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• House Bill 40, 13.
• The House bill is identical. Senators. We're on the House bill.
• Read the House bill.
• Read the House bill.
• Read the House bill.

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

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• The House will come to order. The following bills on first reading and referral to committee.
• HB 137 by Lopez Cameron relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit and the movement
• relating to the production and regulation of hemp providing an administrative penalty requiring a permit
• and Service Program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, refer to the Committee
• The House will stand at ease until 2 p.m. Monday.

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• 2 3 The House will come to order. The following bills on first reading and referral to committee.
• children's health if you 137 by Lopez Cameron relating to the root designation for the issuance of a permit
• Relating to a program of providing housing vouchers for emergency medical services personnel in certain
• of Housing and Community Affairs, refer to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs.
• The house will stand at ease until 2 p.m.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Nearly one-third of housing units in Newcastle County are rental housing.
• Additionally, LIHTC housing as well as voucher housing needs to have special consideration.
• be treated as housing?
• By House Bill 463.
• House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320, sponsored by Representative Meyer Brown and myself, actually,

Bills: HB371

Keywords: HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning, growth zone, open space, land use, farmland protection, rural land preservation, agribusiness, active farmers

Summary: The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its June 17 and June 18 meetings, and considered several nominations and bills. The committee heard testimony from Michael T. Skeuse for the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission and Jay Eric Fearwald for the University of Delaware Board of Trustees; both nominees described their backgrounds and qualifications, and no objections were raised. The committee then moved to legislation focused largely on property tax reassessment and related school-tax issues, along with a technical constitutional corrections bill, an agricultural lands preservation cleanup bill, and a child-safety/service-letter bill. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 350, which would create a third multifamily residential tax classification at 1.2 times the residential rate. Supporters argued apartments are housing and should not be taxed as commercial property, emphasizing relief for renters and fairness after reassessment. Opponents, including county and school officials, warned the bill would reduce local revenues, complicate tax administration, and create unintended consequences for counties, municipalities, school districts, and agriculture. Similar themes carried into House Bill 462, which would make the split-rate school tax structure permanent and lower the nonresidential cap to 1.85, and House Bill 463, which would align New Castle County senior school-tax exemptions with county exemption rules; both bills drew discussion about shifting burdens, fiscal impacts, and timing. The committee also heard House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320, a technical corrections bill to the Delaware Constitution, with one public commenter objecting to charter-related changes being included in a correction bill. House Bill 371, which removes the requirement for county farmland preservation advisory boards under the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, was presented as a streamlining measure and had support from the Department of Agriculture and public comment in favor. House Bill 438, expanding service-letter requirements to a broader set of child-serving facilities and requiring reporting when employers fail to respond, was described as a cleanup bill closing a safety loophole. After public comment and committee discussion, the meeting ended with a motion and unanimous adjournment; no recorded votes on the bills were taken in the transcript.

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• If disconnected while presenting testimony, you may be allowed to continue if time permits.
• Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier end.
• please note the house is not permits please note the house is not responsible responsible for any bad
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Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 22, which would limit state and local cooperation with federal immigration detainers. Supporters, including the Legal Clinic, the Office of the Public Defender, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, argued the bill would protect due process and constitutional rights regardless of immigration status. Some supporters requested amendments, including removing a probable-cause terrorism provision, adding enforcement language, and preserving warrant requirements. Public testimony was heavily in favor, with the chair announcing 91 testimonies in support and 52 in opposition. The committee then heard HB 73, which would prohibit setting aside public lands for immigration detention facilities. Testifiers in support said public land should serve local needs, not detention centers, and cited housing, food security, and community trust concerns. The Office of the Public Defender and others also supported the measure, and the chair reported 85 testimonies in support and 40 in opposition. The committee next took up HB 438, which would fund legal representation for people in immigration proceedings. Supporters, including the Public Defender, the University of Hawaiʻi Law School Refugee and Immigration Clinic, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU, emphasized the civil nature of immigration court, the severe consequences of removal, and the need for more pro bono and trained attorneys. Several suggested amendments focused on training and building a legal-services pipeline; the chair reported 83 testimonies in support and 51 in opposition. The committee also heard HB 457, aimed at requiring notice to detained individuals about their rights when ICE seeks to interview them or has a detainer request. Supporters said the bill would ensure people understand their right to remain silent and to refuse interviews, and the Legal Clinic suggested the warning be given orally, potentially via recorded messages, rather than only in writing. The Office of the Public Defender noted the bill aligns with existing due-process warnings in criminal court and suggested referencing current law. Finally, HB 476, which would raise the capital gains tax rate, drew support from Hawaiʻi Appleseed on fairness grounds; the Department of Taxation said it would review revenue questions but had no estimate available. After recess, the committee returned to decision-making and moved HB 22 forward on the chair’s recommendation of HD1, with the chair noting that the bill already contained language allowing counties to adopt stronger standards and protections.

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• Your House Judiciary Committee is called to order.
• I do want to make a note that we will be taking up House Bill 100.
• Madam Chair, Representative, yes, we considered a permitting opportunity.
• Madam Chair, Senator, we are the House.
• And I just want to remind everyone that we would not want to substitute this bill in the House.

Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

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• In other words, anyone that was not here during the last call on the house.
• The fine currently in the House rules is set at $500 a day. The fine goes to three times per diem.
• No member could know what that is, and the constitutional provision does not permit the House to create
• Hearing none, the chair moves that H.R. 128. be passed and moved to the floor of the house.
• Without objection, the Committee on House Administration stands adjourned.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• This will be my second session here at the House.
• So we'll start with House Bill 2024.
• We are opposed to House Bill 2024.
• We are here neutral on House Bill 2024.
• We did sign in opposed to House Bill 2053.

Summary: The committee heard introductions from members and staff, then took up several water and natural resources bills. House Bill 2024 would expand Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) authority to include snowpack augmentation and related planning and permitting costs. Supporters, including a cloud-seeding company, argued the technology can increase snowpack and water supply at relatively low cost, while opponents raised concerns about weather modification, chemicals such as silver iodide, uncertainty in the science, and potential environmental effects. After debate, the committee passed HB 2024 on a 6-4 vote, with some members explaining they wanted more research but were willing to advance it for further consideration. House Bill 2053 would appropriate $100,000 to the Arizona Department of Water Resources to update stormwater recharge mapping statewide, including private land, and the committee adopted an amendment extending the timeline and revising language about recharge sites and surface-water conflicts. ADWR said it could do the mapping but noted legal concerns about determining appropriable surface water rights. SRP and the Sierra Club opposed parts of the bill, arguing the language could affect existing water rights or exclude nature-based recharge areas. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. The committee then heard a presentation from WIFA director Chelsea McGuire on the agency’s revolving funds, conservation grants, and long-term augmentation efforts, including seven proposed augmentation projects and a request for no budget cuts. House Bill 2097, which would cap groundwater pumping in irrigation non-expansion areas at six acre-feet per acre and add related reporting, exemptions, and substitution provisions, drew support from the sponsor as a conservation measure but opposition from ADWR and environmental advocates who said the cap was too high or could encourage pumping; it passed 6-4. House Bill 2116, appropriating $1 million to the Colorado River Litigation Fund, passed 8-1 amid comments that it was a precaution in ongoing Colorado River negotiations. Finally, House Bill 2117, a cleanup bill shifting environmental special plate fund authority to the new conservation district board and updating distribution rules, was presented as a technical correction and education-fund update; the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure.

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• I was just wondering: is it specifically for this area, or are you housing it for statewide at this site
• and cost Effectiveness to permitting and cost Effectiveness to have<00:40:04.000><c> that</c><00:40:
• conditions from either with their permit conditions from either the<00:42:55.800><c> federal</c><00:
• It has to either clean up a pollution problem, or it has to help a facility attain a permit limit that
• </c><01:15:38.360><c> limit</c> help a facility attain a permit limit help a facility attain a permit

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's a measure that strikes a balance to prevent excessive permitting, while allowing local governments
• flexibility in case more complex permits exceed fee schedules by just providing a written finding of
• However, in some instances, the cost of EV charging permits over the past two years has risen 10 times
• Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs, on behalf of the San Diego Housing Commission, as a
• Nicole Cignonez on behalf of the House... Good morning.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and began by approving a large consent calendar of bills on two unanimous-support motions. The committee then heard a series of individual bills, with authors and sponsors generally describing low or absorbable state costs and asking for aye votes. Topics included AI/digital safety education for students (AB 1792), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), retirement information for community college faculty (AB 2417), cannabis regulation changes including tribal commerce, drive-through sales, and beverage labeling (AB 2506, AB 2697, AB 2532), emergency equipment training for law enforcement volunteers (AB 1913), cannery law modernization (AB 2706), child care planning in local governments (AB 1914), EV charger permitting fees (AB 1820), election-record notice requirements (AB 1664), nursing home discharge notices (AB 2135), a San Diego energization-delay pilot (AB 2518), mental health training for school coaches (AB 1665), and education governance and oversight changes (AB 2117). Several bills were described as committee or sponsor measures with technical or clarifying changes, including AB 2780, AB 2615, AB 2121, and AB 2771. Testimony was largely supportive, often from sponsor groups, industry representatives, labor, or advocacy organizations. Notable support included TechNet for AB 1792, the California State Sheriffs’ Association for AB 1913, California Dairies and food manufacturers for AB 2706, the Low Income Investment Fund for AB 1914, EV and environmental groups for AB 1820, the Attorney General’s Office for AB 1664, long-term care ombudsman advocates for AB 2135, and the California State Association of Psychiatrists for the cannabis and mental-health-related bills. Some bills drew limited opposition or “opposed unless amended” positions, including AB 2350, AB 1820, and AB 2506, while AB 2697 and AB 2532 were presented as efforts to support the legal cannabis market and consumer safety. The committee also heard a presentation-only item, AB 2541, creating a lowrider specialty license plate, which drew enthusiastic bipartisan comments and co-author requests from members. Most bills were reported out with due pass recommendations, many on roll call and several with specific members not voting or voting no. AB 1664 was reported out as due pass as amended and placed on call before later being moved out on a B roll call. AB 2350 and AB 1914 were also later reported out from call on B roll calls, with AB 1914 noted as passing despite some Republican no votes. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved without individual action, and the meeting concluded after a brief public comment period in which members of the public voiced positions on unrelated bills, including support for AB 2497, AB 1729, AB 2189, AB 1575, AB 2170, and opposition to AB 1603, AB 2447, AB 2411, AB 2492, and AB 1952.

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• It's a measure that strikes a balance to prevent excessive permitting, while allowing local governments
• flexibility in case more complex permits exceed fee schedules by just providing a written finding of
• Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs, on behalf of the San Diego Housing Commission, as a
• Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs, on behalf of the San Diego Housing Commission, as a
• Nicole Cignoners on behalf of the House... Good morning.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We'll first hear a staff explanation of House Bill 2016.
• And we'll now move to staff discussion of House Bill 2104. Staff discussion of House Bill 2104. Mr.
• Chairman, members, Connor, House Ways and Means intern.
• We think House Bill 2104 addresses this problem narrowly.
• This is House Bill 2289. Mr.

Bills: HB2016, HB2104, HB2105, HB2288, HB2289

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• If disconnected while presenting testimony, you may be allowed to continue if time permits.
• If disconnected while presenting testimony, you may be allowed to continue if time permits.
• </c><00:07:37.840><c> Please</c> to continue if time permits. Please to continue if time permits.
• </c> are actually housed on island prisons. are actually housed on island prisons.
• Chair's recommendation on House Resolution 70 is to pass unamended as is.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety heard several resolutions, including HCR 944/HR 90 to request a gubernatorial proclamation designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart state on August 7, 2025; HCR 205/HR 197 urging Maui County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a permanent replacement for the Kulani Hakoi Bridge; and HCR 164/HR 159 urging counties to maintain an electronically accessible list of hurricane refuge shelters. No one testified on the first two measures. On the hurricane shelter resolution, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent and requested a wording change from “special needs” to “access and functional needs.” The committee then heard HCR 70, which asks the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to expand personal and professional development programs to include community service programs. Director Tommy Johnson said DCR supports the intent and described existing community service work lines at Kulani, the women’s correctional facility, and Wawa, including tasks such as pothole repair, tree trimming, and school grounds work. In response to questions, he said participation depends on inmate eligibility, volunteer status, and whether the work would interfere with programming; inmates must have no serious misconducts in the prior year and no escape attempts. He also explained that some work lines are tied to security classifications and facility type. The committee spent the most time on HCR 153/HR 148, which requests DCR to incrementally reduce the number of inmates housed in private out-of-state facilities. The ACLU of Hawaii strongly supported the resolution, arguing that private prisons are unsafe and that Hawaii should bring incarcerated people home. The ACLU cited federal findings and actions against private prison contractors, conditions at the Saguaro facility in Arizona, and the need for in-state rehabilitation and oversight. Director Johnson also supported the measure in principle but said population levels, security classifications, and available in-state facilities limit how quickly people can be returned. He said DCR provides annual reports on inmates eligible to return and suggested more frequent reporting could be considered. Committee members discussed benchmarks, quarterly reporting, parole, and reintegration services, and the ACLU argued that other states have reduced or phased out private prison use through sentencing reform, parole changes, and reintegration programs. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• </c> committee pursuant to house rule 35A. committee pursuant to house rule 35A.
• > Rule</c> a House quorum.
• Pursuant to House Rule a House quorum.
• No changes can be made by the House, and it must pass the House by a majority vote.
• </c> Will the House please come to order? Will the House please come to order?

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• It was passed by the House with proposal... It was passed by the House with proposal of amendment.
• S. 323 was passed by the House with a proposal of amendment.
• Um, we have received back from the House a proposal...
• We used the House-passed bill.
• Um we The House and the Senate.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• And before us today, we have House Bill 910.
• Before you is House Bill 878.
• Before you is House Bill 8-7-8.
• Seeing no further lights, we have a motion to send House Bill 878 to the House General Orders.
• House Bill 878, the House General Orders, is all in favor. Please respond by saying aye. Aye.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 895, which would require data centers using water for cooling to use non-consumptive closed-loop systems or secure water from a municipality or other user so they do not draw more than the system can sustain. Representative Raybould presented the bill, Representative Mickelsen moved it to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The main discussion centered on Fish and Game’s advanced hunting technology rule docket, with extensive testimony from department staff and the director about the HAT working group, public comments, surveys, and the commission’s rulemaking process. Members debated whether the rules should apply to ungulates only or all big game, concerns about wolves and livestock producers, fair chase, enforceability, and whether the changes should have been handled legislatively instead of by rule. Representative Boyle moved to adopt the docket except for sections 4104 G and H, but after further debate Representative Church moved to hold the docket at the call of the chair; that motion passed by roll call, so the rule docket was held. The committee then considered House Bill 910, which would create a statutory framework for the Department of Lands and Parks and Recreation to jointly manage recreation opportunities on endowment lands while protecting existing uses and maximizing return to the endowment. Members questioned how approval would work, how fees would be distributed, whether it would expand recreation on endowment lands, and how it would affect grazing and other existing agreements. After debate, the committee approved the bill on a 9-6 roll call vote to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Later, the committee quickly passed Senate Bill 1303, updating renewable energy-related language, and sent House Bill 878 to General Orders after the sponsor said it needed more work on firefighter pay and fund accounting issues. It also passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 124 supporting wildlife crossings and Senate Joint Memorial 111 urging protection of federal public lands from mass disposal, despite objections that the memorial was too broad and ignored isolated or fragmented parcels. The meeting ended with additional debate on public lands language and the importance of access, management, and local tax base concerns.

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• So if there's something you want to get up and say, I guess we could permit that.
• It's good to be with you today on this Monday morning and discuss again House Bill 918, I believe, is
• House Bill 918 is where we ended up.
• I mean, if the committee has a question to ask, I guess we could permit it. I don't see any lights.
• I move that we send House Bill 918 to the floor with a due pass. Well, we have a motion before us.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 918, with Representative Doug Pickett explaining that the measure had been developed through extensive collaboration among legislators, the Senate, the Department of Education, and the superintendent. Pickett addressed questions about fee language in the bill, saying the State Board of Education would approve fees and that the listed fee amounts applied to public-school graduation requirements, while fees for private entities or other users could be different. After discussion, Representative Mindy moved to send House Bill 918 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Members noted the bill had been the subject of repeated meetings and revisions throughout the session, with some concern that it still did not satisfy everyone and that recent JFAC action had created confusion. The committee then proceeded to a roll call vote. The vote ended in a tie, so the motion failed and House Bill 918 was not advanced. The chair then announced the committee would proceed to the call of the chair for future business.

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• The House clerk will take the role of the House, and the Senate clerk will take the role of the Senate
• So the House clerk will take the House vote and the Senate clerk will take the Senate vote. Mr.
• </c> in the house Muhammad 7even in the house in the house Muhammad 7even in the house and<00:53:56.880
• The House, uh, seven votes for Sheldon in the House, uh, seven votes for Sheldon in the House, and seven
• votes for Walter in the House, and seven votes for Walter in the House.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The House Research and Conservation Committee will come to order.
• And before us today, we have House Bill 910.
• Before you is House Bill 878.
• Seeing no further lights, we'd have a motion to send House Bill 878 to the House General Order.
• House Bill 878, the House General Orders, all in favor please respond by saying aye. Aye.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 895, which would require data centers using water for cooling to use non-consumptive closed-loop systems or secure water from a municipality or other water user so they do not draw more from the system than can be sustained. Representative Raybould presented the bill, and Representative Mickelsen moved it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee approved that motion by voice vote. The bulk of the meeting focused on Idaho Fish and Game’s advanced hunting technology rule package, including restrictions on transmitting trail cameras, thermal optics, night vision, drones, and related technologies. Fish and Game staff and Director Jim Frederick described a lengthy public process, survey results showing broad hunter opposition to many technologies, and the commission’s effort to balance hunter opportunity, fair chase concerns, and enforceability. Several committee members objected to the rule package, arguing it conflicted with state law, changed substantially from the original proposal, and should have been handled by legislation rather than rulemaking. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to hold the docket until an odd-numbered day the following week, effectively delaying action. The committee then heard House Bill 910, which would create a statutory framework for the Department of Lands and Parks and Recreation to jointly manage recreation opportunities on endowment lands while protecting existing uses and maximizing revenue to the endowment. The bill drew questions about approval authority, existing MOUs, impacts on grazing and other current uses, and whether it would expand recreation development. Supporters said it would streamline management and generate revenue; opponents worried it would promote more recreation on endowment lands and create conflicts. The committee approved the bill on a 9-6 roll call vote. It also sent Senate Bill 1303, updating renewable energy language in a state fund statute, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 124, recognizing wildlife crossing projects, to the floor with due pass recommendations. House Bill 878, dealing with firefighter pay and fire suppression fund issues, was sent to House General Orders. Finally, the committee heard Senate Joint Memorial 111 on protecting federal public lands from disposal; after testimony and debate over public access, fragmented parcels, and federal land management, the committee had not yet reached a final disposition in the portion provided.

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• Okay, committee, we have House Bill 587. Okay, committee.
• So House Bill 587 is: In 2024, we passed the Idaho Rangeland Improvement Act.
• And so the cattle won't be permitted on that range.
• With that, I would ask for approval of House Bill 587.
• We managed about 11,000 encroachment permits and 180 submerged land leases.

Summary: The committee began with a brief introduction of a new Senate page, Antoine Taylor, who spoke about his interest in the legislative process, his plans to serve a mission in Paris, and his future goal of studying business at BYU-Idaho. Members then took up several routine items, including confirmation of gubernatorial appointee James Keating to the Parks and Recreation Board and approval of multiple sets of committee minutes, all of which passed without opposition. The committee heard a presentation from the Department of Environmental Quality on the groundwater quality rule under zero-based regulation. Jerry Henry explained that the rule updates and streamlines groundwater standards, including adopting current drinking water standards by reference and adding or revising standards for arsenic, uranium, lead, and PFAS. Because of ongoing federal litigation over PFAS standards, the committee approved the rule docket with exceptions, rejecting the sections that incorporated the unresolved federal standards. The committee also heard from gubernatorial appointee Michael Leiden, whose confirmation was held for a later meeting after members asked about his extensive oil and gas background in Alaska. House Bill 587, which would provide continuous spending authority for revenues in the Idaho Rangeland Improvement Act account, was then debated. The sponsor said the bill was needed so funds from grants and federal partners could be spent without delay, citing lost funding in the past. Several senators expressed concern about giving up legislative appropriation control, but the bill passed the committee on a 6-2 vote. The meeting concluded with the Idaho Department of Lands annual update from Director Dustin Miller, who reviewed timber, fire, and stewardship operations, described record revenue and aggressive fire suppression efforts, and warned that proposed budget holdbacks could reduce staffing, slow treatment projects, and increase fire risk and costs. He also discussed House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on the structure surcharge for improved private forest parcels to support wildfire preparedness and suppression.