Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngLG14hfIVY, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00:35 – Roll Call Attendance 00:01:40 – 24RS HB 39 Discussion 00:06:00 – 24RS HB 39 Vote 00:07:00 – 24RS HB 109 Discussion 00:09:55 – 24RS HB 109 Vote, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44Te1qrJ8o, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Attendance Roll Call 00:00:33 Kentucky Small Business Priorities 00:01:36 HB 463 Discussion 00:10:23 HB 463 Vote 00:30:33 HB 500 Discussion 00:34:33 HB 500 Vote 01:08:12, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oflofE2WKQM, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:45 Roll Call 01:55 Approval of minutes 02:49 HB 592 HB 592 Vote – 06:23 07:50 HB 461 HB 461 Vote – 34:52 37:22 Review of Admin Reg 603 KAR 005:155, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZXtzs_ae7Y, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:20 Administrative Regulations Review: 02:30 HB 125 Discussion: 05:35 HB 125 Roll Call Vote: 08:11 HB 180 Discussion: 09:36 HB 180 Roll Call Vote: 35:33, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5mD3pVa2bg, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 01:31 SB 60 DISCUSSION 02:26 SB 60 VOTE 09:44 SB 72 DISCUSSION 11:09 SB 72 VOTE 13:13 SR 27 DISCUSSION ONLY 14:36, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwDOLPuL_Qg, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Gavel in: 07:28 Roll Call: 07:54 HB 669 Discussion: 08:19 HB 669 Roll Call Vote: 17:27 HB 758 Discussion: 18:01 HB 758 Roll Call Vote: 19:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikc-0AthC0g, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:10 Discussion on HB 465 01:48 Roll Call Vote on HB 465 06:12 Discussion on HB 447 (No Vote) 08:28 Discussion Administrative Regulations 48:56, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKql5Icri4c, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call 01:19 HB 273 Discussion 02:56 Roll Call Vote 06:28 HCR 47 Discussion 07:55 Roll Call Vote 11:29 HCR 30, 31, & 35 Discussion with Rep. Reed & Agriculture Guest 14:53, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7rPobN_iVk, 2026-06-21T07:17:10+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Start of Concurrent Meeting 00:00:02 Roll Call 00:00:20 Discussion 2025 Community Development and Block Grant Program guidelines and updates 00:02:35 Voice Vote (S) 00:12:35 Voice Vote (H) 00:13:10 Adjournment of Concurrent Meeting 00:13:44 Start of House Local Government Meeting 00:19:59 Roll Call 00:20:07 HB 194 Discussion 00:23:52 HB 194 Vote 00:29:30 HB 490 Discussion 00:31:02 Adjournment 01:06:54, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSuOCorklUw, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, This meeting was uploaded from back up. It is a meeting of both Senate and House Standing Committees on Families and Children. The House portion of the meeting adjourns after the block grant presentation. Senate Roll Call – 00:07 House Roll Call – 00:41 SS Block Grant Presentation – 01:15 Senate Vote – 12:41 House Vote – 13:02 House Adjournment – 13:35 Senate Continuation – 15:19 HB 271 Testimony – 15:35 HB 271 Questions/Comments – 19:36 HB 271 Vote – 40:30, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, before we do take a final vote, I would just like to ask Mr.
• Please call the roll for the vote.
• Representative Baker, Representative Chester-Burton, explain my vote. >> Yes, please.
• Explain my vote. Walked in the room and seen these two Eastern Kentucky boys and I was a yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:17 SB 19 Discussion: 02:23 SB 19 Vote: 16:41, 958, all

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:00 HB 506 Discussion: 02:26 HB 506 Vote: 18:04, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> Seeing no further questions, uh, Madam Secretary, please call the roll, or please call the vote.
• please call the role or please<00:21:04.240> call<00:21:04.400> the<00:21:04.640> vote
• please call the vote. Thank you. please call the vote. Thank you.
• Representative White. >> Yes. >> Representative Wilson. >> Representative Wilson. >> Can I briefly explain my vote
• Um, I'm just concerned about how the penalties are going to interact with the voting aspect and with

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:04 HB 168 discussion: 01:39 HB 168 vote: 21:04, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 168, sponsored by Representative Ken Fleming, known as “Keegan’s Law.” The bill was presented with a committee substitute that made a wording change from “is involved” to “causes” in one section, which the sponsor said was intended to better focus on the operator of a motorboat or vessel. The bill was prompted by the death of Heather Yelton’s 12-year-old son, Keegan, in a jet ski accident, and she testified that the investigation was delayed and no blood test was taken, leaving the family without answers about whether alcohol or drugs were involved. Representative Fleming said the bill would do two main things: allow law enforcement to seek a blood test after a serious boating injury or fatality, subject to probable cause and a judge-issued warrant, and require 911 dispatchers to notify State Police so Kentucky Fish and Wildlife can respond more quickly to water-related incidents. Committee members asked about how probable cause would work if field sobriety tests were passed, whether the bill’s penalties align with existing DUI laws, and whether the bill would affect driver’s licenses. Fleming said the bill incorporates DUI-style penalties for boating offenses but would not suspend a driver’s license because boating does not require one. Several members expressed sympathy and support for the goal of the bill, while some raised concerns about the severity of the penalty structure and how it might interact with existing laws. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Director of Law Enforcement Jeremy McQuary said the agency would enforce the law as written. After discussion, the committee voted to pass House Bill 168 out of committee, making it eligible for consideration on the House floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:27:02.159> Most I'd like to explain my high vote.
• I'm going to vote for this on the floor. I know Cinderella.
• So, I will vote yes today, but I want to be clear, you know, I may change that vote if this bill gets
• I will vote yes today, but I want to be clear, you know, I may change that vote if this bill gets to
• Okay, we have a vote of eight yays, one nay, and one pass.

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:37 SB 39 discussion: 04:10 SB 39 vote: 26:35, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a quorum and first heard a brief presentation from Vice Chair Frommeyer on a resolution recognizing January as Kentucky Mentoring Month. She highlighted mentoring as important for personal, academic, and professional development and cited partnerships such as Northern Kentucky University’s Norse Network Hub and local community mentoring efforts. The committee then took up Senate Bill 39, sponsored by Senator Gary Boswell, which would treat fish in private lakes and ponds as the property of the landowner and allow landowners to extend fishing rights by written or electronic permission. Boswell and supporter Jason Kenner argued the bill would strengthen property rights, reduce burdensome regulation, support selective harvest and stocking decisions, and could boost tourism, local economies, and aquaculture. Kenner also described bass fishing’s economic impact, youth fishing growth, and examples of tournaments and habitat projects in Kentucky. Boswell said the bill does not change fishing license requirements and does not alter invasive species rules except to clarify that largemouth bass, including F1 Florida bass, are not invasive. Commissioner Rich Storm and other members raised concerns that the bill’s language could affect the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fee-based funding, federal grant eligibility, enforcement authority, and creel-limit cases, especially if written permission on private waters were interpreted broadly. Senator Webb said she supported the idea of bass stocking but wanted more guardrails and a pilot approach. Senator Howell asked whether Boswell would consider further work on the language, but Boswell declined to accept a committee substitute or amendment at that time. The committee then voted 8-1 with one pass to report the bill favorably, and the chair announced the bill would be reported with favorable expression that it should pass.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call 00:18 HB 524 Discussion: 00:45 HB 524 Vote: 02:30, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up its only item, House Bill 524. Representative Aaron Thompson, joined by State Controller Joe McDaniel and State Risk Director Sher Wisman, explained that the bill would extend the Finance Cabinet’s authority over the state self-insurance fund for state buildings through July 2030. The bill also renames the State Fire and Tornado Insurance Fund to the Commonwealth’s Property and Casualty Insurance Fund to better reflect the more than 7,100 buildings and contents covered. Members briefly discussed the measure, with the chair noting the need to move it before the current authority expires on July 1. A motion and second were made, and the committee voted favorably on the bill. The roll call showed support from the members present, and the chair announced the bill passed with favorable expression. Because there was no consent, the bill will still need to be considered on the floor. The chair thanked staff and attendees and noted the committee was likely nearing the end of its session work.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, please call the vote.
• Representative Whitaker: May I explain my vote? Chair King: Yes, please.
• Representative White, Representative Wilson, and Representative Whitten voted yes.
• /c><00:07:13.759> please<00:07:14.360> representative<00:07:14.840> Baker the vote
• yes please all right I just wanted vote yes please all right I just wanted to<00:07:54.560> thank

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 01:21 HB 552 Discussion 04:54 HB 552 Vote 07:12, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation held its first meeting of the 2025 session, welcomed new members and Vice Chair Susan Tyler Whitten, reviewed committee procedures, and introduced staff. Members also introduced several guests, including family members, interns, and visitors from Kenton County. The chair noted there were no minutes to approve because it was the first meeting. The committee then heard House Bill 552 from Judge Executive John Sims of Falmouth County, who said the bill is a joint effort supported by KLC and the County Judge/Executive Association. He explained that the measure makes minor wording changes, replacing references to “jurisdiction” with “county or city” and changing “chairman” to “chair,” with the goal of ensuring smaller communities retain representation on local tourist commissions. Chair King added that the bill would allow a mayor or judge executive to appoint a county resident to a tourism board even when the tax district or business ownership crosses city-county lines. After brief discussion and no further questions, the committee voted on the bill. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor, with members present voting yes and Representative Whitaker explaining his support by saying tourism is a team effort in the counties. House Bill 552 passed out of committee and was sent to the House floor for further consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• I would vote in the committee, and then I may change my vote on the floor.
• I would vote in the committee, and then I may change my vote on the floor.
• I would vote in the committee, and then I may change my vote on the floor.
• I would vote in the committee, and then I may change my vote on the floor.
• laery expl I vote please ma' um I vote laery expl I vote please ma' um I vote no<00:35:00.200>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 01:37 HB 398 Discussion 02:18 HB 398 Vote 30:35, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met for its first 2025 session meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. The committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 398, an act relating to occupational safety and health, before hearing testimony. Sponsor Representative Walker Thomas said the bill is intended to align Kentucky’s occupational safety and health rules more closely with federal standards, provide clearer reference points for employers, and improve consistency and compliance while maintaining worker safety. He also explained that the substitute added and clarified a de minimis citation provision and defined “qualified representative,” and he noted a typo in the substitute would be corrected on the floor. Members asked whether the bill would change Kentucky’s OSHA structure or affect state offices, and Thomas said Kentucky remains a state-plan state with its own offices and enforcement staff, and that the bill would not eliminate those offices. He said the measure is meant to streamline rules and clarify that certain notices would carry no penalty when there is no substantial impact on safety or health. He also said employers must be given an opportunity to be present for inspections, typically with 45 minutes to an hour to arrange representation. Opposition testimony came from Dustin Ryan Stadler of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO and Gerald Atkins of Working Strategies 2 on behalf of the Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council. They argued the bill weakens worker protections, reduces accountability, limits who may request inspections, and could prevent family members from seeking inspections after a fatal workplace incident. Stadler described a fatal construction accident he witnessed in 2006 and said OSHA protections exist for a reason. Atkins cited workplace deaths and injuries, said the bill would go beyond prior 2021 changes, and warned that allowing Franklin Circuit Court to award uncapped costs and attorney fees against OSHA could chill enforcement. Several members then questioned whether federal standards are sufficient, with supporters saying the bill simply aligns Kentucky with federal rules and opponents arguing Kentucky should retain the ability to keep stronger protections for certain industries. No final vote on House Bill 398 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Dietz voted yes. Representative Fleming voted yes.
• Representative Freeland voted yes. Representative Fugate voted yes.
• Representative Hart voted yes. Representative Lockett voted yes.
• Representative McPherson voted yes. Representative Riley voted yes.
• Representative Upchurch voted yes. Representative Williams voted yes.

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00 Roll Call 00:20 HB 1 Discussion 02:00 HB 1 Vote 13:10, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on January 8, 2025, with a full roll call and a welcome to new members. The committee took up its only agenda item, House Bill 1, sponsored by Chair Jason Petrie, which would implement a further 0.5% reduction in the individual income tax rate, effective January 1, 2026, with conforming date changes tied to the state’s existing tax-cut framework under House Bill 8 and the budget director’s certification of reserve and revenue conditions. Jason Bailey of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy testified against the bill, arguing that Kentucky’s recent permanent income tax cuts were enacted during an unusual period of temporary pandemic-era revenue surpluses and federal aid, and warning that another cut could worsen future budget pressures. He said the proposed reduction would cost about $718 million annually when fully phased in and would increase risk to state services, especially in poorer rural areas that rely heavily on state funding. In response to questions, the sponsor and other members described the bill as limited to the income tax rate and said any future reversal would require statutory change. Representative Gentry asked about the broader policy goal of moving toward a more consumption-based tax structure and whether the income tax cuts were intended to support growth and population retention. He said he had seen anecdotal signs of housing and population activity in Jefferson County and surrounding areas, though he acknowledged the difficulty of proving causation. He ultimately passed on the bill, saying he wanted more data and was concerned about benefits flowing more to higher-income taxpayers. The committee then voted 17-0 with 3 pass votes to report House Bill 1 favorably to the House floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair McDaniel said, 'I'm going to cast my vote and explain.' role<00:02:26.360> Senator role
• With that, I proudly cast an aye vote.
• to cast an I vote and explain I'm going to cast an I vote<00:02:59.200> uh<00:02:59.840> but
• uh but I will by way of explanation vote uh but I will by way of explanation I<00:03:01.640> will
• with with that I proudly cast an ie vote with with that I proudly cast an ie vote the<00:04:31.840

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00 Roll Call 00:10 HB 1 Discussion 00:40 HB 1 Vote 02:22, 958, all

Summary: The Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and welcomed several new members. The main item of business was House Bill 1, which would reduce the individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% beginning January 1, 2026. The chair described the bill as the final step in a deliberate, multi-year process to lower income taxes while forcing regular legislative choices about whether to increase spending, hold it steady, or reduce it further. In explaining support for the bill, the chair emphasized that tax reductions should only occur when the Commonwealth can reasonably cover its expenses, pointing to major state priorities such as foster and adoptive services, Kentucky State Police, Medicaid, and the justice system. The chair argued that cutting revenues without corresponding spending reductions is not serious policy and urged members to demand specific spending cuts from anyone proposing faster tax reductions. The committee voted on the bill and approved it unanimously, 11-0. House Bill 1 was reported favorably to the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• I on a vote of eight to zero, bill passes with favorable expression.
• > to<00:04:25.840> zero<00:04:26.199> bill<00:04:26.520> passes I on a vote
• of eight to zero bill passes I on a vote of eight to zero bill passes with<00:04:27.000> favorable
• I, on a vote of 7 to 0, bill passes with favorable expression.
• to 70 bill passes with I on a vote to 70 bill passes with favorable<00:10:15.920> expression<

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 1:00PM est. Roll Call - 00:03 Discussion on HB 508 – 00:34 Vote on HB 508 – 03:52 Discussion on 805 – 05:00 Vote on HB 805 -09:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first adopted a Senate committee substitute covering House Bills 718 and 194, then heard testimony on House Bill 508, House Bill 805, and the committee substitute for Senate Bill 111. HB 508 would let applicants for the Kentucky Employee Child Care Assistance Program view and download the required agreement and submit it by mail, email, or online, codifying a change the Cabinet for Health and Family Services had already agreed to make. The child-protection portion of the committee substitute would require animal control officers to receive training to identify child abuse and neglect, with the sponsor saying the training materials would be provided at no cost to local governments. For HB 805, the sponsor said the committee substitute mainly cleans up last year’s juvenile justice legislation, including changing “plaintiff” to “victim,” narrowing language on confidentiality of juvenile records when information is disclosed in a civil suit, and changing a status offender provision from mandatory to discretionary charging for escape when absent without leave from a DJJ facility. The bill also incorporates “Baby Maya’s Bill,” requiring the Cabinet to physically locate a child within a set time and, in certain cases involving prior removals, contact law enforcement if the child cannot be found. A committee member asked whether the changes would affect public access to records for juveniles transferred to circuit court on felony charges, and the sponsor said they would not. The committee then voted on HB 805 as amended by the committee substitute and passed it 7-0 with favorable expression. A title amendment was also adopted. After brief thanks and comments from members, the committee adjourned.