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• </c> other administrative regulations. other administrative regulations.
• </c> regulation. Thank you. regulation. Thank you.
• </c> regulation. Thank you so much. regulation. Thank you so much.
• </c> administrative regulation. administrative regulation.
• </c> to be clear, there's two regulations. to be clear, there's two regulations.

Keywords: 0:06 - Roll Call 0:30 - Approval of Minutes 0:45 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 2:08 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER 2:55 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY 5:30 - BOARD OF OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERS 7:30 - BOARD OF NURSING 8:32 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 9:30 - EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES 15:35 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 18:44 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES 23:39 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 1:01:46 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, OFFICE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS 1:03:46 - Next meeting/adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.

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• yeah, you might realize that when you used to do the same thing as I did years ago, it takes a lot of water
• for those dead cut trees that suck it up, even though they're dead So, yes, they take a lot of water

Keywords: 914, all

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• It also is a very important project for cleaning the water.
• </c> water.
• It has some storm water water.
• It has some storm water um<00:53:38.960><c> infiltration</c><00:53:40.000><c> ponds</c><00:53:40.560>
• <00:53:45.320><c> from</c><00:53:45.520><c> nearby</c> water from nearby water from nearby um<00:53:46.880

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 17 is the Department of Health for legal expenses related to the city of Jackson water litigation
• 00:21:27.520><c> department</c><00:21:28.000><c> for</c><00:21:28.159><c> the</c><00:21:28.400><c> water
• </c> the health department for the water the health department for the water situation<00:21:29.280><
• They do have legal expenses related to the city of Jackson water litigation.
• </c><01:05:10.160><c> system</c> capital expense funds for water system capital expense funds for water

Keywords: MS House Floor - 18 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• next bill, House Bill 1989<00:28:08.320><c> relating</c><00:28:08.640><c> to</c><00:28:08.799><c> water
• </c> 1989 relating to water retention. 1989 relating to water retention.
• This bill seeks to recognize that when it rains and fresh water runs off into the ocean, we're losing
• open lands that have a clear association with our aquifers and known recharge areas to slow those waters
• Uh, House Bill 1989, this was regarding the water retention study by Soist.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 4 and began with announcements about committee protocol, including posting hearing notices and testimony earlier than required and using written HD1 drafts for more complex amendments. The chair also noted the new AV system and asked speakers to be clear because the microphones are sensitive. The committee then took up several University of Hawaiʻi-related measures, with most testimony coming from UH officials, state agencies, and advocacy groups, and no votes were taken in the portion provided. HB 1596, relating to student basic needs support at the University of Hawaiʻi, drew support from UH, the Oʻahu Youth Action Board, and an individual. UH said it stood on its written testimony and could answer questions. HB 1597, relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research, received support from UH/JABSOM, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others; the Attorney General’s Office offered a procedural reminder about statewide concern. HB 1970, funding the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center and the Hawaii Tumor Registry, was supported by UH, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others, with testimony emphasizing the registry’s role in cancer surveillance, prevention, and federal funding. The committee also heard HB 1598, creating a Hawaii Climate Institute. UH testified in support, citing worsening drought, heat, sea level rise, and extreme weather, and said the institute would hire climate modelers and faculty across several schools. Members questioned funding, and UH said it would seek state startup money, possible green-fee support, and federal grants, noting recent federal cuts and the need for permanent positions. HB 1989, on water retention, was supported by UH as a study to slow runoff and improve aquifer recharge. HB 1951, on biosecurity, drew support from UH, DLNR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, students, and other organizations; testimony stressed invasive species threats, the need for biocontrol research and containment capacity, and possible sites for a statewide facility. HB 1952, funding agricultural research station improvements on Kauaʻi, was supported by UH, the Farm Bureau, and others, with testimony noting aging facilities and the need to modernize stations across the islands. Finally, HB 2005, relating to language access, received UH support, with a UH representative noting that credit programs may fit best in a credit-bearing academic program and that Outreach College could be an option for noncredit programs.

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• To prepare these areas, we need to add infrastructure that includes water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer
• To prepare these areas, we need to add infrastructure that includes water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer
• </c><00:23:01.200><c> supply</c><00:23:01.640><c> utility</c><00:23:02.080><c> extension</c> uh water
• :23:03.400><c> treatment</c><00:23:03.760><c> storm</c><00:23:04.080><c> water</c> streets wastewater
• treatment storm water streets wastewater treatment storm water management<00:23:04.640><c> and</c><00

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• regulation review administrative regulation review subcommittee<00:01:04.559><c> on</c><00:01:04.720
• Please call the first regulation.
• regulations? regulations?
• Please call the next regulation.
• </c> call the next regulation. call the next regulation.

Keywords: 0:16 – CALL TO ORDER 0:20 – ROLL CALL 0:56 – ELECTION OF CO-CHAIRS 1:54 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2:10 – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 3:28 – PERSONNEL BOARD 4:30 – EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5:18 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, OFFICE OF CLAIMS & APPEALS 12:03 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 12:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 14:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 31:44 – NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT/ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.

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• The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee will start the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee
• </c> Please call the next regulation. Please call the next regulation.
• Regulations deferred. Thank you ordered. Regulations deferred.
• </c> Please call the next regulation. Please call the next regulation.
• </c> call the next regulation. call the next regulation.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item. The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted. The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response. The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.

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• And, of course, there are examples across the board for septic, water, etc.
• And, of course, there are examples across the board for septic, water, etc.
• And, of course, there are examples across the board for septic, water, etc.
• </c> example, water and sewer infrastructure. example, water and sewer infrastructure.
• 00:33:03.120><c> here</c><00:33:03.279><c> to</c> David Waters, District 4, here to David Waters, District

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Financial institutions are required to comply with regulations and guidance issued by all of these regulators
• So here they're already regulated...
• So here they're already regulated pretty heavily.
• regulation, maybe, unless you want it to be a regulation.
• I'm a regulator. I have regulations, and they were prescribed by law.

Committee: House Financial Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• additional staff and appropriation authority there when our in need of another hydrologist for the water
• well program you've heard you probably know a lot about all of the water wells in this state that need

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I cover the state side of regulated cannabis policy for NCSL.
• I cover the state side of a regulated cannabis policy for NCSL.
• Idaho and Kansas do not regulate cannabis for any use.
• changes based on those final federal regulations that are still pending.
• has authority to adjust rules or regulations because of federal changes.

Keywords: Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a, 976, house, all

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• This regulation has a staff suggested amendment.
• Please call the next regulation.
• Please call the next regulation.
• regulation</c><00:13:55.399><c> is</c><00:13:55.560><c> being</c> Amendment this regulation is being
• </c> Jonathan Scott uh DMS regulation Jonathan Scott uh DMS regulation coordinator<00:29:43.519><c> you're

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met on February 10 with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a long agenda of agency regulations, most of which were accompanied by staff-suggested amendments for drafting conformity under KRS Chapter 13A. The Department of Financial Institutions’ 808 KAR 9:10, the Secretary of State’s 030 KAR 2:11, the Office of the Attorney General’s 04 KAR 5:10, the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s emergency 201 KAR 17:120, the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ 301 KAR 2:41, the Department for Environmental Protection’s 401 KAR 47:110 and 48:320, the State Police regulations 502 KAR 1:012 and 1:121, the Department for Public Health’s 902 KAR 4:15, the Department for Medicaid Services’ 907 KAR 1:15, and the Department for Community Based Services’ 921 KAR 1:400 were all discussed and, where applicable, staff amendments were approved without objection. The Workplace Standards emergency regulation 803 KAR 2:320E was also presented without amendment, and the Department of Insurance’s 806 KAR 9:360 was taken up but ultimately deferred at the agency’s request. Several regulations drew brief substantive discussion. The Fish and Wildlife rule on foxhound training enclosures was explained as expanding both commercial and non-commercial provisions for training with dogs involving red fox and coyotes, with enclosure standards intended to protect wildlife inside and outside the facilities. The environmental protection rules were tied to House Bill 478 and addressed permit-by-rule timelines, reporting, and operating standards for certain construction and demolition debris landfills, including sites up to two acres; members asked whether these facilities were private or municipal, and staff said they were a mix, often tied to private demolition contractors or single projects. The State Police fee increase for hazardous materials endorsements was described as reflecting a federal TSA fee change, and the witness estimated the new fee at about $23. The most extended debate concerned the Board of Education’s 704 KAR 3:535 on full-time virtual and remote learning programs. The agency amendment would cap enrollment in such programs at 10% above a district’s prior-year in-person enrollment, while also clarifying accountability, staffing, and monitoring requirements. Education officials said the cap was intended to address concerns about district capacity and student performance, and they cited Cloverport as an example of a district with high virtual participation and participation-rate issues. Members expressed concern that the amendment was too open-ended for regulation and suggested the issue might be better addressed in statute; no motion was made to adopt the agency amendment, so the regulation was left to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The Department of Insurance also discussed implementation of Senate Bill 188, saying it had received more than 3,000 complaints since the law took effect and was still working through enforcement and complaint processing before asking to defer its PBM licensing regulation.

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• </c> on regulations. on regulations.
• </c> find those regulations deficient. find those regulations deficient.
• regulations deficient.
• regulations deficient.
• regulation regulation is that within the regulation itself,<00:32:40.880><c> the</c><00:32:41.000><c

Keywords: 958, all

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• urging the Congress of the United States to authorize a reliability report on Marine Highway 65 in the Water
• urging the Congress of the United States to authorize a reliability report on Marine Highway 65 in the Water
• more uniform system so we can better create a process for bonding under the law with the right regulations
• c><02:03:06.960><c> right</c> under the law with the the right under the law with the the right regulations
• or at least enough of regulations or at least enough of nothing<02:03:09.920><c> is</c><02:03:10.239

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As you can imagine, we have a lot of regulations and oversight into the work from the money that we're
• what they're doing, despite the type of practice they have, they are not subject to local zoning regulations
• 00:45:43.440><c> to</c><00:45:43.880><c> local</c><00:45:44.280><c> zoning</c><00:45:45.319><c> regulations
• </c> subject to local zoning regulations subject to local zoning regulations which<00:45:46.920><c> quite
• </c><01:32:35.639><c> know</c><01:32:35.920><c> the</c><01:32:36.119><c> high</c><01:32:36.320><c> water

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><00:05:28.039><c> and</c> proposing um this this uh regulation and proposing um this this uh regulation
• of Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee is we are making sure that any regulation proposed
• of Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee is we are making sure that any regulation proposed
• </c><00:15:54.959><c> came</c> so when this regulation came so when this regulation came up<00:15:56.839
• We're in once a month to look up every regulation and study every regulation and make sure the intent

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:12 Introduction of Guests 01:09 HB 88 Discussion 01:46 HB 88 Roll Call Vote 03:24 HB 346 Discussion 04:20 HB 346 Roll Call Vote 21:58 Chair Comments 24:31, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 88, which was described as a short bill to clarify procedures for Waste Management boards, including term limits, appointments, and making sure consolidated governments actively recruit community members and make openings easier to find. The sponsor said the bill was intended to resolve confusion about members staying on after terms expire. The bill received no opposition, passed the committee unanimously, and was reported favorably for the floor. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a committee substitute. The sponsor explained that the bill responds to a dispute over air emission fees, especially for emergency generators and backup generators used for worker safety and limited non-emergency testing. The bill would exempt emergency generators and backup generators operating 100 hours or less for maintenance/testing from fees, while also removing an existing 4,000-ton cap so the per-ton fee would drop for most permitted sources. Members discussed the possible impact on utilities and ratepayers, with concerns raised that costs could be passed through to consumers and affect coal-dependent areas. The sponsor and another member argued the change would generally reduce fees for most sources and incentivize emissions reductions; the cabinet was described as neutral, and the affected utilities were identified as TVA, LG&E, East Kentucky Power, and Big Rivers, with only TVA having raised comments. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed the committee with a favorable recommendation, though one member voted no and several members explained yes votes while expressing ongoing concerns about future rate impacts. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed broader concerns about utility surcharges and the need to monitor the effects of legislation on ratepayers, but those comments were not part of the bill under consideration. The chair noted that future meetings may include more bills and could start earlier if needed, and the committee then adjourned.

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• Chair, currently the Division allocates 9% of the estimated bonding capacity each year for water projects
• authorize the State Board of Finance to issue severance tax bonds for that amount, which is to be used for water

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: 996, all

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• We did streets, water, sewer, and lights.
• We did streets, water, sewer, and lights.
• What it does include is water and sewer from a private... Sammy Silver: Thank you for having me.
• What it does include is water and sewer from a private...
• c><01:11:04.400><c> from</c><01:11:04.560><c> a</c><01:11:04.679><c> posos</c> Water is water and sewer

Bills: HF1143 , HF1548 , HF1340 , HF2549 , HF2559 , HF1673 , HF2740 , HF2507 , HF2461 , HF2381 , HF2695

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, BPW has been running new water lines.
• Representative Provenza. they built another big water tower they built another big water tower on<03:
• Then we have the South Side Water and Sewer District, which is kind of—it takes its water from BOPU,
• Um So, Andy, is there any... the South Side Water uh South Cheyenne the South Side Water uh South Cheyenne
• ><c> BOPU,</c><03:14:16.040><c> but</c> of it it takes its water from BOPU, but of it it takes its water

Committee: Joint Select Committee on School Facilities

Keywords: 916, all