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• about who appoints those commissioners, making sure that there is a balance between the voter registration
• It says you can't have changed your voter registration within, it's usually two years preceding the appointment
• right now if you are declined to state, or minor party, or you can change, you can go do same-day registration
• nail down those essential parameters about in what time frame could someone have changed party registration

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• about whether signatures on vote-by-mail ballot envelopes compare to signatures from the voter's registration
• about whether signatures on vote-by-mail ballot envelops compare to signatures from the voter's registration
• drafted, apply to the comparison of signatures from the vote-by-mail ballot itself to the voter's registration

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So if you go for a two-year registration or a certain time during the year, all three colors are in play
• last couple years, me and my wife both have vehicles and in the last couple years, we'll do our registration
• ... ...and the colors on our registration would be different when they showed up.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 533, which would eliminate the vehicle registration sticker program. The sponsor said the stickers are often unreadable or obscured, law enforcement already runs plates during stops, and the change would save the Idaho Transportation Department an estimated $300,000 while keeping the agency neutral. Senators asked about other states that have ended sticker programs and the original purpose of the stickers; the sponsor said the visual color system was once used to identify expired registrations, but that is no longer effective. The committee moved the bill to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carried. The committee also introduced RS 33330, sponsored by Senator Hart, to clarify what constitutes a valid right-of-way and highway. Hart described a recent Shoshone County dispute involving an old, incomplete road process and a vague legal description that led to litigation over access across private property. The proposal would require a record, survey, and public hearing process, and would make clear that counties or highway districts are not obligated to maintain every public right-of-way. The motion to introduce the RS passed. Members then received an update from the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (ELTAC). The administrator reviewed the agency’s role serving cities, counties, and highway districts through training, technical assistance, and administration of federal and state transportation programs. She highlighted federal aid projects, the T2 training center, grant-writing assistance, the Children Pedestrian Safety Program, and the Leading Idaho Local Bridge Program, noting major investments, completed bridge projects, and the use of state funds to accelerate repairs and reduce local taxpayer burden. The committee asked about ELTAC’s coordination with ITD and how local governments seek funding help. Finally, the committee approved the February 10, 2026 minutes and adjourned.

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• Item number four is a technical change to comply with updated database functions for transferring registration
• fall—typically about six months—this change will allow for more flexibility for the voter to update the registration
• Item number eight is a technical change to protect the personal information of registrants who are pre-registering

Summary: The State Board of Election Supervisors met on February 5, 2026, with Secretary of State Nancy Landry presiding. The board approved the minutes from its March 11, 2025 meeting and then received a presentation from First Assistant Secretary of State Catherine Newsom and Deputy Commissioner Lainey Boyd on proposed technical changes for the 2026 elections omnibus bill. The board removed item 7 from consideration before the presentation began. The proposed provisions covered a wide range of election-administration topics, including ROV payroll timing, restrictions on ROV employees running for office, party affiliation clarification for voters marked “unaffiliated,” registration transfers, assistance for disabled voters, protection of pre-registrant information, removal from protected voter lists, absentee voting procedures, precinct boundary notices, candidate death notice procedures, nomination petitions, ballot design, watcher deadlines, overvote definitions, absentee ballot curing, nursing home voting timelines, procurement authority for voting equipment, and contest procedures for elections and constitutional amendments. Board members asked several clarifying questions, and staff explained the intent of various technical and procedural changes. Two items were specifically discussed as policy concerns. Board member Guidry objected to item 37, which would allow the Secretary of State to bring an election contest based on irregularities reported by an election official, and staff agreed to remove it from the omnibus bill for separate consideration. Item 38, concerning deadlines and causes of action for contesting the calling of a constitutional amendment, and item 39, clarifying that such a contest cannot be filed before election day, were explained as intended to align amendment contests with other election contest deadlines. After discussion, the board approved items 1 through 6, 8 through 36, and 38 through 39 for inclusion in the report and eventual omnibus bill. No public comments were submitted, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Registration for witnesses wishing to testify is now open.
• Do you not see the registration? No, I'm looking on here, but it's not popping up.
• Registration will close at 10 o'clock, depending on the floor schedule upon adjournment at 10 a.m.

Bills: HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510, HB229

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• The revenues going into there are primarily the ATV registrations.
• </c><00:46:52.200><c> fees</c><00:46:52.880><c> funding</c> with their registration fees funding with
• One of the things that they collect is information on recreational ATV registrations in this state.
• Louis County in the number of recreational ATV registrations.
• I think the seven-county metro area is the highest percentage of ATV registrations in the state.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Citizen, number two, a fully foreign entity, number three, what I'll call a proxy entity.
• So that kind of captures that situation with entities, and then category four, a governmental entity
• We don't have any more registrants.
• If the entity doesn't provide documents, the entity can be shut down.
• LUPE is a multi-issue community organizing entity.

Bills: HB256, HCR19, HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags

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• Then, starting on line 768, is changes for the motor vehicle registration tax.
• 19.040><c> vehicle</c> uh is changes for the motor vehicle uh is changes for the motor vehicle registration
• </c><00:26:21.000><c> Um</c> registration tax. Um registration tax.
• Then there is a note for the Cloquet Forestry Bond Deficiency, the general fund transfer, and the registration
• The general fund transfer and the registration tax and the general fund bill below that.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a large bonding bill and reviewed the final spreadsheet of capital investments. Chairs and members repeatedly thanked staff, House and Senate negotiators, and the Governor’s team for a collaborative process. The bill was described as a statewide package rather than a partisan one, with major funding for higher education asset preservation, DNR projects, public safety, transportation, the Met Council, veterans facilities, corrections, DEED/local projects, and a large water infrastructure section. House Fiscal staff and Senate fiscal staff walked through the bill line by line. Highlights included University of Minnesota and Minnesota State asset preservation, education and language immersion school funding, DNR trail and flood mitigation projects, public safety facilities, local road and bridge grants, Met Council parks and I/I grants, veterans home and armory funding, corrections projects including the Faribault vocational expansion, and many local economic development and public facility projects across Greater Minnesota and the metro. The bill also included Public Facilities Authority water and wastewater grants, housing rehabilitation funding, historical society grants, a Minnesota Zoo operating transfer, airport appropriations, and several cancellations of prior appropriations to help finance the package. Members generally praised the bill and the bipartisan work behind it. Some Republicans emphasized the one-time license fee reduction and affordability, while also saying DEED’s business development infrastructure funding was too low. Senator Nelson highlighted long-awaited transportation projects such as Highway 14 and township roads. Senator Dibble supported the transportation investments but criticized the bill for having no transit funding, calling that a major omission. No vote was recorded in the excerpt, but the discussion centered on final review and support for moving the bonding bill forward.

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• Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with Chapter 13A and establish registration
• Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with Chapter 13A and establish registration
• Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with Chapter 13A and establish registration
• Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with Chapter 13A and establish registration
• process and fees establish registration process and fees for<00:24:32.159><c> the</c><00:24:32.320><

Keywords: Consideration of HB 139 -- 00:03:15 Consideration of HB 356 -- 00:08:48, 958, all

Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 139, which would allow a political party to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws after the filing deadline but before ballot certification. Representative Decker explained the substitute as a narrow election-related fix, and the bill was then passed by the committee on an 11-yes, 1-pass vote and sent to the full House. The committee then heard House Bill 356, which would move the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) qualification test from a once-every-four-years, Frankfort-based format to administration through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at multiple locations and times. Representative Bridges said the Department of Revenue would still write and control the exam, KCTCS would only administer it, the fiscal note was zero, and the change would improve access and convenience without weakening standards. KCTCS said it was prepared to help if directed. Members generally agreed PVAs should be tested, but some raised concerns about test integrity, whether a broader testing network could create uneven conditions, and whether the change should instead use a smaller number of regional test sites. Others supported the bill as a common-sense way to expand access and avoid forcing candidates to wait years after missing a single test date. The committee also discussed the lack of a study guide for the exam and whether that should be addressed separately. No final vote on House Bill 356 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• , we somehow put extra registration fees on these high-horsepower vehicles and then give that to the
• So I would like to see something tied to horsepower at the point of registration and then give it to
• ,<01:27:33.040><c> that</c><01:27:33.360><c> we</c> registration, that we registration, that we somehow
• c> fees</c><01:27:39.040><c> on</c> somehow put extra registration fees on somehow put extra registration
• </c> horsepower at the point of registration horsepower at the point of registration and<01:28:09.840

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• history, TV viewing, vehicle data, and more are available on the open market and sold by private entities
• Private entities like data brokers have grown into a $200 billion-a-year industry.
• as easily as it can from a public entity?
• As it can from a public entity? That's a great question.
• done, but if it's on their own without supervision and under leadership and instructions from an entity

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• For example, individuals who are going to have to meet work requirements and registrations for Medicaid
• I've worked with a lot of private entities.
• I can transfer the cost of goods or the cost of services between those entities multiple times.
• We've been having this discussion for so long regarding the PBMs for that middle entity.
• It may put the fear in the MCOs and other entities, but that's what our job is.

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• These revisions could be beneficial for some of our small local government entities, like land grants
• So it's cost savings if I can give them a bunch of entities.
• By all means, any of the entities are really well-versed in this program. answer.
• I'm like, "I really have to look at my bridge to a lot of the other entities out there."
• We're really excited; we're getting our registration page put together and some flyers.

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• entities.
• The annual license or renewal fee is $70 for business entities and $10 for nonprofit entities.
• Next, currently an entity must file an initial report with the Secretary of State within 120 days of
• And finally, the bill addresses Secretary of State functions under the state's Trademark Registration
• The goal of the bill is to close the loophole in which new entities can register as importers and bring

Bills: HB2104, HB1903, HB1909, HB1982, HB2034, HB2105, HB2210, HB2215, HB2271, HB2345, HB2355, HB2384, HB2389, HB2397, HB2418, HB2429, HB2442, HB2479, HB2481, HB2681, HB2688, HB2714

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts

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• complaint addressed through the Department of Corrections, or we will guide them to another state entity
• And if, by chance, one of those for-profit entities is the lowest viable bidder, or in some cases the
• ...a new funding plan by next year, describing how they could restructure their operations and registration
• operations. a new funding plan by next year describing how they could restructure their operations and registration

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Office of the Inspector General and California Correctional Health Care Services on prison oversight, medical care, reentry, and related budget requests. The OIG requested $275,000 General Fund for two additional intake analysts, citing a sharp rise in complaints from 3,200 in 2022 to 7,860 in 2025 and explaining that the unit reviews and routes complaints, including PREA and staff misconduct allegations, within 30 days. Its medical inspection unit reported on cycle seven prison health inspections, noting generally adequate case-review performance but weak policy-compliance results, especially in medication management and health care environment indicators, and said it was beginning cycle eight with revised inspection methods. Members questioned the OIG about what kinds of complaints were driving the increase, whether the office tracks validity or systemic patterns, and how it distinguishes duplicative complaints from those already handled by CDCR. OIG said the largest categories were prison conditions and staff misconduct, that it does not determine whether complaints are “valid” in a statistical sense, and that it forwards issues to CDCR or other entities as appropriate. Senators also asked about the medical inspection findings, the remaining prisons not yet delegated back from federal receivership, and whether more detail should be provided in future reports. LAO and Department of Finance staff said they had no concerns with the OIG proposal. The committee then reviewed the correctional health care budget, including staffing, pharmacy, contract medical costs, and the state’s progress toward ending the Plata medical receivership. CDCR said it is trying to reduce vacancies through hiring events, social media outreach, new classifications, and more on-site care, while also using CalAIM to improve reentry services; CalAIM officials reported 89% Medi-Cal activation at release, 87% managed care assignment, 88% reentry care plans, and 59% warm handoffs, with about $14.7 million in reimbursements to date. Members pressed staff on the cost of receivership, the pace of delegation, whether more care could be consolidated into fewer facilities, and whether the state should seek more federal reimbursement or alternative staffing models. Finally, the committee discussed the new mental health receivership and a telemental health staffing proposal. The receiver’s office requested $33.9 million from the Mental Health Special Deposit Fund, including $8.2 million for the receiver’s office and $25.3 million to make court-ordered bonus payments permanent; CDCR also sought about $8.9 million for telemental health staffing, growing to $13 million ongoing. LAO recommended approving the action plan and portions of the telehealth request, but urged the Legislature to monitor progress, consider out-of-state recruitment and expanded telehealth, and avoid across-the-board salary increases; Finance cautioned that out-of-state licensure would require major statutory changes and that staffing-ratio changes would need receiver approval. Senators raised concerns about the high cost of receiverships, vacancy-driven fines, the need for more detailed benchmarks, and whether the state should consolidate mental health populations and better target recruitment to fill hard-to-staff positions.

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• More effectively advance their interests if they have some sort of government entity to promote them.
• But if somebody wants to create an entity that allows large players in a certain industry to create a
• And the reason that I was comfortable or... establishing the entity itself and for a temporary time.
• And that's really what it needs to be. my district like Rep. voluntary entity.
• We are hopefully going to be working on some reform with the two entities next session.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a memorial adoption of HCR 2064 honoring former legislator Barbara Leff, which was unanimously adopted and sent to the Senate. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Eladio Pereira, and numerous student and constituent guests in the gallery. After routine desk business and bill referrals, the House moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a long calendar of measures. Several bills were amended and advanced with do pass recommendations. HB 2170 was narrowed to restrict state purchases of certain electronic and information technology from China/Chinese-controlled entities and to address third-party resellers. HB 2375 dealt with middle housing in historic districts, with amendments limiting demolition of historic structures unless necessary for health and safety and preserving local discretion. HB 2380 focused on school district transparency and meeting location rules, requiring governing board materials online and keeping meetings within district boundaries, with debate over local control and comparisons to legislative caucus retreats. HB 2617, HB 2621, and HB 2671 also moved forward after amendments; HB 2621’s discussion centered on certificates of educational convenience and ensuring special education access for children in unorganized territory and DCS placements. The committee also advanced HB 2720 on anti-human trafficking and prostitution-related reforms, including sealed records for sex trafficking survivors and an anti-human trafficking grant fund; HB 2772, allowing a DNR designation on driver’s licenses, prompted extended questions about emergency care and liability; HB 2784, dealing with school district excess cash refunds, was amended to phase in implementation; HB 2902, affirming support for the Electoral College, drew the most ideological debate, with supporters citing constitutional structure and opponents arguing for a national popular vote; and HB 2950, concerning a tourism/hospitality district, saw a failed attempt to make participation voluntary. The House also considered HB 4025, a study bill on the feasibility of building an oil refinery in Arizona, which sparked extensive debate over fuel prices, refinery capacity, environmental impacts, and whether a study was necessary, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

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• for our October sessions and 939 unique registrations for our January series.
• for our and 939 unique registrations for our January<00:09:46.680><c> series</c><00:09:47.040><c> so
• </c> institution licensing and registration institution licensing and registration fees<01:37:08.400>
• </c><01:37:27.480><c> division</c> O's licensing and registration division O's licensing and registration
• </c> institution licensing and registration institution licensing and registration fee<01:39:30.119><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , non-degree-granting career schools through our licensing and registration division.
• </c><00:07:54.199><c> and</c><00:07:54.919><c> um</c> oversights for registration and um oversights for
• division uh I remember registration division uh I remember mentioned<00:08:06.319><c> that</c><00:08
• division that I had registration division that I had mentioned<00:10:17.399><c> uh</c><00:10:17.519>
• For some of them, it was setting up things like priority registration or academic or social supports

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And there are those who say that California should not get aid unless we change our voter registration
• Now, different states have different voter registration processes, and they're all wonderful and they
• change get this our voter registration change get this our voter registration laws<03:54:22.760><c> now
• processes and they're voter registration processes and they're all<03:54:27.120><c> wonderful</c><03
• and every office and for every entity and every office and every<04:14:24.479><c> Congressional</c><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Regis registration for witnesses wishing to testify, uh, or register on a position on bills posted on
• We have, we have, what do you not see the registration?
• We will be, uh, registration will close at 10 o'clock.

Bills: HB 229, HB 3990, HB 5082, HB 5510

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus