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Sen. Mills said the bill grew out of work by a housing task force he co-chaired with Representative Whitten and cited testimony gathered during the interim. \"The whole idea is to help if there is a place for government to help, move developers forward, move communities forward with the over a hundred thousand housing units that we are short in the state of Kentucky,\" Mills said. He described SB 25 as \"very simple\" in its change to the statutory language governing revenue bonds for city and county projects to add the ability to use industrial revenue bonds for large multifamily housing.

Committee members asked no substantive questions recorded in the excerpt. The chair called the roll and announced the motion carried with a favorable expression that the bill should pass. The transcript notes there was no committee substitute on SB 25 and that it was passed by the Senate as presented to the committee.

The committee discussion as recorded did not include bond-size thresholds, eligibility criteria for projects, required local approvals, tax-exemption details, or fiscal analyses; those specifics would be in the bill text and fiscal notes rather than in the brief committee dialogue excerpt.

Senate Bill 25 was advanced to the House floor with a favorable recommendation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-11-25)","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 25, which would permit use of industrial revenue bonds to finance large multifamily housing projects, was advanced by the House Local Government Committee. Sponsors framed the bill as part of a package to address a state housing shortage.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature KY, Kentucky","taxId",77680,"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},6634942,"Committee advances bill to adjust retiree health subsidy for CERS career retirees",209,610000,819000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2653238-085d3f3dc92d82c0f3d351c1c1cb99ea&start=610&end=819","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2653238-085d3f3dc92d82c0f3d351c1c1cb99ea/thumbnail_610000.jpg","/articles/6634942/Kentucky/Committee-advances-bill-to-adjust-retiree-health-subsidy-for-CERS-career-retirees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634942-9e57d24dafff2c1914b8bb4b7919ed2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148833&Signature=m~awxgZdLSv2ulOBA7SHjO5vdghv1JWOI3ncNUVH5G6O-LBhae1by2TB6Ecl7akIBLVeGmAzG6U-a~OSrKc~KO42hqZIG4oZH-8MdHk~FcQCeU413WqHWWLH7BH8orr~KCITwwr-HmZ89tueYjjU2aJW~mVyOh4QTgrjQst6XyxKj6wCm2tkoxbORu0qw4KVSlrcXCsIR-GPpJbi8l4jooCRKr-6zMBL2OaPMSPHF6tUevMeb~MnZrZ4xCnJ-mRHP-P18cJYgQ9X9pwhDxNFtC8VlRO0vE1ytTrJi3emT8MaY4hW0W3kwVIPhBGH7~JIY26zx52WXSiLKAg5QFCClA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 10, presented to the House Standing Committee on Local Government on May 20 by State Senator Robbie Mills, advanced with a favorable recommendation after committee members expressed support for updating retiree health benefits for career members of CERS.

Sen. Mills said employer and employee groups worked for more than a year on the measure to address concerns that the retired health subsidy established in 2003 no longer aligns with current costs. \"To address these concerns, employees and employer groups have worked together with me for more than a year to develop a plan that enhances retiree health benefits for CERS career retirees,\" Mills said.

Representatives and association leaders sat at the table during the presentation, including Jerry Wagner of the Sheriffs' Association, Jeff Taylor of the Kentucky Professional Firefighters, Sean Butler of the Kentucky Police Chiefs Association, and JD Cheney of the Kentucky League of Cities. Committee members offered brief comments in support; Representative Griffey explained his yes vote by noting his appreciation for the work and saying, \"Being currently retired and having employees that this is going to affect and help them with their medical benefits is great, and I appreciate all the work you all put into it. And it's a big yes for me.\"

The committee took a roll-call vote; Chair Patrick Flannery announced the motion carried. The transcript indicates the bill was passed out of committee without amendment and recommended that it \"should pass\" on the House floor.

The committee record in the transcript does not include the bill's detailed benefit changes, projected costs, or the statutory amendments' exact language; those details are contained in the bill text and stakeholder materials rather than the committee discussion excerpt.

Senate Bill 10 was advanced with a favorable recommendation and will proceed to the House floor for further consideration.","Senate Bill 10, presented by Sen. Robbie Mills, cleared the House Local Government Committee with bipartisan support after sponsors and stakeholders said the bill would enhance retiree health benefits for CERS career retirees.",{"_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},6634947,"House committee approves measure to allow electronic county vendor payments",369,208000,577000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2653238-085d3f3dc92d82c0f3d351c1c1cb99ea&start=208&end=577","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2653238-085d3f3dc92d82c0f3d351c1c1cb99ea/thumbnail_208000.jpg","/articles/6634947/Kentucky/House-committee-approves-measure-to-allow-electronic-county-vendor-payments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634947-f78ca58c6dd338c6b1c61e3796f2c83b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148833&Signature=mSKvekok5H1dEHRcC6qdnge1nBstglRfsjtutdHfJzFDQSLNHe1Yzeto9Gyw0c1ChkvjBC-59vHoytBO78mHqC6jm~ZcuoA7lVGqucyEvXNq1O62z0vqq9nMW1MjyYn0hKHBwNJtRFAutma38REnixq4wFntw6JYBQ~hZMZjzQjbw8Hq3YVpw5tz8zD1Rqr0MDaxfJG~gvBXqBKxEmUurPNU7iJX0SRHfzG-gHAmKomhKvTILctvOHJ4TcuvxLcggD-kw0u69DqDKKreYLHCpDNGTLYWCeHUdixE~MNr-YJCaszeHIWRZgRwYQsgGRxqWIMOCIISdeMoo2TYiJWEBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Standing Committee on Local Government on May 20 voted to advance House Bill 744, a measure that would allow county treasurers to place routine vendors on standing payment orders and to pay those vendors electronically, while retaining required approvals from the judge/executive and county treasurer.

Supporters told the committee the measure responds to slow mail delivery and growing cases of “check washing,” where fraudsters alter mailed checks. State Rep. Richard White, the bill sponsor, said the change would allow counties to avoid late payments and cancellations that can harm small vendors.

\"We do have the same problem everybody else has, mail delivery,\" said Harry Clark, identified in committee as a county judge/executive from Round County. Clark told members his county had to void more than 92 checks in the past fiscal year because checks were delayed or lost. \"The other thing that we have is a issue that's is security ... is check washing. And that's where they take the name off and the the pay who they're gonna pay to and the amount. They change it.\"

Under the bill as presented, routine vendor payments could be handled electronically, but the judge/executive (or designee) and the county treasurer would still be required to sign or otherwise approve payments. Proponents told the committee the change was intended to preserve internal controls while improving reliability for small vendors who depend on timely payments.

The committee first adopted a committee substitute for the bill and then approved a title amendment. Representative Bray moved the title amendment and Representative Raittmer seconded it; the committee approved the amendment and then voted the bill out with a favorable recommendation that it \"should pass\" on the House floor.

Committee members asked procedural questions about the existing county payment system; Representative Neighbors asked what issues HB 744 was trying to address, and presenters described the change as allowing electronic payment rather than handwritten mailed checks. The committee did not specify additional technical implementation details or cite a specific statute that would be amended in committee testimony.

The committee vote as recorded on the transcript shows multiple members answering in the affirmative during roll call and Chair Patrick Flannery announcing, \"Vote aye. Motion carries with favorable expression that the bill is amended should pass on the house floor.\" The transcript does not provide a complete, line-by-line roll call in the excerpt and some members later recorded or clarified their votes during the attendance-record period.

If approved by the full House, the bill would change county payment practice to allow standing electronic payments for routine vendors while preserving dual signatory approval; the transcript does not specify implementation dates, technical standards for electronic payments, or whether state law needs further amendment beyond the bill's text.

Committee discussion and the vote occurred during the committee's meeting on May 20; the bill was presented by Representative Richard White, accompanied by Judge Executive Harry Clark and County Treasurer Michelle Jesse of Round County.","The Kentucky House Standing Committee on Local Government voted to advance a bill that would let county governments place routine vendors on standing orders and make electronic payments, aiming to reduce late payments and fraud tied to mailed checks.","actionData","errors"]

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