Transcript Highlights:

• of these protections, you need to hold them to a little bit different place, a little different standard

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• of these protections, you need to hold them to a little bit different place, a little different standard

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

Summary: The House convened, heard the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, recognized the Doctor of the Day, and held several special presentations, including the Bethany Youth Council and a centennial recognition for Ascension St. John. The chamber then took up a long series of bills on second and third reading, with members asking questions on hospice care, broadband, funeral director continuing education, economic development, court reporters, DUI-related GPS monitoring, banking discrimination, statutory interpretation, electronic filings, intoxicating hemp beverages, homemade food production, youth apprenticeships, domestic violence, school communications with minors, firearms definitions, and outdoor warning sirens. Among the measures considered, House Bill 3645 on hospice referrals for patients without next of kin or a durable power of attorney passed 16-0. House Bill 3649, allowing proceeds from certain state property sales to remain in the mental health real estate trust, passed 15-0. House Bill 2293 extending the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset to 2030 passed 84-10. House Bill 3216 adding the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association to approved continuing education providers passed 94-0, and House Bill 3176 directing Commerce to pursue national lab and innovation opportunities passed 51-37 after extensive debate about its aspirational nature and cost. Other bills approved included HB 3177 on Corporation Commission court reporter pay and retention, HB 3114 removing DUI with great bodily harm from DOC GPS monitoring eligibility, HB 3172 restricting adverse banking actions by large financial institutions against lawful activity, HB 3322 on statutory interpretation, HB 3323 removing notarization requirements for electronic Service Oklahoma submissions, HB 4248 restricting certain intoxicating beverages to those 21 and older, HB 3720 expanding the Homemade Food Freedom Act, HB 2210 modernizing youth apprenticeships, HB 1322 creating a domestic violence offender registry, HB 1937 revising school communications with minors and receiving emergency passage, HB 3301 aligning state firearms definitions with federal law, and HB 4107 criminalizing hacking or unauthorized activation of outdoor warning sirens. Most bills passed with broad support, though some drew significant questioning over fiscal impact, public safety, and implementation details.

Transcript Highlights:

• largely already exists, the bill strengthens the language to remove any ambiguity and ensure that this standard
• Follow-up: So currently, universities don't have a policy on how they navigate their grading standards
• So this bill is not a one-time standard.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

Summary: The House convened after a quorum call, welcomed visitors in the galleries, and then took up a series of bills. HB 4104, relating to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, was explained as making second or subsequent misdemeanor “peeping tom” offenses a felony and making felony convictions under that statute registrable; it passed 91-0. HB 3722, an elections bill, drew extended debate over whether a voter registration application should be considered incomplete if the applicant leaves party affiliation blank; supporters said the state should not infer intent, while opponents argued the change would create an unnecessary barrier and could disenfranchise voters. The bill passed 75-18. HB 3787, as amended, clarified that any person appointed to fill an unexpired term in an elected office must be a U.S. citizen; it passed 79-13. HB 3700, from the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee, requires colleges and universities to grade students on academic content rather than opinions or beliefs, and it passed with an emergency clause. HB 3701 codifies the Regents’ process for reviewing low-performing degree programs and passed with an emergency clause as well. The House also passed HB 3310 on state government transparency and accountability 94-0, HB 3404 creating a framework for prescribed burn associations and financial relief 89-4, HB 2964 on medical records fees after amendment 92-0, HB 2398 allowing postsecondary institutions to designate credentials of value 70-20, HB 3024 on transparency for state employee pay and bonuses 79-9 with an emergency clause, HB 3499 allowing special judges to hear certain title-issuance cases 84-5, HB 3278 providing corrections for Open Meeting Act violations without going straight to district court 82-4, and HB 3279 updating public corruption rules to address contract and post-employment conflicts 10-? (the transcript indicates passage but the exact final tally is unclear). The session ended with adjournment until Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.

Bills: HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

Bills: HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

Transcript Highlights:

• Assembly Bill 2200 by Assembly Member Hart and appellating the building standards.
• By standardizing course numbers for career technical education, this bill makes it easier for students
• Townhome developments are not allowed to be built on mobile objective standards.
• Let me underscore: minimum wage standard, which means you have minimum wage standard, which means you
• This bill raises wages where no meaningful standard exists today on townhome projects.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• New Hampshire standard Medicaid is reimbursed at 50%.
• </c><01:33:15.159><c> Medicaid</c> paid New Hampshire um standard Medicaid paid New Hampshire um standard
• This 7948 is standard Medicaid program, and 7051 is the Children's Program.
• The new administration may create different standards than the previous administration.
• </c> granted Advantage program and standard granted Advantage program and standard program<03:37:13.880

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division Three work session on February 21, 2025 focused on the Division of Medicaid Services budget. The chair opened with procedural guidance, noting the division’s role is to make recommendations to the full Finance Committee, that the budget must be balanced, and that members should track possible amendments ahead of a March 26 target for House Bills 1 and 2. Members also discussed the importance of using official budget documents and online resources, and the chair said no motions would be taken at this session. A major early topic was concern over a five-point Medicaid policy document and the timing of House Bill 2. Representative Tarki objected that the document appeared to be an unofficial draft and argued that significant Medicaid policy changes should have been transmitted by February 15 under state law. He said the lack of an official, posted document raised transparency concerns because the changes could affect tens of thousands of residents. Committee leadership responded that the five-point document was a working document, that it would be posted online within minutes, and that House Bill 2 is often delayed while the Office of Legislative Services finalizes and formats the governor’s proposed trailer bill. DHHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman then began the budget presentation. White said the committee would use the PowerPoint as the document of record, starting with the governor’s operating budget pages 885-893, and noted that Medicaid is the largest accounting area in the state budget. He said the governor’s budget reflects about $60 million in reductions within the Medicaid area, with Granite Advantage handled off-budget and another $10 million in reductions there, for roughly a $70 million difference overall. Members asked whether the comparison was being made against an efficiency budget or a prioritized-needs budget, and White said the department could look at it different ways. The presentation then outlined Medicaid’s role in New Hampshire: it provides health coverage, serves as the state’s direct interface with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and helps finance related services such as long-term supports, school-based services, adult dental coverage, and re-entry programs for people leaving correctional settings. White also reviewed enrollment and program context, saying New Hampshire has about one in seven residents enrolled in Medicaid, making it the fourth smallest Medicaid program in the country by enrollment, and described recent efforts such as youth re-entry and the Medicaid unwind after the end of the federal continuous coverage period. He said the state had to process more than 238,000 redeterminations after the public health emergency and that the department tried to avoid unnecessary coverage loss during that transition.

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• of good character, meet the standards of good character, honesty,<00:09:58.959><c> and</c><00:09:59.200
• </c> never compromise on licensing standards never compromise on licensing standards or<00:14:55.519>
• Is there a different format that can live in a compatible way within a broader model?
• I wonder if you could talk about that and how those might be different ways but are compatible overall
• of good character, honesty, standards of good character, honesty, and<00:54:02.160><c> integrity.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And one last question: Have we ever deviated from that standard? Mr.
• You have to have basic standards protected, implemented, and enforced.
• This is a basic discussion of enforcing the standard laws as a foundation.
• The standard laws as a foundation for civility.
• the real values and standards in life?

Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills and one bill on party vacancy procedures. SB 1018, which would expand Arizona’s foreign law restrictions to expressly include Sharia law and certain related religious or cultural practices, drew sharply divided testimony. Supporters said it was intended to prevent enforcement of coercive or unconstitutional private adjudications, while opponents argued it was anti-Muslim and unconstitutional. The bill passed on a 4-3 vote. SB 1568 would require election equipment clocks and timekeeping functions to be set to the current accurate time and verified during testing. County officials opposed parts of the bill as impractical for equipment not connected to the internet and for areas with different time zones, while the sponsor and a witness said inaccurate clocks had been observed in testing. The committee adopted the bill on a 4-3 vote. SB 1687 would move the primary election to the Tuesday before Memorial Day and adjust related filing and petition deadlines; an amendment expanding Clean Elections timing and spending provisions was offered but defeated. The bill then passed 4-3 after members discussed the need to align election timelines and Clean Elections rules. SB 1825 would change how precinct committeeman vacancies are filled, shifting authority in counties over 500,000 people toward legislative district chairs and requiring faster action by county boards. Supporters said it would streamline appointments and improve transparency, while opponents warned it could concentrate power and create abuse. An amendment clarifying the county-size threshold was adopted, and the bill passed 4-1 with one present and one absent. SB 1037, which imposes stricter cybersecurity and chain-of-custody requirements on voting and tabulating equipment and requires continuous video at counting centers, also passed after amendment on a 4-2 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SCR 1001, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring U.S. citizenship to register and vote, banning foreign-national election contributions, requiring proof of identity for voting, and changing some mail-ballot and polling-place rules; the transcript cuts off before any vote on that resolution.

Transcript Highlights:

• And one last question: Have we ever deviated from that standard? Mr.
• You have to have basic standards protected and implemented and enforced.
• This is a basic discussion of enforcing the standard laws as a foundation.
• The standard laws as a foundation for civility.
• the real values and standards in life?

Bills: SB1018, SB1037, SB1568, SB1687, SB1825, SCR1001

Keywords: foreign law, Sharia law, cultural practices, women's rights, marriage laws, domestic violence, honor killings, Arizona legislation, elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway

Transcript Highlights:

• FEMA-credited flood protection, so there's additional rules and regulations to meet that higher standard
• that the improvements are constructed and FEMA can certify that they were constructed meeting their standards
• that the improvements are constructed and FEMA can certify that they were constructed meeting their standards
• that the improvements are constructed and FEMA can certify that they were constructed meeting their standards
• currently is in existence. ...and would hopefully any changes that would be made would also be in compatibility

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are these the standards of civility and respect we expect in our classrooms?

Bills: SB2347, SB2911, SB2033, SB2158, SB2993, SB2778, SB2672, SB2014, SB3144, SB3096, SB3097, SB2968, SB2363, SB3154, SB2400, SB3313, SB2896, SB3279, SB2614, SB2687, SB2754, SB2549, SB3325, SB2658, SB2659, SB2602, SB2611, SB2877, SB3063, SB2615, SB3232, SB2875, SB3272, SB2854, SB3203, SB2803, SB2804, SB3302, SB3229, SB2969, SB2412, SB2657, SB2880, SB2540, SB2414, SB3142, SB3202, SB2281, SB2852, SB2272, SB2479, SB2589, SB2936, SB2720, SB2730, SB2749, SB2688, SB2798, SB3040, SB3107, SB3010, SB3109, SB3140, SB3187, SB2057, SB2377, SB3048, SB3083, SB3182

Keywords: tenant rights, landlord obligations, housing crisis, eviction prevention, multilingual access, intoxicating liquor, direct shipment, breweries, distilleries, Hawaii, renewable energy, grid-ready homes, interconnection process, electric utility, energy independence, surcharge, customer access, energy storage, smart inverters, veterinary workforce

Transcript Highlights:

• historically been divided between voucher rates informed by the regional market rate survey and a standard
• arbitrary ceilings for license-exempt providers and the lack of consideration for state preschool staff standards
• That's compatible with existing data systems.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And if we were to make it compatible with the block schedule, then those students now are missing out
• It is up to this body to make decisions on what educational standards are, what the standards in our
• To make decisions on what educational standards are, what the standards in our school should be.
• What's 17% of the standards? Yeah, I think that's not the way to think about it.
• It's okay that we have more standards than you can physically teach in a school year because when you

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 131-2. Members also introduced several guests and recognized a departing staff member. The chamber then moved to House bills for perfection, beginning with HB 2636, the Mortgage Modification Act, which was described as a technical banking measure to allow first mortgages to remain in first position after modifications and to reduce delays in loan transactions. The bill was supported as a pro-property-owner, anti-fraud measure and was ordered perfected and printed. The House next took up HB 1718, a bill addressing sovereign immunity caps and the timing of inflation adjustments. The sponsor said the bill would overturn a court interpretation so that liability limits would be measured at the time of injury rather than at judgment, arguing this would reduce budget uncertainty for cities, counties, and other political subdivisions. A member raised concerns that the change could encourage defendants to delay cases, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to protect public entities from unexpected exposure. The House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. The most extensive debate centered on HB 2120 and HB 1698, the school anti-bullying legislation known as Sawyer’s Law. Supporters said the bill would require prompt investigation and reporting of bullying, stronger school board oversight, and protections for staff who intervene, citing tragic local bullying cases and student suicides as the reason for the measure. Opponents of a proposed amendment argued that the school board reporting requirements were necessary for accountability, while supporters of the amendment said it would better protect student privacy, preserve due process, and reduce legal risk for schools. The amendment failed, but the House then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bills perfected and printed. The House also considered HB 2748, which would require daily physical activity for students. The sponsor said the bill was based on research showing benefits for learning, behavior, and mental health, and an amendment added more detailed implementation language, delayed the effective date, and clarified how schools could count some physical activity time toward class requirements. Members debated whether the proposal would disrupt schedules, reduce instructional time, or create staffing and logistical problems, while supporters argued it would improve student outcomes without adding time to the school day. The transcript ends during continued debate on that amendment, with no final vote shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• We want those kids to compete extremely well, particularly on standardized exams.”
• It is up to this body to make decisions on what educational standards are, what the standards in our
• What 17% of the standards does the English teacher not have to teach?”
• “It’s okay that we have extra standards.
• This allows for one standardized innovation zone, and, as a representative said, it's a... ...standardized

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 131-2. Members also introduced guests and recognized a departing staffer, Scott Bell, before moving into bills for perfection. House Bill 2636, the Mortgage Modification Act, was explained as a measure to keep first mortgages in first position when modified, helping speed transactions and protect lien priority; it was advanced to perfected and printed. House Bill 1718, dealing with sovereign immunity caps and clarifying that liability limits should be measured at the time of injury rather than judgment, also drew questions about its effect on plaintiffs and municipalities, but the chamber adopted the committee substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. The most extended debate centered on House Bills 2120 and 1698, the school anti-bullying legislation known as Sawyer’s Law. Supporters described the bill as requiring prompt investigation and reporting of bullying, including to school boards, and several members shared emotional testimony about bullying-related suicides and school inaction. An amendment from the Boone County member sought to remove zero-tolerance references, limit identifying information in reports, and give school boards more flexibility in reporting cycles; supporters said it would preserve the bill’s intent while reducing due-process and privacy concerns, while opponents argued it would weaken school board oversight. The amendment failed, and the House then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bills perfected and printed. The chamber then took up House Bill 2748, which would require daily physical activity for students statewide. The sponsor and supporters argued that regular movement improves learning, behavior, and mental health, and the amendment under discussion would remove the emergency clause, delay implementation, and specify weekly activity targets and how some activity time could count toward class requirements. Members raised concerns about scheduling, loss of instructional time, staffing, and feasibility for high schools and large districts, while supporters said the proposal was designed to minimize disruption and improve outcomes. After debate, the House invoked the previous question by a vote of 89-45, ending further debate on the amendment and moving the bill toward final action on the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• state lands are going to be restricted not based on any science, but that foraging is somehow not compatible
• <01:26:03.040><c> is</c><01:26:03.239><c> somehow</c><01:26:03.760><c> not</c><01:26:04.159><c> compatible
• </c> that foraging is somehow not compatible that foraging is somehow not compatible with<01:26:05.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• it, and we can put measures on the ballot, right, in this body, then why don't we apply the same standards
• . ...from a facility that fails to meet certain criteria or accreditation standards and provides that
• Senators, this bill establishes and implements the Spectrum Alert standardized system by the Department
• by Senator Harrell, which requires all hospitals that have emergency rooms to get up to the same standard
• This is the housing bill that provided for ADUs, alternative dwelling units, and set standards and set

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

Transcript Highlights:

• it, and we can put measures on the ballot, right, in this body, then why don't we apply the same standards
• Senators, this bill establishes and implements the Spectrum Alert standardized system by the Department
• by Senator Harrell, which requires all hospitals that have emergency rooms to get up to the same standard
• by Senator Harold, which requires all hospitals that have emergency rooms to get up to the same standard
• This is the housing bill that provided for ADUs, alternative dwelling units, and set standards and set

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, volunteers, and the retirement of Pastor Gary Austin from the sergeant’s office. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators would not need to plan on being in next week, suggesting progress toward a budget framework. After routine floor business, the chamber took up a major third-reading measure on citizen initiatives and several education bills, followed later by returning messages from the House on health and school-safety measures. The most extensive debate centered on the citizen initiative bill, which sponsors said was intended to protect the constitutional amendment process from fraud and abuse based on election-crime investigations and a large state report on petition fraud. Supporters argued the bill would add reasonable guardrails, prevent misuse of public funds, and preserve integrity while still allowing grassroots participation. Opponents from both parties argued it would make citizen-led amendments much harder by adding costs, deadlines, criminal penalties, and administrative burdens that would chill participation and favor wealthy or corporate interests. After lengthy debate, the Senate voted 28-10 to pass the bill. The chamber then passed several education measures with little or no opposition, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, Florida ABLE, teacher preparation, and other education policy updates, all by 38-0. Later, the Senate concurred in House amendments on a stem cell therapy bill, an EKG requirement for student athletes, and a cardiac emergency bill, each passing 37-0. The House also sent back a school safety bill with amendments affecting child care facility partnerships with law enforcement, temporary door locks during active assailant incidents, supervision windows, and funding for panic alarm systems; the transcript ends as that bill is being explained.

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• /c><01:04:17.839><c> it</c><01:04:18.000><c> would</c><01:04:18.240><c> be</c><01:04:18.400><c> compatible
• </c><01:04:19.520><c> to</c> I don't think it would be compatible to I don't think it would be compatible

Keywords: 0:00:07 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:47 Approval of Minutes 0:01:05 Correspondence and Information Items 0:54:15 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:56:19 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 1:08:46 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 1:13:00 Rpt from Office of Financial Mgmt - KIA 1:20:00 Office of Financial Management 1:35:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure. The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation. KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.

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• It requires an applicant for a certificate of environmental compatibility for a plant that is a new nuclear

Keywords: 1182, all