Bills: HB145 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM32 , HM51 , HM1 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM30 , HM52 , HM64 , HM65 , HM66 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HM17 , HM46 , HM13 , HM20 , HM54 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM59 , HM2 , HM16 , HM47 , HM53

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB4

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 4 , SB 5 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 14 , SB 15 , SB 16 , SB 17 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts

Transcript Highlights:

• And I look back to 9/11.
• Spilka, moves that when the Senate adjourns today, it do so in memory of the victims of the September
• Spilka, moves that when the Senate adjourns today, it do so in memory of the victims of the September
• , to meet again on Monday next at 11 a.m.
• On September 11, 2001, to meet again on Monday next at 11 a.m.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two congratulatory resolutions recognizing IBEW Local 103’s 125th anniversary and the Town of Tewksbury’s 375th anniversary. It then took up several local and private bills, including a revised charter bill for the City of Somerville and a sick leave bank bill for a Department of Corrections employee, both of which were advanced to engrossment. The chamber also suspended various joint rules to refer several House and Senate petitions to the appropriate committees. During the session, Senator Carr delivered a personal privilege statement reflecting on the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and urging unity, compassion, and resolve in the face of division and violence. Later, the Committee on Ways and Means reported favorably on bills updating Nikki’s Law and the MassHealth day habilitation program, allowing fentanyl test strips, and regulating affordable car rentals; the Senate suspended the rules to consider these matters forthwith and ordered the first two to third reading, while adopting a Ways and Means amendment and advancing the car rental bill as amended. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, adopted emergency preambles for two sick leave bank bills, and passed several measures to be enacted, including sick leave bank bills, the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, and a charter bill for the City of Saugus. The chamber adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m., approved a motion to adjourn in memory of the victims of September 11, and observed a moment of silence before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• rules and requirements regardless<00:11:03.120><c> of</c><00:11:03.200><c> funding</c><00:11:03.520>
• Thank<00:11:04.880><c> you</c><00:11:04.960><c> for</c><00:11:05.080><c> your</c><00:11:05.200><c> time
• </c><00:11:05.480><c> and</c><00:11:05.560><c> I'm</c><00:11:05.680><c> happy</c><00:11:05.920><c> to
• Thank<00:11:07.920><c> you,</c><00:11:08.000><c> Deputy</c><00:11:08.360><c> Commissioner</c> Thank you
• Senator Koran.<00:11:12.200><c> Thank</c><00:11:12.360><c> you,</c><00:11:12.400><c> Madam</c><00:11:

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• I grade three by September 1st, 2024.
• :00.640><c> as</c><00:11:00.880><c> a</c><00:11:01.040><c> restrictive</c><00:11:01.519><c> procedure
• to help<00:11:02.399><c> ensure</c><00:11:02.880><c> understanding</c><00:11:03.440><c> of</c><00:11
• In<00:11:58.000><c> failing</c><00:11:58.320><c> to</c><00:11:58.560><c> modify</c><00:11:59.120><c>
• provisions</c><00:11:59.600><c> for</c><00:11:59.760><c> the</c> In failing to modify provisions for

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:11:27.280><c> definitely</c><01:11:27.600><c> a</c><01:11:27.840><c> bummer</c><01:11:28.080>
• c> take</c><01:11:28.719><c> it</c><01:11:28.880><c> out</c><01:11:29.040><c> today,</c><01:11:29.640
• ><c> you</c><01:11:31.920><c> know</c><01:11:32.080><c> unless</c><01:11:32.480><c> uh</c><01:11:32.640
• ><c> I</c><01:11:34.800><c> guess</c><01:11:34.880><c> I</c><01:11:35.040><c> can't</c><01:11:35.199>
• Thank you.<01:11:42.960><c> All</c><01:11:43.199><c> those</c><01:11:43.440><c> in</c><01:11:43.679><

Transcript Highlights:

• .<00:11:19.519><c> So</c><00:11:20.399><c> if</c><00:11:20.640><c> the</c><00:11:20.800><c> local</c>
• </c><00:11:27.920><c> Now</c><00:11:28.079><c> we</c><00:11:28.320><c> do</c><00:11:28.399><c> have</
• :11:38.959><c> we</c><00:11:39.120><c> get</c><00:11:39.279><c> a</c><00:11:39.519><c> full</c><00:11
• </c><00:11:48.399><c> procurement</c><00:11:48.800><c> for</c><00:11:49.200><c> any</c><00:11:49.440>
• </c><00:11:51.600><c> is</c><00:11:51.760><c> we</c><00:11:52.000><c> do</c><00:11:52.160><c> a</c><00

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and a quorum call, then the committee approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff reported several informational items, including University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, and Kentucky Community and Technical College System bond allocations. The committee then approved a line-item appropriation increase of $350,000 in federal funds for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, along with two Department of Military Affairs projects: the Ashland Readiness Center window replacement and the MATES HVAC replacement at Fort Knox. It also approved four larger maintenance-pool projects without further action: HVAC and smoke evacuation work at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, HVAC and hot water tank replacements at Oakwood, a Green Bank energy-savings performance project across state facilities, and roof replacement at Lake Barkley Lodge. Members asked about the prison project, the roof procurement process, and whether minority-owned firms receive special bidding preference; staff said capital projects are awarded through open low-bid procurement with qualification and warranty requirements, and that minority participation is preferred but not a bidding criterion. Two lease modifications were approved for Franklin County agencies: an expansion and renovation for the Auditor of Public Accounts and a downsizing and renovation for the Kentucky Workers Compensation Funding Commission. The committee also approved Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including a Monticello sewer loan, several Cleaner Water Program grants and reallocations, and a House Bill 1 water grant that required no action. Members questioned engineering costs and were told the KIA board reviews technical details and anomalies before approval. Finally, the committee approved six economic development grants: one EDF grant for V Simple in Jefferson County and five KPDI EDF grants for projects in Breckinridge, Erlanger, Todd, and Washington counties. The last action item was approval of Western Kentucky University’s up-to-$10 million general receipts revenue bond issue for athletic facilities. An informational Kentucky Housing Corporation multifamily bond item prompted concern from members about rising per-unit costs for affordable housing, and they requested further explanation from the housing corporation at a future meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• the development of this<00:11:42.440><c> state</c><00:11:42.880><c> and</c><00:11:43.040><c> then</c
• /c><00:11:45.160><c> is</c><00:11:45.320><c> landlocked</c><00:11:46.080><c> and</c><00:11:46.520><c>
• ><c> is</c><00:11:46.920><c> unique,</c><00:11:47.280><c> I</c><00:11:47.320><c> would</c><00:11:47.480
• Um I I<00:11:50.240><c> think</c><00:11:50.600><c> if</c><00:11:50.800><c> there</c><00:11:50.960><c>
• /c><00:11:57.160><c> able</c><00:11:57.440><c> to</c><00:11:57.840><c> get</c><00:11:58.240><c> full<

Bills: HF3127 , HF3816 , HF3814 , HF3815 , HF3817

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:11:01.839><c> mean</c><00:11:02.160><c> it</c><00:11:02.760><c> we're</c><00:11:02.920><c> making<
• </c><00:11:17.680><c> it</c><00:11:17.800><c> up</c><00:11:17.960><c> a</c><00:11:18.000><c> little</
• <00:11:18.640><c> it</c><00:11:18.720><c> a</c><00:11:18.760><c> little</c><00:11:19.000><c> more</c>
• &gt;&gt; Yeah,<00:11:23.839><c> it</c><00:11:24.000><c> just</c><00:11:24.240><c> is</c><00:11:24.360
• ><c> a</c><00:11:52.200><c> Like</c><00:11:52.360><c> let's</c><00:11:52.520><c> say</c><00:11:52.680

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing<00:11:30.560><c> none</c><00:11:31.760><c> committee</c><00:11:32.160><c> members,</c><00:11:32.640
• members, we don't have<00:11:33.120><c> anybody</c><00:11:33.519><c> to</c><00:11:33.680><c> ask</c><
• 00:11:33.920><c> questions</c><00:11:34.399><c> on.
• Uh, seeing<00:11:39.920><c> that</c><00:11:40.160><c> I</c><00:11:40.560><c> we're</c><00:11:40.800><
• c> going</c><00:11:40.959><c> to</c><00:11:41.760><c> go</c><00:11:41.920><c> into</c> seeing that I

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard several Department of Hawaiian Home Lands measures. SB 2635 would appropriate funds for DHHL land development, land purchases, and mortgage or rental subsidies to address the wait list; DHHL and five supporters testified in favor, and the committee later recommended passage with amendments, including a date defect, with the measure adopted as amended. SB 2924 would authorize funding for a capital improvement project for the Kaneili Community Hall, access road, and parking lot; DHHL stood on testimony in support, Randall Ao and another online testifier spoke in favor, and the committee later amended the bill to shift the funding structure from general obligation bonds to general funds before passing it. SB 3127 would raise the state liability cap for DHHL-related borrowing and guaranteed loans from $100 million to $500 million; DHHL testified, no other testimony was offered, and the committee passed it with amendments, including a date defect. The committee also heard SB 3248, which establishes labor requirements for Aleha Products. No testifier from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Board was present, and there was no additional testimony or questions during the hearing. During decision-making, the chair noted there was both support and some opposition but recommended passage with amendments, including a date defect, and the committee adopted the recommendation unanimously. The meeting concluded after all three decision-making votes were completed and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

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• > to</c><00:11:07.120><c> accept</c><00:11:07.440><c> the</c><00:11:07.600><c> money</c><00:11:07.839
• money and so we<00:11:08.320><c> have</c><00:11:08.399><c> it</c><00:11:08.560><c> in</c><00:11:08.720
• But there is a<00:11:10.160><c> plan</c><00:11:10.560><c> that</c><00:11:10.800><c> Donnie</c><00:11:
• 11.360><c> could</c><00:11:11.440><c> speak</c><00:11:11.600><c> to</c><00:11:11.760><c> if</c><00:11

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on February 20, 2026, first approving the minutes and then adopting the consent calendar as amended, with item 26045 removed for separate consideration. The committee then heard item 26045 from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Real Health Transformation Grant for Go North. HHS explained that the first-year award is $204 million, with most funds passed through to Go North and only limited administrative and audit costs retained by HHS. Members asked about staffing, procurement, the program’s spending plan, and whether future grant amounts would be fixed. HHS said Go North will administer the grants, staffing is expected to be about 20 positions, procurements will be competitive, and future awards will depend on federal review of performance and spending. The commissioner said the money is intended to create transformative changes that must be sustainable after the grant period. The committee then approved the item. The committee next took up regular calendar item 26041 from HHS and adopted it without discussion. It also approved two adjusted items on tab 11, FIS26028 and FIS26029. Item 26027 from the Department of Transportation was adopted as well. Item 26034 from the Department of Corrections was withdrawn, and members noted that any request for new overtime money would be closely scrutinized, especially given the tight budget and the need to explain how existing salary funds were being used. Committee staff said they would follow up with Corrections on vacancy rates, available funds, and other class lines and provide answers to the committee. The committee then received audit presentations on the state’s college savings plans, including the Unique College Investing Plan and the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. Auditors reported clean opinions, no material weaknesses, no audit adjustments, and no unadjusted items requiring reporting. The State Treasurer said the plans are performing well, now total more than $32 billion in assets under management, and are expected to generate about $20 million in revenue this year, with the proceeds supporting scholarship programs for low-income students. The committee placed the audits on file and released them in the usual manner. In other business, members set the next Fiscal Committee meeting for Friday, March 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• the terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
• The National September 11 Memorial and Museum occupies the former World Trade Center site.
• September 11 remains a horrific, indelible moment etched in our nation's history. Ms.
• September 11, 2001, was not just a day of immense loss; it was a day that changed our country forever
• grant to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum for the security, operation, and maintenance

Bills: HR776 , HR43 , HR226 , HR42 , HR835

Keywords: Coptic Christians, human rights, Egypt, religious freedom, US-Egypt relations, minority rights, violence prevention, inauguration, Congress, House attendance, ceremony, legislative session, inaugural ceremony, House of Representatives, President, Vice President, adjournment, aviation, transportation, centennial

Transcript Highlights:

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• c><00:11:24.880><c> them</c><00:11:25.040><c> make</c><00:11:25.200><c> the</c><00:11:25.519><c> the<
• &gt;&gt; We<00:11:44.399><c> do</c><00:11:44.560><c> have</c><00:11:44.640><c> a</c><00:11:44.800><c>
• :11:51.680><c> governor</c><00:11:52.079><c> kept</c><00:11:52.399><c> about</c><00:11:52.720><c> 50%
• September? September?

Committee: House State Government

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:11:03.199><c> zero</c><01:11:03.360><c> abs,</c><01:11:03.600><c> one</c><01:11:03.840><c> excuse
• c> the</c><01:11:04.400><c> whole</c><01:11:04.560><c> report</c><01:11:04.880><c> is</c><01:11:05.360
• Senate bill<01:11:07.280><c> 117</c><01:11:07.840><c> is</c><01:11:08.000><c> amended</c><01:11:08.400
• the<01:11:29.840><c> Colorado</c><01:11:30.239><c> Artist</c><01:11:30.560><c> Company</c><01:11:30.800
• :11:41.520><c> of</c><01:11:41.600><c> the</c><01:11:41.760><c> Department</c><01:11:42.000><c> of</c

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and House messages. Committee reports advanced a number of bills and appointments, including Senate Bill 163, House Bill 1320, Senate Bill 160, House Bill 1210, and several board and commission appointments recommended for the consent calendar. The chamber also received House action on multiple bills, including concurrence in Senate amendments to House Bills 1239, 1262, and 1110, a request for a conference committee on House Bill 1084, and transmission of several other measures to the Revisor of Statutes. The Senate then took up Senate Joint Resolution 22, designating July 12-18, 2026, as Plastic Pollution Awareness Week. Senator Cutter spoke in support, arguing that plastic pollution harms environmental and human health, disproportionately affects vulnerable communities, and cannot be solved by recycling alone. The resolution was adopted on a 25-9 vote, with several senators recorded in opposition, and co-sponsors were noted. The chamber also recognized guests from the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents and the National Association of Tax Professionals, as well as visitors from the Colorado School of Mines and former Senator John Evans. Later, the Senate considered special orders on the consent calendar, including House Bills 103, 1026, and 1051, and adopted the committee reports and the bills. House Bill 1026 was amended and House Bill 1051 was advanced to third reading and final passage. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 117, concerning permissible methods for the sale of lottery tickets. Senator Bridges explained that the bill was intended to respond to lottery rules allowing online sales and credit card purchases, but said the measure had been narrowed in committee and then raised constitutional concerns under Colorado’s prohibition on slot machines outside limited gaming areas. The transcript ends during that debate, before final action on Senate Bill 117 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• All of that makes May, late September, early October, early June, all of that available to us.
• the 15th of September and one foot down maximum to the end of September.
• The proposed rule was published in the September 2025 Administrative Bulletin.
• A public hearing was held on September 11, 2025, to solicit public testimony; however, no public testimony
• A total of 11 stakeholders attended these meetings.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• September. I'm sorry, I'm skipping my... August, September, October, and December.
• September, I'm sorry. I'm skipping my... August, September, October, and December.
• So you said September, or August, we're going to defer it to September? September.
• Since then, we have received responses from 11 of these.
• Since then, we have received responses from 11 of these.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Transcript Highlights:

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• :11:58.320><c> of</c><00:11:58.480><c> who</c><00:11:58.720><c> we</c><00:11:58.880><c> are.
• > and</c><01:11:45.360><c> to</c><01:11:45.520><c> our</c><01:11:45.760><c> citizens.
• And it is<01:11:47.440><c> real</c><01:11:47.760><c> important</c><01:11:48.080><c> that</c><01:11:48.400
• </c><01:11:57.440><c> and</c><01:11:57.679><c> and</c><01:11:57.760><c> and</c><01:11:58.320><c> that's

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the October 21 minutes, and then heard a KO presentation focused on county jail funding pressures. KO leaders and county judges said jail costs have become a statewide crisis, noting that county general fund contributions to jail budgets have risen sharply since 2019. They said the organization’s sole legislative priority this session is to “reshape the shared responsibility” for county jails through three main proposals: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and changing the model for housing state inmates. On regional jails, KO proposed one-time state construction help for new or expanded regional facilities, allowing former county jails to become 96-hour holdover facilities, changing regional jail authority boards so each participating county jailer can serve, increasing the closed-jail supplement, and offering a one-time payment to counties that close a jail and join a regional plan. On pre-trial felony detainees, Judge Mosley argued counties bear the full cost for people held before trial, sometimes for years, and said counties should be reimbursed for time served credit when those inmates are later sentenced. On state inmates, KO said the current per diem of $35.34 is below the average daily county jail cost of $63.44, and proposed a new contract model requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs while counties provide agreed programming such as substance use treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academic programming. Members asked about the fiscal impact of the package, the feasibility of regional jail population thresholds, and whether the proposal could affect counties’ ability to house federal inmates. KO said regionalization should remain a local decision, that a bill draft and fiscal note were being developed, and that only certain jails are eligible to house federal inmates under existing agreements. Representative Maddox also asked about social media comments by Judge Mosley regarding homeschooling; Mosley said the remarks were unrelated to KO and apologized for any offense. Senator Mills asked what counties would do with savings from jail costs, and judges said the money would likely go to local services such as roads, ambulance service, senior programs, parks, economic development, infrastructure, broadband, and water projects.

Transcript Highlights:

• while</c><00:11:02.560><c> sharing</c><00:11:02.880><c> her</c><00:11:03.040><c> own</c><00:11:03.360
• &gt;&gt; Mr.<00:11:33.279><c> Speaker,</c><00:11:33.920><c> I</c><00:11:34.399><c> ask</c><00:11:34.720
• extend<00:11:37.920><c> and</c><00:11:38.079><c> revise</c><00:11:38.399><c> my</c><00:11:38.560><c>
• </c><00:11:50.720><c> as</c><00:11:50.880><c> the</c><00:11:51.120><c> king</c><00:11:51.279><c> of</
• Elected<00:11:53.360><c> to</c><00:11:53.519><c> the</c><00:11:53.600><c> state</c><00:11:53.760><c>

Bills: HB3944 , HB3486

Keywords: appropriations, military construction, veterans affairs, VA funding, USDA, agriculture appropriations, legislative branch appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, spending bill, rural development, rural housing, broadband, SNAP, WIC, school lunch, food safety, FDA user fees, veterans health care, toxic exposure

Transcript Highlights:

• September meeting? So move. September meeting? So move.
• We have to we address<00:11:43.440><c> the</c><00:11:43.680><c> need</c><00:11:43.920><c> of</c><00:11
• </c><00:11:46.320><c> me</c><00:11:46.480><c> that</c><00:11:46.640><c> we</c><00:11:46.800><c> may</
• :47.040><c> to</c><00:11:47.200><c> take</c><00:11:47.279><c> a</c><00:11:47.440><c> look</c><00:11:47.519
• </c><00:11:57.040><c> Well,</c><00:11:57.360><c> thank</c><00:11:57.519><c> you</c><00:11:57.680><c>

Summary: The Government Contracts Committee met with a quorum and approved the July 8 minutes. It then deferred several items from the July agenda, including a Kentucky Education Television contract because the vendor was not yet registered with the Secretary of State, and a University of Louisville contract at the university’s request. The committee also deferred a behavioral health memorandum of agreement and later a Department of Community Based Services contract after questions were raised about the scope of services and the need for additional information. The most extensive discussion involved the Seven Counties Services contract with the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities. Committee members questioned why the state continues to contract with Seven Counties despite its bankruptcy and pension-related liabilities, how the funding split was determined, whether the services are statutorily required, and whether the state or another provider could deliver the services more efficiently. Agency representatives said Seven Counties is the sole provider of core community mental health services in its region, serves about 24,500 people, and that service needs and acuity remain high even as the number served has declined. A cabinet attorney said the bankruptcy dispute is ongoing and involves roughly $20 million in contested retirement contributions, though members suggested the amount may be higher. Members also raised broader concerns about whether local governments, especially Metro Louisville, should contribute more toward services tied to social determinants of health, and whether the contract includes services beyond what statute requires. The committee requested additional information on the contract scope and possible offsets or recovery of unfunded liabilities, and then voted to defer the Seven Counties contract to the next meeting. The committee also heard a separate DCBS presentation on the Youth Villages Intercept program, where staff explained it was selected because it is an approved evidence-based Family First prevention service, provides intensive in-home and foster care stabilization services, and is headquartered in Tennessee but operates across Kentucky; members asked for clarification on Medicaid billing and additional funding needs.