Transcript Highlights:

• , I don't think it would be best suited for it to be in statute but rather maybe in administrative rules
• Rule 48 doesn't really apply. It's very rare. Things are moving smoothly.
• Rule 48 doesn't don't have a backlog. Rule 48 doesn't really<01:05:45.800> apply.
• It says "internal return hearing." That should read "initial return hearing."
• It says internal return hearing. line. It says internal return hearing.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up gubernatorial message nominations. Margaret Jackson was heard for reappointment to the State Council on Mental Health, where she said her lived experience with family members facing schizophrenia, houselessness, and substance use issues motivates her service. Andrew Savaiano was heard for the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council and said he wanted to continue elevating youth voice and lived experience. Tao Yan was heard for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants and emphasized the importance of wastewater treatment to public health and the environment. The Department of Health testified in support of the nominations, and the committee later adopted chair recommendations to advise and consent to all three nominations, noting Senator Favela’s excuse and no recorded objections. The committee then heard HB 1853 relating to dementia. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state agencies, advocacy groups, caregivers, and individuals with lived experience, including a person living with Alzheimer’s and his caregiver spouse, who described the value of early diagnosis and coordinated support. Supporters said the bill would expand memory care navigation and access, especially on neighbor islands and in rural areas, and help families connect to resources earlier. One member raised concerns about the cost and scale of the proposed program, asking about the number and cost of dementia specialists and noting broader budget pressures, but the bill remained under discussion with no final action shown in the transcript. The committee also heard HB 1591 relating to health care, which would expand the preceptor tax credit to additional health professions, including physician assistant students and PAs, with testimony in support from nursing, public health, medical, and provider organizations. Supporters argued the measure would help address workforce shortages and improve training opportunities for local and economically disadvantaged students. A committee member asked about the aggregate cost of the credit and whether the existing credit had been fully utilized; the chair noted the bill was being kept narrower than broader proposals because of fiscal concerns. The transcript then moved to HB 1961 relating to health care access near facilities, with supporters arguing it protects access to legal reproductive health care and opponents saying it is unnecessary, vague, and burdensome on free speech and protest activity. No final vote on the bills appears in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• That internal misalignment is destabilizing providers, confusing counties and case managers, and most
• <00:37:17.800> That<00:37:18.040> internal enforcing today.
• That internal enforcing today.
• In many ways, it's not that we don't have enough laws, rules, and regulations.
• ,<01:21:03.560> and don't have enough laws, rules, and don't have enough laws, rules, and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the new rules of the House settlement, with the roster limitations, we had 675 student athletes in
• <00:32:01.360> So<00:32:01.679> the<00:32:01.919> new<00:32:02.080> rules
• So the new rules of the of opportunity.
• So the new rules of the house<00:32:02.880> settlement<00:32:03.279> with<00:32:03.440>
• athletes trying to come to international athletes trying to come to the<00:57:14.000> United<

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:28 Kentucky Recovery Vocational: Workforce Reimagined 00:01:31 Update on College Athletics and 25RS SB 3 00:24:39 Goodwill Kentucky Excel Center 01:09:53, 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Kentucky Recovery Vocational Workforce and Re-entry Incorporated, led by Executive Director Jerick D'vor, on its vocational training model for people in recovery and formerly incarcerated individuals. He said the nonprofit operates in Russell Springs and serves students from across Kentucky, offering manufacturing and welding training tied to recovery services through Spark Recovery. D'vor emphasized that the program combines treatment, soft-skills coaching, job placement, and continued support after employment, arguing that training should begin around 90 days into recovery rather than earlier. He reported strong outcomes, including 292 students served, 259 certificates earned, and 250 job placements, with many participants placed in manufacturing jobs and 17 welders trained and placed through the new welding academy. Members praised the program but asked about funding, retention, and employability barriers. D'vor said the pilot was supported by opioid abatement grant funding, and the program now relies mainly on donor contributions and Spark Recovery’s investment in clients, with possible future support from additional opioid abatement funds or 1915(i) mechanisms. He said participants are not charged tuition and that the organization provides soft-skills training and job coaches. In response to questions about long-term outcomes, he said the program does not yet have a full alumni tracking system but is exploring technology options and continues to provide post-employment support for 90 days. After approving the committee minutes, members received an update on college athletics and Senate Bill 3 from University of Louisville Athletic Director Josh Heird and University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart. They said Kentucky’s NIL framework and reporting requirements are working reasonably well and praised the state for not trying to create a competitive advantage in the evolving college sports environment. Heird reported that 521 student-athletes have signed up for NILGO and about 240 deals have been approved through the system, while noting the need to ensure NIL agreements are legitimate marketplace deals rather than artificial payments. The discussion also touched on the House settlement, the $600 approval threshold, and broader federal changes affecting college athletics.

Transcript Highlights:

• What it came down to is there's no rules of the road.
• <00:08:43.399> is<00:08:43.640> there's<00:08:43.880> no<00:08:44.120> rules
• ><00:08:44.560> of<00:08:44.760> the<00:08:44.880> road down to is there's no rules
• of the road down to is there's no rules of the road there's<00:08:45.839> there's<00:08:46.120
• <01:32:55.920> references<01:32:56.760> and to correct the internal references and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:44:44.920> warrants<00:44:45.920> checking<00:44:46.440> on and international
• warrants checking on and international warrants checking on the<00:44:46.920> existence<00:44
• I mean, that's the general rule.
• 24:40.639> um<01:24:41.639> cases<01:24:42.000> that<01:24:42.239> they rule
• are there any um cases that they rule are there any um cases that they they're<01:24:43.040> ask<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• our last meeting Thursday, and um I want to also note that in your packets there is a copy of the rules
• This was distributed by an email earlier today, uh, as per House Rule 6.21.
• talked to Lead Fiser, and uh if there is anything that members want to visit with me on relative the rules
• This was distributed by an email earlier today, uh, as per House Rule 6.21.
• place we have a international place we have a international organization<01:22:43.440> called

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Ruling, there is no longer a presumption that follows that ruling that it was.
• My focus is if we as government write the rules, we as government should follow the rules.
• And if we as government are not going to follow the rules, we should change the rules to what we're going
• only conform to our rules 20% of the time?
• He's at rules. No, tell him to come here. No, we will not sign it. Tell me I need him.

Bills: HB202, HB42, HB146, HB492, HB285, HB7, HB454, HB42, HB7

Keywords: law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, illegal immigration

Transcript Highlights:

• There's some internal forward.
• itself internally really works against<00:15:31.199> researching<00:15:31.680> this<00
• c><00:20:56.240> to<00:20:56.320> be internal things that need to be internal things that
• number which showed that their internal number which showed that their internal controls<00:29:07.360
• It requires the MCO to include their internal appeals process and process for ...

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

Transcript Highlights:

• Minnesota has internal debt guidelines that basically are internal constraints on how much debt we issue
• <01:42:09.520> debt testifier Minnesota has internal debt testifier Minnesota has internal
• <01:43:08.400> in them we compare them uh internally in them we compare them uh internally
• , um, is it more internally supported, um, etc.
• State of Minnesota, other kinds of debt that has more of an internal, um, is it more internally supported

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As a New Mexico independent, integrative internal medicine physician who has seen patients as far south
• There has been some very interesting reporting on the role of internal peer review organizations within
• flexibility so the commission could respond to evolving crime patterns and victims' needs through rule
• So I wish I had my rule person... I believe I'm hoping it is a friendly amendment.
• So I wish I had my rule person over here. How do we amend a committee substitute?

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

Transcript Highlights:

• The Fifth Circuit court had to rule here.
• I will say we had some interns call through, one of our interns, Vivian.
• Testimony rule or you don't practice at all. Never mind. Thank you. I appreciate it.
• Misrepresented to the grand jury by a federal prosecutor is what Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
• I want to tell you that a carte blanche rule like that could have overreaching effects.

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 4507 by Hilbert of the House, an act relating to sports HP 4507 is hereby assigned to rules
• , we put that, but they didn't want to put that in statute yet because they didn't know what those rules
• I declared the motion to suspend house rule 4.4 to have passed. Mr. Oyler. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HB2979, HB3790, HB3142, HB3463, HB4143, HJR1086, SB392, HB3087, HB3037, HB3581, HB4058, HB2959, HB4227, HB2997, HB4125, HB1453, HB3521, HB3691, HB2015, HB2940, HB1016, HB3267, HB3695, HB3697, HB3045, HB3662, HB3453, HB3053, HB3301, HB3495, HB3584, HB3586, HB3587, HB3845, HB4198, HB4425, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818, HB1242, HB1752, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3240, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3404, HB3704, HB1590, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB4092, HB1979, HB1983, HB1250, HB2952, HB3671, HB3920, HB4118, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB3942, HB4203, HB2588, HB3024, HB3383, HB3279, HB3919, HB3883, HB4193, HB3431, HB3435, HB4352, HB4484, HB1245, HB3172, HB3306, HB4294, HB3880, HB2929, HB3128, HB2956, HB3015, HB3114, HB3567, HB3749, HB4229, HB4237, HB4253, HJR1046, HJR1084, HB3411

Keywords: HB2979, Talyn Bain Act, school zone, school safety, speed limit, 45 mph, state highway, Department of Transportation, ODOT, flashing beacons, traffic enforcement, speeding violation, public school, private school, K-12, drop-off, pick-up, highway safety, municipal maintenance, county commissioners

Transcript Highlights:

• The Dala appeal results are in and the magistrate ruled in my favor.
• And with our new rules, hopefully get it over the finish line.
• Rules, hopefully get it over the finish line. But at this point, I will turn it over to Mrs.
• This is a Home Rule petition that should be filed and should move through the legislature.
• My name is Joseph Gentile, legislative agent for the International Brotherhood of Police Officers.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on May 7, chaired by Senators Mike Brady and Dan Ryan, and heard testimony on a wide range of retirement and benefits bills for public employees and their families. Several bills focused on line-of-duty death or disability benefits for police and firefighters, including Senate Bill 1831 for Joanne Sanji, widow of Rutland Detective John Sanji, whose COVID-19 death was described by family, counsel, and the police chief as a line-of-duty death already recognized by local, state, and federal memorials. Similar support was offered for bills involving the surviving spouse of a State Police officer injured in the line of duty, a Springfield officer injured by a hammer attack during a mental health call, and a bill for a former police officer seeking an increased disability retirement due to PTSD after a traumatic incident. Testimony repeatedly emphasized that these cases had been recognized locally or had already moved through prior sessions, but legislative action was still needed to secure benefits. The committee also heard multiple firefighter-related retirement bills. Representatives and union advocates supported a bill for retired Attleboro Fire Captain Walter Gerton, arguing that an audit and recalculation improperly reduced his pension after retirement and that the correction was requested by the local retirement board. Another bill sought disability retirement for former Westfield firefighter Greg Heath, who testified that Parkinson’s disease has made daily life and family care increasingly difficult; supporters cited studies linking firefighting exposures to Parkinson’s and said the city, retirement board, and local officials backed the measure. The committee also heard testimony for retired Quincy Fire Deputy Chief Kevin Bithrow, who described a Parkinson’s diagnosis following years of exposure at major toxic fires, including the Home Depot and MWRA incidents, and for a related Quincy bill that would treat his retirement as line-of-duty for survivor protection. Additional bills included a proposal to provide flags to next of kin of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, a bill to resolve employer contribution obligations for the Neshoba Associated Boards of Health in the state retirement system, and several individual retirement or service-credit measures. These included a bill for former State Police gang unit officer David Patterson, a school nurse seeking additional credible service credit for a temporary staffing emergency, and a former Suffolk County sheriff’s deputy seeking an increased disability retirement after a violent inmate assault left him with lasting injuries. Testimony generally came from the affected individuals, family members, municipal officials, retirement boards, and public safety unions, with most speakers urging favorable action and noting that many of the bills had already passed one chamber or had been filed in prior sessions. At the end of the hearing, the committee took no recorded votes on the bills and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• scenarios I want to explain to you where some of our manufacturers are looking at circumventing the rules
• through their franchise dealers across the state and across the nation, they've chosen to skirt the rules
• We believe that everyone should operate under the same rules, not two different sets of rules.
• Senate Bill 22 changes those rules midstream and gives global manufacturers an unfair competitive advantage
• lot more restrictions than we do, and I just want to reiterate that MVD with the dealer's licensing rules

Bills: SB22, SB310

Keywords: motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County, 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, West Virginia Code and the West Virginia Supreme Court Rules of Civil Procedure assign the duty
• We also want to expand our international award-winning AI chatbot known as Solo to other areas of the
• upgrading our ad-law database, which is what the agency uses to communicate its administrative law rules
• So the fee that we pay to file for office is a real exception to the rule of your other fees?
• They use our writing in how they actually craft the final rules, and they use ours specifically because

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State’s office described its FY27 budget, emphasizing efficiency gains from technology, election security work, and business services. It said it is operating with fewer staff than a decade ago, but rising costs and outdated statutory fees are creating deficits in service of process and other operations. The office asked the committee to consider either increasing fees or allowing it to retain a larger share of business-service revenue, and it also proposed creating an Office of Entrepreneurship to help small businesses navigate state government, grants, permits, and related services. Committee members questioned the Secretary of State’s office about fee increases, the current 50-50 split of certain revenues with general revenue, and whether the proposed entrepreneurship office would duplicate existing services. The office said it would complement, not replace, Commerce, SBDC, or grant programs, and would report metrics and policy recommendations to the legislature. The Attorney General then requested a one-time $2 million special revenue appropriation to hire additional lawyers and support staff, citing increased litigation, federal and state legal work, and the need to defend new laws. He also discussed embedded DMV lawyers handling DUI revocation hearings and said the arrangement costs the office just over $200,000. The State Auditor reported that his office is largely self-funded through special revenue and said he wants to reduce reliance on general revenue over time. He highlighted savings from renegotiated leases and an open government contract, discussed the need for more auditors in the Chief Inspector’s Division, and described fraud recovery and P-card operations. A major topic was delinquent land sales: the auditor said the office sold about 17,000 parcels last year and believes online bidding and better marketing could generate substantially more revenue, with the surplus potentially shared among counties, the state, and other programs. Members also asked about securities fee changes, fairness hearings, fire department audits, IT/cybersecurity, and how surplus proceeds from delinquent land sales should be handled. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• This investment directly aligns with the Martinez Yazi ruling, which requires.
• It's important that advancing the intent of the Martinez Yazi ruling is best achieved through well-supported
• And we are making a high priority To ensure that our rules and regulations are not only up to date but
• consistency in that, as with anything, the more consistency you have, the better understanding of the rules
• where the courts are now really acting in a space as policy holders quite honestly through their rulings

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And from that process, the commission issued a series of orders and rules to enhance the hardening of
• Part of that was the the commission established a rule requiring we'll call storm hardening plans every
• And so we appealed the spp case and the rule to the statute that to the Supreme Court.
• We view our rule to enforce the statutes.
• We engage in discovery under the current statute and with the with the Supreme Court ruling.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:52:08.159> around<01:52:08.719> pharmacy, rules and the laws around pharmacy, rules
• Um, and in the rules then.
• Has there been a lot rules and things.
• <04:01:52.720> the Practice Act which is in rules the Practice Act which is in rules the medical
• know what they're doing and, uh, they have a million rules.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have some ideas and we're working internally on some of those things.
• some ideas and we're working internally some ideas and we're working internally on<00:07:56.080>
• And we now have the first provision in the federal tax code and the Internal Revenue Code that would
• <00:14:48.880> Kentucky<00:14:49.199> and course was seeing that rule Kentucky and
• course was seeing that rule Kentucky and seeing<00:14:49.680> that<00:14:49.839> agriculture

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00 Approval of Minutes 00:02:31 Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42 Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18 Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products. Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December. Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• They cannot make rules that we've given.
• They cannot make rules that are<00:42:30.480> contrary<00:42:31.040> to<00:42:31.280>
• In our internal review of all the referrals from optometrists requesting glaucoma laser, our glaucoma
• Section 37 clarified that we don't answer to international codes.
• The model codes that are named international are not international codes; that's just a term of art.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 525, which would have transferred administration of the program for the deaf and hard of hearing and the related board to OPLC. The chair said the sponsor was no longer interested in moving forward, and Representative Schmidt moved ITL. The motion passed 14-0 with two members absent, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee then considered Senate Bill 182 on the maternal mortality review committee. The chair described a narrower amendment that would keep the name change, clarify operations so recommendations are returned to the appropriate entities, and expand contact with family members and close contacts, while dropping a proposed addition of a Department of Corrections member. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then moved ITL and placed on the consent calendar. Senate Bill 185, dealing with OPLC investigations and backlog reduction, received an update from OPLC General Counsel Nicholas Fry. He described efforts to improve public communication, clear the complaint backlog, standardize intake and expert review, add automated responses and website updates, use weekly legal-viability reviews, create preliminary investigation protocols, and establish a process for law-enforcement referrals. Members asked about board involvement and criminal-conviction cases; Fry said boards are kept informed and that such matters can proceed either through complaints or application/background-check processes. Representative Groa requested a follow-up update in January, and the committee agreed to an oral report then if needed. The bill was then voted ITL unanimously and placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 349 on optometrists performing ophthalmologic laser procedures. Dr. Angelique Sawyer testified in support, saying the amendment adds more specific proctoring and qualification requirements, based on language requested after earlier hearings, and that similar systems exist in other states. Representative Sers confirmed that the new sections were the key additions, while Representative Schmidt said he remained open to the concept but wanted a thorough review and asked about a subcommittee. The discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended, with no vote recorded on HB 349.