Weekly Legislative Calendar

Monday, August 17, 2026

No Meetings Scheduled

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

9:00 am ET / 8:00 am CT, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes from July 8, 2026 Meeting Discussion of County Clerk Issues Relating to Property Taxation • Kevin Mooney, County Clerk, Bullitt County Discussion of County Issues • Shellie Hampton, Director of Government Affairs, Kentucky Association of Counties Discussion of Transfer of Property upon Death (2026 RS SB 34) • Senator Steve Rawlings • Turney P. Berry, Partner, Bricker, Graydon, Wyatt LLP Announcements The next meeting of the Committee is September 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET/8:00 AM CT in room 149 of the Capitol Annex.


11:00 am ET / 10:00 am CT, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes - July 8, 2026 Meeting 2027 BR 106, A RESOLUTION urging Congress to restore the citizenship question to the decennial United States Census to report citizen and non-citizen population counts and to base representation on citizen population. • Representative John Hodgson The 917 Society • Joni Bryan, Founder/Executive Director • Joni Hargrove, Executive Board of Directors Campaign Finance Electronic Reporting System • John Steffen, Executive Director, Kentucky Registry of Election Finance • Carlos Luna, General Manager, Tyler Technologies Update from Office of Jefferson County Clerk • Representatives from County Clerk's Office Voter Roll Maintenance • Karen Sellers, Executive Director, State Board of Elections • Taylor Brown, General Counsel, State Board of Elections


1:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm CT, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes July 16, 2026 Meeting Update on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics • Jennifer Willis, Chief Executive Officer, Pathways Inc. • Joe Dan Beavers, President, Chief Executive Officer, CAYA Collaborative Care The State of Rural Healthcare National Overview from the National Rural Health Association • Zil Joyce Dixon Romero, Senior State Government Affairs Manager, National Rural Health Association Update from the Institute for Rural Health • Kim Link, Director, Institute for Rural Health, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Western Kentucky University Update from the Center of Excellence in Rural Health • William Mace Baker, Interim Director, Center of Excellence in Rural Health, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky • Matthew R. Coleman, Director, Kentucky State Office of Rural Health, Center of Excellence in Rural Health, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky • Michaela D. Amburgey, Rural Project Manager, Center of Excellence in Rural Health, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Update on the Kentucky Rural Hospital Loan Program • Matthew Wingate, General Counsel, Cabinet for Economic Development • Chad Zimlich, Deputy General Counsel, Cabinet for Economic Development


2:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm CT, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Minutes Investment, Cash Flow, and Legislative Update • Bo Cracraft, Executive Director , Judicial Form Retirement System • Ryan Barrow, Executive Director , Kentucky Public Pensions Authority • Beau Barnes, Deputy Executive Secretary and General Counsel, Teachers' Retirement System Actuarial Audit Recommendation Next Meeting - September 15, 2026


Wednesday, August 19, 2026

11:00 am ET / 10:00 am CT, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of July Meeting Minutes Distinguished Veteran Fire Truck Attenuator Systems • Valerie Januski, Executive Director, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • David Hynes, Vendor Representative, Valtir • Scott Boyd, Vendor Representative, RoadSafe • Bruce Roberts, Executive Director, Kentucky Fire Commission • Jeff Taylor, Legislative Affairs Director, Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters • Gracie Kelly, Director of Government Affairs, Kentucky League of Cities • Shellie Hampton, Director of Government Affairs, Kentucky Association of Counties • Shawn Butler, Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC Project - Update • Scott Baker, Executive Director, DECA/DFE, Finance and Administration Cabinet


1:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm CT, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes July 20, 2026 Meeting Presentation on the Ohio Department of Children and Youth • Kara Wente, Director, Ohio Department of Children and Youth Discussion on the Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families • Leila Salisbury, Executive Director, The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families, Inc. Discussion on Foster Care Adoptions • Judge Marcus Vanover, Pulaski County Court of Justice • Judge Elise Spainhour, Bullitt County Court of Justice


3:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm CT, Annex Room 129
Agenda:
Approval of July Meeting Minutes Simmons College Second Chance Pell Program • Rev. Dr. Frank M. Smith, Jr., Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Simmons College of Kentucky West End Opportunity Partnership Update • Laura Douglas, President & CEO, West End Opportunity Partnership


Thursday, August 20, 2026

1:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm CT, Annex Room 129
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes (July 16, 2026) Information Items KRS 45.760(5) Postsecondary Medical Equipment Purchases - University of Kentucky KRS 45.800(2)/KRS 45.810(3) and KRS 45.800(4)/KRS 45.810(4) Notifications KRS 45A.077(6) Postsecondary Notice of Intent to use Public-Private Partnership (P3) Project Delivery Method - University of Louisville - Construct Resident Hall Public-Private Partnership KRS 45A.180(2) Postsecondary Notices of Intent to Use Alternative Construction Contracting Project Delivery Method - University of Kentucky - Construction Management-At-Risk Construct/Improve Arts and Innovation Complex Improve Arboretum Complex House Bill 500 (2026 Regular Session) Reporting - Pool Allocation - Postsecondary Education Cabinet, Eastern Kentucky University (Aviation Acquisition Pool - 2026-2028) House Bill 6 (2024 Regular Session) Reporting - Postsecondary Asset Preservation Pool Allocation - Kentucky Community and Technical College System Postsecondary Lump Sum Leased Property Improvements - University of Kentucky Project Report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet • Janice Tomes, Deputy State Budget Director, Office of State Budget Director Action Items New Projects Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources - Riverbend Property Acquisition Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky State Police - KSP Metal Shark Boat 23 Relentless Appropriation Increase - Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Kentucky Horse Park Commission - Kentucky Horse Park Replace Competition Barns and Stalls Pool Allocations Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections, Adult Correctional Institutions (Maintenance Pool - 2024-2026) - BCFC Wastewater Treatment Plant Repair/Replace Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department for Facilities and Support Services (Historic Properties Deferred Maintenance Pools - 2022-2024 and 2024-2026) - Berry Hill Roof Replacement Report from the Office of Financial Management Action Item - Kentucky Infrastructure Authority • Sandy Williams, Executive Director, Kentucky Infrastructure Authority Infrastructure Revolving Fund (Fund B) Program Loans Wood Creek Water District (Laurel County), B26-012 City of Morehead (Rowan County), B27-001 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (Fund F) Program Loans Crittenden-Livingston County Water District (Crittenden County), F26-012 and F27-004E City of Harrodsburg (Mercer County), F26-027 Cleaner Water Program County Pool Water Grant Reallocations Round One (Senate Bill 36 - 2021 Regular Session) (Two) Round Two (House Bill 1 - 2022 Regular Session) (One) Action Item - Cabinet for Economic Development - Economic Development Fund Grants • Matthew Wingate, Chief Legal Counsel, Cabinet for Economic Development Kentucky Product Development Initiative - 2024 Round 2 City of Berea (Madison County) on behalf of the Central Kentucky Business Park Authority One East Kentucky Corporation on behalf of the Floyd County Fiscal Court Big Sandy Regional Industrial Development Authority on behalf of the Magoffin County Fiscal Court Clinton County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Clinton County Industrial Development Authority Adair County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority Monroe County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Monroe County Industrial Development Authority City of Richmond (Madison County) on behalf of the Richmond Industrial Development Corporation Ballard County Fiscal Court on behalf of the City of Wickliffe Montgomery County Fiscal Court on behalf of the Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Industrial Authority Hart County Fiscal Court on behalf of The Marzetti Company Office of Financial Management - Previous Debt Issues • Steve Starkweather, Deputy Executive Director, Debt, Office of Financial Management State Property and Buildings Commission Road Fund Revenue Bonds, Project No. 134 Federally Taxable Series A State Property and Buildings Commission Revenue Bonds, Project No. 135 Series A State Property and Buildings Commission Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project No. 135 Series B State Property and Buildings Commission Agency Fund Revenue Refunding Bonds, Project No. 136 Remaining Calendar Year 2026 Meeting Dates (Third Thursday of the Month at 3:00 PM ET/2:00 PM CT in Capitol Annex Room 131) Sept. 17 - Senator Funke Frommeyer, Chair (Submissions due Sept. 3) Oct. 15 - Representative McPherson, Chair (Submissions due Oct. 1) Nov. 19 - Senator Funke Frommeyer, Chair (Submissions due Nov. 5) Dec. 17 - Representative McPherson, Chair (Submissions due Dec. 3)


Friday, August 21, 2026

No Meetings Scheduled