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• :07:47.839> is<01:07:48.319> a disqualification package there is a disqualification package
• <01:09:16.319> of<01:09:16.400> the The next package uh out of the The next package
• Uh and that is the licensing package. Uh and that is the licensing package.
• > returning<01:15:31.040> and have one package of returning and have one package of returning
• It was in both package last year.

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• Delays raise costs through financing, labor, and materials.
• Yes, it's true that building material manufacturers want to see more of their material put in homes,
• It's just a package that comes into the home.
• It's just a package that comes into the home.
• So manufacturers of weatherization materials, insulation materials, air sealing materials, sealants.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I also wanted to share that AB 920 is part of a larger package within the Assembly, along with many of
• I would reinforce this as part of the fast-track housing package, which is a bipartisan package of bills
• This bill is part of the fast-track housing package, a bipartisan package of bills to speed up permitting
• , which is a bipartisan package to get California building again.
• It is part of the fast-track housing package, which is a bipartisan effort, and I would urge your aye

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a full agenda of bills focused largely on housing, permitting reform, transportation governance, and local government finance. Early in the hearing, AB 24 by Assemblymember DeMaio proposed changing SANDAG board selection to give rural unincorporated areas a stronger voice; members raised concerns about the approach and local input, and the bill ultimately did not receive a second at the time it was heard. The chair later clarified that because no second was made, the bill was held rather than voted out, though the transcript also reflects confusion and later attempts to revisit the item. Several housing and permitting bills advanced with committee amendments and broad support. AB 671 by Assemblymember Wicks would streamline restaurant permitting through self-certification and faster plan review; AB 920 by Assemblymember Caloza would require a centralized online portal for housing permit tracking in larger jurisdictions; AB 1061 by Assemblymember Kirk Silva would allow SB 9 housing in historic districts with limits to protect historic character; AB 818 by Assemblymember Anamarie Farías would streamline temporary manufactured housing after disasters; AB 660 by Assemblymember Wilson would tighten timelines and remedies for post-entitlement housing permits; AB 1308 by Assemblymember Hoover would allow third-party inspections for small residential projects if local inspections are delayed; and AB 1445 by Assemblymember Haney would expand downtown revitalization financing tools for mixed-use housing. Each of these measures drew support from housing, business, and industry groups, with some local-government and special-district stakeholders seeking continued amendments on certain bills. The committee also approved AB 1156, which updates the solar use easement program to better accommodate renewable energy development on water-constrained agricultural lands, and AB 964, which would let local governments offset certain state mandate reimbursement debts against amounts the state owes them. AB 1223, by Assemblymember Wynn, would let Sacramento-area transportation authorities propose sales tax measures for portions of the county and keep revenues local; it advanced despite some transportation and taxpayer concerns. Consent items AB 36 and AB 1131 were also approved. Most bills were reported out on bipartisan votes, often with committee amendments and some members noting they would continue working on the measures in later committees.

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• In terms of the packaging, I can't say this.
• But in terms of packaging, if you go to many, although not all packages, because as everyone has said
• But if you go to many of the packages, you'll see QR codes on the packages.
• So in answer to your question on the packaging, on the packages.
• So, in answer to your question on the packaging, that's what should be on packages: there should be a

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• They don’t just look at the base salary, they look at the benefit package.
• ,<00:27:02.640> not<00:27:02.799> just at the compensation package, not just at the
• compensation package, not just the<00:27:03.279> base<00:27:03.520> salary.
• And so, this is maybe benefit package.
• piece of the compensation package. So I piece of the compensation package.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

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• Materials could not There could be a worldwide concrete shortage.
• projects that go forward and are funded through DOT procurement are using the best Mix of asphalt materials
• So if that's missing from your materials, we're going to work offline after this hearing to make sure
• next set of people telling you, 'Oh, we're still on debt for the road that Munoz and that bonding package
• We look at quantum and look at that economic development packaging.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• And then the final two pieces of the budget package that we're going to cover today are those one-time
• Switching to the topic of permitting reform, this is a larger package of both policy and budget ideas
• We do have a number of low-cost or no-cost technical change items included in the package as well.
• It represents materials that are purchased from Minnesota suppliers.
• It represents materials that are purchased from Minnesota suppliers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We do have presentation materials if you're interested. >> Okay.
• >> For anticipated increase to cover anti-icing material uses, Class 020. >> So, it may not.
• Um, let me explain that. >> Some claim experience. material while we have people here to material while
• In addition, your package includes our required communications.
• > includes<01:04:49.119> our In addition, your package includes our In addition, your package

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on January 23, 2026, approved the December 19, 2025 minutes, and adopted the remaining items on the consent calendar after noting several withdrawals. The committee then took up Department of Safety item FIS 26007, which involved Homeland Security/FEMA grant funding for equipment and UAS-related activities. Senators asked whether any of the funding would support federal civil immigration enforcement or shared operations with federal agencies, and about privacy protections for drone data. The department said the grant is governed by federal parameters, that the state uses the remaining 20 percent after federally directed uses, and that privacy law in this area is evolving. The item was adopted on an 8-2 vote. The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services item 26003, which had been withdrawn by the Senate. A senator said concerns about using the funds for a different project had been resolved after speaking with the commissioner, and the item was adopted without further debate. The committee then moved to Department of Health and Human Services item 260005, a request for about $700,000 in remaining ARPA-related funds for the Hampstead children’s facility project. Commissioners explained that the project had been funded in stages because the original appropriation was based on estimates and bid assumptions, and that the remaining money would cover alternates and finish the project without using general funds. Senators raised concerns about repeated requests for additional money, the adequacy of security, site-selection costs, and why the project had not been fully funded at the outset. The department said the project had been intentionally structured to proceed in phases and that required security would be provided.

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• passage and the beginning of the package passage and the beginning of the absentee<00:22:02.840>
• Instead of saying it has to be material posted on websites that is capable of being redistributed must
• put together sort of a compact package. put together sort of a compact package.
• , which is the material that urges members of the public to contact their public or local officials to
• lobbying material which is the material lobbying material which is the material that<00:54:49.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, we work with the Department of Laboratory Services and KSP and the FBI on any suspicious packages
• Uh, you know, white suspicious packages.
• Kentucky has an uh a hazardous material Kentucky has an uh a hazardous material uh<00:10:55.279>
• Um we make sure that we have package. Um we make sure that we have the<00:13:27.120> equipment.
• , care to u to haz hazardous materials, care to u to haz hazardous materials, first<00:14:23.680>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.

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• The 65 miles of Construction Package 2.3 is buzzing with construction work.
• This area will serve as the logistics hub for high-speed rail materials.
• So we'll start receiving materials in our Wasco Yard that you saw on the video.
• For instance, direct procurement of materials is genius.
• For instance, direct procurement of materials is genius.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan and next steps for the project. Chair Cortese opened by noting major changes since the 2024 plan, including new leadership, a bottoms-up review, scope changes in the Central Valley, loss of federal funds, and renewed interest in private investment and value capture. The Authority’s CEO, Ian Chaudhary, presented the project as moving into a construction and track-laying phase, citing progress on Central Valley structures, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, and a new procurement for track and systems. He said the plan reflects a more disciplined, optimized approach, with the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment targeted for revenue service around 2033 and the broader Phase 1 corridor envisioned as commercially viable through ancillary revenues, public-private partnerships, and future private financing. Committee members questioned the Authority about station relocations, single-tracking, tax increment financing, utility relocation authority, transparency, and the feasibility of private financing. Chaudhary said the Merced and Bakersfield station locations were still under discussion with local governments and that no contracts had been finalized. He defended the reduced scope and single-track approach as a just-in-time strategy to avoid overbuilding, while maintaining high-speed standards. He also said the Authority was exploring land value capture, broadband, energy, and other corridor-based revenue sources, but acknowledged that some tools would require legislative action and that private financing options were still being evaluated. Several senators expressed support for the project but raised concerns about permitting delays, local opposition, constitutional and statutory limits, and the need for stronger accountability. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General then gave critical assessments of the draft plan. LAO staff said the plan assumes major statutory changes, understates risk, lacks transparency about scope changes, and may not fully fund even the smaller Merced-to-Bakersfield segment once borrowing costs and other uncertainties are considered. Inspector General Ben Belknap said the draft plan does not comply with newer statutory requirements in SB 198 and AB 377, citing three main deficiencies: unauthorized scope changes to the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment, an inadequate funding plan that omits financing costs, and missing procurement milestone dates. He said the Authority’s presentation obscures the true cost and schedule impacts of the project changes, and that incomplete reporting limits legislative oversight. The Authority responded that it would address the OIG’s findings in the final business plan, and committee members indicated they expected a written response on compliance issues.

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• As already mentioned, sometimes material offshore, I would just say, does come in.
• offshore, I would just say, uh material offshore, I would just say, uh does<00:15:57.440> come
• All of that is part of our negotiated benefit package with our contractors.
• All of that is part of our negotiated benefit package with our contractors.
• So the training, um representation, you know, we talked about um our benefit package and whatnot.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:04 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:29 Approval of Minutes: 00:01:50 Kentucky Buy American Act: 00:02:08 Earn As You Learn: KY Building Trades Apprenticeship: 00:30:42 Worker Misclassification in the Construction Industry: 01:02:00 Investing in KY’s Future Workforce Through the Good Business Initiative: 01:20:44 Adjournment: 01:28:28, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on October 23, 2025, approved the September minutes, and heard testimony on a proposed “Kentucky by America” procurement preference bill. Representative Patrick Flannery described the concept as giving preference in public construction and public works contracts to iron, steel, aluminum, and other manufactured goods made in the United States, while emphasizing he wanted to avoid excessive taxpayer costs and was open to changes. Chad Connley of the United Steelworkers and Dustin Reinsteller of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO supported the idea, arguing it would strengthen domestic manufacturing, keep tax dollars in the local economy, and support jobs; Connley said the bill would include waivers for items not made domestically and noted Kentucky has opted out of the GPA trade agreement. Mike Buckington of Metals Innovation Initiative, testifying virtually, also supported the concept and said Kentucky’s metals sector has seen significant investment and can supply most construction needs, while stressing supply-chain reliability and national security concerns. Members generally expressed support but raised questions about implementation. Representative Branscum asked who would grant waivers and how contractors would know the rules during bidding; Flannery said he was open to revising the language and process. Representative Gentry supported the concept but said the bill would likely need editing to avoid harming businesses or markets. Senator Nun suggested aligning the bill’s definition of a U.S. good with industry country-of-origin standards to make compliance easier. Representative KC Carney asked for data on the impact of similar laws in other states, and Connley said he could provide numbers later but did not have them on hand. Senator Boswell supported the concept and asked about the cost threshold for waivers; Connley said the federal standard is a 25% cost increase, while the prior Kentucky version used 10%, and that the threshold is a key detail. The committee then shifted to an informational presentation on building trade apprenticeships. Eric Elie of the Kentucky State Pipe Trades Association, Nick Brown of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 502, and retired IBEW training director Steve Willinghurst explained how union apprenticeship programs work. Brown described earn-while-you-learn training, with apprentices placed on jobs by signatory contractors and attending classes two nights a week for five years. He outlined the work of plumbers, pipefitters, welders, and HVACR technicians, emphasizing that these trades support construction, industrial facilities, distilleries, and other critical infrastructure. No votes or formal actions were taken on the policy topics beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• <01:03:39.839> direct<01:03:40.240> admissions as College material direct admissions
• Some of those students are college material and completely unaware of their options.
• My brother doesn't see himself as college material and has chosen to quit the whole process.
• but it will who is college material but it will create<01:21:40.600> a<01:21:40.760> path<
• are college material are college material we<01:25:25.800> can<01:25:26.000> address

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Eliminating the sales tax on city-funded materials, supplies, and equipment used in the construction
• An infographic of the project is in any materials.
• /c><00:13:16.160> supplies<00:13:16.720> and<00:13:16.959> equipment funded materials
• supplies and equipment funded materials supplies and equipment used<00:13:17.760> in<00:13:17.880
• we are aware that construction materials we are aware that this<00:13:34.880> type<00:13:35.040

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is removing Senate File 1626 from the overall package.
• <00:14:39.600> Um<00:14:40.000> however, whole package this year.
• Um however, whole package this year.
• <00:16:01.120> I<00:16:01.360> would child sexual abuse material.
• I would child sexual abuse material.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and the DVS technical policy package and the DVS technical policy bill<00:04:27.800> related<
• Rudeen said he did not know, and that Kurt Turgeon from their office of materials was there.
• He said they do have Kurt Turgeon here from their office of materials, and if the committee wanted to
• He said they do have Kurt Turgeon here from their office of materials, and if the committee wanted to
• He said they do have Kurt Turgeon here from their office of materials and, if the committee wanted to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, so the next question would be some of these hazardous materials of the reg regulations are there
• you know, there's some of this stuff is hazardous materials.
• We've, we've spoken in here about crime packages and other packages like that.
• comprehensive package.
• Mexicans package.

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• It's in our packaging. So environment. It's in our packaging.
• This facility will create materials.
• > um of the material, the waste material, um of the material, the waste material, um that<00:40
• , material, x amount for this material, material, x amount for this material, but<00:46:52.800>
• with um um with the organic material with um um with the organic material we're<00:47:31.359>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm glad to see that that is not in the final negotiated package.
• So that's the number one thing that I'm excited about with this budget package.
• with the spending that is included in this budget package, and I highlighted this before.
• What we have here today is a budget package that will spend $18.2 billion in ten years.
• I'm pleased to support this balanced budget package for fiscal year 2027.

Summary: The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process. Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership. The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.

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• We are currently in design of five more miles, breaking them into packages.
• We've broken that out into its own design package.
• We have about 840,000 square feet tied to Foxconn with components and raw materials.
• In fact, some of the packages that arrive on your front porch are moved by rail.
• This training deals with hazardous materials.