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

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:38 SB 178 Discussion 03:36 SB 178 Roll Call Vote 43:10 SCR 66 Discussion 47:55 SCR 66 Roll Call Vote 53:48, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up Senate Bill 178 by Senator Greg Elkins. Supporters, including representatives of the U.S. Chamber, Kentucky Chamber, Kentucky Chemistry Council, and Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, said the bill would require state environmental regulations to rely on the best available science, align with federal standards when applicable, and use technologically achievable requirements. They argued it would improve predictability for businesses, promote national uniformity, and increase public confidence in regulatory decisions. Senator Elkins and supporters also said the bill is aimed at several environmental and public health areas, including emergency response, solid waste, water quality, radiation/NORM, environmental permitting, and coal-related regulation. Committee members asked questions about what “best available science” means and whether the bill duplicates existing law. Supporters responded that it means reliable, unbiased, peer-reviewed, scientifically sound studies and that the bill is intended to reduce political influence in regulatory decisions. They also said similar measures had passed in Tennessee and Alabama. Some senators expressed concern that science is already political and asked for clarification on the bill’s scope. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger of the Kentucky Resources Council, research scientist Erin Haynes, and attorney Katherine Harcourt Rice, argued that SB 178 would sharply limit Kentucky’s ability to protect public health and the environment. They said the bill would prevent agencies from adopting stronger protections than federal minimums, create ambiguity and regulatory paralysis, and impose an overly restrictive scientific standard. They also objected to language requiring a direct causal link and manifest bodily harm, saying it would force agencies to wait until people are already sick before acting. Harcourt Rice argued the bill is duplicative of existing law and evidentiary rules. No final vote or other action on SB 178 was taken in the portion provided.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCDq2aOichg, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:14 SB 67 Discussion: 02:47 SB 67 Roll Call Vote: 19:29 SB 94 Discussion: 22:03 SB 94 Roll Call Vote: 33:27 SJR 12 Discussion: 38:11 SJR 12 Roll Call Vote: 39:53, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OICEXWX7-fE, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start 00:00 Roll Call 01:06 SB 281 Discussion 01:35 SB 281 Roll Call Vote 03:38 SB 245 Discussion 04:53, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UESV-Tnhan0, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 01:41 SB 121 Discussion 03:24 SB 121 Vote 14:34 SB 53 Discussion 16:02 SB 53 Vote 19:41 SB 54 Discussion 20:51 SB 54 Vote 25:02 SB 148 Discussion 26:13 SB 148 Vote 31:45 HJR 41 Discussion 34:11 HJR 41 Vote 39:46 HR 15 Discussion 42:33 HR 15 Vote 51:49 HR 36 Discussion 52:00 HR 36 Vote 57:06, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1fkEKffdk0, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 SB 75 Discussion: 00:40 SB 75 Roll Call Vote: 01:25 SB 112 Discussion: 02:46 SB 112 Roll Call Vote: 04:26 SB 89 Discussion: 05:47 SB 89 Roll Call Vote: 08:02 SB 52 Discussion: 09:21 SB 52 Roll Call Vote: 10:02 SB 190 Discussion: 10:49 SB 190 Roll Call Vote: 14:06 SB 206 Discussion: 16:06 SB 206 Roll Call Vote: 17:55 HCR 82 Discussion: 19:00 HCR 82 Roll Call Vote: 19:45, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqHbs02CEUg, 2026-06-21T07:16:59+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:10 Consideration of Referred Regulations: 00:00:51 SB 11 Discussion: 00:03:27 SB 11 Roll Call Vote: 00:52:39 SB 55 Discussion: 00:53:55 SB 55 Roll Call Vote: 00:56:10 SB 56 Discussion: 00:56:57 SB 56 Roll Call Vote: 01:06:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIAtCdUhuzc, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:04 Administrative Regulations Review: 00:01:05 SB 37 Discussion: 00:01:32 SB 37 Roll Call Vote: 00:05:55 SJR 54 Discussion: 00:06:52 SJR 54 Roll Call Vote: 00:14:06 SB 12 Discussion: 00:15:05 SB 12 Roll Call Vote: 00:29:15 SB 71 Discussion: 00:30:17 SB 71 Roll Call Vote: 00:31:52 HB 544 Discussion: 00:33:28 HB 544 Roll Call Vote: 00:48:44 HB 436 Discussion: 00:50:32 HB 436 Roll Call Vote: 01:00:38, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 03:09 SB 57 Discussion 04:03 SB 57 Roll Call Vote 38:37 SB 172 Discussion 41:27 SB 172 Roll Call Vote 50:23, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a prayer, the pledge, recognition of an Energy and Environment Cabinet leadership academy group, a roll call establishing quorum, and approval of the previous meeting’s minutes. The main item was Senator Danny Carroll’s presentation of legislation to create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program in Kentucky. He said the bill is intended to help build a nuclear ecosystem in the Commonwealth by supporting early site permits, construction permits, or combined licenses, with the state contributing up to $25 million per project and a total of $75 million for up to three projects. He emphasized safeguards such as refundable funding if conditions are not met, legislative rather than authority-only selection of projects, and oversight by the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (NIDTA). He also described related provisions on cost recovery through the Public Service Commission, tax incentive eligibility for nuclear ecosystem projects, training and consultant support for the authority, and eligibility for fusion projects. Carroll and Rodney Andrews said the proposal is meant to attract utilities, developers, and large industrial users such as data centers, and to spread projects geographically, with particular attention to Eastern Kentucky and other rural areas. They said selection criteria would include site suitability, prior site use, regional economic need and impact, geographic diversity, additional investment, federal funding status, and whether a community has applied to be designated nuclear-ready. They stressed that communities would not be forced to host reactors and could choose which parts of the nuclear ecosystem to participate in. Carroll also said the bill could help Kentucky compete with states like Texas and Tennessee, and Andrews said industry contacts viewed the proposal as a signal that Kentucky is open to investment. Members generally expressed support for the bill and its goals, while asking about taxpayer exposure, site size, permitting, grid needs, national security, and reactor technology. Carroll said the state’s direct commitment would be capped at $75 million, with any additional cost recovery depending on PSC approval and project specifics. He said small modular reactor sites would be much smaller than traditional plants, and described a model in which a utility partners with a developer and a data center, with power contracts helping offset costs over decades. On security and technology, Carroll and Andrews said newer reactors would still be subject to the same standards as larger units, and Andrews explained that next-generation designs may use different fuels and materials such as TRISO and high-assay low-enriched uranium. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, and the chair noted time limits and that additional members still had questions, including one witness expected to speak against the measure.

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:28 Introduction of Guests 00:02:08 American Electric Power and Kentucky Power Presentation 00:03:31 SB 89 Discussion 00:53:55 SB 89 Roll Call Vote 01:07:46, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for an initial natural resources hearing with a quorum present and introductory housekeeping, including prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests. Chair Smith outlined ground rules for questions and then invited Kentucky Power and American Electric Power representatives to the table to discuss a proposed plan involving the Mitchell Power Plant and future generation needs in Eastern Kentucky. Witnesses Cindy Wiseman, Alex Vaughn, and AEP CEO Bill Fehrman said the company’s goals are to stabilize and lower rates, reduce rate volatility, and expand generation in the Commonwealth. They explained that Kentucky Power seeks legislative authority to securitize its 50% interest in the Mitchell coal plant, describing securitization as a refinancing mechanism that would lower annual plant costs by about $34 million and help offset roughly one-third of the expected cost of adding new generation in Kentucky. They emphasized that the proposal is not intended to close Mitchell, and said Kentucky Power currently has no plan to divest its interest; the company still needs the plant to serve customers while it pursues additional dispatchable generation in Kentucky. Members pressed the witnesses on the plant’s book value versus fair market value, whether the Mitchell interest had ever been assigned a nominal value, how any divestiture proceeds would be handled, whether Kentucky Power owns Wheeling Power, and how long Mitchell can continue operating. The company said it values Mitchell at net book value for accounting purposes, not fair market value, and explained that Wheeling Power is a separate AEP affiliate and that West Virginia affiliates have already proposed securitization of their share. Witnesses said Kentucky Power’s interest cannot technically operate past 2028 without additional environmental control investment, while the West Virginia side is depreciating through 2040. They also described the financing timeline, saying securitization would require enactment of legislation, a PSC financing order, bond issuance, and then parallel work to acquire or build new generation, with any reinvestment terms to be addressed through the regulatory process.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5pgph-r7p4, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:01:22 SB 3 Discussion: 00:02:50 SB 3 Roll Call Vote: 00:06:17 SB 25 Discussion: 00:07:34 SB 25 Roll Call Vote: 00:09:18 SB 107 Discussion: 00:10:25 SB 107 Roll Call Vote: 00:17:35 SB 81 Discussion: 00:19:48 SB 81 Roll Call Vote: 00:22:56 SB 156 Discussion: 00:25:52 SB 156 Roll Call Vote: 00:36:07 SB 5 Discussion: 00:38:28 SB 5 Roll Call Vote: 01:44:37, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:52 SB 1 Discussion 01:33 SB 1 Vote 32:39 SB 76 Discussion 34:35 SB 76 Vote 36:20 SB 162 Discussion 37:04 SB 162 Vote 46:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and a Kentucky Film Leadership Council to promote film production in the state. Sponsors said the bill is intended to expand Kentucky’s use of film tax incentives, improve marketing and infrastructure, and attract productions that could generate jobs, tourism, and broader economic development. They noted a committee substitute made two changes: adding a salary cap for the film office executive director and correcting a date. Members asked about whether the office should instead be housed in the Economic Development Cabinet, how Kentucky’s refundable credit compares with Georgia’s transferable credits, the bill’s obscenity language, the size of the current incentive cap, and whether there should be reporting on the program’s results. Supporters cited a University of Louisville study estimating about $200 million in industry revenue in 2022 and argued the state is not fully using existing credits; an outside witness, Andrew McNeel, opposed the bill, calling the incentives subsidies, warning that Georgia’s uncapped program could lead to pressure to raise Kentucky’s cap, and arguing the bill could subsidize films with little lasting local benefit. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and passed Senate Bill 1 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 with an expression of opinion that it should pass. Several members explained their votes, including concerns about transparency, local hiring, and the need for further review. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 76, which would raise the threshold for a retainage/escrow requirement in certain real estate improvement contracts from $500,000 to $2 million. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect construction cost inflation since the statute was enacted in 1990. The transcript indicates a motion and second were made, but the discussion was cut off before any final action on the bill is shown. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 162, a simplified bill on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said it would require suspected fraud to be referred to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement authorities, including the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, county or Commonwealth’s attorneys, and, where applicable, the U.S. Department of Justice, to create a clearer process and accountability. The transcript ends during the presentation, before any vote or committee action on SB 162 is recorded.

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=a5yPzLD3ayk, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:19 HB 392 Discussion: 02:11 HB 392 Roll Call Vote: 06:20 SB 217 Discussion: 08:05 SB 217 Roll Call Vote: 17:58 SB 341 Discussion: 19:03 SB 341 Roll Call Vote: 21:04 SB 301 Discussion: 21:46 SB 310 Roll Call Vote: 37:58 SB 315 Discussion: 40:10 SB 315 Roll Call Vote: 47:15, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzjKdTGtg8s, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:48 HB 62 Discussion: 00:01:23 HB 62 Roll Call Vote: 00:06:54 SB 67 Discussion: 00:08:36 SB 67 Roll Call Vote: 00:52:53, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJuI_K_2vPM, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:06 HB 551 Discussion: 02:02 HB 551 Roll Call Vote: 22:47 SB 94 Discussion: 24:58 SB 94 Roll Call Vote: 33:46 SB 57 Discussion: 36:07 SB 57 Roll Call Vote: 37:20 SB 58 Discussion: 39:02 SB 58 Roll Call Vote: 40:11 SB 65 Discussion: 41:13 SB 65 Roll Call Vote: 55:02, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTCSn0YJ3s, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:46 SJR 79 Discussion 01:28 SJR 79 Roll Call Vote 07:42 SB 4 Discussion 10:14 SB 4 Roll Call Vote 46:55, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:03 Attendance Roll Call: 00:08 SB 27 Discussion 01:36 SB 27 Vote 07:06 SB 40 Discussion 08:11 SB 40 Vote 12:38 Adjournment: 13:31, 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met with a quorum and adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 27, sponsored by Senator Greg Elkins. SB 27 would let fiscal courts or local governments responsible for indigent remains choose cremation instead of burial, after consulting the coroner and after a 30-day effort to locate next of kin. The bill also preserves the ability of a religious community to assume responsibility if it has expressed that intent in writing. Jason Hall of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky said his only concern was ensuring cremated remains are interred, not disposed of otherwise, and Rabbi Schlommo Litman of the Kentucky Jewish Council thanked the sponsor for accommodating religious communities and said the bill was a good compromise. After discussion, the committee voted 10-0 to report SB 27 favorably as amended by committee substitute, with members indicating they expected it to pass on the floor. The sponsor thanked the committee for its work and noted the bill’s importance to religious communities. The committee then considered Senate Bill 40, sponsored by Senator Gary Boswell, and adopted its committee substitute. SB 40 changes the process for library board appointments, returning appointments to local judge executives and local boards and modifying the alternate appointment process created by prior law. Testimony from the County Judges Association and the Kentucky Public Library Association indicated the parties had worked together and were in agreement on the compromise. After questions about how the regular and alternate processes would work, the committee voted 10-0 to report SB 40 favorably as amended by committee substitute, also with favorable expression for floor passage. The committee then adjourned.

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=vKlLNYQOUFA, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:27 HB 277 Discussion: 02:38 HB 277 Roll Call Vote: 16:22 HB 680 Discussion: 18:54 HB 680 Roll Call Vote: 23:49 SB 61 Discussion: 25:10 SB 61 Roll Call Vote: 26:24 SB 83 Discussion: 27:34 SB 83 Roll Call Vote: 43:44 SB 265 Discussion: 46:21 SB 265 Roll Call Vote: 55:14, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47