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• The first order of business is roll call. The Senate Secretary will call the roll. Adams. Here.
• Hearing none, the Senate will advance to the 11th Order of Business: Introduction, First Reading of Bills
• provide for the Idaho Direct to Consumer Commerce Act, to revise provisions regarding the sale of graded
• provide for the Idaho Direct to Consumer Commerce Act, to revise provisions regarding the sale of graded

Summary: The Senate convened with 32 members present, a quorum established, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal was approved as corrected, and the chamber received committee reports and House messages. Several bills were advanced: Senate bills 1261, 1262, 1265, and 1266 were reported out of committee for second reading, and House Bill 504 was also reported out. The Senate also received House bills 520, 579, 580, 581, and 583 for introduction, and Senate Bill 1225 and House Joint Memorial 10 were processed for enrollment and transmittal. The Senate introduced a large group of new bills, including measures on kratom consumer protections, direct-to-consumer agricultural commerce, dietitian licensure compact participation, occupational licensing and homeschool diploma equivalency, veteran benefits consumer protections, highway and right-of-way procedures, education funding and scholarship limits, school social access for homeschool students, foster parent training, public benefits verification, hearing loss screening, criminal trespass of a church, and conversational AI safety. The chamber then moved several bills to third reading, including Senate Bills 1240, 1248, 1249, and 1251, after second-reading action on additional bills such as 1250, 1246, 1247, 1254, 1255, 1256, and 1264. On final passage, Senate Bill 1240, a comprehensive overhaul of Idaho’s guardianship and conservatorship laws, received strong support after debate emphasizing added protections, alternatives to full guardianship, and a delayed implementation date of January 1, 2027; it passed 32-0 with three absent and excused. Senate Bill 1248, eliminating the old county capital crimes defense fund after the state took over public defense, also passed 32-0. Senate Bill 1249, a code cleanup measure updating an outdated time-zone reference, passed 32-0. Senate Bill 1251, clarifying the Attorney General’s civil enforcement authority to seek injunctions and declaratory relief, passed 30-3 with two absent. All passed bills were transmitted to the House. During miscellaneous business, senators announced upcoming events including the University of Idaho 4-H Know Your Government program, a birthday acknowledgment for Senator Shippee, and a memorial service for deceased senators scheduled for Monday, along with an afternoon session for bill introductions. The Senate then adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2026.

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• Being involved in the ag classes is the first step.
• </c> amended thank you Mr chair uh Mr first amended thank you Mr chair uh Mr first uh<00:25:58.840><c
• </c><00:35:34.800><c> passed</c> brand this the legislature first passed brand this the legislature first
• In fact, the pet treats, by law, have to be human grade.
• In fact, the pet treats, by law, have to be human grade.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Clerk call first local bill Clerk call first local bill Clerk call first local bill on page 58 of the
• Clerk call the first bill on special order the first bill on special order the first bill on special
• Very first. I'm saying from time right? Very first. I'm saying from time right? Very first.
• grade.
• Well, those children were first grade. Well, those children were first grade.

Bills: HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29, SB 5, SB 262, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 106, HB 18, HB 48, HB 27, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 2986, HB 972, HB 502, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Please read the first amendment.
• Please read the first amendment.
• Please read the first amendment.
• Please read the first amendment.
• Please read the first amendment.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• At first it had an oversight better.
• </c> grade to the CTE program? grade to the CTE program?
• </c><01:29:12.639><c> up</c> from the time he was in third grade up from the time he was in third grade
• The first deals with the the bill.
• And if that first right uh exists.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• The first order of business is the approval of the minutes from February 11th.
• I'm very excited to hear from them, and first up they are already at the testifier stand.
• This is my first time hearing this presentation, and I'm very excited for you guys.
• She is first generation and served 10 years.
• </c> your testifier I too was a first your testifier I too was a first generation<01:42:33.880><c> college

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I WANTED TO THANK A FEW PEOPLE, FIRST AND FOREMOST THANK YOU.
• Albritton: SENATOR GAETZ YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. >>Sen.
• FIRST BY MAKING SURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A NUMBER.
• AND FIRST I WANT TO THANK SENATOR GAETZ.
• FIRST AND FOREMOST THANK YOU SENATOR GAETZ FOR THIS GREAT BILL.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And first of all, I'd like to thank you for having us today.
• So first quarter we do continuity of operations. Second quarter, we do fire drills.
• This first one, I have three slides on US 2.
• I had the opportunity to work on the first flood in 2007 as a federal employee.
• I had the opportunity to work on the first flood in 2007 as a federal employee.

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an organizational session and received a presentation from Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington State Ferries staff on recovery from the December atmospheric river storms. Committee members were introduced, and staff outlined a new process for submitting proviso and project requests through an online app, with members directed to work through their caucus policy staff. The chair also announced caucus meetings and noted staff changes for the session. WSDOT and WSF described emergency response operations, including statewide activations, damage assessment, and the use of emergency declarations to speed repairs. Staff explained how they pursue federal reimbursement through FHWA Emergency Relief and, separately, FEMA for debris removal, while noting that permanent repairs still require environmental clearances. They reported more than 50 emergency work orders, 16 emergency contracts, about 107 road sites closed at one point, and an initial damage estimate of roughly $30 million. Examples of storm damage and recovery included US 2 near Skykomish and Tumwater Canyon, US 12 near Naches, Highway 410, Highway 42 near Mount Baker, I-90 shoulder damage, and a major US 101 slope failure near Forks that will require longer-term geotechnical work. Members asked about environmental permitting, bridge impacts, flood coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, and whether emergency declarations allow broader actions; staff said the declaration mainly speeds stabilization and contracting, does not change tolling authority, and does not waive environmental requirements. No votes were taken.

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• So let's go ahead and hear from our first author, Assembly Member Ward.
• So please, if you'd like to begin, Sonny Kim, you can be first up.
• So please, if you'd like to begin, Sonny Kim, you can be first up.
• First of all, I want to thank this body.
• She had a healthy first-grade daughter. I was horrified. She had a healthy first-grade daughter.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• costs for those using the materials on site for the first time.
• Incur first costs for those using the materials on site for the first time. Okay, thank you, Mr.
• A lot of what is cured can't meet grade. So, the harder woods tend to...
• Meet grade, and we are a little light in New Mexico on some of the harder woods.
• All right, we are first going to go to the audience.

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> you're observing that this was the first you're observing that this was the first year<00:05:15.400
• </c><00:22:52.480><c> we</c> of it is is we don't but uh first we of it is is we don't but uh first we
• </c> 1435 Dr May Jameson the first 1435 Dr May Jameson the first African-American<00:24:44.000><c> female
• mentioned when we met with him when you first got elected.
• and ninth grade, and even having justice system experience.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Whichever one you want to do first. I can't tell who's here. Okay.
• And I always leave you with my favorite book, which is Frendel, fourth grade, so please read it.
• These players, many of whom are first-generation college students, are the first to arrive on campus
• It was around that time that I first met him.
• She helped elect the first Latino officials and put them into public office in the valley.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• to a higher grade all new positions to a higher grade all new positions<00:12:02.680><c> are</c><00:
• </c> have to build those other four first have to build those other four first before<00:56:21.839><c
• That’s the first pilot. It’s always the hardest.
• So that's your first cut.
• </c> Hazard conditions so that's your first Hazard conditions so that's your first cut<01:17:41.360><

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held informational briefings first with the Department of Defense on its FY 2026 budget request, then with the Hawaii School Facilities Authority. Major General Steve Logan outlined the Department of Defense request for $40.5 million in state funds, which he said would leverage about $74 million in federal matching funds and support 411 open projects that could attract up to $2.3 billion in additional federal grant money. He said the budget focuses on sustainment, safety, and reorganization in light of lessons from the Maui wildfires. Key requests included $1.3 million to sustain IT systems, $2.7 million for 32 HEMA emergency management positions, three new Hawaii Army National Guard positions plus four upgrades, and $1.9 million for the Youth Challenge Program to cover state-mandated fringe costs and staffing needs. He also reviewed capital improvement projects, including Youth Challenge facility upgrades, siren modernization, ADA improvements, building retrofits for disaster resilience, Army facility upgrades, a third state veterans home on Maui, HEMA EOC improvements, and a maintenance/fuel building at Diamond Head. Members asked about the siren modernization timeline, and HEMA said roughly 26 to 31 sirens would be modernized this year, with 15 on Maui, eight on Oahu, and eight on the Big Island. Questions also focused on Youth Challenge and Job Challenge enrollment and vacancies, with the department saying the Hilo Job Challenge Academy is growing and that combining Youth Challenge recruiting statewide into one Kilauea program has helped enrollment. Logan also answered questions about the New Year’s Eve medical transport mission, explaining the Hawaii Air National Guard’s relationship with active-duty Air Force assets and saying the flight cost is about $20,000 per flight hour, though the final bill had not yet been determined. On the Maui veterans home, staff said the University of Hawaii site was no longer viable after faculty senate opposition, so the department is now focused on a 10-acre Puna District site; the project remains tied to a certified $35 million state match and August 2025 and August 2026 federal suspense dates. Logan said the veterans home remains one of the department’s highest priorities, but it could not be moved higher in the submitted CIP ranking. The department also discussed a Governor’s add-on for a fire marshal/Office of Recovery and Resiliency proposal. Logan said the fire marshal position was reestablished last session but has not yet been filled, and that if the function is transferred to the Department of Defense, the department wants funding ready to move quickly. Staff later said the request would include about $1.1 million for seven positions and about $2.2 million for operating costs, though details were still preliminary. The committee then reconvened for the School Facilities Authority briefing, where Executive Director Ricky Fujitani described the agency as a startup created in 2020 to improve school and workforce housing development through standardized designs, prefabrication, best-value procurement, and public-private partnerships. He said Hawaii’s single school district still functions like 15 different districts because of its 264 schools across 15 complex areas, and that the authority’s goal is to create more efficient, maintainable, and cost-effective facilities.

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• All right, so let's bring up Representative Aaj then for her first bill and the first two bills on the
• </c><00:30:32.559><c> please</c> is going to be going first please is going to be going first please
• One woman worked at Cookie Cart; that was her first job.
• Dorisa Squire's operating engineer, first-year apprentice.
• </c> three events three events our very first three events three events our very first year<01:23:52.239

Bills: HF339, HF1272, HF2121, HF2122, HF1216, HF1003, HF2319

Keywords: HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility

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• Um first we'll do the uh hearings. Um first we'll do the pledge. pledge. pledge.
• </c> concerned about the uh first concerned about the uh first uh<00:21:38.240><c> first</c><00:21:38.480
• their pre-K year will enter kindergarten at or above a kindergarten reading level, oftentimes at a first-grade
• four-year-old year, will enter kindergarten at or above a kindergarten reading level, oftentimes at a first-grade
• four-year-old year, will enter kindergarten at or above a kindergarten reading level, oftentimes at a first-grade

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 69, including a germane amendment about local school boards’ acceptance or rejection of gifts and donations and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Rep. Cordelli said the early literacy proposal was a modified version of an earlier kindergarten readiness bill, would rely on gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements. Members questioned the shift from a broader technology program to an online-only model, the lack of detailed evaluation metrics, how long children would use the program, and whether it was appropriate for very young children. Cordelli said the change was intended to avoid government dependence and still allow the program to be offered next school year. Several members raised concerns about the gift-acceptance language on the underlying bill, including whether school boards would need to vote on small donations, whether gifts could be handled in blocks or at regular meetings, and how anonymous donations would work under right-to-know laws. Rep. Han noted that some gift discussions might belong in non-public session under RSA 91-A, while Rep. Cornell said acceptance or rejection of gifts could be handled at regular meetings and suggested a dollar threshold could be added later. The New Hampshire School Boards Association said it was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails, policy guidance, and clarification on timing, anonymity, and public-meeting requirements. Supporters of the early childhood program, including Waterford.org, said the proposal would provide an evidence-based, adaptive online literacy program with family engagement for four- and five-year-olds, and that it could help close early learning gaps. Waterford said it could work collaboratively with school districts and IEP teams, and that it would provide devices and internet access for families who need them. Committee members pressed on how the program would interact with existing special education services and whether districts could use it as part of an IEP; the response was that it would be supplementary and not an approved special education service. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair indicated the committee would later executive the bills and try to get reports filed promptly.

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• Chavaris, Lee Wilson, the first gentleman of Suisun City and District 11.
• First of all, let me let you know I am rising in strong support.
• And this is the first time she came to an event.
• She has, of course, a 4.0 grade point average. Fifteen AP classes?
• over to first base, to your left, to our good friend, Dr.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar. The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added. On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• So I will talk about the proposed substitute first and how it differs from the underlying bill.
• So the first amendment I'm going to talk about is Murray 294 by Representative Jacobsen.
• The first is VASE 220 by Representative Gregerson to the underlying bill.
• The first is VASE 243 by Representative Barkis.
• Can you move the amendment first? Yes, Mr. Chair, thank you. I move amendment 292. Sorry, 292.

Bills: HB2266, HB2489

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation, 904, all

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• Please read the first bill.
• I bet that guy’s going to die first. No, I bet that guy’s going to die first.
• We will always put the little guy first.
• Please read the first bill.
• We expanded it to cover more grades.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The first thing I just wanted to note is that, for those who know me, I think, which is everybody on
• it did most of its work the first three years it operated.
• under the A to F letter grade system and also verifiable enrollment demand.
• Was it like a first come, first serve, and they reached capacity and everybody else was out of luck?
• So the first cycle in which all four positions were eligible for funding was 2020.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee of Reference first heard a sunset review of the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board. Governor’s Office staff explained that the board was created in 2016 to lower borrowing costs for qualifying schools by providing a state guarantee that improves credit ratings, but the board has no dedicated staff or budget and is now largely in a monitoring role because it has reached its statutory leverage cap. Members discussed the long maturities of the approved financings, whether rural districts might benefit from additional capacity, and why a 10-year continuation was being requested. The committee voted to recommend continuing the board for 10 years until July 1, 2036. The committee then heard a sunset review of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE’s president described the interstate compact, its regional student access programs—WUE, WRGP, and PSEP—along with behavioral health fidelity reviews and cooperative purchasing savings. Testimony emphasized tuition savings for Arizona students, the return of health care graduates to Arizona, and the value of regional collaboration. The committee voted to recommend continuing WICHE for 10 years until July 1, 2036. Finally, the committee reviewed the Arizona Department of Education School Safety Program performance audit. The Auditor General reported that the program has grown substantially, but many sampled schools were not fully complying with requirements such as operational plans, safety teams, training, activity logs, and reimbursement documentation. The department agreed with the finding and said it would implement the recommendations. The school safety director responded that the department has already begun tightening monitoring, training, and documentation procedures, and he answered questions about emergency plans and campus safety. No further action was taken on the audit, and the meeting adjourned.

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• You'll be called based on the first bill. ...you'll be called based on the first bill you listed as your
• I am a first-grade teacher at the Kelly School in Chelsea.
• I work with first-grade students.
• I took my first job as a caddy when I was in seventh grade.
• She was the first of many to file lawsuits. Thanks.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.