Transcript Highlights:

• :00.080><c> Union</c><00:32:00.480><c> Bank</c><00:32:00.960><c> uh</c><00:32:01.039><c> in</c><00:32
• So<00:32:02.960><c> um</c><00:32:03.039><c> it</c><00:32:03.360><c> is</c><00:32:03.440><c> a</c><00:
• 32:03.919><c> you</c><00:32:04.080><c> know</c><00:32:04.240><c> a</c><00:32:04.480><c> business</c>
• <00:32:05.360><c> those</c><00:32:05.600><c> or</c><00:32:05.919><c> those</c><00:32:06.159><c> banks
• ><c> is</c><00:32:20.399><c> why</c><00:32:20.640><c> is</c><00:32:20.880><c> there</c><00:32:20.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:04.800><c> It's</c><00:32:05.000><c> just</c><00:32:05.320><c> simply</c><00:32:06.040><c>
• c><00:32:06.760><c> track</c><00:32:07.000><c> them</c><00:32:07.160><c> in</c><00:32:07.280><c> our<
• </c><00:32:08.760><c> Um</c><00:32:09.040><c> and</c><00:32:09.160><c> then</c><00:32:09.360><c> to</
• c><00:32:18.880><c> the</c><00:32:19.360><c> 10-unit</c><00:32:20.040><c> is</c><00:32:20.960><c> um<
• um</c><00:32:24.800><c> equipment</c><00:32:25.240><c> in</c><00:32:25.320><c> some</c><00:32:25.520>

Bills: HF4062 , HF4063 , HF4065 , HF3926 , HF4216 , HF3176 , HF3728 , HF3988 , HF3865

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:32:03.200><c> the</c><00:32:03.600><c> uh</c><00:32:03.760><c> the</c><00:32:03.919><c> older</
• </c><00:32:05.200><c> continue</c><00:32:05.519><c> to</c><00:32:06.240><c> you</c><00:32:06.399><c>
• You<00:32:49.039><c> want</c><00:32:49.200><c> to</c><00:32:49.279><c> run</c><00:32:49.440><c> down?
• OS.<00:32:51.600><c> It's</c><00:32:51.840><c> It's</c><00:32:52.240><c> over</c><00:32:52.399><c> in
• </c><00:32:52.679><c> this</c><00:32:53.679><c> It's</c><00:32:53.919><c> in</c><00:32:54.080><c> the

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• at the December<00:32:13.279><c> 4th</c><00:32:13.679><c> KIA</c><00:32:14.159><c> board</c><00:32:14.399
• </c><00:32:19.760><c> The</c><00:32:20.000><c> city</c><00:32:20.159><c> of</c><00:32:20.320><c> Grayson's
• </c><00:32:22.080><c> of</c><00:32:22.320><c> 3,280,350</c> is<00:32:26.080><c> for</c><00:32:26.320>
• This<00:32:32.559><c> project</c><00:32:32.960><c> will</c><00:32:33.279><c> replace</c><00:32:33.679
• with four<00:32:38.399><c> basins</c><00:32:39.200><c> installed</c><00:32:39.840><c> at</c><00:32:40.159

Keywords: Reuploaded tor restore the roll call and minutes approval 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:20 Approval of Minutes 0:00:50 Information Items 0:01:39 Project Rpt from Eastern KY University 0:06:54 Lease Rpt from University of KY 0:11:33 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:18:50 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:29:33 OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 0:38:27 OFM – Debt Issues 0:46:27 Louisville Arena Authority 1:24:30 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the November minutes and received information items on University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, five school districts reporting upcoming bond issues with no additional tax levies needed, and a School Facilities Construction Commission list of prior debt issues for fiscal year 2026. It then considered an appropriation increase for a University of Kentucky project at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Richmond. University officials said the project is 100% federally funded and will construct a terminal building tied to EKU’s airport operations and planned flight school. Members asked about the relationship to aviation expansion and whether the flight school would be publicly operated; the witnesses said EKU would operate it, public appropriations had already been applied, and student revenue would help offset costs. The committee approved the item by roll call vote. Next, the committee approved a University of Kentucky lease purchase for property at 415 West Sun Street in Morehead, Rowan County, for $6.4 million. UK said the property, which includes an 85,000-square-foot facility on 9.6 acres, is directly across from UK St. Clair and was offered by the Rowan County Board of Education after it moved to a new location. Members questioned why the payment schedule was structured as quarterly installments and why the price was below two appraisals; UK said the board requested the arrangement and did not want the full amount upfront, and there was no interest on the purchase price. The committee also approved this item. The deputy state budget director then reported three appropriation increases in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: a Ballard Wildlife Management Area pump station project, Lake Barkley State Resort Park emergency repairs, and Lake Barkley lodge wing exterior repairs. After questions, staff explained the Lake Barkley increases were mainly to cover construction contingencies because bids came in close to available funding. The committee approved the action items, then heard four no-action pool projects: HVAC upgrades at the FFA leadership training center in Hardinsburg, Kentucky School for the Blind’s McDaniel Scoggin building, KSD’s Brett Brady Hall, and a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation for the School of Engineering Technology. Finally, the committee heard two real property items: a new CHFS lease in Wayne County and a Transportation Cabinet lease modification in Christian County. The Wayne County lease drew the most discussion, with members questioning the high per-square-foot cost and whether another county location could be used; CHFS said it maintains offices in every county seat, this lease would replace an existing 1977 office, and the new construction was negotiated down from a higher initial bid. The Christian County item was described as a replacement site for driver licensing space, with renovation costs partly absorbed by the lessor and the remainder amortized over the lease term.

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> bring</c><00:32:03.919><c> back</c><00:32:04.159><c> to</c><00:32:04.320><c> us,</c><00:32:04.960
• &gt;&gt; And<00:32:32.480><c> if</c><00:32:32.640><c> we</c><00:32:32.799><c> were</c><00:32:32.960><
• c> going</c><00:32:33.039><c> to</c><00:32:33.200><c> build</c><00:32:33.360><c> a</c><00:32:33.600><
• c> it</c><00:32:35.679><c> built</c><00:32:36.000><c> at</c><00:32:36.399><c> 14</c><00:32:36.640><c>
• > that</c><00:32:38.559><c> would</c><00:32:38.720><c> completely</c><00:32:39.200><c> cut</c><00:32:

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• that, and we will I<00:32:01.760><c> will</c><00:32:02.040><c> ask</c><00:32:02.360><c> to</c><00:32
• :02.440><c> make</c><00:32:02.679><c> sure</c><00:32:02.880><c> members</c><00:32:03.280><c> do</c> I
• :32:04.000><c> getting</c><00:32:04.280><c> things</c><00:32:04.520><c> out</c><00:32:04.679><c> quicker
• With<00:32:06.040><c> that,</c><00:32:06.640><c> um</c><00:32:06.880><c> we</c><00:32:07.120><c> are<
• And<00:32:11.800><c> with</c><00:32:11.960><c> that,</c><00:32:12.240><c> this</c><00:32:12.480><c> committee

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:32:05.679><c> I'm</c><01:32:06.000><c> sure</c><01:32:06.239><c> the</c><01:32:06.480><c> next
• Um, Um, Um, following<01:32:14.400><c> up</c><01:32:14.639><c> on</c><01:32:15.120><c> what</c><01:32
• a</c><01:32:41.760><c> possibility</c><01:32:42.639><c> and</c><01:32:42.960><c> that's</c><01:32:43.199
• Um once again that's<01:32:46.800><c> going</c><01:32:46.880><c> to</c><01:32:47.040><c> be</c><01:32
• court</c><01:32:48.960><c> to</c><01:32:49.199><c> decide</c><01:32:49.679><c> as</c><01:32:49.920><c

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:32:02.400><c> women</c><01:32:03.280><c> who</c><01:32:03.520><c> are</c><01:32:03.760><c> on
• </c> It<01:32:10.719><c> is</c><01:32:10.880><c> for</c><01:32:11.280><c> every</c><01:32:11.840><c>
• woman</c><01:32:12.239><c> who</c><01:32:12.639><c> lives</c><01:32:13.360><c> in</c><01:32:13.840><c
• :15.440><c> They</c><01:32:15.679><c> do</c><01:32:15.920><c> not</c><01:32:16.080><c> have</c><01:32
• care.<01:32:52.480><c> I</c><01:32:52.800><c> understand</c><01:32:53.120><c> the</c><01:32:53.360><

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• &gt;&gt; Nice.<00:32:00.360><c> All</c><00:32:00.440><c> right,</c><00:32:00.880><c> I</c><00:32:00.920
• </c><00:32:03.480><c> Um</c><00:32:04.000><c> but</c><00:32:04.120><c> let's</c><00:32:04.360><c> open
• </c><00:32:04.600><c> it</c><00:32:04.720><c> up</c><00:32:04.880><c> to</c><00:32:05.080><c> any</c>
• &gt;&gt; Yeah,<00:32:28.800><c> so</c><00:32:29.040><c> that</c><00:32:29.280><c> would</c><00:32:29.480
• </c><00:32:33.040><c> I</c><00:32:33.120><c> haven't</c><00:32:33.400><c> looked</c><00:32:33.560><c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :02.799><c> Mr</c><00:32:03.000><c> folley</c><00:32:04.000><c> members</c><00:32:04.880><c> our</c><
• </c><00:32:10.039><c> right</c><00:32:10.159><c> now</c><00:32:10.440><c> obviously</c><00:32:10.760>
• as of preservation<00:32:11.600><c> we</c><00:32:11.760><c> have</c><00:32:11.880><c> some</c><00:32
• other committee<00:32:14.360><c> members</c><00:32:15.159><c> like</c><00:32:15.320><c> our</c><00:32
• c><00:32:17.320><c> so</c><00:32:17.519><c> we</c><00:32:17.679><c> have</c><00:32:18.399><c> they</c

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :32:02.159><c> yeah</c><00:32:03.159><c> note</c><00:32:03.360><c> for</c><00:32:03.519><c> the</c><00
• yeah note for the record that we<00:32:04.679><c> have</c><00:32:04.840><c> had</c><00:32:04.960><c>
• a</c><00:32:05.080><c> quum</c><00:32:05.399><c> of</c><00:32:05.519><c> senators</c> we have had a
• ><c> uh</c><00:32:17.320><c> would</c><00:32:17.600><c> they</c><00:32:17.760><c> fall</c> religious
• c><00:32:18.519><c> parameters</c><00:32:18.960><c> of</c><00:32:19.080><c> the</c><00:32:19.159><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :01.440><c> the</c><00:32:01.919><c> PHIP</c><00:32:02.559><c> program</c><00:32:03.039><c> to</c><00
• </c><00:32:06.880><c> And</c><00:32:07.200><c> so</c><00:32:07.440><c> that's</c><00:32:08.159><c> um
• You see down at<00:32:12.720><c> the</c><00:32:12.799><c> bottom</c><00:32:13.120><c> just</c><00:32:
• c><00:32:19.679><c> a</c><00:32:19.919><c> billion4</c><00:32:21.039><c> billion</c><00:32:21.519><c>
• 32:25.360><c> there</c><00:32:25.679><c> down</c><00:32:25.840><c> there</c><00:32:26.080><c> handwritten

Bills: SB344 , SB344

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> can</c><00:32:38.679><c> you</c><00:32:38.880><c> conf</c><00:32:39.200><c> confine</c><00:32:39.600
• ><c> to</c><00:32:40.639><c> specific</c><00:32:41.039><c> to</c><00:32:41.240><c> the</c><00:32:42.159
• ><c> us</c><00:32:43.240><c> please</c><00:32:43.639><c> okay</c><00:32:43.880><c> okay</c><00:32:44.240
• ><c> end</c><00:32:45.840><c> then</c><00:32:46.760><c> so</c><00:32:46.960><c> the</c><00:32:47.159>
• 32:50.840><c> the</c><00:32:51.000><c> reason</c><00:32:51.320><c> why</c><00:32:51.480><c> these</c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Education met on April 1 at 2:04 p.m. and first heard HCR 129/HR 125/HD1, which asks state and county transportation and education agencies to work together on pedestrian safety and traffic congestion around Haiku Elementary School. The Department of Education said it stood on its written testimony, and no other testimony was offered on that measure. The committee then took up HCR 173/HR 169/HD1, urging the Department of Health to begin education outreach and vaccination drive efforts at schools with vaccination rates under 30 percent, starting in the 2025-26 school year. The Department of Education and Department of Health both supported the resolution and stood on their written testimony. Support also came from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Nurses Association, the Democratic Party of Hawaii Health Committee, and Free Citizens of Malua. A number of testifiers opposed the measure, arguing that vaccination efforts do not belong in schools, that the proposal would pressure families and undermine parental rights and religious freedom, and that it could create liability and misuse public funds. Several opponents also raised concerns about informed consent, government overreach, and vaccine safety. One supporter, Kye Swan, said vaccines are the way to fight infectious disease and asked the committee to pass the resolution so children could be vaccinated before the school year starts. No vote or final committee action on the resolutions was announced in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:32:32.440><c> do</c><01:32:32.720><c> not</c><01:32:33.200><c> have</c><01:32:33.640><c> the<
• coerce employees<01:32:37.920><c> into</c><01:32:38.680><c> voting</c><01:32:39.160><c> for</c><01:32
• c><02:32:24.440><c> is</c><02:32:24.600><c> administered</c><02:32:25.200><c> by</c><02:32:25.400><c>
• <02:32:27.520><c> on</c><02:32:27.640><c> Legislative</c><02:32:28.640><c> Ethics</c><02:32:29.480><c
• </c><02:32:34.200><c> of</c><02:32:34.360><c> the</c><02:32:34.400><c> Maryland</c><02:32:34.680><c>

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um so I guess<00:32:04.240><c> I</c><00:32:04.399><c> would</c><00:32:04.559><c> just</c><00:32:04.799
• ><00:32:10.000><c> can</c><00:32:10.159><c> actually</c><00:32:10.480><c> get</c><00:32:10.640><c> done
• them</c><00:32:12.799><c> off</c><00:32:12.960><c> the</c><00:32:13.120><c> list</c><00:32:13.360><c>
• and move on<00:32:14.000><c> to</c><00:32:14.159><c> the</c><00:32:14.320><c> next</c><00:32:14.480>
• <c> round</c><00:32:14.799><c> of</c><00:32:15.440><c> projects</c><00:32:15.840><c> that</c><00:32:16.000

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:07.679><c> And</c><00:32:08.640><c> um</c><00:32:08.880><c> just</c><00:32:09.760><c> I</c
• And um just I know<00:32:10.080><c> we</c><00:32:10.320><c> went</c><00:32:10.480><c> over</c><00:32:
• </c><00:32:13.760><c> The</c><00:32:14.000><c> short</c><00:32:14.320><c> version</c><00:32:14.640><c
• :32:16.000><c> fund</c><00:32:16.399><c> that</c><00:32:17.120><c> um</c><00:32:17.840><c> handles</c
• 00:32:25.919><c> is</c><00:32:26.240><c> that</c><00:32:26.880><c> uh</c><00:32:26.960><c> we've</c>

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:03.559><c> ready</c><00:32:03.720><c> to</c><00:32:03.880><c> go</c><00:32:04.120><c> next
• </c><00:32:08.919><c> all</c><00:32:09.320><c> that's</c><00:32:09.440><c> all</c><00:32:09.600><c> I
• Mr thank you<00:32:14.440><c> thank</c><00:32:14.600><c> you</c><00:32:14.720><c> further</c><00:32:
• :31.720><c> would</c><00:32:32.000><c> be</c><00:32:32.240><c> here</c><00:32:32.720><c> um</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:37.200><c> members</c><00:32:37.519><c> on</c> Zoom<00:32:41.399><c> okay</c><00:32:41.639

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh please<00:32:06.200><c> free</c><00:32:07.200><c> to</c><00:32:07.440><c> let</c><00:32:07.519><c>
• us</c><00:32:07.679><c> know</c><00:32:07.840><c> you</c><00:32:08.080><c> like</c><00:32:08.159><c>
• </c><00:32:17.919><c> I'm</c><00:32:18.080><c> not</c><00:32:18.240><c> going</c><00:32:18.320><c> to
• </c><00:32:19.600><c> I</c><00:32:19.760><c> gave</c><00:32:20.320><c> uh</c><00:32:20.559><c> the</c
• <c> day,</c><00:32:21.360><c> but</c><00:32:21.760><c> I</c><00:32:22.080><c> will</c><00:32:22.320><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up several insurance-related bills. Senate Bill 47, concerning health insurance policies related to the birth of the mother, was moved ought to pass with no amendments and was approved on a 6-0 vote. Senate Bill 121, dealing with Medicare Advantage plan notice requirements, was amended to reduce the required notice from 120 days to 90 days and to remove a federal citation; the department said the change was to avoid conflict with federal notice rules. After discussion about the stress caused when carriers leave the Medicare Advantage market, the committee voted ought to pass as amended, 7-0. The committee then heard a detailed explanation of the continuing care retirement communities bill, described by the Insurance Department as a rewrite of a 1989 law to modernize oversight, require quarterly financial reporting as an early warning system, create a bill of rights for residents, and clarify issues such as entrance fees and removal of dangerous residents. A member recalled the bill’s original purpose as protecting solvency because residents pay substantial upfront fees. The bill was moved ought to pass and approved unanimously, 7-0. The final major discussion concerned a pooled risk organizations bill. Members debated whether oversight should remain with the Secretary of State or be moved to the Insurance Department. Supporters of moving it argued the issue is solvency, citing concerns about reserve levels, prior insolvencies, and the Insurance Department’s expertise. Opponents said the Secretary of State’s office had historically overseen the entities and that the bill would fundamentally change how they operate. A straw vote favored an amendment, but the committee ultimately voted to retain the bill for further work, with plans to revisit it later in the session.

Transcript Highlights:

• :00.159><c> as</c><01:32:00.400><c> a</c><01:32:00.560><c> as</c><01:32:00.800><c> a</c><01:32:00.880
• Seeing<01:32:05.600><c> no</c><01:32:05.840><c> further</c><01:32:06.080><c> announcements</c><01:32:
• Madam Speaker,<01:32:14.960><c> I</c><01:32:15.199><c> second</c><01:32:15.360><c> the</c><01:32:15.600
• All those in<01:32:16.480><c> favor</c><01:32:16.719><c> say</c><01:32:17.159><c> I.
• </c><01:32:18.159><c> All</c><01:32:18.320><c> those</c><01:32:18.480><c> opposed</c><01:32:18.800><c

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

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• ><c> in</c><00:32:42.040><c> this</c><00:32:42.200><c> recal</c><00:32:42.640><c> was</c><00:32:43.000
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