Transcript Highlights:

• One of our primary concerns with establishing a new ongoing program is that this approach presumes that
• One of our primary concerns with establishing a new ongoing program is that this approach presumes that
• In closing, community schools are co-created, co-led spaces that reflect the assets and needs of each
• I appreciate you hanging out close by. I'm sorry, we're gonna do a little musical chairs.
• I appreciate you hanging out close by.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We stand by our written testimony and just offer the small addition that our primary concern with this
• </c><00:05:31.199><c> concern</c> small addition that our primary concern small addition that our primary
• It was three, two of whom have very close financial ties to Axon, which makes the Taser.
• </c> was three two of whom have very close was three two of whom have very close Financial<00:36:41.160
• to to you know kind doesn't come close to to you know kind of<00:36:53.599><c> any</c><00:36:53.960>

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: On the deferred agenda, the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs took up SB 1364, which makes emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs, and SB 1452, which relates to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The chair recommended both measures pass with amendments, including technical corrections and a committee-report effective date of July 1, 2077. For SB 1364, the amendments included specified general fund and transfer fund amounts for DAGS, the Judiciary, and the Department of Law. For SB 1452, the chair said the bill was being corrected to fix a drug-name error that had been replicated from a federal mistake. Both recommendations were adopted by vote, with Senator Dort excused. The committee then discussed SB 1612, a joint measure on fitness to proceed that would require and appropriate funds for a five-year pilot program involving the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Health, with interim and final reports to the Legislature. Testimony was mixed: the Judiciary and Department of Health were supportive, while the Office of the Public Defender and the Disability Rights Center opposed it, arguing it conflicted with best practices and the Clark consent order, and that people found not fit to proceed must be sent to the state hospital. DCR said its main concern was that the bill would still require patients to be housed in its facilities, which it said are not rehabilitative and are already strained by staffing shortages and limited access. The bill’s author argued the proposal was meant to create joint custody and reduce the high cost of state-hospital placement, but the committee did not take final action in the portion provided. In the joint hearing with Health and Human Services, the committees heard SB 1322, a broad rewrite of the state mental health code. The Attorney General supported the measure as a comprehensive cleanup and modernization effort, but many testifiers raised concerns. Queen’s Health System and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation supported the concept but warned about emergency-room impacts and asked for amendments; IHS supported the bill with a caveat about assisted community treatment procedures; and the Public Defender, Disability Rights Center, and others opposed parts of it, citing due process, privacy, HIPAA, counsel rights, liability immunity, and the reduction of an involuntary-treatment panel from three clinicians to one psychiatrist. The hearing also covered SB 951 on child protection, where the Department of Defense supported the bill and proposed technical amendments and MOUs with military components to clarify reporting and coordination procedures; DHS and the Attorney General said they were still working through possible changes. Finally, SB 228 on excited delirium was heard, with the Public Defender and Disability Rights Center supporting the bill and arguing the term has been misused and that better police de-escalation training is the real solution.

Transcript Highlights:

• I will ask the bill sponsors to come up and give us some closing statements. Mr.
• This is their primary mode of transportation to get themselves back on their feet and back to work.
• You know, I've had a close cut with my barber over the cosmetology thing, so I just want to make sure
• very closely hand in hand with people because of that.
• Now we’ll invite the sponsor up to give us any closing arguments. Thank you, Mr.

Committee: House Business

Summary: The House Business Committee heard several bills, beginning with House Bill 529, which would let insured Idahoans negotiate a lower cash price for covered medical services and have that amount count toward deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. Sponsors described the bill as a patient-centered cost-saving measure and offered friendly amendments to clarify terms and make the bill operational. Testimony included support from a policy advocate and a physician who warned the bill could lead insurers to lower reimbursement rates over time. After questions about prior authorization, billing, and fraud concerns, the committee voted to send HB 529 to general orders. The committee then advanced House Bill 775, which would allow a bankruptcy debtor’s one exempt motor vehicle to qualify for the exemption regardless of whether it is operable, registered, or insured. The sponsor said the bill addresses cases where a debtor’s only transportation was denied exemption because the vehicle was not currently functional. After brief questioning, the committee voted to send HB 775 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 773, a code cleanup measure removing obsolete provisions related to corporate credit unions and cemetery statutes, also received a due pass recommendation. House Bill 787, which merges the Board of Podiatry into the Board of Medicine and moves some podiatry rules into statute, was likewise sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 790, a contested bill creating a voluntary certification for qualified interior designers to sign and seal limited non-structural, non-seismic interior plans. Supporters said it would reduce costs and delays and help retain Idaho graduates, while opponents from the architecture profession argued the bill lacked clarity, could create unintended consequences, and should not bypass architect oversight. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee voted to send HB 790 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and adjourned at the floor deadline.

Transcript Highlights:

• Access to primary care is going down. We see that health care is changing.
• Access to primary care is going down.
• I think the committee is very close here to what I'm about to say.
• Critical access hospitals have been closing over the last couple of decades.
• I think since 2012 we've had 12 to 15 critical access hospitals close.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Summary: The committee first completed action on House Bill 3009, adopting an amendment, rolling the bill into a House Committee Substitute, and then voting do pass on the substitute by a 20-0 roll call vote. The meeting then moved into public hearing on House Bill 1963, which would reduce from five years to three years the amount of licensed practice required before certain social workers may supervise others. Representative Tara Peters said the change would help address Missouri’s behavioral health workforce shortage, especially in rural areas, and testimony from the National Association of Social Workers and Burrell Behavioral Health supported the bill as a way to remove a bottleneck without changing education or supervision-hour requirements. There was no opposition testimony on HB 1963. The committee then heard House Bill 2557, which would require a physician to be physically present in an emergency department during all hours of operation. Representative George Hruza argued the bill would improve patient safety and standardize emergency care, while noting possible telehealth accommodations for low-volume critical access hospitals. Supporters, including physicians and medical associations, said patients expect physician-led emergency care and that physician presence is the gold standard. Opponents, led by the Missouri Hospital Association and several rural hospital administrators, argued the mandate is not realistic given physician shortages, could force rural ER closures, and would reduce access to care; they emphasized that current hospital models rely on teams, telehealth, and transfer protocols. The bill drew extensive discussion but no vote was taken. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 311, which would modernize Missouri’s bail bond laws by creating a professional board and tightening training, oversight, and recovery procedures. Representative Brandon Phelps said the industry itself wants clearer standards and that he may revise the bill in committee substitute form to merge the new board with an existing board to reduce costs. A bail bond industry representative testified in support, saying the profession wants higher standards and accountability. The chair then adjourned the meeting after testimony concluded.

Transcript Highlights:

• From an early age, Whitman College represented a dream for me, not only because it was close to home.
• From an early age, Whitman College represented a dream for me, not only because it was close to home,
• From an early age, Whitman College represented a dream for me, not only because it was close to home,
• From an early age, Whitman College represented a dream for me, not only because it was close to home,
• So we've been working closely with the council. ...of when they can participate?

Summary: The Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee held courtesy hearings on three bills before moving to executive session. House Bill 2443 would create an Armed Forces Reserve post-secondary education grant for members of the Armed Forces Reserve and their spouses or dependents, with repayment required unless the reservist serves one year for each year of benefit received. The prime sponsor said the bill is intended to extend educational support similar to what Washington National Guard members already receive. Testimony was generally supportive, emphasizing military readiness, recruitment, and fairness to reservists; one clarification was made that the bill applies to Armed Forces Reserve members broadly, not just the Army Reserve. House Bill 2567 would restore Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award amounts for students attending four-year private, not-for-profit institutions. The sponsor and many students, school leaders, and private college representatives argued the 2025 cuts were inequitable, harmed low-income and first-generation students, and limited student choice. Supporters said the state’s dedicated financial aid account has grown and that the cuts disproportionately affected students at private institutions. Opponents, including representatives from public universities, argued state dollars should prioritize public institutions and questioned whether aid should be shifted away from state schools. Testimony was mixed but heavily pro, with sign-ins reported at 1,584 total, including 1,572 in support. House Bill 2498 would change nursing education oversight by limiting the Board of Nursing’s authority where programs are nationally accredited and by expediting approval for new programs. The sponsor and several community college leaders said the bill would reduce unnecessary barriers, speed program expansion, and help address the nursing shortage, especially in rural areas. The Board of Nursing, nursing educators, employers, and professional associations opposed the bill, arguing that state oversight is needed for public safety, Washington-specific workforce needs, and consistent standards, and that the board is already revising its rules through an open process. The committee then took executive action on two other bills: it passed Second Substitute House Bill 2363, allowing supervised music therapy practice for up to six months while exam results are verified, with an amendment delaying implementation to January 1, 2028; and it passed Substitute House Bill 2422, shifting private security guard license fees from applicants to employers and delaying implementation to November 1, 2026, by a 9-7 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's something we track very closely. $280 million annualized payments to veterans, again, over the
• The Department of Cannabis Control is the state's primary regulatory body for the commercial cannabis
• The department's primary source of funding is a special fund called the Cannabis Control Fund.
• So to your question, yes, the industry is looking very closely at that concept once again, and we are
• beginning to engage in those discussions with our legislators, you know, keeping close attention to

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Carrillo, would you like to close? I would, Mr.
• Collar, would you like to close?
• I knew better, so I did not go close to him.
• It closes the gap, and we have seen the gap.
• It closes the gap, and we have seen the gap.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:37:36.560><c> public</c> none, I have ready to close public none, I have ready to close public
• H H H &gt;&gt; how<02:31:58.880><c> close</c><02:31:59.359><c> how</c><02:31:59.680><c> close</c><02:
• how close do you think they &gt;&gt; how close how close do you think they are<02:32:00.880><c> to</
• . close. close.
• </c> sentencing um whether they're a primary sentencing um whether they're a primary caregiver<03:54:

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:38.959><c> would</c> presidential nomination primary would presidential nomination primary
• </c> costs of running that uh that primary. costs of running that uh that primary.
• It's actually running closer to primary.
• Obviously, that presidential primary.
• Um, so those are presidential primary.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• DAXs work in close coordination and collaboration with CDW workers in the Administrative Office of the
• We work closely with OJJP and the Office of Administrative Courts to work on this alternative program
• If you'll introduce yourself and your light must be bright green and pull that as close to you so we
• </c> close to you so we can hear you loudly. close to you so we can hear you loudly.
• We're talking about primary and tertiary prevention, preventing first use and secondary use.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

Transcript Highlights:

• And whereas the Tulsa Air Guard firefighters worked closely with other first responders, removing rubble
• And whereas these Oklahoma National Guard firefighters' primary mission was aviation emergency response
• I close with the words of Winston Churchill, one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century.
• We have asked Ronnie Fields to close this presentation.
• Cue is closed.

Bills: HR1046 , SB1733 , SB1439

Keywords: Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas, 914

Transcript Highlights:

• So what it does, it's effective with weeds because weeds don't have the ability to close up a shell and
• So the mussels close themselves up, open themselves up when the copper is gone, and they're good to go
• How close? Very close. Thank you. Try it again. Give me your full name. Mr.
• We based it on three primary factors: number one is safety, number two is exposure to the state in terms
• We based it on three primary factors: number one is safety, number two is exposure to the state in terms

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations first for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and then for the State Liquor Division. For Agriculture, analyst Morgan Poloni outlined the agency’s structure, staffing, dedicated funds, and major FY 2025-2027 budget items, including ongoing pay enhancements for investigators and fruit and vegetable inspectors, replacement items, IT hardware, reappropriation of the Resilient Food Systems Grant, and two FY 2026 requests: a deficiency warrant for exotic pest response and a supplemental appropriation for quagga mussel treatment. Director Chanel Tewalt emphasized the history and statutory basis of Idaho’s invasive species program, described the quagga mussel response and its impacts, and said the agency is trying to manage risk while maintaining inspection coverage. Members asked about grant delays, vehicle replacement, signage costs, chemical treatment costs, possible research or biological solutions, and whether cuts would reduce station hours or openings; Tewalt said some stations would be delayed or reduced under cuts and that the department would continue to seek creative enforcement and funding options. The committee then reviewed the Liquor Division budget. Poloni described the division as a dedicated-fund operation with retail, accounting, and distribution functions, and summarized FY 2025-2027 enhancements for personnel, store maintenance, ADA website compliance, replacement items, and IT/security equipment. Director Andrew Arulenandum said he had prioritized spending based on safety, legal exposure, and operational needs, citing a store shelving collapse and warehouse safety concerns as reasons for some requests. Members asked about a pending policy issue involving bulk lottery ticket purchases by out-of-state syndicates, and Arulenandum said the proposal would not have a fiscal impact but would protect the integrity of the lottery. He also addressed questions about liquor pricing and distributor concerns, explaining that Idaho uses a standard tiered markup and that smaller manufacturers can be disadvantaged by higher production costs, though the division sells premium bottles close to cost. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions taken, and the committee announced it would meet the next morning to take action on FY 2027 maintenance budgets before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• Consumers continue to have a lot of choice when it comes to choosing an insurance company. close, I'd
• Harris County and we're close to the coast and um so if any way we could get that data and see because
• TDI has a staff of actuaries and forms reviewers who examine those documents very closely.
• The primary reason for TWAI's growth is that private market carriers are becoming more selective about
• It would be close to $800 million. $800 million. million new dollars coming in. Correct.

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Men's have already closed, but women's close tomorrow around uh 11:30. So, please do that.
• Men's have already closed, but women's<00:05:03.760><c> close</c><00:05:04.360><c> tomorrow</c><00:05
• </c> women's close tomorrow around uh 11:30. women's close tomorrow around uh 11:30.
• And<00:14:58.640><c> the</c><00:14:58.760><c> close</c><00:14:59.280><c> closing</c><00:14:59.800><c>
• part</c><00:15:00.160><c> portion</c><00:15:00.600><c> of</c> And the close closing part portion of

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you so closing comments for us.
• Thank you for any closing remarks.
• Hwitt, any closing Representative Hwitt, any closing comments<00:35:02.320><c> for</c><00:35:02.480>
• Uh, in closing, I just want to offer a topical argument.
• And it's when I say to Chair Davids for closing comments? to Chair Davids for closing comments?

Bills: HF4119 , HF3959 , HF3792 , HF3913 , HF3752

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: property tax, renter credits, co-pay, housing affordability, tax relief, homestead, tax refund, Minnesota, tax increase, financial relief, homeowners, AmeriCorps, taxation, individual income tax, living allowances, stipends, national service, tax compliance, revenue, analytics

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, Senator Johnson, closing statement. Senator Johnson, closing statement.
• </c> strengthens the substrate and it closes strengthens the substrate and it closes the<00:45:27.240
• We can ship it close by. That's better.
• The primary end use would be to recycle it.
• The primary end use would be to recycle it.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think the main reason why classrooms are closing.
• They're closing six reading specialists. So, again, these are real.
• Now, I'll close this out.
• Now, I'll close this out.
• In closing, superintendents are not asking for more than what is needed.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts. Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students. Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, public testimony is now closed. The bill is left pending.
• With that, we're going to close public testimony and leave Senate Bill 2321. pending.
• The Chair closes public testimony and leaves Senate Bill 2077 pending.
• Hearing none, we're going to close public testimony and leave Senate Bill 1405 pending.
• With that, we're going to close testimony and leave Senate Bill 766 pending.

Bills: SB75 , SB715 , SB776 , SB1299 , SB1405 , SB1968 , SB2021 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB2330 , SB2411

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Smith, I'd like some closing... absolutely, yeah, good effort. That was sneaky. Mr.
• then but I'd represent represent and then but I'd like<00:15:40.199><c> some</c><00:15:40.360><c> closing
• /c><00:15:40.920><c> absolutely</c><00:15:41.880><c> yeah</c><00:15:42.480><c> good</c> like some closing
• residencies within families we primary residencies within families we could<00:16:14.279><c> change<
• </c><00:25:13.840><c> now</c> taxing folks but I I want to close now taxing folks but I I want to close

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you like to close?
• Would you like to close? Yes, thank you. Any questions from committee?
• Would you like to close? Yes, thank you.
• You can, you are presenting SB 450, closing us out.
• You can, you are presenting SB 450, closing us out. Oh, can you turn on the mic?

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on July 2, 2025, to consider 25 bills. After opening remarks and quorum, the committee approved a consent calendar of unanimously supported measures, including several Senate bills and committee bills, and then moved to individual items. SB 391, which would authorize the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to charge reasonable fees for data requests from research partners, drew support from the author and the California Teachers Association, which withdrew its opposition after amendments; the bill passed on a roll call. SB 251, an annual appropriations bill to pay three state claims totaling a little over $1.2 million, was supported by the Attorney General’s office and the Department of Finance and also passed. The committee then deemed the suspense calendar approved, covering SBs 748, 329, 388, 439, 458, 454, and 563, and took public comment on suspense-file bills. Commenters voiced support for SB 88 on biomass and SB 80. The committee next heard SB 477, which would clarify the Fair Employment and Housing Act to help the Civil Rights Department investigate and prosecute discrimination and harassment cases more efficiently; the author described changes to deadlines, complaint definitions, and venue rules, and the bill passed. SB 831, which updates the definition of geological hazards to reflect climate-change-related risks and clarify the California Geological Survey’s duties, received support from industry and passed without recorded opposition. Finally, SB 450, which clarifies California’s jurisdiction over adoption proceedings, including confirmatory adoptions for families who have moved out of state and requires all legal parents to be listed on adoption orders, was presented with support from Equality California and related groups. The bill was described as having no significant state cost and passed on a roll call. Several measures were approved with Republicans not voting, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.