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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Renita, please call the roll. Chair Leek here. Vice Chair Errington here.
- Please call the roll on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1562. Senator Bracey Davis?
- Twenty-two percent were fraudulent calls.
- Current statute, 365.176, the Florida Call Blocking Act, allows providers to block calls from certain
- originates and must block all telephone identification information that does not match.
Keywords:
professional services, design professionals, contracting parties, indemnification, public policy, caller identification, telecommunications, fraud prevention, STIR/SHAKEN, telecom regulations, call blocking, consumer protection, motor vehicle, franchise, dealership, distribution, licensee, successor, franchise agreement
Summary:
The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with all members present and took up three bills. On Senate Bill 1562, as amended by a strike-all, Senator Trumbull explained that the measure would apply only to new vehicle brands and would limit any one dealer or dealer group to no more than one-third of statewide sales after a brand reaches 1,000 vehicles in Florida, with the stated goal of promoting competition and preventing manufacturers from concentrating sales through a single dealer. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. Senator Smith later asked to be recorded in the negative on this bill, and Senator Yarbrough asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1562 and SB 888.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 888 by Senator Martin, which would limit professional services contracts for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects so they are liable only for their own negligence or that of those under their supervision, extend those protections from public to private contracts, void broader indemnity clauses, require a professional standard of care, and prohibit additional-insured requirements. There was no debate or opposition, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, Senator Garcia presented Senate Bill 1516 on caller identification information, citing the volume of robocalls and fraud losses among older adults. The bill would prohibit misleading caller ID practices, require telecommunications companies to provide accurate originating number and location information, create penalties for violations, and require STIR/SHAKEN authentication or a comparable framework. Two appearance forms were filed in support from the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and AARP, and Senator Smith voiced support during debate. The committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and adjournment.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair calls the roll. Here. Here. Here. Thank you, Teresa.
- But then now, that's where you come into overstepping and what we'll call targeting, right?
- proposed bill that's going to protect people from civil liability in situations where someone is blocking
- And if not, that's your call.
- Um, my wording here, but it's they have to be willfully blocking or obstructing the traffic.
Keywords:
HB411, Alabama, civil practice, affirmative defense, traffic obstruction, roadway obstruction, blocking traffic, protest, demonstration, street blockade, highway, bridge, road, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, tort liability, civil lawsuit, stay of proceedings, parallel criminal case
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk, will you please call<00:17:27.839>
roll? call roll? call roll? - So, she called and asked me morning.
- I'm going to call the next bill, SB15.
- I'm going to call the next bill right. I'm going to call the next bill SB15. SB15. SB15.
- I mean it's just called preparedness, I guess.
Keywords:
fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-19-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I will ask the secretary to call the roll. Secretary, call the roll, please.
- We'll call the roll. Agriculture is so much more than that.
- We'll call the roll.
- We'll call the roll.
- We'll call the roll. Representative Bivens? Yes. Representative Donworth? Yes.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:15 – Attendance Roll Call
03:15 -- House Bill 186
09:59 – Roll Call Vote
11:51 – HB 370
22:55 – Roll Call Vote
24:45 – HB 304
28:47—Roll Call Vote
30:13 – HB 391
43:09—Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 186, which would streamline food-service rules for churches and nonprofits providing meals to homeless shelters and people displaced by natural disasters. Representative Duvall said the bill is meant to remove unnecessary kitchen and plumbing requirements so organizations can safely serve simple meals in emergencies. Members discussed food safety, whether the bill applies only in declared disaster situations or also to homeless shelters, and whether training should be offered; Duvall clarified that the disaster and homelessness provisions are separate and that food must still be safe and wholesome.
After discussion, the committee took a roll call vote and House Bill 186 passed with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 370, a Department of Agriculture reorganization measure sponsored by Representative Payne. Payne and Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell said the bill would move the Division of Farm Safety and Rural Health and create an Office of Economic Development to better support programs such as Food Is Medicine, rural health, farmer mental health, and farm safety. Members asked about the removal of references to shows and fairs, whether the bill would affect livestock shows and county fairs, and whether any new funding was included; Payne said the department would still support shows and fairs, the change was about efficiency and focus, and no new funding was specified because budget decisions come later.
Discussion on House Bill 370 also highlighted the department’s broader economic role, including agricultural economic development and outreach tied to the new USDA secretary’s visit to Kentucky. The committee then voted and the bill passed with favorable expression. Finally, the committee began House Bill 304 on soybean assessment language. Representative Bivens and soybean association representatives explained it as cleanup language related to the soybean checkoff and a contingency if the federal checkoff changes. Members asked whether a referendum had already occurred and whether producers supported the measure; the witnesses said the referendum had already taken place and that soybean producers and the association supported it, while one member noted the state may increasingly need to adjust to federal changes.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Please call the roll. >> Senator Carpenter >> Senator Clements >> Senator Deneen >> Senator Frommeyer
- Having said that, as long as I can call or someone can call the department by email or something and
- Having said that, as long as I can call or someone can call the department by email or something and
- And not having to call a game warden, that's very difficult.
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Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:30
HB 571 Discussion 01:29
HB 571 Roll Call Vote 04:02
HB 542 Discussion 06:01
HB 542 Roll Call Vote 10:21
HB 142 Discussion 13:30
HB 142 Roll Call Vote 22:47
HB 212 Discussion 24:00
HB 212 Roll Call Vote 25:40
HB 658 Discussion 27:01
HB 658 Roll Call Vote 32:02, 958, all
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- [Chair calls the committee to order.] "Would everybody please stand for the pledge?"
- [Procedural note: roll call begins.] "Pledge. Thank you, Madam Secretary. Please call the roll."
- [Roll call begins.] [Roll call continues.] Senator Reed here. Senator Richardson. Senator Webb.
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the [Roll call vote on House Bill 24.] - Seeing no further questions, Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Senator Boswell.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:20 – Attendance Roll Call
1:32 – Discussion of HB 24
03:00 – Roll Call Vote
04:00 – Discussion of HB 304
07:19 – Roll Call Vote
08:54 – Discussion of HB 186
09:46 – Roll Call Vote
11:00 – Discussion of HB 315
13:09 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, heard brief announcements, and moved quickly through four House bills. House Bill 24, as amended by a committee substitute, would raise the audit threshold for conservation districts from $750,000 to $1 million and also clarify that temporary roads, highways, and structures may be built on certain easements if they are removed when work is complete. The substitute was adopted, the bill passed on a roll call vote, and a title amendment was also adopted.
House Bill 304, presented by Rep. Ryan Bivens with support from the Kentucky Soybean Association, would adjust soybean checkoff language so the state checkoff could rise from one-quarter to one-half percent if the federal checkoff ever ends, keeping funding levels effectively the same and allowing the state board to continue promotion, research, and education work. Members asked about the cost impact on farmers, and sponsors said there would be no added cost because the language is intended as a backup to match the current federal rate. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression.
House Bill 186 would streamline rules for churches and nonprofits providing food to homeless shelters or people displaced by declared natural disasters, reducing regulatory barriers for safe, wholesome food service. The sponsor argued current requirements are too restrictive for simple food distribution. The bill passed. House Bill 315, with a committee substitute, would protect agricultural land from entities tied to designated hostile governments, while also allowing some land to be used or leased for research purposes; the sponsor noted the substitute reflected prior work and concerns from bankers about lien priorities, which he said he would address later on the floor. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to call Meeting 5 of the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture to order.
- Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Senator Carpenter. Senator Deneen, here.
- Seeing no further discussion, Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
- Seeing no further discussion, Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
- Seeing no further discussion, Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
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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.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy. (3-25-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (3-19-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk, please call the roll.
- Clerk, please call the roll. Representative Baker: Yes.
- Clerk, please call the roll.
- Clerk, please call the roll. Clerk, please call the roll.
- Ask the clerk to call the roll, please. Ask the clerk to call the roll, please.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- I will begin and ask the secretary to call the roll. >> Representative De Val. >> Here. >> Here. >> Representative
- for more farmers markets, and I think this may help with that as well. >> We will ask the clerk to call
- call the roll, please. call the roll, please. >> Representative<00:41:30.320>
Deval. - >> Uh, I'll ask the secretary to call the roll, please. >> Representative Wall. >> Wonderful bill
- If there are no further questions, we'll move to ask the secretary to call the roll.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (3-5-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- I like to call the meeting to order. Ask everyone to take their seats. I don't need 12. No. What?
- Ask the clerk to call the roll, please.
- Clerk, please call the roll. Mr.
- Clerk, please call the roll.
- Clerk, please call the roll. Representative Baker. Yes. Representative Bauman. Yes.
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Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:25
HB 667 Discussion 01:21
HB 667 Roll Call Vote 03:56
HB 677 Discussion 05:01
HB 677 Roll Call Vote 11:51
HB 535 Discussion 13:33
HB 535 Roll Call Vote 34:46
HJR 77 Discussion 38:33
HJR 77 Roll Call Vote 44:23, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 667, described by the sponsor as a cleanup measure to a 2024 solid waste law. Testimony said the bill would clarify issues involving indirect access to protected information, contractors and consultants, Open Records Act interactions, and remedies when protected material is obtained. The committee voted 13-0 to pass the bill favorably and recommended it for passage on the House floor.
The committee then took up House Bill 677, which would establish Kentucky’s legal and regulatory framework for carbon dioxide geological sequestration and help the state seek EPA primacy over Class VI injection wells. Supporters said the bill was the product of 18 months of work among industry, landowner, environmental, and cabinet stakeholders, and argued it would promote economic development, protect landowners, and support carbon-capture investment and related infrastructure, especially in Western Kentucky. An amendment was adopted by voice vote, and the bill then passed favorably with committee amendment attached.
Finally, the committee discussed House Bill 535 as amended by a committee substitute. The bill would authorize securitization for certain investor-owned utilities with out-of-state assets, including Kentucky Power, to refinance assets such as the Mitchell plant and certain regulatory assets, with a two-year rate freeze and PSC review for net savings. Sponsors and supporters framed it as an affordability and jobs measure that could finance new natural gas generation at Big Sandy, create several hundred construction jobs, and support long-term economic development in Eastern Kentucky. Members raised concerns about utility fees, PSC discretion, and transparency; sponsors said the proposal would not be approved without overall savings and that applications would also be reviewed by the legislature, the Attorney General, and EPIC. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed House Bill 535 favorably, with several members explaining their votes and some noting continued reservations for floor consideration.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (2-26-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- I hereby call this the third meeting of the House Standing Committee on Families and Children to order
- >> DJ, please call the role. >> DJ, please call the role.
- I don't want to specifically just call them out. We've got problems everywhere.
- I don't want to specifically just call them out. We've got problems everywhere.
- At this time, because we have a motion and a second, I am going to call a vote.
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 418
21:23 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 418
22:40 - Discussion of 26RS HB 611
26:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 611
26:52 - Discussion of 26RS HB 598
51:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 598, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met to consider three bills. House Bill 418, relating to domestic violence and child custody, was presented by Rep. Neimus with testimony from ZeroV and Greenhouse 17. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would require courts to prioritize family violence in custody decisions, create a rebuttable presumption against unsupervised visitation and custody after two or more acts of domestic violence, require certain offenders to complete parenting or intervention programs before unsupervised contact, require training for paid supervised visitation providers and parenting coordinators, and ensure victim advocates are available in protective order hearings. Members discussed the two-incident threshold, the definition of domestic violence under Kentucky law, fiscal impact, and whether the bill adequately addresses severity and context; the bill passed 14-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then heard House Bill 611, also on domestic relations, presented by Rep. Dietz with support from ZeroV. The committee substitute would create a 10-year interpersonal protective order upon conviction for certain felony assaults, sexual offenses, and stalking involving family members, unmarried couples, or dating partners, and would expand reporting requirements related to domestic violence data, legal representation in protective order hearings, and child dependency/neglect/family violence data. Testimony emphasized improved tracking of cases and survivor safety. The bill passed the committee 14-0 with favorable expression.
Finally, House Bill 598, relating to guardian ad litem and other appointed counsel, was presented by Rep. Dietz with testimony from Kentucky Youth Advocates. The bill, titled the Family Representation and Advocacy Act, would reorganize how legal representation is provided in child welfare cases by creating a Family Representation and Advocacy Commission under the Supreme Court, allowing the department to hire staff attorneys or contract with private attorneys, nonprofits, law school clinics, and social workers, and aiming to improve quality, accountability, compensation, and support. Testimony cited high caseloads, low compensation, attorney turnover, and delays in foster care cases. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 14-0 with favorable expression.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-15-22)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTtvA5lJYPc, 2026-06-21T07:17:00+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:09
SR 126 Discussion 03:09
SR 126 Roll Call Vote 08:04
SR 116 Discussion 09:14
SR 116 Roll Call Vote 11:30
SR 122 Discussion 12:33
SR 122 Roll Call Vote 14:47
SR 123 Discussion 15:45
SR 123 Roll Call Vote 19:24
SR 117 Discussion 21:15
SR 117 Roll Call Vote 24:38
SR 114 Discussion 25:30
SR 114 Roll Call Vote 26:56
SR 125 Discussion 27:47
SR 125 Roll Call Vote 29:23
SR 120 Discussion 30:58
SR 120 Roll Call Vote 33:31
SR 119 Discussion 34:15
SR 119 Roll Call Vote 38:48
SR 118 Discussion 39:44
SR 118 Roll Call Vote 42:30
SR 115 Discussion 43:49
SR 115 Roll Call Vote 44:51
SR 124 Discussion 46:41
SR 124 Roll Call Vote 47:31
SR 121 Discussion 48:14
SR 121 Roll Call Vote 51:50
SR 26 Discussion 53:56
SR 26 Roll Call Vote 55:48
SR 148 Discussion 56:57
SR 148 Roll Call Vote 1:03:12
Discussion on Brief summary of the events at the KY State Fair & Farm Machinery Show from CEO David Beck 1:04:35, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:17 - Discussion of 26RS SB 137
07:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 137
09:42 - Discussion of 26RS SB 147
10:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 147
11:56 - Discussion of 26RS SB 56
13:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 56
14:43 - Discussion of 26RS SB 116
20:17 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 116
21:23 - Adjournment, 958, all
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-5-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- I hereby call this the fourth meeting of the House Standing Committee on Families and Children to order
- All right, seeing none, DJ, please call the roll. Representative Callaway, present.
- DJ, please call the role. second. DJ, please call the role.
- We don't really like to call it that.
- So, DJ, please call the roll. >> Representative Bojanowski, yes. >> Representative Callaway, aye. >>
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:10 - Discussion of 26RS HB 669
08:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 669
09:25 - Discussion of 26RS HCR 36
13:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HCR 36
14:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 686
29:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 686
30:10 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 669, which would protect federal benefits belonging to children in out-of-home care. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to prevent the state from using a child’s Social Security survivor, disability, or death benefits to offset care costs, instead requiring those funds to be preserved in an account for the child and made available at certain milestones or when the child leaves care. Members asked about who would oversee the funds, how annual eligibility reviews would work, and when the child could access the money; the sponsor said the cabinet would set the review process by rule and that the funds would remain available for the child. The committee approved HB 669 15-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 36, as amended by committee substitute, which creates a child welfare and family court reform task force. The substitute changed the reporting structure to send the task force’s report to the interim joint committee on families and children and the judiciary committee, rather than a now-defunct Health and Human Services committee. Supporters said the task force should review child abuse and neglect, foster care, and family court processes, and gather input from experts and people with lived experience. Members discussed whether the work should be divided into separate family court and child welfare task forces, but the resolution moved forward and passed 15-0 with favorable expression.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 686, which would establish a Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission and a dedicated trust and agency account to support community-based youth programming up to age 25. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill responds to rising youth mental health concerns, self-harm, and suicide, and would coordinate statewide efforts, support evidence-based out-of-school programming, and provide technical assistance to local partners. Testimony emphasized the importance of connectedness, trusted adults, community-based responses, and using settlement funds from social media-related harms to youth to support the trust. Members asked about how the bill compares with other states and how the “dose-response” language relates to adverse and positive childhood experiences. HB 686 also passed 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee announced its next meeting for Thursday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. and then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- members who need to go back and forth between state government, so we're going to get this meeting called
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:28 - Discussion of 26RS HB 393
03:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 393
04:11 - Discussion of 26RS HB 385
04:44 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 385
05:44 - Discussion of 26RS HB 388
06:39 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 388
08:00 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and heard three bills. House Bill 393, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Raymer with testimony from Mackenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, would clean up statutes governing the Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders council, add another caregiver seat, and require the council to develop and distribute an early detection/diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. Wallace said the bill mainly resolves duplicative language and conflicting deadlines and aligns the statute with current Office of Dementia Services work. The committee took a motion and second, asked no questions, and passed the bill with favorable expression.
House Bill 385, sponsored by Rep. Marianne Proctor, was described as a simple cleanup bill changing a statutory definition from “institution” to “facility.” The committee moved and seconded the bill, asked no questions, and approved it with favorable expression. House Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Robert Duval, was presented as a cleanup bill for Casper requested by the OIG office and related to prescription drugs; Duval noted it had previously passed the House 90-4. The committee again took a motion and second, had no substantive discussion, and passed the bill with favorable expression, with one member briefly registering a vote after the roll call.
At the close of the meeting, the chair noted that consensus had been reached on all three bills in advance and that a lot of work had gone into them. The committee announced its next meeting for February 5 at noon in Annex Room 149 and then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- committee members that if you need to record a vote, you cannot do so during a discussion or roll call
- committee members that if you need to record a vote, you cannot do so during a discussion or roll call
- DJ was asked to call the roll. The roll call vote followed.
- Roll call continued: Representative Bratcher, yes; Representative Bray, yes; Representative Burke, yes
- Please call the roll. Do we vote on the amendment first? >> Yeah, we did. >> Oh, okay.
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178
14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178
15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280
20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280
22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24
24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24
26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Health Services Committee met for the first time in the 2026 session and established a quorum before taking up three measures. House Bill 178, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser with support from the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association, was presented as a budget-neutral collaborative care model to improve access to mental health treatment in primary care settings. Testimony emphasized workforce shortages, long wait times, stigma, and the potential for the model to reduce costs and improve outcomes by having primary care providers work with behavioral health care managers and psychiatric consultants. The bill received a favorable recommendation by roll call vote.
The committee then considered House Bill 280, also sponsored by Rep. Moser. The bill and committee amendment were described as cleanup and policy updates affecting Kentucky Board of Nursing licensure standards, including restoring language related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the central registry, preserving the board’s ability to investigate out-of-state applicants, and adding an emergency provision. The bill also updated school medication provisions to allow certain prescribed rescue medications, including bronchodilator inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, and updated epinephrine delivery. The committee adopted the amendment, approved the bill with favorable expression, and then approved a motion to roll the committee amendment into the House committee substitute.
Finally, the committee took up House Joint Resolution 24, sponsored by Rep. Ken Fleming, with a committee substitute adopted first. The resolution was explained as a request for the cabinet to withdraw a previously submitted Medicaid-related waiver application so it could be resubmitted under new requirements tied to House Resolution 1. The committee approved the resolution with favorable expression and also adopted a title amendment. The meeting concluded with notice that the next committee meeting would be Thursday, January 22nd at noon.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I hereby call this the third meeting of the House Standing Committee on Families and Children to order
- DJ, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski here. Representative Callaway here.
- All right, seeing none, clerk, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski, yes.
- DJ, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski, yes. Representative Calloway, yes.
- DJ, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski, yes. Representative Calloway, yes.
Keywords:
00:11 Call to Order/Roll Call
01:02 Discussion of 25RS SB 26
07:48 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 26
08:43 Discussion of 25RS SB 85
28:04 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 85
29:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 805
40:30 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 805
41:32 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-26-26)
Families & Children
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-19-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, DJ, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski. Here. Representative Callaway.
- DJ, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski. Yes. Representative Callaway. I.
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to <00:13:05.200>call - Seeing none, DJ, please call the roll. Representative Bojanowski. Yes. Representative Callaway.