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• We'll move to our first bill on the agenda, House File 933.
• I will try and keep my testimony very brief, like the bill itself. We support House File 1931.
• </c><00:52:26.880><c> Um</c> vehicle for our housing policy bill.
• Um vehicle for our housing policy bill.
• That brings us to House File 2309 as amended. Is there any discussion to the bill as amended?

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• , House File 3425, the supportive housing providers grants appropriation bill.
• The bill passed the House on Thursday last week, so we are going to be taking up the House file and working
• Uh, you have before you House File 3425, a bill that, as mentioned, passed off the floor of the other
• So the bill as it is um allows Minnesota Housing to work with where the federal government has existing
• So the bill as it is um allows Minnesota Housing to work with where the federal government has existing

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• The first bill on the calendar for today is House File 341.
• The next bill on the calendar for today. Is House File 1355.
• House File 1998 is an Office of Justice Program bill.
• The next bill on the calendar for today is House File 1792. The clerk will report the bill.
• House Bill number 1792. Discussion on the bill.

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• I have a House Committee substitute for House Bill 2404 and House Bill 2172.
• House Bill 2404 and House Bill 2172. It has been distributed, and I move for its adoption.
• The House Committee substitute for House Bills 2404 and 2172 is adopted.
• House Bills 2404 and 2172; we vote at due pass.
• Bill Hardwick. House 121.

Committee: House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee substitute for House Bills 2404 and 2172, then voted the substitute do pass by a roll call vote of 10-2. The bills were not discussed in detail, but the action advanced them out of committee. The committee then took up House Bill 2989, a large gaming-related bill sponsored by Representative Hardwick. Hardwick described numerous changes in the substitute, including removing references requested by the Highway Patrol, clarifying tax reporting, extending local opt-out time, changing the effective date from August 2027 to August 2028, reducing a felony penalty to a misdemeanor, increasing a casino-related fee from $2 to $4 with the extra amount going to the Missouri Veterans Commission, and adding non-severability language. Members adopted three committee amendments, including language barring previously illegal gambling machines from being licensed as video lottery terminals and requiring games to be out of line of sight from the front entrance, then adopted the revised substitute and voted HCS HB 2989 do pass by an 8-5 vote. The committee then moved to public hearing on House Bills 1746 and 1769, both related to artificial intelligence. Representatives Miller and Amato presented the bills as an effort to establish that AI has no personhood and to create a framework for responsibility and accountability. They said the legislation was informed by outside experts and other states’ efforts, and Miller emphasized using the National Institute of Standards and Technology AI risk management framework as a baseline. Members questioned how liability would work, especially for developers, deployers, and users, and raised concerns about undefined terms such as “harm” and about possible conflict with federal policy discouraging a patchwork of state AI laws. The sponsors said the bill would be cleaned up further and that liability should generally rest with the person using or deploying the AI, not the AI itself. During public testimony, one witness spoke in favor of the AI bills, arguing that states should act proactively rather than wait for problems and noting concern about prior federal efforts to limit state AI legislation. No witnesses spoke in opposition during the hearing. The committee then closed testimony and adjourned.

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• Chair lays out House Bill. Thank you. Okay.
• So, House Bill 2029.
• The bill is left pending. The chair lays out House Bill 1836.
• On for or against House Bill 2217.
• Consideration for House Bill 2486.

Bills: HB1583 , HB1775 , HB1832 , HB1836 , HB1837 , HB1866 , HB1983 , HB2029 , HB2217 , HB2318 , HB2363 , HB2486

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers

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• Speaker, then we're coming to the next category: House bills in conference, and we have...
• On page 13, we have a conference report for House Bill 77, patroned by Delegate Krizek.
• House Bill 77 authorizes local and state police to enforce federal traffic laws. Mr.
• Turning to page 19, we come to a conference report for Delegate Watts's House Bill 476.
• Ladies and gentlemen of the House, House Bill 836 conference report.

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• Uh, House Bill 1197. Uh, I'd like to Uh, House Bill 1197.
• We have adopted House Bill 1457. zero. We have adopted House Bill 1457.
• Moving on to House Bill 1710. All right. Moving on to House Bill 1710.
• c> Bill</c><00:38:18.640><c> 1710</c> We will recommend House Bill 1710 We will recommend House Bill
• House Bill 1492 report House 14.

Committee: House Finance

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• Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5086.
• Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5004.
• Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5327.
• Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5096.
• Next item on the agenda is House Bill 5582.

Summary: The committee met, approved the March 5, 2026 minutes, and then took up several health- and human-services-related bills. House Bill 5086, concerning peer support programs for covered caregivers, was explained as creating training and testimonial privilege protections; the committee adopted an amendment clarifying that boards may still require participation in a board-designated professional health program, and then reported the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. House Bill 5004, an educational bill on PANS and PANDAS, was supported by the sponsor, who described his family’s experience and the importance of earlier diagnosis; it was reported to the Senate without amendment. House Bill 5327, which would require the Department of Human Services to create an ALS services program, also received supportive testimony from the sponsor and members, but the transcript reflects the bill being reported as House Bill 537; it was moved forward without amendment. The committee then considered House Bill 5096, which would remove personal care and intellectual/developmental disability waiver services from certificate-of-need review. The sponsor argued the change would reduce regulatory burden and expand access, while a county aging-program director testified that certificate-of-need revenues help fund senior meals and services and that eliminating the requirement would reduce important support for aging providers. After a division vote, the motion to report the bill failed 3-9. House Bill 4695, allowing PEIA patients to switch to an alternative medically appropriate covered treatment without new prior authorization if it costs no more than the original treatment, was explained as carrying an estimated $13 million annual cost to PEIA and was reported to the Senate. The committee also advanced House Bill 5582, enacting the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, after discussion of a committee amendment removing a new-background-check-at-initial-licensure provision; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported. Another House Bill 5582, concerning the TANF drug screening program, was described as removing the sunset date and allowing oral fluid testing in addition to urine samples; it too was reported. Finally, House Bill 5466 renamed the batterer intervention program as an abuse intervention program and allowed live synchronous virtual delivery with an in-person option; the sponsor said the change would expand access statewide, and the bill was reported to the Senate. The committee then adjourned.

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• The bill was referred to the Committee on General and Housing, which recommends that the House propose
• that the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill as printed in today's calendar.
• that the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill as printed in today's calendar.
• of the bill, the sponsor of a related bill, H. 541, which we passed in February out of the House, Legislative
• Bill 902, which is an Up next is House Bill 902, which is an act<01:15:01.560><c> relating</c><01:15

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• House Bill 523 and House Bill 525 will refer to the Education Committee.
• House Bills 526, 527, 528, and 531 will refer to the Health and Welfare Committee.
• House Bills 529 and 530 will refer to the Business Committee.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill No. 532 by the Transportation and Defense Committee, an act
• House Bill 493 will be held on the Third Reading Calendar one legislative day.

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• We have two bills on the executive session calendar: House Bill 2523, concerning the Community Reinvestment
• And then the next bill that we will be considering will be House Bill 2606, and there are no amendments
• And then the next bill that we will be considering will be House Bill 2606 and there are no amendments
• This bill abandons that principle. I urge you to reject House Bill 2684. Thank you for your time.
• This bill abandons that principle. I urge you to reject House Bill 2684. Thank you for your time.

Summary: The committee met to take executive action on House Bill 2523, concerning the Community Reinvestment Program, and House Bill 2606, concerning the Office of Privacy and Data Protection. Staff briefed a proposed substitute for HB 2523 and several amendments. The substitute would change how Community Reinvestment Account funds are distributed, require tribal consultation, update the community reinvestment plan on a regular cycle, expand reporting and Office of Equity responsibilities, add definitions, and broaden the WSIPP study. Amendments to shorten the plan update cycle, restrict recipients from receiving other state housing assistance, bar certain officers and family members from grants, require independent audits, and expand WSIPP review were debated; only the amendment changing the plan update cycle from 10 years to 5 years was adopted. The committee then voted 8-5 to report the substitute HB 2523 out of committee with a do pass recommendation. HB 2606, which was described as implementing JLARC recommendations to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency in privacy/data protection functions, was then approved unanimously and reported out with a do pass recommendation. The committee then held public hearings on House Bill 2684 and House Joint Memorial 4012. HB 2684 would establish rebuttable presumptions that members of certain groups are socially disadvantaged for purposes of OMWBE certification, including adding Middle Eastern and North African individuals to the framework. Testimony was split: some speakers opposed the bill as discriminatory or constitutionally problematic, while others, including representatives of MENA businesses, CAIR Washington, and OMWBE, supported it as a needed fix to improve access to certification and contracting opportunities. The chair noted that amendments could still be submitted before the next day’s executive session, and the bill was set for further consideration the following morning. House Joint Memorial 4012 urges Congress to bring the Major Richard Star Act to a floor vote. The prime sponsor and veteran advocates testified that the memorial seeks to address the “wounded veteran tax” by allowing combat-injured service members who retire before 20 years of service to receive both retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Supporters said the change would correct an inequity affecting Washington veterans and their families. The committee closed the hearing on the memorial and announced that both HB 2684 and HJM 4012 would be considered the next morning.

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• </c> recommend that we defer this bill. Okay. recommend that we defer this bill. Okay.
• Okay, our next bill is Senate Bill 662, relating to transportation.
• Senate Bill 26, relating to affordable housing.
• Senate Bill 26, relating to affordable housing.
• Senate Bill 944 relating to the low-inccome<00:09:42.320><c> housing</c><00:09:42.560><c> tax</c><00:

Summary: The joint House and Senate conference committee met on April 25 to consider several bills, mostly related to housing, transportation, school impact fees, and housing finance programs. HB 1294 HD2 SD1, relating to agricultural workforce housing, was deferred because final release was not yet available. HB 286 HD2 SD1, relating to the individual housing account program, was agreed to but also rolled over to a later 3:30 p.m. meeting pending final release. The committee then took up HB 1298 HD3 SD1, relating to housing, and HB 422 HD1 SD2, relating to school impact fees. HB 1298 was agreed to but postponed to later in the day pending final release. HB 422 was described as repealing the construction cost component of school impact fees, exempting government housing, affordable housing, and Hawaiian homeland housing from those fees, and requiring School Facilities Authority rules and a report to the legislature; the committee approved a CD1 with mostly technical amendments by unanimous vote, with one Senate member excused. Later, the committee reviewed additional measures including SB 662 on transportation, HB 1409 on transit-oriented development, SB 26 on affordable housing, HB 740 on housing, HB 432 on the rental housing revolving fund, SB 1229 on the dwelling unit revolving fund, and SB 944 on the low-income housing tax credit. Most of these bills had agreement on a CD1 or draft agreement but were deferred or rolled over to 3:30 p.m. in Room 16 because WAM, final, or web releases were still pending; HB 740 had no agreement yet, while HB 432 was said to need revisions. The meeting adjourned after scheduling the remaining items for later consideration.

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• </c><00:18:36.640><c> Bill</c><00:18:36.880><c> 455</c> legislate on House Bill 455 legislate on House
• </c> I rise, of course, in support of House Bill 66 Senate Bill 667.
• </c><03:37:03.680><c> Aayod</c> House Bill 324 that Governor Aayod House Bill 324 that Governor Aayod
• House Bill 1540, which would um it adds House Bill 1540, which would require<05:01:06.560><c> the</c
• </c><07:41:30.240><c> requires</c> passed bill by this house that requires passed bill by this house

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• bills, we're going to jump down to House Bill 8, and then we'll go back to the 243, 244, and the Senate
• And we're now going to go to House Bill 8 as amended.
• House Bill 8 or similar legislation.
• But getting back into some of the bill right now, the bill works where housing is created through...
• But getting back into some of the bill, right now, the bill works where housing is created through the

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committee: Senate House Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee began by announcing that SB 210 would be rolled over to Friday and would not be heard. The committee then returned to SB 234, which would provide foster child school transportation funding statewide rather than only for Albuquerque Public Schools. Members adopted an amendment striking the APS-only language and making the bill statewide after testimony from the sponsor, PED, and others that foster youth transportation is a growing issue and should have its own funding stream. The committee discussed how the money might be distributed and whether the $1.2 million appropriation would be sufficient, then voted do pass on SB 234 as amended. The committee next heard HB 8, which creates a Higher Education Major Projects Fund for large capital projects that are difficult to fund through existing capital outlay processes. Testimony from the sponsor, LFC, HED, and university representatives explained that the bill would support projects such as the UNM School of Medicine, an NMSU multidisciplinary building, student housing, student life projects, and certain Division I athletic facilities, while requiring design readiness, institutional matches, and legislative oversight. Several senators raised concerns about the clarity of the prioritization process, the Division I-only athletics language, the recurring nature of future funding, and the relationship to other capital funding streams, but the committee ultimately voted do pass on HB 8. The committee then considered SB 243 and SB 244, nearly identical bills for UNM and NMSU that would each appropriate $5 million for student health, student support, nutrition, travel, scholarships, and other athletic department needs. Athletic directors testified that conference realignment, higher travel costs, nutrition demands, and new revenue-sharing/NIL obligations have increased expenses, and sponsors said the bills were intended as one-time appropriations. Some senators questioned whether the requests should be recurring or funded through university revenue rather than the state, but both bills received do pass recommendations. Finally, the committee heard SM 16, as amended, which asks HED to convene a task force to study parenting students in higher education and recommend ways to collect data and improve support. Supporters said better data is needed to understand barriers such as child care and transportation, and the memorial passed with a do pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned until Friday morning.

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• : House Bill 52, House Bill 1227.
• House Bill 52 relating to minors and psychiatric hospitals.
• Is there further discussion on Senate Bill 41? I have that right, House Bill 52?
• C.S. for C.S. for House Bill 52 Finance. Mr. Speaker, House members may proceed to vote.
• I rise in favor of overriding the veto of House Bill 195.

Summary: The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed. The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15. The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.

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• Chair and members, House Bill 2758 allows an eligible entity that House Bill 2758 allows an eligible
• Chair and members, House Bill 2264... Mr.
• You've given House Bill 2278 a due pass recommendation. Now we'll go to House Bill 2428.
• Chair and members, House Bill 2428... Mr.
• You've given House Bill 2756 a due pass.

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard an informational presentation on transportation fuel supply in Arizona from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics. He described Arizona’s dependence on pipeline deliveries, limited terminal inventories, and the resulting vulnerability to outages and price spikes. He also discussed recent refinery closures in California, increased imports from overseas, and a proposed Kinder Morgan project that could add east-to-west capacity into Phoenix. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and how many fuel types move through the system; Shemp said the project would not change destination fuel specifications and that multiple fuel products already move through the pipelines. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow groundwater transport from the McMullen Valley basin to an initial AMA and related uses, with provisions for eligible entities, transportation fees, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the 1991 transfer-basin framework, provides needed water augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored rural communities being used to solve urban water shortages. The committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also considered HB 2078, which clarifies that certain aggregate mining reclamation notice requirements apply only to new reclamation plans and new aggregate operations, not existing mines. The sponsor said the bill fixes confusion from prior legislation, and the committee passed it 5-0. HB 2031, extending the deadline for applying for a certificate of grandfathered right in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, also passed after some members argued the extension was needed for affected applicants while others said it would delay needed protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in certain basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and to operate domestic water delivery systems, and HB 2103, allowing gifts and fee revenues to support water hauling and local water improvement programs, both passed 4-3 despite opposition that they were only partial fixes. Later, HB 2117, which increases the annual distribution cap for conservation district education centers and shifts Environmental Special Plate Fund disbursements to the Natural Resource Conservation Board, passed 5-2 after supporters called it a technical cleanup and one member objected to changing the administering entity. HB 2261, revising agricultural property tax valuation terminology and requiring income-based valuation for agricultural real property, passed 4-3 after assessors and county representatives warned it would remove agricultural improvements from the tax rolls and shift costs to homeowners, while farm groups said it would clarify and stabilize agricultural taxation. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and changing related geospatial advisory duties, was presented with State Land Department concerns that the bill left several duties and funding questions unclear; the transcript ends before any final action on HB 2262.

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• The chair moves that House Bill 1771 be voted due pass. House Bill 1771 be voted due pass.
• By your vote of eight ayes, you have voted due pass House Bill 1771. I move that House Bill 1883...
• House Bill 1883. By your vote of five yes and four no, you have passed House Bill 1883. Okay.
• Now I move that House Bill 1892 be voted due pass. House Bill 1892 be voted due pass.
• And today I have House Bill 1919. And basically what House Bill 1919 does, it brings the...

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• be scheduled for consideration by the House: a House bill authorizing the town of Avon to appoint a town
• clerk, House No. 2270, local approval received; a House bill authorizing the City of Revere to pay a
• of school committee member Anthony Manatra, House No. 2275, local approval received; and the House bill
• The bill is passed to be engrossed. The House will be in recess.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed. The House will be in recess.

Summary: The House met in joint session, suspended Joint Rule 12 for several petitions, and then took up a series of local bills reported by the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling. Those bills included authorizing the town of Avon to appoint a town clerk, allowing the City of Revere to pay a sum to Denise Manatra, widow of school committee member Anthony Manatra, and validating the results of a special election in Hardwick. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second readings, ordered them to a third reading, and later passed House No. 972, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District, to be engrossed. The major substantive action was on Senate No. 2540, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The Committee on Ways and Means recommended passage with a full substitute amendment contained in House Document No. 4265, totaling $536,832,564. The House adopted the amendment, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed as amended. When the Senate returned the bill with notice that it had nonconcurred in the House amendment and appointed a conference committee, the House voted to insist on its amendment and also appointed its own conference committee members: Mr. Mike Woods of Boston, Ms. Ferrante of Gloucester, and Mr. Smola of Warren. The House then adopted an order to adjourn until Wednesday at 11 a.m., with notice of a Democratic caucus at noon and roll calls at 1 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• [clears throat] Members, we have 12 House bills for introduction today.
• Up next is House Bill 534, which is an act relating to community action agencies.
• Up next is House Bill 534 amendment.
• Members, the final bill on our action calendar today is House Bill 84, which is an act relating to allowing
• calendar today is House Bill 84, which calendar today is House Bill 84, which is<00:26:30.960><c> an

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• And the second one was House Bill 14, which is the expansion of tax credits.
• Bill 455, and if I said House bill in any one of those, they are Senate bills.
• bills still on the floor, I think we're talking about House bills that are still outstanding on the
• With a 2 to 4 vote, uh, removal of 3, House Senate Bill 393 is, is completed.
• So, so, my intention is to amend back into this House, uh, this tax omnibus bill, uh, Senate House Bill

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue