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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:10 Roll Call 00:00:24 HB 108 Discussion 00:03:45 HB 108 Vote 00:05:15 HB 194 Discussion 00:07:13 HB 194 Vote 00:09:45 HB 276 Discussion 00:11:53 HB 276 Vote 00:13:35 HB 290 Discussion 00:15:32 HB 290 Vote 00:18:29 HB 103 Discussion 00:20:31 HB 103 Vote 00:46:59 Adjournment 00:50:36, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its first meeting of the session and took up several local government bills, beginning with House Bill 108 on residual waste landfills. The bill would keep current rules in place when a landfill and the related company are in the same county, but would make projects subject to local determination when the landfill and industry are in different counties. The sponsor said it only affects residual waste landfills, not solid waste landfills. There was no opposition, and the bill passed with favorable expression by a 13-aye, 2-pass vote. The committee then approved House Bill 194, as amended by a committee substitute that changed a sales threshold from 15% to 25%. The bill creates a narrow exemption allowing cigar smoking inside tightly defined cigar bars, while not changing smoke-free laws for other public places. One member explained a no vote as a local control concern, but the bill passed with favorable expression. House Bill 276, which would authorize backyard chickens and prevent local governments from banning fewer than six chickens while still allowing setback rules, also passed with favorable expression. Supporters said it would not affect homeowners associations or commercial use, while one member opposed it as a local control issue. House Bill 290, dealing with county law libraries, passed unanimously with favorable expression. The sponsor said the bill would let local bar associations use their own funds for online legal research and computers instead of only books, noting that many law libraries are underused because legal research is now mostly online and that the libraries remain open to the public. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 103 on fluoride in public water systems after adopting a committee substitute that clarified an immunity clause for water districts. Sponsors said the bill would make fluoridation a local decision rather than a state mandate and argued that newer research raises health concerns, while opponents from the dental community and Kentucky Voices for Health testified that community water fluoridation is safe, cost-effective, and important for preventing cavities, especially for low-income and Medicaid populations. The transcript cuts off during the opposition testimony, before any final committee vote on HB 103.

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:11 Approval of Minutes 00:02:00 Information Items 00:02:25 CPE Special Report 00:03:26 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:31:48 A. Attorney General 00:32:10 B. Court of Justice 00:36:41 C. Cabinet for Economic Development 00:50:44 D. Kentucky Public Pensions Authority 00:56:06 E. Board Discussion of Planning Issues 01:05:12, 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board opened its fourth meeting, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes by unanimous voice vote, and then heard information items and agency presentations. The main substantive presentation came from the Council on Postsecondary Education, which outlined its capital planning recommendations for the 2026–28 biennium. CPE staff described the role of Kentucky’s research and education network (Kron), including connectivity to cloud services, Internet2, identity services, and new local AI/inferencing capacity, and argued that the network is now essential to higher education, health care, and extension services. They said the network’s recent upgrades were driven by privacy, security, redundancy, and the need to support modern research and AI workloads at lower cost than commercial providers. CPE also presented its broader higher-education capital request: $700 million for asset preservation and $1.73 billion for new construction, for a total recommendation of about $2.4 billion. Staff said they do not plan to recommend IT projects or equipment in this cycle, despite reviewing 48 IT submissions totaling nearly $1.4 billion and equipment requests totaling $322.6 million. For asset preservation, they said the recommended allocation method would remain based on each institution’s share of Category 1 and 2 square footage, and they noted that the state’s prior facility assessment is now 12 years old, with deferred maintenance still estimated in the $7–9 billion range. For new construction, they said the requests are heavily focused on STEM and health-related facilities that are difficult to retrofit into older buildings. Board members asked about how asset-preservation amounts were determined, including why Northern Kentucky University’s request was much larger than its prior allocation. CPE staff responded that campus size, building age, and institutional prioritization affect the requests, and that schools are asked to submit more projects than are likely to be funded. The board then moved on to an Attorney General capital plan overview, where senior counsel Will Schroeder began describing the office’s technology needs and the office’s prior reliance on a 2020 appropriation to replace legacy systems and improve security.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwgk2IwaU9o, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:16 Deferred Compensation Authority Update/Housekeeping Proposal: 00:01:38 KPPA COLA Discussion: 00:25:36 Update on Restricted Financial Institutions/Energy Boycott List: 00:52:31 Questions Regarding Humana Medicare Eligible Issues: 01:03:00 Adjournment: 01:11:28, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enS6L6JdMwI, 2026-07-02T01:23:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:41 - HB 723, HD1 03:10 - HB 712, HD1 08:18 - HB 719, HD1 13:45 - HB 167, HD2 30:12 - HB 1145, HD1 31:49 - HB 710, HD1 38:09 - DM Hearing Notice: GVO 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO_03-21-23_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBPlZ314Tw8, 2026-07-02T01:23:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Agendas: JDC 9:30 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_04-06-22_.PDF JDC 9:30 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_04-06-22_DEFER_.PDF JDC 9:31 AM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_04-06-22-3_.PDF JDC 10:00am http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_04-06-22-4_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcL0JsBeZTI, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:07 Medicaid Nursing Home Rate Rebase 00:00:33 Medicaid Funding Sources 00:10:06 Personnel Cabinet Update on Classification & Compensation Report 00:31:00 NKY Medical Examiner Office & KSP Crime Lab 00:39:12 Medicaid Out-of-State Reimbursement Rate 00:55:22, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmKzk0ZAl7U, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:31 Call to Order/Roll Call 02:46 Discussion on 24RS HB 52 03:49 Roll Call Vote on 24RS HB 52 05:42 Discussion on 24RS HB 10 20:44 Roll Call Vote on 24RS HB 10 22:45 Discussion on 24RS HB 194 28:05 Roll Call Vote on 24RS HB 194, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Wj_Nxv_SA, 2026-07-02T01:23:14+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - start 01:08 - SB 2817 06:48 - SB 2008 13:49 - SB 2105 17:37 - SB 3187 23:40 - SB 2055 31:52 - SB 2970 46:51 - SB 2946 50:33 - DM HRE 3:00 PM Hearing Notice: HRE 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HRE_02-01-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ix7KBfojeU, 2026-07-02T01:23:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:00 - Start 0:31 - SB 438 1:40 - SB 1323 2:22 - DM CPN 9:30 AM 3:34 - DM CPN 9:35 AM Hearing Notices: CPN 9:30 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN_02-22-23_.pdf CPN DM 9:35 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN_02-22-23-1_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By047IyFyRA, 2026-07-02T01:23:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 01:31 - SB 482 10:25 - SB 992 13:25 - SB 1074 29:21 - SB 1076 32:21 - SB 1078 40:53 - SB 1100 47:30 - SB 1101 48:41 - SB 1167 01:01:20 - DM JDC 9:30 AM Hearing Notice: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_02-03-23_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fq8aI3uPTM, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:00 HB 639 Discussion: 02:15 HB 639 Roll Call Vote: 06:37 HB 663 Discussion: 07:47 HB 663 Roll Call Vote: 12:12 SB 9 Discussion: 13:23 SB 9 Roll Call Vote: 20:20 SB 151 Discussion: 22:31 SB 151 Roll Call Vote: 32:35, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPBZyksjCCw, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:27 Introduction of Distinguished Veteran H.B. Detherage 03:13 HB 502 Discussion 15:26 HB 502 Vote 24:54 SB 27 Discussion 28:02 SB 27 Vote 29:11 HB 562 Discussion 31:12 HB 562 Vote 33:48 HB 636 Discussion 35:53 HB 636 Vote 39:01, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS6Np8xJgqk, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:22 HB 309 Discussion: 01:53 HB 309 Roll Call Vote: 12:28 HB 350 Discussion: 14:02 HB 350 Roll Call Vote: 15:51 HB 370 Discussion: 16:54 HB 370 Roll Call Vote: 23:50 HB 494 Discussion: 25:12 HB 494 Roll Call Vote: 27:31, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to I ask Chair Wolgamott if he would move his bill, House File 2431, to be before us and be
• Then I will move that House File 2431, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4L-j_9mwkU, 2026-07-02T01:22:50+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT-HUS_02-09-24_.PDF Followed by HLT 10:30 AM Agenda https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_02-09-24_2_.PDF Followed by HLT Decision Making 11:15 AM Agenda https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_02-09-24_3_.PDF Timestamps: 10:38 - Introduction (HLT/HUS 8:30 AM) 11:54 - HB1834 17:08 - HB2448 18:43 - HB2042 27:47 - HB2182 44:32 - HB2544 1:04:29 - HB1777 1:11:55 - HB2744 1:19:16 - HB2556 1:22:44 - HB2433 1:26:09 - HB2434 1:31:03 - HB2276 3:08:58 - Decision Making (HLT/HUS 8:30 AM) --------------------- 2:10:29 - Introduction (HLT 10:30 AM) 2:11:36 - HB1952, HD1 2:26:27 - HB2443, HD1 3:17:48 - Decision Making (HLT 10:30 AM) --------------------- 2:54:58 - Introduction (HLT 11:15 AM) 2:55:21 - HB408 (DM Only) 2:58:13 - HB407 (DM Only), 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C07CJkNDnB0, 2026-07-02T01:22:45+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_03-15-23_.PDF Followed by 9:45AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_03-15-23_2_.PDF Then followed by 10:30AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_03-15-23_3_.PDF Timestamps: 12:03 - Introduction (HLT 8:30AM) 12:47 - SB64, SD1 15:57 - SB63, SD2 21:23 - SB320, SD1 23:15 - SB668, SD2 30:02 - SB674, SD1 34:32 - SB164, SD2 36:31 - SB599, SD1 39:41 - SB693, SD1 48:57 - SB384, SD1 51:09 - SB612, SD1 3:04:53 - Decision Making (HLT 8:30AM) ------------------------ 1:22:02 - Introduction (HLT 9:30AM) 1:22:55 - SB975, SD2 1:51:46 - SB1018, SD1 1:52:53 - SB1418, SD2 3:15:37 - Decision Making (HLT 9:30AM) ------------------------ 2:05:24 - Introduction (HLT 10:30AM) 2:06:10 - SB465, SD2 2:15:02 - SB673, SD1 2:23:20 - SB962, SD1 3:19:12 - Decision Making (HLT 10:30AM), 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• They only had vehicles and they only had a house, no minor children.
• Chairman, I move that House Bill 2371 be returned with a do pass recommendation.
• You have chosen, you have House Bill 24-09 do pass recommendation.
• House Bill 2457, please. Mr.
• Chairman, I move that House Bill 2457 be returned with a due pass recommendation.

Bills: HB2311, HB2371, HB2409, HB2410, HB2456, HB2457, HB4005

Keywords: artificial intelligence, disclosure requirements, data privacy, minor protection, online safety, HB2371, Arizona divorce, family law, dissolution of marriage, AI arbitration, AI-assisted arbitration, automated dispute resolution, online arbitration, binding determination, recommendation, superior court appeal, de novo review, marital dissolution, spousal consent, minor children

Summary: The committee met in a special morning session and first heard HB 2371, a pilot proposal to allow consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration in simple divorce cases. Rep. Martinez described it as a voluntary, fairness-focused tool for people who cannot afford lawyers, with the judge retaining final authority. Members raised concerns about the bill’s binding-language, privacy, and the need for clearer guardrails on assets and support, but the sponsor said amendments were welcome. The committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2371 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up HB 2311, which requires conversational AI systems to notify minors they are interacting with AI, restrict sexual content, prohibit deceptive human impersonation, and require self-harm response protocols. Google testified in support, saying its Gemini product already uses similar safeguards and that the bill would set an industry-wide floor; a speaker also noted similar measures are being considered in several other states. After adopting a committee amendment clarifying customer-service AI and limiting developer liability, the committee voted 7-0 to recommend HB 2311 do pass as amended. Next, the committee heard HB 2409, creating a voluntary statewide summer AI education program focused on digital hygiene, civic integrity, privacy, media literacy, critical thinking, and algorithmic bias. Supporters argued Arizona needs to prepare residents for AI-driven job disruption and help people use the technology to become more self-sufficient, while opponents objected to the program’s funding and potential unfunded mandate to the education department. The bill passed 4-3. HB 2410, which would treat communications with AI as privileged like communications with human professionals, also passed after testimony from the sponsor and a criminal defense advocate who argued the measure would protect sensitive legal and personal conversations; the vote was 6-0 with one member present. The committee then approved HB 4005, requiring school districts and charter schools to provide instruction on ethical, moral, and educational uses of AI, by a 4-2-1 vote after some members said schools lacked resources and should not be mandated to add curriculum without funding. Finally, the committee considered HB 2456 and HB 2457, both related to small modular nuclear reactors and utility siting/streamlining for energy development tied to large power users. Supporters framed them as necessary for future energy demand, data centers, and economic growth, while opponents raised concerns about local zoning authority and environmental oversight. Both bills were amended and advanced on 4-3 votes, and the meeting adjourned after the final roll calls.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 1916.
• There being 4 ayes and no nays, House Bill 1916 will be reported favorably.
• As a matter of pending business, the Chair lays out House Bill 2530.
• As a matter of pending business, the Chair lays out House Bill 3180.
• House Bill 3180.

Bills: HB40, HB1916, HB1973, HB2524, HB2530, HB3180, HB3421, HB3783, HB4170, HB4213

Keywords: business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, divorce, property division, family law, court jurisdiction, marital assets, parent-child relationship, birth certificate, identity proof, Family Code, court process, attorney fees, court costs, legal expenses, dispute resolution, child support

Summary: The committee considered several House bills dealing with family law and civil procedure. House Bill 1916, concerning a court’s jurisdiction in suits to divide property not divided on dissolution of marriage, was reported favorably on a 4-0 vote and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 1973, addressing proof of the identity of a child’s parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, was also adopted with a committee substitute, reported favorably 4-0, and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 2524, on recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings, and House Bill 2530, on special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship, each received favorable 4-0 votes and were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up House Bill 3180, which was reported favorably 4-0 and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The most detailed discussion centered on House Bill 40, relating to updates to business courts. Senator Hughes explained a committee amendment that made conforming changes requested by the Finance Committee and removed language creating two new judgeships, replacing it with a different judge allocation. The amendment was adopted, the amended committee substitute was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably on a 4-0 vote and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. At the end of the meeting, members briefly clarified procedural details about the House Bill 40 amendment and then closed out the agenda. The committee also noted a correction to an earlier reference to Bartleby the Scrivener, and the Chair recessed the Committee on Jurisprudence subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• Any questions for the Dean on House Bill 1973? We'll open public testimony on House Bill 1973.
• The Chair lays out House Bill 2530.
• Chairman and members, House Bill 4213 by Representative Dutton relates to the accrual of interest House
• Chairman, House Bill 2524.”
• Well, when we do it, we'll open testimony on House Bill 318. House of 1330?

Bills: HB40, HB1916, HB1973, HB2524, HB2530, HB3180, HB3421, HB3783, HB4170, HB4213

Keywords: business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, divorce, property division, family law, court jurisdiction, marital assets, parent-child relationship, birth certificate, identity proof, Family Code, court process, attorney fees, court costs, legal expenses, dispute resolution, child support

Summary: The committee heard several House bills, most of them relating to family law and court procedure, and left each bill pending after testimony. House Bill 1916 would clarify that the court that issued a final divorce decree retains exclusive jurisdiction over later actions involving undivided property. House Bill 1973 would require a certified birth certificate, if reasonably available, to be filed with a SAPCR petition or allow alternative proof of parentage while keeping the information confidential. House Bill 2530 would add qualifications and procedural safeguards for appointing amicus attorneys in SAPCR cases, including notice and hearing requirements, minimum qualifications, conflict rules, and limits on what amicus attorneys may do. House Bill 2524 would make Family Code references to attorney’s fees consistent by using “reasonable and necessary” language. House Bill 3180 would correct a scrivener’s error in the civil discovery rules by changing “settlement” to “statement.” The committee also heard House Bill 4213, which would change the interest rate on overdue child support from the current 6 percent simple interest to a fixed 5 percent and require the Attorney General to report on the impact of the change. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters argued lower interest could improve collections and help low-income obligors catch up, citing research and the size of child-support arrearages; opponents said lowering the rate would reduce incentives to pay and harm custodial parents and children. The Attorney General’s office raised implementation concerns about a House version that would have created a variable rate, while the committee substitute was described as restoring a simple fixed rate. After testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also discussed House Bill 40, updating business court provisions and supplemental jurisdiction; House Bill 3421, streamlining probate procedures for original wills and copies; and House Bill 417, clarifying venue for lawsuits involving private transfer fees on real property. Each drew limited testimony and was left pending. Finally, House Bill 3783 drew extensive testimony on court-ordered counseling and reunification therapy in family cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would protect children and abuse victims from coercive, unregulated reunification practices, while opponents argued it was too broad, could interfere with legitimate therapy and judicial discretion, and might affect military families and other high-conflict cases. The committee heard testimony from judges, therapists, parents, survivors, and advocates, but took no final action and left the bill pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is House Concurrent Resolution No. 98 by Representative Plessa, Lopez-Barre, Morales-A-Maverick,
• HCR 98 is a resolution that urges Congress to support and coordinate the deployment of counter-unmanned
• This concurrent resolution calls for greater intergovernmental cooperation among federal, state, and
• The chair calls up House Bill 180 by Representative Gann, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell.
• Is there anyone else wishing to testify for or against House Bill 180?

Bills: HCR98, HB180

Keywords: counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection. The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony. After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.