Transcript Highlights:

• The turnpike authority is also really, really good at filling gaps.
• But the Turnpike Authority is really about throughput, right? That does that make sense?
• Also, but when you look at the Turnpike Authority, they're very efficient, right?
• And again, the Turnpike Authority is looking at how do we support that throughput?
• And you know, how do we get freight from the east coast?

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> um of the what's known as the authorized um of the what's known as the authorized control<00:25:
• One, you require proper authority to One, you require proper authority to because they have this governance
• Number 18, you authority and the duty.
• </c> 13 is the um 600% of the RBC authorized 13 is the um 600% of the RBC authorized control<00:56:54.240
• </c><01:16:09.760><c> rails</c> but to continue with the guard rails but to continue with the guard rails

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up the pooled risk management program bill and reviewed a new amendment drafted with input from the Insurance Department and Legislative Services. Department witnesses explained that the proposal would move oversight of pooled risk management programs from the Secretary of State’s office to the Insurance Department, add a licensure requirement, preserve the programs’ non-insurer status, and exempt them from third-party administrator licensure. They also described a series of solvency tools in the draft, including financial reporting, risk-based capital standards, minimum capitalization, investment limits, commissioner examination and enforcement authority, rulemaking authority, merger and affiliate-transaction review, confidentiality protections, and a separability clause. A major theme of the discussion was that pooled risk management programs differ from commercial insurers because the risk remains with the member local governments rather than being backed by a state guarantee fund. Witnesses said the bill is designed to emphasize solvency over return of premium and to give the Insurance Department a regulatory “toolbox” to prevent insolvency, including a proposed $5 million excess or stop-loss coverage benchmark, optional accessible policies, and a requirement that boards vote on dividends or premium returns when capital exceeds 600% of risk-based capital. Members questioned how this approach differed from the original Secretary of State bill and whether assessments on towns would still be possible; the department responded that the new framework would allow more flexible oversight and alternatives to immediate court action. The committee also discussed why the statute should continue to say the programs are not insurers, with the department explaining that this preserves their autonomy and avoids applying unrelated insurance laws and premium taxes. Members asked about the department’s workload and were told the department believed it could absorb the new duties without additional funding. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know on the Central Coast, our numbers are closer to 30%.
• The average authorized hours per month was 111.
• Then that may go to the public authority.
• Then that may go to the public authority.
• I work at UCSF and am a member of Teamsters doing the authorization coordination.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have a five-year authorized FTP of almost 221, a filled FTP percentage of 91.8%, and they have spent
• The agency can, for a specific purpose and only as authorized in statute, spend against the general fund
• So the federal grant for 6.184 that was given spending authority for last year, did that just not get
• We don't have the authorization in state code for us to utilize state money to do that.
• The five-year averages show an authorized FTP of 252.652, a fill percentage of almost 92%, and 96% of

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard presentations on the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and the State Liquor Division. For Agriculture, legislative staff reviewed the agency’s structure, staffing, dedicated funds, and FY 2026–2027 budget requests, including pay adjustments, replacement items, IT hardware, a reappropriation for the Resilient Food Systems Grant, and two major one-time requests: a deficiency warrant for exotic pest response and a supplemental appropriation for quagga mussel treatment. Director Chanel Tewalt emphasized the history and urgency of Idaho’s invasive species program, described the state’s rapid response to quagga mussels, and explained how the program uses inspections, stations, chemicals, and other tools to reduce risk. Members asked about grant timing, vehicle replacement, signage costs, research into alternative treatments, chemical costs, possible use of sturgeon, and whether budget cuts would affect inspection stations; the director said some station openings or hours could be delayed or reduced, but priority would be given to border crossings and higher-risk locations. The committee then reviewed the State Liquor Division budget. Staff outlined the division’s dedicated-fund operations, personnel levels, statutory distributions, and FY 2027 requests for inflation, replacement items, and IT/security equipment, all recommended by the governor. Director Andrew Arulenandum said his priorities were safety, legal exposure, and operational continuity, citing a store shelving collapse and warehouse safety needs as reasons for some requests. Members asked about a policy proposal to restrict bulk lottery ticket purchases by out-of-state syndicates, the division’s pricing and markup structure, and whether Idaho might move away from a state-run liquor model. The director and his staff said the lottery restriction would not have a fiscal impact, that the markup is standardized, and that while the division remains open to efficiency ideas, the current control-state structure is intended to support revenue and temperance. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would return the next day to take action on FY 2027 maintenance budgets.

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• The first is it corrects the title of the adjutant general of the National Guard to remove reference
• </c><00:18:40.080><c> to</c><00:18:40.400><c> remove</c> general of the National Guard to remove general
• of the National Guard to remove reference<00:18:41.360><c> to</c><00:18:41.520><c> the</c><00:18:41.760
• </c><00:19:47.679><c> and</c><00:19:47.919><c> whose</c> Vermont National Guard and whose Vermont National
• Guard and whose officers<00:19:48.960><c> report</c><00:19:49.440><c> to</c><00:19:49.679><c> the</c

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um that was also elected the authority.
• </c><01:39:00.080><c> who</c> some of those local authorities who some of those local authorities who
• We've talked about that authority.
• </c> match for the Big Sky North Coast match for the Big Sky North Coast Corridor<01:46:18.880><c> from
• </c> majority of this is spending authority majority of this is spending authority for<01:49:29.920><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:28:41.840><c> or</c> does not change any uh, authorities or does not change any uh, authorities
• So that's when we moved from, um, underneath the National Guard to the Governor's office.
• So that's when we moved from, um, underneath the National Guard to the Governor's office.
• Representative Filer, National Guard to the Governor's office.
• National Guard to the Governor's office.

Bills: SF0071, SF0088, SF0056

Keywords: homeland security, search and rescue, grants, emergency response, Wyoming, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, public safety, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The flags will be escorted to the rostrum by the Sergeant at Arms color guard, Neil Kumar, and Christina
• The flags will be escorted to the rostrum by the Sergeant at Arms color guard, Neil Kumar, and Christina
• You tell us to render to all those in authority what is due to them.
• We have a healthy respect for those in authority, such as those in law enforcement, because of their
• Elsewhere, you instruct us to pray and give thanks for all that are in authority.

Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2219, HB2245, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB2574, HB1544, HB1834, HB2156, HB2188, HB2206, HB2478, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1982, HB2006, HB2179, HB2203, HB2297, HB2322, HB2329, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2462, HB2464, HB2495, HB2544, HB2551, HB2636, HB2192, HB2251, HB2262, HB2266, HB2298, HB2320, HB2323, HB2351, HB2401, HB2405, HB2442, HB2523, HB2593, HB2632, HB2661, HB1496, HB1898, HB2095, HB2157, HB2225, HB2274, HB2311, HB2325, HB2333, HB2476, HB2508, HB2552, HB1343, HB1634, HB1707, HB1906, HB1909, HB2196, HB2244, HB2339, HB2361, HB2384, HB2389, HB2410, HB2468, HB2475, HB2521, HB2548, HB2619, HB2637, HB2720, HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB2125, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2245, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB1544, HB1834, HB2188, HB2206, HB2478, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1982, HB2006, HB2297, HB2322, HB2329, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2462, HB2495, HB2544, HB2551, HB2636, HB2192, HB2262, HB2298, HB2351, HB2401, HB2442, HB2593, HB2661, HB1496, HB1898, HB2095, HB2157, HB2225, HB2311, HB2325, HB2552, HB1343, HB1634, HB1707, HB2361, HB2389, HB2410, HB2468, HB2521, HB2619, HB2720, HB1295, HB1591, HB2092, HB2168, HB2176, HB2248, HB2255, HB2281, HB2438, HB2590, HB2610, HB2650, HB2685, HB1526, HB1960, HB2236, HB2364, HB2416, HB1073

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

Transcript Highlights:

• The flags will be escorted to the rostrum by the Sergeant at Arms color guard, Neil Kumar, The flags
• will be escorted to the rostrum by the Sergeant at Arms color guard, Neil Kumar, and Christina Larry
• You tell us to render to all those in authority what is due to them.
• We have a healthy respect for those in authority, such as those in law enforcement, because of their
• Elsewhere, you instruct us to pray and give thanks for all that are in authority.

Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB2125, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2245, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB1544, HB1834, HB2188, HB2206, HB2478, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1982, HB2006, HB2297, HB2322, HB2329, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2462, HB2495, HB2544, HB2551, HB2636, HB2192, HB2262, HB2298, HB2351, HB2401, HB2442, HB2593, HB2661, HB1496, HB1898, HB2095, HB2157, HB2225, HB2311, HB2325, HB2552, HB1343, HB1634, HB1707, HB2361, HB2389, HB2410, HB2468, HB2521, HB2619, HB2720, HB1295, HB1591, HB2092, HB2168, HB2176, HB2248, HB2255, HB2281, HB2438, HB2590, HB2610, HB2650, HB2685, HB1526, HB1960, HB2236, HB2364, HB2416, HB1073

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message that Senate Bill 5489 had passed the Senate, and then took up several House bills on second and third reading. The main debate centered on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2442, which would give local governments more flexibility to use certain local tax tools for public health clinics, housing, veterans’ assistance, and related purposes. Members offered and voted on multiple amendments, including proposals to require voter approval for tax increases and to strip out or narrow several tax authorizations; some amendments were adopted, including technical and limiting changes, while others were rejected. The bill ultimately passed the House 53-44. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, a literacy bill aimed at expanding evidence-based reading instruction and teacher training. Members described it as a long-overdue effort to improve reading outcomes, with supporters citing low grade-level reading proficiency and the need for scientifically based methods; a technical grammar amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 96-1. The chamber also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2636, creating a steering committee and JLARC review process to examine school district regulations and unfunded mandates, with broad support and no opposition in the final vote. Other measures passed included Substitute House Bill 2650, making administrative changes to local tax notification and effective-date procedures, and Second Substitute House Bill 2590, which exempts limited equity cooperatives from certain common-interest-community requirements to support affordable housing. House Bill 2610 also passed, allowing nonprofit housing providers to use property for interim community purposes without losing tax benefits, and Substitute House Bill 2343 passed unanimously to require publicly operated facilities to follow the same water-quality discharge rules as private facilities, prompted by concerns about nitrate contamination linked to a state game farm in Centralia. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating AI companion chatbots; amendments added public disclosure of crisis referrals, but a proposal to remove the private right of action failed. The bill passed 69-28 after supporters emphasized child safety and opponents raised concerns about litigation and privacy. The House then adjourned to caucus.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 029 has been withdrawn by the author.
• And thank you to all the joint authors; so many of you signed on.
• The amendment is acceptable to the author. This is a record vote.
• This bill authorizes a grant program through the.
• All joint authors and co-authors for Senate Bill 259 and to designate representatives. of Metcalfe as

Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

Transcript Highlights:

• Compliment the author. Good bill. Thank you.
• Yeah, so I want to thank the author for accepting the committee amendment.
• I also just wanted to thank the author.
• Thank you very much to Assemblymembers Zuber for authoring AB 478.
• Speak for the author, but we believe that OES already has this capacity.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• /c><00:10:57.200><c> always</c><00:10:57.440><c> be</c><00:10:57.600><c> some</c><00:10:57.800><c> guard
• </c> think there should always be some guard think there should always be some guard rails<00:10:58.519
• This would add to that list of authorized uses.
• Brigadier General John Pogo pagor, commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, was killed in a
• I’m also in the Air National Guard and knew General puror very well, and then obviously a dear friend

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• committee members, for the record, Major General David Mikolitis, Adjutant General, New Hampshire National Guard
• Major General David Mikolitis, Adjutant General, New Hampshire National Guard, Commissioner, Department
• Good. guard. Yep. But he did speak highly of guard. Yep.
• Those are tuition waivers for National Guard and foster children.
• We have a total of 213 authorized, permanent, and temporary positions.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• He represents the town of Plymouth, which some people think is the South Coast, some people think is
• Both of them are the authors of the Cape Verdean American dictionaries.
• They're both authors, not just for the dictionary, but of other pieces of literature.
• They're both authors, not just for the dictionary, but of other pieces of literature.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Feasibility Commission met to continue its work toward making recommendations to the Legislature on establishing a cultural center in Boston. The chair reviewed the commission’s mandate, upcoming monthly meetings, site visits, listening sessions, and the plan to eventually hire a consultant for the feasibility study. Members also discussed the importance of capturing the broader 200-plus-year Cape Verdean history in Massachusetts, especially in light of Boston’s 250th anniversary and Cabo Verde’s recent 50th independence anniversary. A major portion of the meeting focused on reviewing and narrowing a list of potential additional commissioners. Members discussed the need for geographic, sector, and generational diversity, and several commissioners raised concerns about overrepresentation from New Bedford and the need to include people connected to other Cape Verdean communities such as Brockton, Boston, Wareham/Onset, Taunton, the Cape, and Haverhill. Testimony and comments emphasized including people with skills in arts, culture, history, construction, philanthropy, law, education, museum curation, and community organizing. Members also discussed whether to use a slate, an inventory of skills and regions, or individual votes, and whether abstentions should be treated as “reserve your rights” instead. The commission voted to appoint three individuals: John Cruz, former State Senator Vinny deMacedo, and Angelo Lopes Barbosa or a designee from the Center for Cape Verdean Studies at Bridgewater State University. The body then voted to pause the remaining commissioner appointments until the next meeting and directed the chair and staff to create an inventory of candidates by skills, region, and other relevant criteria. Members also agreed to add two newly suggested names—former Brockton City Councilor Tina Cardoso and Maria Gomez-Pena—to the candidate list. The chair said the next meeting would be scheduled for January, and the meeting adjourned after the commission approved the motion to adjourn.

Transcript Highlights:

• appropriation, you are to fund yourself by how you raise your own revenue, similar to the way the river authorities
• We had to put the river authorities under sunset to make some of that reminder very clear.
• As Commissioner Yaltman said, I'd say the major issue that has come forth is we have the authority now
• recommendation was for us to adopt that plan to do this large loop running from the Permian through down to the coast

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• the Senate with respect to the following appointments to be members of the Upper Guadalupe River Authority
• President I have a question of the author Senator miles, will you? Do you yield? Yes, sir, I yield.
• And their location. located right by the coast, looking at the beautiful gulf and the water.
• Some stand taller, just as the author of this resolution and his. this great ancestor who wrote this

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code

Transcript Highlights:

• positions, Lord, and Lord, we're mindful of our armed forces around the world that are standing on guard
• House Resolution 1002 by Representative Vaught to authorize recesses of the House of Representatives
• House Resolution 1002 is just authorized recesses of the House for periods of four consecutive days or
• House Resolution 1002 is just authorized recesses of the House for periods of four consecutive days or

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and granted several leave requests for absent members. The chamber then dispensed with the previous day’s journal and reported no committee reports, unfinished business, or executive communications before moving to the red calendar. House Resolution 1002, authorizing recesses of the House or Senate for four consecutive days or longer, was explained by Representative Walker. No one spoke against it, and the resolution passed by voice vote and was adopted. The House also recognized visiting law enforcement officers, Dr. James Hunt, and Nurse Lee Fasio. On the budget calendar, House Bill 1002, the general appropriation bill, was presented by Representative Johnson as the constitutionally required first appropriation measure. The bill was read for the third time and passed with the emergency clause by a vote of 93 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 present. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 1 p.m. Tuesday, and several committee meeting announcements were made for Tuesday and later that day.

Transcript Highlights:

• AND IT CREATES, A GRANT SUBSIDIARIES AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AFFILIATION AGREEMENT.
• THIS PROVIDES TUITION AND FEE WAIVERS FOR ACTIVE FLORIDA STATE HEART GUARD MEMBERS SIX CREDIT HOURS PER
• THIS BILL AUTHORIZES INSTITUTIONS TO PARTNER WITH ONLINE PROVIDERS FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND CAREER INSTRUCTION
• ABILITY TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR RESEARCH AND WE ARE ALIGNING AS THE LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Why are we changing the authorization for the number of FTEs?
• So we need to reduce that authority by that $60 million.
• So we no longer need the authority for that.
• House 20, Senate 18, oh, gives Donna the authority...
• House 20, Senate 18, oh, gives Donna the authority.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission. A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action. The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 2696, Commerce Authority gas prices prioritization. Natural resources.
• HB 2753, Board of Directors Commerce Authority. Government.
• HB 2754, Commerce Authority Board of Directors. Government.
• HB 2782, Corporation Commission utilities authorization and tariffs. Natural resources.
• HB 2782, Corporation Commission utilities authorization and tariffs. Natural resources.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a series of personal privilege introductions recognizing guests including the Doctor of the Day, realtors visiting for Realtor Day, and the family of former Senator Barbara Leff. The chamber also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 264 honoring Barbara Leff, followed by a moment of silence in her memory. The Senate then moved through a large number of bill introductions and first readings, as well as Committee of the Whole consideration of several measures. In Committee of the Whole, senators considered and advanced multiple bills, often with technical or negotiated floor amendments. Among those reported out as do pass or do pass as amended were SB 1494, SB 1497, SB 1503, SB 1535, SB 1544, SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1584, SB 1585, SB 1602, SB 1632, SB 1723, and SB 1798. The amendments addressed topics such as technical corrections to mining and pension language, classical learning tests, sex trafficking record sealing, probation reporting, school safety funding, kinship foster care stipends, DES credentialing, domestic violence release conditions, and a school safety/threat identification pilot program that was revised into a FAFSA awareness recognition program. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. The Senate then took up third-reading votes on several bills. HB 4115, SB 1012, SB 1213, SB 1416, SB 1474, SB 1511, SB 1549, SB 1573, SB 1634, SB 1647, SB 1649, SB 1664, and SB 1725 were considered, with most passing on party-line or near-party-line votes; SB 1416 and SB 1664 passed unanimously, while SB 1549 passed with broader support. Several members explained votes on immigration enforcement, concealed carry in establishments serving alcohol, commercial driver licensing, campaign finance, and a digital asset reserve fund. HB 2993, dealing with DPS legal representation funding, passed 16-13 after debate over constitutional concerns, funding sources, and the use of the Attorney General’s consumer fraud fund. The session ended with the Senate adopting the Committee of the Whole report and transmitting the passed bills to the House.