Transcript Highlights:

• So, there's<01:02:26.000><c> a</c><01:02:26.160><c> statute</c><01:02:26.480><c> in</c><01:02:26.720>
• It's<01:02:35.520><c> very</c><01:02:35.760><c> short</c><01:02:36.559><c> statute,</c><01:02:37.359>
• very short statute, but what is important<01:02:38.799><c> in</c><01:02:39.040><c> that</c><01:02:39.280
• ><c> statute</c><01:02:39.839><c> is</c><01:02:40.000><c> a</c> important in that statute is a important
• in that statute is a rulemaking<01:02:40.960><c> authority</c><01:02:41.440><c> grant</c><01:02:41.760

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on January 29, 2025, and first took up deferred SB 259 on record keeping. The chair said Honu Police Department had submitted support, and the committee recommended passage with amendments, including a technical change to the effective date on page 4, line 6 to July 1, 2077. Vice Chair Elefante voted yes; Senators Fevella and Rhoads were excused; the recommendation was adopted. The committee then heard SB 603 and SB 608, both relating to veterans benefits consulting and compensation. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to address First Amendment, Contracts Clause, and savings-clause issues, and testimony was mixed, with several supporters from veterans-related organizations and several opponents, including some testifiers from the public and industry groups. The committee later adopted chair recommendations to pass both bills with amendments, including preambles about protecting veteran consumers from misleading or unfair practices, savings clauses, and effective-date changes to July 1, 2077. SB 601, relating to law enforcement search notices and securing entrances, drew support from the Office of the Public Defender and a private citizen who described the bill as a response to warrantless searches and a transparency measure; there was also opposition from Maui County police and one other testifier. The committee then moved to SB 871 on arson, where the Department of the Attorney General raised drafting and constitutional concerns and the Public Defender opposed the measure as vague, overbroad, and creating problematic sentencing provisions, while HPD supported it as a public-safety tool. The chair ultimately recommended SB 871 pass with amendments softening mandatory language, adding parole language, and changing the effective date to July 1, 2077; the recommendation was adopted. The final measures were SB 1130, exempting certain construction rebuilding materials from general excise tax in federally declared disaster areas, and SB 104, restricting solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The Department of Taxation requested third-party certification and a later effective date, and the committee adopted amendments reflecting those requests and moving the effective date to January 1, 2026. On SB 104, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed the bill, citing staff assaults and existing policy updates, while the Oversight Commission, Public Defender, and multiple advocates supported it as a safeguard with oversight and due process protections. The committee passed SB 104 with amendments, including adopting the commission’s definition language, changing terminology to “restrictive housing,” and setting the effective date to July 1, 2077.

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• </c><02:09:01.760><c> I</c><02:09:01.920><c> I</c><02:09:01.920><c> I</c><02:09:02.480><c> see</c><02
• 02:13:06.639><c> I</c><02:13:06.800><c> was</c><02:13:06.880><c> out</c><02:13:07.040><c> in</c><02:13
• c><02:33:29.520><c> on</c><02:33:29.680><c> a</c><02:33:29.840><c> bra</c><02:33:30.080><c> and</c><02
• 02:55:30.319><c> make</c><02:55:30.479><c> it</c><02:55:30.720><c> so</c><02:55:30.880><c> that</c><02
• 02:32.560><c> kid,</c><03:02:32.720><c> I</c><03:02:32.880><c> knew</c><03:02:32.960><c> it</c><03:02

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

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Bills: HB0023 , HB0024 , HB0025

Committee: House Education

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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• </c><01:02:09.040><c> to</c><01:02:09.359><c> uh</c><01:02:09.520><c> just</c><01:02:10.079><c> be</c
• c> blessed</c><01:02:38.880><c> to</c><01:02:39.280><c> be</c><01:02:39.359><c> here</c><01:02:39.520
• So, I'm<01:02:41.839><c> glad</c><01:02:42.000><c> that</c><01:02:42.160><c> it</c><01:02:42.400><c>
• Um, one,<01:02:46.880><c> you</c><01:02:47.119><c> may</c><01:02:47.280><c> not</c><01:02:47.839><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill is<01:02:04.720><c> now</c><01:02:04.880><c> on</c><01:02:05.119><c> second</c><01:02:05.440
• <01:02:09.760><c> Okay,</c><01:02:10.160><c> seeing</c><01:02:10.559><c> none,</c><01:02:11.200><c> the
• </c><01:02:34.799><c> Thank</c><01:02:34.880><c> you,</c><01:02:35.119><c> Madam</c><01:02:35.359><c>
• The<01:02:35.839><c> committee</c><01:02:36.079><c> on</c><01:02:36.240><c> education</c><01:02:36.799
• <02:00:02.880><c> enrolled</c><02:00:03.599><c> bill</c><02:00:03.920><c> reports</c><02:00:04.239><c

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I've</c><02:02:13.840><c> just</c><02:02:14.000><c> never</c><02:02:14.239><c> seen</c><02:02:14.639>
• </c><02:02:18.320><c> Follow</c><02:02:18.639><c> up</c><02:02:18.800><c> on</c><02:02:18.960><c> the
• </c><02:02:20.639><c> Um</c><02:02:21.520><c> and</c><02:02:21.760><c> the</c><02:02:22.159><c> 175</
• c><02:02:23.119><c> per</c><02:02:23.440><c> per</c><02:02:23.760><c> port</c> Thank you.
• </c><02:02:25.920><c> What</c><02:02:26.239><c> What</c><02:02:26.639><c> would</c><02:02:26.880><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Brian Baumtrog, Deputy Commissioner at Minnesota Housing.
• Different programs have different levels, either set in statute or they are lending programs.
• Minnesota families are feeling the financial pressure.
• Here in Minnesota, homelessness is a statewide problem.
• Resources may be spent in greater Minnesota; they must be.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 958, all

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Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:02:04.400><c> Yeah,</c><01:02:04.640><c> it</c><01:02:04.799><c> was</c><01:02:04.880><c> second<
• </c><01:02:06.240><c> Um</c><01:02:06.559><c> I</c><01:02:06.799><c> think</c><01:02:06.880><c> this<
• </c><01:02:07.839><c> I</c><01:02:08.160><c> think</c><01:02:08.240><c> it</c><01:02:09.040><c> um</c
• </c><01:02:12.960><c> I</c><01:02:13.200><c> mean,</c><01:02:13.280><c> back</c><01:02:13.440><c> in<
• :02:22.000><c> bill</c><01:02:22.240><c> to</c><01:02:22.400><c> keep</c><01:02:22.480><c> the</c><01

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• so</c><02:02:05.760><c> we</c><02:02:05.960><c> done</c><02:02:06.239><c> we've</c><02:02:06.480><c>
• we've done with 134<02:02:08.560><c> okay</c><02:02:08.800><c> good</c><02:02:09.440><c> so</c><02:02
• :09.639><c> we</c><02:02:09.800><c> coming</c><02:02:10.119><c> back</c><02:02:10.480><c> is</c><02:02
• </c><02:02:20.000><c> so</c><02:02:20.280><c> you</c><02:02:20.400><c> can</c><02:02:20.679><c> pick<
• <c> time</c><02:02:21.159><c> of</c><02:02:21.280><c> when</c><02:02:21.400><c> we</c><02:02:21.560><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

Transcript Highlights:

• last<02:02:03.440><c> year,</c><02:02:03.760><c> which</c><02:02:04.000><c> impacted</c><02:02:04.480
• > and</c><02:02:28.159><c> cuts</c><02:02:28.400><c> to</c><02:02:28.560><c> granite</c><02:02:28.960
• 02:29.520><c> are</c><02:02:29.679><c> going</c><02:02:29.760><c> to</c><02:02:29.920><c> hit</c><02:
• This<02:02:43.599><c> bill</c><02:02:43.840><c> is</c><02:02:44.000><c> a</c><02:02:44.159><c> fiscally
• </c><02:02:51.119><c> to</c><02:02:51.199><c> pass</c><02:02:51.440><c> on</c><02:02:51.599><c> HB1</

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

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Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met for its first meeting, established a quorum, welcomed new members and guests, and announced that committee rules would be sent out later. The committee then took up House Bill 38, sponsored by Representative Tipton, which would increase the penalty for repeated violations of an order of protection. Under the committee substitute, a third violation of the same protective order could be charged as a Class D felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor. The substitute was adopted by voice vote. Representative Tipton said the bill was prompted by a constituent’s experience with repeated abuse and violations of protective orders, and he argued the change was needed to better protect the public. Maryanne Pratt testified in support of the bill, describing a long history of domestic violence, repeated violations of protective orders, stalking through calls and social media, and her fear for her safety. Several members expressed support and praised her courage. Questions focused on whether the bill would cover social media contact and on the committee substitute’s language requiring the same victim and same order. Representative Burke raised concern that the same-victim language could allow an abuser to victimize multiple partners without triggering the felony provision. Tipton said the original bill was broader, that the change was added because of concerns about reverse protective orders, and that the issue might be revisited in the Senate. Scott West, speaking for the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said the bill addressed some concerns but warned that the third-offense trigger could be based on technical contempt findings rather than violent conduct, and he noted that stalking already can be charged as a felony in some cases. The discussion continued on those concerns, but no final action on the bill beyond adoption of the committee substitute was taken in the portion provided.

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• . statute. statute.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c><02:02:00.480><c> I</c><02:02:00.719><c> mean</c><02:02:01.599><c> there's</c><02:02:02.080><c> no
• </c><02:02:38.960><c> But</c><02:02:39.119><c> let's</c><02:02:39.360><c> be</c><02:02:39.520><c> honest
• /c><02:02:41.679><c> the</c><02:02:41.920><c> children.
• Changing<02:02:45.119><c> the</c><02:02:45.360><c> name</c><02:02:45.599><c> is</c><02:02:45.840><c>
• :02:48.000><c> just</c><02:02:48.159><c> heard</c><02:02:48.400><c> it.

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c><02:00:25.840><c> We</c><02:00:26.159><c> will</c><02:00:26.320><c> be</c><02:00:26.480><c> coming
• ><c> am</c><02:00:31.920><c> introducing</c><02:00:32.560><c> my</c><02:00:32.880><c> stem</c><02:00:
• Um, so we will<02:00:37.119><c> open</c><02:00:37.360><c> this</c><02:00:37.599><c> hearing</c><02:00
• Um, and thank you<02:00:42.320><c> all</c><02:00:42.719><c> for</c><02:00:43.119><c> getting</c><02:00
• Uh<03:02:57.520><c> today</c><03:02:57.760><c> we're</c><03:02:58.000><c> going</c><03:02:58.080><c>

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096. The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.

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Summary: The committee convened for its first meeting, called the roll, elected co-chairs under KRS 248.723, and approved the prior meeting minutes. Representative Michael Pollock was elected House co-chair and Senator Jason Howell was elected Senate co-chair, allowing the meeting to proceed. The Agricultural Development Board then reported on activity from December 2024 through April 2025. Staff described board and finance corporation funding totals for each month, county council meeting activity, leadership trainings, lender trainings, and outreach events such as Kentucky Proud breakfast, Ag Tag Month, and agriculture education week. The report also highlighted several funded projects: a Whitesburg farmers market project for Cowan Community Action Group, Community Farm Alliance’s work supporting farmers markets and nutrition programs, a Metcalfe County 4-H ham project, Hopkinsville Elevator’s rail expansion, and W and W Veterinary Services’ large-animal facility upgrade. Members discussed the importance of the tobacco settlement funds and the committee’s stewardship role. Senator Webb urged new members to read House Bill 611 and its history, emphasizing careful use of the limited funds and noting the committee’s statutory mission. Representative King asked about possible federal nutrition policy changes, and staff said Kentucky is already pursuing a “Food as Medicine” initiative and a partnership with the Kentucky Hospital Association. The meeting also recognized interns and announced a June 20, 2025, 25th anniversary event for the Agricultural Development Fund at the Kentucky History Center.