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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- What impact? Just two more questions. Pardon me for it. What impact would this have?
- The impact, has there been any kind of a study or anything done on the impact?
- So, the impact, has there been any kind of a study or anything done on the impact of delivery of goods
- it has on our supply chain, which is already impacted because of the impacts of tariffs.
- In addition... ...which is already impacted because of the impacts of tariffs.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Air Mobility & Aviation Economic Development Task Force (7-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Economic impact. I think all of us probably have some economic impact slides.
- It employs 3,200 people just in our business park, and so this economic impact is real.
- All of that impacts foreign domestic investment in the Commonwealth.
- All of that impacts foreign domestic investment in the Commonwealth.
- All of that impacts foreign domestic investment in the Commonwealth.
Summary:
The task force was called to order with a quorum present, and Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation gave the first presentation. He outlined the state’s airport system, noting 58 public-use airports, the department’s small staff, and its funding structure through a jet fuel tax that generates about $23 million annually, leaving roughly $15 million for airport investment after required deductions. Carter highlighted recent projects at airports including Bardstown, Madisonville, Central Kentucky Regional, Paducah, Sparta, Danville, and Henderson, and said the department has also expanded data collection on airport activity, hangars, schools, and training programs. He emphasized that the department recently completed the first statewide economic impact study of general aviation airports and is developing a five-year airport needs plan.
Carter said several things are working well, including stronger communication with airports, the public, the legislature, and especially the FAA’s Memphis district office, which now involves the state more in project selection. He said the department is reasonably staffed overall, but identified workforce development and advanced air mobility as major gaps. In response to questions from Senator Nunn and Representative York, he said he did not have specific workforce shortage numbers on hand, but cited Boeing reports showing large national and global shortages of pilots and mechanics, and explained that instructor shortages and low wages limit training capacity. He also said air traffic control is an FAA function, though EKU has shown interest in developing a training program.
Carter identified several needs for improvement: more workforce investment, more aviation education in high schools, more scholarships for pilot and mechanic training, more attention to advanced air mobility, and more frequent, institutionalized data collection. He also pointed to major pending capital needs at airports such as Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Harlan, Leitchfield-Grayson County, and Whitesburg-Letcher County, all of which would require FAA and state support. He urged airports to do a better job marketing their economic value and said the state should continue updating aviation studies so lawmakers have current information for policy decisions.
The task force then heard from Lexington Blue Grass Airport Director Eric Frankl, who welcomed the new CVG director and thanked the legislature for creating the task force and supporting aviation infrastructure. Frankl said Blue Grass Airport has rebounded from the pandemic and now exceeds pre-pandemic passenger levels, while serving a mix of private aviation, pilot training, corporate aviation, and commercial airline activity. He described ongoing terminal-area planning, parking technology upgrades, and a major parking lot expansion expected to finish by early spring 2026, and said the airport is planning for future technologies such as vertiports and electric aerial vehicles. Frankl estimated that a broader terminal modernization program will cost roughly $500 million to $700 million over the next 5 to 10 years and said the airport needs continued state support to close funding gaps and remain competitive with other states investing in aviation.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you prioritizing maybe a rural community might need the needs more?
- Gary Gibbs: 7.3 billion impact on the economy of our state.
- How will this type of funding request impact the overall state budget?
- Now this program, which started in '08-'09, impacts counties across Texas.
- The impact of CPRIT is actually quite remarkable.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- This subject has to have some significant impact to the semiconductor industry or ecosystem in Texas.
- On page 6, you will see the impact of every dollar invested through SEPRIT. Imagine, Dr.
- Now this program would start in 08, 09, impacts counties across Texas.
- It impacted the way that my treatment was delivered.
- As in the impact on CPRID is actually quite remarkable.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HHS-HOU, HHS-LBT, HHS-CPN, TCA-HHS, AEN-HHS Public Hearings 02-07-2025
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:54.720><c> areas</c><00:21:55.360><c> have</c><00:21:55.480><c> a</c> particularly in rural
- areas have a particularly in rural areas have a similar<00:21:56.159><c> kind</c><00:21:56.320><c> of
- Yeah, so as far as the rural areas, I know that the nonpoint source program...
- of the water the water quality impact of the water the water quality and<01:00:03.160><c> so</c><01:
- She said this raises concerns about health risk, environmental impacts, and food safety.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The joint Housing and Health and Human Services hearing began with Senate Bill 878, which would extend the sunset date for the state rent supplement program for kupuna to June 30, 2028. Testimony was uniformly supportive, including from the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and others. Catholic Charities described a waitlist of seniors at imminent risk of homelessness and said the program helps seniors retain housing or secure units with landlord support. Members asked whether the bill would expand the number of households served; staff said the contract allows up to 127 households and that additional pending households could be funded, but applicants must still go through the program process. Both committees voted to pass SB 878 unamended.
The committees then heard Senate Bill 1610 on Ohana Zones. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions supported the measure so long as it did not supplant existing funding, and described the funding as supporting homelessness services and wraparound supports. The Department of Human Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments, with DHS suggesting a definition of “kali” be added for clarity. The committee chair said the bill would receive technical amendments for clarity and consistency and accepted proposed amendments related to including “tales” in the program; the measure was advanced with amendments, with members voting in favor in both committees.
In the joint Health and Human Services and Labor and Technology hearing, Senate Bill 1496 on civil rights and website accessibility drew support from disability advocates and organizations, including the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the National Federation of the Blind, the Deaf and Blind Task Force, and the Disability and Communication Access Board. Testimony emphasized the need for stronger state protections amid concerns about federal enforcement, while one testifier raised concerns about jurisdiction, minimum contacts, the use of WCAG 2.1 standards, and the bill’s immediate effective date. The committees decided to pass SB 1496 with technical amendments, including adding a defective date to allow further work before conference, and the recommendation was adopted in both committees.
Later, the joint Health, Human Services, and Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing took up Senate Bill 404 on service animals. The Attorney General’s office raised a possible constitutional issue and the lack of an enforcement mechanism, while DHS deferred to other agencies. DCAB supported the bill but recommended amendments to identify an enforcement agency and require notices from professionals and sellers of service-animal or emotional-support-animal paraphernalia. Several advocacy and real estate-related groups testified in support. After discussion, the chair recommended deferring SB 404 for further work because of the Attorney General’s concerns, and the hearing adjourned without a vote on the measure. The final joint Transportation, Culture and the Arts, and Health and Human Services agenda heard SB 1526 on a drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory and SB 1492 on mobility management; both measures were advanced with amendments or as-is, with SB 1526 sent forward with technical amendments and SB 1492 moved ahead after members noted blank dollar amounts and requested the Department of Transportation provide figures.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Democrats Budget Rollout Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- help people maintain health care, food assistance, the basics, long-term care, but we know that our rural
- And I assume that that is supposedly to make less of an impact on families applying for that.
- It should have less of an impact on families.
- on providers and trying to mitigate that impact.
- They really impact our economy. So all of that is context for what we're working with here.
Summary:
Senate budget writers, led by Chair June Robinson with Senators Noel Frame and Derek Stanford, rolled out the Senate operating budget and described it as a difficult supplemental budget shaped by flat revenue growth, rising maintenance costs, and uncertainty from federal actions, including H.R. 1 and tariffs. They said the proposal aims to preserve core services such as K-12 education, health care, food assistance, housing stability, and long-term care while making targeted reductions and avoiding broad-based tax increases like sales, property, or B&O tax hikes.
A major focus of the discussion was how to pay for the Working Families Tax Credit and how to handle cuts in the Working Connections child care program. Robinson said the Senate budget uses policy changes, especially an attendance-based payment adjustment, rather than the governor’s proposed enrollment cap and waitlist, because lawmakers wanted to avoid destabilizing the child care workforce and reduce harm to families. She also said the Senate is open to negotiating with the House on the Climate Commitment Act use of funds for the tax credit, noting that the statute allows it, though some advocates oppose that approach.
The senators defended using $750 million from the rainy day fund, saying it was preferable to deeper cuts and still leaves reserves above $1 billion in the near term. They also argued that Washington’s revenue system is too dependent on property and sales taxes and that a future “millionaires tax” could help stabilize funding, especially for education and other core services. In response to criticism from educators and Republicans, they said the state has made progress on school funding and that rising program costs reflect increased need and utilization rather than waste. No votes were taken in the transcript, and the event was a budget rollout and press Q&A rather than a formal committee action.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas human trafficking is a global plague that impacts millions of people each year, including tens
- top 15 states with the highest rates of human trafficking per capita, and whereas human trafficking impacts
- top 15 states with the highest rates of human trafficking per capita, and whereas human trafficking impacts
- our state, nation, to increase public awareness of the human trafficking epidemic that impacts our state
- SB 1316, Arizona rural health transformation fund — Health and Human Services.
Summary:
The Arizona Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed attendance, and approved the prior journal. Several senators then used points of personal privilege to introduce guests and recognize visitors, including Chaplain Ron Lagata, an Air Force air traffic controller apprentice shadowing Senator Gabaldón, a guest of Senator Farnsworth, and a group connected to Arizona’s space industry and Special Olympics Arizona.
Senator Bolick read a proclamation for “Not in Our State,” condemning human trafficking and calling on Arizonans, schools, churches, nonprofits, law enforcement, and businesses to work together to prevent trafficking and support victims. Senator Tothley then gave an emotional statement about the death of an eight-year-old girl in his community, criticized delays in the turquoise alert system, and urged statewide changes so alerts go out more quickly and broadly. The Senate observed a moment of silence in the child’s memory.
The chamber then moved through second reading of a long list of bills and resolutions covering topics such as counseling after traumatic events, military permitting, EMS reciprocity, election procedures, court-ordered treatment, assisted living, juvenile detention education, Alzheimer’s funding, gaming appropriations, short-term rentals, law enforcement mask prohibitions, fire district formation, prison and correction officer issues, port of entry funding, appeals court structure, and congressional term limits. Several bills were also referred to committees, including measures on voting centers, candidate petition circulators, weather modification, federal land acquisition consent, bleed control kits, foreign donations, unemployment benefits, and SNAP purchases. The Senate also announced upcoming committee meetings and then adjourned until Monday, January 26, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Budget Commission Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, the budget impact is zero on this as well as it represents change.
- economic competitiveness and ensure the quality of life of our communities mr. chairman the budget impact
- The budget impact is zero on this as well, as it represents changes to the work program only.
- estimates are slightly off from either economic or environmental issues that take place that will impact
- With the new contracts and the new estimates, it didn't have an impact on the rates as well, and I think
Summary:
The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present and considered 12 budget amendments, most of which were adopted without opposition. The first amendment transferred $8.2 million in Department of Corrections general revenue authority from salary incentives to contracted services to support the phased demobilization of Florida National Guard troops assisting with correctional staffing. Senator Pizzo questioned the length of the Guard’s deployment and urged a long-term staffing solution, while the department said the Guard presence was being reduced and that about 2,200 employees were in training. The Department of State received an additional $618,391 in federal grant authority for library grants and private cloud costs, and the Department of Transportation’s two amendments were zero-sum work program changes: one realigned funds to production-ready projects and another added three projects over $3 million each to the current-year work program.
The commission then approved several Agency for Health Care Administration amendments tied to Medicaid supplemental payment programs. These included funding for the Florida Cancer Hospital Program, indirect medical education payments, disproportionate share hospital payments for the state mental hospitals, the Low-Income Pool program, physician supplemental and public hospital payments, Florida KidCare, and Medicaid services realignment. Members asked about possible federal disallowances in the LIP and physician/public hospital programs, and agency staff said some disallowances were likely but the amount was not yet known. For KidCare and Medicaid, staff explained the changes were based on the December estimating conference, enrollment shifts, and updated actuarial assumptions, including changes to managed care regions and program design.
The final amendment restored budget authority for a hospital direct payment program after a prior payment, including a $24.3 million CMS-related amount and $3.2 million in administrative fees, was not processed before fiscal year-end and reverted. Senator Pizzo pressed the agency on how the payment was missed and whether any penalty applied; staff said the invoice was not received and processed in time and that communication issues contributed. After brief debate on each item, the commission adopted all amendments, with one recorded nay on the final item, and then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/12/26 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> goal is to reduce the harms impacted goal is to reduce the harms impacted through<00:08:32.240><
- </c> neighbors that are impacted by these. neighbors that are impacted by these.
- </c> impact or anything like that. impact or anything like that.
- </c> every dollar that is created in a rural every dollar that is created in a rural community<03:00:
- </c> Members, this will impact households. Members, this will impact households.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, these are direct impacts on us. Impacts we will be feeling for the years to come.
- So, these are direct impacts on us. Impacts we will be feeling for the years to come.
- So, these are direct impacts on us. Impacts we will be feeling for the years to come.
- So, these are direct impacts on us. Impacts we will be feeling for the years to come.
- So, these are direct impacts on us. Impacts we will be feeling for the years to come.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- dollar we spend on border operations is a dollar we are not spending on emergency rental assistance, rural
- health care, We are not spending on emergency rental assistance, rural health care, or child care.
- and foster care programs, more investments in wildfire suppression, emergency response, support for rural
- Housing sometimes is not available for these teachers to stay in those rural communities.
- million revenue... ...wanted to find a better place for that, I think it was $40 million revenue impact
Summary:
The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations.
The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This issue is particularly acute for small and rural communities with a limited tax base.
- </c><00:43:09.120><c> communities</c> acute for small and rural communities acute for small and rural
- This oftentimes delays billing and directly impact provider cash flow.
- </c> this work is one of the most impactful this work is one of the most impactful things<01:03:42.720
- on our overall GO has some effect impact on our overall GO bonding<01:33:49.240><c> program.
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CAA Info Briefing - Thu May 22, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the impact we're making across<00:07:49.840><c> the</c><00:07:50.080><c> state.
- So, this slide shares a little bit about our community impact, both past and present.
- </c> little bit about our community impact little bit about our community impact both<00:14:46.480><c
- We're very open to partnering with you for greater community impact.
- We believe it's community impact.
Summary:
The Committee on Culture and the Arts held an informational briefing on May 22 with the Hawaii Arts Alliance, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission. Chair Capella said the purpose was to better understand the organizations’ work and strengthen relationships ahead of the interim and next session. The Hawaii Arts Alliance, led by Executive Director Gay Humphrey, described its mission to enrich Hawaii’s cultural fabric through arts education, advocacy, and community engagement, and highlighted its history tied to Alfred Price, including the creation of Hawaii’s 1% for art law and the alliance’s 45 years of service.
The alliance outlined its current work, including administering SFCA-funded statewide programs such as Artist in the Schools and the new folk and traditional arts program, with 34 teaching partners serving more than 100 public and charter schools and Kumu Hawaii as the single grantee for traditional weaving instruction. It also discussed Arts First Partners, the incubation of Arts at Mark’s Garage, expanded advocacy efforts supported by Creative West grants, and new multi-year philanthropic support from the Hawaii Community Foundation and Atherton Family Foundation. The alliance said it is launching statewide listening sessions and an arts advocacy training program, and noted that most SFCA funds pass through the alliance to program partners, with the organization retaining 10 to 14 percent for administration.
SFCA Executive Director Karen Ewald then described the agency’s role as the state arts agency, its strategic planning process, and its main programs, including Art in Public Places, the Capital Modern museum, Artist in the Schools, apprentice mentoring grants, community arts grants, the Hawaii State Poet Laureate program, a statewide cultural extension program, and the Hawaii Open Arts Program. She said SFCA has 21 staff with one vacancy, is awaiting a federal NEA partnership agreement, and is considering new revenue streams such as a cultural trust. She also noted that the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission was recently attached to SFCA, which has improved coordination and allows SFCA to provide funding for conservation and upkeep of the King Kamehameha statues statewide. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, with questions deferred until after the presentations.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 24 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> state</c> program to assist the areas of the state program to assist the areas of the state impacted
- ><c> Winter</c><00:16:36.640><c> Storm</c><00:16:37.040><c> Erin</c><00:16:37.880><c> regain</c> impacted
- by Winter Storm Erin regain impacted by Winter Storm Erin regain their<00:16:38.560><c> financial</c
- >> Senate<00:48:51.400><c> Bill</c><00:48:51.600><c> 2477,</c><00:48:52.880><c> rural</c><00:48
- :53.120><c> health</c> >> Senate Bill 2477, rural health >> Senate Bill 2477, rural health
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 49 (3-18-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- declaring the Kentucky Senate's acknowledgement and recognition of the value of fatherhood and its impact
- c><00:10:04.520><c> its</c> of the value of fatherhood and its of the value of fatherhood and its impact
- 05.800><c> building</c><00:10:06.160><c> a</c><00:10:06.240><c> strong</c><00:10:06.640><c> secure</c> impact
- on building a strong secure impact on building a strong secure society<00:10:08.360><c> and</c><00:10
- </c><00:38:42.920><c> Health</c> each fiscal year for the Rural Health each fiscal year for the Rural
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 13 (1-23-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, ladies and gentlemen, I grew up like many of you in rural Kentucky, hunting and fishing and going
- up like many of gentlemen, uh, I grew up like many of you<00:10:40.640><c> in</c><00:10:40.880><c> rural
- </c><00:10:41.279><c> Kentucky,</c><00:10:42.640><c> hunting</c><00:10:43.040><c> and</c> you in rural
- Kentucky, hunting and you in rural Kentucky, hunting and fishing<00:10:43.920><c> and</c><00:10:44.160
- , and this bill impacts them and their<00:22:56.880><c> generation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Others have talked about the financial impacts that we're going through in this tier adjustment.
- </c> have talked about the financial impacts have talked about the financial impacts that<00:13:49.360
- of you came from far away, and I do appreciate that as a senator that represents some of our most rural
- <c> isolated</c><00:21:13.760><c> areas</c><00:21:14.120><c> in</c><00:21:14.240><c> Minnesota</c> Rural
- and isolated areas in Minnesota Rural and isolated areas in Minnesota it's<00:21:14.960><c> important
Committee:
Senate Taxes
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- birth certificates to adoptees, many of them in the last six years, and with no determined fiscal impact
- are currently working on bills to provide the original birth certificate with no determined fiscal impact
- Eight were enacted in the last six years, including New York, and they noted no fiscal impact.
- Good morning, Chair and members, Brian Augusta, on behalf of the California Coalition for Rural Housing
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Appropriations met with a quorum and heard a large suspense-file agenda of 25 measures, reminding witnesses to focus on fiscal impacts. Most authors waived presentation, and the Department of Finance had no comments. The committee took public testimony on each item, with several bills receiving support from local governments, housing and transportation organizations, and other advocacy groups; one bill, SB 501, drew opposition from the Motorcycle Industry Council unless amended.
Among the bills discussed in more detail was SB 381 by Senator Wahab, which would allow adopted adults and descendants to obtain original birth certificates through an administrative process and create a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters argued the bill addresses equal rights, health, identity, and court backlog concerns, and may have minimal or even offsetting fiscal effects. The committee also heard support for housing-related measures such as SB 417, transportation-related SB 667, and other bills on the agenda, though testimony was generally brief and limited to fiscal considerations.
With no objections and no committee questions on the suspense-file candidates, the committee moved each measure to suspense, including SB 46, SB 342, SB 490, SB 574, SB 758, SB 73, SB 99, SB 247, SB 288, SB 327, SB 347, SB 381, SB 417, SB 828, SB 492, SB 501, SB 557, SB 623, SB 667, SB 742, SB 747, SB 811, SB 837, and SB 849. The roll was briefly left open for a late-arriving member, Senator Richardson, whose attendance was then recorded, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were sent to suspense.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- adverse economic impact on small entities, and these are not emergency rules.
- adverse economic impact on small entities, and these are not emergency rules.
- The rules do not have a fiscal impact on state revenue or state expenditures.
- impact on small entities, and these rules were normal rules, not emergency rules.
- The rules do not have a fiscal impact on state revenue or state expenditures.
Summary:
The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes.
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process.
The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (1-22-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- I know there was a similar bill last year that would have impacted it.
- I know there was a similar bill last year that would have impacted it.
- </c><00:15:15.199><c> it</c> model of funding and and what impact it model of funding and and what impact
- </c><00:15:31.360><c> uh</c> certainly could have an impact uh certainly could have an impact uh because
- This one I like I said at impacted it.