Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Davis and Madam Chair, unfortunately, the Attorney General had a scheduling conflict,
• General will be here on April 1st to give an overview of the office, which was, I think, we tried to schedule
• I do want to mention we have additional people on the schedule, so we will need to move, but I do want
• ,</c><00:56:35.440><c> so</c><00:56:35.600><c> we</c> additional people on the schedule, so we additional
• people on the schedule, so we will<00:56:35.920><c> need</c><00:56:36.120><c> to</c><00:56:36.240><c

Bills: HF2783 , HF2603 , HF2846 , HF2354 , HF1836 , HF2713 , HF1198 , HF1389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh initially scheduled to be completed in 2020.
• if you can send my office the amount of projects that have gone past their. construction timeline schedule
• , but it also helps to inform us as we're developing projects and rehabilitation. so that we can schedule
• and that's where our districts come in. working very closely to understand their systems and to schedule
• I want to thank you all for being here on because I know all you members have busy schedules.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I have lived through OBE, I have lived through graduation standards, I have lived through block scheduling
• I have lived through OBE, I have lived through graduation standards, I have lived through block scheduling
• I have lived through OBE, I have lived through graduation standards, I have lived through block scheduling
• I have lived through OBE, I have lived through graduation standards, I have lived through block scheduling
• I have lived through OBE, I have lived through graduation standards, I have lived through block scheduling

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 29 was heard in committee as a proposal to suspend adoption of the revised social studies standards, push implementation to 2030-31, repeal the requirement to embed ethnic studies across all standards, and cancel related appropriations. The bill sponsor argued Minnesota schools should focus on basic academic achievement and that ethnic studies requirements add burdens and distract from reading, math, and science. The chair moved the bill to the Committee on Education Finance after opening the hearing and then took extensive public testimony. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters of HF 29, including Katherine Kersten, Deanna Moose, Kendall Qualls, Hillary Swanson, and Diane Smith, argued the ethnic studies framework is ideological, overly focused on race, insufficiently transparent, and costly in professional development time; several said it would divide students or burden teachers. Some supporters also claimed the standards or framework promote activism, critical race theory, or racial stratification. Opponents, including Mark Westfall, Crystal Johnson, Jim Grathwol, Marcus Penny, Claude Sigman, and Courtney Major, said the standards are inclusive, research-based, and designed to help students understand multiple perspectives, civic life, and the contributions of diverse Minnesotans. They emphasized that ethnic studies can improve engagement, critical thinking, and representation, and that teachers should be trusted to implement the standards. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal action noted was the chair’s motion to re-refer House File 29 to the Committee on Education Finance.

Transcript Highlights:

• I basically scheduled three to five bills a day over the next five weeks.
• So they put us back on whole schedule.
• And now you're all on the same schedule. So you can—it's by rule. Yep, correct. Yeah, you can.
• The next bill is scheduled at 1:15.
• of fee schedule they utilize.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and clear after paying $50,000 plus 20% of that, but it would essentially put them on a payment schedule

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. Representative German introduced the bill and explained that it was prompted by recent reporting on leachate management problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations and deficiency letters from DES. He said the bill was intended to address public health concerns, PFAS contamination, and increased leachate volumes tied to more severe rainstorms, while still allowing innovation in treatment and transportation methods. He also described a set of proposed amendments developed after discussions with DES and a landfill operator, including changing “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” applying the bill to landfill expansions, moving contract-related language into the planning section, and removing a proposed new subparagraph. Committee members asked whether the bill would limit operator flexibility or duplicate existing DES rules. Representative German said the bill would not dictate specific treatment methods or lock operators into long-term contracts, but would require a plan showing how leachate will be managed, transported, and disposed of, with later contract changes reported to DES. Several members and the BIA representative questioned whether the bill was necessary given existing Env 806 rules and DES enforcement authority. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill as introduced, arguing that DES already has rules and technical expertise, that the issue is better handled through rulemaking, and that moving requirements into statute could freeze the framework and make future adjustments harder. Supporters countered that a statute would provide a stronger, more durable policy commitment in response to ongoing problems. No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration and with the sponsor indicating that a revised amendment would likely be brought forward for later work session or executive session review.

Transcript Highlights:

• listening and they can be aware of what's going to happen and go ahead and get those wellness exams scheduled
• listening and they can be aware of what's going to happen and go ahead and get those wellness exams scheduled
• listening and they can be aware of what's going to happen and go ahead and get those wellness exams scheduled
• listening and they can be aware of what's going to happen and go ahead and get those wellness exams scheduled
• listening and they can be aware of what's going to happen and go ahead and get those wellness exams scheduled

Bills: SB141 , SB124 , SB56 , SJR116 , SB94 , SB37 , SB127 , SB197 , SB66 , SB70 , SB133 , SB160 , SB214 , SB312 , SB52 , SJR62 , SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

Transcript Highlights:

• Historically, this schedule has been widely accepted and supported by all major medical associations.
• has</c><00:59:38.960><c> been</c><00:59:39.040><c> widely</c><00:59:39.359><c> accepted</c> this schedule
• has been widely accepted this schedule has been widely accepted and<00:59:40.000><c> supported</c><00
• we would reduce that to $50,000 plus 50% of the amount above $50,000. and um sets up a different schedule
• of and um sets up a different schedule of paying<01:04:48.079><c> out</c><01:04:48.240><c> the</c><01

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're I'll schedule a further something um Yes. Chairman Roy. >> Chair. Yes. Is that 11-1?
• We're I'll schedule a further something um Uh, not yet.
• We're I'll schedule a further something um >> two weeks. Which one's that?
• </c><01:56:19.280><c> of</c><01:56:19.360><c> the</c><01:56:19.520><c> week</c><01:56:19.760><c> schedule
• </c><01:56:20.080><c> or</c> the the end of the week schedule or the the end of the week schedule or

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and Representative Dotseth will be next, and the committee needs to move on to the next bill for scheduling
• And as she mentioned, we are scheduling a tour of a local store in Eden Prairie.
• to automated decision systems and extends it to workforce management by defining wage to include scheduling
• </c><01:30:14.080><c> that</c><01:30:14.200><c> are</c> benefits, and schedules that are benefits, and
• schedules that are appropriate<01:30:14.840><c> for</c><01:30:14.960><c> their</c><01:30:15.120><c>

Bills: HF3794 , HF3408

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, consumer protection, price setting, biometric data, retail, privacy, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, they're scheduled to head there on March 6th, but they're preparing for that mission now.
• We all understand we're in a compressed schedule.
• We all understand we're in a compressed<01:02:57.680><c> schedule.
• > Thank</c><01:02:58.720><c> you</c><01:02:58.880><c> to</c><01:02:59.040><c> the</c> compressed schedule
• Thank you to the compressed schedule.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Destinations are competing harder, schedules are tighter, and travelers are more purpose-driven in why
• </c><00:21:04.799><c> uh</c><00:21:04.960><c> schedules</c><00:21:05.440><c> are</c> are competing harder
• . uh schedules are are competing harder. uh schedules are tighter<00:21:06.320><c> and</c><00:21:06.640
• And mahalo so much, Senator DeCoite, for allowing us to testify and for scheduling all these bills in
• Um, thank you, Chair, Vice Chair, committee, for scheduling this bill. It was very important to us.

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard seven bills on consumer protection, DBEDT-related matters, and tourism/creative industry issues. On SB 2031, DCCA supported aligning state law with the FTC’s 2025 rule on hidden fees and pricing misrepresentations in live event ticketing and short-term lodging; hotel and financial industry witnesses also testified, and senators asked for complaint and enforcement data. On SB 2129, DBEDT and business groups supported a study of minimum wage impacts, with testimony emphasizing effects on hours, employment, prices, and business viability; a senator asked whether the study could also examine the gig economy and business closures, and DBEDT said that may be possible but would require more research and data access. On SB 2259, which would promote dementia-friendly businesses, DBEDT said the measure fit better with another agency and lacked the department’s expertise, while the Executive Office on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association supported the intent and offered to help with curriculum, branding, and training. Testifiers described dementia as a spectrum and said businesses should be trained to communicate effectively with customers and employees living with the disease; suggested amendments included changing the branding language and requiring at least 85% of employees to complete training rather than all employees. A senator also raised concerns about stigma and whether early-stage dementia should affect a person’s ability to function, and the witness responded that people can often function well in early stages. The committee also heard SB 2577 on sports tourism, which DBEDT and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported as a way to better understand which events draw visitors and economic benefits. SB 2578, creating a film commission, drew broad support from DBEDT, Creative Industries, SAG-AFTRA, the Hawaii Film Alliance, the Hawaii Film Office, and others, but several witnesses urged changes to the commission’s composition and authority, including more labor representation and limits on the commission’s ability to adjust the production cap. Senators questioned staffing, costs, and whether current film office employees should transfer to the new commission, and one senator proposed a friendly amendment to add musicians, SAG, IATSE, and Teamsters, though the department cautioned that too many members could make the commission difficult to manage. The transcript ends during discussion of the film bill, with no final votes or committee actions stated for the measures heard.

Transcript Highlights:

• But then we didn't schedule the IEP meeting in time. Okay.
• But then we didn't schedule the IEP meeting in time. Okay.
• But then we didn't schedule the IEP meeting in time. Okay.
• But then we didn't schedule the IEP meeting in time. Okay.
• But then we didn't schedule the IEP meeting in time. Okay.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• May move for a week or something, but no significant changes to that schedule should occur based on the
• May move for a week or something, but no significant changes to that schedule should occur based on the
• ready to roll so that it's ready to award in July when the funding comes available based on the schedule
• /c><00:32:54.840><c> based</c><00:32:55.200><c> on</c><00:32:55.360><c> the</c><00:32:55.440><c> schedule
• </c> comes available based on the schedule comes available based on the schedule from<00:32:56.320><c

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer, a roll call established quorum, and members announced a Veterans Caucus meeting to follow the session. The committee also recognized distinguished veteran Joe Mash Masterson of Bardstown, who was praised for his Army service, long-time advocacy for veterans, and leadership in the American Legion and local veteran organizations. Masterson thanked his family, the American Legion Post 121, and the VA staff, and several members offered remarks honoring his service and the committee’s practice of recognizing veterans. The committee then briefly addressed a referred administrative regulation, 017 KAR 001 030, which leadership described as technical updates to existing policy; no vote was taken. After that, members heard testimony from KDVA and Finance and Administration officials on the ongoing HVAC replacement project at the Radcliffe Veteran Center. Officials said the system had been problematic for years, that design work began early to accelerate the project, and that the work was complicated by the need to replace the system in an operating nursing facility. They explained that the project was bid in March, awarded to Less Mechanical, and that protective measures, shop drawings, and equipment orders were underway. Committee members pressed officials on why the problem had taken so long to resolve, why the original system had been installed, whether the issue had been communicated regularly, and whether the state should be paying for a replacement in a relatively new facility. Officials said the original system’s components and warranties had failed, that they had tried to replace parts before moving to a full replacement, and that the system’s manufacturer and quality differed from a similar facility in Glasgow that had not had the same issues. They said the current phase one contract was about $6 million, with the remaining funds held for phase two to restore full occupancy; phase two design was nearly complete and could be bid later if funding is approved. Officials estimated phase one completion around January 2026 and full completion around March 2027, depending on funding and scheduling.

Transcript Highlights:

• Whether analyzing legislation, supporting constituents, or scheduling coffee talks, he has proven to
• Now, based on the schedule that's in this bill, as soon as the Secretary of State receives the notice
• that do not exceed 42 hours per regularly scheduled work week.
• This bill exempts xylozine from Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 for veterinary uses, and creates a first-degree
• The strike-all amendment also delays the scheduled repeal of the statutory mRNA vaccine definition until

Bills: HCR35 , SJR59 , SJR84 , SCR30 , SB127 , SB317 , SB324 , SB457 , SB506 , SB511 , SB529 , SB547 , SB584 , SB619 , SB636 , SB646 , SB659 , SB715 , SB732 , SB735 , SB771 , SB784 , SB800 , SB801 , SB904 , SB1026 , SB1049 , SB1065 , SB1181 , SB1224 , SB1250 , SB1383 , SB1467 , SB1524 , SB1528 , SB1531 , SB1568 , SB1585 , SB1640 , SB1681 , SB1754 , SB1757 , SB1777 , SB1972 , SB1980 , SB2007 , SB2041 , SB2046 , SB2050 , SB2055 , SB2069 , SB2080 , SB2119 , SB2138 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB2201 , SB2225 , SB2268 , SB2306 , SB2308 , SB2310 , SB2330 , SB2366 , SB2375 , SB2392 , SB2401 , SB2422 , SB2480 , SB2514 , SB2530 , SB2533 , SB2543 , SB2544 , SB2589 , SB2610 , SB2615 , SB2623 , SB2660 , SB2662 , SB2693 , SB2695 , SB2707 , SB2722 , SB2742 , SB2753 , SB2807 , SB2843 , SB2844 , SB2858 , SB2880 , SB2885 , SB2891 , SB2925 , SB2938 , SB2986 , SJR3 , SJR18 , SB5 , SB914 , SB963 , SB1197 , SB1415 , SB1437 , SB1786 , SB326 , SB767 , SB769 , SB783 , SB1035 , SB1271 , SB1619 , SB1637 , SB1806 , SB1 , SB260 , HB135 , HB 1109 , HCR35 , HCR64 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SJR84 , SJR59 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SCR48 , SCR19 , SCR30 , SCR3 , SB2023 , SB619 , SB2742 , SB646 , SB1026 , SB2880 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB1502 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1376 , SB1585 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1163 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB261 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB529 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1999 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB510 , SB584 , SB1085 , SB2046 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB1524 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB517 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB1863 , SB2681 , SB2200 , SB2199 , SB1757 , SB2050 , SB2458 , SB2201 , SB2660 , SB2662 , SB1065 , SB801 , SB2533 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB1721 , SB2366 , SB1013 , SB2797 , SB2383 , SB1754 , SB2119 , SB2448 , SB1777 , SB1283 , SB2392 , SB2076 , SB2786 , SB2876 , SB2284 , SB2225 , SB1540 , SB2929 , SB1972 , SB2540 , SB2595 , SB2217 , SB715 , SB2330 , SB1383 , SB500 , SB1640 , SB2001 , SB2080 , SB506 , SB2514 , SB2753 , SB2398 , SB1241 , SB2927 , SB2173 , SB2538 , SB898 , SB1449 , SB2529 , SB1531 , SB2846 , SB2476 , SB986 , SB1181 , SB2075 , SB2154 , SB2864 , SB1359 , SB2386 , SB771 , SB2844 , SB2550 , SB1351 , SB1423 , SB1931 , SB2245 , SB2589 , SB2707 , SB2807 , SB410 , SB659 , SB2776 , SB2693 , SB2580 , SB1980 , SB1886 , SB1234 , SB739 , SB456 , SB127 , SB1666 , SB2843 , SB2801 , SB800 , SB2055 , SB784 , SB2986 , SB735 , SB1012 , SB324 , SB2926 , SB2938 , SB2007 , SB2138 , SB1242 , SB2615 , SB1049 , SB2310 , SB1224 , SB2972 , SB1568 , SB2841 , SB2885 , SB3016 , SB2858 , SB2610 , SB2139 , SB1856 , SB2035 , SB2308 , SB2306 , SB2041 , SB1528 , SB1681 , SB1141 , SB2401 , SB2530 , SB2375 , SB547 , SB1266 , SB1373 , SB1467 , SB2069 , SB2269 , SB2480 , SB2544 , SB672 , SB904 , SB2695 , SB2891 , SB2422 , SB2543 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB2539 , SB2532 , SB2925 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB2203 , SB457 , SB2357 , SB2721 , SB243 , SB1285 , SB2568 , SB1959 , SB1442 , SB1454 , SB2520 , SB2541 , SB1708 , SB1237 , SB1844 , SB1586 , HB1392 , HB22 , SB1551 , SB3039 , SB2819 , SB66 , SB629 , SB1015 , SB2342 , SB2903 , SB2933 , SB1965 , SB2477 , SB3029 , SB2605 , SB2419 , SB1957 , SB375 , SB250 , SB777 , SB628 , SB2523 , SB2367 , SB2703 , SB2608 , SB2778 , SB3044 , SB2965 , SB2521 , SB865 , SB127 , SB506 , SB529 , SB584 , SB659 , SB735 , SB771 , SB784 , SB800 , SB1049 , SB1383 , SB1531 , SB1568 , SB1681 , SB1972 , SB1980 , SB2007 , SB2041 , SB2046 , SB2050 , SB2080 , SB2225 , SB2306 , SB2308 , SB2366 , SB2392 , SB2544 , SB2610 , SB2660 , SB2662 , SB2807 , SB2843 , SB2844 , SB2885 , SB2938 , SB2986 , SB324 , SB1065 , SB1754 , SB2330 , SB2693 , SB2858 , SR448 , SR463 , HCR35 , SB324 , SB619 , SB646 , SB1026 , SB1065 , SB1754 , SB2330 , SB2693 , SB2742 , SB2858 , SB2880 , SB3063 , HJR5 , HJR98 , HB 109 , HB 114 , HB388 , HB421 , HB431 , HB879 , HB 1244 , HB1399 , HB1445 , HB1672 , HB1695 , HB1734 , HB1875 , HB1893 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2217 , HB2558 , HB2559 , HB2775 , HB2789 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , HB3126 , HB3135 , HB3163 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB3513 , HB3770 , HB4134 , HCR56 , HCR102 , SB3063 , HJR5 , HJR98 , HB 109 , HB 114 , HB388 , HB421 , HB431 , HB879 , HB 1244 , HB1399 , HB1445 , HB1672 , HB1695 , HB1734 , HB1875 , HB1893 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2217 , HB2558 , HB2559 , HB2775 , HB2789 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , HB3126 , HB3135 , HB3163 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB3513 , HB3770 , HB4134 , HCR56 , HCR102

Keywords: spaceports, tax-exempt bonds, aerospace investment, Texas space economy, Federal legislation, education funding, Texas State Technical College System, capital projects, infrastructure, higher education, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature

Transcript Highlights:

• way to share updates, offer emotional support, and help with re-entry planning outside of hard-to-schedule
• re-entry planning outside of<00:26:57.600><c> hard</c><00:26:57.840><c> to</c><00:26:58.080><c> schedule
• </c><00:26:58.559><c> realtime</c> of hard to schedule realtime of hard to schedule realtime communications
• families, attending weddings<01:26:33.760><c> and</c><01:26:33.920><c> funerals,</c><01:26:34.480><c> scheduling
• </c> weddings and funerals, scheduling weddings and funerals, scheduling appointments,<01:26:35.679><

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I just checked my schedule and my next opening in my clinic for a non-urgent issue is next Tuesday.
• I just checked my schedule and my next opening in my clinic for a non-urgent issue is next Tuesday.
• I just checked my schedule and my next opening in my clinic for a non-urgent issue is next Tuesday.
• I just checked my schedule and my next opening in my clinic for a non-urgent issue is next Tuesday.
• ><c> of</c><01:20:07.440><c> us</c><01:20:07.600><c> in</c><01:20:07.840><c> traditional</c> schedule

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• would just remind those that are signed up to testify that, in spite of the less than stressful schedule
• So first up on that schedule is Representative Scraba with House File 566.
• mandate, to allow ATVs to operate on public roads in very specific circumstances. than stressful schedule
• today um try to than stressful schedule today um try to keep<00:01:09.880><c> it</c><00:01:10.159><c
• Can I deduct that on a Schedule F farm equipment? Schedule F, uh, farm equipment.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• something like that so that was<00:20:36.120><c> what</c><00:20:36.240><c> her</c><00:20:36.440><c> schedule
• </c> was what her schedule was what her schedule said<00:20:38.520><c> um</c><00:20:39.520><c> okay</
• It's right here in her schedule that's online; you can easily find it. me from Michelle gross says this
• </c><01:21:38.760><c> here</c><01:21:38.920><c> in</c><01:21:39.080><c> her</c><01:21:39.280><c> schedule
• </c> white it's right here in her schedule white it's right here in her schedule that's<01:21:40.719>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><01:22:07.280><c> and</c> fit their location, schedule, and fit their location, schedule, and professional
• We can absorb the cost because we already have it in our rulemaking schedule.
• We already have it in our rulemaking schedule.
• It also allows states to ask for additional documentation for pay or salary schedule in states where
• It also allows states to ask for additional documentation for pay or salary schedule in states where

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And just for the viewing public to know, I think that we have scheduled our February Medicaid Oversight
• 44.800><c> um</c><00:13:45.680><c> we're</c><00:13:45.920><c> in</c><00:13:46.079><c> the</c> have scheduled
• our um we're in the have scheduled our um we're in the process<00:13:46.480><c> of</c><00:13:46.720>
• <c> scheduling</c><00:13:47.120><c> our</c><00:13:47.440><c> February</c><00:13:48.480><c> uh</c> process
• of scheduling our February uh process of scheduling our February uh Medicaid<00:13:49.120><c> oversight

Keywords: 0:00 – Meeting start/roll call 0:10 - Roll call/approval of minutes 1:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Medicaid Services 27:40 - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 55:54 - Board of Veterinary Examiners 1:33:15 - Testimony in support of 804 KAR 13:010E, 020E, 030E and 040E. 1:49:04 - Education Professional Standards Board 1:49:58 - Attorney General, Office of Regulatory Relief 1:52:18 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) 1:54:28 - Board of Nursing 1:56:44 - Board of Occupational Therapy 1:57:37 - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 1:58:58 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 1:59:50 - Economic Development Finance Authority 2:01:34 - Department of Corrections 2:02:37 - Department of Juvenile Justice 2:04:02 - Department for Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance 2:04:57 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Public Health, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.