Transcript Highlights:

• Before we start, I'm not Charles Perry, I'm Kelly Hancock.
• Thank you, and unofficially before I start, thank you for that prayer.
• I'm here in support of 5 65.
• TWC supports a similar approach for water utilities.
• And I appear before you today in support of Senate Bill 616.

Bills: SB 384, SB 503, SB 565, SB 616, SB 740

Keywords: hunting license, fishing license, donation, operation game thief fund, wildlife conservation, livestock, electronic registry, marks and brands, Texas Animal Health Commission, animal identification, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension, utility consolidation, regionalization, water supply, sewer

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• start operating the program. start operating the program.
• >> great question. That's a great question. >> Yes, sir. That's a great question.
• That's a great >> great question. That's a great >> Yes,<01:18:35.040> sir.
• That's a great question. Um >> Yes, sir. That's a great question.
• It's a great question.

Bills: SB8

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, The first couple minutes of the livestream was cut off. This recording restored the beginning of the meeting Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51 Approval of Minutes 00:02:07 Legislator Comments 00:02:18 LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19 PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18 WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chEeemSXlq8, 2026-07-02T01:23:35+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:29 - HB 1769, HD2 20:50 - HB 1628, HD2 52:18 - HB 1752, HD1 54:32 - HB 2078, HD1 01:00:54 - HB 2581, HD2 01:04:27 - DM PSM 3:00 PM Hearing Notice: PSM 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_PSM_03-25-26_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:14:26.040> the<00:14:26.120> very supportive and helped from the very supportive and
• I'd be happy support of this bill today.
• So, I think there's nobody opposed this bill, and we appreciate your all support.
• appreciate your all support. appreciate your all support.
• [snorts] So, I supportive of that move.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:01 Roll Call 00:00:21 SB 141 Discussion 00:03:21 SB 141 Vote 00:10:57 HB 755 Discussion 00:13:08 HB 755 Vote 00:17:55 SB 20 Discussion 00:19:36 SB 20 Vote 00:21:53 SB 40 Discussion 00:23:31 SB 40 Vote 00:26:25 HB 851 Discussion 00:28:53 HB 851 Vote 00:31:53 Adjournment 00:33:26, 958, all

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb-nE725AxQ, 2026-07-02T01:23:33+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 0:12 - DM CPN-JDC 9:30 AM 11:02 - DM CPN 9:45 AM Hearing Notices: CPN-JDC 9:30 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-JDC_02-26-26_.PDF CPN 9:45 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN_02-26-26_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• "And that is another great point I may have not hit on it.
• Chair, I'm just here today to show my support for this piece of legislation.
• And again, I ask your support for this piece of legislation. Thank you, sir.
• c><00:23:29.840> piece<00:23:30.080> of your support for this piece of your support for
• and I and Representative Hart is a great and I and Representative Hart is a great friend<00:43:05.760

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:10 Roll Call 00:00:24 HB 108 Discussion 00:03:45 HB 108 Vote 00:05:15 HB 194 Discussion 00:07:13 HB 194 Vote 00:09:45 HB 276 Discussion 00:11:53 HB 276 Vote 00:13:35 HB 290 Discussion 00:15:32 HB 290 Vote 00:18:29 HB 103 Discussion 00:20:31 HB 103 Vote 00:46:59 Adjournment 00:50:36, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its first meeting of the session and took up several local government bills, beginning with House Bill 108 on residual waste landfills. The bill would keep current rules in place when a landfill and the related company are in the same county, but would make projects subject to local determination when the landfill and industry are in different counties. The sponsor said it only affects residual waste landfills, not solid waste landfills. There was no opposition, and the bill passed with favorable expression by a 13-aye, 2-pass vote. The committee then approved House Bill 194, as amended by a committee substitute that changed a sales threshold from 15% to 25%. The bill creates a narrow exemption allowing cigar smoking inside tightly defined cigar bars, while not changing smoke-free laws for other public places. One member explained a no vote as a local control concern, but the bill passed with favorable expression. House Bill 276, which would authorize backyard chickens and prevent local governments from banning fewer than six chickens while still allowing setback rules, also passed with favorable expression. Supporters said it would not affect homeowners associations or commercial use, while one member opposed it as a local control issue. House Bill 290, dealing with county law libraries, passed unanimously with favorable expression. The sponsor said the bill would let local bar associations use their own funds for online legal research and computers instead of only books, noting that many law libraries are underused because legal research is now mostly online and that the libraries remain open to the public. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 103 on fluoride in public water systems after adopting a committee substitute that clarified an immunity clause for water districts. Sponsors said the bill would make fluoridation a local decision rather than a state mandate and argued that newer research raises health concerns, while opponents from the dental community and Kentucky Voices for Health testified that community water fluoridation is safe, cost-effective, and important for preventing cavities, especially for low-income and Medicaid populations. The transcript cuts off during the opposition testimony, before any final committee vote on HB 103.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's where we're going to start here.
• have um in the starting in 2020. have um in the starting in 2020.
• if those languages aren't supported. if those languages aren't supported.
• So yes. >> Okay, great.
• So yes. >> Okay, great.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:11 Approval of Minutes 00:02:00 Information Items 00:02:25 CPE Special Report 00:03:26 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:31:48 A. Attorney General 00:32:10 B. Court of Justice 00:36:41 C. Cabinet for Economic Development 00:50:44 D. Kentucky Public Pensions Authority 00:56:06 E. Board Discussion of Planning Issues 01:05:12, 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board opened its fourth meeting, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes by unanimous voice vote, and then heard information items and agency presentations. The main substantive presentation came from the Council on Postsecondary Education, which outlined its capital planning recommendations for the 2026–28 biennium. CPE staff described the role of Kentucky’s research and education network (Kron), including connectivity to cloud services, Internet2, identity services, and new local AI/inferencing capacity, and argued that the network is now essential to higher education, health care, and extension services. They said the network’s recent upgrades were driven by privacy, security, redundancy, and the need to support modern research and AI workloads at lower cost than commercial providers. CPE also presented its broader higher-education capital request: $700 million for asset preservation and $1.73 billion for new construction, for a total recommendation of about $2.4 billion. Staff said they do not plan to recommend IT projects or equipment in this cycle, despite reviewing 48 IT submissions totaling nearly $1.4 billion and equipment requests totaling $322.6 million. For asset preservation, they said the recommended allocation method would remain based on each institution’s share of Category 1 and 2 square footage, and they noted that the state’s prior facility assessment is now 12 years old, with deferred maintenance still estimated in the $7–9 billion range. For new construction, they said the requests are heavily focused on STEM and health-related facilities that are difficult to retrofit into older buildings. Board members asked about how asset-preservation amounts were determined, including why Northern Kentucky University’s request was much larger than its prior allocation. CPE staff responded that campus size, building age, and institutional prioritization affect the requests, and that schools are asked to submit more projects than are likely to be funded. The board then moved on to an Attorney General capital plan overview, where senior counsel Will Schroeder began describing the office’s technology needs and the office’s prior reliance on a 2020 appropriation to replace legacy systems and improve security.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JpX-EdqnQ0, 2026-07-05T06:58:16+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start 00:00:00 History and Trends of General Fund Appropriations 00:02:15 Disaster Response Funding Provisions 00:15:45 A Report from The Office of Economic Analysis 00:35:40 Updates from the Council on Postsecondary Education 01:03:55 Budget Allotment Modifications 01:24:12, 958, all, 2.2.43, 2.1.47

Bills: SB 49, SB 60, SB 365, SB 685, SB 895, SB 1191, SB 1400, SB 1401, SB 1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wPn4yalUg, 2026-07-02T01:23:24+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:47 - SB283 13:27 - SB694 22:54 - SB1316 29:57 - DM JDC 9:45AM 34:06 - DM JDC DEFER 9:50AM Hearing Notices: JDC 9:45am https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_02-12-25_.pdf JDC DEFER 9:50am https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/hearingnotices/HEARING_JDC_02-12-25_DEFER_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaM_asNKfvc, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:05 Approval of Minutes of the August 23, 2024 Meeting: 00:01:30 Department of Criminal Justice Training Update: 00:02:44 Real-Time Crime Index: 00:25:30 Caregivers and Incarceration: 01:12:49 Men of Valor: 01:38:23, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrsjwgi7n8c, 2026-07-02T01:23:20+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - start 01:40 - HCR 71, HD1 07:01 - DM HHS 8:45 AM 07:48 - DM HHS DEFER 8:45 AM Hearing Notices: HHS 8:45 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHS_04-17-24_.pdf HHS DEFER 8:45 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHS_04-17-24_DEFER_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyWWhjZztKE, 2026-07-02T01:23:19+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 1:20 - HCR32 9:53 - DM HWN 1:01 PM 10:30 - GM746 37:00 - DM HWN 1:00 PM Hearing Notices: HWN 1:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HWN_04-11-24_.pdf HWN 1:01 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HWN_04-11-24-1_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEY7oAPPZ2E, 2026-07-02T01:23:19+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 0:30 - GM598 2:33 - DM AEN 1:00 PM 3:40 - HCR189 HD1 23:07 - DM AEN 1:15 PM Hearing Notices: AEN 1:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_04-10-24_.PDF AEN 1:15 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_04-10-24-2_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMGWK9qPx9A, 2026-07-02T01:23:19+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 1:00 - GM645 2:42 - DM AEN 1:00 PM 4:00 - GM588 15:50 - DM AEN 2:00 PM Hearing Notices: AEN 1:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_04-05-24_.PDF AEN 2:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_04-05-24-1_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNSkB0qBF4s, 2026-07-02T01:23:19+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - start 02:33 - GM 666 08:06 - GM 670 10:16 - GM 672 10:56 - GM 673 11:27 - GM 674 13:10 - GM 677 16:29 - DM HHS 1:00 PM Hearing Notice: HHS 1:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHS_04-03-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-udXC7Ig7k, 2026-07-02T01:23:18+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 1:00 - SCR5 / SR5 6:00 - SCR83 / SR69 8:30 - SCR33 / SR22 13:50 - SCR41 / SR29 15:12 - SCR184 / SR158 19:24 - SCR194 / SR166 22:45 - DM LBT 3:00 PM Hearing Notice: LBT 3:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_LBT_03-27-24_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvlUOY9et3w, 2026-07-02T01:23:18+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 0:30 - CPN-EET DEFER 10:30 AM 6:50 - CPN DEFER 10:30 AM Hearing Notices: CPN DEFER 10:30 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN_03-21-24_DEFER_.pdf CPN-EET DEFER 10:30 AM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-EET_03-21-24_DEFER_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44cz88nnmVI, 2026-07-02T01:23:17+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 1:00 - HB 1937 HD1 5:00 - HB 1896 HD2 12:48 - HB 2144 HD1 18:20 - HB 2236 HD1 19:00 - HB 2705 HD1 22:28 - DM AEN 1:00 PM Hearing Notice: AEN 1:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_03-15-24_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frpRwwW1v8Y, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:30 SB 28 Discussion 01:30 SB 28 Vote 02:45 SB 14 Discussion 03:50 SB 14 Vote 18:09 HB 199 Discussion 21:48 HB 199 Vote 51:48 HCR 79 Discussion 54:15 HCR 79 Vote 55:33 Adjournment 56:23, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47