Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkLkZVP6ubs, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:01 HB 502 Discussion: 00:40 HB 502 Roll Call Vote: 01:40 HB 349 Discussion: 02:20 HB 349 Roll Call Vote: 05:17 HB 176 Discussion: 05:56 HB 176 Roll Call Vote: 09:23 HB 196 Discussion: 11:25 HB 196 Roll Call Vote: 33:41 HB 200 Discussion: 37:51 HB 200 Roll Call Vote: 46:25 HB 391 Discussion: 48:31 HB 391 Roll Call Vote: 49:56, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3pUvupa3mE, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:19 HB 248 Discussion: 01:06 HB 248 Roll Call Vote: 02:39 HB 334 Discussion: 04:08 HB 334 Roll Call Vote: 06:46 HB 227 Discussion: 08:21 HB 227 Roll Call Vote: 08:54 HB 668 Discussion: 10:08 HB 668 Roll Call Vote: 15:58 HB 740 Discussion: 17:53 HB 740 Roll Call Vote: 25:41 HB 594 Discussion: 26:55 HB 594 Roll Call Vote: 36:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQqQmQPersE, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:36 HB 221 Discussion: 01:25 HB 221 Roll Call Vote: 17:42 HB 517 Discussion: 21:50 HB 517 Roll Call Vote: 23:10 HB 283 Discussion: 23:50 HB 283 Roll Call Vote: 24:41 HB 663 Discussion: 25:30 HB 663 Roll Call Vote: 28:52 HB 680 Discussion: 30:47 HB 680 Roll Call Vote: 40:03 HB 277 Discussion: 42:00 HB 277 Roll Call Vote: 48:50, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1-iKcKpxnk, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:43 SB 224 Discussion: 01:44 SB 224 Roll Call Vote: 04:03 SB 4 Discussion: 05:13 SB 4 Roll Call Vote: 15:44 HB 351 Discussion: 17:56 HB 351 Roll Call Vote: 20:47 HB 335 Discussion: 21:44 HB 335 Roll Call Vote: 25:28 HB 399 Discussion: 26:27 HB 399 Roll Call Vote: 30:05 HB 453 Discussion: 31:21 HB 453 Roll Call Vote: 35:37, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Explain my vote, please. >> Yes, sir. >> Also would like to record my attendance and apologize,
• > Representative DeVol. >> Yes. >> Representative Elliott. >> Representative Gentry. >> Explain my vote
• May I explain my vote very briefly?
• </c> &gt;&gt; May I explain my vote, please? &gt;&gt; May I explain my vote, please?
• May I explain my vote very &gt;&gt; I Yes, ma'am. May I explain my vote very briefly? briefly?

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:36 HB 732 Discussion: 02:00 HB 732 Vote: 20:55 SB 343 Discussion: 23:39 SB 343 Vote: 28:54 SB 129 Discussion: 30:30 SB 129 Vote: 32:27, 958, all

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 02:16 SB 324 Discussion: 03:01 SB 324 Vote: 14:56 HB 333 Discussion: 18:23 HB 333 Vote: 21:40 SB 249 Discussion: 23:45 SB 249 Vote: 26:16, 958, all

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:29 HB 683 Discussion: 01:32 HB 683 Vote: 03:02 HB 781 Discussion: 05:17 HB 781 Vote: 09:59 HJR 110 Discussion: 11:21 HJR 110 Vote: 18:25, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• May</c><00:14:22.240><c> I</c><00:14:22.399><c> explain</c><00:14:22.720><c> my</c><00:14:22.959><c> vote
• May I explain my vote? &gt;&gt; yes. May I explain my vote? &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll call: 01:22 HB 577 discussion: 03:04 HB 577 vote: 05:26 HB 392 discussion: 06:55 HB 392 vote: 09:54 HCR 16 discussion: 11:00 HCR 16 vote: 14:07, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Calloway, can I briefly explain my vote?
• Representative Calloway, can I briefly explain my vote?
• Representative King, may I comment on my vote? Please, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much. I vote.
• I vote yes ma'am.
• I vote yes, ma'am. Representative Carney, briefly explain. Mr.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:52 SB 1 Discussion 01:33 SB 1 Vote 32:39 SB 76 Discussion 34:35 SB 76 Vote 36:20 SB 162 Discussion 37:04 SB 162 Vote 46:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and a Kentucky Film Leadership Council to promote film production in the state. Sponsors said the bill is intended to expand Kentucky’s use of film tax incentives, improve marketing and infrastructure, and attract productions that could generate jobs, tourism, and broader economic development. They noted a committee substitute made two changes: adding a salary cap for the film office executive director and correcting a date. Members asked about whether the office should instead be housed in the Economic Development Cabinet, how Kentucky’s refundable credit compares with Georgia’s transferable credits, the bill’s obscenity language, the size of the current incentive cap, and whether there should be reporting on the program’s results. Supporters cited a University of Louisville study estimating about $200 million in industry revenue in 2022 and argued the state is not fully using existing credits; an outside witness, Andrew McNeel, opposed the bill, calling the incentives subsidies, warning that Georgia’s uncapped program could lead to pressure to raise Kentucky’s cap, and arguing the bill could subsidize films with little lasting local benefit. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and passed Senate Bill 1 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 with an expression of opinion that it should pass. Several members explained their votes, including concerns about transparency, local hiring, and the need for further review. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 76, which would raise the threshold for a retainage/escrow requirement in certain real estate improvement contracts from $500,000 to $2 million. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect construction cost inflation since the statute was enacted in 1990. The transcript indicates a motion and second were made, but the discussion was cut off before any final action on the bill is shown. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 162, a simplified bill on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said it would require suspected fraud to be referred to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement authorities, including the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, county or Commonwealth’s attorneys, and, where applicable, the U.S. Department of Justice, to create a clearer process and accountability. The transcript ends during the presentation, before any vote or committee action on SB 162 is recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Deneen: Explain my vote.
• Senator Webb then explained his vote as yes.
• Senator Webb explained his yes vote.
• </c> not trying to vote v a vote Boswell not trying to vote v a vote Boswell wouldn't<00:10:07.240><c
• Senator Yates, I believe you had wanted to register some votes.

Keywords: 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Attendance Roll Call 02:09 – House Bill 216 03:15 – Roll Call Vote 04:06 – Senate Bill 122 05:42 – Roll Call Vote 08:43 – House Bill 391 17:25 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The committee first considered House Bill 216, which would correct a conflict created when an office was moved into the Department of Agriculture by restoring grant and loan eligibility for Department of Agriculture employees while keeping the prohibition in place for employees of the office of policy. The bill was approved unanimously and sent on to the Senate floor. The committee then revisited Senate Bill 122 after concerns from the prior meeting. Members adopted a committee substitute that clarified local governments may regulate the covered businesses but not ban them outright, and that fines and fees go back to the local authorities doing the regulating. During final consideration, Senator Deneen, Senator Reed, and Senator Richardson voted no, citing concerns about enforcement, inspection, and potential bad actors, while Senator Webb supported the bill as a needed regulatory scheme. The motion passed and the bill advanced. House Bill 391, dealing with Kentucky honey production, was also approved. Representative Jason Nemes and industry witnesses said the bill would raise the threshold for requiring a certified honey house from 150 gallons to 500 gallons, add language requiring “pure and unadulterated” Kentucky-produced honey, and support local beekeepers without creating additional public health risk. Members discussed whether the limit should be removed entirely, the cost of honey houses, and concerns about imported or adulterated honey. The committee passed the bill to the Senate floor. Senator Yates later registered a no vote on Senate Bill 122 and yes votes on House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 171, though Senate Bill 171 was passed over for further work and not heard that day.

Transcript Highlights:

• opportunity to go first so that they're not having to hang around on the bills that are being called for a vote

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:13 HB423 Discussion: 01:38 HB423 Vote: 12:30 HB415 Discussion: 13:50 HB415 Vote: 15:13 HB390 Discussion: 16:30 HB390 Vote: 21:48 HB3 For Discussion Only: 23:15, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 423, a prior authorization reform measure sponsored by Representative Kim Moser. A committee substitute was adopted to clarify that the bill’s prior authorization exemption program does not apply to Medicaid. Supporters, including the Kentucky Medical Association, said the bill would reduce red tape, improve transparency, and let providers spend more time on patient care. The bill would create a framework for insurers to establish a gold carding or waiver program for certain health services, exclude prescription drugs, prohibit retrospective reviews based solely on an exemption, and require annual reporting by the Department of Insurance and the Department for Medicaid Services. After questions about how exemptions would work and whether the bill addressed repeat prior authorizations, the committee voted to pass HB 423 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Bill 415, sponsored by Representative Pollock and supported by AFLAC representatives. The bill was described as clarifying that health insurance coverage mandates are generally intended to apply only to primary major medical policies. With no substantive opposition or questions, the committee voted to pass HB 415 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 390 from Chair Meredith, presented with support from multiple insurance industry representatives and the Department of Insurance. The bill would move motor vehicle insurance verification data from the old system to the CAVIS database and shorten the reporting turnaround from 30 days to a ceiling of seven days, with the possibility of a shorter period by regulation. After brief discussion and no objections, the committee voted to pass HB 390 with favorable expression. The committee also heard House Bill 3 for discussion only, sponsored by Representative Neighbors and supported by the Kentucky Pharmacists Association. The bill would require Kentucky Medicaid to reimburse pharmacists for covered clinical services they already provide, aligning Medicaid with existing commercial insurance policy. Supporters argued it would improve access, especially in underserved areas, and could reduce emergency room use and improve outcomes; the bill was not voted on during this meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, I think that with a vote...
• I vote aye. Senator Wise, Senator Gates, explain my vote. Yes, sir.
• Chair Willer, I vote aye.
• Chair Willer, I vote aye.
• Chair Willer, I vote aye.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:27 SB 76 Discussion 01:20 SB 76 Vote 04:51 SB 59 Discussion 05:50 SB 59 Vote 20:49 SB 313 Discussion 23:46 SB 313 Vote 28:18, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met and first took up Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Greg Elkins. The bill would raise the construction retainage/escrow statute threshold from $500,000 to $2 million to reflect inflation, and would also make any contract term waiving the escrow protection void and unenforceable. Elkins said the measure would not apply to government contracts and was intended to protect contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers from delayed payment. The committee voted 9-0 to pass the bill with a favorable expression and send it to the floor. The committee then considered Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Senator Jimmy Higdon, with a committee substitute adopted first. Higdon said the substitute limited the bill to existing church property and the measure would allow religious institutions to build affordable housing on their property while still requiring local governing-body approval and compliance with building codes. Supporters framed it as a housing-supply tool and a way to use nonprofits and churches to help address Kentucky’s housing shortage, while questions focused on tax impacts, local control, and whether the bill could be used for single-family homes or other developments. A public witness from Henry County opposed the bill, arguing it could enable discriminatory housing and reduce local tax revenue. After discussion, the committee voted 9-0 to pass SB 59 with a favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 313 from Senator Phillip Wheeler, which would designate June as Kentucky History Month. Wheeler and Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi said the bill would help promote Kentucky history statewide, especially in connection with the U.S. 250th commemoration in 2026, and would build on existing June observances such as Statehood Day and Boone Day. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression, and the chair announced it would proceed to the floor.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWpvPOjqa6Q, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:14 SB 111 Discussion 00:54 SB 111 Vote 17:13 SB 194 Discussion 19:54 SB 194 Vote 21:39 HB 280 Discussion 22:33 HB 280 Vote 34:00 HB 371 Discussion 34:28 HB 371 Vote 37:00 HB 495 Discussion 37:33 HB 495 Vote 46:54, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjyLct0a1eI, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:09 HCR 5 DISCUSSION 01:22 HCR 5 VOTE 08:45 HB 21 DISCUSSION 09:57 HB 21 VOTE 13:34 HJR 7 DISCUSSION 14:49 HJR 7 VOTE 20:04 HB 320 DISCUSSION 21:04 HB 320 VOTE 21:51 HB 135 DISCUSSION 23:32 HB 135 VOTE 52:02, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTLnNAsnOsk, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:27 SB 60 Discussion 16:53 SB 60 Vote 19:02 HB 540 Discussion 21:24 HB 540 Vote 24:56 HB 328 Discussion 26:52 HB 328 Vote 29:44 HB 65 Discussion 31:05 HB 65 Vote 32:34 HB 542 Discussion 34:21 HB 542 Vote 39:19, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIjhlzKhWkU, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:48 SR 44 Discussion 01:51 SR 44 Vote 04:56 SR 45 Discussion 06:26 SR 45 Vote 07:53 SR 91 Discussion 08:56 SR 91 Vote 10:12 SB 231 Discussion 11:46 SB 231 Vote 13:42 HB 146 Discussion 14:43 HB 146 Vote 20:38, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfsQ_pNoqms, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:19 SB 199 DISCUSSION 01:31 SB 199 VOTE 03:38 SB 203 DISCUSSION 05:29 SB 203 VOTE 08:26 SB 225 DISCUSSION 09:33 SB 225 VOTE 18:05 SB 282 DISCUSSION 22:36 SB 282 VOTE 32:03 SB 268 DISCUSSION 35:07 SB 268 VOTE 44:04, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkxcYS9iGO0, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:56 HB 573 Discussion 02:14 HB 573 Vote 03:49 HB 591 Discussion 06:02 HB 591 Vote 07:54 HB 315 Discussion 09:44 HB 315 Vote 11:49 HB 499 Discussion 14:02 HB 499 Vote 23:37 HB 781 Discussion 26:38 HB 781 Vote 28:04, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPGYuYCPJgM, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:14 SR 163 Discussion 02:06 SR 163 Vote 03:30 SB 241 Discussion 05:09 SB 241 Vote 06:54 HB 79 Discussion 08:09 HB 79 Vote 14:24 HB 442 Discussion 15:17 HB 442 Vote 26:03 SB 176 Discussion 27:04 SB 176 Vote 28:11, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFj0PL6wEM, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00:00 ROLL CALL 00:00:19 SB 203 DISCUSSION 00:01:41 SB 203 VOTE 00:17:50 HB 204 DISCUSSION 00:19:58 HB 204 VOTE 00:30:37 SB 40 DISCUSSION 00:32:17 SB 40 VOTE 00:34:28 SB 199 DISCUSSION 00:36:01 SB 199 VOTE 00:41:34 HB 535 DISCUSSION 44:58 HB 535 VOTE 00:50:03 SB 123 DISCUSSION 00:51:30 SB 123 VOTE 00:52:32 SB 9 DISCUSSION 00:53:51 SB 9 VOTE 00:57:32 SB 64 DISCUSSION ONLY 00:59:04 SB 268 DISCUSSION ONLY 01:13:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47