members questioned whether the authority already exists, how the trust would work, and whether stable accounts should also be considered; Webb said he would follow up with additional information.

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• We make sure that the federal government receives their proper royalty payment.
• We make sure that the federal government receives their proper royalty payment.
• And we did adjust the percentage of those payments to...
• Step four, and we adjusted the percentage of those payments to 5% and 10%.
• And that's just to ensure that our payments reflect the true child care utilization.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We voted to support the payment of two requests for claims, $600.
• That came with a payment of $16,500 a month that almost tanked his business.
• and loan payments being due.
• and loan payments being due.
• This is particularly true. despite the contractor receiving payment and loan payments being due.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 41 by Senator Wiener, which would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health advocates, said PBM practices are driving up drug costs and closing neighborhood pharmacies. Opponents from PBM and health plan groups argued the bill overlaps with recently enacted licensing and reporting requirements, would not lower consumer prices, and may be preempted by ERISA. Members discussed confidentiality issues, consumer savings, and the relationship between SB 41 and the new budget trailer bill; the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then took up SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, aimed at online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters from labor, public health, and the licensed cannabis industry said online sales are undermining regulated businesses and exposing children to unsafe products. Opponents from tech and hemp industry groups warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms and lawful hemp wellness products, and raises Dormant Commerce Clause and First Amendment concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues; members largely focused on how to target illegal products without capturing lawful marketplaces. SB 243 by Senator Padilla addressed AI companion chatbots, with supporters including Common Sense Media and transparency advocates warning that these systems can be addictive, manipulative, and dangerous for minors and vulnerable users, citing studies and the death of a Florida teenager. The bill would require disclosures, anti-addiction design limits, self-harm protocols, audits, reporting, and a private right of action. Tech and business groups opposed the measure as overly broad and said its definitions could sweep in general-purpose AI tools; several members supported the goal but questioned the breadth of the definitions and the private right of action. Finally, SB 522 by Senator Wahab would extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units that were previously covered by the Tenant Protection Act but were destroyed in disasters and later rebuilt. Supporters, including Los Angeles city officials and tenant advocates, said the bill would help keep displaced renters housed after wildfires and other disasters. Apartment and realtor groups opposed it, arguing it would remove a key exemption needed to finance rebuilding and could discourage post-disaster reconstruction. Members expressed support for tenant protections in disaster areas, and the author asked for an aye vote.

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• So when you say the one-time payment, what would the one-time payment be?
• The next payment would be your future cost, which is included when you have 10 years of payments.
• , so it doesn't adjust how much payments are made, where the payments are made from.
• , so it doesn't adjust how much payments are made or where the payments are made from.
• Okay, but what about the payment to the owner of Granite Place? The lease payments, you mean?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• rather than general fund payment.
• incarceration on the Medicaid payments incarceration on the Medicaid payments to<04:09:34.720>
• payment rather than general fund payment payment rather than general fund payment I<04:09:55.239
• stay those are not eligible for payment stay those are not eligible for payment under<04:10:12.920
• <04:34:52.719> to drug line and medical payments to drug line and medical payments to Providers

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment
• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment
• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment
• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 HB 13 Discussion 00:01:05 HB 13 Vote 00:03:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee met in special session and took up House Bill 13, a brief measure related to flood relief and tax filing issues. Representative Bojanowski explained that the bill would align Kentucky’s Department of Revenue with the federal deadline for 2024 income tax returns, allowing affected taxpayers and businesses in the FEMA-declared disaster area to extend filing and payment deadlines without penalties, with emergency provisions waiving certain impositions and penalties. The committee adopted PHS 1 to House Bill 13, then voted on the bill as amended. After no further questions, the roll call resulted in 16 yes votes and 0 no votes, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also considered and adopted a title amendment by motion and second.

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• This bill clarifies that the payments or reimbursements owed by the Commonwealth to the owner or lien
• The bill clarifies that the payments or reimbursements owed by the Commonwealth to the owner or lien
• There's information about non-claim payments that I'm a little bit concerned about and confused about
• House Bill 16 relates to community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs, work performed
• House Bill 16 relates to community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs.

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• where child online exploitation has migrated to, specifically social networking companies, mobile payment
• where child online exploitation has migrated to, specifically social networking companies, mobile payment
• explicit messages on social media, storing compromising material in cloud storage, and receiving payments
• explicit messages on social media, storing compromising material in cloud storage, and receiving payments
• where child online exploitation has migrated to, specifically social networking companies, mobile payment

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 SB 169: 00:01:07 SB 02: 00:05:56 Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:19:22, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 169, which would expand the Attorney General’s and Kentucky State Police’s authority to use administrative subpoenas in child exploitation investigations. Senator Danny Carroll and Attorney General’s office staff said the bill updates existing law to reflect modern online platforms, adding social networking companies, mobile payment services, and cloud storage services so investigators can obtain limited account-holder information tied to online child exploitation cases. Members raised no opposition, and the committee approved SB 169 17-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2, which would prohibit the use of public funds for certain cosmetic or elective procedures in correctional facilities, including gender-affirming surgeries, and would also affect some hormone-related treatment. Senator Mike Wilson and supporters said the bill was intended to stop such procedures from being authorized by memo rather than regulation and to ensure taxpayer money is not used for elective care. Several members asked whether any such surgeries had occurred in Kentucky; Wilson said none had been approved, and he emphasized the bill was about public funding, not general medical care. Supporters argued the state should not pay for elective procedures, while opponents said the bill targeted a tiny population and could create constitutional problems. Opponents included incarcerated and advocacy voices, a psychologist, and legal advocates, who said gender-affirming care is medically necessary for some patients, that withholding it can cause serious mental health harm, and that similar restrictions have faced court challenges. One speaker described personal harm from being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated. Another warned the bill could violate the Eighth Amendment and lead to costly litigation. After debate, the committee moved to vote on SB 2, with members giving explanations both for and against, but the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is shown.

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• Okay, so what are those lease payments that, how much have we paid in lease since April of 2025?
• The bulk of the rest of the transfers are our weekly transfers for the nursing home payments.
• It also depends on some quarterly payments that will be made and some end-of-the-year payments.
• And he's going to come correct me where I said something wrong. and some end-of-the-year payments.
• So those payments, in addition to regular expenses, can cause it to be a very expensive quarter.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We have to make some annual match payments and getting those done every year.
• Partner for OSU, and then that opens up supplemental payments that can go to Saint Francis.
• Francis as a level one trauma partner, and then we will work with OHCA to make those match payments.
• To continue that program, it will be $8 million a year that goes towards making the matching payments
• through the supplemental payments.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And then, not mentioned in the letter, but we do have this existing long-term payment performance program
• She noted that the long-term payment performance program is programmed out to 2031 and asked whether
• You got to then<00:46:10.400> generate<00:46:10.640> the<00:46:10.760> payment,<
• , you travel to then generate the payment, you travel to the<00:46:12.400> deputy<00:46:12.800
• Senate File 285 cost participation utility payment, is that right?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput, relating to agreements and a payment
• gas throughput, relating to a municipal impact grant program and fund, relating to agreements and a payment
• relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput, relating to agreements and a payment
• throughput; relating to a municipal impact grant fund program and fund; relating to agreements and a payment
• throughput relating to a municipal impact grant fund program and fund relating to agreements and a payment

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal and the prayer for the record. The clerk read gubernatorial messages calling the legislature into a third special session and describing the call around House Bill 381, a major natural gas project bill addressing property taxes, municipal taxes, AGDC, reporting requirements, contract approval, an alternative volumetric tax, municipal impact grants, and related provisions. Messages from the Senate reported passage of a Senate-amended version of HB 381 and transmission of Senate Concurrent Resolution 203 to suspend certain rules related to the bill. The House introduced HCR 301 and HCR 302. HCR 301, which suspends rules on carryover of bills into a special session, passed 40-0. The House then took up the Senate amendments to HB 381. The Majority Leader outlined the Senate changes, including new school funding provisions, reorganization and oversight of AGDC funds, a public project dashboard, stricter bond approval requirements, a heating fuel assistance fund, changes to the alternative volumetric tax structure and distribution of revenues, a permanent rather than sunsetted tax break, new deadlines tied to final investment decision and construction, and a new graduated income tax on certain pass-through entities. He urged members to vote no on concurrence, and the House rejected concurrence 12-28. Because the House did not concur, the Speaker appointed a conference committee on HB 381 consisting of Representative Schrage, the Majority Leader, Representative Edgmon, and Representative Ruffridge. HCR 302, authorizing the House and Senate to recess for more than three days, passed 40-0 after members stated the recess was intended to allow conference negotiations to continue and that the body would return on a time certain. The House also received two governor-request bills, HB 3001 and HB 3002, both referred to the Finance Committee. The House then excused several members for specified absences and adjourned until July 1 at 10:30 a.m.

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• bringing the state in line with seven neighboring southern states that have already modernized their payment
• 20.319> already<00:02:20.800> modernized<00:02:21.440> their<00:02:21.760> payment
• have already modernized their payment have already modernized their payment structures. structures

Keywords: Medicaid - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate Medicaid Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2674, which would increase Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) procedures used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. Dave Weinberger of LivaNova said current Medicaid rates are far below Medicare and most neighboring southern states, creating financial pressure on hospitals and causing some to stop offering the procedure. He argued the therapy provides durable clinical benefits and long-term savings for Medicaid, and said the bill would align Mississippi’s rates with Medicare’s 2026 outpatient rates and with other states. Weinberger said the bill would set reimbursement at $45,000 for CPT 64568 and $35,000 for CPT 61885, and framed the measure as improving access, hospital stability, and fairness for vulnerable patients. Committee members did not ask questions during this hearing, though the chair noted the bill had been double referred and would go to appropriations, with a more detailed hearing scheduled for the next day. After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the bill was reported out of committee.

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• The letter of protection guarantees payment, does it not?
• When you say it doesn't guarantee a payment.
• But if the case falls through or doesn't settle, then there's no guarantee of payment for that.
• So a lot of the letter protections are not a guarantee. payment. Can you accept those? Yes.
• Why do you accept it if it's not a guaranteed payment?

Bills: HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455

Keywords: judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals