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KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025 (10-21-25)

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  • </c> convenor of a group of housing convenor of a group of housing developers<00:03:32.080><c> and</c
  • the fall of 2026 in terms of um in the fall of 2026 in terms of timeline. timeline. timeline.
  • The purpose of the housing blueprint is to help align the private sector, local governments, and community
  • help of the housing blueprint is to help align<00:32:58.159><c> the</c><00:32:58.399><c> private</c>
  • <00:57:58.480><c> of</c> opposition but a lot of lot of opposition but a lot of lot of questions.<00:
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:25 Discussion of Lexington’s Housing Affordability Partnership 00:02:26 Discussion of Northern Kentucky’s Housing Blueprint 00:30:12 Discussion of Religious Institution Land Use 00:57:33 Discussion of Free-Market Solutions to Kentucky’s Housing Crisis 01:04:18 Adjournment 01:26:37, 958, all
Summary: The committee met without a quorum and began informally, with members noting this was the final information-gathering meeting on housing before a November meeting to discuss findings and report back to the LRC. The main presentation focused on the Lexington Affordable Housing Partnership, a public-private effort supported by a $10 million state allocation. Presenters described Fayette County’s housing shortage, citing a gap of more than 22,000 units, rising home prices, and the challenge of assembling land and capital for affordable projects. The partnership explained that five local banks created a $3 million capital investment fund to buy and hold land at no interest, with deed restrictions keeping the site at 80% or below area median income and allowing the banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit. The first project is a 12.5-acre former Transylvania University baseball field, planned for about 242 units, including detached homes, townhouses, garden-style apartments, and senior housing. Speakers said the project required extensive neighborhood engagement and zoning/development approvals, but that the planning phase is now largely complete and infrastructure work should begin soon. Financing details included roughly $64 million in additional funding through tax credit equity, market-rate loans, city support, Kentucky Housing Corporation resources, and donations from nonprofit partners. Developers said the multifamily bond applications are due to Kentucky Housing Corporation the next day, and they expect the land purchase to be repaid into the revolving fund once the property is entitled and closed, allowing the original $3 million to be redeployed for future projects. They estimated rental units could be filled within about six months of completion, while for-sale units would come online over 12 to 36 months. In discussion, members asked about regulatory barriers and project timelines. Presenters pointed to rising construction costs tied to new federal and state requirements, and one member highlighted the need to continue reviewing planning and zoning reforms to speed development plan approvals and reduce delays. The group also endorsed a possible statewide $20 million housing fund, a residential infrastructure fund, and efforts to avoid additional regulatory burdens on housing development.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (6-25-25)

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  • I have been in private practice for most of it, where I served as the chair and co-chair for health care
  • I presently am in private practice of law.
  • Uh I have been in most of it the time<00:07:37.599><c> in</c><00:07:37.840><c> private</c><00:07:38.160
  • </c> presently am in private practice of law. presently am in private practice of law.
  • of the breakout by regions of um of the enrollment.
Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00 Introduction of Board Members – 00:02:04 Overview of the Purpose and Goals of the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board – 00:12:46 Medicaid Legislative Update - 00:20:26 Discussion of Next Steps and Future Meeting Dates – 01:04:06 Adjournment – 01:06:37, 958, all
Summary: The first meeting of the Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board opened with Chair Ken Fleming and Co-Chair Rocky Adams welcoming members, explaining the board’s purpose, and introducing the diverse membership of legislators, providers, advocates, and state officials. Fleming said the board would meet monthly, allow public comment at the end of meetings, and operate transparently with materials posted online and distributed in advance. Both chairs emphasized that the board’s work would focus on improving Medicaid outcomes, efficiency, and oversight, while preparing for possible federal changes and avoiding premature assumptions about what Congress may do. Members then gave brief introductions describing their backgrounds in medicine, nursing, hospital administration, behavioral health, insurance, budgeting, pharmacy, and Medicaid administration. Several noted direct experience with Medicaid populations or managed care, including the Department for Medicaid Services commissioner, health plan representatives, hospital and clinic leaders, and legislators with health care backgrounds. The board also heard from Stephanie Bates of the LRC Office of Health Data Analytics, who said her office supports the General Assembly with health-related data, policy, and research and would serve as a resource to the board. Bates then began a presentation on Medicaid basics, explaining that House Bill 695 created the board and that the presentation would cover eligibility, enrollment, covered benefits, waivers, managed care, the budget, and the federal reconciliation bill. She described Medicaid eligibility as complex, noted that Kentucky had more than 1.4 million enrollees, and explained enrollment churn and the unwinding of pandemic-era continuous coverage. She also outlined mandatory and optional Medicaid benefits, the requirement that services be medically necessary and provided by enrolled providers, and the main waiver types used in Kentucky, including 1115, 1915(b), and 1915(c) waivers. No votes or formal actions were taken at this meeting beyond organizational setup and receiving the initial informational presentation.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-11-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I serve as the president of the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts. Mr.
  • structures, roads, and highways on the surface of some of these easements, as long as these roads are
  • They came actually requesting this, so most of them have been very forthcoming and supportive of it,
  • I represent half of Boyd County and all of Lawrence County. Today, what I have is House Bill 315.
  • That being one of them was a particular focus of mine for a possible research farm.
Keywords: 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Attendance Roll Call 1:32 – Discussion of HB 24 03:00 – Roll Call Vote 04:00 – Discussion of HB 304 07:19 – Roll Call Vote 08:54 – Discussion of HB 186 09:46 – Roll Call Vote 11:00 – Discussion of HB 315 13:09 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, heard brief announcements, and moved quickly through four House bills. House Bill 24, as amended by a committee substitute, would raise the audit threshold for conservation districts from $750,000 to $1 million and also clarify that temporary roads, highways, and structures may be built on certain easements if they are removed when work is complete. The substitute was adopted, the bill passed on a roll call vote, and a title amendment was also adopted. House Bill 304, presented by Rep. Ryan Bivens with support from the Kentucky Soybean Association, would adjust soybean checkoff language so the state checkoff could rise from one-quarter to one-half percent if the federal checkoff ever ends, keeping funding levels effectively the same and allowing the state board to continue promotion, research, and education work. Members asked about the cost impact on farmers, and sponsors said there would be no added cost because the language is intended as a backup to match the current federal rate. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression. House Bill 186 would streamline rules for churches and nonprofits providing food to homeless shelters or people displaced by declared natural disasters, reducing regulatory barriers for safe, wholesome food service. The sponsor argued current requirements are too restrictive for simple food distribution. The bill passed. House Bill 315, with a committee substitute, would protect agricultural land from entities tied to designated hostile governments, while also allowing some land to be used or leased for research purposes; the sponsor noted the substitute reflected prior work and concerns from bankers about lien priorities, which he said he would address later on the floor. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.
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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on State Government (2-22-24)

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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on State Government (2-15-24)

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:45 am

Technology and Telecommunications

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  • That would be part of it. My understanding of it is, Senator, and again, appreciate the question.
  • Is it to allow the Department of Commerce to make an application to the Department of Energy?
  • So is it the intent that these would be inclusive of charter, private, public school?
  • We have a couple of questions.
  • I have even been surprised at the eagerness of teachers in the state of Oklahoma to really kind of go
Bills: HB1782 , HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3546 , HB3619 , HB4358
Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications
Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm reminded of the story of, in the early 1940s... ...of in the early 1940s, President Roosevelt went
  • So we had the subject of availability of funds, and they've met the need of A.
  • So is it the intent that these would be inclusive of charter, private, and public school?
  • I have even been surprised at the eagerness of teachers in the state of Oklahoma to really kind of go
  • back to the At the eagerness of teachers in the state of Oklahoma to really kind of go back to the basics
Bills: HB1782 , HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3546 , HB3619 , HB4358
Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications
Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development
Summary: The Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee considered several House bills focused on artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, broadband, and education technology. House Bill 3176 would create an Oklahoma Gas Artificial Intelligence and Space Research Hub under the Department of Commerce and a National Laboratory Development Program to help Oklahoma pursue federal research designations; members questioned the fiscal impact, public reporting, and agency placement, and the bill passed 7-1. House Bill 3544 would prohibit minors from accessing AI social companions and authorize civil penalties; supporters cited research and safety concerns, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 3619 would modernize state geographic data collection and mapping for census and boundary purposes; members raised concerns about county boundaries, costs, and possible impacts on property and taxation, and it passed 6-2. The committee also advanced House Bill 3546, which bars artificial intelligence and other non-human entities from being granted legal personhood under Oklahoma law, passing 8-0 without debate. House Bill 1782 would create an Oklahoma AI Education Innovation Act with an advisory council and grant fund; members asked about funding formulas, membership, and dual office-holding, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 2293 would extend the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset while requiring a wind-down plan and legislative review; members discussed the office’s consultation and termination process, and it passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 4358 would limit screen time for pre-K through fifth grade students to one hour per school day. After questions about enforcement, classroom logistics, and special events, the author struck the title to continue working on the measure, and the bill passed 8-0. Throughout the meeting, members generally expressed support for the policy goals of the bills while flagging implementation, fiscal, and jurisdictional concerns.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 7

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • </c> your House of Representatives. your House of Representatives.
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  • </c> House of Representatives. House of Representatives.
  • Item number five, introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?
  • </c> resolutions for action? resolutions for action?
Bills: HB1751 , HB1752 , HB1636
Keywords: Hawaii National Guard, tuition assistance, graduate degrees, education, military personnel, funding, school districts, state budget, performance metrics, shopping carts, abandoned carts, cart retrieval, cart impoundment, county enforcement, municipal ordinance, retail businesses, grocery stores, wholesale stores, membership stores, private clubs
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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, it allows AG enforcement to be coupled with a private right of action.
  • I am pro because there's a private right of action. I know, it's shocking. I do want to apologize.
  • California's law does not designate an enforcement agency and does not contain a private right of action
  • California's law does not designate an enforcement agency and does not contain a private right of action
  • The Consumer Protection Act allows both AG enforcement and a private right of action, especially important
Bills: HB2278 , HB2325 , HB2481 , HB2503
Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Keywords: tourism, promotion areas, state funding, economic development, community engagement, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • rich history. to the great history of the state of Texas.
  • Together united as Texans because we are all sons and daughters of the lineage of the Alamo, of Goliad
  • the history of this state and of this country are told.
  • I, too, as the prior witnesses have mentioned, am in favor of the depiction. ...of all of our history
  • the physical symbols of the history of our great state.
Bills: HB370 , HB738 , HB2935 , HB3227 , HB4103 , HB5259 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB1247 , SB1248 , SB2112 , HCR81 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR59 , HCR109 , HCR111 , HCR135 , SCR6
Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Nestled in the heart of Pawnee Woods of East Texas lies Pineland, a town founded at the turn of the 20th
  • When it comes to the safety of our wildlife and Texans, let's take the first step and create an action
  • Texas needs a wildlife corridor action plan for the safety of both Texans and wildlife in Texas.
  • The goal of a wildlife corridor action plan is to reduce these wildlife-vehicle collisions and facilitate
  • Ocelots are the leading known cause of mortality for ocelots in Texas.
Bills: HB370 , HB738 , HB2935 , HB3227 , HB4103 , HB5259 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB1247 , SB1248 , SB2112 , HCR81 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR59 , HCR109 , HCR111 , HCR135 , SCR6
Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (2-6-25)

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  • Is there any discussion of the bill? Just your presence here compelled action on the bill.
  • this provision would be an impairment of a contract between two private parties.
  • </c><00:30:53.240><c> uh</c> of moving in and out of California uh of moving in and out of California
  • of the 2024 general election, and how actions taken post election have proven that the 2024 presidential
  • </c> state of Elections and Secretary of state of Elections and Secretary of State<00:48:28.760><c> to
Keywords: Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20 Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44 Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56 Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all
Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup. Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 4th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chair announces the signing of the following in the presence of the House.
Bills: HCR 20 , HR 131 , HR 133 , HR 135 , HR 136 , HR 137 , HR 144 , HR 145 , HR 146 , HR 149 , HR 150 , HR 151 , HR 152 , HR 158 , HR 161 , HR 162 , HR 163 , HR 165 , HR 166 , HR 168 , HR 169 , HR 170 , HR 175 , HR 178 , HR 127 , HR 129 , HR 130 , HR 132 , HR 134 , HR 138 , HR 139 , HR 140 , HR 141 , HR 142 , HR 143 , HR 153 , HR 154 , HR 155 , HR 156 , HR 159 , HR 160 , HR 164 , HR 167 , HR 172 , HR 173 , HR 176 , SB 1 , HB 8 , HB 15 , HB 27 , SB 5
Keywords: memorial, remembrance, legacy, condolences, community, higher education, university merger, research, public health, economic impact, healthcare, insurance, affordability, medical coverage, state regulations, Cedar Creek Lake, community celebration, Texas pride, outdoor recreation, local identity
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • school would get, many of whom are already in private schools.
  • penalties for members absent without leave for the purpose of impeding the action of the House that.
  • the action of the House.
  • It is the subject of the resolution because the quorum break is the cause of the fine.
  • For the purpose of impeding the actions of the House.
Bills: SB 1 , HCR 20 , HR 131 , HR 133 , HR 135 , HR 136 , HR 137 , HR 144 , HR 145 , HR 146 , HR 149 , HR 150 , HR 151 , HR 152 , HR 158 , HR 161 , HR 162 , HR 163 , HR 165 , HR 166 , HR 168 , HR 169 , HR 170 , HR 175 , HR 178 , HR 127 , HR 129 , HR 130 , HR 132 , HR 134 , HR 138 , HR 139 , HR 140 , HR 141 , HR 142 , HR 143 , HR 153 , HR 154 , HR 155 , HR 156 , HR 159 , HR 160 , HR 164 , HR 167 , HR 172 , HR 173 , HR 176 , SB 1 , HB 8 , HB 15 , HB 27 , SB 5
Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, memorial, remembrance, legacy, condolences, community, higher education, university merger, research, public health, economic impact, healthcare, insurance, affordability, medical coverage, state regulations
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Public Hearing - Tue Mar 03, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and members of the committee. Uh, I'm Nicole and I'm Children's Action Network.
  • Hawaii Children's Action Network speaks in support on Zoom. top fifth of income earners.
  • Vice Chair, members of the committee. Nicole Woo from We Are Children's Action Network speaks.
  • I would like to testify in support of HB 2019. I'm from Hui Children's Action Network Speaks.
  • , private or public. where the, uh, scope and edges of the where the, uh, scope and edges of the property
Bills: HB2459 , HB1616 , HB1799 , HB1604 , HB1732 , HB1736 , HB1931 , HB772 , HB2153 , HB2122 , HB2009 , HB2012 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB2397 , HB2398 , HB1596 , HB2233 , HB1976 , HB1563 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1851 , HB1941 , HB2037 , HB1635 , HB2201 , HB1943 , HB1163 , HB2452 , HB2429 , HB2148 , HB2306 , HB2007 , HB2049 , HB2616
Committee: House Finance
Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health Services (3-12-26)

Health Services

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-21-23) - Reupload

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KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (3-6-25)

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  • of justice.
  • But for the actions of Mr.
  • or have their party stand in front of the voters to decide if the voters' opinions of those actions
  • of those actions there voters opinions of those actions there will<00:15:18.880><c> be</c><00:15:19.079
  • c><00:15:21.639><c> administration</c> of the last minute of administration of the last minute of administration
Keywords: Consideration of HCR 67 02:28 Discussion of SB 126 08:05, 958, all
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs met with a quorum, recognized a student page from Covington Catholic High School, and then took up House Concurrent Resolution 67, sponsored by Representative Emily Callaway. The resolution would create a Kentucky Restoration of Voting Rights Act task force to study restoration of civil and voting rights for people who have served their sentences and shown rehabilitation. Callaway said the task force would include legislators and representatives from state offices and advocacy groups, and she noted the issue should receive serious attention as part of civic participation and reentry. Members asked about differences between the House resolution and a similar Senate measure. Callaway explained that her version was more specific about membership and included state agency representatives and advocacy organizations. Representative Blacket said he preferred the House version and noted expungement had also been discussed. Representative Marzian said she would vote no, arguing the Secretary of State already handles election integrity and that the proposal was unnecessary and costly. Representative Roberts supported the resolution, saying the current process for restoring voting rights can be expensive and lengthy. The resolution passed with favorable consideration. The committee then heard discussion-only testimony on Senate Bill 126 from Senator Chris McDaniel, a proposed constitutional amendment to limit the governor’s pardon power. McDaniel argued the power has been abused and said the amendment would not eliminate pardons, but would restrict them to the 60 days before an election and the period between the gubernatorial election and inauguration so voters could weigh in. He cited high-profile pardons and commutations as examples and said the measure had previously been supported by law enforcement groups. Representative Lockard and another member expressed support, saying pardon power can be undemocratic and that the timing of mass pardons after elections is troubling. McDaniel said the 60-day window was chosen as a practical period for information to reach voters. No vote was taken on the bill, and the meeting adjourned after a visiting district judge was recognized.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (2-27-25)

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  • of Elections the from the State Board of Elections the Secretary<00:04:57.759><c> of</c><00:04:57.960
  • that type of 684 is the result of that type of collaboration<00:05:27.479><c> I'd</c><00:05:27.680><
  • clerk to dispose of video surveillance of<00:07:47.440><c> the</c> of the of the dropboxes<00:07:49.560
  • </c><00:09:10.720><c> end</c> electioneering of of names in right end electioneering of of names in right
  • </c> certification of the total number of certification of the total number of votes<00:13:28.440><c>
Keywords: Consideration of HB 684 02:30 Consideration of HB 699 19:10, 958, all
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs met with a quorum and considered two election-related bills. The committee first took up House Bill 684, sponsored by Representative Jennifer Decker, and adopted a committee substitute. Decker described the bill as a “continuous improvement” measure developed with election officials, clerks, legislators, and citizens. She walked through provisions addressing precinct officer staffing in vote centers, notice to school districts when schools are used as voting centers, absentee ballot replacement when a ballot is not received, retention and disposal timelines for election-related video surveillance, permanent voting assistance certifications, write-in candidate deadlines and posting restrictions, candidate filing details, witness requirements, public posting of candidate information, felony voting language, and school district closure rules for voting locations. Members discussed the school-related provision, the handling of mail-in ballots, and a committee-substitute change removing credit cards and debit cards as acceptable voter ID. Supportive comments emphasized election integrity and the collaborative drafting process. The committee then voted to report HB 684 favorably. The committee next considered House Bill 699, sponsored by Representative DJ Johnson, which would add a pre-certification verification process for candidate filings. Johnson said the bill was intended to prevent ineligible candidates from appearing on the ballot by requiring election officials to verify that a candidate’s residence is in the correct jurisdiction and, in partisan races, that the candidate is registered with the party sought, with appeals going to circuit court. He argued the current system relies on costly legal challenges after filing errors occur. During discussion, Representative Hancock voted no, saying the bill would create an unnecessary administrative burden and that filing paperwork should remain a basic responsibility of candidates, while other members voted yes. The committee ultimately reported HB 699 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.