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• Mike Johnson is an act in Title 17, relative to school emergency operations plans to provide for planned
• House Bill 1037 by Representative Boriac is an act in Title 36 relative to operational reforms within
• is an act relative to the funding of laboratory schools, to provide for the funding of a school operated
• House Bill 1037 by Representative Borriac is an act in Title 36 relative to operational reforms within
• by any institution under the supervision and management. for the funding of a school operated by any

Bills: SR107, SCR53, SCR54, SCR55, SCR12, HB167, HB181, HB243, HB316, HB321, HB335, HB492, HB578, HB624, HB708, HB864, HB906, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1032, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1118, HB1157, HB1187, HB1189, HB1195, HB1198, HB1220, HB221, HCR58, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB520, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, SB68, SB76, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB318, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850

Keywords: condolence resolution, memorial resolution, tribute, sympathy, Joel Parker Sr., Louisiana Senate, rodeo, cowboy, horse trainer, stock and rodeo producer, black cowboy, African American history, community recognition, funeral resolution, celebration of life, Lottie Stampede Arena, Easter Sunday Rodeo, ranching, plantation work, faith community

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• annual all funds $72 million operating annual all funds $72 million operating budget<00:07:00.800
• Our many other operating functions each account for 6% or less of our operating budget.
• <00:07:25.960> budget about 14% of our operating budget about 14% of our operating budget
• functions uh our many other operating functions uh our many other operating functions<00:07:34.280
• forward unexpended non-grant operating forward unexpended non-grant operating Appropriations<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:15:33.640> Metro seeing in the wake of Operation Metro seeing in the wake of Operation
• operation ever carried out in Minnesota. operation ever carried out in Minnesota.
• , and operate under extreme strain.
• Unfortunately, the start of our operations was severely affected by Metro Surge operation in Minnesota
• > on<01:05:01.720> thin Many are already operating on thin Many are already operating on

Bills: HF4477

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness

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• We also have a little bit of operational strain.
• So our operational budget for the past fiscal year.
• We operate 35 state parks in 23 of New Mexico's 33 counties.
• That's 25% of our subsidy to operate.
• Owners and operations from across the nation.

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• operations for all of its license types. operations for all of its license types.
• Providers can be operating once they're enrolled, and they have up to a year to submit claims, so we
• > once<01:24:42.920> they providers can be operating once they providers can be operating
• An important program that we operate here at the Department of Human Services.
• here at the Department of Human operate here at the Department of Human Services.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:03:26.240> executive and chief operating chief executive and chief operating chief executive
• then goes into our packaging operations. then goes into our packaging operations.
• Liberty Diversified operates six locations in Minnesota, employing over 700 people.
• help construct this, be able to operate help construct this, be able to operate into<00:10:27.280
• currently the the Senate is operating currently the the Senate is operating with<01:20:28.840>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Working alongside with the county-operated health plans to ensure the best possible CBP law um and so
• alongside with the county operated alongside with the county operated health<00:43:51.520> plans
• <01:10:18.560> cost that 60 to 65% of below operational cost that 60 to 65% of below operational
• I can't continue to operate sustainable.
• <01:32:50.960> uh technicians uh get the certification uh technicians uh get the certification

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of operation.
• the facility safely is going to be baked into a certificate of operation.
• operation. So you have to be able to operation.
• And um that that in operate a facility.
• So issues certificate from the SEC.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The operator is drafting that mine operation reclamation plan.
• it, on the operation, and we are anticipating a revision to that mining operation and reclamation plan
• Is the operator the same as the owner? Mr.
• The operator has to own the mineral claim or claims.
• It includes baseline and sampling by the operator.

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• <00:12:46.280> in tobacconist that has been operating in tobacconist that has been operating
• <00:48:01.840> in Department of Health before operating in Department of Health before operating
• <01:01:08.600> associated<01:01:09.120> salary certification associated salary certification
• and I think this last part is operative and I think this last part is operative here,<01:41:44.520
• Certificates of birth, license identification cards, sex designation, birth certificate modernization

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first handled routine announcements, including welcoming a new group of pages and noting donations of donuts and chicken from local businesses, along with a citation planned for Mr. Herman’s Bakery, which is closing after 103 years. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 858, establishing a Department of Budget and Management Audit and Finance Compliance Unit. A senator moved to send the bill back to second reading to add an amendment, which was adopted without objection, and the bill was reprinted for third reading. The Finance Committee then reported several bills. Senate Bill 84, concerning collective bargaining for graduate assistants at UMCP and UMBC, was laid over after questions about whether graduate assistants are employees or students. Senate Bill 455, creating a transformational project financing program tied to tax increment financing districts, had two committee amendments adopted and was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, also received two committee amendments and was ordered up, but a later Howard County amendment was proposed and the bill was laid over. Senate Bill 777, directing workforce development support in hospital closures and related events, was adopted and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 831, addressing child labor penalties, private-sector labor relations, and state labor standards, was adopted with two amendments and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 932, requiring social media platforms to display users’ general geographic location, was laid over after questions. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 340, requiring at least $2 million annually for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman office, with two amendments adopted and the bill sent to third reading. Senate Bill 489, creating a limited license pathway for physicians trained abroad and repealing the fifth pathway program, was adopted with two amendments and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 496, expanding Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, prompted extended debate over the fiscal note and who would bear the costs; the sponsor argued the estimate was overstated and did not account for likely lower utilization or health-care savings, while an opponent pressed concerns about the state share and structural deficit. The discussion continued without a final vote in the excerpt provided.

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• As a result, several of these polling places continued to operate past that time.
• A non-citizen who may become a U.S. citizen receives a naturalization certificate.
• A certificate is issued when you become a United States citizen.
• Yes, sir, and as a nonpartisan operative, I totally agree with you.
• I don't carry around a birth certificate.

Bills: HB304, HB401, HB556, HB1475, HB1489, HB2259, HB2424, HB2773, HB2811, HB3323, HB304

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

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• President, I move certification using the previous role. All right. Any objection? Hearing none.
• Certification resolutions adopted. All right.
• President, I move certification >> Mr.
• N certification resolutions adopted.<00:43:08.800> All<00:43:08.880> right.
• Should they be able operations at all.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. It adopted motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The chamber received multiple House messages and a gubernatorial confirmation, including House Bill 1 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 170 on health insurance, and Senate confirmation 90 for Chenica Johnson Anom to the Alabama Cickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate later concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 170 by a 29-0-1 vote. Committee reports covered a wide range of measures, with favorable reports and, in several cases, amendments or substitutes. Judiciary reported favorably on House Bills 228, 132, 347, 405, 86, 263, and 302, and on Senate Bills 318 and 260; State Government Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 435, 97, and 407 and Senate Bill 361; Education Policy reported favorably on Senate Bills 337 and House Bills 520 and 75; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported favorably on House Bills 303 and 477 and Senate Bills 360, 325, 329, and 330; Transportation and Energy reported favorably on Senate Bills 341, 354, and 340; Veterans and Military Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 465 and 307 and Senate Bills 338 and 359; and Local Legislation reported favorably on Jefferson County Senate Bill 243 and Shelby County House Bill 532. These reports generally advanced the bills to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The Senate also confirmed George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission by a 33-0 vote after a favorable committee report, with several senators offering brief remarks of congratulations. In motions and resolutions, the chamber adopted Senate Joint Resolution 77 honoring the Section boys basketball team and Senate Joint Resolution 78 honoring the North Sand Mountain girls basketball team for state championships. It also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 79 establishing a legislative study commission on child sexual abuse laws and policies. A senator additionally urged colleagues to support broadband expansion efforts in rural Alabama and to ask the education chair to place HB 4 on the agenda. The most substantial floor discussion concerned Senate Bill 146, the state general fund budget substitute. The sponsor explained several budget provisions, including a $12 million transfer and an additional $5 million for the judiciary to address funding for newly created judgeships, a conditional $40 million for the Department of Corrections tied to progress on the Elmore and Escambia prison projects, conditional funding for DHR tied to reducing its federal error rate and developing a SNAP-related plan, conditional mental health funding tied to reporting and data requirements, and language preserving legislative control over certain federal rural health care funds. The Senate adopted the committee substitute for SB 146 by a 32-0-1 vote and then continued with the budget explanation as the transcript ended.

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• You're going to do that certificate? Mr. President, I apologize. I was writing which certificate?
• Certificate for the Santa Fe County Commission.
• We do have a certificate to be read. If the reader would read the certificate, Mr.
• I wanted to rise in support of this certificate.
• Sexual violence does not operate on a clean timeline.

Keywords: 996, all

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• There is no time certification process.
• <00:48:01.040> process, uh undergoing the certification process, uh undergoing the certification
• for the Bureau of Child operations for the Bureau of Child Development.
• I had to obtain my certificate. Okay.
• high school certificates from 60 years ago.<02:28:27.840> Thank<02:28:28.080> you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to approve contractors to reimburse the contractor for the cost of fortified roofing contract certifications
• <00:04:02.800> And roofing contract certifications. And roofing contract certifications.
• in Kentucky under a they are operating in Kentucky under a Kentucky<00:37:50.040> license.
• operate under that circumstance. operate under that circumstance.
• certification and licensure. I'm a yes. certification and licensure. I'm a yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:11 Discussion HB 527 00:02:29 Vote HB 527 00:08:02 Discussion HB 627 00:09:09 Vote HB 627 00:24:29 Discussion HB 355 00:25:59 Vote HB 355 00:34:28 Discussion HB 568 00:35:18 Vote HB 568 01:12:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 527, a cleanup bill related to insurance matters and the Strengthen Kentucky Homes program. The committee substitute removed language that would have repealed the workers’ compensation deductible range, added a one-time grant/reimbursement provision for contractor fortified-roofing certifications, and added an emergency clause. The Department of Insurance said the bill also updates licensing language, addresses issues with unlicensed pharmacy benefit managers, and supports contractor training tied to the roof grant program. The commissioner noted the program is set to go live March 1 and asked members to inform constituents about possible roof grants of up to $10,000. House Bill 527 received a favorable report after the committee adopted the substitute and title amendment by voice vote and then approved the bill on a roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 627, a PIP reform bill. The sponsor and State Farm’s legislative agent said the substitute clarified language so the Attorney General can prosecute insurance fraud and reflected negotiations with hospitals, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, chiropractors, and physical therapists. The bill would apply the workers’ comp fee schedule to most PIP claims, require bills within 180 days, prohibit balance billing and credit impairment, raise funeral benefits to $5,000 and weekly wage benefits to $500, require an annual fraud report, and give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction over insurance fraud cases. A physician testifying in opposition argued the bill would cut reimbursement for non-hospital providers, shift costs to hospitals and other payers, reduce access to care, and create an uneven playing field that favors hospitals. Committee members asked about the lack of a PIP fee schedule and the effect of the workers’ comp schedule relative to Medicare and commercial insurance. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and then passed House Bill 627 with favorable expression on a roll call vote, with one member voting no. The committee also considered House Bill 355 on real estate appraisers. The sponsor said the bill would restore an independent board, allow evaluations under federal guidelines, and move Kentucky from a voluntary to a mandatory appraisal state. Testimony from insurance and appraisal representatives said the bill would require licensure for real property damage appraisers, exempt insurance agents and claims adjusters licensed under the insurance code, and create clearer standards and oversight. Members asked about the cost of an executive director and whether the board could sustain itself through fees; the sponsor said the board had historically been self-sustaining. The committee adopted the substitute and then gave House Bill 355 a favorable report by roll call vote. Finally, the committee began House Bill 568, which would prohibit new public adjuster licenses while allowing current licensees to renew. The sponsor said the bill responds to ongoing complaints and investigations in the industry and noted that most licensed public adjusters in Kentucky are not residents of the state. The transcript cuts off as the bill’s presentation was beginning.

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• Certifications to licenses.
• <01:25:36.960> and areas of academic, operational and areas of academic, operational and financial
• operational operational uh,<01:27:05.560> documents<01:27:06.120> and<01:27:06.280>
• Special education funding operates as a cost reimbursement system.
• funding operates as a cost<01:36:03.880> reimbursement<01:36:04.600> system.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We operate year-round.
• And so it Courageous Kids operates.
• We operate year round. In the programs. We operate year round.
• and what goes on the death certificates and the consistency of reporting on death certificates.
• I will say a lot of our certificates.

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.

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• lunch certification process.
• lunch certification process.
• And we put a certification process.
• Yeah, so that was Medicaid direct certification, and this is a slightly different...
• Yeah, so that was Medicaid direct certification, and this is a slightly different... So, the U.S.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We've been around for a long time and There are mining operations in 74774 of the sese counties.
• There are over 700 operations around the state.
• If somebody wanted to operate a coal mining operation outside of those lands, then yes, the Department
• We have the standard appropriation for operations, which is unchanged from last year's appropriation.
• On the back page, you'll see operations and then uses of funds.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And we toured the operations center.
• It won't require prior authorization, but what it will require is a certification program.
• . ...unless the provider refuses to complete that medical certification.
• Senator Wanzek: Madam President, your Government Operations Division of the Senate Appropriations will
• The Government Operations Division of the Senate Appropriations will be meeting at 3 o'clock in the Red

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.