Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> impact</c><00:32:02.159><c> on</c><00:32:02.399><c> students</c><00:32:02.799><c> and</c><00:32:
• :03.519><c> our</c><00:32:03.760><c> state</c><00:32:04.000><c> if</c><00:32:04.240><c> this</c><00:32
• are out of<01:32:00.800><c> a</c><01:32:01.040><c> job</c><01:32:02.000><c> because</c><01:32:02.639
• c><01:32:12.000><c> don't</c><01:32:12.159><c> have</c><01:32:12.320><c> to</c><01:32:12.400><c> be</
• 32:41.920><c> and</c><01:32:42.159><c> we</c><01:32:42.400><c> have</c><01:32:42.560><c> to</c><01:32

Bills: HF1048 , HF1049 , HF745 , HF2210

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

Transcript Highlights:

• :14.399><c> fix</c><00:32:15.039><c> the</c><00:32:15.399><c> underlying</c><00:32:16.039><c> bill</c
• just changes<00:32:18.120><c> the</c><00:32:18.240><c> $4.9</c><00:32:19.120><c> million</c><00:32:19.840
• was allocated<00:32:21.159><c> to</c><00:32:21.360><c> Scott</c><00:32:21.720><c> County</c><00:32:22.039
• allocated to Scott County for the 169 282<00:32:24.039><c> project</c><00:32:25.039><c> um</c><00:32:
• County<00:32:27.279><c> it</c><00:32:27.399><c> needs</c><00:32:27.919><c> to</c><00:32:28.080><c> go

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• .<00:32:18.960><c> There</c><00:32:19.120><c> will</c><00:32:19.279><c> be</c><00:32:19.360><c> a</c>
• these<00:32:26.080><c> slide</c><00:32:26.480><c> decks</c><00:32:26.799><c> approved</c><00:32:27.120
• </c><00:32:28.159><c> So,</c><00:32:28.320><c> there's</c><00:32:28.480><c> a</c><00:32:28.640><c> lot
• ><00:32:42.720><c> later</c><00:32:42.960><c> on</c><00:32:43.200><c> here,</c><00:32:43.760><c> is</
• ,</c><00:32:47.519><c> but</c><00:32:47.840><c> we</c><00:32:48.080><c> have</c><00:32:48.159><c> to<

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 CRISP Shared Services 00:01:39 Rural Health Transformation Plan 00:30:55, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services opened its first meeting of the 2026 interim session, took roll, and moved directly into presentations. The main presentation was from Ryan Bramble of Crisp Shared Services, who described the organization’s health information exchange and health data utility model in Kentucky and other states. He emphasized that Crisp is a nonprofit, that data ownership remains with providers, and that governance is local. He also outlined the technical infrastructure, including a master patient index, cloud-based data lake, support for modern standards like FHIR and USCDI as well as older formats, and data quality tools used to normalize and standardize information. Bramble said the model is intended to reduce duplication, lower costs, and support rural providers and future use cases such as reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support. Members asked how the state can ensure the data is actually used and who should drive priorities for health care improvement. Bramble said Crisp can provide tools, expertise, and examples from other states, but local teams such as KHI and state stakeholders must tailor and lead utilization efforts. In response to questions about ownership and coordination, he stressed that successful HIE governance requires a multistakeholder body that includes hospitals, health plans, government, and other interests, with a unified approach rather than multiple competing directives. He also said the Commonwealth has an opportunity to convene those stakeholders and set clear priorities. A senator raised concerns that responsibility for Medicaid and broader health policy has become fragmented and suggested a stronger central role for the state, possibly through the Department of Public Health, to coordinate health priorities. Bramble agreed that a single convening authority and multistakeholder governance are important, and noted that local governance should determine what data is shared and how it is used. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting. After Bramble’s presentation and questions, the committee was told that Secretary Stack from the cabinet would testify next on the rural health transformation plan.

Transcript Highlights:

• So whether or not<00:32:14.720><c> you</c><00:32:14.960><c> pass</c><00:32:15.120><c> this</c><00:32:
• If you pass this<00:32:18.640><c> bill,</c><00:32:18.799><c> it</c><00:32:18.960><c> would</c><00:32:
• Um<00:32:20.480><c> we</c><00:32:20.640><c> we</c><00:32:21.120><c> urge</c><00:32:21.200><c> you</c>
• <00:32:23.200><c> and</c><00:32:23.360><c> if</c><00:32:23.519><c> you</c><00:32:23.600><c> do</c><00
• :32:23.760><c> to</c><00:32:24.000><c> please</c><00:32:24.240><c> adopt</c><00:32:24.559><c> the</c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:55.120><c> I</c><00:32:55.279><c> have</c><00:32:55.440><c> half</c><00:32:55.600><c> the<
• And<01:32:19.360><c> so</c><01:32:19.600><c> this</c><01:32:19.840><c> is</c><01:32:20.000><c> not</c
• ><01:32:20.159><c> doing</c><01:32:20.400><c> away</c><01:32:20.639><c> with</c><01:32:20.800><c> the
• This is allowing<01:32:22.960><c> members</c><01:32:23.360><c> if</c><01:32:23.520><c> they</c><01:32
• :32:25.440><c> to</c><01:32:25.679><c> draft</c><01:32:26.000><c> amendments</c><01:32:26.480><c> to<

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• > full-time</c><00:32:03.919><c> if</c><00:32:04.039><c> you're</c><00:32:04.159><c> going</c><00:32:
• :32:17.120><c> you</c><00:32:17.240><c> know</c><00:32:17.480><c> really</c><00:32:17.760><c> have</c
• <00:32:18.919><c> about</c><00:32:19.440><c> the</c><00:32:19.519><c> University</c><00:32:19.960><c>
• <00:32:26.600><c> institutions</c><00:32:27.240><c> that</c><00:32:27.399><c> we</c><00:32:27.559><c>
• <00:32:31.240><c> um</c><00:32:31.480><c> pillar</c><00:32:31.960><c> of</c><00:32:32.120><c> our</c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:32:16.320><c> shot</c><00:32:16.639><c> so</c><00:32:16.799><c> they</c><00:32:16.919><c> could
• </c><00:32:24.039><c> after</c><00:32:24.320><c> the</c><00:32:24.480><c> fiscal</c><00:32:24.840><c>
• the</c><00:32:34.559><c> next</c><00:32:34.840><c> fiscal</c><00:32:35.360><c> year</c><00:32:36.360>
• ><c> is</c><00:32:37.080><c> essentially</c><00:32:37.519><c> to</c><00:32:37.919><c> take</c><00:32:
• </c><00:32:45.159><c> and</c><00:32:45.440><c> our</c><00:32:45.720><c> job</c><00:32:45.960><c> is</

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 233, which would impose transparency and reporting requirements on the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. The prime sponsor, Representative Comto, said the bill and a proposed amendment were intended to increase public access by requiring a physical meeting location, making meetings available online, and publishing a complete list of vaccines and pharmaceutical products purchased. She argued the association should be more transparent because it is involved in vaccine purchasing and public trust is important, especially given controversy around vaccines. Committee members questioned the sponsor about the association’s legal status, who sets vaccine requirements, whether other private entities would be covered, and whether the proposal should instead apply more broadly to all meetings or include recordings. The sponsor said the association was created by the legislature, that childhood vaccine requirements come from DHHS and CDC-related processes, and that she would be open to broader recording requirements. Some members raised concerns about misinformation and whether requiring answers to public questions could be problematic in a contentious policy area. Patrick Miller, executive director of the Vaccine Association, and attorney Mark McHugh testified in opposition. They described the association as a not-for-profit voluntary corporation created by statute in 2002 to serve as a funding mechanism for the state’s universal childhood vaccine purchase program, with no policymaking role and no public funding. They said the association already posts notices, agendas, minutes, and allows public webinar access and comments, while also providing annual audits and reports and other statutory reporting. They argued HB 233 would impose unnecessary administrative costs on a private entity, interfere with its limited charitable purpose, and ultimately increase costs borne by insurers, employers, and consumers. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:32:14.480><c> creation</c><00:32:14.960><c> engine</c><00:32:15.840><c> and</c><00:32:16.080><c>
• <c> stimulation</c><00:32:23.679><c> tool</c><00:32:23.919><c> and</c><00:32:24.159><c> the</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:26.480><c> And</c><00:32:26.720><c> this</c><00:32:26.960><c> is</c><00:32:27.360><c> this
• 32:29.840><c> there</c><00:32:30.159><c> is</c><00:32:30.320><c> already</c><00:32:30.640><c> a</c> is
• c><00:32:31.360><c> we</c><00:32:31.679><c> already</c><00:32:32.159><c> have</c><00:32:32.399><c> the

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:32:11.919><c> on</c><00:32:12.159><c> a</c><00:32:12.320><c> career</c><00:32:12.559><c> that</c>
• </c><00:32:14.559><c> They</c><00:32:14.799><c> have</c><00:32:15.039><c> clear</c><00:32:15.600><c>
• :32:28.799><c> school</c><00:32:29.120><c> counselors</c><00:32:29.760><c> focused</c><00:32:30.240><
• <00:32:38.399><c> that</c><00:32:38.720><c> tie</c><00:32:39.039><c> back</c><00:32:39.279><c> to</c>
• workforce<00:32:40.640><c> and</c><00:32:40.960><c> economic</c><00:32:41.519><c> outcomes</c><00:32

Bills: HF3650 , HF2238

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades

Transcript Highlights:

• > they</c><00:32:01.679><c> want</c><00:32:01.840><c> to</c><00:32:01.920><c> take</c><00:32:02.080><
• </c><00:32:06.880><c> I</c><00:32:07.000><c> really</c><00:32:07.320><c> do</c><00:32:07.640><c> cuz<
• ><c> really</c><00:32:11.120><c> and</c><00:32:11.280><c> truly</c><00:32:11.600><c> didn't</c><00:32
• > is</c><00:32:21.880><c> the</c><00:32:21.960><c> 14th</c><00:32:22.560><c> day,</c><00:32:23.240><c
• c> bill</c><00:32:23.880><c> has</c><00:32:24.080><c> not</c><00:32:24.320><c> come</c><00:32:24.520>

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson. Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar. In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.

Transcript Highlights:

• With<01:32:47.760><c> that,</c><01:32:48.000><c> I</c><01:32:48.239><c> will</c><01:32:48.400><c> yield
• </c><01:32:48.639><c> the</c><01:32:48.880><c> rest</c><01:32:48.960><c> of</c><01:32:49.120><c> my</
• Um, just a I<01:32:57.040><c> guess</c><01:32:57.520><c> as</c><01:32:57.840><c> I</c><01:32:58.000><
• :30.240><c> way</c><02:32:30.479><c> but</c><02:32:30.720><c> when</c><02:32:30.960><c> you</c><02:32
• 32:33.200><c> suffer</c><02:32:34.319><c> from</c><02:32:34.560><c> a</c><02:32:34.800><c> shortage</

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• needs.<00:32:24.799><c> So</c><00:32:25.039><c> the</c><00:32:25.279><c> optional</c><00:32:25.679><
• c><00:32:34.320><c> in</c><00:32:34.559><c> network</c><00:32:35.279><c> or</c><00:32:35.600><c> a</c
• ARP<01:32:00.960><c> continues</c><01:32:01.280><c> to</c><01:32:01.440><c> advocate</c><01:32:01.840
• ><c> but</c><01:32:04.880><c> if</c><01:32:05.040><c> these</c><01:32:05.280><c> tax</c><01:32:05.520
• rate and<01:32:15.840><c> be</c><01:32:15.920><c> a</c><01:32:16.159><c> challenge</c><01:32:16.400><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, OK, that's right for 32, OK. All right.
• The chair lays out SB 32 as a matter of pending business.
• Alright, OK, that's right for 32, OK. All right.
• OK, so 32 goes that way. Sure. What else in mind do we have over here?
• OK, so 32 goes that way. Sure. What else in mind do we have over here?

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee met with a quorum and considered several bills and resolutions, beginning with Senate Bill 393. The bill would restrict political subdivisions from issuing debt for personal property whose useful life ends before the debt matures, and the committee substitute broadened the restriction to include certificates of obligation and anticipation notes as well as general obligation bonds. Members asked about how the weighted-average maturity calculation works, but no detailed explanation was provided. The committee adopted the substitute and left SB 393 pending without a final vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 464, a youth vaping measure by Senator Campbell. The committee substitute defined vaping apparatus, added a Class A misdemeanor, increased the school buffer from 300 feet to 1,000 feet, preserved limited local authority over tobacco-related retail regulation, and removed a 50% threshold. The substitute was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably; it was also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took up SJR 81, which would create a general-law exception for up to $25,000 of tangible personal property held for production of income, and after no public testimony it was reported favorably. Members next considered SB 32, a tax relief measure. The committee substitute reduced the franchise credit amount from $700 million to $500 million, paired with the recently passed $200 million from the related resolution to keep the total at $700 million over the biennium. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported out SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1453, and SB 2016, with most passing on 5-0 votes; SB 1453 passed 4-1 and SB 2016 passed 4-1. SB 1163 was reported to the full Senate but not placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee ended the meeting by leaving SB 393 pending and then adjourning/recessing subject to the chair's call.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll We'll talk<00:32:02.160><c> about</c><00:32:02.440><c> it</c><00:32:02.480><c> later,</c><00:32:
• </c><00:32:03.760><c> Um</c> See<00:32:09.080><c> where</c><00:32:09.200><c> my</c><00:32:09.400><c>
• notes</c><00:32:09.760><c> are</c><00:32:10.000><c> here.
• </c> On<00:32:14.960><c> on</c><00:32:15.080><c> the</c><00:32:15.160><c> sports</c><00:32:15.600><c>
• </c><00:32:24.240><c> any</c><00:32:24.600><c> fears</c><00:32:25.080><c> at</c><00:32:25.200><c> all

Committee: House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Keywords: 00:00 CALL TO ORDER 00:05 ROLL CALL 01:03 HB 566 DISCUSSION 03:05 HB 566 VOTE 05:10 HB 885 DISCUSSION 08:03 HB 885 VOTE 09:55 HB 904 DISCUSSION 33:10 HB 904 VOTE 34:28 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:08.480><c> We've</c><00:32:08.720><c> also</c><00:32:08.880><c> taken</c><00:32:09.200><c>
• uh</c><00:32:14.320><c> in</c><00:32:14.480><c> the</c><00:32:14.640><c> space</c><00:32:14.880><c>
• ><c> our</c><00:32:15.840><c> programs</c><00:32:16.159><c> and</c><00:32:16.399><c> events</c><00:32
• Uh last month our<00:32:23.440><c> board</c><00:32:23.919><c> adopted</c><00:32:24.399><c> a</c><00:32
• /c><00:32:30.000><c> a</c><00:32:30.320><c> robust</c><00:32:30.799><c> exchange</c><00:32:31.279><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met to hear updates from Kentucky public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System on compliance with House Bill 4, which restricts DEI-related activities and requires institutional and viewpoint neutrality. The chair emphasized that the hearing should focus on both compliance and the financial effects of the law. Eastern Kentucky University said its board adopted a House Bill 4 compliance resolution and an institutional neutrality policy. KCTCS reported systemwide reviews of programs, websites, scholarships, personnel, and admissions language, along with board actions removing a cultural competency course requirement, adopting institutional neutrality, and certifying compliance. KCTCS said about $2.5 million annually had been reallocated to other needs, and that no personnel were eliminated, though some roles were reassigned and DEI-related offices closed. Kentucky State University said it had already dissolved DEI offices before the bill passed, ended DEI-specific training, revised policies and gift acceptance rules, adopted a viewpoint neutrality policy, and was conducting ongoing reviews of programs, job descriptions, and web content. KSU said it had achieved substantial compliance, expected full operational integration by August 1, and had not terminated staff or closed academic programs because of the law. In response to questions, KSU said it was broadening outreach to all students rather than targeting specific populations and that its prior diversity finding was tied to not meeting a diversity quota. Morehead State University said it had no DEI office before House Bill 4, amended its non-discrimination statement to include political and social viewpoint neutrality and condemnation of religious and ethnic discrimination, and remained focused on serving its largely low-income student body. Murray State University reported reviewing scholarships, expenditures, training, and academic programs to ensure no differential treatment or indoctrination, revising its neutrality policy, and updating non-discrimination posters and training. When asked about a statement that DEI would “look different,” the university said it meant student support services would continue in a different form. Northern Kentucky University said it dissolved its diversity office and chief diversity officer position in 2024, reviewed programs, events, scholarships, and employee affinity groups, adopted a statement on intellectual diversity and viewpoint neutrality, and reviewed about 2,000 courses for compliance. NKU also said its new Center for Belonging would focus on first-generation and commuter students rather than rebrand prior DEI efforts. The University of Kentucky began its presentation by describing earlier changes made in August 2024, including disbanding its office of institutional diversity, removing diversity statements and mandatory training, adopting institutional neutrality, and ending race-based consideration in admissions and scholarships; the transcript cuts off before the rest of UK’s testimony and any committee votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:00.000><c> And</c><00:32:00.080><c> I</c><00:32:00.240><c> do</c><00:32:00.399><c> have</c
• </c><00:32:19.600><c> Well,</c><00:32:19.919><c> I</c><00:32:20.080><c> will</c><00:32:20.240><c> say
• c> which</c><00:32:31.279><c> you</c><00:32:31.679><c> would</c><00:32:32.000><c> add</c><00:32:32.240
• :35.200><c> So,</c><00:32:35.840><c> that</c><00:32:36.080><c> will</c><00:32:36.320><c> be</c><00:32
• Um, also on Senate<00:32:48.799><c> Bill</c><00:32:49.039><c> 10,</c><00:32:50.080><c> uh,</c><00:32:

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:01 Attendance Roll Call: 00:01:26 Approval of Minutes: 00:02:27 Investment, Cash Flow, and Legislative Update: Bo Cracraft – Judicial Form Retirement System: 00:03:12 Ryan Barrow – Kentucky Public Pensions Authority: 00:21:52 Beau Barnes – Teachers’ Retirement System: 00:34:31 Adjournment: 01:07:25, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, followed by a roll call confirming a quorum and approval of the prior minutes. A special guest, Dave Eager, was welcomed before the committee moved to presentations from retirement system officials. Bo Craycraft, executive director of the Judicial Form Retirement System, gave a quarterly update on investment performance, asset allocation, and cash flow. He said the plans had held up well amid market volatility, with fiscal year-to-date returns above benchmark and long-term returns remaining strong. He explained that the plans are targeted to a 70% equity/30% fixed-income allocation, that some cash is being held for cash-flow management, and that negative cash flow is expected because of funding and contribution levels. He also said Senate Bill 183, dealing with proxy voting and economic analysis for certain votes, was not expected to materially affect the plans because of their small number of holdings and Bear Trust’s long-term investment approach. Ryan Barrow and Erin Surrod then presented for the Kentucky Pension Authority. They reported positive quarterly performance across the retirement and insurance funds, though results varied by period and remained tied to broader market conditions. They said recent asset-allocation changes had been completed and the funds were now within target ranges. On cash flow, they noted some plans remained negative or near zero, with one plan benefiting from a large appropriation. In the legislative update, they described House Bill 30 as codifying an exclusion from pension-spiking calculations for across-the-board raises, and Senate Bill 10 as increasing retiree health insurance subsidies and changing employee health insurance contribution rules for certain CERS members beginning in 2026. They also said Senate Bill 183 would likely have limited impact, though the agency would review voting policies and incorporate any required economic-analysis procedures.

Transcript Highlights:

• They've been about 32% for the last 32%.
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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

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• Or discussion, members.<00:32:38.200><c> Um,</c><00:32:38.400><c> so</c><00:32:38.520><c> I</c><00:32
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• </c><00:32:49.400><c> All</c><00:32:49.440><c> right,</c><00:32:49.640><c> and</c><00:32:50.000><c> uh
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Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house