Transcript Highlights:

• And so I'm just wondering if you're looking at unintended tort claim exposure here because of the order
• mean, in the potential statute as you have it, tortious interference or, you know, there's other claims
• to go revisit this with Judiciary or, you know, I wasn't, I don't know that this issue of tortious claims
• Yeah, yeah, I mean, I'm certainly open to adjustment there.
• So any standing or claim they would have based on their lease is gone.

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I, too, filed freestanding claims actual innocence, so I just want to put that on record.
• I am the sponsor for freestanding claims actual innocence. All right. Great. Thanks.
• I, too, filed freestanding claims actual innocence, so I just want to put that on record.
• I am the sponsor for freestanding claims actual innocence. All right. Great. Thanks.
• I think that there are some adjustments that could be made, but this would do wonders, I think, for our

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• shall supervise the rates of all public utilities and shall have the power to establish, modify, or adjust
• It may require just a little bit of adjustment so we can ensure that that funding would stay specific
• It may require just a little bit of adjustment so we can ensure that that funding would stay specific
• But there's discussions on whether that should be adjusted.
• interesting story is that the Griffin site, the local landowner in that area, had run sheep, and he claimed

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• needed to see sort of how we can make sure that we create these right spaces for kids so that they can claim
• The default setting is for an hour, but parents can also adjust that as needed.
• we, To figure out what does high quality look like, what does low quality look like, and how do we adjust
• But if the kids have some medical issues and need further protections, we can make an adjustment.
• Because kids have some medical issues and need further protections, we can make an adjustment, have other

Summary: The hearing focused on online safety controls and whether parental controls are sufficient to protect children on social media and other digital platforms. The chair and several members framed the issue as a child safety and public health problem, not just a technology issue, and said the goal was to understand what parental controls do, where they fail, and what policy solutions might be needed. Opening remarks also emphasized that California should lead on safer online spaces for children. Victoria and Paul Hinks gave emotional testimony about the death of their daughter, Alexandra, saying that despite using screen time limits, content filters, app restrictions, and other parental controls, their daughter was still exposed to harmful content and found ways around the settings. Researchers and advocates from Stanford, Children Now, and other organizations said parents face major challenges because digital parenting is complicated, platforms and apps change constantly, children can bypass controls, and many tools are costly or inaccessible. They argued that parental controls are often incomplete, hard to use, and not enough on their own to prevent harms such as cyberbullying, self-harm content, eating disorder content, and exploitation. Witnesses also discussed broader risks in digital spaces, including mental health harms, addiction, fentanyl-related contact through social media, and concerns about AI chatbots. Several speakers said safety should be built into products from the start, with stronger age assurance, clearer reporting systems, independent standards, and corporate accountability. Members asked about what “safe” means, whether other countries’ restrictions are effective, and which features are most harmful. There was broad agreement that no single tool is enough and that multiple layers of protection are needed. The final panel featured representatives from Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Roblox, who described their companies’ teen safety features and parental tools. They pointed to default protections for minors, content limits, bedtime and screen-time tools, age assurance efforts, and new parent notifications for certain self-harm searches. They also supported legislation on age assurance and app-store parental approval. Members pressed the companies on whether their tools are truly effective, and several witnesses acknowledged that current systems still have gaps and that more work is needed.

Transcript Highlights:

• needed to see sort of how can we make sure that we create these right spaces for kids so that they can claim
• reminder is a full-screen takeover that is on the default setting for an hour, but parents can also adjust
• ...to figure out what does high-quality look like, what does low-quality look like, and how do we adjust
• But if the kids have some medical issues and need further protections, we can make an adjustment.
• Because kids have some medical issues and need further protections, we can make an adjustment, have other

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand that you're going to have to adjust the project, but that's why we have 11 concrete structures
• I mean your own Attorney General or your Inspector General is making these claims So I have a really
• maximize return for Californians and presumably, This is the first time I'd heard anybody make the claim
• The revision includes a limited number of adjustments to the governor's budget expenditure plan including
• transportation, set-asides allow the legislature to maintain their authority while incrementally adjusting

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• [Applause] [Applause] This adjustment in general funds was undertaken smartly and thoughtfully, with
• Now, Fish and Game claims they do not have the manpower or the money to patrol this 10-mile section of
• They claim it will not be safe for hunting and OHV use simultaneously on these 10 miles of trails, but
• Those opposed to this bill claim that it adds another layer of government. Not true.
• different International adjust for different International standards<03:43:03.840><c> depending</c><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When I talked claiming was their home.
• </c><03:28:28.080><c> And</c><03:28:28.319><c> that</c> that language to be adjusted.
• And that that language to be adjusted. And that is<03:28:28.880><c> it.
• And we will adjust all of our systems and approvals accordingly.
• And we will adjust all of our systems and approvals accordingly. Thank you.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then the next legislative session they came in and adjusted it to say we want general topography over
• There's going to be a haul road there, or they're moving and adjusting around over here and coming back
• That's the claim I'm making.
• That's the claim I'm making, and I will absolutely stand by that.
• We requested recovery through that renewable cost adjustment rider last year.

Committee: Joint Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Your colleagues claim THC is found in veteran suicide victims. Where's your data?
• You're claiming that the legislators have been lying to you.
• And then regarding some of the other claims that law enforcement made.
• Two, people are claiming these hemp-derived products are mostly sold to kids.
• You know, they still claim that it was marijuana.

Bills: HB5

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We claim the $50 billion in costs that would be recovered under the bill as punishment, where nowhere
• We have economists, including Nobel economists, who make these claims.
• Prices being determined or adjusted, just ban prices being increased based on personal data so that you
• Now, at a time when software allows retailers to quickly adjust prices that customers see when they shop
• , there is a real danger that retailers may use... ...adjust prices that customers see when they shop

Keywords: 1146, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The statemies are peritch with their operating adjustments.
• We are allow we are able to adjust aid.
• We are allow we are able to adjust the<02:38:33.920><c> concentration</c><02:38:34.560><c> factor</c>
• Our colleagues on the other side claim that they're only concerned about finding funding for UI.
• Our colleagues on the<03:52:55.040><c> other</c><03:52:55.199><c> side</c><03:52:55.359><c> claim</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The taxing bodies then have to have the ability to set their own mill rates to adjust for increases in
• It's been a long time since we've revamped or even looked at our state liability and claims process.
• </c> Liability and claims process.
• and also types of claims, because not all claims are the same.
• To consider whether we should have tiered claim amounts and also types of claims, because not all claims

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Joint Revenue committee met with a quorum and heard a series of interim topic proposals focused on tax policy. Representative Brown raised two ideas: reinstating an exemption reporting requirement for corporations and entities receiving tax exemptions, with loss of the exemption for the current and prior year if they fail to report, and revising property tax treatment for wind turbines and related infrastructure by shifting the taxed footprint from agricultural to industrial classification. Senator Case and others then discussed energy taxation more broadly, including a possible generation tax for electricity, how to handle large data-center electricity loads, and whether sales tax revenue from very large electrical loads should be shared statewide rather than concentrated locally. The committee referenced prior bills and studies, including House Bill 300 and Senate File 76, and discussed using a mechanism that would keep local electricity bills net neutral while redirecting revenue distribution. The committee also took up problematic gaming and program funding. Senator Case described personal experiences with gambling addiction and the lack of available resources, while the presenter said the topic had been requested in multiple committees and that the biggest concern from House Bill 171 was protecting county and municipal funding. Members discussed whether the issue belonged in Revenue, Health, Labor, or Transportation, and several suggested it should stay with the standing committee handling gaming. Ideas raised included using gaming-related revenue for prevention and treatment, fully funding the 988 lifeline, and creating a broader trust fund for addiction-related services and law enforcement. The committee appeared to agree to continue the topic for educational purposes and to examine taxation of HHR and other gambling activity. Senator Case then proposed a severance tax on wind energy, arguing that wind development creates permanent landscape impacts and that the state should be compensated similarly to coal, oil, and gas extraction. Curt Meier, the state treasurer, supported reviewing lease agreements and said Wyoming should get more from wind resources, noting the state’s unique wind potential and the loss of viewshed. Finally, the committee heard a proposal to reform property tax relief by extending it to motor vehicle registration. Former Revenue director Dan Noble argued that vehicle taxes should be treated like other property taxes, using fair market value, depreciation, the residential assessment ratio, and local mill levies, which he said could provide broad relief but would be expensive, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $120 million. Representative Chestek followed with a related reform proposal based on Pennsylvania’s base-year assessment model, arguing that Wyoming’s current statewide relief measures treat symptoms rather than the underlying problem of rapidly rising local valuations.

Transcript Highlights:

• We claim to be a pro-business state. We claim to be pro-freedom. We claim to be pro-veteran.
• We claim to be pro-people.
• do here, if we concur with this conference report, is we are going to go against everything that we claim
• We claim that we’re conservatives. We claim all of these things.
• a violation under this section to explain the basis of the claim.

Keywords: 977, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The governor's office made many claims that there was a race-neutral nature of their map.
• Did they make any of these claims under oath?
• Were they required to make their own... ...make any of these claims under oath?
• That claim... But this is the Florida Senate.
• That's why I think the bogus claim that these maps are race neutral is absolute nonsense.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituting identical House Bill 1D, to establish Florida’s congressional districts. The opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were followed by procedural remarks, then extensive floor discussion focused almost entirely on the redistricting proposal, its timing, and its legal basis. Senator Gaetz, explaining the bill, said the Governor had transmitted the map two days earlier, argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is not prohibited by law, and said the Governor’s stated reasons were to address population growth and to draw race-neutral districts. He also said the legislature could accept, reject, or amend the proposal. Much of the debate centered on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana decision and whether it affected Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators Smith, Rouson, Sharief, Polsky, Arrington, Bracey Davis, Bernard, Nathan, and others questioned the short notice, lack of public hearings, the use of partisan data, the absence of sworn testimony, and whether the map diluted minority voting strength or fragmented communities of interest. Gaetz repeatedly said he was not offering legal opinions, that the Governor’s counsel believed the Fair Districts race-based provisions were inconsistent with federal law, and that any legal challenge would be for the courts. He also said the Governor’s mapmaker reported using census and demographic data, along with political data as one of many inputs, and claimed the map’s compactness was comparable to the current map. A motion by Senator Smith to temporarily postpone consideration of the bill failed on a 12-23 vote. After the Senate returned from a 30-minute break to review the new Supreme Court decision, debate continued. The chamber then substituted HB 1D for SB 8D, read the House bill, and advanced it to third reading. The transcript ends during debate on final passage, with Senators Rouson and Bernard speaking in opposition and arguing the map was procedurally rushed, legally vulnerable, and politically motivated.

Transcript Highlights:

• The governor's office made many claims that there was a race-neutral nature to their map.
• Did they make any of these claims under oath? Were they required to make their own?
• Make any of these claims under oath?
• That claim... But this is the Florida Senate.
• That's why I think the bogus claim that these maps are race neutral is absolute nonsense.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If we’re talking about litigation or claims or allegations against companies that they have breached
• To the extent our concern is about claims against a corporation that they have breached the contract
• So if we’re talking about any kind of tort claim or injury claim, that’s not affected at all by this
• Senate Bill 2484 by Alvarado, relating to the availability of claims contact information for personal
• Senate Bill 2575 by Middleton, relating to recoverable depreciation for property damage claims under

Bills: SJR12 , SCR39 , SB27 , SB29 , SB241 , SB406 , SB414 , SB464 , SB568 , SB578 , SB609 , SB660 , SB689 , SB693 , SB785 , SB857 , SB879 , SB921 , SB922 , SB955 , SB985 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1059 , SB1098 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1227 , SB1245 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1386 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1536 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1664 , SB1741 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2188 , SB2230 , SB2406 , SB2407

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think that happens at times in workers' compensation claims regardless of employment structure.
• claims regardless of employment<00:54:27.920><c> structure.
• Federal law preempts our authority to be involved with those types of claims.
• </c><00:56:53.520><c> So,</c> involved with those types of claims.
• So, involved with those types of claims.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened its labor hearing on SB 655 and outlined the day’s schedule, including a later working session on SB 416 and an executive session planned for 2:30 p.m. Senator Dan Innis introduced SB 655, describing it as a technical bill affecting employee leasing companies/professional employer organizations (PEOs), workers’ compensation coverage, and a Senate-added minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement. He said the PEO change would let either the PEO or the client business hold workers’ comp coverage, while still requiring coverage, and argued it would align New Hampshire with most other states and reduce barriers for small businesses and multi-state employers. He also said the baseball provision would clarify wage treatment for minor league players and support the Manchester team. Justin Warell of Insperity testified in support of the PEO portion, explaining that PEOs provide HR, payroll, benefits administration, and workers’ compensation administration through a co-employment model. He said the bill would preserve mandatory coverage while allowing flexibility for the client or PEO to maintain the policy, which could help clients who already have preferred coverage or who face cost or administrative issues in multiple states. He noted that most clients would still remain under the PEO’s policy and said Insperity would submit written comments. Committee members asked about how the arrangement would work, whether the client or PEO would pay, and whether the bill would affect liability insurance packaging; Warell said the employer still bears the cost and that the bill mainly gives larger clients an option. One member asked him to remain available for possible follow-up after hearing from the labor department. Stephen Gonzalez of Major League Baseball testified in support of the minor league baseball exemption. He said MLB and the MLB Players Association negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that already provides players with salary, housing, meals, per diems, health and retirement benefits, disability continuation, tuition assistance, and signing bonuses. He argued that treating players as hourly workers creates impractical time-tracking problems because players do work-related activities on their own time, and said the bill would recognize them as salaried workers and avoid litigation over what counts as hours worked. Committee members questioned why the exemption was needed if players are already salaried and whether MLB could simply amend its CBA; Gonzalez said the bill would help prevent wage-and-hour lawsuits and noted that similar exemptions have been enacted in other states. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the chair indicated the bill would be considered for executive action later that afternoon.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:20.080><c> because</c> some of the uh TMKs are adjusted because some of the uh TMKs are adjusted
• HEO wants to see, you know, like a quick claim deed or something.
• HEO wants to see, you know, like a quick claim deed or something.
• </c><01:22:11.520><c> and</c> staffing in order to do the claiming and staffing in order to do the claiming
• :35.360><c> administrative</c> claims to lessen the administrative claims to lessen the administrative

Bills: SB2613 , SB2147

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:12:56.720><c> some</c> significant cut but we've adjusted some significant cut but we've adjusted
• You discussed that the nursing home care wage contract made adjustments for that.
• So that that's a adjustments for that.
• for those making it some adjustment uh for those who<00:31:28.799><c> will</c><00:31:28.960><c> be</
• Some of the funding stream adjustments that we made, we were able to find some by moving some things

Bills: HF2433 , HF2434

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house