Transcript Highlights:

• In the 2020 Budget Act, the state provided $200 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund for the
• The proposition authorized a total of $10 billion in state general obligation bonds.
• So the 2025 Budget Act appropriated 300 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to establish the
• So the Governor's budget proposes a total of $3.4 million General Fund, $537,000 Teacher Credentials
• And then finally, one last thing I'll highlight is that the budget proposes $132,000 ongoing General

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The House Committee on General Laws will now come to order. Please call the roll.
• General to make clear that in this exception we're intending the Attorney General and all of the line
• The Attorney General and all of the line Assistant Attorney Generals are to be on the same basis as prosecutors
• So my reading of it was that it would apply only to the elected Attorney General and their staff.
• And we are done with our General Laws hearing for Senate Bill 1062, and we are adjourned.

Summary: The House Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and went into executive session on House Joint Resolutions 153 and 119, House Bill 2266, and House Bill 2207, then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1062. On HJR 153/119, the committee adopted a substitute that would remove trial-level judges from the gubernatorial appointment framework and create a joint House-Senate committee to confirm Supreme Court and Appellate Court nominees. Several members objected that the changes were substantial and should have had public hearing, while supporters argued the change would streamline confirmations and add legislative accountability. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the resolutions do pass by 8-6. On HB 2266, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying that the bill’s exception for the Attorney General’s office applies to Assistant Attorneys General rather than broader staff, then rolled it into a committee substitute and voted the substitute do pass by 11-3. On HB 2207, the committee adopted an amendment combining HB 2207 and HB 2233 into one bill string, but after a motion to reconsider was withdrawn, the combined substitute failed on a 6-8 vote. The public hearing on SB 1062 focused on expanding communication access services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind Missourians. Senator Carter described the bill as a way to connect Department of Social Services caseworkers with churches, nonprofits, and other community resources to help families avoid foster care placements and better meet local needs, saying the model already exists in some counties and other states. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, family members, and advocates, who described repeated barriers in hospitals, courts, schools, businesses, and emergency settings, including delays in interpreter access, reliance on family members, and problems with video remote interpreting. Witnesses said the bill would improve access, reduce delays, and provide needed coordination and funding support. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing was closed without a vote on SB 1062.

Transcript Highlights:

• Right now, we know general revenue.
• And those triggers are based upon general revenue minus the refunds, whatever refunds would be.
• You know, we need things in general revenue as well.
• Certainly appreciate the of our natural resources for future generations.
• So that is either transmission cost or generation, and you need to focus on generation cost, because

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So that section provides, if you're entitled to an attorney general to represent you as you're acting
• That's appropriate if the attorney general was supposed to represent you, but they're the one taking
• The Attorney General was supposed to represent you, but they're the one taking the action, then your
• It's general and it's very, very simple. It's a statistic. It's general and it's very, very simple.
• The legislation gets better and better, generally speaking, not always, but generally speaking, you can

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first considered RS-33841, a draft related to Idaho’s library/obscenity law and pending litigation. Senator Lakey said it would update definitions such as “adolescent youth” and “harmful to minors,” clarify what is and is not obscene, and strengthen the bill’s defensibility in court. Senator Wintrow asked about Mason’s Manual and whether the active case created a problem, but Lakey said the draft was simply a refinement of existing law. The committee voted to send the RS to print. The committee then heard House Bill 896, a civil enforcement measure aimed at public officials who knowingly violate state law. Lakey said it would create a process for certain leaders to request Attorney General review, require notice and an opportunity to cure, allow the AG to seek court enforcement, authorize attorney’s fees for the prevailing party, and permit a court to bar a willful violator from office for up to five years. Senators Wintrow and Ruchti raised concerns about state overreach, partisan or selective enforcement, and the possibility of weaponizing the bill against local officials; the Association of Idaho Cities and the Idaho Association of Counties also warned about local control, political conflict, and unclear enforcement and funding provisions. Despite those objections, the committee voted to send HB 896 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require reporting on refugee resettlement contracts, prohibit entities involved in resettlement from assisting illegal aliens in certain ways, and require law enforcement to verify and record immigration status for arrested individuals. Supporters, including Senator Anthon, said the bill was about transparency and accountability and that the reporting would be limited to people arrested in Idaho. Sheriffs and county representatives argued the bill was poorly worded, could create duplicate or inconsistent reporting, impose administrative burdens, and potentially expose local agencies and officers to liability; they also objected to the funding-withholding provision and said existing law already covers much of the arrest-related immigration reporting. Several senators questioned the refugee section and the inclusion of language covering investigated or detained individuals, while Anthon said he was willing to remove some wording later. The committee ultimately voted to send SB 1442 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with Senators Shippey, Ruchti, and Wintrow recorded as voting no.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that section provides, if you're entitled to an attorney general to represent you as you're acting
• If the Attorney General was supposed to represent you, but they're the one taking the action, then I
• The Attorney General was supposed to represent you, but they're the one taking the action, then your
• It's general and it's very, very simple. It's a statistic. It's general and it's very, very simple.
• The legislation gets better and better, generally speaking, not always, but generally speaking, you can

Summary: The committee first considered RS-33841, a draft related to Idaho’s library/obscenity laws and pending litigation. Senator Todd Lakey said the proposal, developed with the Attorney General’s office, would update definitions such as “adolescent youth” and “harmful to minors,” clarify what is and is not obscene, and strengthen the law’s defensibility. After a brief question about Mason’s Manual and active litigation, the committee voted to send the RS to print. The committee then heard House Bill 896, a civil enforcement measure aimed at public officials who allegedly violate state law. Lakey said it would allow specified state or local leaders to request Attorney General review, provide notice and a chance to cure, and, for willful violations, allow a court to bar an official from office for up to five years. Testimony from city and county representatives and sheriffs raised concerns about local control, possible weaponization, partisan referrals, administrative burden, and the disqualification provision. Supporters said it was about accountability and enforcing the law. The committee voted to send HB 896 to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senators Wintrow and Ruchti were recorded as voting no. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require reporting on refugee resettlement services, prohibit certain assistance to people unlawfully present, and require law enforcement to verify and record immigration status for arrested individuals. Senator Kelly Anthon said the bill was about transparency and accountability and that the reporting would compile existing information. Sheriffs and county representatives testified that much of the data is already collected, but they objected to wording they said could require reporting on people merely investigated or detained, create duplicate reporting, impose administrative burdens, and risk liability. Some senators also questioned the refugee-related provisions and the funding-withholding enforcement language. The committee ultimately voted to send SB 1442 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Senators Shippee, Ruchti, and Wintrow recorded as voting no.

Transcript Highlights:

• Revenues from this tax are deposited into the state general fund.
• Tobacco products taxes are deposited also into the state general fund.
• The bill will also increase general fund revenues over time.
• But generally, Went into all of the decisions for deciding to enter into these contracts, but generally
• This generates much needed revenue and prevents future health care costs.

Summary: House Finance held public hearings on three Senate bills. SB 6129 would raise cigarette taxes, replace current nicotine/vapor product taxes with a 95% tax on nicotine products, and adjust revenue distributions to the Andy Hill Cancer Research account, the Foundational Public Health Services account, and a youth prevention account; staff and supporters said it would correct an unintended loss of public health funding and reduce youth nicotine use, while opponents argued it would be highly regressive, harm retailers and wholesalers, and push sales into illicit markets. SB 6231 would repeal the data center sales tax exemption for refurbishment and end replacement server equipment eligibility; the sponsor and staff said it would raise roughly $200 million and remove an obsolete preference, while labor, port, business, and data center representatives opposed it, citing lost jobs, reduced investment, and concerns about upsetting existing contracts and rural economic development. SB 6228 would repeal the preferential B&O rate for warehousing and reselling prescription drugs and create a lower preferential rate for critical access pharmacies; the sponsor said it would restore horizontal equity in the tax code and offset impacts on rural pharmacies, but pharmacy groups, wholesalers, retailers, and business organizations warned it would raise medication costs, worsen pharmacy closures, and be passed through to patients. The committee heard extensive public testimony on all three bills. Supporters of SB 6129 included public health, cancer, pediatric, and emergency medicine advocates who emphasized youth prevention, cessation funding, and long-term health savings; opponents included tobacco, vape, retail, and business groups who said the bill would increase black-market activity and burden small businesses. SB 6231 drew opposition from construction trades, ports, local governments, chambers, and data center interests, who argued the tax preference supports ongoing construction, permanent jobs, and local tax bases, while committee questions focused on whether the bill would affect existing refurbishment contracts. SB 6228 was opposed by pharmacy associations, independent pharmacists, wholesalers, grocery retailers, and AWB, who said the tax increase would be passed through and could accelerate pharmacy desert conditions; the sponsor and supporters framed the bill as a correction to an outdated preference and a way to protect critical access pharmacies. No votes were taken; each hearing was closed, and the chair announced amendment requests were due Thursday at 5 p.m. and amendments posted by Friday at 5 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• In the prepaid market, generally, it pays something like 3% of their bill.
• So we're seeing this as just a general increase of concern.
• So we're seeing this as just a general increase of concern.
• has, but the other generation doesn't.
• But this generation is really missing critical thinking.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would move that House File 3379 be re-referred to the General Register. >> Awesome.
• </c> programs back to the general fund. programs back to the general fund.
• Be placed on the general register. All those in favor? I. All those opposed? Nay.
• </c> Thank you. be placed on the general Thank you. be placed on the general register.<00:21:58.320><
• </c> recommended to be placed on the general recommended to be placed on the general register.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Students generally have a better grasp on technology than their parents.
• Students generally have a better grasp on technology than their parents.
• Department of Justice and as the acting associate attorney general at the U.S.
• They're the ones that are generating the revenue for us.
• I'm a fifth-generation Polk County native and a fourth-generation chairman, CEO, and president of a formerly

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But it is our mission to create the road to space for future generations.
• Club's mission is to inspire the next generation to pursue careers in STEM.
• In general, we probably, you know, So we just have that diffraction loss.
• So, generally, satellites do use battery technology, and generally, though, we've seen a lot more rapid
• Generally, we lag behind what you see.

Summary: The committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and heard a series of presentations focused on Florida’s space and aerospace industry. Blue Origin’s Anna Spencer described the company’s Florida operations at Rocket Park, including New Glenn manufacturing and launch activities, Blue Moon lunar lander work, workforce development, and recent booster recovery and launch milestones. Amazon’s Beth Cooley presented an update on Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), outlining the satellite broadband network, customer terminals, dark skies mitigation efforts, Florida facilities and jobs, and launch plans; members asked about RV/mobile applications, satellite counts, and the role of fiber, but no action was taken. Starcatcher Industries CEO Andrew Rush then described his company’s effort to create an orbital energy grid that beams power to satellites to extend mission life and increase available power, citing demonstrations in Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral and plans for a first satellite launch next year. Space Florida CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace sector, citing billions in private investment, hundreds of projects in the pipeline, the leverage of state spaceport funding, workforce and university programs, and the need for additional tools and infrastructure to keep Florida competitive. He emphasized growth in launch activity, manufacturing, research, and military support infrastructure, and said Space Florida would bring forward legislative proposals. Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro delivered the strongest policy message of the meeting, warning that KSC’s aging infrastructure and relatively smaller NASA budget share could cause Florida to lose aerospace leadership to states like Texas unless the state strengthens its partnership, research investment, and infrastructure support. Members questioned her about federal restrictions on commercial investment in common-use infrastructure, the need for more state-federal alignment, and how Florida can preserve its role as the launch capital of the world. After the presentations and questions, Senator Burgess moved to adjourn, there was no objection, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's generally intended for things like acquisitions or land protection and natural resource management
• It's generally intended for things like acquisitions or land protection and natural resource management
• In a lot of instances, the people who own farms are an older generation, and there's some question about
• So we're talking about 35 residents, and in general what that's doing is increasing revenue by $20,000
• Well, I'm sorry, there are some small amounts of general fund, but it's primarily managed and funded

Summary: The Joint Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard presentations on several military and veterans-related topics. Dr. Dan Calvert briefed the committee on the JBLM Sentinel Landscape Partnership, explaining its voluntary conservation work to reduce encroachment around the base by protecting prairie habitat, supporting agriculture, and managing sensitive species. He described REPI funding, recent and proposed projects, and possible policy support such as state designation, dedicated funding, management endowments, prescribed fire flexibility, and water-right transfer tools. Members asked about seed sourcing, the distinction between natural-resource encroachment and development-related encroachment, and the impact of federal REPI staffing cuts. David Puente of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs updated the committee on plans for a new state veterans cemetery in the Tri-Cities area and a replacement Spokane Veterans Home. He said the cemetery project has two candidate sites near Richland/West Richland, with pre-design funded by the legislature and a future request expected for land purchase and construction; he also noted the current cemetery funding source is limited and would not support a second cemetery without additional state operating funds. On the Spokane home, he described the current facility’s limitations and said the replacement would be a 120-bed, small-house model on a larger site, with the VA expected to cover 65% of construction costs if the state provides the match. He also reviewed agency budget reductions, including vacant positions, reduced outreach, cuts to counseling and wellness funding, and reduced support for veterans service organizations. Blue Star Families’ Puget Sound chapter also presented on its programs for military-connected families, including Coffee Connects, a children’s book club, outdoor programming, career support, and Blue Star Welcome Week. The group said it is expanding beyond the South Sound and is using local outposts and online networks to reach more families, while also helping with food insecurity through grocery gift cards and partnerships with local nonprofits. Committee members discussed the need to expand the organization statewide and the ongoing food-security challenges facing military families. During the final discussion on potential legislation, members raised ideas including restoring Washington National Guard retention efforts, expanding E-CAP eligibility to military families, revisiting the composition of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, and addressing veterans’ preference issues for service members who have not yet received a DD-214. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions, but members and presenters discussed future policy and budget requests, and the chairs thanked the presenters and staff before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not the way to attract the next generation. and dedicated public servants.
• But also, in general, it should be at will employment.
• So I talked about to the committee to Congress. to the workforce, to the general public is something
• Cooper... illegally fired several inspectors general, including the inspector general for OPM.
• Is it people of our generation, you know, 30-year-olds like you and I? Who pays the price?

Keywords: nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association General Counsel. Good afternoon.
• Motion carries, and House File 538, as amended, is re-referred to the General Register.
• Motion carries, and House File 963, as amended, is re-referred to the General Register.
• Next, we have four bills, all of which represent savings to the general fund.
• This bill eliminates that account and transfers the balance of $42 million to the general fund.

Transcript Highlights:

• that is established, uh, that was set up to meet every three years to make recommendations to the General
• </c><00:04:04.560><c> assembly</c> recommendations to the general assembly recommendations to the general
• Assembly because, frankly, we need more members of the General Assembly to understand that.
• </c> more represent ation from the general more represent ation from the general assembly<00:09:01.040
• ><c> final</c> up the general assembly to make final up the general assembly to make final decisions<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 276, which would revise the membership of the performance-based funding work group for postsecondary education. Representative Tipton explained that the committee substitute changes the group so the CPE president chairs it as a nonvoting member, all nine university and KCTCS presidents serve as nonvoting advisory members, and the voting members are three House members, three Senate members, the state budget director, and one gubernatorial appointee. He said the goal was to reduce deadlock among institutions and allow legislators to deliberate before meetings. Some members raised concerns that the change shifts influence away from the universities and toward the legislature, but Tipton said he had not heard pushback from the presidents. The committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 276 with an expression of opinion that it should pass with the committee substitute attached; several members voted yes, while Representative Roarx voted no and Representative Stalker passed. The committee then considered House Bill 711, another bill sponsored by Representative Baker and presented by Representative Tipton. Tipton said the measure is a cleanup bill for postsecondary statutes, repealing outdated provisions for groups that have not met in years, including the Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education, the STEM Initiative Task Force, and local P-16 councils, and removing obsolete language about one-time board appointments. It also strikes the statutory definition of remedial education because Kentucky public postsecondary institutions no longer offer remedial classes, instead using transitional courses with wraparound support that count for credit. A question was raised about whether Senate confirmation requirements for some appointees had been removed in the committee substitute, and Tipton confirmed they had. The committee then passed HB 711 with an expression of opinion that it should pass with the committee substitute attached. After the bills, the committee reviewed administrative regulations from the Council on Postsecondary Education. CPE Senior Vice President and General Counsel Travis Pahl explained that the regulations update the performance funding model for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to reflect changes made by Senate Bill 191, including a Community Needs Index that reallocates part of an equity adjustment based on regional poverty, unemployment, and labor participation across the 16 colleges. Members were told the committee could ask questions, propose amendments, or find the regulations deficient, but no further action was taken. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• GENERATORS FOR FIRE STATIONS FOR THIS AND PUMP STATIONS AND SO FORTH.
• GENERALLY PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN GOING UP AS WE KNOW AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN WITH OUR PART OF
• I AM MICHAEL NEUMANN GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY.
• . >> Vice Chair: THE FINAL ON THAT THIS GENERAL CONTRACTOR, THERE WAS LOTS OF SCAMS HERE.
• THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS A GENERATIONAL PROCESS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Money could be generated into our state.
• Madam Chair, Representative, what's the largest share, growing share of our state budget general fund
• outside, well, even inclusive now of oil and gas production, since we've insulated our general fund?
• That being said, if we're going to talk about what is going to The General Fund.
• The bottom line is we need more generation. That comes from variable resources like solar.

Transcript Highlights:

• These are strong foundations on which to continue to build for generations yet unborn.
• These are strong foundations on which to continue to build for generations yet unborn.
• These are strong foundations on which to continue to build for generations yet unborn.
• And generations of Americans have risen to this calling.
• And generations of Americans have risen to this calling.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• amended by the Committee on Appropriations, House Bill 2229 appropriates $3 million from the State General
• Appropriates $3 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Health Services
• Madam Witt, members, House Bill 2389 permits a utility to replace an existing electrical generating plant
• House Bill 2389 permits a utility to replace an existing electrical generating plant or to construct
• amended by the Committee on Appropriations, House Bill 2403 appropriates $2,500,000 from the State General

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus-style review of two packets of bills, with staff reading summaries and members briefly explaining several measures. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for the elderly and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, ambulance service regulation, short-term rental rules, tourism improvement areas, manufactured home installer licensure, CPR/AED training in schools, veterans’ park fee exemptions, and multiple child welfare and family-court bills. Several Senate bills were also reviewed, including optometry standards, behavior analyst licensure transfer, virtual mental health hearings, and assisted-living residency rules. Members speaking for bills emphasized themes such as supporting aging in place, improving rural ambulance access and reporting, protecting children in DCS cases, preventing poverty alone from being treated as neglect, and expanding access to health screenings and services. Other sponsors described measures to help veterans, strengthen school safety, and create local funding or improvement mechanisms for tourism and child care. Some bills were described as technical or administrative changes, such as post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien procedures, and local government contract posting requirements. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt, but many bills were noted as being on the consent calendar or third-read consent calendar, while a few had been removed from consent or were not yet on a calendar. The meeting concluded after the final bill on the second packet, HB 4025, was summarized as creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refinery feasibility.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to item number one on the agenda: the appointment of our good friend Anna Silva to the General
• Anna Silva was appointed by the Acting Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico General Services Department
• And members of the committee, I have spent my entire public career in the General Services Department
• The General Services Department is the foundation upon which so much of our government stands.
• Chairman, John Garcia, former Secretary of the General Services Department (GSD), is a big department

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I really hate to go to General Orders.
• I move to send H-627 as an amended motion to General... 627 as an amended motion to General Orders.
• I make an amended substitute motion to send H627 to General Orders. Okay, thank you.
• We've had fairly extensive exposure to this, and I've checked with the past attorneys general.
• So, committee, that is, it will be sent to General Orders.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first considered a bill to give city councils a more direct role in hiring and firing library directors, while still working in tandem with library boards of trustees. The sponsor said the measure was intended to address past problems and ensure elected officials have oversight. After questions about why the change was needed if trustees are already appointed by city council, the committee voted to introduce the bill. The committee then heard House Bill 620, which would formalize counties’ role as cooperating agencies in federal land-use and NEPA planning when they have special expertise under state law. The sponsor and county and Farm Bureau witnesses said counties have been overlooked in land-management decisions and need a stronger voice, especially on issues affecting multiple use and local planning. After testimony and brief discussion, the committee voted to send HB 620 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 627 on open meetings and the public’s ability to photograph, audio-record, or video-record meetings. The sponsor said the bill was meant to clarify existing transparency rights after incidents where people were told they could not record meetings, including school board and prison-related examples. Members raised concerns about definitions, executive sessions, private party meetings, and whether the bill should cover non-electronic methods of recording; the sponsor agreed to a wording change. The committee then voted 15-1 to send HB 627 to General Orders for amendment consideration.