Transcript Highlights:

• and didn't, or before we even noticed or could.
• So the way that we address that was by putting within the regulations a process, a noticing process,
• It requires a notice, it requires a process, it requires a determination, or rather a demonstration of
• We get the notice and that's the action.
• We receive a notice and the conflict isn't clear, we can ask for additional supporting information to

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> I want you to notice how we treat senators. We try to get them in and out. >> You do.
• </c><00:14:14.959><c> how</c> &gt;&gt; I want you to I want you to notice how &gt;&gt; I want you to
• I want you to notice how we<00:14:15.600><c> we</c><00:14:15.760><c> we</c><00:14:16.160><c> treat</c
• Well, at that time, I would do a notice of parole violation.
• </c><00:55:45.119><c> of</c><00:55:45.359><c> a</c><00:55:45.520><c> pro</c> discretion to do notice

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I noticed all the nodding behind you as well.
• all the nodding behind you as &gt;&gt; I noticed all the nodding behind you as well.<00:26:59.679><c
• Um in about 2018, we started to notice<00:31:43.360><c> we</c><00:31:43.600><c> had</c><00:31:44.720>
• <c> uh</c><00:31:45.039><c> several</c><00:31:45.440><c> problems</c><00:31:45.840><c> in</c> notice
• we had uh several problems in notice we had uh several problems in around<00:31:46.480><c> our</c><00

Bills: HB0078 , SF0012 , SF0013 , SF0052 , SF0069 , SF0070

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

Transcript Highlights:

• Have you noticed your electric bill increasing over the last few years? Dramatically? Probably.
• Well, I notice it. I pay the bills, but I don't handle the actual transaction.
• Like, for example, one of the things that I noticed is that the 2021 code requires an R-60 insulation
• It talked about confidential legal notice and demands.
• I sold a business in 2021 and probably 30 days after that, I got a notice from somebody in the state

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This notice, among other updates, mandated two changes for all states that I previously mentioned.
• These changes required us to quickly redesign the Texas Bead program and we posted a revised notice of
• I noticed on your map too. Most of the area that I represent. You did not receive a fiber bid.
• And I also noticed with interest that, uh, we've been pretty involved with flooding here in this state
• And I noticed there were no fiber optic bids for that county either.

Committee: House State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• And it can be done, you know, short notice necessarily. But if...
• The BDO published our first notice of funding available, or NOFA, in May of 2025.
• This notice, among other updates... mandated two changes for all states that I previously mentioned.
• I notice on your map to most of the area area that I represent, you did not receive a fiber bid.
• And I noticed there were no fiber optics. I can't hardly see it, but will you confirm that?

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you notice, it just had a horse on there at first, but we're so much more.
• Notice that we said Wine and Spirits Trail.
• Notice that we said Wine and Spirits Trail.
• Notice that we said additional prize.
• Notice that we said and<00:10:47.600><c> Spirits</c><00:10:48.240><c> Trail.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:12 Roll Call: 00:00:21 Visit Jessamine - Making an Impact: 00:03:15 Fort Knox Update & Impact: 00:27:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the September minutes and heard two presentations focused on tourism and economic development. First, Visit Jessamine and local winery representatives described Jessamine County’s tourism branding, visitor center renovation at the old jail in Nicholasville, wayfinding signs, kiosks, murals, and the Jessamine Wine and Spirits Trail. They said Kentucky tourism generates more than $1 billion in taxes and $14.3 billion in economic impact statewide, and that Jessamine County tourism generates about $6.2 million in taxes and $87 million in economic impact. They emphasized that the wine trail and related events, including the Kentucky Wine and Vine Festival, draw repeat visitors, support surrounding counties, and attract visitors from across the country and overseas. Committee members praised the presentation and discussed local events such as Halloween activities in Nicholasville and Wilmore and the Great Jessamine Pumpkin event. The committee also received prepared comments on Fort Knox from Lance O’Brien of the Knox Regional Development Alliance after a Fort Knox representative could not attend because of the federal government shutdown. The remarks highlighted Fort Knox’s role as a military installation, economic engine, tourism draw, and workforce partner. The presentation cited an estimated $5.6 billion in annual output, about $1.3 billion in payroll, more than 60,000 retirees and veterans in the surrounding area, and roughly 11,000 to 13,000 soldiers stationed there at a time. It also noted major tourism-related activity such as Cadet Summer Training, the National Raider Challenge, and the George Patton Museum, along with more than $484 million in small-business contracts in fiscal year 2025 and Fort Knox’s role in IT and cybersecurity. Members discussed the importance of tourism revenue, out-of-state visitors, and the broader economic impact of both Jessamine County and Fort Knox.

Transcript Highlights:

• Order of business nine: motions, resolutions, and notices. Senator Cannizzaro. Thank you, Mr.
• Order of Business 9, motions, resolutions, and notices. Senator Cannizzaro. Thank you, Mr.
• Order of Business 9, motions, resolutions, and notices. Senator Kenizaro. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Order of Business No. 9, motions, resolutions, and notices.
• Order of business 9, motions, resolutions, and notices.

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have noticed an uptick in the peer-to-peer services.
• 00:15:51.120><c> schedules</c><00:15:52.079><c> we</c><00:15:52.240><c> have</c><00:15:52.399><c> noticed
• </c> those uh fee schedules we have noticed those uh fee schedules we have noticed an<00:15:52.959><c
• </c><00:40:56.640><c> in</c><00:40:56.760><c> uptick</c> or three codes that we noticed in uptick or
• three codes that we noticed in uptick utilization<00:40:58.079><c> so</c><00:40:58.560><c> it's</c><00

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services held its first meeting and received an overview from the Department for Medicaid Services on Medicaid’s behavioral health and substance use disorder services. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal said Kentucky Medicaid serves about 1.4 million members, including over half of Kentucky children, with 485,000 expansion members, more than 69,000 enrolled providers, and total fiscal year 2024 expenditures of $18.5 billion. They said Kentucky covers a broad range of behavioral health services, and behavioral health provider enrollment has grown from a little over 4,500 in 2019 to nearly 8,000 in 2024. They also described how Medicaid spending and utilization are tracked through claims and encounter data, with most members served through managed care organizations. Members focused on sharp increases in certain behavioral health billing codes, especially peer-to-peer services, and asked about reimbursement, utilization review, and whether the growth reflected increased need or expanded coverage. DMS said the rise was partly tied to combining facility and nonfacility behavioral health fee schedules in 2023, choosing the higher reimbursement rate to avoid cuts, and that the department has seen an uptick in peer-to-peer services. In response to concerns about overutilization, DMS said it mailed a letter to behavioral health providers, is considering limits and prior authorizations for some services, and plans to create a standardized monthly behavioral health report to monitor trends consistently and identify when controls may be needed. Lawmakers also asked whether the provider network is sufficient and whether access is adequate, especially for children. DMS said provider enrollment has expanded because behavioral health services were added to Medicaid in 2014 and because demand increased after COVID, but acknowledged studies showing children have less access than adults and said that would be an area of focus. The department said managed care organizations are required to ensure access to needed services and that current trends indicate access is available, though one member disagreed and said workforce shortages remain a major concern. Another member asked about non-emergency medical transportation spending, and DMS explained that it is handled through a capitated arrangement administered by the Transportation Cabinet rather than directly by the managed care organizations.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've noticed a shrinking recruitment effort.
• </c><00:10:30.399><c> a</c><00:10:30.519><c> shrinking</c><00:10:31.360><c> recruitment</c> we've noticed
• uh a shrinking recruitment we've noticed uh a shrinking recruitment effort<00:10:32.959><c> we</c><00
• There are notice requirements in the bill in case that beneficiary passes, and then any overpayments
• the trust naturally would uh T that that the trust naturally would uh T there's<00:27:31.640><c> notice

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Hooper, the House has several offers for you again, as these have been noticed to the public.
• Please remember we are on a one-hour notice.

Summary: The conference committee on appropriations was called to order and members were reminded to silence phones. The chair announced that the House had submitted additional public offers for several items, including justice, healthcare, agriculture and natural resources, budgets, budget-and-projects, provisos, implementing language, and water projects. The offers were presented for consideration without individual explanation. There was no public testimony. A brief comment noted the long hours spent on the budget process over the past two months. The chair announced that there would be no further meetings that night or on the following day, and that public meetings would resume Sunday afternoon on one-hour notice. With no further business, Senator Hooper moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Hooper, the House has several offers for you, again, as these have been noticed to the public
• Please remember we are on a one-hour notice.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, these have been noticed to the public.
• Please remember we are on a one-hour notice.

Summary: The conference committee on appropriations was called to order and members were reminded to silence phones. The chair announced that several House offers had been publicly noticed and were being presented for consideration, including offers related to justice, health care, and agriculture/natural resources, covering budget items, projects, provisos, and implementing language. No individual explanations of the offers were given at that time. There was no public testimony. A brief comment noted the long hours spent over the past two months. The chair then announced there would be no further meetings that night or on the following day, and that public meetings would resume Sunday afternoon on one-hour notice. With no further business, Senator Hooper moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing no one wishing to address the conference committee, members, please watch for a notice of our
• As a reminder, we are on a one-hour notice.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I noticed that the TMPA, Texas Municipal Police Association, and Dallas Police Association support
• So I noticed that the TMPA, Texas Municipal Police Association and Dallas Police Association, support
• SB 53 by Zaffirini relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving
• Each school shall provide the notice to all the students in that school at the beginning of the school
• And I noticed that when you applied to be part of their organization, someone is expected to specify.

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you think it was appropriate that they closed it down as they did and didn't give any notice?
• Um, you didn't give the university notice? Um, none of us was aware.
• </c><01:20:07.320><c> um</c> they did and didn't give any notice um they did and didn't give any notice
• </c><01:20:10.280><c> um</c> You didn't give the university notice.
• </c><01:20:45.880><c> or</c> would have had a lot more notice or would have had a lot more notice or

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with HB 934 on broadband and digital equity. Testifiers from the Lieutenant Governor’s office, the Office of Enterprise and Technology Services, DCCA, the University system, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others generally supported the measure and emphasized the need to coordinate broadband efforts, fund operations, and expand access to high-speed internet, devices, and digital navigation services. The Chamber of Commerce and West Coast Comprehensive Health Center supported the bill but objected to HD1 language excluding broadband infrastructure for retail service, warning it could create unintended consequences and limit community-led or rural projects. The Lieutenant Governor explained the state expects roughly $400 million to $500 million in federal broadband funding, described the bill as consolidating efforts under a broadband office attached to the CIO, and said the office would focus on infrastructure, devices, and training. No vote was taken on HB 934 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 97 on travel insurance. The Insurance Division said it had no major problem with the product but requested technical changes to align with licensing requirements and noted the bill largely codifies practices already used in the industry. Industry witnesses from Allianz and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association said the measure would create a consistent framework, add consumer protections, and align Hawaii with the NAIC model adopted in many other states. Members questioned whether there was a specific problem the bill was solving, and the division responded that it was mainly a framework and form-review measure rather than a response to a known enforcement issue. The bill was discussed but no final action was reported in the excerpt. HB 448 on technology enablement drew broad support from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Food Industry Association, and other business representatives. Supporters said the measure would help businesses use technology such as digital platforms, e-commerce, robotics, and AR/VR to improve competitiveness, especially in tourism and other sectors. Committee members pressed for clearer scope, cost estimates, and assurances that local companies would be used; the agency said it would prioritize local-first contracting, use federal NIST-related support where possible, and estimated an initial request of about $200,000, though it could not give a firm total. Members expressed concern that the plan was still too undefined. The committee then began HB 455 on small business loans, where the Attorney General suggested explaining why a special fund is needed, and a witness from H Collaborative said the bill would help startup businesses that struggle most to access capital.

Transcript Highlights:

• MEMBERS, PLEASE WATCH FOR OUR NEXT MEETING NOTICE. AS A REMINDER WE ARE ON A ONE HOUR NOTICE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, please watch for our one-hour notice as a reminder.
• Members, please watch for our one-hour notice as a reminder.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources met briefly for a conference committee discussion on the budget spreadsheet and conforming bill. Representative Esposito presented the House’s first offer to the Senate, noting highlighted changes on the spreadsheet intended to narrow differences between the chambers. Senator Broder thanked the House for the offer and said the Senate would review it and return with a response. No public comment or member statements were offered. The committee reminded members to watch for the one-hour notice, and Chair Mayfield moved to adjourn. The motion was adopted without objection, and the meeting ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so what I've noticed is, I think, if you talk to campuses, they do, there's sort of a minimum class
• So maybe what we look at is, while these, I notice that there's a lot of foreign language on the list
• Chair Sorvaag, we had sent out the notice of the application award that it was open to all colleges,
• You notice... Maybe the commissioner can look at that with his staff.
• You notice, no one sitting back in the back rows is jumping up here.

Committee: Joint Higher Education Funding Review Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Assemblymember Castillo notices the absence of a quorum.
• request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Utilities and Energy Committee to notice
• Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Utilities and Energy Committee to notice the following bills: SB 887, Pidea
• And thank you to our Subcommittee One Chair, Dawn Addis, for meeting with us as well, on short notice
• And you all may have noticed in SpaceX stock IPO yesterday, you know that Mr.

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.