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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • He then asked to go ahead and call the roll.
  • He then said to go ahead and call the roll.
  • I don't know which way you want to call that. Yeah, that's right. Go ahead and call that.
  • don't know which way you want to call. don't know which way you want to call.
  • Yeah, go ahead and call<00:02:35.120> that. call that. call that. [Music] Senator Berg.
Summary: The first meeting of the Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board opened with Chair Ken Fleming and Co-Chair Rocky Adams welcoming members, explaining the board’s purpose, and introducing the diverse membership of legislators, providers, advocates, and state officials. Fleming said the board would meet monthly, allow public comment at the end of meetings, and operate transparently with materials posted online and distributed in advance. Both chairs emphasized that the board’s work would focus on improving Medicaid outcomes, efficiency, and oversight, while preparing for possible federal changes and avoiding premature assumptions about what Congress may do. Members then gave brief introductions describing their backgrounds in medicine, nursing, hospital administration, behavioral health, insurance, budgeting, pharmacy, and Medicaid administration. Several noted direct experience with Medicaid populations or managed care, including the Department for Medicaid Services commissioner, health plan representatives, hospital and clinic leaders, and legislators with health care backgrounds. The board also heard from Stephanie Bates of the LRC Office of Health Data Analytics, who said her office supports the General Assembly with health-related data, policy, and research and would serve as a resource to the board. Bates then began a presentation on Medicaid basics, explaining that House Bill 695 created the board and that the presentation would cover eligibility, enrollment, covered benefits, waivers, managed care, the budget, and the federal reconciliation bill. She described Medicaid eligibility as complex, noted that Kentucky had more than 1.4 million enrollees, and explained enrollment churn and the unwinding of pandemic-era continuous coverage. She also outlined mandatory and optional Medicaid benefits, the requirement that services be medically necessary and provided by enrolled providers, and the main waiver types used in Kentucky, including 1115, 1915(b), and 1915(c) waivers. No votes or formal actions were taken at this meeting beyond organizational setup and receiving the initial informational presentation.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 29th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will call the roll. Chair hole here. Vice Chair Manuel Rose Swanson Noble.
  • The chair calls Jeffrey Yarborough, Ryan. Youri Tia Joshua Belineer.
  • The clerk will call the roll.
  • The clerk will call the roll. Chair hole.
  • The clerk will call the roll.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 29th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will call the roll. Thank you. Manuel? Here. Rose? Swanson? Noble? Here. Morales?
  • The chair calls Sarah. Thank you. Yeah, sounds good. Thank you so much.
  • The chair calls Jeffrey Yarbrough and Ryan Ureed. I think he's gone, too. Joshua Bellanier.
  • We share the same goal, and there are some really good things in this bill. Section 786...
  • Hearing none, the committee stands adjourned subject to the call of the chair. Thank you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 29th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill improves the revalidation process. process by outlining procedures if a provider acts in good
  • We'll call you back up. We'll proceed to testimony. Thank you. The chair calls.
  • process every five years.
  • Efficiency process. So someone submits their paperwork, and it goes through a review process.
  • A lot of times providers call in and ask for clarification, and the call center is able to help with
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is just making sure that there's transparency in the process.
  • And such a proposal would have to go through the same legislative process which we're doing here today
  • And if that event were to take place, it would go through the exact process of what we're doing here
  • It has moved into more: The goal is to strengthen Oklahoma's defined contribution and retirement plan
  • This bill's called the Protections for Financial Exploitation of Protected Adults Act.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG-CPN, EIG, EIG-TRS Public Hearings 04-16-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then finally, because this calls for several different crosswalks, there is currently a painted one
  • And then finally, because this calls for several different crosswalks, there is currently a painted one
  • And then finally, because this calls for several different crosswalks, there is currently a painted one
  • And then finally, because this calls for several different crosswalks, there is currently a painted one
Bills: HCR202
Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs and Consumer Commerce and Consumer Protection heard HCR 202 HD2, a resolution creating a task force to study Hawaii’s electric generation mix and related costs. Testimony from the Hawaii State Energy Office was neutral and stood on written comments, while another testifier supported the resolution, emphasizing affordability, reliability, and the need to understand the right balance of thermal generation and renewables as the state moves toward its 2045 renewable goals. The chairs said they had conferred on the measure and outlined recommended amendments, including adding study of the separation of ownership and control of generation versus transmission and distribution, and adding Senate committee representation to the task force. The Consumer Commerce and Consumer Protection committee voted to pass HCR 202 HD2 with amendments; the chair, vice chair, and another member voted aye, with one senator excused, and the recommendation was adopted. The Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee did not have quorum at that time and said it would take its vote later. The Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also heard HCR 165, concerning pickleball courts in Hawaii Kai. One resident testified in opposition, citing concerns about permanent lights, permanent nets, noise, light pollution, safety, maintenance, and the loss of multi-use flexibility. After discussion, the chair recommended passing the measure as is, and the committee said it would vote the next day because it lacked quorum. The committee also heard HCR 154 and HCR 43 with the Transportation Committee; HCR 154 was passed unamended, and HCR 43, which urged raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary School for pedestrian safety, was also passed unamended. Supporters of HCR 43 described heavy pedestrian traffic, schoolchildren crossing, and unsafe vehicle turning patterns at the intersections. The Transportation Committee adopted both recommendations, while the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee scheduled its votes for the following day.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no debate, the clerk will call the roll.
  • That has been our goal to increase it.
  • Clerk will call the roll.
  • Clerk will call a roll.
  • Clerk, will call a roll.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • So that would be our goal.
  • I'm not in the process.
  • I think many of this is about what I call process engineering, understanding where we are creating. backlogs
  • We only answer half the calls.
  • Instead, they'll need to either use an online verification process or call to make an in-person... appointment
Summary: The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.
KY
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.
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.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk, please call them. >> Represent Willlet. >> here. >> Represent Shaver. >> here. >> Represent Hollis
  • Clerk, please call<00:01:11.040> them. call them. call them.
Bills: HB626, SB265
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • we had some members that were at some additional committee meetings today, but clerk would please call
  • to carry this legislation, and I'd like to carry this over<00:10:28.800> to<00:10:29.040> call
  • over to call the chair. over to call the chair.
  • I think we want to call it across the state, these small distillers across the state, and working with
  • it across the state these small to call it across the state these small distillers<00:11:12.640>
Bills: SB265, HB593
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture. (3-24-26)

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • The goal is to move things that come into play as you go into the legal process to have those become
  • So I've gone through this process, a very arduous and difficult process, and I just want to make sure
  • Having said that, as long as I can call or someone can call the department by email or something and
  • <00:19:12.680> arduous gone through this process a very arduous gone through this process a very
  • Having said that, as long as I can call or someone can call the department by email or something and
KY
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.
  • <00:03:00.760> the [Roll call vote on House Bill 24.]
  • Seeing no further questions, Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Senator Boswell.
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
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.
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  • Seeing no further discussion, Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
  • Seeing no further discussion, Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
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

House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (3-19-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > was<00:04:41.080> simple created EPIC the goal was simple created EPIC the goal was simple
  • Clerk, please call the roll.
  • 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

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Agriculture. (3-11-26)

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • A very detailed process to go through and certify, and it's an ongoing process.
  • process works.
  • process works.
  • process works.
  • process works.
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.
  • The goal here is to consideration.
  • Clerk, please call the roll. Mr.
  • Clerk, please call the roll.
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
  • <00:04:40.720> of the parents are in the process of the parents are in the process of separating
  • >> 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.
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.