Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> get</c><00:32:03.480><c> rid</c><00:32:03.679><c> of</c><00:32:03.800><c> the</c><00:32:03.920><
• c><00:32:08.080><c> can't</c><00:32:08.400><c> be</c><00:32:08.640><c> charged</c><00:32:09.560><c> for
• 32:15.520><c> know,</c><00:32:15.640><c> that</c><00:32:15.800><c> our</c><00:32:15.920><c> friends</
• :32:20.400><c> bill</c><00:32:20.760><c> is</c><00:32:21.040><c> is</c><00:32:21.480><c> I</c> either
• > about</c><00:32:22.480><c> I</c><00:32:22.520><c> mean,</c><00:32:22.760><c> I</c><00:32:22.800><c>

Bills: HF4712 , HF4801 , HF3756 , HF4860 , HF4931 , HF4289 , HF4460

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> name</c><00:32:22.640><c> is</c><00:32:22.880><c> Miss</c><00:32:23.760><c> or</c><00:32:24.000>
• She is retired.<00:32:30.799><c> She</c><00:32:31.120><c> served</c><00:32:31.440><c> the</c><00:32:32.080
• </c><00:32:36.480><c> And</c><00:32:36.640><c> she's</c><00:32:36.960><c> also</c><00:32:37.120><c> a
• </c><00:32:46.720><c> And</c><00:32:46.880><c> I'm</c><00:32:47.200><c> just</c><00:32:47.440><c> glad
• 32:49.600><c> my</c><00:32:49.840><c> life</c><00:32:50.000><c> and</c><00:32:50.240><c> she's</c><00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:32:08.320><c> let's</c><00:32:08.640><c> take</c><00:32:08.799><c> the</c><00:32:08.960><c> test
• </c><00:32:11.120><c> I</c><00:32:11.360><c> do</c><00:32:11.519><c> have</c><00:32:11.600><c> a</c><
• :32:24.960><c> um</c><00:32:25.440><c> GLP1</c><00:32:26.399><c> drugs</c><00:32:26.799><c> and</c><00
• So I I'm<00:32:30.480><c> just</c><00:32:30.799><c> wondering</c><00:32:31.120><c> if</c><00:32:31.360
• </c><00:32:38.399><c> Um,</c><00:32:38.799><c> thank</c><00:32:38.960><c> you,</c><00:32:39.120><c> Mr

Bills: HF238 , HF3381 , HF3754 , HF1049

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: microenterprise home kitchen operation, cottage food, home-based food business, home kitchen license, homemade food, prepared food, food entrepreneur, small food business, cottage food law, food safety training, ServSafe, food handler license, agriculture department, Minnesota food law, residential kitchen, local zoning, consumer labeling, allergen labeling, unpasteurized juice, time/temperature control for safety food

Transcript Highlights:

• A lot of their big industry up there are in Chapter 100s or Enterprise Zones, and so they have a huge
• I believe, if my memory serves me, it's a 27% to 32% reserve.
• My recollection is that I believe it's a 27% to 32% reserve fund after the December 31st fiscal year.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is in Title 50, Chapter 31.
• Call your attention to page 3, lines 30 to 32, that require...
• Megan Conrad: Call your attention to page 3, lines 30 to 32, that require withdrawal if the agency has

Summary: The Revenue and Taxation Committee met on March 2, 2006, and first introduced RS 33-260, a proposal by Representative Cannon to amend Idaho’s Community Infrastructure District Act. Cannon said the bill would extend CID authority from cities to counties, allow CIDs to fund fire protection and emergency medical services, and require CIDs to terminate after a set period rather than continue indefinitely. On motion, the committee agreed to introduce the RS with Section 5 left unchanged, and the motion carried without opposition. The committee then heard House Bill 734 from Representative Furman, which would change how wind and geothermal tax revenues are distributed among taxing districts when a school district lacks a supplemental levy. Furman said the bill was intended to prevent schools from being pressured to run levies just to qualify for revenue distribution and would use the larger of certain local levy rates instead. He said the Idaho School Board Association supported the bill and the Idaho Association of Counties was neutral. After brief questions and no public testimony, the committee voted to send HB 734 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 670, sponsored by Representative Monks, drew the most discussion. Monks said it was meant to clarify last year’s urban renewal law so fire districts could opt out of urban renewal areas when there were no outstanding bonds or contractual obligations, and he argued fire districts were losing revenue while still providing service to new development. Testimony from the Association of Idaho Cities, the Eagle Urban Renewal Agency, and the Redevelopment Association of Idaho opposed the bill, warning it would further erode urban renewal financing, create ambiguity, and interfere with ongoing litigation over the meaning of contractual obligations. After debate over legislative intent and the effect on urban renewal districts, the committee approved HB 670 and sent it to the House floor with a due pass recommendation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members of the certification requirement, which is completion of a 32-hour advanced procedure course
• You have a requirement of the 32 hours of surgery and then supervised training.
• So It's 32 hours so that you're able to do these three surgical procedures.
• Is those 32 hours include the supervision time or is there a supervision time once you've completed the
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, there's supervision during the 32 hours while we're practicing

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Secretary, close the machine. 32 members, present and accounted for.
• Madam Secretary, close the machine. 32 members, present and accounted for.
• House Bill 762 by Representative Beham is an act in Titles 32 and 47 relative to debt referral by the
• House Concurrent Resolution 32 by Representative Baham is a concurrent resolution to urge and request
• House Concurrent Resolution 32 by Representative Baham is a concurrent resolution to urge and request

Bills: SCR63 , SCR12 , HB89 , HB451 , HB595 , HB617 , HB621 , HB730 , HB1064 , HB1125 , HB221 , HCR58 , SB106 , SB206 , SB248 , SB441 , SB104 , SB122 , SB180 , SB260 , SB424 , SB476 , SCR9 , SCR30 , SB57 , SB414 , SB525 , SB35 , SB65 , SB135 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB276 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB484 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB501 , SB513 , HCR31 , HB462 , HB547 , HB613 , HB691 , HB712 , HB720 , HB723 , HB728 , HB735 , HB747 , HB759 , HB825 , HB845 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB907 , HB923 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB965 , HB1036 , HB287 , HB370 , HB515 , HB521 , HB570 , HB1200 , HB29 , HB39 , HB58 , HB67 , HB73 , HB76 , HB77 , HB82 , HB112 , HB121 , HB125 , HB132 , HB134 , HB151 , HB154 , HB155 , HB161 , HB166 , HB187 , HB191 , HB207 , HB211 , HB224 , HB238 , HB241 , HB242 , HB250 , HB260 , HB265 , HB275 , HB300 , HB320 , HB338 , HB339 , HB349 , HB379 , HB399 , HB427 , HB463 , HB464 , HB468 , HB545 , HB550 , HB551 , HB565 , HB588 , HB639 , HB725 , HB782 , HB805 , HB808 , HB834 , HB847 , HB853 , HB858 , HB861 , HB883 , HB916 , HB937 , HB977 , HB1012 , HB1027 , HB1044 , HB1054 , HB1091 , HB1117 , HB90 , HB127 , HB138 , HB150 , HB201 , HB268 , HB273 , HB285 , HB315 , HB354 , HB355 , HB360 , HB376 , HB445 , HB506 , HB606 , HB649 , HB665 , HB681 , HB721 , HB746 , HB757 , HB781 , HB835 , HB844 , HB857 , HB872 , HB886 , HB889 , HB892 , HB982 , HB987 , HB1037 , HB1068 , HB1072 , HB1078 , HB1085 , HB1132 , HB1137 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1232 , HB1238 , HB23 , HB136 , HB17 , HB21 , HB51 , HB55 , HB74 , HB106 , HB108 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB168 , HB215 , HB226 , HB263 , HB296 , HB299 , HB322 , HB364 , HB519 , HB535 , HB538 , HB568 , HB571 , HB622 , HB635 , HB676 , HB772 , HB784 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1134 , HB1237 , HB1239 , HB36 , HB119 , HB126 , HB129 , HB245 , HB271 , HB280 , HB337 , HB351 , HB677 , HB726 , HB789 , HB850 , HB956 , HB966 , SB149 , SB382

Keywords: fiscal notes, legislation, legislative auditor, state policy, conflict of interest, logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, HB89, Act 615, district attorney, assistant district attorney, retiree health insurance, group health insurance, retirement benefits, public employee benefits, Third Judicial District, Thirtieth Judicial District

Transcript Highlights:

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• the freaking time<00:32:13.000><c> so</c><00:32:13.240><c> at</c><00:32:13.399><c> this</c><00:32:13.559
• you know<00:32:19.039><c> school</c><00:32:19.480><c> kids</c><00:32:19.919><c> or</c><00:32:20.279>
• ><c> there</c><00:32:22.000><c> should</c><00:32:22.440><c> be</c><00:32:23.440><c> all</c><00:32:23.519
• :32:24.639><c> bill</c><00:32:24.919><c> if</c><00:32:25.000><c> you</c><00:32:25.120><c> put</c><00:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved. Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199. The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.

Transcript Highlights:

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• ><c> that</c><00:32:42.480><c> if</c><00:32:42.720><c> we</c><00:32:42.960><c> do</c><00:32:43.039><c
• <00:32:48.399><c> somehow</c><00:32:48.799><c> get</c><00:32:48.960><c> interpreted</c><00:32:49.519>
• ><c> forth</c><00:32:53.279><c> between</c><00:32:53.919><c> parties</c><00:32:54.240><c> to</c><00:32

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 3448 addresses this by amending the Utilities Code to add Chapter 254.
• This chapter in the code is applicable to certain telecom entities.
• This is in addition to the other existing chapters that already address these matters.
• 253 applicable to broadband providers, and then Chapter 252 applicable to cable providers.
• This chapter takes away their private property rights.

Bills: HB3445 , HB3448

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: telecommunications, electric cooperative, rights-of-way, infrastructure, provider access, right-of-way, pole attachment, regulatory access, 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Page 1, line 10, striking under Chapter 351, the sub-language would read as, quote, any entity that has
• Page 1, line 10, striking under Chapter 351, the sub-language would read as, quote, any entity that has
• We were hired by 1,172 municipalities and water providers in 32 different states, including the state
• We were hired by 1,172 municipalities and water providers in 32 different states, including the state

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then we struck out 29 through 32.
• We point it right back to Chapter 7, Title 30, Title 32, to custody.
• This legislation amends Chapter 9, Title 18, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section to be known

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It removes involvement by the offices of the Insurance Commissioner and moves provisions from chapter
• 33 to chapter 21, the Division of Labor, and the Commissioner of Labor.
• The clerk will close the machine and ascertain the results on this question: 32 yeas...
• On this question, 32 yeas, two nays, zero absent, not voting.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first handled several House amendments to Senate bills and passed them, including SB 194 updating the definition of disabled veteran taxpayer, SB 499 requiring toxicology tests in auto accidents, SB 672 on Real Estate Commission licensing discipline, SB 724 on home confinement officers and the EMS retirement system, SB 897 on alcohol and drug counselor licensure, and SB 982 creating the Neighborhood Access Road Program. In each case, the chamber agreed to the House changes and then passed the bill, with some measures also given effective dates, including SB 724 effective July 1, 2026 and SB 648 effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 197, doubling penalties for sex crimes against minors, and SB 648, which removed restrictions on foreign entities in the Strategic and Critical Resources Act. The chamber then took up a series of additional bills and conference actions. It appointed a conference committee on HB 4588 after refusing to recede from its amendment. The Senate passed HB 4009, the Portable Benefit Account Act, after adopting a Banking and Insurance committee strike-and-insert amendment that moved the program to the Division of Labor, expanded portable benefit definitions, and made technical changes. Later, the Senate also passed SB 182 on annexation by minor boundary adjustment after amending the House changes to allow one annexation per year instead of one every two years, and it passed HB 5101 increasing strangulation penalties, HB 4364 on juvenile offender bail and counsel language, HB 4412 on age verification for certain websites, HB 5564 on deputy sheriff vacation carryover, HB 4138 on sex offender registration fees, HB 4951 after receding from its earlier amendment on continuing education, SB 4 after receding from its amendment, SB 389 after refusing to concur in a House amendment that would have stripped the bill, SB 927 on beekeeping and municipal regulation, and HB 5214 on drug testing for parents before reunification. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 67 honoring Senator Michael Andrew Woelfel and Senate Resolution 68 honoring Senator Charles Houston Clements. Numerous senators gave extended remarks praising Woelfel’s legal skill, candor, mentorship, and service, and Clements’s long service, institutional knowledge, steadiness, and friendship. Both resolutions were adopted by roll call votes, with SR 67 passing 34-0 and SR 68 passing 33-1. After the resolutions, the Senate recessed briefly to present the outgoing senators with resolutions and flags flown over the Capitol.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a captain with the Kansas City Fire Department, where I have served for 32 years and continue to
• In my 32 years on the job, I've seen far too many searches turn into recoveries because we didn't get
• Garrett Webb, registered lobbyist for the Missouri chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics...
• For the Missouri chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a Real ID in Florida, including all of the backup paperwork and documentation you need, is between $32
• a Real ID in Florida, including all of the backup paperwork and documentation you need, is between $32
• I'm the worthy matron of an Order of Eastern Star chapter and assistant daughter ruler of the Elks.
• I'm the worthy matron of an Order of Eastern Star chapter and assistant daughter ruler of the Elks.

Bills: S0460 , S0748 , S1180 , S1334

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: special elections, vacancy, Governor authority, election timeframe, judicial determination, voting rights, felony, sentencing, civil rights, criminal justice, rehabilitation, elections, voter registration, citizenship, provisional ballots, election fraud

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum and took up several election-related bills. CS/SB 1180 by Senator Arrington, which creates a recall framework for elected community development district board members and also addresses synthetic turf regulation and CDD eligibility, was presented briefly and then approved unanimously. SB 460 by Senator Polsky, requiring the governor to call special elections within set deadlines after vacancies and allowing judicial relief if deadlines are not met, also passed unanimously after members discussed flexibility for emergencies and the cost of delayed elections. The committee then heard SB 748 by Senator Bracy Davis, which would add constitutional voting-rights restoration language to the sentencing score sheet given to felony defendants. Supporters said it would improve clarity and notice without changing eligibility, and the bill was favorably reported unanimously. The committee also confirmed several appointees, including Jim Milliken and Alicia McShea to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Robert P. Estalas as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and additional gubernatorial appointees listed on the agenda, all by favorable votes. The longest discussion centered on Senator Grall’s strike-all amendment for SB 1334, an elections bill dealing with citizenship verification, Real ID and SAVE database use, paper-ballot voting, candidate qualification rules, and related election administration changes. Supporters argued it would streamline verification and ensure only citizens vote, while opponents warned it would create burdens, disenfranchise eligible voters, and impose costs and administrative confusion. After extensive public testimony both for and against, the committee adopted an amendment to allow supervisors of elections to observe holidays when not otherwise required to be open, then approved the strike-all as amended by a 6-2 vote, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. The meeting then adjourned after members recorded their votes on earlier items.

Transcript Highlights:

• This includes any technical, contingent enactment, or chaptering amendments.
• That gets us to file item number 32. That gets us to file item number 32.
• I've used multiple VSOs as a recipient of Chapter 35 benefits for my school, as a CalVET fee waiver recipient

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long consent and concurrence calendar. Early procedural actions included moving several bills to the inactive file, waiving the floor amendment deadline for certain measures, rescinding prior action on SB 733, and approving a motion to withdraw AB 710 from committee to the third reading file by a 42-12 vote. The chamber also re-referred AB 406 to Labor and Employment and later AB 754 to Housing, while taking up numerous Senate and Assembly measures out of order to accommodate authors and guests. The body adopted several resolutions recognizing October 2025 as California Promotoras Month (HR 58), National Fried Rice Day and National Rice Month (HR 71), Direct Support Professional Recognition Week (HR 70), and All California Day (HR 67). Members also concurred in Senate amendments on a wide range of bills covering insurance, horses, emergency vehicles, health facilities, restitution, education, tribal regalia at graduation, behavioral health, air pollution, energy, dams, greenhouse gases, foster youth, court interpreters, tenancy language access, patient privacy notices, discrimination in school facility rentals, hospital visitation rights, diversion, agriculture, insurance studies, electricity, and environmental stewardship. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew recorded noes. Several higher-profile policy bills drew debate. SB 694 on veteran claim assistance generated the most extensive discussion, with supporters arguing it would stop predatory, unaccredited companies from charging veterans for VA claims help, and opponents warning it could reduce veterans’ choices and should be paired with broader fixes to county VSO access; the bill ultimately passed 46-0. Other notable actions included concurrence on SB 576 limiting loud streaming ads, SB 512 on transportation tax initiatives, and SB 785 creating a tax credit for durable medical equipment for children with complex medical needs. The Assembly also concurred in SB 250 on Medi-Cal provider directories, SB 831 on the Geological Survey, SB 788 on CPA regulation, SB 456 on muralist licensing, SB 72 on the California Water Plan, SB 76 on used-car fee protections, SB 246 on rural health workforce support, SB 484 on coastal affordable housing, SB 680 on sex offender registration, SB 695 on climate-resilient highway projects, and SB 783 on outdoor advertising. Votes were overwhelmingly favorable across the board, with the chamber repeatedly adopting Senate amendments and resolutions by voice vote or recorded roll call.

Transcript Highlights:

• Doug Unger, D-O-U-G, U-N-G-E-R, UNLV chapter president, Nevada Faculty Alliance.
• Doug Unger, DOUG, UNG-U-N-G-E-R, UNLV chapter president, Nevada Faculty Alliance.
• We used 32 minutes in support, so we are providing 32 minutes for opposition.

Bills: SB156

Committee: Assembly Government Affairs

Keywords: gun violence, firearm safety, special counsel, data collection, community initiatives, grants, Attorney General, public safety, suicide prevention, 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our jobs and duties are outlined in Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code, the Disaster Act of 1918
• about. and in control, it's more about communication, cooperation, and coordination, mainly because chapter
• We've awarded 12 grants for a total of $32 million.
• budget, so we were able to take that extra $2 million, put it back into the fund, and award those. $32

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

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

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• Alpha<00:32:44.600><c> Kappa</c><00:32:44.920><c> Alpha</c><00:32:45.240><c> Sorority's</c><00:32:45.800
• to promote<00:32:53.240><c> unity</c><00:32:54.120><c> and</c><00:32:54.360><c> friendship</c><00:32
• </c><01:32:47.440><c> So,</c><01:32:47.640><c> if</c><01:32:47.760><c> there's</c><01:32:47.960><c> a
• > be</c><01:32:54.920><c> closer</c><01:32:55.360><c> to</c><01:32:55.520><c> a</c><01:32:55.560><c>

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the<00:32:22.799><c> administrator</c><00:32:23.279><c> of</c><00:32:23.440><c> the</c><00:32:23.519
• </c><00:32:26.799><c> Uh</c><00:32:27.279><c> we</c><00:32:28.399><c> at</c><00:32:28.720><c> DEES</c
• :32:33.039><c> rules</c><00:32:33.360><c> that</c><00:32:33.600><c> apply</c><00:32:34.399><c> to</c>
• </c><00:32:38.399><c> Within</c><00:32:38.880><c> that</c><00:32:39.200><c> set</c><00:32:39.440><c>
• is</c><00:32:41.360><c> a</c><00:32:41.519><c> definition</c><00:32:42.000><c> of</c><00:32:42.159><c

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all