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• The witness said they had a heat map they would be happy to have Tina pass out, which would be in the
• The witness said the heat map was done by SIP Source, an independent sourcing company of alcohol information
• The witness explained that the heat map was done by SIP Source, an independent sourcing company of alcohol
• The witness explained that the heat map was done by SIP Source, an independent sourcing company of alcohol

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 21 minutes and then took up a consent calendar, withdrawing several items before adopting the remainder. It also moved item FIS 25103 to the table by a 6-4 vote after Senator Gray argued the Executive Council had not yet acted on a prior $5 million approval and that the committee should avoid adding to the rainy day fund draw. The committee then approved item 25106 for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources/State Library after hearing that the department expected about a $400,000 lapse to return to the state. A major discussion centered on New Hampshire Police Standards and Training (item 2577). Senator Gray questioned whether a proposed equipment purchase could be delayed to the next biennium in light of the state’s deficit and rainy day fund use. The agency said the equipment was needed now for scenario training, vendors had already been identified, and delaying would likely increase costs and force continued reliance on unpaid volunteer help. The committee ultimately approved the item. The committee also approved Department of Energy item 2587 after hearing that federal weatherization funds are drawn down on a reimbursement basis, and item 2588 after similar testimony that weatherization work must be completed and inspected before reimbursement, limiting how quickly funds can be expended. Item 250094 had been withdrawn. Later, the committee discussed Senator Carson’s request for an LBA review of the YDC claims settlement fund, with members expressing concern about administrative costs, attorney fees, settlement-loan payoffs, and the need for more detailed reporting. The committee voted to direct LBA to conduct the audit described in Senator Carson’s memo, with the additional request that the review include the term over which attorney fees are paid. The meeting then moved on to an HHS staff item, where members began questioning the timing of dashboard data and reporting delays.

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• One was to draw our maps; now it's to give unlimited foreign-influence corporations the ability to spend
• was</c><00:07:48.960><c> to</c><00:07:49.080><c> draw</c><00:07:49.280><c> our</c><00:07:49.440><c> Maps
• </c><00:07:50.240><c> now</c> chamber one was to draw our Maps now chamber one was to draw our Maps now

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We'll look at it; there is a map that is available. ...also that I was shown by my staff.
• Ultimately, HB149 is a stakeholder-driven response, putting Texas on the map and showing other states
• Because if you look at the map, it's crazy. But the point is...
• Yes, this map regarding managed care service area effective January 1st, 2025 that...

Bills: HB149, HB252, HB643, HB1442, HB1500, HB1672, HB1851, HB1893, HB2028, HB2768, HB2818, HB149, HB252

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

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• documents that track the previous API days at the Capitol during which we have invited members of the MAP
• We've created programs for API Day at the Capitol during which we have featured the MAP caucus.
• documents that track the previous API days at the Capitol during which we have invited members of the MAP
• We've created programs for API Day at the Capitol during which we have featured the MAP caucus.

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• I can note that we do GIS map and track all practices implemented so we know exactly what outcomes are
• detail I can note that we um uh do<00:43:06.119><c> um</c><00:43:07.119><c> GIS</c><00:43:07.599><c> map
• and</c><00:43:08.079><c> track</c><00:43:08.319><c> all</c><00:43:08.599><c> practices</c> do um GIS map
• and track all practices do um GIS map and track all practices implemented<00:43:09.680><c> so</c><00

Bills: HF363, HF2155, HF1524, HF821, HF1677, HF1292

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• In the state of Minnesota, as you can see on the map, each of them would have to evaluate that expansion
• as you can see in the state of Minnesota as you can see on<00:25:33.279><c> the</c><00:25:33.480><c> map
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• each of them would have to on the map each of them would have to evaluate<00:25:35.559><c> that</c><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I can get you a good color map; it's also on our website that shows the change of wolf range in Minnesota
• fiveyear survey I can get you a a good fiveyear survey I can get you a a good color<01:04:16.279><c> map
• 17.400><c> on</c><01:04:17.559><c> our</c><01:04:17.760><c> website</c><01:04:18.200><c> that</c> color map
• it's also on our website that color map it's also on our website that shows<01:04:18.880><c> the</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• from a surplus to MDH and the Public Facilities Authority, whose staff both include MAPE members, to map
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you so... f-map assumption in the base bill what is it i don't have the number off the top of my
• do know that in the special provisions for article 2 believe it's section 6 does list out what the f-map
• The bill established divisions of the court highlighted in blue on your map in the first, third, fourth
• The divisions highlighted in green on your map are the six remaining divisions that must be reauthorized

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant. The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit. A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.

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• A 2023 study by ArcGIS Maps noted that older industrial cities, like so many that we have here in the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on 25 tax and administrative bills, with opening remarks explaining the hearing process and noting that House-filed matters must be reported by December 6. The first major topic was funding for the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial and related support for families of fallen officers. Police representatives, memorial fund advocates, and family members gave emotional testimony urging favorable action on S. 1934 and related bills, emphasizing the need for a permanent revenue stream to maintain the memorial and honor officers killed in the line of duty. Committee members and legislators responded with personal remarks of support and appreciation for law enforcement families. The committee then heard testimony on a proposed Commonwealth Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, including S. 1967 and related bills. Senator Peter Durant and later Dennis Porter argued that the state should be allowed to invest a limited share of stabilization or other funds in Bitcoin or other regulated digital assets as a hedge against inflation and fiscal risk, with strict caps, custody rules, and audits. They described the proposal as a forward-looking, non-mandatory framework for diversifying state reserves. No vote was taken during the hearing. Another major topic was disaster resilience funding. Dr. Paul Biddinger of Mass General Brigham supported S. 1936/H. 3030, saying climate-driven flooding, drought, and wildfire risks are increasing and that the State Disaster Relief and Resiliency Trust Fund needs a dedicated revenue source. Senator Comerford also testified in favor, explaining that the fund was created in the prior session, that recent floods showed the need for quick state response, and that the bill would dedicate a portion of capital gains revenue to the fund. Committee members asked about how the fund would accrue and be used. The committee also heard testimony on PILOT and endowment-related bills: AICUM opposed H. 3122/S. 2013 and H. 3264/S. 2016, arguing that an endowment tax and mandatory PILOTs would harm private nonprofit colleges, students, and research; and a representative from Peru supported reform of PILOT formulas for state-owned land, saying rural towns need higher reimbursements and hold-harmless protections. The hearing concluded after testimony on the digital asset bills, with no recorded votes or final actions.

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• Yeah, and I think, geographically, you look at a map, it probably could fit to either one when you're

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and approved House Bill 2666, Representative Keithley’s anti-SLAPP bill, on an 8-4 vote after a brief clarification that it was the anti-SLAPP measure being considered. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 3054, also by Representative Keithley, which would shift Cole County appellate venue to the Eastern District for workload balancing and require certain challenges to the enactment or validity of statutes and regulations to be filed originally in Cole County to reduce forum shopping. Representative Keithley said the bill was intended to centralize procedural and constitutional challenges tied to lawmaking or rulemaking in Jefferson City, not to move ordinary fact-based civil cases. Committee members pressed him on whether the language would also sweep in personal injury, medical malpractice, or criminal cases, and several expressed concern that the bill was broader than intended and could create venue fights or burden litigants. Keithley acknowledged the language might need clarification, especially regarding whether it could affect cases with constitutional counts in otherwise ordinary civil actions. Opposition testimony came from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Missouri Circuit Judges Association. Both groups said the bill, as drafted, was too broad and could unintentionally move many cases to Cole County, including cases where constitutional challenges are commonly pleaded, and possibly criminal matters because of the “notwithstanding” clause. They also warned it could encourage new venue disputes and undermine expected local venue. The Judicial Conference of Missouri offered to provide data on case types if the committee wanted more information. No further action was taken on HB 3054, and the hearing adjourned.

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• Our export promotion programs from a federal level, MAP and FMD, are vitally important, and then Laura

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Ag Affairs Committee approved the March 16, 2026 minutes and then heard House Bill 879 from Representative John Shirts. The bill was described as a pared-down version of earlier hemp-related legislation that would bring establishments selling hemp-derived THC products, including Delta-8 and Delta-9, under Idaho Department of Agriculture oversight to close a loophole allowing illegal products to be sold. Braden Jensen of the Idaho Farm Bureau supported the measure as a compromise that would help ensure retail hemp products comply with state law. The committee voted to send HB 879 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, and Representative Shirts will carry the bill on the floor. The committee then received an update from Laura Wilder of the Idaho Barley Commission. She outlined the commission’s grower-funded structure, its research, market development, education, and information programs, and reported that Idaho produced 39% of the U.S. barley crop in 2025 on 490,000 harvested acres with a record-tied average yield of 112 bushels per acre. Wilder highlighted the economic impact of barley, including more than a quarter-billion dollars in agricultural output and about 2,500 jobs, and emphasized research benefits such as improved yields and cost-saving fertilizer findings. She also discussed market development efforts with foreign buyers and domestic nutrition partners, current trends showing flat beer demand and some growth in food barley, and a generally cautious outlook for prices. Amaya Aguirre Landa of the Idaho Grain Producers Association followed with a broader overview of the grain economy. She said Idaho grain growers are facing low prices, rising input costs, weather and water risks, and policy uncertainty, while noting that wheat and barley remain major crops for the state. She discussed export dependence, the importance of trade agreements and Pacific Northwest export corridors, drought and irrigation conditions, and recent federal actions such as bridge assistance, higher reference prices, and farm bill progress. Members asked about dam breaching concerns, the stalled Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and what state policy can influence, and the meeting ended with no further action beyond adjournment.

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• I could give you a more exact map, but that's the general area.

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• These are noted in blue on this map.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 639, sponsored by Senator Taves, which would modernize Idaho’s licensed midwifery laws by replacing a fixed statutory list of allowable medications with a board-defined formulary and protocol for maternal and neonatal care. Supporters, including licensed midwives Charity Catlin and Valerie Hall, said the bill would reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, especially for stable postpartum hemorrhage cases and other situations where midwives could safely use additional medications, while lowering costs and improving care in rural areas. Senator Taves said he worked with the Idaho Midwifery Council and that the bill reflects current training and standards. The committee moved HB 639 to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation. The committee then received a presentation from the Office of Performance Evaluations on state oversight of children’s residential care. OPE described concerns about limited licensing authority, lack of clearly communicated children’s rights, inconsistent reporting of restraint and seclusion, weak enforcement, and gaps in oversight for foster youth and privately placed children. The report also found that foster youth placements in residential care had increased, including out-of-state placements, and recommended more unannounced surveys, random interviews, better tracking of children’s needs and placement appropriateness, and clearer coordination among licensing, caseworkers, and contract monitors. Department of Health and Welfare officials responded that they have already reduced congregate care use, created a Continuity Care Bureau, standardized licensing response timelines, and improved monitoring practices. They acknowledged one remaining gap: Idaho lacks a mechanism to place substantiated facility abusers on a child protection registry, and they said legislative action would be needed. The department also said it supports a separate bill to strengthen resident rights and access to help. The committee took no further action on the OPE report and adjourned after the presentation.

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• These are noted in blue on this map.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 639 from Senator Ben Taves, which would modernize Idaho’s licensed midwifery laws by replacing a fixed statutory medication list with a board-defined formulary and protocol for maternal and neonatal care. Supporters, including licensed midwives Charity Catlin and Valerie Hall, said the bill would reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, especially for stable postpartum hemorrhage cases and other rural maternity situations, while lowering costs and preserving recovery and bonding. Senator Taves said he worked with the Idaho Midwifery Council and that the bill aligns Idaho with neighboring states. The committee voted to send HB 639 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then received a presentation from the Office of Performance Evaluations on state oversight of children’s residential care. OPE reported concerns about limited licensing authority, unclear children’s rights information, lack of required reporting on restraint and seclusion, weak enforcement, and inconsistent monitoring practices. The report also found that foster youth placements in residential care had increased, including out-of-state placements, and that the state lacked a clear way to track whether children were in the most appropriate setting. OPE recommended more unannounced surveys, standardized contract monitoring, better communication across divisions, and clearer abuse-investigation procedures. Department of Health and Welfare officials responded that they had already reduced congregate care use, created a Continuity Care Bureau, and implemented or were implementing several recommendations. They said licensing had adopted priority response timelines similar to child protection cases and was working on resident-rights improvements, but acknowledged a remaining gap in placing substantiated perpetrators on a registry and said legislative action would be needed. The committee discussed the need for stronger oversight for both foster and privately placed children, and the chair announced the committee would meet again the next day for a Medicaid and managed care presentation.

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• We are literally the bull's eye when you look at the map across the country.

Bills: SB1732, SB1217, SB1443, SB1455, SB1457, SB1459, SB1465, SB1944, SB1946, SB1218, SB1942, SB1352, SB2132, SB1920, SB1285, SB1304, SB1305, SB1326, SB1590, SB1767

Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house

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• in Meridian, and we have folks up in Coeur d'Alene, as well as some other locations indicated on the map

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the February 10, 2026 minutes and then introduced RS 331-92, a proposal by Rep. VanderWater to allow additional milk-testing quality categories to be set by rule between producers and buyers. VanderWater said the measure would give the Department of Agriculture flexibility to address testing issues beyond butterfat, protein, and somatic cell counts, including possible bacteria-related standards. Members asked whether organic dairy would be included, and he said it would apply to dairy sold to processors. The motion to introduce the RS passed unanimously. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Matt Weaver of the Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission and Brian Keekley of the Langdon Group on a proposed merger of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into the Idaho Department of Water Resources. They described a months-long evaluation process that included stakeholder interviews, a survey, a workshop, and a final report. The presenters said the recommended structure would keep the commission’s board and mission intact while moving support functions into IDWR, preserving local conservation district autonomy, maintaining the commission’s branding and non-regulatory identity, protecting funding, and creating a formal partnership framework to guard against enforcement or policy conflicts. Members generally expressed support for the proposal’s sideboards and the involvement of local districts. Questions focused on how the merger framework would be implemented and when. Weaver said Senate Concurrent Resolution 115 and House Bill 503 were the main legislative vehicles, with additional statutory cleanup and a combined budget expected for the 2027 session, along with a memorandum of understanding between the agencies. Committee members indicated they were comfortable with the legislation coming before them as early as Monday. The meeting concluded with no further business.

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• in Meridian, and we have folks up in Coeur d'Alene, as well as some other locations indicated on the map

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved its February 10, 2026 minutes and welcomed a group of BYU-Idaho agribusiness students. The committee then introduced RS 331-92, a proposal by Rep. VanderWater to allow the Department of Agriculture and milk buyers/sellers to establish additional milk-testing categories beyond the current statutory measures of butterfat, protein, and somatic cell count. VanderWater said the change would give parties flexibility to set testing rules, including for bacteria-related testing, and members noted the bill could affect organic dairies as well. The RS was introduced without opposition. The committee also received a detailed presentation from Matt Weaver of the Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission and Brian Keekley of the Langdon Group on a yearlong evaluation of merging the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into the Idaho Department of Water Resources. They described a process that included stakeholder interviews, a public survey, a workshop, and a final report involving 48 individuals from 25 organizations, with input from conservation districts, state agencies, and federal partners. The presenters said the evaluation recommended IDWR as the appropriate home for the commission, citing overlapping administrative functions, water-related work, and opportunities for shared technical and career resources. The presenters emphasized several proposed safeguards if a merger moves forward: preserving the commission’s non-regulatory mission and branding, retaining local conservation district autonomy, protecting funding and staff, maintaining the current relationship with conservation districts and NRCS, and formalizing a partnership framework to prevent regulatory confusion. They said the commission board would continue in statute, with the IDWR director serving as a nonvoting member and the commission chair serving as a liaison to the Idaho Water Resource Board. Members generally expressed support for the process and the proposed sideboards, and asked about stakeholder involvement and timing. Weaver said Senate Concurrent Resolution 115 and House Bill 503 are the next legislative steps, with additional statutory review, a memorandum of understanding, and a combined budget expected to follow; the committee indicated it was comfortable considering the measures as early as the following Monday.

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• The projects, the dots—I wish I put a picture of that map—the dots go across the county.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Chair, or one of the last two questions, is there a federal map wherever this definition lives?