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• Bill 2981, beginning July 1, 2027, prohibits minimum off-street parking requirements for any new development
• It also requires operators to develop protocols to prevent the production of suicidal ideation for account
• Uh requires operators<00:04:19.359><c> to</c><00:04:19.519><c> develop</c><00:04:19.759><c> protocols
• </c><00:04:20.160><c> to</c> operators to develop protocols to operators to develop protocols to prevent

Bills: SB2981 , SB2982 , SB2983 , SB2986 , SB2991 , SB3001 , SB3010 , SB3014 , SB3032 , SB3033

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: foreign influence, campaign finance, contributions, state elections, transparency, election integrity, criminal offense, natural resources, tree protection, state property, environment, land use, boundary amendment, administrative fines, Land Use Commission, infrastructure compliance, highway safety, driver's license, administrative revocation, alcohol-related offenses

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and considered several Senate bills, generally following recommendations to pass measures with or without amendments. SB 2981 would prohibit minimum off-street parking requirements for new development in urban districts and was adopted unamended, with Senator Awa voting no. SB 2982, which bars foreign entities and foreign-influence business entities from making election-related contributions or expenditures, was adopted with an amendment adopting Attorney General language for required advertisement statements. The committee also advanced SB 2983, creating a misdemeanor offense for criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property; one member opposed it, suggesting a replanting requirement would be a better environmental remedy, but the bill was still adopted unamended. SB 2986, concerning Land Use Commission authority to amend or revise district boundary amendment decisions when conditions are not met, passed with an amendment addressing a defective effective date. SB 2991, on driver’s license revocations for certain alcohol-related offenses and re-examination requirements, passed with amendments clarifying revocation orders and re-examination procedures. Members then approved SB 3001, which regulates conversational artificial intelligence services by requiring disclosures and protocols to prevent suicidal ideation, with amendments incorporating AG and OCP recommendations, including a personal data definition and broader data minimization language. SB 3010, allowing officials and in some cases private citizens to enter unattended vehicles to protect endangered pet animals, passed with amendments. The committee also adopted SB 3014 on higher fines for taking or harassing protected turtles, SB 3032 clarifying beach and marine deposit prohibitions, and SB 3033 allowing petitions to review beach structure integrity despite a bad effective date; Senator Awa again voted no on SB 3033. The meeting adjourned after the committee noted a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.

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• , which makes various changes related to the content and process for an integrated resource plan developed
• to enable stakeholders to create modeling scenarios for the utility's consideration during the development
• The bill requires the SCC to establish guidelines that ensure that utilities develop comprehensive IRPs
• The bill also requires the CEUR to convene a work group to develop recommendations regarding planning
• And finally, Madam Chair, the bill requires the SCC to develop and publish a notification form by September

Committee: House Labor and Commerce

Keywords: House Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• understanding that the underlying purpose of the bill here remains the same: that this is a requirement to develop
• Representative Dye: So there's obviously a fiscal that's obligating the department... ...to develop and
• we're planning ahead for the industries that are energy-intensive and trade-exposed and trying to develop
• a decarbonization plan, what we're... ...to develop a decarbonization plan, what we're seeing is that
• you're asking them to spend resources developing those plans, but nothing in the materials that we've

Bills: SB6291

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: SB6291, on-site wastewater treatment, onsite wastewater treatment, septic system, sewage treatment, wastewater inspection, environmental health, local board of health, public health, professional engineer, land surveyor, certificate of competency, inspection standards, design review, supervised practice, certification, licensing, RCW 18.88A, Washington State, 904

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• Now, you've heard the first reading of the bill and it is referred to the Committee on Economic Development
• referred to the committee<00:06:34.479><c> on</c><00:06:34.800><c> economic</c><00:06:35.440><c> development
• </c><00:06:36.479><c> There</c> committee on economic development.
• There committee on economic development.
• Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs will meet at 9:50.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We've developed, developed a tool for life cycle costings for lease purchase decisions.
• We have developed and adopted space standards.
• We have developed and adopted area master plans for Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Las Cruces, and all along
• Uh, in 2024, our primary focus was assisting the Legislative council Service and developing a space and

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• As technology develops, there should be no loophole available to child sex predators.
• As technology develops, there should be no loophole available to child sex predators.
• I’ve worked on standards...” “...standards for AI development and use cases.
• So we understand it as our desire to act early on developing issues.
• So we understand it as our desire to act early on developing issues.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

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• In west central Minnesota, Representative Murphy, Battle Lake, and Vergas have developed housing and
• In Hinckley, Representative Nelsen and Nelsen, they're developing downtown improvements and wayfinding
• </c> workforce and economic development. workforce and economic development.
• housing and climate energy has developed housing and climate energy plans<00:59:32.520><c> to</c><00
• </c><01:00:26.800><c> downtown</c> Nelsen, they're um, developing downtown Nelsen, they're um, developing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It was developed for addiction right up here in Lexington at the federal hospital back in the 70s, is
• Cabinet for Economic Development 307 K1080.
• Now, we're going to come back to the Cabinet for Economic Development, uh, Economic Development 307 K1080
• So when the scope of care was developed, it was developed in a way that in most cases you're better,
• ,</c><01:32:53.199><c> it</c> when the scope of care was developed, it when the scope of care was developed

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on October 14, approved the minutes, and then took up a large group of staff-suggested amendments to multiple regulations. Those staff amendments were approved without objection and were described as technical changes needed to comply with KRS Chapter 13A and other governing law. The committee then moved out of order to consider Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure regulation 2011 KAR 9:270, which governs buprenorphine prescribing and related standards. Board representatives said the regulation has been updated over time since 2015 and that the current amendments are intended to streamline the rule, remove outdated federal references such as the X-waiver, narrow education requirements to addiction-related topics, and create exceptions for settings like emergency rooms and certain pain treatment situations. The agency amendment would also allow buprenorphine monoproduct for up to 30 days when a patient is transitioning from a full opioid agonist, and would add physicians certified in addiction medicine as eligible specialty consultants. Board officials said the regulation was developed through a two-year process with a work group, informal outreach to medical organizations, and multiple comment periods, and they argued the rule is working because overdose deaths have declined and provider numbers have increased. Several witnesses and committee members raised concerns that the regulation remains too restrictive. Senator Rocky Adams noted that major medical organizations had said the proposed language could restrict access and worsen overdose risk, and he questioned whether the committee was being asked to choose between conflicting expert views. Opponents, including a medical student, a recovery advocate, and Dr. Colleen Ryan of the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine, argued the rule is outdated, creates unnecessary barriers to buprenorphine treatment, and should be repealed or substantially revised to align with federal guidance and evidence-based care. They said rigid requirements can discourage treatment and that addiction should be treated like other chronic illnesses. No final vote on the medical licensure regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, and the discussion ended with the chair preparing to hear from additional opponents.

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• Developers would shoulder all market risk.
• Vote Solar has partnered in developing H. 3540 and S. 2303, and I urge your support on these critical
• this bill was reported out favorably last session by the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
• They simply developed expertise in using it.
• mobilize our skilled workforce, train more apprentices, and reinvest in our communities while we develop

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy held a hearing on grid transmission and distribution, green financing, environmental justice, renewable portfolio standards, and clean energy workforce policy. Testimony on H. 352/S. 2268 focused on eliminating or scaling back the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, with Green Energy Consumers Alliance arguing it costs ratepayers about $30 million annually and largely subsidizes fossil-fuel combined heat and power, biodiesel blending, and woody biomass. Committee members raised concerns that a full repeal could affect heat pumps and solar thermal projects that currently receive APS credits, and the witness acknowledged those technologies are the strongest part of the program but said Mass Save would be a better home for them. Renew Northeast supported H. 3497 on renewable portfolio standard review and clean energy procurements, but urged an indexed renewable energy credit model like New York’s rather than an attribute-only arrangement, arguing it would reduce financing risk and consumer costs. Vote Solar and Senator Liz Miranda testified in support of H. 3540/S. 2303 on clean energy equity, saying environmental justice communities and renters receive too few benefits from clean energy spending and need stronger tracking, tenant protections, and measurable benefit allocation. Miranda described long-standing environmental harms in Roxbury and called for data and accountability to ensure benefits reach environmental justice communities. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to H. 3475/S. 2276 on just transition and clean energy workforce standards. Labor representatives from the pile drivers, building trades, electrical contractors, SEIU, United Steelworkers, the AFL-CIO, and Climate Jobs Massachusetts Action backed the bill, emphasizing prevailing wage, project labor agreements, apprenticeship requirements, workforce transition plans, and protections for gas workers and other fossil-fuel employees as the state shifts to clean energy. They argued the bill would create family-sustaining jobs, support training, and prevent workers from being left behind during the transition. The hearing concluded after all sign-ups were heard, and the committee voted to close the hearing.

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• , ...of Arkansas is a nonprofit organization that supports the growth, development, and sustainability
• We also will continue to develop ...an increase from the year before.
• We also will continue to develop our best-practice initiatives to ensure that there is access to services
• And we are in development right now of working on state-level best practices for our CACs.
• And we are in development right now of working on state-level best practices for our CACC.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Efforts like fetal development education help people see the reality of life in the womb, and that work
• committee on rule, economic Representative Biasucci on the regular Committee on Rural Economic Development
• , Military Affairs, and Elections, and additionally referred to the Committee on Rural Economic Development
• With your permission, your Committee on Economic Rule Development will have a very quick meeting immediately
• From the earliest stage, this life develops in a continuous and ordered way, from forming a beating heart

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the doctor of the day. Members also introduced numerous guests and groups in the gallery, including the Dandy Project, Arizona Right to Life, Red State Reform, Reproductive Freedom for All, Somerton elected officials, Apache County Supervisor Alton Joe Shepard, and the family of the late Brad Brower. The chamber then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2053 honoring Brower’s life and service, followed by a moment of respectful silence and remarks from members about his community leadership. The House considered several Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. SB 1020, relating to the Arizona Space Commission and a specialty license plate, drew debate over a proposed Villegas floor amendment to add a community college access and success plate; the amendment failed on a recorded division vote, and SB 1020 was then approved. SB 1127 and SB 1181 also received do-pass recommendations without controversy. The House later held an additional Committee of the Whole on SB 1426, adopted a floor amendment, and reported the bill as amended with a do-pass recommendation. On third reading, the House passed SB 1125 on child safety by a vote of 43-4 and SB 1415 on insurance adjusters by a vote of 46-1. The House also adopted the Committee of the Whole report, with a separate motion to include the defeated Villegas amendment in SB 1020 failing 19-28. The chamber announced upcoming committee meetings, made several brief personal and ceremonial announcements, and adjourned until Monday, March 30, 2026.

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• Efforts like fetal development education help people see the reality of life in the womb, and that work
• economic Representative Biasucci is temporarily replaced on the regular Committee on Rural Economic Development
• Wilmeth will temporarily replace Representative Blackman on the Special Committee on Rural Economic Development
• With your permission, your Committee on Economic Rule Development will have a very quick meeting immediately
• From the earliest stage, this life develops in a continuous and ordered way, from forming a beating heart

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Next up on your agenda is the Workforce Development Council.
• The Workforce Development Council is responsible for furthering the workforce in Idaho and making...
• The Workforce Development Council is responsible for furthering the workforce in Idaho and making people
• six FTP and $3,7800 for enhancement one to consolidate the STEM Action Center and the Workforce Development
• I move for FY 2027 for the Workforce Development Council, an additional $3,084,200 from the general fund

Summary: The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee revisited the Health and Human Services maintenance budget, which covers the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council. Members debated competing FY 2027 motions that incorporated the fiscal impact of House Bill 863, which reduces residential habilitation provider rates. The substitute motion failed, and the original motion passed on a bipartisan vote, with some members expressing concern about the size of the reshab cut and the absence of funding for ACT teams, peer support, and related behavioral health services. The committee also adopted the standard language from the prior failed maintenance bill. The committee then considered new language directing Health and Welfare to report by year-end on every rule section citing Idaho Code 56-202 as authority, and to justify each rule or identify another statutory basis or repeal it if needed. Members discussed whether the language would interfere with the director’s rulemaking authority; the motion passed after some vote changes. The committee also adopted language for the Department of Water Resources, including filing-fee and ARPA reappropriation provisions, by unanimous consent. Next, the committee approved the Workforce Development Council budget, including consolidation of the STEM Action Center into the council and a budget-neutral transfer among expenditure categories, followed by a separate FY 2026 supplemental reduction for the STEM Action Center and a larger FY 2027 reduction tied to the consolidation. Finally, the committee restored about $980,000 to the Attorney General’s budget from the Consumer Protection Fund. After discussion, the language was revised to remove “continuous appropriation,” and the amended motion passed despite concerns that it would divert dedicated consumer protection money and reduce the general fund ending balance. The committee adjourned after announcing it would meet the next day on public schools and IDLA.

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• Next up on your agenda is the Workforce Development Council.
• The Workforce Development Council is responsible for furthering the workforce in Idaho and making...
• The Workforce Development Council is responsible for furthering the workforce in Idaho and making people
• six FTP and $3,7800 for enhancement one to consolidate the STEM Action Center and the Workforce Development
• I move for FY 2027 for the Workforce Development Council, an additional $3,084,200 from the general fund

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee met to revisit the Health and Human Services maintenance budget after the prior appropriation bill failed. Members debated competing FY 2027 budget motions that adjusted the Department of Health and Welfare budget, including reductions tied to House Bill 863’s residential habilitation provider rate changes. One substitute motion to cut the program more deeply failed, while the original motion passed and received a do-pass recommendation. Several members voiced concern about the size of the residential habilitation cuts and the absence of funding for ACT teams, peer support, and other services, while others argued the program’s rapid growth and federal funding dependence justified the reductions. The committee also adopted unchanged standard language from the prior bill and approved new language requiring the department to report by year-end on rules citing Idaho Code 56-202 and to justify or repeal any unsupported rule sections. The committee then approved language for the Department of Water Resources, including filing-fee language and reappropriation authority for ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund money, by unanimous consent. It next considered the Workforce Development Council budget, including consolidation of the STEM Action Center into the council and a budget-neutral transfer among expenditure categories; that motion passed. The committee also approved a FY 2026 supplemental reduction for the STEM Action Center and then a FY 2027 reduction that zeroed out the STEM Action Center’s standalone budget in connection with the consolidation, both with do-pass recommendations. Finally, the committee considered language for the Office of the Attorney General restoring about $980,000 from the Consumer Protection Fund. After discussion, members removed “continuous appropriation” wording and replaced it with a regular appropriation for a two-year period. Some members objected that the language would divert dedicated consumer-protection money and reduce general fund reversions, while supporters said it would help cover personnel costs and avoid layoffs. The amended language passed with a do-pass recommendation. The chair then announced the committee would meet the next day to address public schools and IDLA and adjourned the meeting.

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• the author, please remove file item 40, SB 861, Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development
• 611 seeks to address a key barrier to progress: the unnecessary legal delays that stall housing developments
• This bill restores essential legal clarity and stability to the development process.
• and I wrote together, along with a few others, the County of Los Angeles established the Youth Development
• The County of Los Angeles established the Youth Development Department, the first such county department

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved procedural motions including suspension of rules for same-day action on certain bills and removal of several measures from the consent calendar. Members also introduced guests and interns from their districts and offices. The chamber then moved through a large number of second- and third-reading items, with many bills deemed read and amendments deemed adopted, and several items passed or retained on file without debate. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 104, a budget measure making technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, and to AB 138, which ratified additional collective bargaining agreements and related addenda. Members also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1114 on private ambulance toll fee waivers, AB 642 on emergencies, AB 1051 on state highways, AB 1533 appropriating funds for state claims, SB 611 on housing and land-use litigation delays, SB 251 appropriating funds to pay claims against the state, and AB 1459 on hazardous materials regulatory programs. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 611 and the claims bills were presented as urgency measures and passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The consent calendar was adopted after ABs and SBs on the remaining list were approved, and the Assembly also re-referred SB 104 and SB 138 to the Budget Committee and moved SB 773 to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for James Raymond Bell, a juvenile justice reform advocate, and Gail Yolanda McGowan, followed by notice of committee meetings and an announcement that the House would stand in summer recess and reconvene on August 18, 2025, at 1 p.m.

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• HB 295 instructs the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction
• DEP should develop a comprehensive plan by 2026 that identifies recycling goals based on sustainable
• recycling and education grant program and provide recommendations for a possible reinstatement; and develop
• DEP should develop a comprehensive plan by 2026 that identifies recycling goals based on sustainable
• Fix it by clarifying in statute that cities and counties must require all new development to use Florida-friendly

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to consider three bills before moving to its budget presentation. HB 843, relating to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds, was explained as a set of clarifying changes to improve budget flexibility, including use of certain trust funds for law enforcement and other conservation-related purposes. After questions about whether the bill would shift resources away from conservation, an amendment removed the sections dealing with the Administrative Trust Fund and the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund. The amended bill received support in public testimony and was reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 295, which directs the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026 based on prior recycling recommendations. Supporters, including students involved in an “Ought to Be a Law” program and representatives from the waste and recycling industry, said the bill would create a roadmap for improving recycling and waste diversion. An opponent argued the state should instead enact more direct statutory changes on issues such as food waste, yard waste, and manure handling rather than study them further. Members praised the student participation and the bill passed. HB 339, creating a temporary alternative credentialing pathway for surveyors and mappers, was presented as a response to workforce shortages and an aging profession. The sponsor said the bill would help meet demand while preserving oversight, and an amendment added a four-year work requirement and adjusted renewal provisions. After brief supportive debate, the amended bill passed. The subcommittee then received its Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget proposal, which emphasized spending reductions, vacant-position cuts, and a smaller overall budget than the current year while still funding water resources, Everglades restoration, resiliency, land management, cleanup programs, agriculture facilities, and other projects. Members closed by thanking the chair for an inclusive budget process, and the meeting adjourned after a motion to rise.

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• THE SOLVENCY PERSPECTIVE ONLY COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE CALL THE ADVERSE LOSS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• AVERAGE ANNUAL HURRICANE LOSS IS A DEVELOPED TOOL THAT WE USE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING TO DEVELOP
• WE WILL SEE THAT IT TAKES TIME FOR THAT TO DEVELOP IT WAS ONLY IN DECEMBER OF 2023 THAT THE NEW COURT
• IT TOOK TIME FOR THE EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP. WE HAD A LOT OF LEGACY.
• SOME OF IT IS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED OVER TIME.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> qualify for the childcare development qualify for the childcare development block<01:30:49.199><
• It's a brain development words fail me. It's a brain development damage.<01:36:15.199><c> Great.
• </c> possible that uh people can develop possible that uh people can develop people<01:46:10.960><c>
• You folks develop the rules.
• </c><02:43:40.880><c> The</c> You folks develop the rules. The You folks develop the rules.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• a a statewide plan either for developed a a statewide plan either for um<00:15:58.079><c> for</c><00
• phase is the operations and development phase is the developer<00:27:14.720><c> of</c><00:27:15.039>
• </c><01:09:58.159><c> in-house</c> these were built and developed in-house these were built and developed
• ,</c><01:20:50.560><c> uh</c> future and planned uh development, uh future and planned uh development
• </c> lot of things that will be developed lot of things that will be developed that<01:21:10.640><c>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• But even so, we have problems with developers and builders building on top of our aggregate sources,
• and uh Builders building on developers and uh Builders building on top<00:58:54.039><c> of</c><00:58
• </c> governments consider how development governments consider how development impacts<01:04:37.400><
• </c><01:25:20.360><c> new</c> looking to develop new looking to develop new regulations<01:25:22.480>
• </c> resources we just seek to develop resources we just seek to develop thoughtful<01:27:51.520><c>

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all