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Senator Nemes described the measure as a ‘‘real quick bill’’ needed to align statutory language with an earlier administrative transfer the General Assembly required. Committee members did not raise substantive questions during discussion. The committee recorded a favorable recommendation by roll call; the transcript shows the committee reported the bill favorably and indicated the measure should receive the same action on the House floor.

Action summary: Senate Bill 178 (education and labor cabinet reorganization / Department of Disability Determination Services transfer) — committee recommendation: favorable; committee vote recorded with no negative votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Standing Committee on State Government (3-12-25)","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 178 codifies a prior administrative move transferring Disability Determination Services from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Labor Cabinet; the committee recommended the bill favorably by voice/roll call.","taxTitle","Committee on State Government, House of Representative, Committees, Legislative, Kentucky","taxId",29104,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6638174,"House committee backs bill to let qualified nonprofits acquire tax-delinquent properties for redevelopment",639,1129000,1768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5&start=1129&end=1768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5/thumbnail_1129000.jpg","/articles/6638174/Kentucky/House-committee-backs-bill-to-let-qualified-nonprofits-acquire-tax-delinquent-properties-for-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638174-5f6e8ad1c3cdadd87f145f65ef83bf40/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146079&Signature=YEk8XOduzQPJ8EWXsNM39NSCaMK~50M4eQmOrsBIvZujhBVHWP6V3N2e-wddgD4IYxG3QZBF4ttCciAeinC4TwTYPRrqI-COBwr6kduiOlb1IcSpyhxFxZoSKkI6fKwFNpYOXQkf7ewT6uthNMoW7tg62o4jXYsVsJMH9rRa8lKrM8Z~TRJGYPGQSESTsZx0iRIRj3lwFdWx4pnCxvGMUuPC~22~homNJ6GkaCpaEIK9RTKir7aZP~naOim1LofGxe9yMhdE3~k0RW6YDyB~1~qecvC7h-TMNxcQm53BkBV1bKpZnf1jSyr9RJHDpVo~PSOkpHLGthKGxibg7SLxTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House State Government Committee recommended Senate Bill 129 favorably after sponsor Senator Rocky Adams described the bill as a tool to address vacant and abandoned properties and expand affordable housing opportunities, particularly in Metro Louisville.

Adams said the bill grew from the interim housing task force and would allow qualified nonprofits to acquire tax-delinquent properties that local governments have been holding. Under the bill, a qualified nonprofit can be certified by the Department of Revenue and, after a 90-day waiting period, submit a proposal to acquire delinquent lots for rehabilitation or revitalization. Adams said the goal is to give nonprofits access to properties they otherwise cannot acquire so they can restore them for rental or ownership.

The bill also contains provisions addressing density and development in single-family neighborhoods, accessory dwelling unit rules that require an owner to reside on the lot if they rent an accessory dwelling, incentives for projects that are more than 50% residential, a mechanism to recover fire and emergency response costs for neglected properties, and protections that require elected officials to vote to change binding elements of approved developments.

Representative Johnson and Representative Watkins asked whether the statute would specify the sales mechanism and whether the proposal would circumvent local land banks; Adams said the measure sets eligibility criteria adjudicated by the Department of Revenue and is intended as an additional pathway for nonprofits to gain access to properties but not to block existing land-bank processes. Representative Watkins with land-bank experience raised concerns about bad actors and whether the process would screen out nonprofits with outstanding code or enforcement issues; Adams said the certification process would aim to weed out bad actors but did not describe specific vetting criteria in committee.

The committee adopted the committee substitute and recommended the bill favorably by recorded vote. The recorded committee vote was 13 yes, 1 no, 1 pass; Representative Maddox cast the single no vote and Representative Watkins recorded a pass in the committee roll call.

Action summary: Senate Bill 129 (tax-delinquent property acquisition by qualified nonprofits) — committee recommendation: favorable; committee vote: 13 yes, 1 no, 1 pass. The bill establishes a Department of Revenue certification process and a 90-day pathway for qualified nonprofits to propose purchases of tax-delinquent parcels for rehabilitation.","Senate Bill 129 creates a mechanism for qualified nonprofits to acquire tax-delinquent properties after a waiting period to rehabilitate blighted properties, with provisions addressing density, accessory dwelling units, fire-response cost recovery and protections for binding local approvals; committee recommended the bill favorably 13-1-1.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6638179,"Committee advances teacher benefit bill setting 30-day maternity baseline, tightening sick-day and annual-leave rules",634,486000,1120000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5&start=486&end=1120","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5/thumbnail_486000.jpg","/articles/6638179/Kentucky/Committee-advances-teacher-benefit-bill-setting-30-day-maternity-baseline-tightening-sick-day-and-annual-leave-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638179-68117bf428eceb8da7f65345200886aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146079&Signature=iyhV-7yiXX2eL55HT~Nw5AizNOV8L-NSPs9nLATb3VlZ3pXILe44sCeKQmT1koipCJMRP9JjzvgIiNKk95aVo6xfnVmz1XdJZ-Qj-UWowgTpPi-5ctNEm3zw3Kq~OeBF-e0tvFf2Cibc9TBipdhaLZd~PXwRVFHLXP-4BI3Xs0-vOgIQwPd~DBh3HBfhKd6Vl3tnWmb0gto6Zqt40680rvwGNysdT9B4siruVCv~YT~-q~1lkYo4J-U-Zb097Ixyjz2WAozT-quFwkpxmOqBgVOs1AqfdVMnVDwGf0DmUCq6zSjVJDobGyiXGqjx9zRo9blyVy7M58kP0GbQoOa6Jw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House State Government Committee recommended Senate Bill 9 favorably after sponsor Senator Jimmy Higdon described changes to teacher retirement and leave policies, including a new baseline for maternity leave.

Senator Higdon told the committee the bill \"allows maternity leave, up to 30 days\" and creates a statewide minimum that school districts may exceed by local action. The bill also permits districts to roll over up to 13 sick days to be counted toward retirement, and it requires districts to report the number of sick days, annual leave days and their sick-day policies.

Higdon said the bill would stop a practice in which some administrators convert unused annual leave into sick days for retirement calculations; the bill would prohibit that practice and add reporting requirements. The measure also adds the virtual Computer Science Career Academy to the approved list of state agencies and includes cleanup language for the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS). The bill includes a voluntary incentive allowing school districts to offer a bonus of up to $1,000 a year for five years to certain new hires in Tier 4.

Representative Donworth asked whether the baseline maternity leave could be extended to adoption or foster placements; the sponsor said districts could choose to provide broader leave but the bill sets a minimum of 30 days and does not itself extend that minimum to adoption or foster care. Representative Tipton and others asked about the actuarial cost of allowing greater rollover or larger sick-day banks; the committee record includes a figure cited in committee discussion that the current unfunded liability related to these sick-day accruals was \"about $800,000,000.\" The sponsor said a district that opts to provide more than the baseline would pay the actuarial cost for the additional days and the pension system would bill that cost to the district.

The committee adopted the committee substitute and recommended the bill favorably to the House by a recorded vote of 15 yes, 0 no. Committee members asked several questions during discussion; the committee did not amend the bill on the floor of the committee.

Action summary: Senate Bill 9 (teacher benefits and TRS-related changes) — committee recommendation: favorable; committee vote: 15 yes, 0 no. The bill sets statewide baselines, imposes reporting requirements, and assigns actuarial responsibility to districts that maintain benefit levels above the statutory baseline.","Senate Bill 9, as amended by a committee substitute, would set a baseline of up to 30 days of maternity leave for teachers, standardize rollover rules for sick days toward retirement, prohibit counting annual leave toward retirement in certain cases, and require district reporting. The committee recommended the bill favorably, 15-0.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6638183,"Committee advances bill allowing self-directed brokerage, fiduciary standards for state deferred compensation",64,316000,380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5&start=316&end=380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5/thumbnail_316000.jpg","/articles/6638183/Kentucky/Committee-advances-bill-allowing-self-directed-brokerage-fiduciary-standards-for-state-deferred-compensation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638183-12929a9e3f7a21859e646a60fe9a7976/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146079&Signature=RaeBydojvRRJ3NYFJomdd8Gh3ZY6oBFUKLYY7HGcaVzEKIszhXasKpXzjPsKbwbHCcdfsLJj47mfhxh-VcF72TmfPmCBouuZTcsZcFIH3MePkk4JCHHP7akBDORsBBAn44Mi41HQM1-bYIAbV5a9IUls9w6dUfBG9XE4mZGI67vobrTzGzF0keQjgr4A-~9gc~MGHd8VgD-qXECo~0qryXQ-oBLmsZgyXZW2o3muJfD5rCQP1~pd27ZD5pVlh0g4NO6rf1UZG4Lo3K03ie1FWHedJtmOmrCsNJfOvWVSJT8I~~x-4zna5ld6ht02x2jeTRwq8GfjBbR9Ww-hDtpQ4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House State Government Committee voted to recommend Senate Bill 104 favorably after sponsor Senator Scott Maiden outlined changes to the state deferred compensation program for public employees.

Senator Scott Maiden said the bill addresses several items including a codified fiduciary standard for the roughly $4.5 billion the program manages, an option to purchase less-expensive liability insurance that still covers investments appropriately, and ‘‘self-correcting mechanisms’’ to keep plan provisions aligned with federal law without annual statutory fixes. Maiden noted the bill also adds a self-directed brokerage account option for participants.

Chris Biddle, executive director of the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, accompanied the sponsor and provided background on plan usage. Maiden said self-directed brokerage accounts are used by about 2% of participants and that participants using those accounts in the authority’s data had ‘‘a 7 and a half percent larger balance’’ on average than other accounts, though he noted the accounts carry greater investment risk.

The committee recorded no questions that required amendment. The committee adopted the motion to recommend the bill favorably; the recorded committee vote was 15 yes, 0 no.

Action summary: Senate Bill 104 (deferred compensation modifications) — committee recommendation: favorable; committee vote: 15-0. The bill’s sponsor said the changes primarily codify fiduciary duties, provide insurance flexibility and add an optional self-directed brokerage feature to the deferred compensation plan administered by the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority.","The committee recommended favorable passage of Senate Bill 104, which adds a codified fiduciary standard, allows alternative liability insurance options and creates a self-directed brokerage account option within the state deferred compensation plan that currently manages about $4.5 billion.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6638186,"House committee adopts bill to update statutes governing Legislative Research Commission committees",170,103000,273000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5&start=103&end=273","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2574239-436f549ebc2c21337e618f7363bd0fb5/thumbnail_103000.jpg","/articles/6638186/Kentucky/House-committee-adopts-bill-to-update-statutes-governing-Legislative-Research-Commission-committees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638186-8d53008c1a6305d29db001b5b05c430d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146079&Signature=JeW9g9tui~PJFmU6EGYXUcX1pVWEuBowxv-IAvlsMuMCpzpMyyDzCvaetsXeLXb9t~Kbe6isGLNB9I7mnMu8HdOKRXzk5SiJypwpgPI6djB9COrIClij6rr7HDpQzEPjs~N2jkZVyj-ch6aFKZntMSsqp6JS3ltIuMczEd9IhtgMTAmGBiA9O3Rl66EtCxeFngfMpTNfaz63ZpHD4xZ7o0EX5~ncpN0TD0CkHuyazhPKMOEGExbe4e7qlGKN9Is4NxLqJ1qgSsapP4~~3zqGPlbawefTryAtc6RvyDxnhx1S9Wuao8Thmqm9r39WPaQBIQXI4niNCYB8SVUXiLHQaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House State Government Committee adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 176, which makes technical and procedural updates to statutes that establish the statutory committees, boards and commissions under the Legislative Research Commission.

Senator Matt Nunn, sponsor of Senate Bill 176, told the committee the bill \"is to make various updates to statutes establishing our the various statutory committees within the legislative research commission,\" and that the package is intended to streamline when appointments are made, establish timelines for filling vacancies and identify appointing authorities for the 13 statutory committees under LRC jurisdiction.

The substitute motion was adopted on a voice vote and the committee then approved the bill by recorded roll call. The committee vote was 15 yes, 0 no; the committee recommended the bill receive a favorable report to the full House.

The changes described by the sponsor are procedural and administrative: they align appointment timelines across multiple statutory committees and designate which appointing authorities fill vacancies. The bill summary presented to the committee described the provisions as a staff-driven effort to reduce the need for repeated amendments and to clarify statutory authority.

Committee members did not raise substantive policy objections during discussion. The committee chair handled the roll call and the secretary recorded votes as the committee moved through adoption of the committee substitute, a title amendment and the final motion to report the bill favorably.

No floor amendments or further action were recorded in the committee meeting; the committee recommended the bill for passage on the House floor.

Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 176 (as adopted by committee substitute) — committee recommendation: favorable; committee vote: 15 yes, 0 no.","The House State Government Committee adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 176 to streamline appointment timing, fill vacancy timelines and clarify appointing authorities for statutory committees overseen by the Legislative Research Commission; committee recommended favorable passage 15-0.","actionData","errors"]

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