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• She is survived by her daughter Gia, her son-in-law David Adams, her brother Dan Hammer, and her granddaughter
• Alberto was born in Brownsville, Texas, and was raised in Iowa.
• He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa, studying art and dance and working two

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• Will this tie into the Iowa system? Then there's this kind of the last link, or I mean does...
• Of a trail going from Harmony down to the Iowa trail, hooking into the state of Iowa, which we're pretty
• I just continue to be really grateful for our first responders and law enforcement officers for the work
• However, due to a pair of federal laws in the 1800s, the government was permitted to parcel out and transfer

Bills: HF474 , HF218 , HF210 , HF441 , HF691 , HF720 , HF1068 , HF1314 , HF1465 , HF1860 , HF2046 , HF1389 , HF2404 , HF2854 , HF2985 , HF3128 , HF3103 , HF778 , HF3125

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• Maybe Iowa and a couple more.
• Maybe Iowa and a couple more.
• Maybe Iowa and a couple more.
• Maybe Iowa and a couple more.
• Law. Law.

Bills: SB2444 , SB2446 , SB2450 , SB2453 , SB2461 , SB2457 , SB2462 , SB2313 , SB2528 , SB2532 , SB2571 , SB2678 , SB2529

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 2444 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution, which the Attorney General said could create vague retroactivity language and litigation risk; the committee noted the exemption had last been adjusted around 1978. SB 2446 would add a seventh associate judge to the Intermediate Court of Appeals. Judiciary staff testified in opposition, saying recent internal restructuring and a pending vacancy had improved output and that it would be prudent to wait and see the effect before adding another judge. The Public Defender supported the goal of faster appellate resolution but said it would defer to the court’s assessment and had no objection to revisiting the issue later. The committee also discussed current appellate timelines, with staff saying at least 225 days is built into the process before a case reaches a merit panel, and that a two-year delay from panel assignment was realistic under the current structure. The committee then heard SB 2450, which would establish a presidential preference primary for the 2028 cycle. The Chief Election Officer said the election would cost about $4 million, less if combined with the regular primary. Several opponents argued the bill would add bureaucracy, duplicate or undermine party-run processes, and waste taxpayer money; one speaker estimated the total cost could be closer to $6 million when county costs are included. Supporters and committee members discussed that the measure would not require parties to use the results and that Hawaii remains one of the few states still using caucuses. The committee also asked whether counties could staff the election and whether the results would be useful given Hawaii’s current primary timing. SB 2453 would require the Office of Elections to include a notice with each ballot that a digital and printed voter information guide is available, with the notice in 32-point font as a separate insert. The Chief Election Officer said the insert would cost about $90,000 and asked for an effective date of January 1, 2027 because mailing preparations for the primary would already be underway. The Disability and Communications Access Board, League of Women Voters, National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii, and others supported the bill. The committee also began hearing SB 2461, which would have the Office of Elections prepare a questionnaire for candidates and publish responses online and in the voter guide; the Chief Election Officer said the office did not think it should be the agency to shape campaign questions, though he said it could work if the questions were specified in statute. Finally, the committee heard SB 2457, which would require a criminal conviction before seized property could be forfeited. The Attorney General and Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, arguing it would prolong cases, increase storage costs, and make forfeiture less effective against crime, especially where owners flee, die, or hide assets through shell companies. The Public Defender strongly supported the measure, saying forfeiture should be tied to convictions and that people challenging forfeiture often lack counsel. The Honolulu Prosecutor also opposed the bill, but said it supported transparency, due process, and even a right to counsel; it argued conviction-only forfeiture would fail in cases involving fugitives, deceased suspects, or hidden ownership structures. The committee questioned what would happen to property if an owner could not be found, and the prosecutor said the outcome would depend on the type of property and could involve abandonment or interpleader proceedings.

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• </c> this despicable bill from becoming law. this despicable bill from becoming law.
• </c> of Iowa of Iowa who<03:33:53.920><c> says,</c><03:33:54.000><c> "I'm</c><03:33:54.319><c> a</c><
• And through this new law, Mr.
• He says, in this new law, Mr.
• </c> He says in through this new law, Mr. He says in through this new law, Mr.

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• </c><00:13:07.600><c> by</c> support and it was signed into law by support and it was signed into law
• Henson of Iowa. Pursuant to House Resolution 1438, the gentlewoman from Iowa, Ms.
• The gentlewoman from Iowa reserves.
• I urge all and be signed into law.
• </c> shift workers, law enforcement officers. shift workers, law enforcement officers.

Bills: HCR89 , HB1722 , HB7283 , HB8205 , HB7008 , HB8800

Keywords: Iran, war powers, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military force, Congressional authorization, declaration of war, AUMF, foreign policy, national security, self-defense, U.S. Armed Forces, Middle East, executive war powers, troop withdrawal, intelligence sharing, counterintelligence, diplomatic facilities, regional security, anti-war resolution

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• </c> Directorate of Emergency Services Law Directorate of Emergency Services Law Enforcement<00:05:56.080
• </c> as well as the quick response of law as well as the quick response of law enforcement,<00:11:30.600
• The impact will be especially meaningful in states like Iowa.
• </c> Obama signed it into law. Obama signed it into law.
• And I want to thank my signed into law.

Bills: HR831 , HB6380 , HR528 , HB2196 , HB5729 , HB5254 , HB4294 , HB3073 , HB2294 , HB1665 , HB4284 , HB4467 , HB2709 , HB1422 , SB1884 , SB3971

Keywords: Down syndrome, awareness month, federal funding, research, advocacy, healthcare, quality of life, disabilities, Vietnam veterans, recognition, freedom, democracy, military service, Save Our Sequoias Act, giant sequoia, giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, California forests, wildfire resilience, forest management

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• Are they able to, right now, without our passing the law, or what is there?
• They're already in violation of the law.
• That's the existing law that's been in effect since 2023. And that's why let me tell you this.
• Passing a school in nursing is like passing a law school and not passing the Florida Bar.
• Passing a school in nursing is like passing a law school and not passing the Florida Bar.

Committee: House Education & Employment Committee

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee met with a quorum and considered one bill, HB 121 by Representative Overdorf, relating to nursing education programs. The sponsor said Florida’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen and argued that low NCLEX passage rates show some programs are not adequately preparing students. The bill would tighten probation for underperforming programs, require program directors to be accountable, authorize Department of Health on-site inspections, require admission criteria and public posting of NCLEX passage rates, and require tuition reimbursement and free remediation for students at programs with passage rates below 30 percent. Members asked about how the bill would interact with the Board of Nursing, the Commission for Independent Education, and other agencies, and whether it would address fraudulent or low-quality schools. An opponent from the Florida Association of Independent Nursing Schools said current law already requires Board of Nursing and commission review, institutional accreditation, and provisional status for programs on probation, and argued the bill could reduce the supply of nurses. He also said Florida’s NCLEX results had recently improved. A representative of the Florida Nurses Association supported the bill, saying weak programs waste students’ time and money and do not produce licensed nurses. During debate, several members described concerns about diploma mills, fraudulent programs, student debt, and the need for stronger screening and accountability. Others emphasized that raising standards would improve patient safety and help ensure better-prepared nurses. The chair noted the importance of private nursing colleges in the state’s nursing pipeline. The committee then voted 19-0 to report HB 121 favorably and adjourned.

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• At the end of the day, we're here to implement what you established as law.
• as law.
• And that's consistent with state<00:33:56.360><c> law.</c> state law. state law.
• And I think that's the program that they have implemented in Iowa.
• </c> they have implemented in Iowa. they have implemented in Iowa.

Committee: Joint Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

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• We're not going to trample on U.S. federal law.
• , we just put a moratorium on when we enforce that law…” “We’re going to pass the law.
• We need to change law.’
• But The substantive law, the forum state.
• And so we, as the legislators who make the laws in the state of Missouri, we should change the law.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 115-6. Members then used points of personal privilege to honor Redd Foxx for Black History Month and to remember former Mayor Frank Klipsch, followed by the introduction of a first-grade special guest page for the day. The chamber also received first readings of three bills on mental health efforts in public schools, public labor organizations, and state contracts with certain telecommunications companies, along with committee reports recommending passage of several bills. The House then debated and passed several measures. A large vehicle-inspection bill, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, and 2743, drew extended debate over whether inspections improve safety or impose unnecessary costs; it passed 104-43. House Bill 1917, a Jefferson County water district bill aimed at removing a local obstacle to a long-planned development, passed 148-2. House Bill 261, as amended, was approved 109-21 to require Missouri schools and universities to adopt nondiscriminatory policies protecting Jewish students from antisemitic harassment, using the IHRA definition as a guide while stating it would not limit First Amendment rights. Members also passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2384, 92-61, which would limit local energy-code mandates and reduce housing construction costs, despite objections that it would preempt local control and roll back newer codes. The chamber then moved into perfection and took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989, a major gaming-regulation bill intended to legalize and regulate video lottery terminals and crack down on illegal machines. Multiple amendments were adopted, including a $250-per-terminal fee dedicated to developmental disability services, local opt-out and operating-hour provisions, a shorter grace period for existing machines, property-tax language, a 21-and-over restricted area requirement, a larger warning label, and a historical funding provision for the steamboat Arabia. Debate continued on the bill and its amendments, with supporters emphasizing regulation, local control, and new revenue, and opponents warning about gambling expansion, enforcement problems, and social harms.

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• As the law stands, the cost to provide paid leave is an unfunded mandate for school districts.
• </c><00:32:14.159><c> and</c> current with changing laws and current with changing laws and regulations
• </c><01:04:53.920><c> in</c><01:04:54.079><c> 2023</c> signed into law in 2023 signed into law in 2023
• I am here on behalf of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa.
• Mayo and I was in law school and my Mayo and I was in law school and my sister<01:34:08.239><c> was</

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• This is in a part of existing law, so not a change item in the bill.
• This is in a part of existing law, so not a change item in the bill.
• </c> law, so not a change item in the bill. law, so not a change item in the bill.
• They have moved into Iowa and they are moving into Florida as we speak.
• They have moved into Iowa and they are moving into Florida as we speak.

Bills: HF3006 , HF2130 , HF1290

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: Department of Corrections, DOC, corrections budget, supplemental appropriation, deficiency funding, public safety finance, incarceration, prerelease services, community supervision, postrelease services, supervised release, probation, reentry, reentry services, prison reform, body-worn cameras, corrections officer cameras, ARMER radio system, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Act

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• of the 2023 law the same arguments<00:52:54.720><c> in</c><00:52:54.960><c> that</c><00:52:55.160><c
• Bjorn drove to Iowa because I live 10 Bjorn drove to Iowa because I live 10 miles<01:19:41.600><c> away
• </c><01:19:41.880><c> BJ</c><01:19:42.159><c> drove</c><01:19:42.360><c> to</c><01:19:42.480><c> Iowa
• So if this does go through into fruition, it becomes law, what this amendment does is make sure that
• So if this does go through into fruition, it becomes law, what this amendment does is make sure that

Bills: HF5

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: tax modification, transportation funding, electric vehicle tax, Social Security subtraction, retail delivery fee, motor vehicle registration, state budget, transportation policy

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• Section four modifies existing law that allows applicants to request and pay for expedited permitting
• Section seven: scoping EA not required for projects that require a mandatory EIS under current law.
• um</c><00:10:06.680><c> under</c><00:10:07.000><c> current</c> e um under current e um under current law
• law law applicants<00:10:10.880><c> who</c><00:10:11.079><c> fall</c><00:10:11.560><c> into</c><00:10
• Of the 10 states that the report looked at, the foundation report looked at Colorado, Illinois, Iowa,

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• I'm from Iowa.
• The University of Iowa has pink locker rooms for the players in the football stadium, and the reason
• Iowa okay the University of Iowa has Iowa okay the University of Iowa has pink<00:10:17.760><c> locker
• c><00:15:23.639><c> brought</c><00:15:23.880><c> in</c><00:15:24.079><c> from</c><00:15:25.000><c> Iowa
• </c><00:15:25.720><c> to</c> uh turf was brought in from Iowa to uh turf was brought in from Iowa to

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• That is the only purpose of a regulation in state law.
• That is the only purpose of a regulation in state law.
• creates, sometimes for only a portion of the law.
• Owens was then asked to respond. laws that we create. Um maybe for some laws that we create.
• </c> to consider um and putting that into law to consider um and putting that into law so<00:20:47.280

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• I'd like to introduce two of my friends from the state of Iowa that are here today.
• Willie Dobs is a 27-year veteran police officer from a town in Iowa.
• </c><00:02:11.200><c> If</c> the state of Iowa that's here today.
• If the state of Iowa that's here today.
• I just want to thank them town in Iowa.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time. The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending. After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.

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• I didn't write testimony, but, you know, I'm from Southern Iowa, which is close to Missouri, which is
• We agree that we need to designate the lands, and it has been, again, the law was passed in 2003.
• </c><01:35:37.159><c> so</c> ensuring compliance with the law so ensuring compliance with the law so
• This area of law is incredibly complex.
• That law makes some of the Department of Agriculture's rules not comport with federal law.

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

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• I physically live 12 miles from the South Dakota border and about 8 miles from the Iowa border.
• Iowa right now is trying to purchase us, and just this last year my hometown was included in the Twin
• </c><00:53:47.839><c> South</c> Minnesota to what Wisconsin Iowa South Minnesota to what Wisconsin Iowa
• that's at around that's around 61% Iowa that's at around 60%<00:54:04.440><c> North</c><00:54:04.640
• Center do you also please Midwest Law Center do you also please take<01:07:04.480><c> information</c

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• Under current law, Minnesota requires Under current law, Minnesota requires out-of-state<00:01:10.480
• Iowa is slightly different.
• Iowa is slightly different.
• </c> that follow that have this sort of law that follow that have this sort of law and<00:56:12.360><
• </c><01:02:11.680><c> and</c> legislation including Iowa and legislation including Iowa and Wisconsin

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• They found a town in Iowa that had been stagnant in population growth. They were with this program.
• And one of the main reasons they chose to move to Iowa is not the financial incentive.
• The town in Iowa had a program called Grandpa and Grandma for Rent.

Bills: SB1307 , SB1425 , SB1826 , SB1365 , SB1696

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Arts Council, J.M. Davis Memorial Commission, historical preservation, arts funding, museum, gun collection, state agency contracts, 501(c)(3), nonprofit corporation, public funds, sectarian, religious funding restriction, appropriations, fiscal oversight, cultural institutions, historical artifacts, SB1425, health care, healthcare workforce