Transcript Highlights:

• Briefly summarize this draft legislation as follows: the health subsidy of CERS non-hazardous retirees
• The health subsidy for CERS hazardous-duty retirees that retire after 20 years of service, for Tier 1
• retirees that retire after non hazardous retirees that retire after 27<00:05:03.320><c> years</c><00
• Right now, non-hazardous is funded at 122.355 per.
• over the amortization period, and about $101 million for hazardous.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:02 Attendance Roll Call: 00:49 Approval of Minutes: 01:55 CERS Retiree Health Subsidy Proposal: 02:14 SB 58: 24:05 TRS Sick/Annual Leave Proposal: 32:53 Adjournment: 48:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the prior month’s minutes after a roll call established a quorum. It then heard testimony on a draft proposal from Senator Robbie Mills to increase CERS retiree health subsidies for members retiring on or after July 1, 2003. The bill would raise the non-hazardous subsidy from $14.63 to $40 per month per year of service and the hazardous-duty subsidy from $21.94 to $50, with employee contribution rates adjusted based on the health trust’s funded status. Supporters from sheriffs, firefighters, police chiefs, and the Kentucky League of Cities said the change would improve recruitment and retention, better align the subsidy with the cost of a single health plan, and preserve the system’s financial footing through shared employer-employee costs and funding triggers. Committee members asked about the fiscal impact, the effect of funding levels above 150%, and how the subsidy would work for rehired retirees or employees who later take private-sector jobs. Mills and other witnesses said preliminary actuarial work was still forthcoming, that the bill was intended to be revenue-neutral or close to it, and that the subsidy would continue to be paid monthly; they also noted existing 2008 rules for rehired retirees and said the benefit would still be available even if a retiree later had other insurance. One member suggested looking at stable accounts as an additional option for special-needs planning in a later bill. The committee then heard Senate Bill 58 from Senator Robin Webb, which would allow state employees to designate a Special Needs Trust as a beneficiary for retirement benefits. Webb said the measure would help employees provide for disabled dependents without jeopardizing SSI or Medicaid eligibility, and that the bill follows federal special-needs trust rules. He said the proposal could be revenue neutral, but actuarial analysis was still pending and KPPA had asked for electronic rather than paper transfer provisions. Members questioned whether the authority already exists, how the trust would work, and whether stable accounts should also be considered; Webb said he would follow up with additional information.

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• Assembly Bill 993 by Assemblymember Hadwick, an act relating to hazardous materials.
• Rural local agencies that protect public first responders from accidental releases of spills of hazardous
• program eligibility to these counties, increases local capacity to respond to wildfires and other hazardous
• It's a hazardous waste. Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• AB 998 allows schools to manage confiscated vapes as household hazardous waste and allows hazardous waste

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It was a hazardous waste pit in my district, and it cost over $20 million to clean that up, and I just
• waste pit in my district and hazardous waste pit in my district and it<00:04:17.320><c> costs</c><00
• On the hazardous side, are there any hazardous materials or chemicals that we're also concerned about
• side are there back so On the Hazardous side are there any<00:16:17.800><c> hazardous</c><00:16:18.519
• ><c> materials</c><00:16:19.040><c> or</c><00:16:19.319><c> chemicals</c> any hazardous materials or

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The missing piece did not leave any sharp edges or hazards and was simply cosmetic, yet again it resulted
• </c><00:05:09.240><c> and</c> not leave any sharp edges or hazards and not leave any sharp edges or hazards
• During our most recent licensing visit, Listos was cited for what is listed as hazardous objects were
• During our most recent licensing visit, Listos was cited for what is listed as hazardous objects were
• During our most recent licensing visit, Listos was cited for what is listed as hazardous objects were

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2617, and first adopted a DE1 amendment. The bill, as amended, was presented as a major child care licensing reform that would narrow licensing to core health and safety requirements, reduce what supporters described as punitive or overly technical citations, and shift quality standards toward accreditation and professional organizations. The author also described the bill as a response to long-standing problems in the current licensing structure and county oversight of family child care. Public testimony was uniformly supportive. Child care providers and directors from Duluth, Rochester, and Esko said the current system penalizes minor clerical or cosmetic issues, creates inconsistent interpretations, and contributes to provider burnout and the child care shortage. They argued the bill would separate health-and-safety licensing from quality measures, which they said are better addressed through accreditation, coaching, and national standards. One testifier also said the bill would help with background study delays by creating a liaison to improve visibility into the process. Members asked about the difference between licensing and accreditation, how other states handle similar models, and how the bill would interact with the department’s licensing modernization work. The bill’s supporters said licensing would remain focused on foundational health and safety items such as ratios, background checks, hygiene, and facilities, while quality standards would be left to national organizations like NAEYC or the National Family Child Care Association. They cited Connecticut, Indiana, and Florida as examples of states using national standards in some form. The committee closed public testimony, took member questions, and the author renewed his motion to lay over House File 2617 as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've had discussions like access to hazardous materials that can be anything from access to a knife
• that's left on the kitchen counter to having water on the bathroom floor as a slip hazard.
• Those are all categorized as hazardous materials.
• Slip Hazard those are all categorized as Slip Hazard those are all categorized as hazardous<00:11:54.959
• materials so TR that that's hazardous materials so TR that that's something<00:11:57.160><c> that</c

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And at the time, I didn't realize the residue could still be that hazardous or that protective equipment
• still</c><00:03:40.799><c> be</c><00:03:41.599><c> uh</c><00:03:41.840><c> that</c><00:03:42.080><c> hazardous
• </c> residue could still be uh that hazardous residue could still be uh that hazardous or<00:03:43.440
• process for cleanup, families can feel pressured to accept whatever solution is offered first, even if hazardous

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, this bill simply increases the hazardous waste site cleanup fund, which currently exists at
• These sites vary from EPA Superfund sites, where the hazardous waste site cleanup fund is used to pay
• have either left waste or disposed of waste illegally, or companies that have gone bankrupt leaving hazardous
• waste and hazardous substances on a piece of property.
• want to say too much, but I am aware that under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the hazardous

Bills: HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB308 , HB311 , HB417 , HB430 , HB562 , HB812 , HB1129

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation, hazardous waste, cleanup fund, environmental protection, state treasury, Consumer Price Index, law enforcement, firefighters, health insurance, survivors benefits, Lafayette

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• One is under the hazardous waste facility siting.
• And so 5803 is going to remove the definitions for that. 5804 is removing the methods of hazardous waste
• The methods of hazardous waste management, 5805, removing the planning committee creation, 5806, removing
• In the hazardous waste stuff and what, how that works, and in the district that the Big Payette is in
• We’re trying to look if that is in the nuclear area or it’s other hazardous waste.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from January 14 and January 28. It then considered RS 3-2904, a bill from the DOGE Committee to remove 19 obsolete code sections, including provisions related to hazardous waste facility siting and the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Act. The sponsor urged the committee to print the bill so members could review possible unintended consequences, including whether the changes would shift responsibilities or reduce public testimony. After a question about Department of Environmental Quality involvement, the committee voted to introduce RS 3-2904. The remainder of the meeting was a presentation by Dr. John Wagner, director of Idaho National Laboratory, on energy dominance and security through research, development, and demonstration. He described INL’s role in nuclear energy, critical infrastructure security, and critical minerals, and said the current federal administration has accelerated nuclear policy through executive orders aimed at expanding reactor deployment, reforming NRC processes, and supporting advanced reactor testing. He highlighted INL’s work with private companies on small modular reactors, microreactors, fuel fabrication, and used nuclear fuel research, including projects tied to AI/data center power demand and Department of War applications. Members asked about used fuel storage, Idaho’s potential role in nuclear recycling and reactor development, transmission and water constraints, public acceptance, and the timeline for deployment. Wagner said Idaho’s advantage lies in its expertise, existing infrastructure, and a regulatory environment that provides certainty, while noting that transmission, water use, and workforce remain key issues. He also said the legislature can help by signaling receptiveness, clarifying policy, and supporting infrastructure and workforce development. The committee took no further action after the presentation and adjourned.

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• One is under the hazardous waste facility siting.
• Section 5804 is removing the methods of hazardous waste management.
• Section 5805, the Methods of Hazardous Waste Management, is removing the planning committee creation.
• waste stuff, and how that works, and in the district that the Big Payette... ...in the hazardous waste
• We're trying to look if that is in the nuclear area or it's other hazardous waste.

Committee: House Environment, Energy and Technology

Keywords: 989, all

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• When hazardous sites are located near marginalized communities, the risk of inequity increases because
• When hazardous sites are located near marginalized communities, the risk of inequity increases because
• Also, poor collaboration could mean that important information about health hazards is incorrect or does
• You're revising the site hazard assessment, SHARP program.
• You're revising the site hazard assessment, sharp program.

Committee: Joint JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Summary: The I-900 Subcommittee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s performance audit, Community Engagement During Contaminated Site Cleanups. Auditors said Ecology directly conducts or supervises cleanup at only about 8% of active contaminated sites, while most sites are handled by third parties or have no cleanup plan yet. The audit found that Ecology generally met legal requirements at the sites it oversees, but community engagement varied, was not consistently tailored to local needs, and lacked a systematic “lessons learned” process. Auditors also found inconsistent coordination between Ecology and the Department of Health, and limited guidance for staff on when to collaborate. Tribal feedback was mixed: some tribes said engagement met their needs, while others wanted earlier and more tailored outreach. Committee members pressed the auditors on why many third-party-managed sites appeared to have little or no public involvement, and whether Ecology has broader authority to require public engagement and oversight. The auditors responded that their review focused on community engagement requirements, not the full cleanup permitting process, and said the gap they identified was the lack of required oversight for third-party engagement. Members also asked about tribal engagement, exposure scenarios, and the meaning of “active” and “planless” sites. Ecology officials said they agreed with many of the findings, were already taking steps to improve community research, lessons-learned reviews, tribal guidance, and coordination with Health, and had recently launched a public email notification system for site status changes. They also said some recommendations would require additional funding or staff resources. Public testimony supported stronger community engagement and more resources for Ecology. Washington Conservation Action said contaminated sites disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income communities, praised the audit for highlighting the need for better site-specific engagement, and urged full funding for MTCA-related work. The hearing ended with the chair inviting written comments and adjourning the meeting.

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• the unique feature of this bridge and its location in the population, this makes it particularly hazardous
• the unique feature of this bridge and its location in the population, this makes it particularly hazardous
• the unique feature of this bridge and its location in the population, this makes it particularly hazardous
• the unique feature of this bridge and its location in the population, this makes it particularly hazardous
• After the flood of 2002, our infrastructure in that part of town was all replaced, so the sewer and water

Bills: HF192 , HF268 , HF1214 , HF494

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: Minnesota income tax, dependent exemption, personal income tax, tax relief, family tax relief, children, dependents, tax deduction, tax exemption, state revenue, inflation indexing, tax year 2025, taxable income, household tax policy, family tax credit, HF268, Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway, memorial highway, highway naming, road designation

Transcript Highlights:

• It shows you from technical rescue to hazardous materials to chemistry to EMS.
• It shows you from technical rescue to hazardous materials to chemistry to EMS.
• What we're looking at here is hazardous materials awareness and operations.
• It's expressly for hazardous materials mitigation and education.
• hazardous material related courses.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 22 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're especially proud to support relief efforts following the tornado and flooding earlier this year
• around London, the severe floods in eastern Kentucky in 2022, and the December 2021 tornadoes in western
• little over $38 million of federal grants being applied for, in which three airports — Henderson, Hazard
• The top center in the top left were taken during the Eastern Kentucky floods in 2022.
• team swiftly moved in, saving lives of the vast amount of citizens that needed to be rescued from flooded

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met on November 4, 2025, approved the prior minutes without objection, and then heard a presentation from Amazon on its Kentucky aviation and logistics operations. Amazon described its statewide footprint, including its Boone County air hub at KCVG, its investment of more than $60 billion in Kentucky since 2010, about 20,000 jobs in the state, and its use of Amazon Air as a middle-mile network supported by third-party carriers. The company also highlighted small-business support, community relief efforts, and workforce development through Career Choice, including partnerships with Kentucky schools and aviation maintenance training. Members asked about Amazon’s most in-demand workforce needs, future operational challenges, and whether autonomous vehicles are used on the KCVG ramp. Amazon said it would follow up on workforce-demand details, identified customer-driven innovation and culture as ongoing challenges, and said autonomous vehicles are in testing but are not part of regular KCVG operations. Amazon also emphasized sustainability efforts, including alternative aviation fuel, and said it wants to work with the legislature to expand AAF production and supply in Kentucky. The task force then heard from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Matt Wingate on the state’s aviation economic development strategy. They said aviation and aerospace are central to Kentucky’s logistics and economic-development goals, with aerospace identified as the state’s top export and air cargo as a major strength. They discussed outreach to general aviation airports, support for local grant matching, airport funding projects, workforce and education partnerships, and efforts to market Kentucky at aviation trade shows such as Paris Air Show and MRO America. No formal votes or other actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• The bill requires CSLB-licensed contractors to obtain CSLB's hazardous substance removal certification
• and meet hazardous waste operations and emergency response requirements.
• The way we read the bill, it requires debris removal or hazardous—let me back up—hazmat certification
• And I'm wondering if, particularly if there is no hazardous material, if you will have something... .
• ..particularly if there is no hazardous material, if you will have something in there that you can waive

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 1312 by Senator Richardson on abandoned endowed-care cemeteries. Richardson described vandalism, theft, and neglect at abandoned cemeteries and said the bill would define abandonment, create a process for local governments to declare a cemetery abandoned, and allow the Bureau to act as conservator of endowment funds. Support came from Marin County, while county and special district groups opposed or had concerns, arguing the bill could shift burdens to local governments or public cemetery districts without enough safeguards. Members expressed general support but noted the need for further work; the bill was discussed but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then took up SB 758 by Senator Umberg, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide to curb misuse. Supporters, including the League of California Cities, narcotic officers, counties, pediatricians, and other local governments and health groups, said easy access at smoke shops and convenience stores has fueled recreational abuse and health harms. There was no opposition testimony, and members voiced strong support for a statewide approach over city-by-city bans. The bill was well received, with the author closing in support. Dr. Weber-Pierson presented SB 1094, a health care affordability bill on biosimilars and biologic substitution. The bill would allow pharmacists to substitute biosimilars under certain conditions, require advance notice to providers and patients, and add reporting on savings; the author said amendments would strengthen provider notice and preserve the ability to mark prescriptions “do not substitute.” Supporters from health plans, insurers, pharmacies, labor, business, and some provider groups argued the bill would lower costs and expand access. Opponents, including dermatology and rheumatology groups and biotech interests, warned about non-medical switching, prior authorization delays, and patient harm. After extensive discussion, the committee voted 13-0 to pass SB 1094 to the Committee on Health. The committee also passed SB 849 by Dr. Weber-Pierson, which would bar reinstatement of physicians who surrendered their licenses while a sexual misconduct accusation was pending. The Medical Board and California Medical Association were generally supportive or neutral, and members praised the bill’s patient-protection focus. SB 993 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, which limits routine disclosure of identifying information for mental health professionals in correctional and psychiatric settings while preserving complaint processes, also passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 1002 by Senator Niello, extending the David Hall Act to allow certain patients in remission to continue telehealth care with out-of-state specialists, drew strong patient support but opposition from the Medical Board and CMA over licensure and oversight concerns; the committee voted it out on a split roll with some members not voting. Finally, SB 1263 by Senator McGuire, aimed at protecting wildfire survivors and workers by requiring licensed, trained contractors for post-disaster residential debris removal, received support from labor and the Contractors State License Board, with contractors raising a narrower amendment concern about scope.

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• The Environment Department still regulates hazardous waste in the state.
• And what this does, this amends the Hazardous Waste Act of New Mexico.
• So how do we make it a hazardous waste? When it's probably in everything on our tables? Mr.
• So I mean, it is very much hazardous.
• So is it at a certain level that It becomes hazardous? Do you know what I'm saying?

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• industries, issuing citations and orders to take action after investigation of hazards. and issuing
• The most immediate of those responsibilities is any hazard to workers, and we evaluate each situation
• A hazard that could cause immediate harm or injury is given priority, and enforcement will visit that
• With their limited tax dollars, where are some of the occupational safety hazards?
• When I'm cooking, it's a hazard.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• um having that as potentially hazardous um having that as a<00:14:58.480><c> blanket</c><00:14:58.800
• He said that food that is freeze-dried should not be considered potentially hazardous is not attached
• to reality, because the fact of the process of freeze-drying something does not remove hazards that
• </c> Suddenly It's it's potentially hazardous Suddenly It's it's potentially hazardous but but but um
• food thing also um but to hazardous food thing also um but to representative<00:18:25.679><c> bixby's

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.

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• priority areas, where approximately 42 acres were treated and an estimated 4.77 million pounds of hazardous
• said earlier, about being involved in covering new stories, and certainly was here for the various floods
• , was what happened to us on the Ala Wai flood mitigation program.
• And the threat of those floods, I mean, I can still remember watching the video of cars coming down Manoa
• We were actually going to build a hazardous waste site out there. We're going to double the liner.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Where we're at right now... because the tests that they have available to them, again, this is the hazard
• There’s the state's reason for not seizing the contraband and storing it. is that it's a fire hazard
• Over the last five weeks, a few of our VFW posts were affected by the floods, and our posts throughout
• On our efforts here and the disaster relief in Texas due to the tragic Central Texas floods, we lead
• We should be working on Texas flooding relief; we don't need another special session. This is dumb.

Bills: HB5

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We know that batteries are a significant source of household hazardous waste.
• We know that batteries are a significant source of household hazardous waste.
• But I noticed in the back of the lot, they had a hazardous waste facility.
• And they said it's because we're literally pulling 183,000 pounds of household hazardous waste off a
• leaves the problem because they're not getting recycled, all of them, and they are showing up in hazardous

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all