Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVlQw0NR1A, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:40 Intro 01:14 SB 277 Discussion 02:17 SB 277 Roll Call Vote 06:20 SB 226 Discussion 07:10 SB 226 Roll Call Vote 13:53 SB 192 Discussion 14:29 SB 192 Roll Call Vote 17:28 SR 46 Discussion 17:57 SR 46 Roll Call Vote 24:55, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ZyT2PwxEg, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call 00:50 Recognition of Distinguished WW2 Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient James Basset (100 Years Old) 04:36 HB 326 Discussion 24:14 Roll Call Vote 45:36 HB 206 Discussion 50:48 Roll Call Vote 53:52 HB 442 Discussion 56:09 Roll Call Vote 57:44 HB 331 Discussion 59:13 Roll Call Vote 1:28:56, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5mIueHQ-w, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:01:48 Future Health Professionals presentation: 00:02:34 SJR 98 Discussion: 00:09:44 SJR 98 Roll Call Vote: 00:21:13 SB 138 Discussion: 00:22:01 SB 138 Roll Call Vote: 00:23:53 SB 145 Discussion: 00:24:34 SB 145 Roll Call Vote: 00:37:25 SB 156 Discussion: 00:40:21 SB 156 Roll Call Vote: 00:45:56 SB 202 Discussion: 00:47:03 SB 202 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:14 SB 247 Discussion: 00:57:21 SB 247 Roll Call Vote: 01:02:29, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• And as everybody starts making their way in, we'll go ahead and call the first meeting of the House Budget
• But at this time, I'll have Madam Secretary please call the roll.

Keywords: 00:03 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:57 Capital Projects and Highway Plan 56:11 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met to hear the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s presentation on the governor’s 2026 capital projects budget and recommended highway plan. Secretary Gray and cabinet staff first thanked KYTC snow and ice crews, local road departments, first responders, utility workers, and others for their work during a major winter storm, then outlined the capital budget request. The cabinet said its facilities are aging, with about 35% at or beyond useful life, and that limited road fund revenues led it to focus mainly on maintenance, maintenance pools, aircraft maintenance, environmental compliance, AASHTOWare upgrades, state park road maintenance, truck parking, and reauthorization of several projects, including airport work and road projects. The cabinet said the governor’s budget includes about $22.8 million in state funds for the capital budget over the biennium, plus carry-forward language for maintenance pools and project reauthorizations to avoid losing federal funds. Members asked about repeated reauthorizations, cost increases, and whether projects should be restarted as new requests after carrying over for multiple budgets. The cabinet responded that budget office policy generally allows only one reauthorization before a project must be resubmitted, and said many delays are due to acquisition or other project issues. Members also questioned the basis for increased-cost line items and the $5 million request for commercial truck parking; cabinet staff said they could provide original project cost details and that many increases are inflationary, while the truck parking project is expected to use federal funds and is a cabinet priority. The committee also discussed the decline in road fund receipts, which the cabinet attributed largely to lower motor fuels tax revenue. The presentation then shifted to the 2026 recommended highway plan. Officials said the plan covers more than 1,300 projects over six years and anticipates about $9.5 billion in federal and state funding. They said the plan is intended to maintain existing assets, advance long-term priority projects, and honor prior commitments, including the Mountain Parkway, the Brent Spence Companion Bridge, and the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. About 40% of plan funds are dedicated to existing pavements, bridges, and guardrails, and officials cited a 61% rise in highway construction costs from 2020 to 2025 as a major challenge. To help offset those pressures, the cabinet is seeking $125 million from the budget reserve trust fund for the Brent Spence Bridge and release of a federal grant condition tied to the already appropriated $150 million for the I-69 crossing. No votes were taken at the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

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• So, uh, we've heard it called supervised cutting or supervised services.
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Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 02:45 Roll Call 05:25 Cosmetologists 13:48 Barbers 01:16:06 Adjournment, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please call the roll. Senator Carroll here. Senator Givens here. Senator Higdon here.
• Please call the roll.
• Um, as the chairman, I'm going to make a call, an audible, and make a decision here.
• As the chairman, I'm going to make a call, an audible, and make a decision here.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 00:55 26RS SB 22 – 04:52 26RS SB 46 – 0:34:36, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and opened the session by recognizing staff and an intern before taking up SB 22, relating to the dual credit scholarship program. Senator Jimmy Higdon presented the bill with Laura Arnold of Nelson County Schools, explaining that it is a narrower version of a prior proposal that had been too broad and had drawn an unfavorable fiscal note. The bill would create a Grow Your Own teacher apprenticeship scholarship for students in registered teacher apprenticeship programs, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, allowing up to 20 dual credit courses total and no more than eight per year. It requires a district-approved commitment form, annual completion of at least one teaching-and-learning pathway course, and maintenance of a 2.75 GPA on scholarship-funded coursework. Students who withdraw or fail to meet academic requirements would lose eligibility and could be required to repay scholarship funds, though waivers for cause are included. The sponsor said the estimated costs were relatively modest at first and could grow over time, and described the program as a way to address the teacher shortage and help students earn an associate degree in high school and then complete teacher certification with less debt. Testimony from Nelson County Schools described the Lead Nelson model as a partnership among the district, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and Western Kentucky University, with students beginning education coursework in high school, earning dual credit, and receiving clinical hours in classrooms earlier than in traditional preparation programs. Witnesses said the model includes key assessments, university oversight, and collaboration on curriculum and outcomes, and that it has already produced at least one teacher who returned to Nelson County. Members asked about the GPA cutoff, possible reinstatement after academic recovery, federal funding opportunities, the amount and structure of apprentice pay, and the role of postsecondary partners. Mary Taylor of the Kentucky Department of Education said there appears to be federal support for similar apprenticeship efforts and noted a possible U.S. grant opportunity, while the presenters said high school apprentices are paid hourly and adult apprentices average about $24,000 annually. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll go ahead and call the meeting to order here.
• Uh, uh, at this time I think it's important to go ahead and call the roll. Senator Mace Bledsoe.
• House passed their version of whatever you want to call it this morning.
• All right, Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
• Secretary, please call the role. Secretary, please call the role.

Keywords: 00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:55 FB 2026-2028 Executive Branch Budget 15:17 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on budget instructions for the 2026-2028 state budget, as required by KRS Chapter 48. Staff from the Office of State Budget Director outlined three recommended changes: restructuring Form B4 for additional budget requests to emphasize the problem, solution, and quantitative data; adding page numbers to the Record P report so agencies’ additional budget requests can be located more easily; and updating the budget calendar to reflect the December 20 presentation of the consensus forecast to LRC under changes made by House Bill 360. Members asked follow-up questions about contribution rates, debt service template rates, and employee health rates. Staff said the fiscal 2026 KS non-hazardous contribution rate is 42.76%, but fiscal 2027 and 2028 rates have not yet been set; debt service rates would be posted later; and employee health rate assumptions are still being discussed with the Personnel Cabinet. Members also asked how program reductions or terminations would be handled, and staff explained that agencies base requests on statutory and federal requirements, while budget reductions are handled through the appropriations act. The committee discussed whether Form B4 should ask agencies to describe alternative options considered and how they were evaluated. Staff said the current instructions do not specifically require that, though some implications may appear in narrative responses, and members agreed to continue working on the instructions. The committee then adopted a motion directing the co-chairs to work with LRC staff to finalize the 2026-2028 budget instructions and present them for adoption, with the motion approved by roll call. Members also noted that federal budget developments, including possible SNAP cost shifts to states, are being monitored but are too early to incorporate into the instructions at this time.

Transcript Highlights:

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Keywords: 00:00 – Introduction 00:17 – Attendance Roll Call 02:09-- Discussion of SB 69 26:57 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met briefly and took up Senate Bill 69, a measure creating a certification path for non-veterinarians who perform equine dental work, especially floating teeth. Sponsor Sen. Robin Webb and supporters said the bill was the product of about two years of open meetings and stakeholder discussions, and that it would provide accountability, insurance access, and a way to grandfather in long-time practitioners with additional training. They framed it as a rural access and affordability issue, arguing that many horse owners, especially in remote areas, cannot easily reach or afford large-animal veterinarians and that the bill would preserve a long-standing husbandry practice while setting limits so certified providers could not perform surgery. Opposition came from equine veterinarians Dr. Brad Tanner and Dr. William Rainbow, who agreed there is a shortage of large-animal veterinarians and that floating teeth is necessary, but argued the bill’s scope goes beyond simple husbandry. They said the proposed authority would include procedures such as tooth removal and other work they consider surgery, which should remain within veterinary practice because of the need for sedation, pain management, and broader oral and physical exams. They also objected to the title “equine dental provider,” saying it could mislead owners into thinking the person has dentist-like training, and suggested a term like “equine teeth floater” would be clearer. Tanner cited a KVMA survey he said showed only 14 of 214 respondents supported indirect veterinary supervision in the bill. Members asked about continuing education, the “good moral character” licensing language, and whether people with past criminal records could be excluded. Supporters said continuing education would be required through certification programs and that character determinations would be handled case by case, with reference to broader second-chance licensing efforts moving through the legislature. Rep. Stalker asked for clearer terminology and educational guidance for consumers; the witnesses reiterated that the public should understand the difference between floating teeth and a full dental exam. After discussion, the committee moved to a roll call vote on the bill, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is fully shown.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQvxObAaZ_o, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:16 HB 506 Discussion: 01:37 HB 506 Roll Call Vote: 06:59 HB 401 Discussion: 08:46 HB 401 Roll Call Vote: 09:56 HB 329 Discussion: 10:56 HB 329 Roll Call Vote: 13:12 HB 522 Discussion: 14:18 HB 522 Roll Call Vote: 15:09 SR 135 Discussion: 16:46 SR 136 Discussion: 25:54, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjTJw9m4fU, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:51 HB 288 Discussion: 00:01:52 HB 288 Roll Call Vote: 00:17:13 HB 331 Discussion: 00:18:31 HB 331 Roll Call Vote: 00:35:38 HB 421 Discussion: 00:36:57 HB 421 Roll Call Vote: 00:48:35 HB 538 Discussion: 00:49:51 HB 538 Roll Call Vote: 01:35:10, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmSq9dy_bJI, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:02:22 SB 150 Discussion: 00:03:14 SB 150 Roll Call Vote: 00:44:42 SB 24 Discussion: 00:52:20 SB 24 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:56 SB 25 Discussion: 00:57:59 SB 25 Roll Call Vote: 01:01:12 SB 49 Discussion: 01:02:40 SB 49 Roll Call Vote: 01:05:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyea9eP-xZk, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:05:18 SB 70 Discussion: 00:06:03 SB 70 Roll Call Vote: 00:07:52 SB 66 Discussion: 00:08:35 SB 66 Roll Call Vote: 01:06:08 SB 107 Discussion: 01:11:49 SB 107 Roll Call Vote: 01:17:43 SB 150 Discussion: 01:19:17 SB 150 Roll Call Vote: 01:41:41, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAeFhQ_ySQU, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:02:22 SB 150 Discussion: 00:03:14 SB 150 Roll Call Vote: 00:44:42 SB 24 Discussion: 00:52:20 SB 24 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:56 SB 25 Discussion: 00:57:59 SB 25 Roll Call Vote: 01:01:12 SB 49 Discussion: 01:02:40 SB 49 Roll Call Vote: 01:05:24, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9sATpE2mA4, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:14 HR 141 Discussion: 00:02:09 HR 141 Roll Call Vote: 00:02:39 SB 167 Discussion: 00:05:30 SB 167 Roll Call Vote: 00:47:52 SB 133 Discussion: 00:51:40 SB 133 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:25 SB 4 Discussion: 01:03:18 SB 4 Roll Call Vote: 01:09:35, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJbds_osmI, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:34 HB 63 Discussion: 00:02:49 HB 63 Roll Call Vote: 00:16:42 HB 44 Discussion: 00:18:12 HB 44 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:20 HB 33 Discussion: 00:33:20 HB 33 Roll Call Vote: 00:38:02 HB 270 Discussion: 00:39:15 HB 270 Roll Call Vote: 00:53:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Y13gCJNVQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:48 SB 11 Discussion: 00:02:47 SB 11 Roll Call Vote: 00:44:45 HB 512 Discussion: 00:45:55 HB 512 Roll Call Vote: 00:50:05 HB 529 Discussion: 00:51:25 HB 529 Roll Call Vote: 00:58:12 HB 777 Discussion: 00:59:42 HB 777 Roll Call Vote: 01:45:1, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDejeRxi4so, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:10 SB 10 Discussion: 00:01:15 SB 10 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:38 HB 127 Discussion: 00:35:04 HB 127 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:56 HB 237 Discussion: 00:57:52 HB 237 Roll Call Vote: 01:00:37 HJR 28 Discussion: 01:01:10 HJR 28 Roll Call Vote: 01:08:59, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFdEdUzzmOA, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:59 HB 347 Discussion: 00:02:40 HB 347 Roll Call Vote: 00:04:25 HB 221 Discussion: 00:05:59 HB 221 Roll Call Vote: 00:19:51 HB 51 Discussion:00:21:54 HB 51 Roll Call Vote: 00:36:26 HB 23 Discussion: 00:43:44 HB 23 Roll Call Vote: 01:53:51, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30ZvFm54hw, 2026-06-21T07:16:57+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:23 HB 120 Discussion: 00:01:40 HB 120 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:47 HB 279 Discussion: 00:34:40 HB 279 Roll Call Vote: 00:39:39 HB 513 Discussion: 00:41:30 HB 513 Roll Call Vote: 00:43:00 HB 309 Discussion: 00:44:50 HB 309 Roll Call Vote: 01:36:42, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd like to call this meeting to order.
• This is the second meeting, I think, of this session, and I would ask the secretary or the clerk to call
• With that, I would ask the clerk to call the roll, please. Representative Baker, yes.
• My co-ops having to get 2,500, 3,000 calls why their bills doubled. it was I I researched it back we
• The clerk was asked to call the roll on the bill.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:12 Introduction of Guests 01:09 HB 88 Discussion 01:46 HB 88 Roll Call Vote 03:24 HB 346 Discussion 04:20 HB 346 Roll Call Vote 21:58 Chair Comments 24:31, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 88, which was described as a short bill to clarify procedures for Waste Management boards, including term limits, appointments, and making sure consolidated governments actively recruit community members and make openings easier to find. The sponsor said the bill was intended to resolve confusion about members staying on after terms expire. The bill received no opposition, passed the committee unanimously, and was reported favorably for the floor. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a committee substitute. The sponsor explained that the bill responds to a dispute over air emission fees, especially for emergency generators and backup generators used for worker safety and limited non-emergency testing. The bill would exempt emergency generators and backup generators operating 100 hours or less for maintenance/testing from fees, while also removing an existing 4,000-ton cap so the per-ton fee would drop for most permitted sources. Members discussed the possible impact on utilities and ratepayers, with concerns raised that costs could be passed through to consumers and affect coal-dependent areas. The sponsor and another member argued the change would generally reduce fees for most sources and incentivize emissions reductions; the cabinet was described as neutral, and the affected utilities were identified as TVA, LG&E, East Kentucky Power, and Big Rivers, with only TVA having raised comments. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed the committee with a favorable recommendation, though one member voted no and several members explained yes votes while expressing ongoing concerns about future rate impacts. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed broader concerns about utility surcharges and the need to monitor the effects of legislation on ratepayers, but those comments were not part of the bill under consideration. The chair noted that future meetings may include more bills and could start earlier if needed, and the committee then adjourned.