Transcript Highlights:

• American taxpayers should not be forced to fund benefits for people who enter our country illegally.
• And we continue to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money on this unnecessary war that President
• And we continue to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money on this unnecessary war that President
• Nearly 40% of taxpayers have claimed one of President Donald Trump's signature tax cuts this year.
• Nearly<03:12:19.520><c> 40%</c><03:12:20.319><c> of</c><03:12:20.640><c> taxpayers</c><03:12:21.680><

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• Again, it saves the taxpayer tons of money. And it's...
• a different way of educating their children and saving taxpayer dollars.
• If we want to save the taxpayer dollars, then let's not take the tax credit.
• The other thing I wanted to remind the body is that we're still talking about taxpayers.
• Taxpayers are still paying into the system.

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• principle of taxpayer privacy.
• For example, the IRS estimates that the average non-business taxpayer spends about 8 hours and $160 to
• Only about 4% of Minnesota taxpayers file through a free tax filing option today.
• In Section 5, the free filing, according to the IRS, the average taxpayer spends 13 hours.
• Carlson continued: “I do not think we can viably be a local taxpayer in 130 different jurisdictions at

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• :15:11.399><c> and</c><00:15:11.560><c> local</c><00:15:11.839><c> property</c><00:15:12.160><c> taxpayers
• </c> worry about taxpayer worry about taxpayer funds<00:39:53.000><c> so</c><00:39:53.319><c> all</c>
• I don't see how this would do what you're saying, because one is truly taxpayer funds and the other is
• I don't see how this would do what you're saying, because one is truly taxpayer funds and the other is
• funds and the other is truly taxpayer funds and the other is not<00:41:30.960><c> so</c><00:41:31.280

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a taxpayer, native Texan, and stepfather to a son with IDD.
• How do Texas taxpayers know if the raises end up in the owner's executive pockets or in the front-line
• That's a lot of money because most of the time the taxpayers like us, everyone in here, are going to
• Madam Chair and members, I am Bill Combest, a taxpayer, native Texan, and stepfather to an IDD son.
• That's a lot of money because most of the time the taxpayers like us, everyone in here, are going to

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• And, quite frankly, the taxpayers have already paid for this infrastructure.
• The county goes in, cleans it up, but it's been very difficult, very protracted for the taxpayers of
• We put in hearing officers where we can cite the normal taxpayer and we can clean up the property.
• But they're living next to— We can cite the normal taxpayer and we can clean up the property.
• Then they would just sue the state and taxpayers would have to fund that lawsuit.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then heard a long series of bills, mostly from Senators Hoffman, Fernandez, and Bolick. Early action included SB 1436 on school bond/override ballot language, which passed 4-3 after brief debate over ballot length and transparency. SB 1568, requiring election systems to keep clocks within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor, was amended and passed 4-3 despite concerns about machine failures and the breadth of the penalty. SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting voter registrations while assisting confined voters, also passed 4-3 after testimony from county officials and a deputy registrar describing alleged misuse of SEBs. SB 1746, requiring schools to serve as polling places and closing schools on regular primary/general election days for staff training, passed 4-3 over objections about school autonomy and safety. SB 1295, allowing certain incarcerated people needing long-term care or treatment to be transferred to contracted medical institutions, passed unanimously after an amendment narrowing the medical eligibility language. The committee then took up SB 1067, a county blight/abatement bill allowing property tax bills to include assessments for removing rubbish, debris, and dilapidated structures; county officials from Gila and Pima Counties strongly supported it, and it passed 7-0. SB 1285, which would have repealed kratom protections and added kratom and its alkaloids to the narcotic-drug list, drew strong opposition from industry and a pharmacist and failed 3-4 after debate over safety, regulation, and criminal penalties. SB 1413, removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death caused by a moving violation, passed after a short explanation that it was intended to conform statutes to a prior Arizona Supreme Court ruling. SB 1476, making prenatal exposure to dangerous or narcotic drugs and fetal alcohol syndrome a class six felony child neglect offense with an affirmative defense for mothers who completed treatment, drew emotional testimony from a foster/adoptive parent and opposition from reproductive justice and criminal defense advocates; it passed 4-2. Later, SB 1585, creating standards and funding mechanisms for sex offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraphs, passed 4-2 after supporters argued it would improve oversight and opponents questioned the added surcharge and appropriation. SB 1662, requiring probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to risk and needs, passed 5-0 with support from justice reform advocates and defense attorneys. SB 1664, adjusting constable nomination signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima Counties, passed unanimously after county association support. The committee then began SB 1666 on in-state custodial interference, with the sponsor and a supporter describing repeated violations of custody orders and arguing for a tiered civil-penalty-to-felony structure; the transcript ends during questioning on that bill.

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• dollars to have to commit taxpayer dollars to have people<00:15:53.120><c> sitting</c><00:15:53.519>
• the whole thing and costing taxpayers even<00:41:06.880><c> more</c><00:41:07.119><c> money,</c><00:
• per taxpayer today, a more than 300% reduction.
• ><c> families</c><00:43:35.359><c> and</c> our taxpayers means families and our taxpayers means families

Summary: The committee first heard from Personnel Cabinet officials on House Bill 6, which required the Kentucky Employees Health Plan to offer a qualified high-deductible health plan by the 2026 plan year. Officials said the plan was already added for 2025, described it as the lowest-premium option with higher deductibles, and explained that federal rules prevent first-dollar coverage except for limited preventive services. They said 264 members had selected the plan out of about 142,000, and noted it also allows health savings accounts. Members asked about the plan’s benefits, what “catastrophic” meant, the deductible amounts, and whether employees were aware of the option; the cabinet said it would continue to highlight the plan in communications and that the deductible is above $8,000 for individuals and above $16,000 for families. The committee then received an update from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs on the Bowling Green veterans center. Officials said the current target is to move into the building on October 28, with first admissions about two months later, pending final fixes and certification steps for Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA. They explained that about $7 million in FY25 appropriations lapsed because of construction delays, staffing ramp-up was postponed to avoid unnecessary spending, and the unspent funds should be considered in the next budget request. Members praised the project and asked about annual operating costs; officials said the current operating budget is about $15 million, though they do not expect to spend all of it this year. The commissioner also announced the fifth annual state commanders conference in Lexington, focused on veterans issues and featuring state, federal, and advocacy leaders. State Auditor Allison Ball then outlined her office’s budget priorities. She said the office is primarily a billing agency that charges audited entities for its work, and warned that some agencies are now signaling they may refuse to pay for audits related to kinship care and the medical cannabis application process. She said the office plans to continue requesting outlier credits for unusually burdensome county audit fees, funding for the ombudsman office’s transition and expanded in-office operations, and revenue replacement for local government audits and possibly state audits and special examinations. Ball also said the office conducts about 500 audits, reviews, and examinations a year and wants to restore performance audits with seed funding, as well as add investigators to the ombudsman office to focus more on child abuse and neglect cases. Members discussed the value of performance audits, the possibility of raising certain board thresholds to account for inflation, and the need for additional capacity to handle more audits.

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• That code is there to protect the taxpayer and prevent any type of fraud or anything.
• </c><00:14:29.360><c> and</c><00:14:29.519><c> and</c> to protect the the taxpayer and and to protect
• the the taxpayer and and prevent<00:14:30.399><c> any</c><00:14:30.639><c> type</c><00:14:30.800><c>
• We, the taxpayers, end up paying that price because we lose that income coming into the state.
• We, the taxpayers, end up paying that price because we lose that income coming into the state.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 422, relating to school impact fees. The Education Committee recommended passage with amendments, and Ways and Means concurred. The amendments would repeal the construction fee component of the school impact fee while retaining the land impact fee and in-lieu fee requirements, remove related statutory language, exempt certain developments from school impact fees, raise the unit threshold for satisfying the land component to 100 units, require the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules and policies, and require a report to the Legislature on the effect of repealing the construction portion of the fee. The measure was also given a sunset date of June 30, 2029, with the committee report to note that the changes are intended to test the efficiency and efficacy of the fee structure and could be made permanent if the report supports that outcome. The committees adopted the recommendation, with one senator initially voting no and then changing to yes after the amendments were explained. The meeting also included a separate hearing on House Bill 1155, concerning procurement for Department of Transportation projects and construction manager/general contractor procurement. DOT testified that it supported the concept but wanted to narrow the bill, saying the current language was too broad and that the goal was to allow more innovative procurement while preserving selection safeguards. The State Procurement Office said it supported the bill’s language but was willing to work with DOT on alternative wording. Several construction-related organizations, including subcontractors, iron workers, elevator constructors, and building trades representatives, opposed the bill, arguing that exemptions from the procurement code would weaken protections such as retainage, equality, and prompt payment and could invite favoritism or corruption. In response to those concerns, the chair proposed amendments limiting the exemption to DOT, narrowing the qualifying contracts, adding a two-year sunset, requiring a report after the first year, and clarifying that project management could not be procured under the section. The amended recommendation passed, though several members voted with reservations. A separate item, House Bill 476, was briefly called up at the end of the agenda, with a recommendation to pass with amendments to increase a rate from 7.25% to 8%, but discussion was not completed in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• This measure reflects responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, something that I am very focused on
• It ensures that while we... ...stewardship of taxpayer dollars, something that I am very focused on.
• attention that Paul Gann, who is the author of the Gann limit, was also, at the same time, a fierce taxpayer
• advocate and defender of taxpayers, was actually someone who supported the concept of reserves and said
• So I think, and I would offer, it is possible to be a fierce advocate for protection of taxpayers, a

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• It also protects responsible contractors, and it's a safeguard for taxpayer dollars.
• Responsible contractors should be able to compete on a level playing field, and taxpayers should know
• Responsible contractors should be able to compete on a level playing field, and taxpayers should know
• It's about ensuring fair competition and making sure taxpayer dollars support lawful work.
• We train the next generation before the industry needs them without asking taxpayers to pay the bill.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker protections, AI in the workplace, bereavement leave, and construction labor standards. SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would increase public works contractor registration fees, raise prevailing wage and related penalties, and direct half of collected penalties back into the Public Works Enforcement Fund. Supporters said the bill would help combat wage theft and misclassification and strengthen enforcement; opponents argued the higher fees and penalties would burden contractors without fixing enforcement backlogs. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also approved SB 951 by Senator Reyes, which would require 60-day notice when 25 or more workers are displaced by technology and require reporting on AI-related job impacts. Supporters framed it as a response to rapid AI-driven layoffs and a way to gather real-time data; opponents raised concerns about small employers, proprietary information, and litigation. SB 947 by Senator McNerney, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” would require human review of automated discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions and restrict predictive behavior analysis. Supporters said it would prevent biased or mistaken automated decisions; opponents objected to the inclusion of independent contractors, private rights of action, and other provisions. Both bills were advanced to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also passed SB 1149 by Senator Durazo, which would expand bereavement leave to cover a “designated person,” including chosen family relationships. Supporters, including AARP and a witness who described losing a long-term partner, said the bill reflects modern family structures; there was no opposition. In addition, SB 1185 by Senator Cortese, applying skilled and trained workforce standards to pharmaceutical facility construction, was approved despite opposition from business and construction groups who said there was no demonstrated safety problem and that the mandate could raise costs and reduce competition. Several other bills on the consent calendar were also approved, and all measures were reported out of committee.

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• It allows a union president to leave the classroom indefinitely while receiving a full taxpayer-funded
• In some cases, unions subsidize part of that cost, and in others, taxpayers shoulder it, but either way
• Taxpayer dollars should not fund full salaries and benefits for officials not teaching.
• This savings will help taxpayers and good government necessary government work.
• We will save government money which in turn will save taxpayer dollars.

Transcript Highlights:

• How much of this is taxpayer, how much is private? Could you just walk us through their structure?
• So that's why I'm questioning whether this is going to impact taxpayers. You are recognized.
• I do have some concerns: the burden this might put on the taxpayer, and whether we might not have put
• partners to advance natural resource conservation, clean energy, clean water, and ratepayer and taxpayer
• protections I clean energy, clean water, and rate payer and taxpayer protections.

Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee considered a full agenda of transportation, utility, aviation, and energy bills. HB 4045, amending the Jacksonville Aviation Authority charter, passed without questions or debate. HB 1075, which would require municipal utilities to allow outside property owners to connect when capacity exists and fees are paid, drew testimony from local government and municipal advocates who warned about conflicts with existing agreements, long infrastructure payback periods, and the risk of subsidizing nonresidents; despite concerns from Rep. Smith and others about municipal boundaries and cost, the bill passed, with Smith voting no. HB 519, as amended, authorizes golf cart crossings at signalized intersections on designated golf cart roads; it passed unanimously after lighthearted debate about golf carts and pedestrian crossings. The committee then took up HB 919, which creates a state definition for major commercial service airports and preempts airport naming authority, including renaming Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA, county, and trademark-related conditions. Palm Beach County supported the bill and an amendment clarifying implementation and trademark language, while Rep. Eskamani and others raised concerns about preemption and the timing of honoring a sitting president; the bill passed with several no votes, including Eskamani, Skidmore, and the ranking member. HB 1093, the Advanced Air Mobility and Infrastructure Act, would support eVTOL/vertiport development through tax exemptions, infrastructure funding flexibility, and statewide siting standards while preserving local zoning; supporters framed it as an economic-development and workforce bill, while Rep. Cheney raised taxpayer concerns. An amendment narrowing liability protections for vertiports co-located with public airports was adopted, and the bill passed with Cheney voting no. Finally, HB 1461 established a regulatory framework for advanced nuclear reactors, assigning oversight roles to the PSC, DOH, and DEP. Supporters argued the bill would improve energy reliability, affordability, and Florida’s leadership in clean, advanced energy, while an opponent from Deploy US urged strong consumer protections and cautioned against overbroad deregulation. Rep. Eskamani emphasized preserving PSC prudency review for ratepayer protection, and the sponsor said the bill was refined through committee discussion. After an amendment fixing technical issues and clarifying that one section applied to all nuclear, the bill passed favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• streamlines the administration of the Martin County Indigent Care Fund, which was approved by the taxpayers
• county commissioners from levying millage rates for this defunct and unnecessary district against the taxpayers
• FAC will continue to advocate for local fiscal capacity and provide taxpayers and policymakers alike
• We talk about trying to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and making sure that we have reserves that
• our pennies and we figured out how to maneuver what was a huge deficit, a huge burden on all our taxpayers

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• Going to be owned by taxpayers and not owned by out-of-state corporations like we've had in the past,
• From an efficiency standpoint, from us being the stewards of our taxpayer dollars, and that being one
• Being good fiduciaries of the taxpayer dollar is one of my concerns that I hope you all can address in
• You know, people, we never believe that people are going to use our taxpayer dollars. for their own personal
• that spending, I mean, it's kind of like when we use our surplus dollars and we return. it to the taxpayer

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:

• We feel the revenue caps and the accompanying refund processes are not the best use of taxpayer funds
• Cities that have posted those things to the voters, slash taxpayers, have had success in the past.
• I always want to look out for the taxpayers' pockets.
• Nothing should ever be excessive to the taxpayer.
• Nothing should ever be excessive to the taxpayer.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 13, 2025, for its first meeting of the session, with member and staff introductions followed by consideration of several tax-related bills. The committee first heard HJR 163 and its implementing bill HB 165, which would extend the homestead property tax exemption for quadriplegics to surviving spouses, similar to the treatment for surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. Sponsor Rep. Tant and constituent J.R. Harding described the financial and caregiving burdens faced by spouses of quadriplegics. The committee heard supportive testimony from the Florida Association of Property Appraisers and members voted both measures favorably without opposition. The committee then considered HB 785 on heated tobacco products. Rep. Tramont said the bill would create a new tax/regulatory category for the product, and an amendment clarifying the definition was adopted. The James Madison Institute offered a resource on the issue, the Florida Retail Federation waived in support, and Ranking Member Eskamani said she had concerns about the excise tax treatment and would vote no. The bill passed 16-1. Next, HB 321, a property tax exemption clarification for homes for the aged, was presented by Rep. Smith as a technical “glitch bill” to align state law with IRS tax code and ease development of low-income senior housing. It drew supportive testimony and passed unanimously. The final bill, HB 503 by Rep. Botana, would cap local government revenue from local business taxes and require refunds if collections exceed the cap, with carve-outs for fiscally constrained areas. Local government and economic development groups, including the Florida League of Cities, the City of Winter Haven, the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, and the Florida Association of Counties, opposed the bill, arguing it would limit funding for public safety, inspections, economic development, and other services and create administrative refund problems. Several members supported the bill as a tax-cutting measure, while others warned of impacts on local services and revenue flexibility. The committee reported HB 503 favorably on a 14-5 vote, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's going to take many years, unfortunately, to undo the damage that has been done to taxpayers and
• It's going to take many years, unfortunately, to undo the damage that has been done to taxpayers and
• It's going to take many years, unfortunately, to undo the damage that has been done to taxpayers and
• But modeling this taxpayer dollars.
• </c> criminally stealing money from taxpayers criminally stealing money from taxpayers and<00:56:11.280

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• But meanwhile, this budget is giving corporate taxpayers... ...I appreciate your patience.
• But meanwhile, this budget is giving corporate taxpayers... ...very directly this way, but meanwhile
• We're taking our forms in and putting them on a desk of a taxpayer to go through the myriad of tax laws
• Department of Treasury that 90% of taxpayers will be filing these, taking the standard deduction.
• I refuse to be that guy that takes away what the federal government has placed back in the taxpayers'

Summary: The joint appropriations committee met on April 28 to review the FY 2027 budget package, including the general appropriations feed bills (HB 4138 and SB 1831) and related budget reconciliation measures. Staff described the budget as including about $17.96 billion in general fund appropriations, a one-time transfer of state monies to increase revenues, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general fund budgets, and several one-time restorations or continuations for items such as school facilities, child care, child safety, corrections stipends, and public safety operating costs. Members spent much of the meeting debating how the across-the-board cuts would be implemented, which programs might be affected, and how fund sweeps from prior-year appropriations and special funds would work, including questions about universities, public safety, rural hospitals, transportation grants, the Corporation Commission, and health insurance costs for state employees and troopers. A major point of discussion was the impact on universities and higher education. Arizona Board of Regents representatives said the proposed reductions and fund sweeps would affect already obligated dollars, research, staffing, and student aid programs, and could force difficult decisions about programs such as the Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and other pass-through funds. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the cuts could lead to tuition increases or reductions in services, while majority members emphasized that agencies and the executive branch should decide how to absorb the reductions. Another major topic was health care and the state employee health plan: staff explained that the budget includes a $228 million general fund infusion to stabilize the plan, while a separate reconciliation bill would raise employee premiums over three years. Members also discussed whether the budget’s changes to AHCCCS/Access and hospital eligibility rules could increase costs for hospitals and reduce coverage. Public testimony largely opposed the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, and local governments argued that the proposal would shift costs onto working families, reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care, and rural infrastructure, and protect tax benefits for data centers and higher-income taxpayers. A mayor from Globe asked for state help after severe flooding damaged roads, water lines, and homes, while a motorcycle safety advocate asked the committee to review a DPS motorcycle safety fund appropriation. Committee members and staff repeatedly clarified that some items discussed were one-time appropriations not continued into FY 2027, that some fund sweeps were from unspent or unencumbered balances, and that the committee planned to take a mass roll-call vote on the budget bills at the end of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• And quite frankly, the taxpayers have already paid for this infrastructure.
• The county goes in, cleans it up, but it's been very difficult, very protracted, for the taxpayers of
• We put in hearing officers where we can cite the normal taxpayer and we can clean up the property.
• We can cite the normal taxpayer and we can clean up the property.
• Then they would just sue the state, and taxpayers would have to fund that lawsuit.

Bills: SB1067 , SB1234 , SB1285 , SB1295 , SB1392 , SB1413 , SB1436 , SB1470 , SB1476 , SB1489 , SB1512 , SB1535 , SB1540 , SB1556 , SB1568 , SB1569 , SB1570 , SB1573 , SB1585 , SB1609 , SB1627 , SB1634 , SB1635 , SB1644 , SB1647 , SB1648 , SB1650 , SB1653 , SB1654 , SB1655 , SB1656 , SB1657 , SB1658 , SB1661 , SB1662 , SB1664 , SB1666 , SB1667 , SB1669 , SB1709 , SB1720 , SB1723 , SB1725 , SB1743 , SB1746 , SB1748 , SB1755 , SB1786 , SB1820 , SB1822 , SB1829 , SCR1027 , SCR1040 , SCR1048

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: tax lien, property tax lien, real property tax lien, foreclosure, right of redemption, redeem, excess proceeds, county abatement lien, abatement lien, lien priority, assessment lien, easement, county treasurer, certificate of purchase, tax delinquency, delinquent property taxes, property owner equity, judgment foreclosure, title report, Arizona Revised Statutes

Transcript Highlights:

• It also protects the taxpayers.
• So it's going to save taxpayer dollars.
• And at the end of the day, the taxpayers will be reimbursed.
• And at the end of the day, the taxpayers will be reimbursed.
• And at the end of the day, the taxpayers will be in reimbursed.

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:

• developing and delivering transportation projects, KYTC strives to deliver the best value to the taxpayer
• developing and delivering transportation projects, KYTC strives to deliver the best value to the taxpayer
• developing and delivering transportation projects, KYTC strives to deliver the best value to the taxpayer
• It's not something that can be used on every project to the advantage of the taxpayer or the cabinet
• </c> the taxpayer. the taxpayer. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:42:10.720><c> you.

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum, so it could not approve the minutes. The chair announced an Eastern Kentucky University health forum later that day and then proceeded with testimony on alternative delivery methods for road projects. Jason Sawala of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Chad Laroo of the Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors were sworn in and introduced themselves. Sawala explained KYTC’s use of alternative delivery tools, including design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CMGC), and public-private partnerships (P3s). He said the cabinet’s goal is to deliver the best value to taxpayers in terms of quality, cost, and time, and emphasized that alternative delivery is most useful on projects with special circumstances such as innovation needs, specialized technology, complex constructibility, schedule pressure, or early contractor input. He cited the cabinet’s wrong-way driving prevention project as an example where design-build helped evaluate technologies and coordinate with stakeholders such as EMS and first responders. He also outlined the main tradeoffs: alternative delivery can improve collaboration and sometimes accelerate schedules, but it also brings risks related to right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, changing scope, and the need for dedicated staff and compressed decision-making. He stressed that these methods are not a cure-all and are not appropriate for every project, while noting that traditional design-bid-build remains effective for most of KYTC’s work. Representative Branscum responded favorably, saying early contractor involvement is valuable and consistent with his experience in the vertical construction world. No votes or formal actions were taken because the committee lacked a quorum.