Transcript Highlights:

• Are you guys confident you've worked out those issues, or is that still an open concern?
• Open concern. Mr. Cryan. Thank you, Chair, friends, and Senator Rasmusson.
• Open concern. Mr. Cryan. Thank you, Chair, friends, and Senator Rasmusson.
• Open concern. Mr. Cryan. Thank you, Chair, friends, and Senator Rasmusson.
• </c> to the author's opening to the author's opening remarks.<00:19:27.679><c> Seeing</c><00:19:28.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• My door's open once we go to the 14th.
• The floodgates didn't open.
• It opens the school districts up to lawsuit.
• It opens the school districts up to lawsuit after lawsuit.
• I believe by striking out the sentence it opens it up to—and then adding the new language—it opens it

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The committee first approved minutes from March 9, 10, and 11, 2026. It then took up Senate Bill 1336, a proposal to codify civics and American founding content in Idaho social studies standards. Sponsor Senator Anthon said the bill was a work in progress and asked that it be sent to the 14th order for amendment, citing concerns about flexibility, local control, and implementation. Testimony from school groups was generally supportive of the goal but raised concerns about codifying standards in statute, the Western civilization requirement, staffing and scheduling impacts, and funding for curriculum changes. The committee voted to send SB 1336 to the 14th order. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 1412, a school hiring and reporting bill combining earlier proposals on educator misconduct disclosure, mandatory reporting, employer verification, Professional Standards Commission reporting, and whistleblower protections for private school employees. Senator Nichols said the bill was intended to create uniform statewide protections and transparency. Testimony strongly supported the bill from several educators and advocates who described failures to report abuse, retaliation against whistleblowers, and cases where alleged offenders remained employed. The committee voted to send SB 1412 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 832, which would change career technical education hiring rules by replacing a fixed 6,000-hour industry experience requirement with standards set by the State Board of Career Technical Education. The bill was presented as a way to improve recruitment and retention of industry professionals, and it passed with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard House Bill 711, creating alternative authorization pathways for school principals and superintendents through either a grow-your-own route or an executive leadership route. Supporters argued it would help districts, especially rural ones, recruit leaders and that it was optional; opponents said it lowered standards, did not solve retention problems, and could weaken preparation in school law, finance, and instructional leadership. Despite objections, the committee voted to send HB 711 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee revisited House Bill 516, which would restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and had an amendment clarifying that incidental references in certain subjects would not be prohibited. Testimony was sharply divided, with supporters framing it as a parent-rights and transparency measure and opponents warning it would chill instruction and invite litigation; discussion focused on the meaning of “incidental reference” and the bill’s private right of action, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So with that, I will open up for questions.
• And I also have a homeless shelter open right now in the city of St.
• I am open to questions from this committee. Thank you for their testimony.
• This bill just really opens up your eyes to a couple of different issues.
• We need more mental health beds to open up for sure.

Committee: House Special Committee on Urban Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• open and honest as you can be about someone else's expertise or their position.
• Seeing no questions, Madam Vice Chair, we'll open the public hearing. Thank you, Chair.
• White-tailed deer and mule deer are the primary food source for wolves.
• Some prioritize different types of open space...
• The county—some prioritize different types of open space.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5838, which would add a federally recognized tribal representative to the State Board of Natural Resources. The Department of Natural Resources commissioner and tribal leaders said the change would bring Indigenous knowledge and a voting voice to decisions on trust lands, while preserving existing tribal consultation. Some county and economic interests said they were not opposed to tribal participation but stressed the board’s fiduciary duty to trust beneficiaries and asked for more review of the board’s purpose; one witness questioned whether the beneficiaries had been consulted. The prime sponsor, Senator Claudia Kaufman, said the bill is about inclusion and equity and indicated openness to an amendment adding both eastside and westside tribal representation. The hearing closed with 142 written comments reported: 33 pro, 107 con, and 2 other. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5960, which would require Fish and Wildlife to designate at-risk ungulate populations and take predator mitigation actions when populations fall below specified benchmarks. Senator Shelley Short said the bill responds to declining deer and elk numbers and a lack of management, especially in northeast Washington. Supporters argued the bill would codify existing agency plans and restore balance in wildlife management, while opponents—including conservation groups, the Sierra Club, and several scientists and advocates—said the state’s predator-prey study found wolves were not the main driver of ungulate declines, pointing instead to habitat, forage, weather, disease, and vehicle collisions. Ranching and farm groups supported the overall goal but objected to the bill’s in-state wolf translocation provisions. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said it recognized the bill’s intent but opposed it because some directives were impractical, costly, or would require legislative approval. The hearing closed with 1,197 written comments reported: 843 pro, 352 con, and 2 other. The committee then held a work session on Lake Washington salmon predation. Larry Phillips and Muckleshoot Fisheries Director Jason Schaffler described a coalition effort to reduce predation on juvenile salmon in the Lake Washington system, saying invasive and predatory fish such as walleye, rock bass, American shad, northern pike, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass are harming sockeye and Chinook recovery. They said sockeye returns have fallen from hundreds of thousands to about 18,000 in recent years, ending tribal and sport fisheries, and argued that targeted predator removal, supported by prior state and county funding, could help restore runs. Senators asked about the methods and funding, and the presenters said fishing and netting are being used to suppress larger predatory fish and that more sustained investment is needed. Finally, the committee began public hearing on Senate Bill 1697, which would make federally recognized tribes eligible recipients for county conservation futures funds. Testifiers from the Washington Farmland Trust and the Tulalip Tribe said the bill would expand voluntary conservation partnerships, help tribes steward farmland and habitat, and make it easier to leverage county funds with other grants. They described past projects where tribal participation improved conservation outcomes but said tribes could not directly access conservation futures dollars under current law.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm certainly open to the conversation.
• You go to the next opening, which oftentimes is more than a couple of weeks out.
• You go to the next opening, which oftentimes is more than a couple of weeks out.
• To my relief, he did respond from very nearby, although he did not open the door.
• The chair then thanked him and opened the floor for questions.

Summary: The committee heard public hearing testimony on House Bill 2265, which would expand tenant protections during extreme heat. Staff explained that the bill would bar landlords from restricting portable cooling devices, require written notice of tenant rights and landlord immunity for tenant-installed devices, add a cooling duty under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, and prohibit sheriffs from physically evicting tenants during defined extreme heat periods. Representative Mena said the bill responds to the 2021 heat dome and is intended to address a gap in housing law, while committee members and the sponsor discussed unresolved questions about what “reasonably required” cooling means, how the eviction pause would work, and whether the bill could raise rents or create liability and operational burdens for landlords. Supporters, including climate, public health, tenant, and clean energy advocates, said extreme heat is a growing health threat and that renters need a right to cooling; opponents from multifamily housing, property management, and rental housing groups argued the bill is too vague, could effectively mandate costly cooling upgrades, create safety and insurance issues, and complicate eviction enforcement. The hearing also included testimony from landlords and housing providers who said the bill should be narrowed or amended, and from tenants and advocates who said it does not go far enough because it mostly permits tenant-installed cooling rather than requiring landlords to provide it. The committee then heard House Bill 1974, a proposed substitute authorizing land banks. Staff described the bill as allowing public corporations, housing authorities, and nonprofit corporations to acquire, hold, improve, lease, transfer, or dispose of property for affordable housing, with 30-year affordability requirements, annual reporting, tax exemptions, and priority transfer of certain tax-foreclosed properties. Vice Chair Hill said the bill was scaled back from earlier versions and is meant to create a flexible tool for turning difficult parcels into housing-ready land aligned with local housing plans. Testifiers from the Spokane Regional Land Bank, housing authorities, developers, youth shelter providers, and housing advocates supported the bill as a way to lower land costs, clear title issues, reduce displacement, and create a pipeline of permanently affordable housing. A counties representative also supported the concept but said they would like the grant program restored. One committee member raised a question about whether the tax-foreclosed property language could bypass the normal surplus distribution process, and staff said the provision is placed in the chapter governing properties that have already gone through foreclosure and auction, though the wording may need further review. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 2452, which would change how rent increase notices are served. Staff said the bill would remove the current requirement that rent increase notices be served like unlawful detainer notices and instead allow service by personal delivery, mail, or posting on the dwelling unit, with service by mail complete when deposited in the mail; the manufactured home version would follow the general notice rules under that act. Representative Connors said the bill responds to problems created when prior legislation required certified mail, which she said has led to tenants not receiving notices and housing providers facing higher costs and administrative burdens. Housing provider and industry witnesses supported the bill, saying certified mail is expensive, inefficient, and often not actually received, while tenant advocates opposed it, arguing that mail-only service weakens notice protections and can cause missed rent increases and displacement; they urged the committee to preserve stronger in-person or posting requirements. Some witnesses also suggested broader changes, including electronic notice, while others said the bill should be expanded to fix certified mail requirements for more than just rent increase notices.

Transcript Highlights:

• I suggested we open the hearing by playing Van Halen's "Panama."
• Maffei, I look forward to your opening statement.
• And Professor, you're recognized for your opening statement.
• Kramick, you're recognized for your opening statement.
• When you look at the fact that the U.S. is a primary user, it is the primary user of the Panama Canal

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• And generally, this captures the state's primary water-using entities.
• Well, I think that that's kind of an open debate. So we'll see about that part.
• My primary concern is water.
• There has not been an open community meeting.
• Thank you, and I'll open it up to any questions. Thank you.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The openness that happens is crazy. It's a state-of-the-art facility.
• They never opened up with another person about some of their stuff in Vietnam.
• They open up to me about what they face, both in and out of uniform.
• The primary mission of H is to provide a variety of outdoor experiences.
• We're still the primary people that we lean on when there's hard times.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I had to be two places at once, where I wore my open government hat.
• </c><01:32:13.560><c> up</c> governments and especially open up governments and especially open up options
• Madam Chair. possibility open for Road designs that possibility open for Road designs that can<01:35:
• Cities and counties that accept fuel tax funds for their primary roadways—the roads that they choose
• </c><01:43:02.880><c> roadways</c> established for these primary roadways established for these primary

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:19:04.600><c> um</c> in Minnesota they are our primary um in Minnesota they are our primary um
• It's uh primarily been an open call for membership published on DHS communication channels.
• It's primarily been an open call for membership published on DHS communication channels.
• It's primarily been an open call for membership published on DHS communication channels.
• </c><01:23:01.760><c> diagnosis</c> disabilities who has a primary diagnosis disabilities who has a primary

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• As families exhaust their financial resources, the state of Minnesota ultimately becomes the primary
• becomes the primary payer for many<00:27:08.919><c> individuals</c><00:27:09.840><c> placing</c><00:
• care providers for that team the primary care providers for that individual's<00:47:49.280><c> needs
• Chair, that explains that, and I'm open to questions or comments.
• that and I'm open to questions or<01:09:05.199><c> comments</c><01:09:05.759><c> or</c><01:09:06.759

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These include reimbursements for administering the presidential primary election, professional and technical
• </c> administering the presidential primary administering the presidential primary election<00:04:41.199
• </c> completed partially or are still open completed partially or are still open and<00:19:29.000><c>
• </c><00:30:37.640><c> Access</c><00:30:38.640><c> even</c> emphasizes Open Access even emphasizes Open
• </c> that were voting in a primary that were voting in a primary for for for um<00:59:48.400><c> I</c

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the things that the clerk is looking at is opening more centers, or clerks are looking at opening
• </c><01:29:15.360><c> during</c> wasn't during it wasn't open during wasn't during it wasn't open during
• </c> was their part because they had it open was their part because they had it open the<01:29:20.719
• </c> possibility of even providing those open possibility of even providing those open new<01:31:06.080
• /c> voter Center was open well H was open voter Center was open well H was open for<01:33:36.159><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Government Operations committees received a biennium budget preview from Keith Regan, Comptroller and Director of the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), who introduced department leadership and described DAGS’ broad responsibilities across accounting, public works, procurement, elections, archives, risk management, and other attached agencies. He emphasized that DAGS supports nearly every state department and cited ongoing workforce challenges, while noting progress in reducing the department-wide vacancy rate from 21% in 2023 to 17.7% in 2024. He also highlighted recruitment efforts, including new salary schedules for engineers and architects, job fairs, internships, and outreach to retiring federal employees. A major focus was modernization of the state’s aging financial systems, especially the 55-year-old FAMIS platform and the Enterprise Financial System (EFS) project. DAGS said it expects to release the RFP for the FAMIS replacement by the end of January and is seeking a second tranche of CIP funding, including $35 million, plus position augmentation and creation of a Business Transformation Office to manage EFS and future modernization work. The department also described major capital projects such as the Aloha Stadium Entertainment District, Wahiawā Civic Center, Kauaʻi Civic Center, and Ahuimanu Community Correctional Center, and reported that Public Works is managing 455 projects statewide valued at more than $2.5 billion. Other budget requests discussed included funding for cemetery operations, with DAGS asking for two positions and $1 million in operating funds to support maintenance of eight cemeteries; a $200 million ceiling increase tied to anticipated insurance proceeds for West Maui fire-related recovery and rebuilding; and several staffing and operating items for district offices and facilities. These included full-year funding for positions in West Hawaiʻi and East Hawaiʻi, support for a small business coordinator at the State Procurement Office, funding for cloud hosting and PeopleSoft licensing, six positions and staff augmentation for the EFS project, electricity costs, and security-related funding. DAGS also noted that two requested reductions totaled $7.9 million, including transferring the security contract to the Department of Law Enforcement and reducing nonrecurring expenses; members discussed whether some security funding should remain with or be moved to DLE, and DAGS said it would not object to that transfer. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Festival which is open to the entire Festival which is open to the entire community<00:04:09.640><c>
• Imagine opening your mouth and that's what comes out: nothing.
• Help us ensure that this unique venue remains open for generations to come. Mahalo.
• Help us ensure that this unique venue remains open for generations to come. Mahalo.
• Help us ensure that this unique venue remains open for generations to come. Mahalo.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Federal Reserve system two primary Federal Reserve system two primary goals.<00:03:19.519><c> Price
• </c> maintain insurance and go to a primary maintain insurance and go to a primary care<00:53:13.440>
• I sorry I missed your opening statement. I was in commerce, so I missed it.
• I don't know if we need another layer, Chair, and I just want to be open like I always am.
• just want to be open like I always<01:58:19.520><c> am.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> We'll leave it open for a few moments.
• The long-term homeowners is still open.
• </c><00:29:47.679><c> Uh</c> long-term homeowners is still open.
• Uh long-term homeowners is still open.
• It opened up to a lot more people, and that that rests on our ability to fund it with appropriations.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• PACE provides a comprehensive range of medical and social services, including primary and specialty care
• </c><00:47:29.680><c> minds</c> consider my testimony with open minds consider my testimony with open
• ><01:43:14.080><c> harmful</c> opens opens the door to harmful opens opens the door to harmful decisions
• </c><01:43:27.880><c> and</c> representative nad's openness and representative nad's openness and engagement
• </c> me and I caution you all that opening me and I caution you all that opening this<01:51:02.440><c

Bills: HF1937 , HF2407 , HF1678 , HF1477 , HF2040 , HF1840 , HF257

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> number of folks here were in the opening number of folks here were in the opening of<00:14:15.040
• </c><00:22:06.640><c> mission</c> out to everyone that the primary mission out to everyone that the primary
• That is scheduled to open in August of 2026. And so that'll be moving very, very quickly.
• And so that'll open in August of 2026.
• </c> are open to any questions. are open to any questions.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a full quorum and approved the prior minutes. Members offered introductions of guests and family members, then heard a presentation from University of Louisville President Thomas Jared Bradley, who was sworn in before testifying. He described his background and outlined U of L’s strategic priorities: student success, access and affordability, workforce development, community engagement, and research. Bradley highlighted enrollment growth, increases in first-generation and Pell-eligible students, strong transfer pathways with KCTCS, and support programs such as the Cardinal Commitment Grant, 15-to-Finish, Comeback Cards, tutoring, mentoring, and mental health services. Bradley also emphasized U of L’s statewide and regional impact through UofL Health, rural outreach, the Bullitt County rural cancer education and research center, nursing expansion, and the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. He noted major institutional distinctions, including R1 status, a new Carnegie Opportunity College and University designation, and community-engaged classification. He said the university is one of only 10 public universities nationwide with all three designations and reported record enrollment, improved retention, and strong research expenditures. He also thanked lawmakers for significant capital and operating support, including funding for the simulation center, health science center, asset preservation, and the MEP program. During questions, members praised the university’s public service role and asked about first-generation enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and post-graduation outcomes. Bradley said the university is working to improve completion by expanding academic support, early alerts, incentives for tutoring, and faculty/advisor mentoring, especially for first-generation and high-need students. He acknowledged that post-graduation employment data is difficult to collect but said the new Carnegie classification reflects positive outcomes. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and no formal actions were taken on legislation in this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• So would a parent be able to open an estate on behalf of an aborted fetus under your bill?
• She's always been very open and honest when it comes down to, like, sexual education.
• But that shocked me, and it really opened up my eyes.
• It applies where the employer's primary place of work is in Florida or the employer's primary place of
• So one of the loopholes that we left open when we did this, I think it was 2021.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Kevin Moore, this morning to offer the opening prayer of the United States House of Representatives,
• morning to pastor Dr Kevin Moore this morning to offer<00:05:40.199><c> the</c><00:05:40.319><c> opening
• prayer</c><00:05:41.199><c> of</c><00:05:41.360><c> the</c><00:05:41.479><c> United</c> offer the opening
• prayer of the United offer the opening prayer of the United States<00:05:42.120><c> House</c><00:05:
• </c> current framework that gives primary current framework that gives primary authority<01:15:35.080

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all