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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (2-11-25) - Upon Adjournment
Transcript Highlights:
- Now the first item on the pulled list are with the Attorney General, and they are items 1 through 7 on
- Justin Clark, Assistant Deputy Attorney General and Chief of the Civil Division.
- In the past, some Attorney General's office was actually put zero because it's a contingency fee.
- </c> the pulled list are with the attorney the pulled list are with the attorney general<00:02:50.080
- </c><00:03:36.640><c> general</c> Clark assistant Deputy attorney general Clark assistant Deputy attorney
Summary:
The committee approved the January 14 minutes and then considered a large agenda of contracts, including personal services contracts, amendments, memoranda of agreement, and Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program items. The chair noted the agenda contained 240 items and emphasized the need for transparency in how contract approvals work. Several items were pulled for questions, while the rest were approved without objection.
The first major discussion involved seven contingency-fee contracts for the Attorney General’s office. Committee members asked about the apparent $20 million maximum per contract, and staff explained that the amount was a ceiling, not a guarantee, and that under the statutory waterfall in KRS 45A.717 a $20 million fee would require roughly $355 million returned to the Commonwealth. Staff also said the new batch included some new firms, that these contracts are being handled in 6- to 12-month batches, and that no money had yet been spent from the prior cycle. The committee then approved those contracts.
Members also questioned a Cabinet for Health and Family Services training contract, which officials said was needed because Finance provides only Kentucky-specific training, while the outside vendor offers broader procurement and federal-funds training; the committee approved that item. A University of Kentucky capital project contract for the State Capitol exterior renovation was approved after questions about the open-ended date, total project cost, and expected completion, with staff saying the overall project is projected for substantial completion by the end of 2026 and final warranty work could extend into 2027. A DCBS amendment for SSI eligibility determinations for children in out-of-home care was explained as an increase caused by a protest, a reissued RFP, and more children entering care; the committee approved it after discussion of the protest and scoring details.
The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet amendment for an I-71 widening and interchange project in Oldham County after staff explained it was a time extension with no additional funds, though the project had evolved due to traffic changes and now includes an eight-lane bridge design. Finally, the committee discussed two Finance Cabinet facilities and support services amendments tied to the Capitol renovation and juvenile justice facility retrofits. Staff said the Capitol project contract covered the full design team, with completion projected around 2029, while the juvenile justice amendments covered additional design work for McCracken and Breathitt facilities, with final bid documents expected in June or July and construction anticipated to begin in the latter half of 2025. Both items were approved.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They called their attorney first. pain and they had to call their attorney first.
- They called their attorney first.
- And the goal of the plaintiff's attorney is to get insurance to engage.
- Our attorneys, what is great about our attorneys in so many of y’all’s rural districts where there are
- And so we are always trying to find good attorneys and good people.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:28.800><c> Through</c><00:10:29.120><c> these</c> including attorneys.
- Through these including attorneys.
- She is our senior, one of the senior attorneys in the legal council division.
- She is our senior, one of the senior attorneys in the legal counsel division.
- Um, attorneys, it was judicial officers.
Keywords:
foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It entitles employees to transitional employment periods, clarifies that the commissioner or attorney
- It entitles employees to transitional employment periods, clarifies that the commissioner or attorney
- It entitles employees to transitional employment periods, clarifies that the commissioner or attorney
- :36.640><c> General</c> well, there is Attorney General well, there is Attorney General enforcement.<
- Invoking Attorney General enforcement Invoking Attorney General enforcement doesn't<00:47:46.120><c>
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDT-GVO, EDT-WLA, EDT DEFER, EDT-EDU DEFER Public Hearings 02-19-2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- It also mirrors prior concerns brought up by the attorney general in SB 583 last year, which was the
- An SD1 by taking into consideration part of the attorney general's recommendations.
- , Deputy Attorney General Kevin Tong with comments.
- Uh, up next on Zoom is the attorney<01:23:01.280><c> general.
- </c> attorney general. attorney general. >> Not<01:23:02.480><c> on</c><01:23:02.719><c> Zoom.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 2627, which would exempt Hawaii Tourism Authority contracts and agreements for sports projects, events, and related marketing from the state procurement code and other competitive bidding requirements. HTA, DBEDT, and the State Procurement Office testified in support or with comments, while one individual offered general support for sports tourism. Senators focused on narrowing the bill so the exemption would apply more specifically to sports-related projects and marketing, rather than broad marketing activities, and discussed whether the bill should require notice to the State Procurement Office or approval by the chief procurement officer. Procurement officials said a reporting requirement would be the most expeditious option, while still allowing post-event monitoring and public posting of exemptions. Members also discussed whether the exemption should be limited to situations involving sole-source sports entities, such as major leagues or international sports organizations, to better justify bypassing procurement rules. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion provided, but members and testifiers agreed to continue working on the language.
The hearing then moved to SB 2074 relating to state facilities and naming rights for the Aloha Stadium and Hawaii Convention Center. The Stadium Authority, HTA, and DBEDT testified in support, while the Outdoor Circle and other organizations opposed the measure. Opponents argued the bill could create fiscal and legal risk, echoing concerns raised in prior legislation and by the attorney general, and warned it would mark a major shift by treating public facilities as commercial branding opportunities. Supporters said naming rights could generate significant revenue to help fund the stadium project and reduce the burden on the state and developers. Senators questioned how signage would be handled, especially whether it would be exterior-facing or limited to inward-facing signage, and the Stadium Authority said it was willing to work with the Outdoor Circle on language that would preserve community aesthetics while allowing revenue generation. A senator cited a prior study estimating naming rights could bring in about $1.5 million per year over 20 years, and asked what that revenue would buy for the public; the Stadium Authority responded that it would help advance the project toward a larger, improved stadium. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, what we did with working with the good LSO attorneys came up with a more craftier way of putting
- I see some consultations happening with attorneys in the room.
- Senator Olsen said they were just trying to figure out if they are the real attorneys or whether they
- Just a reminder of who you recognize, who the attorneys are in the room.
- a real attorney?
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It should be a criminal investigation that goes to the attorney general, not to a committee, not to a
- general, not to a committee, attorney general, not to a committee, not<01:07:37.520><c> to</c><01:07
- </c> they can refer that to the attorney they can refer that to the attorney general's<01:08:30.239><
- Um, for those that think that we should refer this to the attorney general, frankly, the judiciary will
- I got an attorney standing next to say I think this is a good opportunity for our staff. present that
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh, but we wanted to give the attorney uh, but we wanted to give the attorney general<00:32:45.440
- </c> question went to um the Senate attorney question went to um the Senate attorney and<01:41:47.040
- And the burden on the attorney general's office is substantial.
- Uh the attorney general requested a $10 million settlement. It was over.
- Any settlement the attorney number.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 19th, 2026
ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- Craig Smith, attorney with the Arkansas Department of Health. Mr.
- Chair, Charles Thompson, attorney, Arkansas Department of Health.
Summary:
The committee met and first welcomed a visiting group from Arkansas State University’s Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences program. It then suspended the rules to take up a supplemental report, which was approved and noted as reviewed without objection.
Members reviewed the Arkansas Fire Protection and Licensing Board’s occupational report. Counsel for the Department of Labor and Licensing said there had been no fee increases, and the report was accepted without objection. The committee then heard from the Arkansas Department of Health’s Radiation Control Section, which described its radiologic technologist licensing program, including full and limited-scope licensure, unchanged fees since 1999, and a recent operating deficit covered through cost allocation. Members asked about the deficit, possible future fee changes, and whether apprenticeship pathways might be added; the agency said it was not currently planning fee increases and would accommodate apprenticeship if such programs are created. That report also stood as reviewed.
Finally, the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy presented its report, outlining its licensing and disciplinary role, current licensee counts, compact participation, and recent growth in licensees. The board highlighted lower fees, a $200,000 scholarship program for 10 recipients per year, and a large fund balance that is being reduced through fee cuts and scholarships. Members asked about the scholarship details and the effect on reserves. The report was accepted without objection, and the meeting concluded with no further business.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Mar 2nd, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- follows the definition of constructive knowledge and states the contractor must cooperate with the attorney
- follows the definition of constructive knowledge and states the contractor must cooperate with the attorney
Summary:
The Commerce Committee met in executive session with a quorum present and considered three measures. House Bill 3308 was amended with a committee substitute and a further amendment changing language from “deeded” to “owned” in a provision related to approved development plans; the committee then adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass unanimously. House Bill 3080, dealing with historic tax credits, was also amended via committee substitute to restore credits for projects already underway after a Supreme Court decision affected the prior law; the committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass by an 8-0 vote with one member present.
The committee then took up House Bill 2366, which was described as the “illegal immigrant employee” bill, along with House Bill 2511, which was rolled into the same substitute. The committee substitute made several changes, including replacing “should have known” language with a constructive knowledge standard, requiring cooperation with the attorney general, adding sworn affidavit/perjury provisions, allowing E-Verify as an affirmative defense, limiting suspensions to state licenses and permits after injunction, increasing monetary penalties, authorizing the AG to suspend and punish upon a guilty finding, and granting immunity to contractors who report illegal operators in good faith. After adopting the substitute, the committee voted the combined substitute for House Bills 2366 and 2511 do pass unanimously, then adjourned.
MO
MO
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 12, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- And their senior attorney, so who is running the organization?
- Did you get and their senior attorney, so who is running the organization? Did you get any of that?
Summary:
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard House Bill 1313, an agency bill by Representative Mooney. The bill extends the Resilient Florida Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection and updates the state accounting reference from FLARE to the new POM system. A technical amendment removing the obsolete FLARE account code was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed favorably on a recorded vote with no public testimony or debate.
After the bill, the chair reviewed budget process materials for the committee, including agency vacancy reports and three-year reversion reports. She noted that several agencies have relatively low vacancy rates, highlighting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as especially efficient, while DEP’s vacancy rate was higher and a member asked about long-term vacancies there. On reversions, she said DACS had only about a 2% reversion rate over three years, while Citrus averaged about 40%, DEP about 12%, and Fish and Wildlife about 10%.
The chair also discussed upcoming budget recommendations and asked members to review the materials and raise questions. She flagged trust fund concerns, especially for Fish and Wildlife, saying recent license fee waivers may reduce revenue supporting its trust fund and could affect funding decisions in the next budget. The meeting ended after brief clarification on the vacancy report and a motion to re-recess.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Apr 21st, 2026
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll now turn to Jesse Yoder, our assistant attorney general for this committee.
- We'll now turn to Jesse Yoder, our assistant attorney general for this committee.
- But next month, we're looking at the OPMA refresher from the Attorney General's office.
Summary:
The committee first approved the November minutes by roll call vote, with a majority of members voting aye and some members excused. Staff then provided brief litigation updates: Fowler et al. v. Leathers remains pending in federal district court over interest calculations on transferred TERS funds, with summary judgment motions expected to be heard May 1; Dolan v. King County was decided against the state in Pierce County Superior Court on the issue of recouping attorney’s fees from a former PERS member, though no fees were assessed against the state in that case.
An actuarial update noted upcoming presentations on the agency’s work and the latest valuation report, including new contribution rates reflecting updated demographic assumptions. The committee then reviewed its draft interim work plan and correspondence items, focusing on requests related to Plan 3, Plan 1 COLAs, teacher retirement age, and a missed early retirement factor. Members discussed a possible study of Plan 3’s design and outcomes compared with Plan 2, including retirement ages and benefit adequacy, and staff was asked to work with DRS on a study outline.
The committee also discussed ongoing COLA requests and the need for retiree groups to bring forward a more formal proposal for the next budget cycle, with members noting that any recommendation should likely be made by October or November. Another major topic was the study of LEOFF 1 medical/disability boards, including how many boards exist, how they operate, and what costs they incur; staff said it was still gathering basic information and would provide an overview next month. Staff also explained planned changes to how correspondence will be handled and posted online due to cybersecurity concerns. The committee approved the May agenda by voice vote and then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-18-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, but she wants to be a family law attorney when she grows up and wants to help low-income families
- Please make her feel welcome. attorney when she grows up and wants to attorney when she grows up and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a civil rights attorney, and I'm also the president and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum.
- And today I'm proud to serve as one of the lead attorneys representing several plaintiffs in the lawsuit
- Schumann, who is a partner at the law firm Petrillo Klein and Boxer, and is serving as one of the lead attorneys
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we consulted as much as we could with the Attorney General's office about the amendment that
- I'm not an attorney, so I don't know. Well, I guess the question is it wasn't.
- Asset forfeiture language was ready to go to give the Attorney General the ability to do that, so we
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences May 7th, 2025
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
Transcript Highlights:
- So we will turn this over to the Attorney General's office. All right. Thank you, Chair.
- I'm a senior counsel with the Attorney General's office and serve as the section chief for our advice
- I do serve as the primary advice assistant attorney general for the commission.
Summary:
The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 7, 2025, with quorum present. The commission approved the October 22, 2024 meeting minutes and then received its annual open government refresher from the Attorney General’s office, which reviewed key requirements under the Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, including record retention, response deadlines, exemptions, and meeting notice rules.
Staff then provided a 2025 legislative session update, noting that the legislature passed 23 tax-preference-related bills, with several signed by the governor and others pending. Highlights included bills that extended or repealed certain preferences, added reporting requirements for newspaper and digital content exemptions, authorized JLARC to adjust its work plan when data is unavailable, and created a new exemption for zero-emission buses. The commission approved updates to the 2026 tax preference review schedule, which includes eight preferences in seven reviews, and approved unchanged testimony questions for 2025.
The commission also received the 2025 expedited preference review report covering 52 tax preferences, presented as an interactive table drawing on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies. Staff then outlined the process for developing the next 10-year review schedule for 2027-2036, including surveying the legislature, incorporating new and repealed preferences, and considering a possible rolling 10-year schedule. No public comment was registered. The meeting ended with acknowledgments of Ron Buing’s long service on the commission and an announcement that the next meeting would be held August 6, 2025.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I do have a resource witness here from the Office of the Attorney General to help me answer any questions
- Members, we have a few resource witnesses, folks from the Attorney General's office.
- Members, we have a few resource witnesses, folks from the Attorney General's office.
Keywords:
JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, benefits, compensation, presumption of disability, emergency services, healthcare, Medicaid, mental health, substance abuse, treatment access, cost, insurance coverage
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Banking & Insurance (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The enforcement authority remains under the purview of the Attorney General's office, but we also added
- The enforcement authority remains under the purview of the Attorney General's office, but we also added
- The enforcement authority remains under the purview of the Attorney General's office, but we also added
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:12
HB390 Discussion: 01:05
HB390 Vote: 02:35
HB233 Discussion: 04:18
HB233 Vote: 07:12
HB423 Discussion: 08:17
HB423 Vote: 10:51, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 390, which would complete the Department of Transportation’s transition from the old AVIS system to CAVIS for insurance verification. Rep. Michael Meredith explained that the current insurance verification process still runs on the old system, creating a 30- to 45-day reporting delay that allows people to register vehicles by showing only an insurance card. Members voted to give the bill a favorable expression, with Chair Carpenter noting it would support real-time verification and could help reduce uninsured motorists.
The committee then heard House Bill 233, a consumer protection measure aimed at post-disaster repair scams. Rep. Wade Williams said the bill expands existing protections to all contractors and tree removal companies, creates a five-day cancellation period after an insurer says some services are not covered, bars mechanic’s liens in certain consumer financial disputes while preserving them for work outside the insurance claim, and adds a $5,000 civil penalty enforced by the Attorney General. After questions about how it differed from Senate Bill 24, the bill also received favorable expression.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 423, with a committee substitute adopted at the outset to allow commercial insurers and the Department for Medicaid Services to provide more specific reasons for prior-authorization denials. Rep. Kim Moore and Cory Meadows of the Kentucky Medical Association described the bill as a long-negotiated prior-authorization reform that would create a gold-carding or exemption program for qualifying providers, reduce red tape, and speed patient care. The committee approved the substitute and then gave the bill favorable expression. At the end, Senator Yates corrected the record to be marked as voting yes on House Bill 390 and House Bill 233.