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• The first is House Bill 841, an act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures, introduced by
• Please listen to the first reading of the bill. >> H842, an act relating to the commission on public
• . procedures. procedures.
• on public school employee commission on public school employee health<00:05:33.759><c> benefits</c><
• </c> &gt;&gt; H842, an act relating to the commission &gt;&gt; H842, an act relating to the commission

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• And at this time, I'd like to ask Commissioner Steven Stodgill of the Public Safety Commission to please
• Accolades and personal dedication complement the mission of the Public Safety Commission to safeguard
• During his previous tenure on the Public Safety Commission, Mr.
• Code of Criminal Procedure. more, what do you, and this may be way down in the weeds, but what do you
• Anything else that Sunset had... recommended that the commission is having difficulty.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I'm the island housing planner for the Martha's Vineyard Commission, which is the regional planning agency
• That's pretty standard operating procedure up here.
• That's pretty standard operating procedure up here.
• That's pretty standard operating procedure up here.
• That's pretty standard operating procedure up here.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on two bills: H. 5447, a home rule petition concerning the Town of West Tisbury’s affordable housing trust fund, and H. 5317/H. 5314, relating to condominium conversion or partition of co-owned two-unit buildings. Chair Richard Haggerty and Senate co-chair Julian Cyr opened the hearing and explained the format, including three-minute testimony limits and a July 31 deadline for written testimony. Peter Harrington testified in support of updating the partition law so courts could use condominium conversion when dividing co-owned property. He said the current law is rooted in medieval-era rules and can hinder preservation of middle-class housing, especially where a two-family home might otherwise be sold and redeveloped. He argued the change would give judges a modern tool to preserve existing housing stock and noted the issue arises in some partition cases, though not every day. Laura Silber testified for West Tisbury in support of H. 5447, saying the town wants its affordable housing trust fund expanded to serve households up to 180% of area median income and to support seasonal-community workforce needs, including public sector essential workers. She said the town and Martha’s Vineyard Commission also support broader seasonal-community housing tools and a future local option transfer fee. Senator Cyr questioned whether the home rule petition was necessary given the Seasonal Communities law, and Silber responded that the petition was a short-term measure while technical fixes and a pooled year-round housing trust are developed. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with adjournment after testimony concluded.

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• </c><00:47:03.920><c> and</c> with um MMB rules and procedures and with um MMB rules and procedures and
• </c><00:47:52.000><c> And</c> payroll processes and procedures.
• And payroll processes and procedures.
• Chair and members of the commission.
• My name is members of the commission.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• appointments not required to appear: Item 2D, Uca Danka, as a member of the California State Lottery Commission
• dozens of board meetings throughout the state, including the CalSTRS Board and the State Lands Commission
• So I have for many, many years served on boards and commissions and have a lot of understanding of the
• So I have for many, many years served on boards and commissions and have a lot of understanding of the
• We're going to continue to work through those procedures and processes, obviously.

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee first handled several routine items, approving two governor appointments not required to appear: Armin Meyer to the Division of Consumer Financial Protection and Uca Danka to the California State Lottery Commission. The committee also approved referral of bills to committees, a Rules waiver request to suspend SR 55 for guest access on the Senate floor on April 6, and floor acknowledgments, with each action passing 5-0. The committee then heard from Arania Ortega, appointed to the Public Employment Relations Board. Members asked about her background at CalHR and the Department of Finance, her approach to board decision-making, recusal rules, the status of AB 288, PERB’s caseload and backlog, ride-share enforcement, and the legislative employees’ unionization process. Ortega said PERB currently has no backlog, is preparing for possible new workloads, and has recusal procedures that would automatically exclude her from certain state employee and child care cases for one year. Public testimony supported her appointment, and the committee voted 5-0 to move her nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Monica Erickson, nominated to lead the Department of Human Resources. Questions focused on state labor negotiations, CalPERS, recruitment and retention, telework, discipline and HR training, DEIA efforts, hiring pipelines, degree requirements, veteran hiring, return-to-office implementation, and the gender pay gap. Erickson said CalHR has reduced the vacancy rate from 20% to 17%, is expanding recruitment tools and class consolidations, is working on a skills-matching tool and career counseling, and has helped reduce the gender pay gap from 21.1% in 2013 to 12.2%. Public witnesses spoke in support, and the committee approved her nomination 5-0 to advance to the Senate floor.

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• Carriers and health plans must post any adjustments to policies and procedures that impact their prior
• So we've already, you know, done the procedure, we've used the resources, and we just want to get paid
• I'm the Public Policy and Legislative Affairs Manager for the Washington State Women's Commission, and
• We have an example where a patient required a medically necessary procedure, but because of her other
• And after an uneventful recovery from the procedure, the hospital received a retrospective denial of

Bills: SB5915, SB5988, SB6025, SJM8002

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

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• The commission must be co-chaired and staffed by the legislative branch.
• I'm looking at the members of the commission. Do we know who...
• Is it the Administrative Procedure Act?
• So Dave Herrera from the Northwest Indian Fish Commission is here.
• of the Fish Commission.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard public testimony on House Bill 2598, which would create a Salmon Advisory Commission made up of tribal leaders, state agencies, legislators, and local governments to develop recommendations on salmon and steelhead recovery. Prime sponsor Rep. Lekanoff described the bill as a way to bring executive, legislative, and tribal leaders together on salmon recovery and treaty obligations. Staff noted a fiscal note of roughly $35,000 in out years. Supporters emphasized salmon’s cultural and treaty importance and the need for coordinated leadership, while the lone public testifier, Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center, opposed the bill as another statewide layer of bureaucracy and argued that recovery efforts should focus more on local, watershed-level action. The committee noted 10 signed in pro, 886 con, and one other, but no vote was taken on the bill in the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2620, which would repeal the recently adopted Forest Practices Board rule expanding riparian buffers on non-fish-bearing streams and impose new standards for future riparian buffer rulemaking, including an economic viability standard for the timber industry and additional consensus and alternative-analysis requirements. Rep. Dent said the bill was intended to restore communication and collaboration in the forest practices process. Testimony was sharply divided. Tribal representatives and environmental advocates said the rule was the product of a long, science-based adaptive management process under the Forest and Fish framework and was needed to protect water quality, salmon habitat, and treaty rights; they argued the bill would undermine that process and conflict with Clean Water Act compliance. Forest industry and small forest landowner witnesses supported the bill, saying the process had lost trust, ignored alternatives, and imposed significant economic harm on rural communities and family tree farms. DNR and Ecology testified in opposition, saying the rule was based on science and that the bill would weaken water-quality protections and jeopardize HCP compliance. The committee recorded 592 signed in pro, 489 con, and one other, with no vote taken during the hearing. After the public hearings, the committee moved into executive session on five bills. Staff briefly described House Bill 2104, which would make permanent the Aviation Assurance Funding Program for wildfire response; House Bill 2348, a DNR request bill on land and material sales advertising; House Bill 2544, which would require an adjudication process for the Upper Columbia River with a proposed substitute; House Bill 2554, which would repeal Initiative 456 concerning state declarations on tribal natural resource management; and House Joint Memorial 4009, urging federal action on wildland firefighting consolidation. The committee then recessed briefly for caucus and began executive action, starting with a motion to report House Bill 2104 out of committee with a do pass recommendation.

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• Now, I'm not seeing the 30 days in this part, but is that kind of common procedure?
• Now, I'm not seeing the 30 days in this part, but is that kind of common procedure for the Attorney General
• shall meet at least quarterly, and the commission may hold an executive session under Section 44-04-
• And the commission may hold an executive session under Section 44-04-19.2.
• does it prohibit operation of an automatic stay on the enforcement of an administrative order or commission

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee on Senate Bill 2224 met to reconcile several amendment versions into a single draft, combining changes from multiple members and Legislative Council. The discussion focused mainly on clarifying the Attorney General’s hearing and enforcement process, including whether to keep or remove specific time limits, how the stay of an Attorney General order should operate, and whether the bill needed to expressly reference the appeal period under existing law. Members also noted other incorporated changes, including a quarterly meeting requirement for the commission, executive session authority, and a district court reference on page 7. A key issue was whether the bill should specify that an Attorney General order is stayed during the time to appeal and through the appeal process. After discussion of the Administrative Agencies Practices Act, the subcommittee agreed that the bill should reference the appeal period under Section 28-32-42, rather than restating the number of days in the bill itself. The proposed language was refined to say the order must be stayed pending expiration of the time to appeal under 28-32-42 and pending the judgment or order on appeal. The members moved and seconded the amendment with the clarified stay language, indicating agreement to advance the revised version. They discussed process for final review and agreed to reconvene as needed, with a committee meeting planned for Monday after floor session, pending notice and scheduling. No roll call vote was taken in the transcript, but the subcommittee appeared to approve the amendment by voice vote and prepare it for further committee action.

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• Senate Bill 169, Senator Lamb, Hospitals, Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions, Procedures.
• </c> medical conditions, procedures medical conditions, procedures favorable. favorable. favorable.
• Jackson, Maryland Health Care Commission membership, favorable, two amendments.
• ,</c><00:48:07.200><c> Sunset</c> State Boards, and Commissions, Sunset State Boards, and Commissions
• </c><01:01:17.359><c> actions</c> uh through and other procedural actions uh through and other procedural

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• On page 93 of the report, it talks about the deficit net position, workers' comp commission.
• I'll probably say it's also a conversation to involve the Workers' Compensation Commission for them to
• I'll probably say it's also a conversation to involve the Workers' Compensation Commission for them to
• Again, the Big Workers' Compensation Commission.
• “Is it again the big Workers’ Compensation Commission question?

Summary: The committee met to adopt prior minutes and reports from its executive and standing committees, including counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. Those reports covered routine audit activity, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, and several state agency audit items. The committee also reviewed and adopted the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and the related single audit report, both presented by Legislative Audit staff. The state financial report showed unmodified opinions on the state’s financial statements and described total assets of about $41.9 billion and liabilities of about $11.1 billion, along with retirement system assets of $39.9 billion and a net pension liability of $9 billion. Two material weaknesses were identified: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and a Division of Workforce Services methodology change for unemployment-related estimates that was not properly documented or approved. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; it resulted in 33 findings, 14 with questioned costs totaling $16.6 million, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Members questioned agency officials in detail about the Summer EBT questioned costs, DHS unresolved findings, broadband grant documentation, cyber security controls, workers’ compensation liabilities, and child care funding and reporting. DHS explained that the Summer EBT issue involved drawing federal funds in advance rather than as benefits were redeemed, and said the process has been corrected. Broadband officials said the questioned $6.6 million reflected documentation-detail disagreements across many invoices rather than missing payments. OST officials described new logging, endpoint detection, and phishing-training efforts, and DFA and Education officials addressed specific audit findings and corrective actions. The committee ultimately moved to hold the two large statewide reports over until the August meeting for further review, with discussion continuing on whether to release some agency staff in the meantime.

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• Importantly, this bill does not limit access. strong procedures.
• It's just changing the procedures if you don't have that ID. All right.
• What this commission does is establish the trade commission to boost bilateral trade, mutual infrastructure
• It establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission.
• What this commission does is establish the Trade Commission to boost bilateral trade, mutual infrastructure

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 319, which would tighten and standardize voter identification rules at polling places. Senator Presley and Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the bill replaces the current “generally recognized” photo ID standard with a specific list of acceptable IDs, removes the affidavit-only option, and allows voters without a photo ID to cast a conditional paper ballot at the registrar of voters office or during early voting if they later provide approved documentation within two days after the election. Supporters argued the bill improves consistency, election integrity, and poll-worker guidance while still preserving access through alternative documents and free state IDs; opponents warned it could create confusion and burden seniors, students, homeless voters, and others without easy access to the required documents. After debate, the committee reported SB 319 favorably by a 7-2 vote. The committee then approved Senate Bill 202, which adds one day of compensated meeting time for parish boards of election supervisors in certain elections, and Senate Bill 25, which revises the compensation schedule for registrars of voters and related staff. SB 25 was amended to remove outdated step references and make conforming technical changes, and supporters said the pay structure has not been updated since 2007 despite increased duties and workload. The committee also adopted and reported favorably Senate Concurrent Resolution 29, creating a legislative study committee on water quality in the Chafalalaya Basin, and House Concurrent Resolution 85, creating a task force on illegal dumping, both with technical amendments. In addition, the committee advanced Senate Concurrent Resolution 63, which asks the legislative auditor to review how fiscal notes are prepared during session, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 33, which creates a work-based learning coordination task force to improve alignment among education, workforce, and employer partners. SCR 33 was amended to change the appointing authority for two members. The committee also approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, establishing the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, and House Resolution 196, which creates a study committee on the impact of fallen trees on residential property and insurance issues. Several of these measures were supported by agency representatives or outside groups, and the committee adopted technical amendments where needed before reporting the bills and resolutions favorably.

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• </c> System Oversight Commission. System Oversight Commission.
• </c> Revitalization Commission. Revitalization Commission.
• I'm on the commission for the city.
• </c> without all of the procedural without all of the procedural requirements<00:42:17.359><c> that</

Bills: SB2064, SB2312, SB2811, SB2662, SB2744, SB2809, SB2862, SB2343, SB2336, SB2075, SB2308, SB2601, SB2397, SB2219, SB2849, SB2449, SB2781

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government contracts, transparency, record retention, public oversight, Hawaii Revised Statutes, building permits, task force, state-owned lands, construction, regulatory process, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise

Summary: The committee heard several government operations measures, beginning with SB 2064 on state construction projects, which would create an office of the state architect within DAGS to oversee design review and approvals for state construction. DAGS said it stood on its written testimony, DECAB supported the bill, DOT supported it, and HGA opposed it. No audience testimony or member questions were taken, and the chair moved on. The committee then took up SB 2312 on government contracts, which would make records held by private contractors performing government functions subject to UIPA. The State Procurement Office, Attorney General, OIP, ERS, DHS, and HGA offered comments or opposition, while the League of Women Voters, Public First Law Center, All Hawaii News, Grassroots, and several individuals supported the bill. Public First Law Center argued the bill closes a loophole and does not expand or reduce existing exemptions, while OIP and others raised concerns about privacy, confidential information, and the need for clearer procedures. Members discussed possible clarifying amendments, including changing “government function” to “agency,” and the bill was left for further consideration. Other measures discussed included SB 2662 on government accountability, which would require justification and caps for external consultants; ERS and DOT opposed it, while the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii and Airlines Committee of Hawaii argued consultants are often more efficient and necessary for major projects. The committee also heard SB 2744 on due process, for which no testimony was received; SB 2809 on budget-related reports, with comments from B&F and the Tax Foundation; SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, opposed by the Governor’s Office and the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and supported by one individual; a bill on continuous legislative sessions, with comments from B&F, LRB, and Hope for Hawaii; SB 2336 on tree management standards, supported by an individual and the Outdoor Circle; and SB 2075 on public procurement local preferences, which drew broad support with comments from SPO and the Attorney General and discussion of simplifying the preference structure. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly moved measures along after testimony and questions.

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• Also 36-103B, which authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to administer and carry out the policy of
• The commission is not authorized to change such policy, but only to administer it, in addition to the
• Administrative Procedures Act, Idaho Code 67-5227, regarding variance between pending rule and proposed
• The commission is not authorized to change such policy, but only to administer it, in addition to the
• Administrative Procedures Act, Idaho Code 67-5227, regarding variance between pending rule and proposed

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee met early and had a quorum. Representative Petsky presented House Bill 939, which would codify restrictions on certain hunting technologies during big game season, including night vision, thermal devices, transmitting trail cameras, and drones, while adding carve-outs for predator hunting (wolves, mountain lions, and other predatory wildlife), agriculture-related monitoring and damage control, retrieving wounded animals, and monitoring traps. He noted some enforcement challenges, especially distinguishing retrieval from hunting, but said the bill was a good step toward balancing hunting opportunity with Fish and Game concerns. Representative Mickelsen moved HB 939 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion was amended by unanimous consent to send it to the second reading calendar. Dexton Lake of the Idaho Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the organization appreciated the collaboration and fully supported the bill. The committee then approved the motion and advanced the bill. The committee next considered Fish and Game rule docket 13-0108-2401. Representative Boyle moved to adopt the docket except for sections 410(04)(G) and (H), citing potential conflicts with the Idaho Constitution’s hunting, fishing, and trapping rights, state law on wolf take methods, Fish and Game Commission authority, and administrative procedure requirements. The committee adopted the motion and accepted the docket with those two sections rejected. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The election procedure manual is different than law.
• we've been operating under the procedure we've been operating under the procedure manual<01:25:27.000
• </c> this is where the ballot law commission this is where the ballot law commission gets<02:51:43.359
• </c><02:55:12.680><c> and</c> different practices procedures and different practices procedures and policies
• </c> election procedure election procedure manual<02:56:33.239><c> and</c><02:56:33.399><c> so</c><02

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We had a meeting last year on committees and commissions.
• We don't need commissions. We have all 425 of us.
• We had a meeting last year on committees and commissions.
• We don't need commissions. We have all 425 of us.
• That would be the procedure question. So how we have the procedure person here?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 118 in executive session and adopted Amendment 0882H, which would remove the House and Senate members from the Child Care Commission while leaving the commission in place. Members said the amendment was a continuation of earlier committee discussion and supported it as a needed change. The committee then voted 12-0 to recommend ought to pass as amended, and HB 118 was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 142, dealing with Gold Star Mother’s Day. The sponsor explained that the bill was unnecessary because existing statute already directs the governor to issue a proclamation for Gold Star Mother’s Day and to urge appropriate observance, including flag-related ceremonies. Several members discussed how to ensure the proclamation and flag observance would happen and whether the committee report should note the existing statute. Other members said they would oppose killing the bill because the recognition was important. The committee voted 9-3 to table/ITL the bill, and HB 142 was declared inexpedient to legislate. The final major item was a public hearing on a non-germane amendment to House Bill 456, with a related draft amendment also discussed. The sponsor said the amendment would raise the annual membership allowance from $20 to $75, rename fees as dues, prohibit dues from being used to pay lobbyists, require NHMA dues to be brought before voters as a separate warrant article for transparency, and require separate accounting so lobbying funds are not co-mingled with other funds. Supporters said the goal was to keep taxpayer-derived money from funding lobbying while preserving non-lobbying services such as legal advice and training. Opponents argued the proposal was an overreach and would micromanage local towns. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• In recent weeks, many have questioned camp rules and procedures.
• So that procedure that the Health and Human Services Commission uses for typical rulemaking is we post
• Those are regulated by the Health and Human Services Commission, so HHSC. So daycare, those...
• It applies to medication, it applies to devices, it applies to procedures.
• An order could be ordering a prescription, ordering a procedure, or treatment.

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• Because at the end of the day, this is not about paperwork or procedure. It's about children.
• Because at the end of the day, this is not about paperwork or procedure. It's about children.
• Procedurally on this particular matter, that cannot be true.
• You’re bound to have a procedure.
• I just like to close on the procedure. I didn't know if someone, Mr. Chairman, had come down.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• ><c> in</c><00:07:47.039><c> 1978</c> Commission in 1978 Commission in 1978 after<00:07:49.440><c> the
• We may be likely to have this entire policy and all of its procedures tested.
• We may be likely to have this entire policy and all of its procedures tested.
• We may be likely to have this entire policy and all of its procedures tested.
• We may be likely to have this entire policy and all of its procedures tested.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• So in those cases, and with the prior three-member commission, there were no lawyers on the commission
• as an agency and use our commission procedures that most lawyers would recognize and follow.
• The Commission was created to protect existing and future water rights for its member entities, The commission
• What people would pick the nominating commission?
• The commission meetings would be transparent.

Keywords: 996, all

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• post-election audit procedures.
• Election Assistance Commission. Election Assistance Commission.
• Commission. Commission.
• Given that the Fremont County Commission is the only county commission which is drawn into districts
• </c><03:54:38.880><c> does</c> issues and the county commission does issues and the county commission

Keywords: 916, all