Transcript Highlights:

• I ask the clerk to please call the roll. Senator Boswell. Senator Carpenter. Senator Elkins.
• Thank you all for being here today in Frankfort and learning about the process.
• We call it DObert back home.
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• I ask the clerk to call the roll. Call the roll. Senator Boswell, aye.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:44 Introduction of Guests 01:21 HB 137 Discussion 02:11 HB 137 Roll Call Vote 25:35 HB 346 Discussion 26:15 HB 346 Roll Call Vote 27:24, 958, all

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data. Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Secretary, will you call the roll, please? Representative Gu? Representative King?
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• call ourselves inspectors sometimes.

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:30 Energy and Environment Cabinet 18:56 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Tourism and Energy committee received a presentation from Gordon Sloan, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, and Deputy Commissioner David Fields on the Division of Mine Safety. They outlined the division’s structure, saying it has four branch offices in Madisonville, Harlan, Hazard, and Pikeville, with 36 inspectors total, plus administrative staff and several headquarters specialists. They also explained that four additional inspectors are on sick leave or workers’ compensation and will not be backfilled, and confirmed that inspectors work from offices rather than from home. The presentation focused on mine safety duties and staffing needs. Sloan said underground licensed mines must receive six inspections annually, including mine safety analyses, an electrical inspection, roof inspections, and regular inspections of airways, returns, belts, and miner safety equipment. He also described the division’s mine rescue responsibilities, including providing rescue coverage where operators do not have their own teams, maintaining teams within an hour’s drive of mines, and supporting training and certification. The division also conducts 17 training courses and about 8,000 to 9,000 trainings per year. Members were given updated mine and employment figures. Sloan reported 126 licensed mines in 2024 across the branch areas, with 61 active all year and others idle or later abandoned. He said Kentucky had 4,683 miners in 2024, with average employment of 4,509, and noted that the state had gone 34 months without a mining fatality since March 2022. He also said the division provides rescue services for 16 underground rock quarries, three highway tunnels, and three underground military training sites. In response to questions, Sloan said the division does not plan to refill the four vacant inspector positions because staffing is adequate statewide, and he said he would provide additional historical mine data later. The committee took no formal action and adjourned.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_53WcTqJ65I, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:53 HB 172 Discussion: 00:01:33 HB 172 Roll Call Vote: 00:03:30 SB 47 Discussion: 00:04:58 SB 47 Roll Call Vote: 00:22:44 HB 287 Discussion: 00:37:45 HB 287 Roll Call Vote: 00:38:44 HB 594 Discussion: 00:39:31 HB 594 Roll Call Vote: 01:03:05 HB 237 Discussion: 01:06:17 HB 237 Roll Call Vote: 01:08:58, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Thw7og14c, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:18 HJR 38 Discussion: 00:01:13 HJR 38 Roll Call Vote: 00:05:53 HB 56 Discussion: 00:06:53 HB 56 Roll Call Vote: 00:15:16 HB 200 Discussion: 00:16:30 HB 200 Roll Call Vote: 00:29:32 HB 290 Discussion: 00:30:50 HB 290 Roll Call Vote: 00:35:10 HB 134 Discussion: 00:36:52 HB 134 Roll Call Vote: 01:23:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwxIF7reW5k, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:18 HB 213 Discussion: 00:01:19 HB 213 Roll Call Vote: 00:02:42 HB 730 Discussion: 00:03:18 HB 730 Roll Call Vote: 00:06:08 HB 318 Discussion: 00:07:43 HB 318 Roll Call Vote: 00:29:22 HB 7 Discussion: 00:36:36 HB 7 Roll Call Vote: 01:23:53 HB 28 Discussion: 01:24:54 HB 28 Roll Call Vote: 01:37:12, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5AyYA7nb9Y, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:01:22 SB 60 Discussion: 00:03:06 SB 60 Roll Call Vote: 00:15:11 SB 138 Discussion: 00:16:17 SB 138 Roll Call Vote: 01:02:51 SB 163 Discussion: 01:09:34 SB 163 Roll Call Vote: 01:12:53 SB 1 Discussion: 01:13:56 SB 1 Roll Call Vote: 01:28:56 HB 9 Discussion: 01:35:03 HB 9 Roll Call Vote: 02:12:57, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBR48i87WjQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:28 HB 767 Discussion: 00:01:52 HB 767 Roll Call Vote: 00:03:08 SB 158 Discussion: 00:04:38 SB 158 Roll Call Vote: 00:08:17 SB 209 Discussion: 00:11:13 SB 209 Roll Call Vote: 00:23:56 SJR 150 Discussion: 00:26:23 SJR 150 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:17 HB 594 Discussion: 00:59:50 HB 594 Roll Call Vote: 01:00:55, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcW_K1IvkWI, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:41 SB 96 Discussion: 00:02:29 SB 96 Roll Call Vote: 00:03:47 SB 64 Discussion: 00:04:37 SB 64 Roll Call Vote: 00:09:30 HB 565 Discussion: 00:10:53 HB 565 Roll Call Vote: 00:21:06 HB 536 Discussion: 00:22:10 HB 536 Roll Call Vote: 00:29:08 HB 314 Discussion: 00:30:13 HB 314 Roll Call Vote: 01:35:09, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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.
• And our hope, and our goal, and every state’s hope, is that the reauthorized amounts will be at least
• And our hope, and our goal, and every state’s hope, is that the reauthorized amounts will be at least
• > our<00:53:03.760> cash<00:53:04.079> flow process over time, our cash flow process

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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• Are we up to the inspection process?
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• a lot through that process. a lot through that process.

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.
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• 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.
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• It's still in the process. I changes. It's still in the process.
• 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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• I'm not sure—three—and they are all in what I call the Golden Triangle of home.
• I'm not sure—three—and they are all in what I call the Golden Triangle of home.
• I'm not sure—three—and they are all in what I call the Golden Triangle of home.
• I'm not sure—three—and they are all in what I call the Golden Triangle of home.

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