Weekly Legislative Calendar

Monday, October 20, 2025

No Meetings Scheduled

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

9:00 am, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes from September 23, 2025 Meeting Presentation of Special Purpose Governmental Entity (SPGE) Reports • Rebecca Morton, Local Government Advisor, Department for Local Government • Bruce Roberts, Executive Director, Kentucky Fire Commission • Chuck Bonta, Training Records and Compliance Specialist, Kentucky Fire Commission Presentation of Kentucky League of Cities' (KLC) Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session of the General Assembly • J.D. Chaney, Executive Director and CEO, KLC • Gracie Kelly, Director of Government Affairs, KLC • Mayor Paul Sandefur, President, KLC, Mayor of Beaver Dam Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes • J.D. Chaney, KLC Executive Director and CEO, KLC • Shellie Hampton, Director of Government Affairs, Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) Announcements The next meeting of the committee is November 20,2025 at 3 PM in Capitol Annex Room 154.


11:00 am, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes - September 23, 2025 Meeting Discussion of HB 16 (2025 RS) - AN ACT relating to water fluoridation programs • Representative Mark Hart • Senator Greg Elkins • Cindy Batson, Kentucky for Fluoride Choice • Dr. Jack Kall, Executive Chair, International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology • Vince Guenthner, Senior Utilities Consultant, Louisville Water Company Discussion of SB 126 (2025 RS) - AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 77 and 240 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor's ability to grant pardons and commute sentences • Senator Chris McDaniel Kentucky Department of Parks - Overview • Russ Meyer, Commissioner


1:00 pm, Annex Room 131
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes (September 23, 2025) Information Items KRS 26A.168(1), KRS 45.793, and KRS 45.818 Quarterly Capital Projects Status Reports KRS 45.760(5) Postsecondary Medical, Scientific, and Research Equipment Purchases University of Kentucky University of Louisville KRS 45.760(6) Postsecondary Fund Source Revision (No Aggregate Appropriation Increase) - University of Kentucky - Facilities Renewal and Modernization (Improve Memorial Coliseum) KRS 45.760(9) Annual Capital Projects Reports KRS 45.810(6) Annual Report of Bonds Outstanding KRS 45.812(1) School District Debt Issues – New Projects Beechwood Independent (Kenton County) Carlisle County Grant County Greenup County Jackson County Kenton County Nelson County KRS 45A.180(2) Postsecondary Notice of Intent to Use Alternative Construction Contracting Project Delivery Method - University of Kentucky - Construction Management-At-Risk - Improve Kroger Field 1 (Renovate Corner Suites and Elevators) KRS 56.863(11) Semi-Annual Report of the Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission KRS 65.4931(3) Louisville Arena Authority Report House Bill 6 (2024 Regular Session) Postsecondary Education Asset Preservation Pool Allocations University of Kentucky Kentucky Community and Technical College System Action Item - Lease Report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet • Natalie Brawner, Director, Division of Real Properties, Department for Facilities and Support Services New Leases Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services, Jefferson/Bullitt County, PR-5912 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Juvenile Justice, Hardin County, PR-5886 Lease Renewal (Same Terms and Conditions) - Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Workforce Development, PR-4435 Action Item - Report from the Office of Financial Management Cabinet for Economic Development - Economic Development Fund Grants • Kylee Palmer, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Financial Services, Cabinet for Economic Development Allen County-Scottsville Industrial Development Authority on behalf of the City of Scottsville Big Sandy Area Development District on behalf of Weddington Plaza Partners (Pike County) City of Owensboro on behalf of Mizkan America (Daviess County) Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government on behalf of Anthro Energy City of Henderson on behalf of the Henderson County Economic Development Corporation City of Paducah on behalf of the Paducah-McCracken County Industrial Development Authority Northern Kentucky Area Development District on behalf of the City of Carrollton (Carroll County) New Debt Issue - Kentucky Housing Corporation Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Park Hill Algonquin Acres), Series 2025A, Series 2025B, and Subordinate Series 2025C • Chelsey Couch, Executive Director, Office of Financial Management School District Debt Issues with School Facilities Construction Commission Debt Service Participation • Chelsey Couch, Executive Director, Office of Financial Management New Projects Edmonson County Knox County Refundings Calloway County Hardin County McCracken County Remaining Calendar Year 2025 Meeting Dates Nov. 20 (12:00 pm) - Representative McPherson, Chair (Submissions due Nov. 6) Dec. 16 (3:00 pm) - Representative McPherson, Chair (Submissions due Dec. 2)


1:00 pm, Annex Room 129
Agenda:
Approval of September Meeting Minutes Carter G. Woodson Academy • Nekesha Cozart, Principal • Dr. Roszalyn Akins, Dean and Visionary • Dr. DeMarcus Hopson, Instructor • DeVaughn Elery, Senior Scholar • Phillip Higgins, Sophomore Scholar • Elton Parish, Sophomore Scholar The West End School • Dr. Gregory E. Ross, President/Head of School


1:00 pm, Annex Room 171
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes from September 22, 2025 Meeting Discussion of Lexington's Housing Affordability Partnership • Luther Deaton, Jr., Chairman/President, Central Bank & Trust Co. • Edward J. Holmes, President, EHI Consultants • Johan Graham, Owner/President, AU Associates • Andi Johnson, Chief Policy Officer/Director of Regional Development, Commerce Lexington • Mike Hynes, President/CEO/Principal Broker, Winterwood Development Discussion of Northern Kentucky's Housing BluePrint • Tami Wilson, Vice President of Government Relations and Business Advocacy, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce • Travis Gysegum, Director of Research and Underwriting, The Catalytic Fund • Brian Miller, Executive Vice President, Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky Discussion of Religious Institution Land Use • Michael Sarge Pollock, State Representative, District 51 • Jimmy Higdon, State Senator, District 14 Discussion of Free-Market Solutions to Kentucky's Housing Crisis • Richard White, State Representative , District 99 • Michael Frazier, Grassroots Engagement Director, Americans for Prosperity Kentucky • Liam Gallagher, Legislative Director, Americans for Prosperity Kentucky Announcements The next meeting of the Task Force is November 24, 2025, at 1 PM in Capitol Annex Room 171.


2:30 pm, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes Annual Investment Review • Legislative Research Commission Staff


Wednesday, October 22, 2025

9:00 am, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes September 16, 2025 Discussion on September 2025 Report "How Kentucky Failed to Prevent Over $800 Million of Medicaid Waste" • Allison Ball, Auditor of Public Accounts, Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts • Alex Magera, General Counsel, Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts Discussion on 2025 Regular Session House Bill 787 and Proposed Changes • Michelle Sanborn, President, Kentucky Children's Alliance Discussion on Healthcare Innovation Systems and Quick Response Teams • Michael Brooks, Chief Operations Officer, Cordata Healthcare Innovations • Dr. Kelly Firesheets, Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships, Cordata Healthcare Innovations • Dan Meloy, Executive Director of Community Engagement, Cordata Healthcare Innovations Update on Medical Cannabis Dispensaries • Cannon Armstrong, Executive Director, Office of Medical Cannabis, Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Scotty McFarlan, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Medical Cannabis, Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Shelby Lewis, Executive Policy Advisor, Office of Medical Cannabis, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Update on Administrative Regulations Related to Kratom • Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary, Cabinet for Health and Family Services


11:00 am, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of September Meeting Minutes Kentucky Drug Task Force & Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program Update • Thomas Loving, Director, Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force • Ron Eckart, Director, Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force • Mark Burden, Director, Bluegrass Narcotics Drug Task Force - Bourbon and Harrison Counties • Drew Ritzel, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center - Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Veterans Treatment Court • The Honorable Kimberly Shumate, Chief Judge, Hardin District Court • Audrey Collins, Executive Officer, Specialty Courts - Administrative Office of the Courts Line of Duty Hazardous Disability Coverage • Representative Ashley Tackett Laferty, District 95 Safer at Home With Carbon Monoxide Testing • Representative Nancy Tate, District 27 • Charlie Corbett, Registered Builder/Land Developer • Lt. Col. Brian S. Meurer, Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal, Louisville Fire Department


1:00 pm, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes September 24, 2025 Meeting Program Funding Cuts to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • Lesa Denis, Commissioner, Department for Community Based Services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Roger McCann, Director, Division of Family Support, Department for Community Based Services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services New Mexico's Child Care Program • Elizabeth Groginsky, Secretary, New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department • Kendal Chavez, Deputy Secretary , New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department Discussion on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome • Shanna Crockett, FASD Specialist, Advocate, Papillion Center • Holly LaFavers, Parent, Advocate


3:00 pm, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes October 07, 2025 Meeting Update on Special Examination of the Medicaid Program • Allison Ball, Auditor of Public Accounts, Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts • Alex Magera, General Counsel, Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts Medicaid Reimbursement Rates and Network Adequacy Behavioral Health Services • Bart Baldwin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Baldwin Consulting Dental Services • Stephen Robertson, DMD, Executive Director, Kentucky Dental Association Medicaid Rate Setting Activities • Tara Clark , Member, Myers and Stauffer LC • Bradford Johnson, Senior Manager, Myers and Stauffer LC Regulations for Informational Review • 907 KAR 008:020 Proposed Independent physical therapy service coverage provisions and requirements. • 907 KAR 008:040 Proposed Coverage of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology services provided by various entities. • 907 KAR 010:016 Proposed Coverage provisions and requirements regarding inpatient psychiatric hospital services. • 907 KAR 023:010 Proposed Outpatient Pharmacy Program. • Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary, Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Wesley Duke, General Counsel, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Public Comment

Members:
Sen. Julie Raque Adams (Co-Chair), Rep. Ken Fleming (Co-Chair), Sen. Karen Berg, Sen. Danny Carroll, Sen. Stephen Meredith, Sen. Craig Richardson, Rep. Samara Heavrin, Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, Rep. Wade Williams, Sen. Donald Douglas (non voting ex officio), Sen. Christian McDaniel (non voting ex officio), Rep. Adam Bowling (non voting ex officio), Rep. Jason Petrie (non voting ex officio), William Baker (non voting ex officio), Allison Ball (non voting ex officio), Vickie Yates Glisson, Hollie Harris, John Hicks (non voting ex officio), Lisa Lee (non voting ex officio), Joe Petrey, Sheila Schuster (non voting ex officio), Steve Shannon, Steven Stack (non voting ex officio), Tom Stephens (non voting ex officio)

Thursday, October 23, 2025

9:00 am, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of September Minutes Kentucky Buy American Act • Representative Patrick Flannery, District 96 • Chad Conley, Rapid Response Coordinator, United Steelworkers District 8 • Dustin Reinstedler, President, Kentucky State AFL-CIO • Mike Buckentin, CEO, MI2 Worker Misclassification in the Contstruction Industry • Chad Mills, Director, Kentucky State Building and Construction Trades Council • Jerald Adkins, Legislative Agent, Working Strategies 2, LLC • Ellen Yonts Suetholz, Legislative Agent, Working Strategies 2, LLC Earn As You Learn: Kentucky Building Trades Apprenticeship • Erik Elzy, Executive Director of Government Relations, Kentucky Pipe Trades Association • Nick Brown, Training Coordinator, UA Local 502 • Steve Willinghurst, Retired Training Director, Louisville Electrical JATC Investing in Kentucky's Future Workforce Through the Good Business Initiative • Scott Koloms, Founder & CEO, Canopy KY • Adam Watson, Education Director, Canopy KY


11:00 am, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of the September 25, 2025, Meeting Minutes Dietitian Licensure Compact • Representative Vanessa Grossl • Whitney Duddey, MHA, RD, LD, FAND, Consumer Protection Coordinator, Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Music Therapy • Chris R. Millett, MM, MT-BC, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, School of Music, University of Louisville • Laura Elliott Buckner, MM, MT-BC, Music Therapist • Kimberly Sena Moore, PhD, MT-BC, Regulatory Affairs Associate, Certification Board for Music Therapists Expanding Physician Access Act • Adam Meier, Director of Healthcare Policy, The Cicero Institute • Rupinder Kaur, Executive Director for Physician & Advanced Provider Recruitment, Baptist Health Kentucky Real Estate Commission and the Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors Updates • Representative Patrick Flannery


1:00 pm, Annex Room 149
Agenda:
Approval of September Minutes Visit Jessamine - Making an Impact • Charla Reed, Executive Director, Visit Jessamine • Brian Young, Owner & Operator, 1922 House Vineyards & Winery, LLC Fort Knox Update & Impact • Colonel (Ret.) Lance O'Bryan, President & CEO, Knox Regional Development Alliance


Friday, October 24, 2025

No Meetings Scheduled