Transcript Highlights:

• FNS and they've not given us any guidance at this point about how it would wind down or what might replace
• /c><00:29:35.039><c> or</c><00:29:35.600><c> what</c><00:29:35.919><c> might</c><00:29:36.399><c> replace
• </c> would wind down or what might replace would wind down or what might replace it.<00:29:37.120><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with roll call and housekeeping, including moving standing attendees to an overflow room and asking the audience to avoid interruptions. The task force then heard testimony from Allison Adams of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who presented statewide health trend data showing Kentucky ranked 41st overall and 44th in health outcomes, with especially poor performance on premature death, chronic disease, diabetes, and vaccination rates. She emphasized that Kentucky has the highest rates of residents with multiple chronic conditions, that diabetes remains above the national average, and that childhood immunization rates have worsened. She also highlighted major provider shortages in rural areas, noting that 43 of 120 counties meet shortage criteria and that more than half of primary care providers are concentrated in Fayette and Jefferson counties. Adams urged the task force to focus on prevention, early intervention, access to care, physical activity, and healthier school and community environments, and said the foundation is prepared to share results from its demonstration projects. Task force members asked follow-up questions about the age range for chronic-condition data and whether the diabetes figure reflected type 1 or type 2 diabetes; Adams said the chronic-condition measure spans all ages and that the diabetes figure likely reflects type 2, though she offered to provide the full report. The task force then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The committee next turned to SNAP benefits and heard from Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, and Roger McCann, director of the Division of Family Support. They explained that SNAP is not only a food assistance program but also a public health and family stability tool, arguing that poor diet contributes to chronic disease and that food insecurity is linked to family stress, child welfare involvement, and neglect-related CPS referrals. They cited research showing that more generous SNAP policies are associated with fewer CPS reports, fewer substantiated reports, and fewer foster care placements, and said SNAP helps reduce risk and promote stability across vulnerable populations including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. They also described SNAP-Ed as the nutrition education component that teaches healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and how to use fresh produce, but warned that recent federal legislation eliminates federal funding for SNAP-Ed beginning in federal fiscal year 2026. McCann outlined the remaining SNAP outreach and employment-and-training components, noting that outreach is typically run by nonprofits with a 50% match and that employment and training funds job-skills programs to help recipients move toward better jobs and self-sufficiency. The discussion emphasized that access to nutritious food, education, and job supports are all part of improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's got to be replaced in that facility.
• It's got to be replaced<01:46:04.000><c> in</c><01:46:04.239><c> that</c><01:46:04.480><c> facility.
• </c><01:46:05.440><c> So</c><01:46:05.840><c> back</c><01:46:06.080><c> when</c> replaced in that facility
• So back when replaced in that facility.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:14 Staff Report on the Firefighter Commission Minimum Training Standards and Administrative Spending- 00:02:02 Response from the Kentucky Fire Commission-00:32:06 Judge Testimony on Child Removal-00:42:47 Update on Child Removal and Reunification-01:11:19 Staffing at Kentucky Veteran Centers-01:40:15 Adjournment-02:05:55, 958, all

Summary: The Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee met without a quorum, so no votes were taken. Staff presented a study of the Kentucky Fire Commission focused on firefighter minimum training standards and administrative spending. The presentation explained that Kentucky’s training standards are built from NFPA guidelines, that the commission currently requires 115 hours for volunteer firefighters and 300 hours for paid firefighters, and that those reduced hours were adopted by removing electives and other non-NFPA content. Staff also said the commission’s IFSAC certification testing for firefighter 1 and firefighter 2 aligns with NFPA standards, but the commission cannot require local departments to train or certify firefighters. Staff recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours and work with KCTCS to better separate administrative costs for certain programs so compliance with the statute can be demonstrated. The finance portion of the report said the commission is funded by general fund appropriations for State Fire Rescue Training and by an insurance premium surcharge that supports the Firefighter Foundation Program Fund. Staff reported that the commission stayed within the 5% administrative cap tied to the overall surcharge allotment, but could not confirm compliance with a separate 5% cap for specific programs because KCTCS accounting does not break out those costs in enough detail. Staff suggested the General Assembly may want to clarify what counts as administrative cost in statute. Members asked about investment returns, local fire department funding, and whether training documentation is required; staff said some of those topics were outside the study scope and that IFSAC testing relies on chief certification that a candidate is ready to test. Representatives from the Fire Commission then responded, saying they agreed with the report’s recommendations and would work to clarify the 5% issue with legislators and KCTCS. They explained that the reduction in training hours was intended to remove electives, better align with NFPA standards, and address the difficulty volunteer departments have in getting members to complete lengthy training. Commission officials said training is documented through rosters and annual compliance reviews, and that IFSAC-certified firefighter testing is based on demonstrated skills rather than a required number of training hours. They also said the difficulty in tracking the second 5% cap stems from the way KCTCS’s PeopleSoft system records reimbursements as single transactions, making it hard to isolate administrative costs by program.

Transcript Highlights:

• The other body's amendment replaces the bill language and title with the language of Senate Bill 45,
• 54.639><c> other</c><02:17:54.960><c> body's</c><02:17:55.359><c> amendment</c><02:17:56.160><c> replaces
• </c><02:17:57.280><c> the</c> The other body's amendment replaces the The other body's amendment replaces

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• would set aside a certain amount to account for that depreciation, for major repairs, and ideally replacement
• repairs for that depreciation for major repairs and<01:08:04.319><c> ideally</c><01:08:04.880><c> replacement
• c> at</c><01:08:05.680><c> the</c><01:08:05.839><c> end</c><01:08:05.920><c> of</c> and ideally replacement
• at the end of and ideally replacement at the end of the<01:08:06.160><c> life</c><01:08:06.319><c> of

Bills: HF3228 , HF2441

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

Keywords: workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction

Transcript Highlights:

• Isaac Pillan uh came on mid-session to replace J.R.
• mid<02:20:58.960><c> uh</c><02:20:59.439><c> session</c><02:20:59.920><c> to</c><02:21:00.240><c> replace
• </c><02:21:00.880><c> Swanson</c> mid uh session to replace J.R.
• Swanson mid uh session to replace J.R.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It will replace Chairman Bernal's amendment. That's correct. In total? Yes. In total? Yes.
• yields for one question replace them earlier mr.
• nationalism, nationalism, and founded conspiracies. these and other dubious content like the Great Replacement
• This bill is not about replacing in-person learning, it's about building a stronger foundation for student-centered

Bills: SB2 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117 , SB503 , SB2 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB 124 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

Transcript Highlights:

• The place that the hemp industry has filled has not replaced nor competed with T-Cup.
• Safe, tested products replaced by black market alternatives.
• My journey with hemp began with my own personal desire to replace a few pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter
• To put it simply, there is no replacement for full-spectrum CBD, and it is certainly not for lack of

Bills: SB 3 , HB28 , SB3

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products

Transcript Highlights:

• So, if we are once we replace 17 and 18, haven't we deleted the funding section?
• c><00:21:46.000><c> we</c> are<00:21:50.720><c> once</c><00:21:50.960><c> we</c><00:21:51.120><c> replace
• 17</c><00:21:51.840><c> and</c><00:21:52.240><c> 18,</c><00:21:52.559><c> haven't</c> are once we replace
• 17 and 18, haven't are once we replace 17 and 18, haven't we<00:21:52.960><c> deleted</c><00:21:53.280

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first revisited HB 781, the cell phone bill, after previously retaining it. On reconsideration, members moved to OTP the bill, and it passed unanimously. The committee then moved into the budget tracking packet and adopted an amendment to HB 2 to add the same cell phone policy language, also unanimously, and separately reduced HB 1 by $1 million to match the policy change. Members noted the cell phone language had already been stripped of grant funding language in the House version and that the policy and funding pieces were being aligned across the budget bills. The committee then took up a Department of Education technical amendment to HB 2 on charter school grants, which made timing and administrative changes without altering grant amounts, and adopted it unanimously. Members also discussed but held other education-related items, including adequacy grants, pending broader decisions on overall education funding. Another HB 2 item concerning E-911/state police radio communications prompted a longer discussion about whether E-911 surcharge funds were being used for purposes that should instead be general-funded. After debate over whether to leave the current practice in place or split the funding 50/50 between E-911 and general funds, the committee adopted a joint HB 1/HB 2 change to shift the funding source to a 50/50 split and delete the HB 2 language authorizing the prior use; the motion passed 7-0. The committee also discussed but did not act on several lottery-related provisions, including the video lottery terminal amendment, the increase in maximum ticket price from $30 to $50, and related tax split changes, with members planning to hear from the Lottery Commission on Monday. The meeting ended with the committee beginning review of new amendments in the tracking packet, including a Department of Education request related to Public School Infrastructure Commission grant administration, but no action was taken on that item in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I start we do have HP 36 does include a committee substitute that will strengthen its impact by replacing
• So, the committee sub will strengthen the impact by replacing Section 5.
• And their biggest topics are the Great Replacement Theory, and you're saying you didn't know.
• And I look forward to your future career in politics, maybe replacing some... some of our Republican

Bills: HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HB799 , HB 1135 , HJR15 , HJR16 , HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HJR15 , HJR16

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

Transcript Highlights:

• the terminology from the original READ Act statute, specifically adding the science of reading to replace
• the terminology from the original READ Act statute, specifically adding the science of reading to replace
• the terminology from the original READ Act statute, specifically adding the science of reading to replace
• the terminology from the original READ Act statute, specifically adding the science of reading to replace

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• grant, but because the extraordinary needs grant came in along with a hold harmless in an effort to replace
• harmless in an came in along with a hold harmless in an effort<00:41:04.480><c> to</c><00:41:04.720><c> replace
• </c> effort to replace effort to replace stabilization<00:41:07.000><c> uh</c><00:41:07.200><c> there's

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The executive session focused primarily on HB 563, which revises the school funding formula, especially the adequate education grant amounts for special education students and the treatment of fiscal capacity disparity aid. Representative Ladd moved OTPA on Amendment 06508, explaining that FY 26 would largely hold the current formula steady, while FY 27 would increase several per-pupil amounts, including base cost, free and reduced-price meals, English language learner aid, and special education differentiated aid. He said the special education change was based on estimated case loads across disability categories and that the amendment also reinstates fiscal capacity disparity aid, using a formula intended to better assist property-poor communities. Several members supported the amendment as a step in the right direction, saying it better recognizes special education costs and separates property wealth from low-income student counts. Others raised concerns about the lack of time and the absence of a printed spreadsheet showing how the fiscal capacity disparity aid would affect each town. In response, sponsors said the spreadsheet existed, that the LBA had copies, and that the amendment would help about 40 target towns, while Manchester would be the main community receiving less under the new formula because of prior shifts in the extraordinary needs grant. Discussion also covered the broader impact of the bill, with members noting that about 200 of the state’s 245 cities and towns would see an increase and 45 a decrease under the proposed FY 27 changes. Supporters argued the bill was a compromise given limited revenues and that it should move forward so it can be considered by the full House and then Finance. No final vote on the amendment or bill was taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee was still deciding whether it had enough information to proceed.

Transcript Highlights:

• We recommend that, for efficiency purposes, section 291L-5D be amended to replace the applicable county
• 37.920><c> to</c> purposes section 291 l- 5D be amended to purposes section 291 l- 5D be amended to replace
• > quote</c><00:14:38.920><c> unquote</c><00:14:39.360><c> the</c><00:14:39.519><c> applicable</c> replace
• quote unquote the applicable replace quote unquote the applicable County<00:14:40.440><c> Police</c>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit. HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals. HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue. HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• windows are costing so much that your heating bill is going through the roof, you have to at some point replace
• /c><01:00:16.920><c> at</c><01:00:17.079><c> some</c><01:00:17.240><c> point</c><01:00:17.640><c> replace
• </c><01:00:18.000><c> the</c> you have to at some point replace the you have to at some point replace

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• about $355,000 in services taken away from us, but it would in turn cost us about $75,000 or more to replace
• It's things like that that would just be greatly missed, and the replacing of that service would put
• It's things like that that would just be greatly missed, and the replacing of that service would put
• It's things like that that would just be greatly missed, and the replacing of that service would put

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So what we will do here, instead, in replacing where we crossed out on line 114, we're looking to add
• so what we will do here uh<00:30:03.080><c> instead</c><00:30:03.760><c> in</c><00:30:04.039><c> replacing
• </c><00:30:05.039><c> uh</c><00:30:05.120><c> where</c><00:30:05.279><c> we</c> uh instead in replacing
• uh where we uh instead in replacing uh where we crossed<00:30:05.760><c> out</c><00:30:05.919><c> on

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we, ideally, a replacement plan for a State Police vehicle, we'd want to be looking at right around
• 40.559><c> a</c> uh what it's miles um so we um ideally a uh what it's miles um so we um ideally a replacement
• 42.760><c> um</c><00:51:43.000><c> a</c><00:51:43.160><c> state</c><00:51:43.400><c> police</c> replacement
• plan for um a state police replacement plan for um a state police vehicle<00:51:44.280><c> we'd</c><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Safety presented an overview of highway fund and unrestricted revenue collections, focusing on the Division of Administration, the Road Toll Bureau, and the Division of Motor Vehicles. Amy Newbery explained that the main unrestricted funding sources are highway funds and general funds, with highway fund revenue of about $263 million in FY 2024 and a FY 2025 projection of $261.2 million. She said revenue growth has been modest and has not kept pace with costs, creating structural deficits that required general fund transfers of $50 million in FY 2022-23 and another $10 million in FY 2024-25 to balance the fund. Jennifer Hall described Road Toll operations, including motor fuel tax collection at the distributor level, compliance enforcement, and licensing for fuel distributors, transporters, IFTA carriers, and oil discharge/pollution control. Members asked about IFTA, dyed-fuel enforcement, the possibility of using the state forensic lab for dyed-fuel testing, and whether audit positions had been filled; the department said it recently hired a part-time fuel enforcement officer, still uses IRS testing, could explore lab testing, and had no audit vacancies. Hall also discussed factors affecting fuel-tax revenue, including gas prices, crude oil forecasts, weather, tourism, GDP, and inflation, and said FY 2024 road toll revenue was $127.5 million, above plan, with FY 2025 projected at $127.71 million. The committee then turned to DMV-related revenues. Newbery said motor vehicle registration revenue was $93.1 million in FY 2024 and is projected at $90.4 million in FY 2025, with the state share going directly to the highway fund. Members asked about the state/town fee split, the five-year registration cycle dip, the distribution of registration revenue by vehicle weight category, and the impact of electric-vehicle surcharges; the department said the five-year dip is still occurring and will fade over time, and it would follow up on the weight-category breakdown. The presentation also noted that driver-license revenues have stabilized, inspection revenues remain steady, plea-by-mail revenue was added to the highway fund in FY 2024, and general fund revenues tied to the department are relatively small and have declined as some functions moved to OPLC. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're also in the process of replacing MinnesotaWorks.net, which is the state's labor exchange system
• we're also in the of this program we're also in the process<01:35:59.440><c> of</c><01:35:59.600><c> replacing
• </c><01:36:00.199><c> minnesotaworks.net</c> process of replacing minnesotaworks.net process of replacing

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Today I’m introducing a replacement bill that would focus specifically on state-owned land.
• :21:17.360><c> I'm</c><00:21:17.559><c> introducing</c><00:21:18.080><c> a</c><00:21:18.279><c> replacement
• </c><00:21:19.080><c> bill</c> today I'm introducing a replacement bill today I'm introducing a replacement

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we feel that it's important for us to take a hard look at the Luth to make them competitive for replacing
• the Luth to make them<01:12:27.520><c> competitive</c><01:12:28.320><c> for</c><01:12:28.560><c> replacing
• </c><01:12:28.960><c> their</c> them competitive for replacing their them competitive for replacing their

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the best approach is local EFAs because it’s a natural place to fund education, and this bill could replace
• The problem with the current situation is that it’s not full replacement cost, so the parents have to
• ><01:23:19.920><c> this</c><01:23:20.120><c> bill</c><01:23:20.520><c> could</c><01:23:20.760><c> replace
• </c> education and this bill could replace education and this bill could replace all<01:23:21.360><c>
• Representative Cordelli offers Amendment 0615H, which replaces the bill with the text in the amendment

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Policy Committee opened a hearing on HB 748, which would establish a local education freedom account (EFA) program. The prime sponsor, Rep. Kevin Verville, described the bill as enabling legislation that would let local voters decide whether to create a local EFA program by petition and ballot vote, with a 60% threshold to approve or repeal it. He argued that public education is about funding rather than a specific school building, said the proposal would expand parental choice, and cited Deerfield’s move from a single high school option to multiple tuitioned options as an example of local flexibility. Verville said the local EFA would be funded at twice the state adequacy amount, with the district matching the state portion, while other aid categories such as free and reduced meals, English language learner, and special education aid would not be doubled. He said students using a local EFA would still count in average daily membership, that unspent EFA funds would revert to the district, and that the bill would prohibit double-dipping with other scholarship or EFA programs. He also said special education services would remain under district discretion and that local EFA participants would still take statewide assessments for accountability. Committee members pressed him on several issues, especially special education, transportation, and fairness. Rep. Woodcock and Rep. Murray asked whether districts would still have to provide special education and transportation services if a student used a local EFA; Verville responded that special education would remain in the local district at district discretion, while transportation would generally become the family’s responsibility unless already required in an IEP. Rep. Cornell raised an equity concern about no income eligibility cap, asking whether higher-income families should receive the same public support; Verville replied that New Hampshire does not means-test public education and that the local EFA is a public funding mechanism, not a tuition subsidy that would cover full private-school costs. No vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.