Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OygBW__tK7U, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:39 HB 380 Discussion: 01:50 HB 380 Roll Call Vote: 04:44 HB 385 Discussion: 05:51 HB 385 Roll Call Vote: 07:48 HB 393 Discussion: 08:51 HB 393 Roll Call Vote: 12:18 HB 419 Discussion: 13:28 HB 419 Roll Call Vote: 18:03 Hb 507 Discussion: 19:15 HB 507 Roll Call Vote: 25:08 HB 522 Discussion: 26:55 HB 522 Roll Call Vote: 28:33 HCR 72 Discussion: 29:35 HCR 72 Roll Call Vote: 30:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPGAzxQ046k, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:04 SB 241 Discussion: 1:02 SB 241 Roll Call Vote: 03:16 SB 75 Discussion: 04:31 SB 75 Roll Call Vote: 16:44 SB 123 Discussion: 18:27 SB 123 Roll Call Vote: 20:15 SJR 83 Discussion: 21:43 SJR 83 Roll Call Vote: 23:04 SB 206 Discussion: 24:29 SB 206 Roll Call Vote: 25:44 SB 141 Discussion: 26:54 SB 141 Roll Call Vote: 29:34 SB 190 Discussion: 30:56 SB 190 Roll Call Vote: 34:58, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1w3XTer1X0, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:24 SB 42 Discussion: 01:39 SB 42 Roll Call Vote: 14:21 HB 765 Discussion: 16:20 HB 765 Roll Call Vote: 17:56 HB 719 Discussion: 19:38 HB 719 Roll Call Vote: 20:39 HCR 126 Discussion: 21:45 HCR 126 Roll Call Vote: 35:11 SB 111 Discussion: 36:50 SB 111 Roll Call Vote: 41:07 SB 112 Discussion: 42:19 SB 112 Roll Call Vote: 43:38 SB 152 Discussion: 44:31 SB 152 Roll Call Vote: 45:57, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWfPh-lRRQE, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:35 HB 192 Discussion: 01:47 HB 192 Roll Call Vote: 05:01 HB 249 Discussion: 06:02 HB 249 Roll Call Vote: 16:29 HB 251 Discussion: 19:09 HB 251 Roll Call Vote: 20:14 HB 175 Discussion: 21:20 HB 175 Roll Call Vote: 23:23 HB 77 Discussion: 24:21 HB 77 Roll Call Vote: 30:11 HB 65 Discussion: 31:32 HB 65 Roll Call Vote: 34:52 HB 95 Discussion: 35:50 HB 95 Roll Call Vote: 37:51, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, and when explaining your vote, first cast your vote, then explain. Does anyone have any guests?
• Senator Elkins voted aye.
• uh to vote law. uh to vote law.
• I'm going to vote no.
• vote, Chair? Yes, please. Thank you. vote, Chair? Yes, please. Thank you.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:10 Attendance Roll Call: 00:19 HB 10 Discussion: 02:19 HB 10 Vote: 06:24 HB 139 Discussion: 08:23 HB 139 Vote: 19:50 HB 607 Discussion: 21:29 HB 607 Vote: 25:55 HB 642 Discussion: 28:15 HB 642 Vote: 32:06 Adjournment: 33:25, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> I'll play my yes vote. Yes, please. >> I'll play my yes vote. Yes, please.
• and vote I for you. and vote I for you.
• Just made my yes vote. Yes, sir.
• to vote I. to vote I.
• >> Just made my yes vote. Yes, sir. Uh Mr. >> Just made my yes vote. Yes, sir.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:07 Discussion SB 97 01:21 Vote SB 97 13:27 Discussion HB 3 15:12 Vote HB 3 17:15 Discussion HB 184 17:54 Vote HB 184 18:42 Discussion HB 355 19:34 Vote HB 355 39:50, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator McDaniel voted yes. Senator Mills voted yes. Senator Rawlings voted yes.
• Senator Herron voted yes. Senator Bledsoe voted yes. Senator McDaniel voted yes.
• Senator Rawlings voted yes. Senator Tichenor voted yes. Chair Nemes voted yes.
• Senator Herron voted yes. Senator Bledsoe voted yes. Senator McDaniel voted yes.
• Senator Rawlings voted yes. Senator Tichenor voted yes. Chair Nemes voted yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:06 Attendance Roll Call: 00:11 SB 53 Discussion: 01:54 SB 53 Vote: 09:09 SB 192 Discussion: 10:15 SB 192 Vote: 13:42 HB 290 Discussion: 15:02 HB 290 Vote: 16:08 HB 314 Discussion: 16:45 HB 314 Vote: 19:38 Adjournment: 21:32, 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met with a quorum and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53, sponsored by Senator Thomas, addressed Fayette County planning and zoning procedures after a 2024 law was interpreted to limit public comment at certain hearings. Thomas, along with witnesses Walt Gaffield and Zachary Davis, argued the bill would clarify that residents have a right to speak for or against planning matters affecting their homes and neighborhoods. The committee voted favorably on SB 53, with all members present voting yes. The committee then took up Senate Bill 192, sponsored by Senator Bledsoe, which would allow smaller cities to use agreed-upon procedures instead of full audits under certain conditions, with standards set by professional accounting rules and oversight by the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Department of Local Government. Supporters said the bill would help small and midsize cities facing audit costs and a shortage of auditors without reducing accountability. The committee adopted a substitute and passed SB 192 unanimously, with several members explaining their support. House Bill 290, sponsored by Representative Wilson, would change how county law library funds can be used, allowing bar associations to spend money on online legal research tools rather than only books. The sponsor said some local associations have unused funds and need more practical options. The committee passed HB 290 unanimously. Finally, House Bill 314, sponsored by Representative Lockett and Senator Williams, would reorganize oversight of the Kentucky Wired network by consolidating authority and personnel into the Commonwealth Office of Technology amid concerns about KCNA’s management. The bill drew criticism from Senator McDaniel, who called Kentucky Wired a boondoggle and questioned its costs, but the committee still passed HB 314 with favorable expression 9-2 and sent it to the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Secretary please none no questions Madam Secretary please call<00:03:00.760> the [Roll call vote
• I explain my vote.
• I can tell you last year House Bill 315 passed out of the Senate with 38-0 votes, and it's to secure
• With no further business, Senator Carpenter, I need to record a aye vote on House Bill 24.
• on House Bill 24 need to record a I vote on House Bill 24 so<00:13:49.639> be<00:13:50.079>

Keywords: 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Attendance Roll Call 1:32 – Discussion of HB 24 03:00 – Roll Call Vote 04:00 – Discussion of HB 304 07:19 – Roll Call Vote 08:54 – Discussion of HB 186 09:46 – Roll Call Vote 11:00 – Discussion of HB 315 13:09 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, heard brief announcements, and moved quickly through four House bills. House Bill 24, as amended by a committee substitute, would raise the audit threshold for conservation districts from $750,000 to $1 million and also clarify that temporary roads, highways, and structures may be built on certain easements if they are removed when work is complete. The substitute was adopted, the bill passed on a roll call vote, and a title amendment was also adopted. House Bill 304, presented by Rep. Ryan Bivens with support from the Kentucky Soybean Association, would adjust soybean checkoff language so the state checkoff could rise from one-quarter to one-half percent if the federal checkoff ever ends, keeping funding levels effectively the same and allowing the state board to continue promotion, research, and education work. Members asked about the cost impact on farmers, and sponsors said there would be no added cost because the language is intended as a backup to match the current federal rate. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression. House Bill 186 would streamline rules for churches and nonprofits providing food to homeless shelters or people displaced by declared natural disasters, reducing regulatory barriers for safe, wholesome food service. The sponsor argued current requirements are too restrictive for simple food distribution. The bill passed. House Bill 315, with a committee substitute, would protect agricultural land from entities tied to designated hostile governments, while also allowing some land to be used or leased for research purposes; the sponsor noted the substitute reflected prior work and concerns from bankers about lien priorities, which he said he would address later on the floor. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmj0vYOxnzc, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Chief Justice of the Commonwealth Budget Request Discussion Only 00:01:15 HB 137 Discussion 00:19:04 HB 137 Vote 00:22:08 SB 150 Discussion 00:23:16 SB 150 Vote 00:25:10 HB 219 Discussion 00:26:17 HB 219 Vote 00:35:53 HB 259 Discussion 00:37:56 HB 259 Vote 00:39:05 HB 482 Discussion 00:40:41 HB 482 Vote 00:41:21 SB 232 Discussion 00:42:16 SB 232 Vote 00:44:59 SB 285 Discussion 00:46:07 SB 285 Vote 00:49:10 SB 249 Discussion 00:50:21 SB 249 Vote 00:54:41 SB 195 Discussion 00:55:43 SB 195 Vote 01:07:03, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• So with that, I vote aye. Thank you. Thank you for sharing.
• For that reason, I vote no. Chairman Wynne? Aye. But you vote to five six ayes. Chairman, one? Aye.
• So for that reason, I vote no. Chairman Yidd? Aye. So for that reason, I vote no. Chairman Nguyen?
• So for that reason, I vote no. Chairman Nguyen? Aye.
• But for these reasons, I vote no. For these reasons, I vote no. Mr.

Bills: SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673

Keywords: probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills dealing with criminal justice, victims’ rights, education funding, and public safety. SB 1094, which would create a civil cause of action for minors who received irreversible gender reassignment surgery in violation of Arizona law, drew extensive testimony. Supporters argued it would provide compensation for harmed minors and extend accountability similar to sexual abuse cases; opponents said it was discriminatory, targeted transgender people and providers, and interfered with informed consent and parental decision-making. The committee voted 6-3 to give SB 1094 a do pass recommendation. SB 1635, which creates the offense of unlawfully alerting someone to an imminent arrest, also passed 6-3 after strong debate. The sponsor said it was intended to stop people from warning specific targets of arrest, including in immigration enforcement and other criminal cases, while preserving First Amendment protections for general alerts. Opponents, including the ACLU and community members, argued the bill criminalized speech, was overbroad, and duplicated existing obstruction laws. SB 1673, appropriating money for the crime victim notification fund, passed unanimously after an amendment increasing the appropriation from $5 million to $8.2 million was adopted. The committee also approved SB 1092, which bars early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, after testimony from victims’ advocates and defense-side witnesses about probation, online evidence, and the risk of re-victimizing survivors. SB 1239, extending the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, passed 6-4 despite arguments that registration is already continuously monitored and that the bill could create redundant liability. SB 1139, a strike-everything bill requiring GPS monitoring for registered sex offenders without a permanent residence, failed after members noted existing monitoring systems already cover many offenders. Later, SB 1502, increasing penalties for unlawful flight when accompanied by aggravating danger, passed 5-1 amid concerns about over-criminalization and possible impacts on drivers trying to pull over safely. Additional measures included SB 1248, clarifying county use of accommodation schools for juvenile detention and jail education programs, which passed unanimously, and SB 1240, excluding dangerous-crime-against-children probationers from county probation incentive calculations, which passed 5-4 over objections that it would undermine rehabilitation incentives. SB 1669, changing rape-shield evidence rules to focus on physical injury, passed 6-3 after a dispute over whether the bill would narrow or clarify admissible evidence. The committee then began hearing SB 1540, a new offense targeting fuel dispenser theft and manipulation devices, with the petroleum industry describing organized gas theft schemes and the sponsor’s amendment removing mere possession of a device from the criminal statute.

Keywords: Meeting Start 01:53 Attendance Roll Call 03:20 HB 313 Discussion 05:00 HB 313 Roll Call Vote 06:23 HB 398 Discussion 07:15 HB 398 Roll Call Vote 08:14 HB 506 Discussion 09:17 HB 506 Roll Call Vote 19:45 HB 677 Discussion 26:55 HB 677 Roll Call Vote 33:20, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Explain my<00:26:22.000> vote.<00:26:22.680> Yes. my vote. Yes. my vote. Yes.
• Comment on my vote, Mr. Chairman. Comment on my vote, Mr. Chairman. >> Yes.
• I vote yes. Thank you.
• I vote yes.
• I vote yes. Thank you.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:00 SB 100 Discussion 02:09 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 10:50 SB 8 Discussion 11:46 SB 8 Roll Call Vote 15:44 SB 49 Discussion 16:32 SB 49 Roll Call Vote 25:43 SB 222 Discussion 28:23 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 29:48, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• in Louisville that got reassigned in Louisville that got reassigned sometime<00:10:35.440> around
• have to go to a vote. have to go to a vote.
• So, with that we do need to move to<00:41:22.480> a<00:41:22.560> vote.
• Uh we have a motion and a to a vote.
• Chair, may I explain my vote >> Mr. Chair, may I explain my vote briefly? briefly? briefly?

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:15 HB 195 Discussion: 05:22 HB 195 Roll Call Vote: 16:33 SB 199 Discussion: 18:34 SB 199 Roll Call Vote: 41:25 SB 5 Discussion: 43:50 SB 5 Roll Call Vote: 46:35 HB 687 Discussion: 48:10 HB 687 Roll Call Vote: 50:15, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 13<00:04:50.280> yes<00:04:50.560> votes. 13 yes votes. 13 yes votes.
• Explain my vote.
• Can I explain my vote? Yes.
• Can I explain my vote? Yes. Can I explain my vote? Yes.
• uh one no vote, and three passes. uh one no vote, and three passes. Okay. Okay.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:25 HB 667 Discussion 01:21 HB 667 Roll Call Vote 03:56 HB 677 Discussion 05:01 HB 677 Roll Call Vote 11:51 HB 535 Discussion 13:33 HB 535 Roll Call Vote 34:46 HJR 77 Discussion 38:33 HJR 77 Roll Call Vote 44:23, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 667, described by the sponsor as a cleanup measure to a 2024 solid waste law. Testimony said the bill would clarify issues involving indirect access to protected information, contractors and consultants, Open Records Act interactions, and remedies when protected material is obtained. The committee voted 13-0 to pass the bill favorably and recommended it for passage on the House floor. The committee then took up House Bill 677, which would establish Kentucky’s legal and regulatory framework for carbon dioxide geological sequestration and help the state seek EPA primacy over Class VI injection wells. Supporters said the bill was the product of 18 months of work among industry, landowner, environmental, and cabinet stakeholders, and argued it would promote economic development, protect landowners, and support carbon-capture investment and related infrastructure, especially in Western Kentucky. An amendment was adopted by voice vote, and the bill then passed favorably with committee amendment attached. Finally, the committee discussed House Bill 535 as amended by a committee substitute. The bill would authorize securitization for certain investor-owned utilities with out-of-state assets, including Kentucky Power, to refinance assets such as the Mitchell plant and certain regulatory assets, with a two-year rate freeze and PSC review for net savings. Sponsors and supporters framed it as an affordability and jobs measure that could finance new natural gas generation at Big Sandy, create several hundred construction jobs, and support long-term economic development in Eastern Kentucky. Members raised concerns about utility fees, PSC discretion, and transparency; sponsors said the proposal would not be approved without overall savings and that applications would also be reviewed by the legislature, the Attorney General, and EPIC. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed House Bill 535 favorably, with several members explaining their votes and some noting continued reservations for floor consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• All those in favor vote I. All those against vote no.
• Vote yes.
• Vote everyone for all your hard work. Vote yes. yes. yes.
• Vote<00:18:44.600> I. Vote I. Vote I. All<00:18:46.280> right.
• Vote<00:27:17.080> I. Vote I. Vote I.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:01 Roll Call 00:00:21 SB 141 Discussion 00:03:21 SB 141 Vote 00:10:57 HB 755 Discussion 00:13:08 HB 755 Vote 00:17:55 SB 20 Discussion 00:19:36 SB 20 Vote 00:21:53 SB 40 Discussion 00:23:31 SB 40 Vote 00:26:25 HB 851 Discussion 00:28:53 HB 851 Vote 00:31:53 Adjournment 00:33:26, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Vote yes. We have 13 aye votes and two pass votes.
• Vote aye.
• change my vote. change my vote.
• >> vote I. >> vote I.
• vote vote<00:20:15.120> I.

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.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCAoJnTXQwE, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 HB 331 Discussion: 00:00:14 HB 331 Roll Call Vote: 00:06:45 HB 56 Discussion: 00:08:02 HB 56 Roll Call Vote: 00:21:05 HB 311 Discussion: 00:23:26 HB 311 Roll Call Vote: 00:24:39 HB 345 Discussion: 00:26:27 HB 345 Roll Call Vote: 00:41:43 HB 353 Discussion: 00:45:05 HB 353 Roll Call Vote: 00:53:30 HJR 38 Discussion: 00:54:35 HJR 38 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:22 Adoption of Senate Resolutions by Voice-Vote: 00:57:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Mills, explain my vote. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I'm going to vote yes.
• So I vote yes. Senator Richardson, explain my vote.
• So I vote yes. Senator Richardson, explain my vote.
• So I vote yes. Senator Richardson, explain my vote.
• So I vote yes. Senator Richardson, explain my vote.

Keywords: Discussion on SB 132 - 00:06 Vote on SB 132 - 04:41 Discussion on HB 219 - 43:49 Vote on HB 219 – 49:00 Discussion on HCR 20 – 50:08 Vote on HCR 20 – 51:28, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, which would create conscience protections for health care professionals who object to participating in certain procedures or services on religious, moral, or ethical grounds. Senator Donald Douglas and several supporters argued the bill is a recruitment and retention tool for Kentucky’s health care workforce, emphasizing provider shortages, maldistribution, and the need to protect individual conscience rights. Supporters said the bill would not apply to emergency care, would not permit denial of care based on a patient’s identity, and would mainly protect professionals from being forced to perform procedures they believe are unethical. They also cited similar laws in six other states and said the bill would have a cause of action to give it enforcement teeth. Supportive testimony came from an emergency physician, a registered nurse, and others who described personal experiences or examples involving objections to abortion-related care, opioid prescribing, and pressure to participate in procedures that conflicted with conscience. They said conscience protections would help attract providers, preserve ethical integrity, and allow clinicians to make professional judgments without corporate or institutional coercion. In questioning, senators asked about practical examples, the scope of the bill, whether it would cover hypothetical cases involving patients of particular religions or identities, and which states have similar laws. The sponsor and supporters repeatedly said the bill is about procedures, not patients, and that it should not be read to allow discrimination against individuals. Opponents, including pediatricians and a registered nurse/minister, warned that the bill is overly broad and could allow refusals of care by not only physicians but also pharmacists, clerks, and ambulance drivers. They argued it could delay treatment, increase discrimination, and worsen access problems in rural areas, especially for contraception, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other services. Critics said existing professional ethics already require patient care and that the bill could undermine evidence-based medicine and worsen Kentucky’s provider shortage. The committee took testimony and questions; no final vote or disposition was announced in the portion provided.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKAD13Cga0, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Attendance Roll Call 00:24 SB 317 Discussion 01:24 SB 317 Vote 18:49 SB 368 Discussion 21:41 SB 368 Vote 24:07 SB 128 Discussion 25:06 SB 128 Vote 33:46 SB 369 Discussion 35:25 SB 369 Vote 36:47 HB 7 Discussion 37:50 HB 7 Vote 55:00, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• , no nay votes, the Being 12 aye votes, no nay votes, the measure<00:02:48.680> the<00:02:48.760
• , no nay votes, the Being 12 aye votes, no nay votes, the measure<00:05:17.040> passes<00:05:17.360
• Cast your vote and explain, ma'am. Thank you. I vote yes.
• There remain 12 aye votes, no nay votes. There remain 12 aye votes, no nay votes.
• There remain 12 aye votes, no nay votes. There remain 12 aye votes, no nay votes.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 503 Discussion 00:01:00 HB 503 Vote 00:02:17 HB 504 Discussion 00:02:53 HB 504 Vote 00:04:48 HB 500 Discussion 00:05:19 HB 500 Vote 00:29:18 HB 900 Discussion 00:32:02 HB 900 Vote 00:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor. The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review. Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.