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• So thanks for accommodating that committee.
• Okay, we have a series of IDAPA rules, administrative rules, on our agenda today, so I will turn the
• So again, you have before you a temporary rule and the pending rule.
• The pending rule on page three— and I should go back on the temporary rule— we've already been engaged
• Chair and committee, on a topic like this, really do a temporary rule if we can avoid it.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the minutes from January 30, 2026, then took up several Idaho State Department of Agriculture administrative rule dockets. The Idaho Hop Growers Commission docket was approved to repeal a rule that was described as duplicative of statute. The committee also approved temporary and pending rules on grizzly bear and wolf depredation compensation, with testimony explaining the rules implement 2024 and 2025 legislation, establish claim procedures, compensation matrices, and conflict-prevention funding, and rely on stakeholder input and coordination with the Office of Species Conservation. The committee then heard extensive presentations on brucellosis and tuberculosis surveillance programs from Dr. Scott Livesley. He explained both are bacterial program diseases managed largely under federal requirements, with Idaho’s rules mainly being updated through zero-based rulemaking to remove duplicative or outdated language without changing the regulatory scope. Members asked about vaccination, electronic ID tags, security of cattle ID data, and whether Idaho should remain a mandatory brucellosis vaccination state; Livesley said the current program would remain in place for now, with future reconsideration dependent on federal changes. The tuberculosis docket was likewise approved after Livesley described Idaho’s surveillance, slaughter testing, and lack of current quarantined herds. Finally, the committee approved revisions to the public exchange of livestock rules. Livesley said the changes would require buying stations and trader lots to submit renewal requests, and would replace a paper sale-yard release form with a single end-of-day electronic report generated by auction software, reducing clerical burden while preserving the needed information. All dockets considered were approved, and the meeting adjourned with the committee scheduled to meet again on Wednesday.

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• Pursuant to rule 46.2 of the<00:12:39.040><c> House</c><00:12:39.400><c> rules</c> the House rules the
• </c> ruling to file the communications. ruling to file the communications.
• </c> in our house rules. in our house rules.
• </c> Rule 46.2? Rule 46.2?
• I support your ruling to the uh ruling.

Bills: HB389 , HB469 , HB1510 , HB1573 , HB1705 , HB1858 , HB1875 , HB1946 , HB1961 , HB1962 , HB2001 , HB2093 , HB2096 , HB2097

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, we are the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration.
• Senate Bill 1430 by the Judiciary and Rules Committee regarding firearms.
• In the Senate, Senate Bill 1439 by Judiciary and Rules Committee.
• In the Senate, Senate Bill 1439 by Judiciary and Rules Committee.
• Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee.

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• Okay, thank you, committee.
• Welcome, committee, and welcome to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
• We're moving on, committee.
• , pending rule, page 4.
• Okay, committee, we have completed our second committee hearing on the rules.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• Before committees.
• Senator Hinojosa, you are recognized for a motion to suspend the rules on Committee Substitute for House
• Rule suspended.
• Senator Hughes, you are recognized for a motion to suspend the rules on Committee Substitute for House
• Rules suspended.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator West, approved the previous day’s journal, and then adopted several recognitions, including Senate Resolution 625 honoring the McLennan Community College Dance Team for winning two 2025 National Dance Alliance national titles. The chamber also recognized University of Texas Rio Grande Valley interns, the doctor of the day, and the San Antonio Coalition for Veterans and Families. The governor’s withdrawal of a Texas Lottery Commission nomination was received and the nomination was returned, and the Senate appointed numerous conference committees on pending bills. The body then took up and passed several measures, often by suspending the rules and the constitutional three-day rule. Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 23 were concurred in House amendments as part of property tax relief, with supporters emphasizing homeowner savings. House Bill 20 creating the Applied Sciences Pathway Program passed after a floor amendment and was described as a way to expand career and technical education and help students earn industry certificates in high-demand trades. House Bill 2594 passed to expand venue options for prosecuting certain theft and cybercrime cases, and House Concurrent Resolution 167 was adopted to correct a typo in House Bill 1314. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 9, Senate Bill 40, Senate Joint Resolution 5, and Senate Bill 6. SB 9 and SJR 5 were presented as major bail-reform measures, with supporters saying they would strengthen public safety, clarify appeal procedures, and give judges and prosecutors more tools in serious cases; the debate included questions about records, counsel, and the standards for denying bail. SB 40 dealt with nonprofit bail-bond funding, and SB 6 addressed electricity and data-center growth. The chamber also passed House Bill 423 on digital asset service provider reporting and auditing, with amendments adding protections for cryptocurrency kiosks and a technical correction. Additional bills passed included House Bill 4690 on motor fuel standards, House Bill 1094 on transportation protection agreements, Committee Substitute for House Bill 2731 on roadside vendors and solicitors in certain border counties, Committee Substitute for House Bill 127 on protecting higher education from foreign adversaries and trade secret theft, and House Bill 549 on airway clearance devices at public school campuses. The Senate granted or requested conference committees on a long list of other measures, including HB 4, HB 145, HB 493, HB 2974, HB 3071, HB 3372, HB 3556, and multiple Senate bills. The session ended with adjournment until the following Friday morning.

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• The Committee on Rules reports recommending the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions
• The Committee on Rules reports recommending the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions
• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Madero, Boston, and Phillips
• The Committee on Rules reports under the Committee on Rules, reports under the...
• The Committee on Rules reports, under the provisions of House Rule 7B and 7C, that the accompanying order

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Welcome to our committee.
• Chairman and committee.
• Chair, committee member. Good morning, Mr. Chair, committee members, for the record.
• Moss to address the necessity of the rule.
• That concludes our rules agenda, and we do have an RS, so I will turn— That concludes our rules agenda

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum, welcomed Boise State nursing students, and noted a substitute member sitting in for Representative Egbert. The committee first considered Department of Health and Welfare rule dockets covering developmental disabilities agencies and residential habilitation agencies. Department staff said the rules were a comprehensive rewrite and consolidation to reduce duplication, improve clarity, and align related provider types under the same statutory authority. Members asked about physical restraint language, and staff said the definition was carried over from the residential habilitation chapter and was not intended to be more restrictive for that population. The committee approved the developmental disabilities docket and then approved the residential habilitation docket, which was described as a repeal-and-recodification into the consolidated chapter. The committee then took up the assisted living facilities docket, which also was presented as a rewrite focused on consolidation and clarification. Most of the discussion centered on criminal history and background check provisions, especially language allowing new employees to work while background checks are pending if they are supervised by cleared staff. Representative Kaler argued the revised language weakened protections for vulnerable residents and offered a substitute motion to strike the revised subsection; after discussion with department staff about existing practice, supervision standards, and the need to preserve FBI background-check access, he withdrew the motion. The committee also asked whether the rules applied to memory care units, and staff said they do. The docket was then approved in full. Finally, the committee approved a rule docket repealing the residential habilitation chapter because its substance had been recodified in the earlier consolidated developmental disabilities chapter. Members briefly discussed whether the rules would still be needed if the service were reduced in the budget, and staff said they would remain necessary so long as the service continued. The committee then introduced RS 33050, sponsored by Representative Redman, which would update Idaho’s midwifery statute to reflect modern evidence-based practice and allow licensed midwives to administer medications within their training and scope. The RS was introduced without opposition, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The committee will come to order.
• Welcome, committee.
• Welcome, committee, and welcome to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
• Okay, committee, we have completed our second committee hearing on the rules. ...completed our second
• committee hearing on the rules.

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved the January 15, 2026 minutes and then reviewed several administrative rule dockets. The Department of Health and Welfare presented a consolidation of federal welfare program rules into a single chapter covering TANF and LIHEAP, with the related standalone TANF and LIHEAP chapters then repealed. Members asked about the future of federal funding, citizenship and residency requirements, and how eligibility is verified; the department said the programs are federally created and funded, that Idaho law and federal law govern eligibility, and that citizenship status is checked through the Homeland Security SAVE system rather than self-declaration. The committee also approved a zero-based rewrite of the department’s records-use and disclosure rules, which the department said largely rely on existing state public records law, vital statistics statutes, and federal privacy law such as HIPAA. The Idaho Commission on Aging then presented a rewrite of its senior services and Older Americans Act rules and a repeal of a duplicative area agency on aging chapter; the director said the changes streamline language and remove rules already covered by federal law and contracts. The committee approved both aging-related dockets. All dockets considered were adopted by voice vote, with no opposition recorded. At the end of the meeting, members were told to leave rule notebooks for updating, and the chair announced a schedule change for the following week, moving one rules meeting from Monday to Tuesday while noting another rules meeting would be held the next day.

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• </c> Senator Gustafson moves that Senate File 856 be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and Administration
• I move that Senate File 856 be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and Administration and re-referred
• Senator Gustafson moves that Senate File 856 be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and Administration
• </c> Members, Senate Resolution No. 21 will be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration,
• as</c><01:40:14.239><c> Senator</c> ruling and impartial ruling as Senator ruling and impartial ruling

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• JELAR stands for Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, and many statutes require kind
• </c> committee on administrative rues rules committee on administrative rues rules uh<00:20:29.919><c
• rules.
• > the</c><01:36:02.159><c> rule</c> text of the rule and the why the rule text of the rule and the why
• the the committee but to stop<01:46:11.400><c> the</c><01:46:11.560><c> rule</c><01:46:12.560><c> the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.

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• Senate Bill 1364 was referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee.
• 1370 by Judiciary and Rules Committee and Act relating to abortion trafficking.
• Senate Bill 1364 referred Judiciary Rules Administration Committee.
• Senate Bill 1251, by the Judiciary and Rules Committee, regarding the Attorney General.
• Senate Bill 1309, by the Judiciary and Rules Committee, regarding juvenile corrections.

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• Okay, we have a series of IDAPA rules, administrative rules, on our agenda today, so I will turn the
• So again, you have before you a temporary rule and a pending rule. We weren't able to negotiate.
• So again, you have before you a temporary rule and the pending rule.
• Chair and committee, on a topic like this, we really don't like to do a temporary rule if we can avoid
• I feel okay about that rule.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have enrolled House
• Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have engrossed House
• The Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration reports that it has engrossed House Bill 730 as
• House Bills 969 and 970 are deferred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for printing
• The bill is referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for enrolling.

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• proposed committee proposed committee proposed committee proposed committee decorum<00:04:21.919><c>
• The committee recommends these rules state the type of conduct that is expected and the type of conduct
• In addition, these committee decorum rules should specify how the rules will be enforced.
• decorum rules and then consistency<00:19:29.840><c> across</c><00:19:30.640><c> committee</c><00:19:
• The Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security recommends that the House and Senate adopt rules specifying

Keywords: 1183, house

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• President, I move the rules be suspended to give committees leave to meet during today's session.
• President, I move the rules be suspended to give committees leave to meet during today's session.
• Senator Singh moves that the committee do now rise, and without objection, the committee will rise. .
• And with each side scared of being ruled by the other, each is racing to make sure its side rules first
• The committee will come to order.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• Chairman, I move we approve rule docket 13-0117-2401. Committee, you have a motion before you.
• Hi, committee. My name is Sean Gunter. Hi, committee.
• Please approve the rule changes as proposed, and thank you to the committee for hearing my thoughts.
• Please approve the rule changes as proposed, and thank you to the committee for hearing my thoughts.
• These new rules prevent a...

Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee first took up Fish and Game Rule Docket 13-0104-2401, a broad cleanup and consolidation of licensing, tag, permit, and hunt-allocation rules. The department explained that the rule implements a new non-resident draw framework, moves licensing language into one chapter, adds or clarifies definitions, changes some controlled-hunt thresholds, expands landowner appreciation and permission hunt provisions to include turkey on smaller eligible acreage, and adds or revises provisions for refunds, exchanges, special big game tags, and bighorn sheep auction/lottery areas. Members questioned the non-resident draw structure, landowner tag sales, and the addition of Units 13 and 18 for bighorn sheep auction/lottery tags; department witnesses said those units were only being added as possible hunt areas if seasons are later set, not creating new hunts. After debate, a substitute motion to approve the docket as-is failed on a tie vote, and the committee then approved the docket with exceptions removing Sections 700.02 and 800.02. The committee then quickly approved Rule Docket 13-0117-2401, a repeal of the bait-for-big-game chapter because the content had been moved into another chapter. It next heard Rule Docket 13-0108-2401, which would revise big-game hunting rules, including weapon definitions and validation/tagging language, allow future electronic tagging, add a center-fire open-site season, update archery and muzzleloader provisions, revise motorized hunting restrictions, authorize certain predator hunting near feeding sites, create herd-health kill authorizations for disease management, and make permanent the temporary bait rule with a grizzly-bear reporting requirement. A major portion of the docket would restrict certain high-tech hunting tools—such as thermal optics, night vision, transmitting trail cameras, drones, and aircraft—during big-game seasons, with narrower exceptions for wolves and private land. Department staff said the proposal came from extensive public engagement and was intended to preserve fair chase while still allowing wolf management tools and livestock-protection measures. Public testimony on the technology rule was sharply divided. Supporters argued the restrictions were needed to protect fair chase, prevent unfair advantages, and preserve hunting traditions; several said the process was thorough and that other western states already restrict similar technologies. Opponents, including trappers, livestock interests, and some hunters, argued the rule would reduce wolf-management effectiveness, conflict with Idaho law requiring all methods of take for wolves, and limit tools useful for finding wounded or dead game and for chronic wasting disease response. After hearing testimony, the chairman moved to hold Docket 13-0108-2401 in committee, and that motion passed, so no final action was taken on the technology rule at that meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is not the rule around it.
• It is not the rule around it.
• Chairman, I move we approve rule docket 13-117-2401. Committee, you have a motion before you.
• Hi, committee. My name is Sean Gunter. Hi, committee.
• Please approve the rule changes as proposed, and thank you to the committee for hearing my thoughts.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• </c><00:05:15.199><c> work</c> committee, a lot of good committee work committee, a lot of good committee
• Speaker, under supplemental agreement rule 13.3, if a question of germaneness is ruled under House Rule
• </c> the ruling of the the ruling of the speaker?
• </c><00:36:39.359><c> of</c> rules in here and not just the rule of rules in here and not just the rule
• That's not how<01:02:29.200><c> rules</c> how rules how rules work.<01:02:32.319><c> Representative</

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Montero of Boston and
• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Montero of Boston and
• The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules of both branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
• The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules of 2 branches acting concurrently reports recommending
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Port of Committee.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted resolutions congratulating Auburn on the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch and welcoming Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, the Boston Legacy. The House also adopted orders extending the reporting deadlines for the Committee on Revenue on certain House documents into 2026. The chamber then suspended joint rules to allow several petitions to be referred to committees, including a proposal to regulate social media accounts for children under 16, a sick leave bank for a Department of Children and Families employee, creditable service for a probation employee, taxation of certain foreign government pension benefits, and a bill naming the American Lobster the official crustacean of the Commonwealth. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee reported a slate of bills for House consideration, including measures on private road maintenance in Gloucester, property valuation and tax assessment fairness, municipal tax collectors, historic resources in community preservation funds, and Salem alcohol license changes; the House suspended Rule 7A and ordered these bills to a third reading. The House then passed to be enacted several local bills, including legislation for Revere, Wellesley, and Hopkinton, and passed to be engrossed a bill directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a named applicant. The session also included a moment of silent tribute to Adrian Dolan of South Boston, a former correction officer and special state police officer. Finally, the House adopted an adjournment order and recessed until Thursday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• Members of the Joint Administrative Rules Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit the statement
• Establish ad hoc advisory boards to assist the committee in rule review functions or take other actions
• The Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee, having reviewed the petition, relevant background material
• Than rule.
• By your vote, the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee finds that the Washington State Charter

Summary: The Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee (JARC) met on July 31, 2026 to consider a citizen petition challenging the Washington State Charter School Commission’s April 2026 continuity of operations policy. Staff explained JARC’s authority under the Administrative Procedures Act and framed the issue as whether the Commission was using a policy in place of a rule, and whether that policy was within legislative intent. Staff also reviewed the Charter School Commission’s statutory framework, including limits on charter terms, transfer provisions involving the State Board of Education, and the Commission’s new process for identifying nonprofit operators to assume existing charter contracts when schools close or contracts are surrendered, revoked, or not renewed. The petitioner, Cesar Harrison, argued the Commission had created a new transfer mechanism through policy rather than rulemaking, potentially bypassing statutory procedures and extending charter authority beyond the five-year framework. Commission Executive Director Marcus Hardin responded that the policy was only a procedural framework for evaluating proposals, not a transfer of contracts or creation of new authority, and said the Commission had used similar discretionary processes before. Public testimony from the Washington Education Association supported the petition, emphasizing that the policy should have gone through formal rulemaking for transparency and public input. After discussion, committee members asked staff about the statute’s silence on contract continuation and the relationship between the Commission’s practice and legislative authorization. The committee then voted 7-0, with two members excused, to find that the Charter School Commission is using a policy or interpretive statement in place of a rule and that it is not within the intent of the Legislature as expressed by the statute. Staff explained that the finding will be sent to the agency, which must hold a hearing and then notify JARC of its intended action; JARC may later object to that action or take further steps. The committee then adjourned.