Transcript Highlights:

• All those in favor of House Bill 682, vote aye. All those opposed, vote nay.
• vote aye. All those opposed, vote nay. vote aye. All those opposed, vote nay.
• Uh, we are ready for the vote. All those in favor of the bill, vote aye.
• Explain my vote. the committee sub vote aye. Those the committee sub vote aye.
• register a yes vote on House Bill 607. register a yes vote on House Bill 607.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:04 Roll Call 00:00:14 HB 682 Discussion 00:01:41 HB 682 Vote 00:03:10 HB 731 Discussion 00:04:33 HB 731 Vote 00:06:26 HB 607 Discussion 00:09:24 HB 607 Vote 00:32:15 Adjournment 00:34:12, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll take this up for a vote.
• >> Explain my vote, please. >> Explain my vote, please.
• You can proceed or we can take a vote. You can proceed or we can take a vote.
• All those in favor vote I. All those opposed vote nay.
• Chair Flannry >> vote<00:46:08.000> I. >> vote I. >> vote I.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:02 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 414 Discussion 00:01:58 HB 414 Vote 00:22:34 HB 43 Discussion 00:24:56 HB 43 Vote 00:26:37 HB 518 Discussion 00:27:37 HB 518 Vote 00:45:20 Adjournment 00:46:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up three bills. House Bill 414, sponsored by the chair, would require collection of DNA at booking for felony arrests. Supporters, including Sen. Julie Rocky Adams, Michelle Kyper, and Ashley Spence, argued that felony-arrest DNA collection is already used in many states and in the federal system, helps solve cold cases, and can exonerate innocent people. Kyper and Spence gave detailed personal testimony about sexual assaults and how delayed DNA collection allowed serial offenders to remain unidentified for years. Members asked about the removal of a $5 fee in the committee substitute and about what happens to DNA if a case is dismissed; the sponsor said the fee was removed to treat DNA collection like other booking procedures, and that dismissed-case language was taken out because of concerns about duplicate samples. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. House Bill 43, sponsored by Rep. Diana Gordon, would create a grace period for deputy coroners to complete required annual training when extenuating circumstances prevent timely completion. Gordon said the bill was a repeat of last session’s HB 403 and was intended to let deputies remain employed rather than lose their license and reapply. After a brief question about how often extensions would be used, she said the grace period would be discretionary and limited to unusual circumstances. The committee then passed the bill favorably by roll call. House Bill 518, also with a committee substitute, addressed local tax collection and payment procedures. The sponsor described it as a compromise between business groups and local governments, aimed at simplifying payment of local occupational license fees and net profits taxes by requiring cities and counties to offer electronic payment options. Testimony from the Kentucky League of Cities, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the County Judge/Executive Association focused on reducing paperwork for businesses while preserving local control and avoiding forced centralization. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• going to have some problems we all voted going to have some problems we all voted most<00:15:40.480
• Representative Donworth: I'd like to briefly explain my vote, please.
• <00:37:25.040> on the committee so we won't be voting on the committee so we won't be voting
• Anyone else late that needs to record a vote?
• chairman I'd like to record a yes vote chairman I'd like to record a yes vote on<00:42:53.440>

Keywords: Roll Call 00:39 Approval of Minutes 01:45 SB 136 Discussion 02:51 SB 136 Vote 07:14 SB 43 Discussion 08:49 SB 43 Vote 20:02 SB 38 Discussion 20:45 SB 38 Vote 35:50 SJR 66 Discussion only 37:08 Admin. Reg. Review 41:10, 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4 minutes, and then took up several Senate measures. Senate Bill 36, dealing with cleanup language for CAVIS and electronic submission of liens and satisfactions, was amended by committee substitute to require lien holders to begin using electronic title and registration systems starting July 1, 2026. After questions from members and testimony from county clerk Jason Denny and title-industry representative Tom Underwood, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably with the substitute attached. The committee then considered Senate Bill 43, which updates the medical review board process under KRS 186.444. Senator Donald Douglas and Senator Jimmy Higdon described the bill as a response to complaints about fairness and transparency in medical review cases, including a constituent example involving a disabled veteran whose VA medical clearance was rejected. The bill changes who may serve on the board, adds flexibility and transparency, shifts reimbursement language to allow the Transportation Cabinet to set costs by regulation, and includes provisions aimed at broadening participation by qualified health care providers. Members discussed the role of school resource officers, the use of family affidavits in reporting, and the need to keep costs down; the committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and reported the bill favorably. Senate Bill 38, concerning stop-arm violations on school buses and the use of cameras and enforcement procedures, also received a committee substitute and was reported favorably. Senator Greg Elkins and supporters said the bill is intended to address widespread illegal passing of stopped school buses and to help fund stop-arm cameras, while critics raised concerns about automated enforcement and the role of a live officer. Members cited survey data and personal stories about school-bus safety, and the sponsor explained that school resource officers would work with local law enforcement on citations, which are contemplated as civil penalties. The committee also heard discussion-only testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 66, which would create a task force on aviation, aerospace, and logistics economic development; no vote was taken on the resolution because it had just passed the Senate and had not yet been formally received by the committee.

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:

• explain my vote, Madam Chair. explain my vote, Madam Chair.
• did speak in 2022 and voted did speak in 2022 and voted overwhelmingly<00:47:59.280> to<00
• I'll be voting no today.
• vote on Senate Bill 27, please. vote on Senate Bill 27, please.
• a vote? a vote? Okay. Okay. Okay. All<00:59:28.800> right. All right.

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:10 Discussion of 25RS HB 414 00:44:26 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 414 00:50:25 Discussion of 25RS SB 27 00:53:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 27 00:55:49 Discussion of 25RS SB 93 00:57:57 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 93 00:59:29 Discussion of 25RS SB 132 01:37:39 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 132 01:40:55 Discussion of 25RS SB 153 01:42:05 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 153 01:43:46 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 414 with a committee substitute. The bill, described by sponsors and supporters as a continuation of prior maternal-health legislation, was framed as a clarification of medical standards and an effort to improve care for women and families facing complicated pregnancies. Representative Tate, Representative Nemes, Adair Wushar of Kentucky Right to Life, and Dr. Jeff Goldberg of ACOG Kentucky all testified in support, saying the substitute was developed collaboratively to reduce confusion in the law and help physicians provide evidence-based care without fear of criminal penalties. Supporters said the committee substitute was intended to define what is not an abortion under Kentucky law and to spell out medical treatments for conditions such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, sepsis, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, and fetal demise. Dr. Goldberg said current statutes contain significant ambiguity and have created unintended barriers to treating pregnancy complications, including emergency situations, and he gave examples of patients who were delayed or harmed because physicians were uncertain about what the law allowed. Representative Nemes said the measure was the result of unusual cooperation among groups that do not usually agree and described it as a first step toward fixing a discrete problem. Representative Wilner raised concerns that the language could effectively require a patient to be in severe distress before treatment is clearly permitted and that it was too prescriptive about how physicians should manage miscarriages. In response, Dr. Goldberg and the sponsors said the substitute was not perfect, was meant as a short-term solution, and was designed to give doctors more confidence in providing routine, medically necessary care for pregnancy complications. The transcript indicates the committee substitute was adopted, but no final vote on the bill itself is shown in the excerpt.

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

Transcript Highlights:

• All in favor vote aye. All opposed vote nay. The ayes have it. We need to do the title.
• vote I uh all oppos vote nay<00:04:50.240> the<00:04:50.479> eyes<00:04:50.840> have
• Chair Flanery, vote.
• Chair Flanery, vote.
• I'd like to record my attendance, a yes vote on 744, and a yes vote on Senate Bill 10. Thank you.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:05 Roll Call 00:13 HB 7 Passover discussion 02:45 HB 490 Passover 03:22 HB 744 Discussion 04:08 HB 744 Vote 08:25 SB 10 Discussion 10:25 SB 10 Vote 12:03 SB 25 Discussion 14:30 SB 25 Vote 16:54 Adjournment 19:47, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met with a quorum present and began with roll call and a brief introduction of a page, William Huffman, a fifth grader from Lexington. The chair announced that House Bill 7 and House Bill 490 would not be considered that day, with HB 7 described by its sponsor as a housing-related proof-of-concept measure that needed more interim study before returning next session. The committee then heard House Bill 744, sponsored by Representative Richard White, with testimony from Brown County officials. The bill would allow counties to pay routine vendors electronically under a standing order, while still requiring appropriate signatures, to address delayed mail delivery, lost checks, and check-washing concerns. The committee substitute and title amendment were both adopted, and the bill received favorable expression to pass the House floor by roll call vote. Senate Bill 10 was presented by Senator Robbie Mills with support from representatives of the sheriff, firefighters, police chiefs, and cities organizations. The bill would enhance retiree health benefits for CERS career retirees by better aligning the subsidy with under-65 health costs. Members voiced support, including one member explaining a yes vote based on the bill’s benefit to retirees, and the committee voted favorably with a title amendment adopted. Senate Bill 25 was then heard from Senator Mills as part of broader housing legislation; it would expand the use of industrial revenue bonds for large multifamily housing projects of at least 48 units to help address Kentucky’s housing shortage. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression, and at the end members who had arrived late recorded attendance and votes before the meeting adjourned.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiSu7WapWbM, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 02:03 HB 319 Discussion: 03:20 HB 319 Roll Call Vote: 05:58 HB 36 Discussion: 07:33 HB 36 Roll Call Vote: 09:14 HB 244 Discussion: 10:36 HB 244 Roll Call Vote: 18:29 HB 540 Discussion: 19:42 HB 540 Roll Call Vote: 23:17, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imVQapXM-jo, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:19 SB 109 Discussion:: 01:39 SB 109 Roll Call Vote: 05:44 HB 286 Discussion: 07:21 HB 286 Roll Call Vote: 21:49 SB 165 Discussion: 22;53 SB 165 Roll Call Vote: 27:07 SB 209 Discussion: 28:59 SB 209 Roll Call Vote: 30:44, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo-k5LUpAoI, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:28 HB 241 Discussion: 01:15 HB 241 Roll Call Vote: 01:59 HB 538 Discussion: 02:50 HB 538 Roll Call Vote: 14:35 HCR 59 Discussion: 15:45 HCR 59 Roll Call Vote: 19:47 HB 547 Discussion: 20:40 HB 547 Roll Call Vote: 44:40, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyP4AX-RZSw, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:21 HB 587 Discussion: 01:45 HB 587 Roll Call Vote: 03:25 HB 329 Discussion: 5:07 HB 329 Roll Call Vote: 13:49 HB 387 Discussion: 15:36 HB 387 Roll Call Vote: 16:26 HB 500 Discussion: 18:09 HB 500 Roll Call Vote: 25:50, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7TWQFHvEqI, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:14 HB 148 Discussion: 02:17 HB 148 Roll Call Vote: 08:26 HB 433 Discussion: 09:22 HB 433 Roll Call Vote: 10:17 HB 429 Discussion: 11:48 HB 429 Roll Call Vote: 20:17 HB 170 Discussion: 23:13 HB 170 Roll Call Vote: 26:53, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Y8bwv5-Co, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:13 HB 40 Discussion: 01:59 HB 40 Roll Call Vote: 09:43 HB 70 Discussion: 11:37 HB 70 Roll Call Vote: 14:14 HB 49 Discussion: 16:03 HB 49 Roll Call Vote: 23:52 HB 185 Discussion: 25:41 HB 185 Roll Call Vote: 35:36, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcdxqvpNVwI, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:42 HB 133 Discussion: 02:01 HB 133 Roll Call Vote: 06:19 HB 36 Discussion: 07:23 HB 36 Roll Call Vote: 09:41 HB 32 Discussion: 11:01 HB 32 Roll Call Vote: 17:13 HB 18 Discussion: 18:49 HB 18 Roll Call Vote: 34:04, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx4VHku_YI8, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:42 SB 65 Discussion: 01:56 SB 65 Roll Call Vote: 16:04 SB 58 Discussion: 17:18 SB 58 Roll Call Vote: 18:55 HB 213 Discussion: 20:06 HB 213 Roll Call Vote: 21:44 SB 113 Discussion: 22:46 SB 113 Roll Call Vote: 24:39, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47