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• I think we are ready for you for Senate Bill 179, UNM Medical Spanish Education Program.
• Chair, members of the committee, I am here in front of you with Senate Bill 179, and we've been in front
• We stand in strong support of Senate Bill 179 and Thank the sponsors for bringing it forward.
• This committee to vote in favor of Senate Bill 179. Thank You. Thank you. Anyone online?
• Okay, in one of the analyses that I've been reading regarding this particular bill, Senate Bill 179,

Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• A similar bill, House Bill 260, passed the House but didn't receive its second Senate committee hearing
• House Bill 120 and House Bill 260 are the same in intent; there's just some technical changes.
• I've never seen a perfect bill, actually, even my own bills. So I have a question.
• And I looked again in the bill because I listed the first two times that I read this bill.
• Thank you for the bill.

Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• Thank you all right, let's go ahead and now we've got Senate Bill 179, and see Senator Carroll coming
• Thank you all right, let's go ahead and now we've got Senate Bill 179, and see Senator Carroll coming
• All right, let's go ahead and now we've got Senate Bill 179, and see Senator Carroll coming to the table
• And so it looks like Senate Bill 179 passes, expression of the same shall pass.
• And so it looks like Senate Bill 179 passes, expression of the same shall pass.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:56 SJR 28 Discussion 01:44 SJR 28 Roll Call Vote 03:32 SB 179 Discussion 04:08 SB 179 Roll Call Vote 07:33, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the minutes. After no special guests were recognized, members took up a joint resolution carried by Senator Nemes for Senator Adams concerning reformulated gasoline requirements in Jefferson County and parts of Oldham and Bullitt counties. The resolution would direct the Energy and Environmental Cabinet to revise the state air quality implementation plan to remove the reformulated gas mandate. Senator Nemes argued the requirement is outdated and has little practical effect given modern vehicles and fuel standards, and members voted to pass the resolution unanimously. The committee then heard Senate Bill 179 from Senator Danny Carroll, which would create a nuclear energy development grant program within the Nuclear Energy Development Authority. Carroll explained that the bill would set aside $10 million from the previously appropriated $40 million investment for grants supporting nuclear energy development in Kentucky, with grants capped at $2 million and administered entirely by NEITA rather than through Economic Development. He and several members emphasized the need for Kentucky to invest in nuclear energy to keep pace with states like Tennessee, which was cited as having invested heavily and attracting business activity around small modular reactors. Members expressed strong support for the bill, with Senator West and others praising the initiative and calling it important for Kentucky’s energy future. The committee voted the bill out favorably with an expression that it shall pass. Before adjournment, the chair encouraged members to review the other energy bills that had been heard recently and stressed the importance of moving quickly on energy policy measures. A motion was then requested to close the meeting.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0RVhAlJcg, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 PSS 1 to Senate Bill 193: 0:43 Votes on Senate Bill 193: 10:00 PSS 1 to Senate Bill 101: 12:18 Votes on Senate Bill 101: 18:28 Senate Bill 118: 19:13 Votes on Senate Bill 118: 27:11 Adjournment: 28:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj7q8MpO214, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:10 Senate Bill 290 (Sen. Carpenter): 00:43 House Bill 403 (Rep. Meade): 03:22 House Bill 443 (Rep. Rudy): 07:44 House Bill 137 (Rep. Bratcher): 10:48 Senate Bill 283 (Sen. Higdon): 13:37 Senate Bill 259 (Sen. Harper Angel): 18:43 Senate Bill 130 (Sen. Southworth): 29:58 House Bill 135 (Rep. Bauman): 32:45 House Bill 136 (Rep. Bauman): 38:11 Adjournment: 50:17, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• Special education in Senate Bill 568 and House Bill 2 by closing the $1.7 billion per year funding gap
• I want to start out by thanking my own state Senator, Paul Bettencourt, for putting forth Senate Bill
• We have two bills currently being considered: House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 568.
• House Bill 2 goes further than Senate Bill 568 in terms of funding, but the conversation still needs
• We ask together, as team members, to please increase the funding in Senate Bill 566 and House Bill 2.

Keywords: special education, funding gap, dyslexia, House Bill 2, Senate Bill 568, House Bill 3928, disability penalty

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on special education funding, with significant discussions around House Bill 2 (HB2), Senate Bill 568 (SB568), and House Bill 3928 (HB3928). Key speakers advocated for increased funding to close the estimated $1.7 billion annual gap that affects special education in Texas public schools. Several witnesses, including educators and students affected by dyslexia, provided personal testimonies about the impact of insufficient funding and the disability penalty, which penalizes schools financially for identifying students needing special education services. The committee demonstrated a strong commitment to advocate for changes that would improve special education resources and training for teachers, thereby ensuring that all Texas children receive the educational support they need to thrive.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAyuDV2_rnU, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:15 Senate Bill 10: 02:02 Senate Bill 17: 10:36 Senate Bill 57: 16:20 Senate Bill 63: 26:19 House Bill 161: 28:00 Adjournment: 34:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwSJLVwgi4o, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:11 SB 119 DISCUSSION 11:30 SB 119 VOTE 21:47 SB 179 DISCUSSION 23:21 SB 179 VOTE 26:34 SB 101 DISCUSSION 28:07, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• So now I'm going to ask Senator Menendez, Chair of the Senate Hispanic Caucus, to come up, please.
• I'm Carol Alvarado, Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
• We are here to share some of our thoughts and concerns about Senate Bill 688. ...that passed the DEI
• bill.
• So now I'm going to ask Senator Menendez, chair of the Senate Hispanic Caucus, to come up, please.

Keywords: Senate Bill 688, Senate Bill 9, equity, meritocracy, social progress, policy reform, public testimony

Summary: During this meeting of the committee, significant discussions centered around Senate Bill 688 and Senate Bill 9, with members expressing deep concerns over the implications of the proposed legislation. Chair Carol Alvarado initiated the meeting by addressing the audience and highlighting the need for robust dialogue regarding the bills in question. Senator Royce West actively contributed to the discussions, emphasizing the necessity to reform existing policies that some believe would regress social progress in the state. The debate revealed a passionate division among committee members, as they navigated the complexities of equity and meritocracy in legislation.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvEl9S7Tp5A, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:18 House Bill 159: 00:00:53 Senate Bill 153: 00:05:30 Senate Bill 202: 00:11:35 Senate Bill 249: 00:14:44 House Bill 155: 00:17:39 House Bill 207: 00:32:59, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• Senate Bill 268 ensures that's not right Senate Bill 268 ensures that<01:14:00.199> students<
• <01:14:54.639> program Senate Bill 268 ensures these program Senate Bill 268 ensures these
• with these families and support Senate with these families and support Senate Bill Bill Bill 268
• Senate Bill 268 passes numbers all right Senate Bill 268 passes with<01:24:32.040> 11<01:24:32.639

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:01:04 Attendance Roll Call: 00:01:12 Senate Bill 3 (Sen. Wise): 00:05:28 Senate Bill 6 (Sen. Givens): 00:32:17 House Bill 241 (Rep. Truett): 00:52:18 Senate Bill 268 (Sen. Reed): 01:11:57 Adjournment: 01:24:48, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met and first handled introductions of guests and visitors from several school districts and education groups. The committee then took up Senate Bill 3, which relates to student athletes and includes an emergency clause. The bill sponsor and invited witnesses, including athletics directors from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, said the measure is intended to update Kentucky’s NIL laws in light of the House v. NCAA settlement and other national changes in college athletics. Supporters said SB 3 would let Kentucky universities directly compensate student athletes, help them secure third-party NIL deals, require reporting of deals over $600, and create guardrails and fair-market-value review to reduce pay-for-play concerns. They emphasized that the bill is meant to keep Kentucky institutions competitive, align with expected national standards, and prepare for changes expected around July 1, 2025. Witnesses also discussed the need for more uniform rules nationally, the role of the Power Four conferences in developing governance and clearinghouse systems, and the desire to preserve both athlete mobility and continuity in college sports. Several members raised concerns about the transfer portal, NIL incentives, and the broader effect on college athletics, with one senator saying NIL and the portal have damaged the sport but acknowledging Kentucky must compete. Witnesses responded that tighter portal windows and clearer national rules would help, while still preserving student-athlete transfer rights when needed. After discussion, the committee moved to a vote on SB 3; the roll call was taken, and the bill advanced out of committee, with at least one senator explaining a reluctant yes vote because of competitive pressures on the Commonwealth.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SbqRXx2p8, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:28 Senate Bill 215 (Sen. Carpenter): 01:12 Senate Bill 58 (Sen. Boswell): 06:52 Senate Bill 229 (Sen. Wilson): 10:14 Senate Bill 8 (Sen. Wilson): 13:35 Senate Bill 244 (Sen. Mills): 21:23 Adjournment: 25:34, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• every year, Senate Bill 65.
• please so I'm presenting today Senate please so I'm presenting today Senate Bill Bill Bill 65<00
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• c> by<00:25:44.760> senator is Senate Bill 104 sponsored by senator is Senate Bill 104 sponsored

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:11 Attendance Roll Call: 00:18 Senate Bill 10 (Sen. Mills): 01:47 Senate Bill 65 (Sen. West): 18:47 Senate Bill 104 (Sen. Madon): 25:41 Adjournment: 31:38, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government heard testimony on Senate Bill 10, which would revise CERS retiree health subsidies for members who began participating on or before July 1, 2003. Senator Mills said the bill was developed with employee and employer groups to improve retiree health benefits while protecting the system’s financial footing, using a shared-cost structure. Testimony from sheriffs, police chiefs, firefighters, and the League of Cities strongly supported the bill, emphasizing recruitment and retention, affordability of retiree health coverage, and limited taxpayer risk. Members echoed those points, and the committee approved SB 10 with a 9-0 favorable recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 65, sponsored by Senator West, which would codify the Administrative Regulations Committee’s annual practice of placing certain deficient regulations into statute so they cannot take effect. West explained that the committee’s role is limited to finding regulations deficient or asking for deferral, and that SB 65 is the fifth version of this measure. He described the specific regulation at issue as a Medicaid Services rule that would have required behavioral health associates to hold a master’s degree; providers testified that it would reduce the workforce and harm behavioral health services statewide. West said the committee had deferred the matter eight times before deciding to side with providers. The bill received favorable expression and was reported out. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 104, sponsored by Senator Madon, concerning Kentucky Deferred Comp for state employees. The bill would establish a codified fiduciary standard, authorize fiduciary liability insurance, add self-correcting mechanisms to keep the plan in compliance with federal law, and allow self-directed brokerage accounts. Personnel Cabinet representatives said the changes would align the plan with other public pension plans, reduce risk, and offer participants a useful investment option with strong account growth among users. SB 104 also received favorable expression and was reported to the floor. The committee then adjourned.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngTw8eLwn0, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:03 Senate Bill 376: 00:00:30 Senate Bill 319: 00:03:10 House Bill 87: 00:06:37 House Bill 194: 00:08:49 Senate Bill 347: 00:14:22, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2TIi5oFXnk, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 0:30 Senate Bill 16: 1:40 Votes on Senate Bill 16: 20:50 Senate Bill 157: 23:17 Votes on Senate Bill 157: 47:58 Adjournment: 51:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSaP29QZdZk, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:23 HB 88 Discussion 1:25 HB 88 Vote 08:33 HB 179 Discussion 09:59 HB 179 Vote 17:09 HB 220 Discussion 17:47 HB 220 Vote 21:16, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• Our first item is Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator McDaniel. Senator Armstrong.
• Our first item is Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator McDaniel. Chair Nemes present.
• Our first item is Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator McDaniel. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Chairman, that is the essence of Senate Bill 79. Thank you.
• I'm Senator Nemes from District 38, and the bill is Senate Bill 67.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:08 Senate Bill 79 (Sen. McDaniel): 00:48 Senate Bill 67 (Sen. Nemes): 08:09 Adjournment: 12:43, 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator McDaniel, with testimony from McDaniel and Deputy Secretary Robert Long of the Personnel Cabinet. They described the bill as a cleanup measure for personnel law that would, among other things, add interns to the definition of employee while excluding them from full-time employee status, remove the Personnel Cabinet secretary as an ex officio member of the KERS Board, clarify personnel board membership and grievance rights, limit appeals of satisfactory-or-above evaluations, address layoffs and reemployment rights, allow leave donation in certain resignations or retirements, restrict remote work from outside Kentucky without approval, permit deductions for unreturned state equipment, and make DJJ facility supervisors non-merit positions. The committee voted on SB 79 and passed it with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 67, presented by Chair Nemes, an elder property tax bill. The bill would freeze the assessed value of a primary residence for homeowners age 65 or older until the property is no longer their primary residence, while still taxing at the current rate. Nemes said the measure was intended to help seniors on fixed incomes and noted a fiscal analysis showing little to no direct revenue loss, though it could reduce projected budgeted growth in property tax revenue. Committee discussion noted a local impact and a statewide budget impact estimate of about $4 million for the first two fiscal years. SB 67 also passed with favorable expression, and the committee adjourned.

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• First item on the agenda is Senate Bill 126, sponsored by Senator McDaniel. to the committee Senator
• Senate Bill 126 hopes to remedy that.
• Senate Bill 126 hopes account to No One Senate Bill 126 hopes to<00:05:10.759> remedy<00:05:11.280
• Chairman, that is what Senate Bill 126 aims to do.
• <00:12:25.639> Senator Senate Bill 37 sponsored by Senator Senate Bill 37 sponsored by Senator

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00 Senate Bill 126 (Sen. McDaniel): 01:21 Senate Bill 37 (Sen. Elkins): 12:23 Adjournment: 21:06, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up two bills. Senate Bill 126, sponsored by Senator McDaniel, proposed a constitutional amendment to limit the governor’s pardon power during the final 60 days before a gubernatorial election and through the transition period, with the stated goal of giving voters more time to learn about executive clemency decisions. McDaniel said the measure was intended to increase accountability and noted it would need approval by both chambers and then placement on the 2026 ballot. Senator Haron raised concerns about whether the proposal could chill pardons and asked about the timing; McDaniel responded that 60 days was chosen because of early voting and the need for public notice. The committee adopted a substitute and then passed the bill with a favorable expression; several members voted aye, Senator Haron passed, and Senator Adams later asked to be recorded as voting aye before adjournment. The committee then considered Senate Bill 37, sponsored by Senator Elkins, which would amend Kentucky law on indigent burials to allow cremation as an option instead of requiring burial, and would require consultation with the county coroner before a decision is made. Elkins described it as a local control measure and said he was working with Rabbi Litman on a possible accommodation for Jewish indigent decedents, since the Jewish community strongly prefers burial and has offered to assume costs in those cases. Questions focused on how long officials must make a bona fide effort to notify a spouse or next of kin and whether the bill would affect current practices; Elkins said it would not change existing policy on that point and suggested a possible floor amendment for additional issues. Rabbi Litman testified in support, explaining the religious importance of burial and the community’s concern about cremation. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed with a favorable expression, though Senator Herron and Senator Tichenor expressed reservations and voted no or passed, citing constituent concerns and the possibility that family members may later seek a burial place to visit.

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZMsEErzbLA, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 0:35 Senate Bill 118: 1:33 Votes on Senate Bill 118: 7:17 House Bill 335: 8:33 Votes on House Bill 335: 11:04 Bluegrass Land Conservancy Presentation: 12:30 Adjournment: 33:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• : this bill passes; be moving on to the Senate.
• Next on the agenda is Senate Bill 122.
• second<00:12:14.120> um bill about Senator Carpenter second um bill about Senator Carpenter
• But on the first bill that was for us, it was Senate Bill 122.
• Bill<00:18:47.080> 171 from Senator Yates 171 Senate Bill 171 from Senator Yates 171 Senate

Keywords: 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Attendance Roll Call 02:09 – House Bill 216 03:15 – Roll Call Vote 04:06 – Senate Bill 122 05:42 – Roll Call Vote 08:43 – House Bill 391 17:25 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The committee first considered House Bill 216, which would correct a conflict created when an office was moved into the Department of Agriculture by restoring grant and loan eligibility for Department of Agriculture employees while keeping the prohibition in place for employees of the office of policy. The bill was approved unanimously and sent on to the Senate floor. The committee then revisited Senate Bill 122 after concerns from the prior meeting. Members adopted a committee substitute that clarified local governments may regulate the covered businesses but not ban them outright, and that fines and fees go back to the local authorities doing the regulating. During final consideration, Senator Deneen, Senator Reed, and Senator Richardson voted no, citing concerns about enforcement, inspection, and potential bad actors, while Senator Webb supported the bill as a needed regulatory scheme. The motion passed and the bill advanced. House Bill 391, dealing with Kentucky honey production, was also approved. Representative Jason Nemes and industry witnesses said the bill would raise the threshold for requiring a certified honey house from 150 gallons to 500 gallons, add language requiring “pure and unadulterated” Kentucky-produced honey, and support local beekeepers without creating additional public health risk. Members discussed whether the limit should be removed entirely, the cost of honey houses, and concerns about imported or adulterated honey. The committee passed the bill to the Senate floor. Senator Yates later registered a no vote on Senate Bill 122 and yes votes on House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 171, though Senate Bill 171 was passed over for further work and not heard that day.