Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Equity, Community Affairs, Housing,  
Health, and Education Committee  
Chair Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Vice Chair Stuart Benson (R-20)  
Committee Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1)  
Committee Member JP Lyninger (D-6)  
Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
Committee Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)  
Wednesday, June 17, 2026  
1:30 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair Benson called the meeting to order at 1:36 p.m.  
Vice Chair Benson introduced the committee members present. A quorum  
was established.  
NOTE: All committee members present attended in Chambers, except Chair  
Shanklin, who attended virtually  
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Present:  
Chair Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Vice Chair Stuart Benson (R-20), Committee Member  
Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Committee Member JP Lyninger (D-6), Committee Member  
Dan Seum Jr., and Committee Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)  
Clerk(s)  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Amy Golden, Assistant Clerk  
Special Discussion  
CHILD ABUSE MANDATED REPORTING - Billy Jenkins, Shawnte West, Crystal Wilder,  
Cabinet for Health and Family Services  
Attachments:  
Billy Jenkins and Hollie Almon, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, gave  
a presentation (see attached).  
The following also spoke to this item:  
- Committee Member Lyninger  
- Committee Member Shanklin  
- Chair Shanklin  
- Committee Member Parker  
- Vice Chair Benson  
- Hunter Knapp, Department of Community Based Services  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Vice Chair Benson adjourned the meeting at 2:40 p.m.  
Transcript  
See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Equity, Community Affairs, Housing,  
Health and Education Committee - June 17, 2026.pdf" attached hereto for additional  
information regarding discussion of each item.]  
Attachments: