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• THINK WE WILL TURN POSITIVE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS YEAR BUT IT'S ONLY 1.5% GROWTH WHICH FOR THIS SOURCE
• SO WE LOOK AT MOSTLY SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING STARTS WHICH IS VERY CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH PERMITS BUT IT TENDS
• WE MET, WE WENT THROUGH EVERY SINGLE SOURCE.
• WHILE AT 4.9 BILLION THE BSF IS SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE FLORIDA'S SHARE OF A SINGLE CATASTROPHIC EVENT,
• SO IT IS STILL ONCE YOU NORMALIZE IT THE SINGLE MOST COSTLY STORM ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• for $4 million is not an easy thing to do or fund, and so I wanted to point out that the funding source
• Corrections regarding the state prison transition program and prohibit the use of monies from any source
• Representative Blackman, this actually will only constitute an additional source of monies that will
• This just adds an additional funding source, a new funding source, I believe, right, to the SMART Fund
• We keep losing $2 billion every year with the Ducey single-rate income tax because the billionaires are

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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• provide additional funds to cover the cost associated with new projects being undertaken by the contractor
• 22.080> the being t being undertaken by the by the being t being undertaken by the by the contractor
• 23.440> doesn't<01:10:23.760> tell<01:10:23.920> me<01:10:24.080> a contractor
• It just doesn't tell me a contractor. It just doesn't tell me a whole<01:10:24.480> lot.
• So what percentage is federal, how much is agency, and what's the source of the funds? Sure.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 10 meeting, and then approved a large agenda of contracts and related items, with the total agenda amount stated as $359,638,393.88. Most items were approved without objection, but two contracts were pulled for discussion: attorney general panel counsel contingency fee contracts and a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission personal services contract. For the attorney general’s office, Chris Lewis explained that the contracts were panel counsel contingency fee agreements, with 14 qualified awards from 16 applicants. He said the contracts were contingency-based, so no money would be paid unless cases were successful, and that the fee structure worked out to roughly 5% under the statutory waterfall. Senators asked about the size of the contracts, whether the terms were uniform, why no Kentucky firms were among the awardees, and how the public should understand the large dollar figures. Lewis said one Kentucky firm applied but was disqualified for a late submission, other Kentucky firms had inquired but did not apply, and local firms could still work with national firms on cases. The committee then approved the contracts. The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission contract drew more extensive questioning. Commission representatives said they had previously had a contract disapproved because the proper process was not followed, so they used an RFI process posted on the state and commission websites for at least three weeks. They received one applicant, a Kentucky firm, and set the rate at $125 per hour. Members questioned whether the commission was acting beyond its ethics mission, whether staff were helping draft complaints against legislators, and whether the commission was taking on a prosecutorial or human-resources role. The commission said its role is limited to enforcing the legislative code of ethics, providing advisory guidance, and following the formal complaint process; it does not pursue matters outside that code. Members also raised concerns about the earlier procurement misstep and the commission’s credibility, and the commission apologized, said it had corrected the process, and pledged to comply going forward. The committee then approved the contract.

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• we always, at least in this format that we use now, have our footnotes of any publicly available sources
• So, if you ever look at the department's budget, I've got some pretty hefty figures in there for contractors
• figures<00:50:08.240> in<00:50:08.480> there<00:50:08.800> for<00:50:09.440> contractors
• ,<00:50:10.160> but<00:50:10.400> it figures in there for contractors, but it figures
• in there for contractors, but it is<00:50:10.960> necessary<00:50:12.079> and<00:50:12.319

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:23 Kentucky Bankers Association 00:02:32 How to Read and Understand KRS 6.948 Health Mandate and Federal Cost Defrayal Impact Statements 00:25:40 Proposed Amendments to Kentucky's Essential Health Benefit-Benchmark Plan 00:50:18 Proposed Health Insurance Legislation for the 2026 Session 01:04:22 Reimbursement for Covered Benefits Delivered Through the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model 01:01:46 Coverage of Eating or Feeding Disorders 01:18:47 Coverage of Hearing Loss 01:25:31, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance met for its first interim meeting, established a quorum, approved routine opening items, and welcomed a new committee assistant and a legislative intern. The committee first heard a Kentucky Bankers Association presentation from Tim Shank and John Cooper focused on the state’s housing shortage, which they described as affecting all 120 counties and especially low- and moderate-income and workforce housing. They urged support for a proposed $20 million banker-backed revolving fund, paired with tax credits, to finance new housing construction; they said the program would be flexible, could support alternatives such as manufactured housing, and would use below-market loans with tax credits vesting over five years only after units are completed. They also asked for extension of the historical tax credit carryforward from five to seven years and for continued support of new market tax credits, arguing that supply-chain delays make the longer period necessary for historic rehabilitation projects. The bankers also raised concerns about credit unions, arguing that because credit unions do not pay the same taxes as banks, they should not be allowed to acquire healthy state-chartered banks or hold state and local deposits. They cited the recent purchase of First State Bank of Middlesborough as an example, saying the transaction would reduce state, county, and city tax revenue and weaken local tax bases. In response to committee questions, the presenters said local regulations, zoning, parking, sidewalk, and utility easement issues can significantly delay housing projects, and they emphasized that state policy and infrastructure support are needed to help address affordability and development barriers. The committee then shifted to a Department of Insurance presentation by Commissioner Sharon Clark on how to read KRS 6.948 health mandate and federal cost defrayal impact statements. Clark explained that the mandate statements were created in 1998 so legislators would have actuarial estimates of how proposed health insurance mandates would affect administrative costs, premiums, and total costs, and she noted that later legislation added federal cost-defrayal analysis. She also reviewed the background of the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits framework and said the department’s statements are intended to help lawmakers make informed decisions on proposed health coverage mandates. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I think um are all potential sources.
• <00:36:20.800> they spend every single nickel of it. they spend every single nickel of it.
• <01:34:36.080> for property tax as a revenue source for property tax as a revenue source for
• It could include other sources of revenue.
• on one revenue sources versus another. on one revenue sources versus another. Right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• new taxes, the legislation would direct $400 million in state funds and leverage more from private sources
• new taxes, the legislation would direct 400 million in state funds and leverage more from private sources
• Two families who have children in their 110 and 111, who have a single gene defect disease.
• Funding cuts do more than halt a single lab.
• However, the sources of my funding are now uncertain.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development held a hearing on the DRIVE Act, a proposal to invest $400 million in Massachusetts research and innovation without new taxes. Governor Healey and administration officials said the bill would direct $200 million to public higher education research and regional partnerships and $200 million to a research funding pool for hospitals, universities, and other institutions, with the goal of retaining talent, leveraging private and philanthropic dollars, and offsetting major federal R&D cuts. They argued that research is a core economic engine for the state, supporting jobs across labs, construction, services, and surrounding businesses, and said the bill would help protect the Commonwealth’s tax base and competitiveness during a period of federal uncertainty and cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs. Committee members raised concerns about whether Fair Share surtax dollars should instead be used for K-12 and other community needs, whether the proposal is enough given the scale of lost federal grants, and how the money would be allocated. The governor responded that the funds are one-time surplus dollars, that most surtax revenue already supports education, and that the bill is meant as a bridge to stabilize public higher education and research. She also said the legislation includes a review board and could support a revolving or matched-fund approach in some cases. Several members pressed for more detail on selection criteria, future funding, and whether private companies and large endowments should contribute more. University of Massachusetts leaders and researchers testified that federal grant cancellations and delays are already causing layoffs, furloughs, rescinded admissions, and lost research capacity. UMass officials said the bill would help preserve faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research programs in medicine, climate science, marine science, Braille instruction, and AI decision-making. They emphasized that the funding should be merit-based and that the state needs to act quickly to prevent talent from leaving Massachusetts. Business, labor, and industry groups, including MassBio, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, AIM, the AFL-CIO, and Building Trades, supported the bill, saying it would protect jobs, sustain the innovation ecosystem, and reinforce Massachusetts’ national leadership in research and life sciences. No vote was taken in the hearing.

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• That's why I'm single and not married.
• they're single as opposed to a couple? they're single as opposed to a couple?
• drinking water sources. drinking water sources.
• They wanted a source funds problem.
• <01:32:31.920> person, actually now they're a single person, actually now they're a single

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Section 6 addresses the sourcing of sales.
• To properly source a sale, you need a properly sourced sale; you need a nine-digit ZIP code, and this
• of sales to addresses the the sourcing of sales to properly<00:15:02.399> Source<00:15:03.160
• In the apartment building I lived in, I had a neighbor who was a single mother with eight boys.
• In the apartment building I lived in, I had a neighbor who was a single mother with eight boys.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On page 33, Senate Bill 279 by Senator Chambliss, regarding the general contractor licensing board.
• On page 33, Senate Bill 279 by Senator Chambliss, regarding the general contractor licensing board.
• regarding the general contractor regarding the general contractor licensing<00:33:12.159> board
• On page 33 of the calendar, Senate Bill number 279 by Senator Chambliss regarding the general contractor
• Adopted. the general contractor licensing board. the general contractor licensing board.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Every dollar of state money we put in brings in $5 of other private or public sources.
• They found 35 different funding sources to get to 85% of the funding for their projects.
• None of which have resulted in a single one yet.
• So mobile homes are the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country.
• Like single-family homeowners, owners of manufactured homes put equity into that house.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• One source says 72, another says 20. Another source says 107.
• Tracing it back to its source is practically impossible.
• Of any single contaminant, 2,000 parts per million total.
• This has never killed a single individual.
• Single mother of two amazing children.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• if you're going to reduce lanes, then 60 days prior to that contract being let or bid out to any contractor
• potential different ideas. contract being let or bid out to any contract being let or bid out to any contractor
• 50.480> would<00:11:50.640> have<00:11:50.720> to<00:11:50.880> provide contractor
• , they would have to provide contractor, they would have to provide notice<00:11:51.680> along

Keywords: 958, all

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• When we went out to RFP to get contractors to help us. with this process, we received five total, and
• We have a wonderful project manager who is helping coordinate all of this contractor work and tribal
• Right now, those three contractors have orders for eight of our divisions.
• The consultation process, getting the contractors on board, and starting the inventory work, the additional

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• Housing infrastructure bonds are the state's largest source of capital for the development of housing
• of capital for the largest source of capital for the development<00:14:03.040> of<00:14:03.199
• of gap funding that we at Habitat source of gap funding that we at Habitat use<00:18:35.360> to
• But it clearly shows the need for a dedicated revenue source for housing.
• But it clearly shows the need for a dedicated revenue source for housing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The next thing I wanted to start with is my source material.
• It's also been used to describe a package of bills that were passed individually or even just a single
• The gross was just such a huge change, changing gross receipts tax sourcing rules from origin-based sourcing
• to destination sourcing and applying the state gross receipts tax and beginning.
• But we really have five major sources of income. We also have the Investments.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Our mission is to make the oceans a sustainable and affordable source of drinking water.
• So that's another source of delays that was unforeseen.
• So really extending the water sources to not be only dependent on natural water source, not dependent
• Source, not dependent on a grid, even cyberattacks and things like that.
• That is actually a sweet spot as far as serviceability for a single farmer or cultivator.

Summary: The Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on emerging technologies for climate resilience and infrastructure. The first panel discussed the Calistoga Resiliency Center, a utility-driven microgrid that keeps the city powered during public safety power shutoffs using hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and liquid hydrogen storage. PG&E described microgrids as a resilience tool but emphasized that cost remains the main barrier to wider deployment. Energy Vault explained the project’s design, its ability to provide at least 48 hours of backup power on a small parcel of land, and its use of green hydrogen and battery storage to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. A Calistoga councilmember and NCPA representative also discussed the Lodi Energy Center hydrogen project, saying it could help decarbonize power generation and transportation, but that federal and state funding changes, tax credit timing, and other policy shifts have made the project difficult to advance. The Green Hydrogen Coalition supported the Calistoga model as a blueprint and urged policy changes to create demand and reduce barriers for renewable hydrogen, including addressing behind-the-meter rules and recognizing hydrogen in state energy planning. The second panel focused on water resilience and desalination, with the California Desal Association and Oneka Technologies discussing wave-powered desalination for the City of Fort Bragg. Cal Desal said California’s changing hydrology, reduced snowpack, and drought conditions make local water supply options increasingly important, but noted that conventional desalination is expensive and slow to permit. Oneka described its offshore, wave-powered system as a zero-electricity desalination technology that produces drinking water without greenhouse gas emissions and with limited land use, and said the Fort Bragg pilot is intended to demonstrate the technology under California conditions. The company and Cal Desal both stressed that permitting is a major obstacle, with the project requiring multiple agencies and a timeline far longer than in other jurisdictions. They also said the technology’s autonomous operation could improve water resilience because it does not depend on the electrical grid. The final panel featured the Climate Foundation’s marine permaculture proposal, which aims to restore kelp forests and support carbon removal and coastal food systems. The presenter said warming oceans and nutrient loss have devastated kelp forests along the California coast and argued that offshore platforms that raise and lower seaweed to access nutrients and sunlight could help regenerate ecosystems while producing food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon benefits. He said the technology has shown strong growth rates and storm resilience in other regions, but that California permitting remains a major hurdle, involving 17 state and federal agencies. He proposed a streamlined, code-based permitting approach for smaller projects and said the group is seeking matching funds to complete a first California pilot. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly highlighted the tension between innovation and the high cost, complexity, and length of California’s permitting and funding processes.

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• AB 762, vape pens, single-use prohibition.
• Although single-use vapes posed Putting firefighters in harm's way.
• single-use.
• bill does that by prohibiting single-use vape devices.
• We have several dozen remaining single-walled USTs in our communities.

Summary: The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call. The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open. Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.

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• that fund DNR work, and how our divisions differ in the funding sources that they use.
• Each of these different funding sources plays an important part within DNR's overall budget.
• The Department manages Parks and Trails through various funding sources, including the General Fund,
• There's going to have to be a dedicated source of revenue for maintaining...
• Clearly, we cannot consult at a leadership level on every single one of those issues.

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• And one month after a single, I began treatment.
• And that's the standard. for study, a single treatment. PTSD symptoms dropped by 88 percent.
• And the biggest thing with us is a tragic moment happens in our life. every single day.
• Ibogaine is a naturally-occurring alkaloid which grows in three botanical sources in West Virginia.
• The three plant sources are the Iboga root, which takes about. ten years to come into maturation and

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• The contractor has been very responsive to any needs of the district, and they have a good working relationship
• The contractor has been very responsive to any needs of the district, and they have a good working relationship

Summary: The Executive Subcommittee met and first considered an emergency rule from the Department of Education amending consolidation and annexation rules to implement Act 919 of 2025 and Act 157 of the 2026 fiscal session. Department staff explained the change was needed to support newly detached isolated school districts while avoiding financial hardship for the parent districts by preserving declining-enrollment funding, local tax revenue, and using existing unused department funds rather than new appropriations. Senator Irvin emphasized the policy background and financial mechanics, and the committee reviewed and approved the emergency rule without objection, effective upon adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting on June 19, 2026. The committee then approved an emergency rule from the Department of Human Services allowing hospitals to open separate adolescent substance use disorder units and receive payment for residential services provided to adolescents. Senator Irvin requested the item be brought to the Public Health committee for an update, and the rule was approved without objection, also effective June 19, 2026. The committee next heard a waiver request from Whitehall for cooperative purchasing over $1 million for construction services tied to a specific vendor and system; the athletic director said the vendor had a strong track record and the project would begin in late August 2026 and finish in November 2026. The waiver was approved on motion. In the director’s report, the committee adopted the same per diem, mileage, and expense allocations for the coming fiscal year, noting committees had not spent their full allocations. It also approved a motion to cancel the July 2026 Legislative Council meeting because of scheduling conflicts, while allowing subcommittees to meet in July only for items with imminent need; any July subcommittee actions will be final and reported to the full council at its August 21, 2026 meeting.