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• This is due to the state hospitals relying a little more on their dedicated endowment fund dollars, trying
• This is due to the state hospitals relying a little more on their dedicated endowment fund dollars, trying

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• of higher learning located within the formal boundaries of the hospital district to establish an endowment
• Of the hospital district to establish a minister the Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment to honor

Bills: HB467 , HB318 , HB503 , HB198 , HB318 , HB198

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: hospital district, Cedar Creek, scholarship, dissolution, county judges, healthcare funding, grant program, rural counties, law enforcement, sheriff's departments, funding, public safety, deputy shortages, sheriff, prosecutor, salary assistance, HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening

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• We have today some students from Lutcher High School, Hope Squad, Barb High School, Iowa High School,
• Endowed title.

Bills: HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR143 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , HR119 , HR120 , HR121 , HR122 , HR123 , HR125 , HR126 , HR127 , HR128 , HR129 , HR130 , HR131 , HR132 , HCR53 , HCR54 , HCR55 , HCR56 , SCR3 , SCR22 , SB4 , SB18 , SB66 , SB106 , SB201 , SB256 , SB274 , SB292 , SB326 , SB386 , SB406 , SB422 , SB423 , SB456 , SB475 , HCR3 , HB1 , HB3 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB345 , HB366 , HB383 , HB446 , HB473 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB836 , HB983 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1126 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB76 , HB132 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB265 , HB275 , HB291 , HB322 , HB342 , HB475 , HB486 , HB616 , HB635 , HB639 , HB690 , HB740 , HB757 , HB761 , HB774 , HB808 , HB855 , HB872 , HB883 , HB886 , HB903 , HB949 , HB962 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1036 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1076 , HB1078 , HB1113 , HB1132 , HB1146 , HB1232 , HB1233 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB961 , HB399 , HB868 , HB905 , HB180 , HB192 , HB284 , HB476 , HB915 , HB952 , HB1006 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB750 , HB911 , HB977 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB151 , HB193 , HB310 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773

Summary: The House met with a quorum and spent much of the day on personal privileges, recognizing visiting groups and designating several commemorative days, including Sigma Gamma Rho Day, Alpha Kappa Alpha Day, Italian Festival royalty, Acadiana’s Red and White Day, and Louisiana Automobile Dealer Day. Members also welcomed students, civic leaders, former legislators, a state pageant titleholder, and a visiting African law enforcement delegation focused on combating human trafficking. The chamber received Senate bills and committee reports, and several resolutions were adopted without objection, including condolences resolutions and commendations for schools, festivals, and public service organizations. The House then took up a long series of bills, with many passing on final passage after brief debate or technical amendments. Measures addressed topics such as notification of inmate releases from parish jails and DOC facilities (HB 76), ethics and financial disclosure, video voyeurism involving deceased persons (HB 265, renamed the Jacob Carter Dignity and Death Act), health insurance claim practices (HB 291), victim access to parole testimony without fees (HB 32), special education due process burden of proof (HB 342), AI disclosure in medical settings (HB 475), the psychology interjurisdictional compact (HB 486), homelessness provider oversight (HB 616), AI disclosure in campaign calls (HB 639), Medicaid managed care claim review (HB 740), menhaden fishing restrictions (HB 757 and HB 855), HIV exposure law modernization (HB 808), and rare cancer treatment advisory board changes (HB 761). Most of these bills passed with strong support; HB 342 passed 98-3, HB 639 passed 86-9, HB 808 passed 99-0, and HB 855 drew the most extended debate, with supporters citing science-based conservation and opponents warning about harm to the menhaden industry and coastal jobs. The House also adopted committee amendments and set several major fiscal measures as special orders for April 16, including HB 1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 313, HB 383, HB 983, and HB 1126. Additional bills were advanced to third reading from committee reports, and the chamber returned some measures to the calendar for later consideration. Overall, the meeting was marked by ceremonial recognitions, a heavy legislative agenda, and multiple substantive policy votes across education, health, criminal justice, transportation, ethics, and natural resources.

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• </c> permanent exemptions in Wisconsin Iowa permanent exemptions in Wisconsin Iowa and<00:05:39.720><
• as a recent example quick point on Iowa as a recent example of<00:09:55.000><c> the</c><00:09:55.120
• It's the same thing I just did with Iowa. We could do the same thing with Minnesota.
• Can you tell me about the Iowa policy specifically—what's exempt and what's not?
• So in Iowa, building materials are not exempt from sales taxes.

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• Iowa, Montana, and we're going to get a presentation from Iowa, I think, at our next meeting.
• Iowa, Montana, and we're going to get a presentation from Iowa, I think, at our next meeting.
• /c><01:47:16.560><c> our</c> presentation from Iowa, I think, at our presentation from Iowa, I think,
• </c> Iowa up to this point? Iowa up to this point?
• </c> going to bring in somebody from Iowa going to bring in somebody from Iowa who's<01:51:42.560><c>

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• OK, House Bill4072 creates the taxpayer endowment trust fund. This...
• This would direct it into both the taxpayer and endowment trust fund, as well as the revenue stabilization
• Last question, you've named this the taxpayer endowment fund, aren't all of our revenue stabilization
• The board shall fulfill the duties assigned to the board pursuant to the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund

Bills: HB4030 , HB4031 , HB4032 , HB4033 , HB4034 , HB4035 , HB4036 , HB4037 , HB4038 , HB4039 , HB4040 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4043 , HB4044 , HB4045 , HB4046 , HB4047 , HB4048 , HB4049 , HB4050 , HB4051 , HB4052 , HB4053 , HB4054 , HB4056 , HB4057 , HB4065 , HB4067 , HB4071 , HB4072 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SB1146 , SB1147 , SB1148 , SB1149 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1158 , SB1159 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1163 , SB1164 , SB1165 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1174 , SB1175 , SB1176

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, budget appropriations, public schools, teachers' retirement, early childhood education, aeronautics, infrastructure, funding, sustainability, Oklahoma, mining, operator fees, coal production, noncoal mining, department of mines, revenue, state budget, budgetary reform, financial legislation, fiscal accountability

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• for your financial support over the years with the Nursing Expansion Funds and the Nursing Faculty Endowment
• When we initially received the endowment money in FY 23, that took us two years to fill.
• The endowment is funding this position and will lead to the expansion of the nursing program, as the
• endowment was intended.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• programs that have other fund sources, such as private sector partnerships, philanthropic support, or endowments
• garner fiscal support through other means, such as private sector and non-profit partnerships, endowments
• providing some state funding to the Braille Institute, but they are a nonprofit and do have a large endowment
• Have the ability to maintain a large endowment. They have other fundraising aspects.

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• I spent 9 years on the FSU Foundation chaired the Development Committee and chaired the endowment for
• I've been on and I remain on the investment committee that manages endowment for the for the past 15
• SU a system of calls annual report where each of next year second goal be increase Ucs Foundation endowment
• Industry partnerships along with accountability, tighter stewardship, endowment growth, Strategic plan

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• Chair, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Caleb Hopkins, who hails from Halber, Iowa, which
• Tiny, tiny little town in Carroll County, which is west-central Iowa.
• The United States, Iowa State University, go Cyclones, and later obtained an advanced degree from the
• We see these frequently in Iowa and most recently last December.
• Iowa farmers who have faced multiple natural disasters in recent years. have made it clear that they

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Keywords: farm bill, rural economy, crop insurance, access to credit, young farmers, USDA funding freeze, agricultural policy, risk management

Summary: The meeting of the agricultural committee focused on significant concerns regarding the current state of America's rural economy, highlighting the need for a strong five-year farm bill to address the challenges faced by farmers, particularly young and beginning farmers. Key testimony was given by multiple stakeholders including agricultural leaders and young farmers, emphasizing issues related to crop insurance, access to credit, and the adverse impact of recent USDA funding freezes. Various members discussed the necessity of risk management tools that farmers rely on to secure financing, which is crucial for sustaining agricultural operations and supporting rural communities. The importance of timely legislative action was underscored, as many farmers reported struggles in the current economic climate, raising urgency for reforms within the Farm Bill framework.

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• Wisconsin and Iowa currently allow Minnesota dealers into their versions of EVR.
• So if you buy a Minnesota vehicle and you live in Iowa, you have 31 days to get your Iowa license plate
• So if you buy a Minnesota vehicle and you live in Iowa, you have 31 days to get your Iowa license plate
• So if you buy a Minnesota vehicle and you live in Iowa, you have 31 days to get your Iowa license plate
• So if you buy a Minnesota vehicle and you live in Iowa, you have 31 days to get your Iowa license plate

Bills: HF2382 , HF639 , SF1075 , HF1243 , HF1087 , SF1360 , HF739 , HF2337 , HF1220 , HF712 , HF1219

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• The state of Iowa currently has one.
• The state of Iowa currently has one.
• , which has one, Wisconsin, which is Iowa, which has one, Wisconsin, which is getting<00:28:00.640><c
• The hope would be and the state of Iowa.
• </c><00:28:23.400><c> eligible</c><00:28:23.919><c> to</c> uh both Minnesota and Iowa eligible to uh

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• In the case of this Takayama Creative Media endowment, all of the money from that endowment...
• So some of this money that you say, Takayama Creative Media endowment, that money is the spendable amount
• </c><01:05:20.960><c> that</c> takiyama Creative Media endowment that takiyama Creative Media endowment
• Yeah, but this is under an endowment.
• If the building never got made, it would become a permanent endowment.

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• In Iowa, like in Oklahoma, for example, a lot of their use in data centers is with wind, right?
• It's the same thing I just did with Iowa. We could do the same thing with Minnesota.
• Can you tell me about the Iowa policy specifically—what's exempt and what's not?
• </c> Exempted can you tell me about the Iowa Exempted can you tell me about the Iowa policy<00:21:43.279
• So in Iowa, building materials are not exempt from sales taxes.

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: House Taxes

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• We have beautiful facilities in both Missouri and Iowa.
• We have beautiful facilities in both Missouri and Iowa.
• And Iowa.
• We actually led legislation in Iowa last year through one of our clients named Terry Reams.
• We have a client in Dubuque, Iowa. Her name is Hannah. Her mother’s Kay, her father’s Greg.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

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• equipping citizens to engage in public life with clarity, conviction, and respect for rights we all are endowed
• Every human life is created with inherent dignity and value, endowed by God with a fundamental right

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the doctor of the day. Members also introduced numerous guests and groups in the gallery, including the Dandy Project, Arizona Right to Life, Red State Reform, Reproductive Freedom for All, Somerton elected officials, Apache County Supervisor Alton Joe Shepard, and the family of the late Brad Brower. The chamber then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2053 honoring Brower’s life and service, followed by a moment of respectful silence and remarks from members about his community leadership. The House considered several Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. SB 1020, relating to the Arizona Space Commission and a specialty license plate, drew debate over a proposed Villegas floor amendment to add a community college access and success plate; the amendment failed on a recorded division vote, and SB 1020 was then approved. SB 1127 and SB 1181 also received do-pass recommendations without controversy. The House later held an additional Committee of the Whole on SB 1426, adopted a floor amendment, and reported the bill as amended with a do-pass recommendation. On third reading, the House passed SB 1125 on child safety by a vote of 43-4 and SB 1415 on insurance adjusters by a vote of 46-1. The House also adopted the Committee of the Whole report, with a separate motion to include the defeated Villegas amendment in SB 1020 failing 19-28. The chamber announced upcoming committee meetings, made several brief personal and ceremonial announcements, and adjourned until Monday, March 30, 2026.

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• equipping citizens to engage in public life with clarity, conviction, and respect for rights we all are endowed
• Every human life is created with inherent dignity and value, endowed by God with a fundamental right

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• The Millennium Income Fund receives annual distributions from the Idaho Millennium Permanent Endowment
• I believe that that amount that you just gave is for the endowment fund.

Summary: The Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committee considered several FY 2027 budget items, beginning with the Idaho Judicial Branch. The committee approved an additional $3.9007 million from dedicated funds for court operations, including $800,700 from the Senior Magistrate Judge Fund, $700,000 from the Drug Court/Mental Health Court/Family Court Services Fund, $400,000 from the Substance Abuse Treatment Fund, and $2 million ongoing from the Court Technology Fund. Members noted the technology fund had grown enough to sustain the ongoing transfer, while Senator Wintrow remarked that funding for a treatment-court peer support program had not been restored. The motion passed with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then approved a Guardian Ad Litem Division budget increase of $165,300 in general funds, including $77,900 ongoing for the Second Judicial District CASA program and $87,400 to restore a one-time FY 2027 rescission. Supporters described the CASA request as funding a trainer-recruiter position and related office costs, and several members spoke favorably about the role of guardian ad litems. The motion passed, also with a do-pass recommendation. Members next took up the Millennium Income Fund. They approved $9,872,200 from the fund for recommendations including the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, Youth Assessment Centers, children’s advocacy centers through the Idaho Domestic Violence Council, an additional recovery center in Kamiah, and a statewide drug awareness media campaign. A substitute motion added $30,000 one time to restore funding for statewide training and coordination of school resource officers, which passed after discussion about whether the Millennium Fund committee had been consulted. The committee then adopted maintenance and new language for the Millennium Fund items, including reporting and oversight provisions, and later adopted language for reappropriating unspent state archives move funds for the Idaho State Historical Society. Finally, the committee approved the Idaho State Historical Society budget, adding $486,300 from dedicated funds for archival moving and OITS hardware. Members explained the move would be handled in phases and funded through dedicated sources rather than general funds. The committee also adopted statewide appropriations language making conditions, limitations, and restrictions in budget bills binding law, and adjourned after announcing the next day’s agenda.

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• get license and comparing it to what we are with our surrounding states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa
• 02:27.760><c> Dakota</c> Dakota Min North Dakota South Dakota Dakota Min North Dakota South Dakota Iowa
• and looking at a to see where we Iowa and looking at a to see where we stand<00:02:31.640><c> we're<
• I live 10 miles away from Iowa. Their gas tax is currently lower than Minnesota's.
• It's not a whole lot lower, but I know where in Iowa I can go to get the cheap gas.

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• In my home state of Iowa, small businesses are the largest lifeblood of our rural communities, and for
• Iowa experiences our fair share of disasters. We've seen... ratios, tornadoes, you name it.
• This happened in Iowa. This is unacceptable and it must be changed.
• I believe the associate administrator from there is from Iowa, and so we were working to address that
• But a little bit about our experience in Iowa.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support

Summary: The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.