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• tomatoes would be coming out of our ears and he'd be begging us to take them all the time that we would visit
• tomatoes would be coming out of our ears and he'd be begging us to take them all the time that we would visit
• tomatoes would be coming out of our ears and he'd be begging us to take them all the time that we would visit
• tomatoes would be coming out of our ears and he'd be begging us to take them all the time that we would visit
• And he'd be begging us to take them all the time that we would visit.

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:12 SB 5 Discussion: 03:10 SB 5 Roll Call Vote: 18:05 SB 73 Discussion: 22:00 SB 73 Roll Call Vote: 22:40, 958, all

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• behavioral health providers, but they also don't have a place for patients if they want to do telehealth visits
• East Central University last week, and we visited with them because we do sort of an outreach to a lot
• remind me weho ofhos a couple months ago we did actually have the newest cabinet secret forducation visit
• The dashboard launched in October of 2025 and has already received more than 230 visits during its soft
• FY2025 usage exceeded 3.4 million site visits or downloads against a target of 2 million, leading us

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our clinical staff will make random and scheduled site visits for audits of the site.
• And while there's well visits, managing chronic disease visits, then some sort of acute visit as well
• housing unit, full of incarcerated people, are not allowed to leave the housing unit while nurses visit

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• whether there is public transportation, whether a bus goes there, whether parents can get there for visits
• whether there is public transportation, whether a bus goes there, whether parents can get there for visits
• Can parents get there for visits<00:13:09.440><c> for</c><00:13:10.240><c> counseling</c><00:13:10.639
• ><c> with</c><00:13:10.800><c> the</c><00:13:11.040><c> with</c><00:13:11.279><c> the</c> visits for
• counseling with the with the visits for counseling with the with the teachers<00:13:12.399><c> and</c

Keywords: 00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:42 Approval of Minutes 01:07 Information Items 04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet 18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants 25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority 31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings 33:26 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call. The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call. Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.

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• I saw him back in April of 2024 for the last time in Manchester when I was visiting my dad. Mr.
• I just hope you've taken the time to visit with some of those people that do live out in the less populated
• These children that do live in our urban areas do need to have the opportunity to go out and visit a
• farm, to visit a ranch. to see actually what goes on out there.
• If anybody wants to come visit out at the ranch, let me know any time it's open.

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• To continue our commitment to Floyd County, we also hosted a caravan mobile clinic visit in the area,
• million from a very unique donor, Art from Animals Foundation of New York, that has actually never even visited
• :10:01.120><c> actually</c><00:10:01.360><c> never</c><00:10:01.680><c> even</c><00:10:02.000><c> visited
• </c><00:10:02.720><c> our</c> has actually never even visited our has actually never even visited our

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 Kentucky Humane Society 00:01:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Alyssa Gray, president and CEO of the Kentucky Humane Society, on the organization’s statewide animal welfare work and its request for a $5 million matching contribution from the General Assembly for a new Kentucky Animal and Community Campus in Louisville. Gray said KHS, an independent nonprofit founded in 1884, serves cats, dogs, and horses, reaches 96 counties, provides shelter relief, spay-neuter services, low-cost veterinary care, and disaster response, and has supported communities during recent tornadoes and floods. She described the new campus as a hub for disaster housing, shelter transfers, veterinary training, and expanded services to reduce overpopulation and relieve pressure on county shelters and local governments. Members asked about the campus’s location, staffing, veterinary student involvement, and the scope of KHS’s services. Gray said the new site would be next to KHS’s current spay-neuter clinic on Preston Highway, that the facility would include shelter medicine, high-volume spay-neuter, and a low-cost clinic, and that it could host veterinary students and interns for hands-on training. She also explained that KHS works with county officials and shelters to move animals during crises or cruelty cases, can connect counties with partner organizations when KHS is full, and provides mobile clinic services and occasional grant support for rural shelters. Committee members praised the presentation and discussed how KHS could fit into disaster recovery planning. One member suggested the organization could be folded into long-term recovery efforts because of its role in post-disaster animal care. The presenter said KHS wants to be a formal disaster response resource and already works with the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and other partners. No vote on the funding request was taken during the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the committee noted it still lacked a quorum, so approval of the minutes was postponed to the next meeting, tentatively scheduled for October 15. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I have more questions, but we can visit later.
• So I will have an exhibit table I can visit with them as well as the residency directors from New Mexico
• They will visit the website, but then they end up having to make several inquiries in order to respond
• By the way, we go all over the state and visit clinics and hospitals and those kinds of things.
• And so we see a diminution of those who are wanting to do the one thing: minute clinical visit.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• wanted to share insights regarding the bill that emerged from valuable. made by stakeholders during my visits
• During these visits, I learned that various industries are focusing on developing credentials that effectively
• During one of my visits While we were visiting the state of Texas, we were in Abilene, we were in East
• Extending off the conversation you just had with my friend here. and we can visit offline, but I do want

Bills: HB42 , HB 125 , HB 1233 , HB2853 , HB3148 , HB3326 , HB3701 , HB4066 , HB4361 , HB4762 , HB4909 , HB4912 , HB42 , HB125

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• With the Children's Cabinet and Cradle to Career initiatives, we've worked side by side visiting exemplary
• Madam Secretary, I appreciate we've actually had quite a few times to talk and visit.
• I appreciate the opportunity to visit with you.
• I think to follow up on Senator Stefanik's comment, it's important to add Senator Sanchez and visit with
• between... ...here in Senate Education and come with the amendments ready to go to Senate Education and visit

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

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• Thank you for the opportunity to visit with you today, and I appreciate the invitation from Senator Kolkhorst
• The example I can give you of that is just a simple one, like an initial office visit that is a more
• expensive claim versus a follow-up office visit.
• This isn't a second initial office visit. You can't claim that more expensive code.
• don't want to be too technical, but when a patient comes to see me in the clinic, when I report that visit

Bills: SB 6 , SB6 , SB504 , SB765 , SB815 , SB929

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, delta-8, delta-9, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, edibles, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, retailer registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, minor access

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• Como Zoo Park and Conservatory has been celebrated as the most visited cultural attraction in Minnesota
• She also said Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is one of Minnesota's most visited cultural institutions
• Every year, the zoo hosts school groups from communities across the state, many of whom are visiting
• Every year, the zoo hosts school groups from communities across the state, many of whom are visiting
• </c> part of Minnesota's most visited part of Minnesota's most visited cultural<00:32:25.920><c> attraction

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When people are uninsured, they live sicker, die younger, and are one ER visit away from financial ruin
• When people lose benefits, we see more ER visits, uncontrolled chronic illnesses, and more depression
• States and counties pay for ER visits, hospitalizations, crisis services, and Medicaid costs grow when
• States and counties pay for ER visits, hospitalizations, crisis services, and Medicaid costs to grow
• And even though you're talking a lot about CalFresh, you're going to see increased ER visits because

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California’s safety net, focusing on Medi-Cal and CalFresh. The chair and vice chair framed the discussion around major federal changes to work requirements, eligibility redeterminations, immigrant eligibility, and financing rules, while noting the state’s own structural budget deficit and the need for a second hearing later in March on county and safety-net impacts. The first panel included the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the Department of Finance, the UC Berkeley Labor Center, and the Food Research and Action Center. LAO and Finance described H.R. 1 as driving major enrollment losses and cost shifts. LAO estimated that Medi-Cal work requirements and six-month redeterminations could affect 3.5 million people, with 1 to 2 million potentially disenrolled, while CalFresh changes could subject more than 800,000 people to work requirements and cause over 600,000 to lose food assistance. They also highlighted new ineligibility for certain non-citizens, reduced federal matching for emergency Medi-Cal services, tighter provider tax rules, and higher state and county administrative costs for CalFresh. Finance said the governor’s budget reflects about $1.4 billion in new General Fund costs in 2026-27 and a $2.4 billion reduction in federal funds, with larger out-year impacts and up to 2 million Medi-Cal disenrollments by 2029-30. The UC Berkeley Labor Center projected up to 3 million Californians could lose full-scope Medi-Cal by 2028 when H.R. 1 is combined with state budget changes, though it said the state could limit losses by choosing not to apply some new requirements to state-funded populations and by keeping some immigrants in full-scope state-funded coverage. The Food Research and Action Center argued that CalFresh cuts and time limits would increase hunger, homelessness risk, and health costs, while also hurting local economies and increasing administrative burden. Committee members from both parties questioned the fiscal sustainability of Medi-Cal growth, the 11% CalFresh error rate and possible $2 billion penalty, county indigent care costs, and the effect of work requirements; several Democratic members argued the federal changes and state cuts would disproportionately harm low-income Californians, immigrants, and communities of color, while Republican members emphasized program growth, work incentives, and the need for budget restraint. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• And our emergency department visits are up 13% over the last two years due to mental health crisis.
• And our emergency department visits are up 13% over the last two years due to mental health crisis.
• And our emergency department visits are up 13% over the last two years due to mental health crisis.
• that you provided to us during your visit.
• So the the campaign during your visit.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with roll call, approval of the September 17 minutes, and an introduction of Sarah Rome to the committee. The chair also noted that the committee would stay on schedule and then moved to presentations. Representative Amy Neighbors and Taylor Williams of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association presented a refiled “pharmacy parity” proposal, formerly House Bill 3, to require Medicaid reimbursement for pharmacist clinical services already authorized under current scope of practice. They said the bill would not expand Medicaid or pharmacist scope, but would align Medicaid with commercial insurance, improve access and outcomes, and likely save money; they cited a Cabinet report under Senate Joint Resolution 26, which found similar laws in other states were producing savings or trending toward savings and would require only modest administrative updates. No member questions were raised after that presentation. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program from Senator Stephen Meredith, Dr. Whitney Jones, Melissa Carrier, and Representative Neighbors. They described the program’s goals of increasing screening, reducing deaths through earlier detection, and preventing cancers by finding polyps, saying it has produced substantial savings and improved outcomes. Speakers emphasized Kentucky’s high colorectal cancer burden, especially in younger adults, and said the program helps uninsured and underinsured Kentuckians access stool-based screening and follow-up colonoscopies through a network of partners including the Department for Public Health, Kentucky Cancer Link, and university cancer programs. They requested an increase in funding from $500,000 to $1.25 million annually, or $2.5 million over the biennium, to expand services, fill geographic gaps, and support education and navigation. Members asked whether the colon cancer screening was already covered by Medicaid, and the presenters replied that Medicaid does cover it, but the program serves people who are not on Medicaid or who fall into a separate eligibility category based on income and insurance status. A member also clarified the requested funding increase. The committee then moved on to the next agenda item, an update from the Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky, where board member Sal Santoro and CHNK Behavioral Health leaders began a presentation describing the organization’s broader behavioral health work and its request, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concludes or any action is taken.

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• Stevenson, Chair Stevenson, and I, and former Representative Cantrell got the chance to go up and visit
• Um, we drove up together to visit Mary. And, you know, there’s—we’ve all done this job.
• You would see her all the time walking down the side of the road visiting with people.
• As you can imagine, a spouse visited.
• and introduced to many of the visited and introduced to many of the friends.<00:33:49.120><c> For</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For more UN videos visit www.un.org I think the relationship between educators and students is really
• The friend did not reply, despite extensive therapy, visits to doctors, hospitals.
• For more information, visit www.fema.gov I think when students are in crisis it's important that you
• For more information visit www.fema.gov By using task order contracting small school districts will be
• Soria you know argued very effectively is you know when I visited those those counties Shasta, Modoc

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I want to encourage employers and employees to visit the department's website for any earned sick and
• I want to encourage employers and employees to visit the department's website for any earned sick and
• I want to encourage employers and employees to visit the department's website for any earned sick and
• Employees to visit the department's website for any earned sick and safe time assistance.
• I appreciate your visit today. Mr.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1325 and adopted the author’s A2 amendment before hearing testimony. Representative Schultz presented the bill as a set of bipartisan changes to make Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time law more workable for small businesses, public employers, and taxpayers, arguing the current law is an unfunded mandate that increases costs and property taxes. The bill’s supporters said it would add flexibility, including changes affecting coverage for certain workers, employer size thresholds, front-loading, weather-related exceptions, and a delay on penalties. Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach of the Department of Labor and Industry opposed the bill, saying it would exclude about 800,000 workers, or roughly 30% of the workforce, from earned sick and safe time protections and create confusion and enforcement problems. She also objected to the proposed penalty delay, saying the department already uses compliance assistance and needs penalty authority for serious violations. The Minnesota Chamber supported modifications to the mandate, saying businesses—especially small ones—have struggled with compliance and that the law has had unintended effects on PTO policies and leave use. The League of Minnesota Cities supported parts of the bill, especially changes affecting more generous city leave policies and weather-event exemptions, saying current language creates confusion and can interfere with emergency staffing. Opponents from Education Minnesota, SEIU Minnesota, TakeAction Minnesota, and a nurse from Unity Hospital argued the bill would strip protections from part-time workers, minors, and workers with family caregiving needs, and would weaken a law they said has helped workers avoid discipline or lost wages when sick. Supporters from counties and an HR consultant emphasized administrative burdens, emergency staffing needs during weather events, and the difficulty of applying ESS rules to existing leave policies. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the bill was laid over for further consideration.

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• How do we make sure these youth are prioritized for home visiting programs like Nurse-Family Partnership
• Specific to the joint home visits, CDSS and DHCS are engaging with stakeholders to inform the program
• Joint home visits and child and family teams for family maintenance cases started January 1, 2025.
• I plan on going to visit many of the fire-affected areas. My staff may be reaching out.
• I should be visiting.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• I was fortunate enough to go down to your district and visit New Ulm and hear from some providers and
• I really love visiting that beautiful town.
• I really love visiting that beautiful town.
• I really love visiting that beautiful town.
• I really love visiting that beautiful town.

Bills: HF1247 , HF628

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age

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• But they found that, you know, each candidate sent a vice president for one visit.
• Vice President Vance visited Nebraska twice.
• no I'm sorry president for One V visit no I'm sorry uh<00:17:42.600><c> two</c><00:17:43.280><c> um<
• Nebraska twice Vance a candidate visited Nebraska twice Vance visited<00:17:51.039><c> once</c><00:17
• once the major candidates still visited once the major candidates still said<00:17:54.440><c> we</c>

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I also frequently attend Salem Academy Charter events and do classroom visits, so I know that would have
• The whole premise of their curriculum is based on cultural exchange, the opportunity to visit and engage
• You know, my question that I've always been asking since—this is like 15 years ago—when I visited Community
• I have other charter schools, but I don't have other Cambridge public schools who want to come and visit
• paired with a Boston Public School, got paired with a Boston Parochial School, and they did shared visits

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a lengthy hearing on a large slate of bills focused primarily on charter school policy and vocational technical education. Committee members opened with ground rules for testimony, including a two-minute limit, written testimony acceptance, and a live-streamed format. The committee then heard testimony on bills to expand collective bargaining rights in Horace Mann and Innovation Schools, reform charter school funding and reimbursement, allow enrollment preferences for high-need students in charter lotteries, and require BESE to consider district impacts when approving new or expanded charters. Several witnesses, including union leaders, parents, educators, and legislators, argued that charter growth has strained district budgets and that funding formulas should be reworked to better protect public schools; charter advocates and alumni countered that charter schools serve high-need students well and should not be penalized for their success. A major portion of the hearing focused on vocational technical education bills, including proposals to expand access and capacity, create a large grant program, and increase MSBA reimbursement rates for vocational school construction. Supporters described long waitlists, strong labor-market demand, and the higher cost of building and maintaining vocational schools, while municipal officials emphasized the tax burden on local communities. The committee also heard testimony on charter school reimbursement bills that would extend the state’s reimbursement schedule, with witnesses from districts such as Boston, Worcester, Fall River, and New Bedford describing large net losses to charter tuition and arguing for longer reimbursement periods and structural reform. The committee took no final votes during the hearing. In one instance, the chair said a bill would be held open until a missing senator could testify. Members asked several detailed questions about charter admissions lotteries, special education placements, funding formulas, and the practical effects of proposed charter caps and reimbursement changes. The hearing remained informational, with witnesses and committee members presenting sharply different views on whether the bills would improve equity and opportunity or harm existing public school systems.