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• from a prior appropriate a prior appropriation<00:21:16.400><c> for</c><00:21:16.720><c> drought</c>
• So we um propose to appropriation.
• Um we had an appropriation for it.
• Thank you legislators as well.
• </c> request. Miss Robinson. Thank you, M. request. Miss Robinson. Thank you, M.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Please stand for the prayer by Donna Kfar, legislative chaplain, or remain standing for the Pledge of
• Senate Bill 1849, capital outlay, appropriations, transportation technology.
• Senate Bill 1860, property, appropriations, transportation technology.
• to hear legislation, and Senate Rule 7 be suspended to allow the Committee on Appropriations to consider
• This type of legislation is in Project 2025.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Each of these requests is reviewed by board staff.
• We're seeing requests now over 600% of Medicaid, Medicare reimbursement rates as requests for increased
• This is costing inflation by legislative fiat.
• Because I don't think that was appropriate."
• I don't feel it's appropriate for me to bypass that process.

Bills: HB2176, HB2333, HB2435, HB2447, HB2617, HB2683, HB2686, HB2725, HB2726, HB2906, HB2953, HB2958

Keywords: health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce

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• And so in terms of the actual appropriation, it was higher than that.
• So we're very proud of that legislation, but the numbers have decreased.
• And it seems that the only thing that's being taken out is legislative priorities.
• And that's a concern for the legislators. Yeah, no, I recognize that.
• The Governor's budget proposes to appropriate $51 million for this program in 2026-27.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We appreciate everything that went into this legislation.
• Motion is due pass to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
• Motion is due pass to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
• Motion is due pass to Senate Appropriations Committee.
• Motion is due passed to Senate Appropriations Committee.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c> disability accommodation requests. disability accommodation requests.
• . legislation. legislation.
• It's not appropriate for it.
• It's not appropriate for it.
• It's not appropriate for it.

Bills: HF3771, HF3658, HF3453, HF3358, HF1775

Keywords: disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery

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• Michael Alferes with the Legislative Analyst's Office. Legislative Analyst's Office.
• But happy to take any questions at the appropriate time. Thank you.
• My name is Alexander Bentz, Legislative Analyst's Office.
• My name is Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• This request is in line.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Representative, so yesterday evening, I went and requested the legislative history.
• So yesterday evening I went and requested the legislative history from 2002.
• Like I said, the budget is request for this year, and what they were appropriated in 2026 is $25,810,000
• I mean, we were just told that IDLA's funded appropriations request for this year is like $26 million
• to be better than no legislation.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Education Committee took up two RS requests related to Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA). RS 33118, offered by Rep. Price, proposed repealing IDLA’s current statutory structure amid concerns about its growing budget, oversight, board composition, and what she described as double funding and expanded use beyond its original rural-school purpose. Several members objected that IDLA serves both rural and urban students and provides quality online courses; after debate, the motion to introduce the RS failed on a tie vote. Rep. Pickett then presented RS 33604 as a middle-ground alternative that would preserve IDLA for rural schools, allow some pay-to-play access for others, remove virtual charter schools from participation, add auditing and transparency, and address double-dipping concerns. Members praised the effort but raised concerns about funding cuts and the impact on rural districts; the motion to introduce this RS also failed on a tie vote. The committee then heard House Bill 794, which would require student walkouts or absences for political protest to be treated as unexcused absences and reported to state officials. Supporters, including the sponsor Rep. Tanner, argued the bill would protect instructional time, clarify attendance rules, and prevent students from leaving class to protest during the school day. Testifiers in support said schools should not be used to promote activism and that parents and districts need clear guidance. Opponents, including students, parents, and education groups, argued the bill would chill First Amendment activity, interfere with parental rights, create enforcement problems, and conflict with existing law and the Tinker v. Des Moines framework. They also noted that absences already count against attendance regardless of whether they are excused. During committee discussion, members debated whether the bill would apply to charter schools, whether it conflicted with constitutional protections for student speech, and whether it was necessary at all. Some members supported the bill as a way to keep students in class and avoid using children as political tools, while others said it singled out political speech and lacked a sufficient state interest. Rep. Hostetler moved to send HB 794 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, but after a roll call vote the motion failed on a tie vote.

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• The Chair requests that people seat themselves and refrain from conversation.
• For years, we have been told energy legislation wouldn't hurt the consumer.
• The primary flaw of this legislation is that it doubles down.
• Take a look at the timelines provided in this legislation.
• We appropriate. We are the people's house, not a commission.

Summary: The House opened with routine formalities and then adopted a resolution recognizing the work of Ukraine Forward after suspending the rules. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals related to a poverty-reduction grant program, an unemployment insurance study commission, and a local police-exam age waiver. The House then took up a major energy bill, House No. 4744/5151, reported by Ways and Means and scheduled by Steering, Policy and Scheduling, and advanced it through second reading and to third reading after adopting the committee amendment. The main floor debate centered on the energy affordability, clean power, and economic competitiveness bill. Supporters argued it would lower rates through reforms to Mass Save, changes to procurement and interconnection, returning a share of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers, and other consumer protections, while preserving long-term clean energy goals. Opponents said the bill’s relief was too delayed and that it added costs and bureaucracy without immediate help for households facing high bills. Several amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to suspend public benefit charges for a year, change utility rate-filing disclosure rules, and alter propane delivery protections; one amendment on solar siting in forested areas was also defeated. The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the energy bill by a roll call vote of 127-27, and earlier adopted the Ways and Means substitute version of the bill. The chamber also passed several other bills to be engrossed or enacted, including measures on unemployment insurance for fluctuating schedules, the Medical Society mission statement, a youth training wage, bridge and intersection designations, handicapped parking fines, public way safety, excavation restoration, and a Newton police age requirement. The House observed multiple moments of silence honoring deceased veterans, public servants, and community figures, including Navy Petty Officer Joden Booker, coach Thomas Skip Karam, former Police Chief Carlton Abbott, and former legislator William Q. Biff McLean, Jr.

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• </c> requested. Roll call granted. requested. Roll call granted.
• President, just wanted to request a roll call if one hasn't been requested.
• I would request a roll call. President. I would request a roll call.
• </c> request a roll call. request a roll call.
• I request roll call. Roll call requested, roll call granted.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Which is it, my concern with this legislation?
• Yes, well, the Choosing Childbirth Act funds that will be likely appropriated and have been appropriated
• This legislation does nothing to improve healthcare.
• Fully appropriate for others that may want it.
• I may have received 2/3 vote of those legislators.

Bills: HR1036, HB2975, HB3026, HB3297, HB2981, HB2978, HB4144, HB1322, HB1818, HB3194, HB3767, HB3342, HB3344, HB4170, HB3287, HB3288, HB4454, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB4095, HB4115, HB4316, HB3530, HB3428, HB4272, HB4273, HB4274, HB3405, HB3406, HB3467, HB3469, HB3931

Keywords: Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture

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• I'm honored to co-sponsor this legislation.
• I'm honored to co-sponsor this legislation.
• And thank you so much for serving on appropriations. My question...
• This is agency request legislation from the Student Achievement Council.
• , and we are not requesting new funding from the legislature this year.

Bills: HB2438, HB2422, HB2525, HB2586, HB2337, HB2311, HB2286, HB2324, HB2363, HB2098, HB2088

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• This is not a request for any additional funding.
• You'll see a request in our LAR, an exceptional item request for 19.5 million dollars. 1.7 million for
• We were required to make legislative recommendations to the legislature.
• appropriations request. regarding critical and necessary technology improvements and bingo staff salaries
• And now, all of a sudden, in the middle of a legislative session.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• in the 2024 the 2024 appropriation in the 2024 appropriation<00:04:51.919><c> or</c><00:04:52.160><c
• Again, I want to understand the request.
• Again, I want to understand the request.
• </c><00:20:56.720><c> reference</c> through the legislative reference through the legislative reference
• So are specified in the appropriations.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> these decisions and Mr Speaker I request these decisions and Mr Speaker I request a<00:20:48.880
• </c><00:52:18.720><c> Senor</c> that is inexpedient to legislate Senor that is inexpedient to legislate
• </c><01:29:57.800><c> members</c> a division has been requested members a division has been requested
• </c> that it is inexpedient to legislate that it is inexpedient to legislate represent<01:34:52.280><
• Hold up—request for division. Oh, we did; apparently we had a request for a division.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• These are the numbers that we requested that included um our additional budget request.
• </c> These are the numbers that we requested These are the numbers that we requested that<00:03:42.080
• .<00:03:45.840><c> Um</c> request.
• Um request.
• Um farmland a budget request.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 Approval of Minutes 00:00:41 Department of Agriculture 00:01:06, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard a budget presentation from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Department representatives Brandon Reid, Lee Macintosh, and Mark Bolan outlined the agency’s funding mix and requested support for several priorities in House Bill 500, including continuation of existing items, county fair grants, and an additional $5 million for the new economic development fund. They also discussed a capital request to replace two aging scale trucks, noting the vehicles are from 2002 and 2006 and have become unreliable and expensive to repair. The department emphasized several additional needs: funding to begin regulating and inspecting electric vehicle charging stations through the weights and measures division, retention and recruitment funding after losing 108 employees over three years, and a request to pay off tobacco-related debt service so more money can flow through the tobacco formula. They also cited House Bill 417, filed by Speaker Osborne, as supporting farmland preservation, saying the agency has a program ready but needs funding to implement it. Officials said the farm-to-food-banks and rural mental health items in the budget were acceptable as reduced by the tobacco formula. Members asked questions about pump inspection fees and staffing losses. The department said the inspection fee is $100 per station, not per pump, and that the same fee applies even to larger stations. On retention and recruitment, officials said the cost of turnover is significant but they did not have a dollar estimate. No votes were taken beyond the motion to approve the minutes, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• changes that appropriately balanced consumer protection with the availability and continuity of patient
• clinical boundaries, and ensuring care is delivered appropriately and safely in health care settings
• It is effective, proportionate, transparent, and aligned with legislative intent.
• I'm past president of CLCID, which is the California Legislative Coalition for Interior Design.
• This statement was recorded and shared with legislative staff.

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five California regulatory entities: the Respiratory Care Board, the California Council for Interior Design Certification, the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, the Board of Occupational Therapy, and the Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Each agency described its licensing, enforcement, modernization, and consumer-protection work since the last review, and committee members focused heavily on workforce access, public safety, transparency, and fee authority. For the Respiratory Care Board, the main issues were a possible move from an associate’s degree to a bachelor’s degree for licensure, fee structure changes, and ongoing work on LVNs performing respiratory tasks. Board representatives said the degree proposal was intended to strengthen competency and could be phased in without harming access, but several public commenters—especially respiratory therapists and families of medically fragile children—argued it would worsen shortages, particularly in rural and low-income areas. Other stakeholders supported clarifying LVN authority in congregate living health facilities, while the California Medical Association flagged the proposed Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist classification as having limited current workforce impact. The interior design segment drew the most debate. CCIDC leaders defended the current voluntary certification/title-act model, saying it establishes competency, has produced minimal complaints, and that licensure would unnecessarily disrupt the workforce and create barriers without demonstrated public harm. Committee members questioned the lack of state-style enforcement authority, transparency, and Bagley-Keene compliance, and some public commenters criticized the private structure and inconsistent plan acceptance in local jurisdictions. Supporters of the current system said the certification and commercial designation help educate building officials and allow qualified designers to work safely, while opponents argued licensure would provide clearer accountability and reduce confusion. The speech-language pathology, audiology, and hearing aid dispensers board reported major modernization gains, including online licensure processing, faster turnaround times, and new continuing education audits and advertising rules. The board supported creating a licensed audiology assistant category to improve access to care, and public commenters generally backed the board while urging continued modernization. The occupational therapy board described steady growth, improved enforcement and licensing performance, and requested additional fee authority to address rising costs; the main public comment supported the sunset extension and a reduction in advanced practice hand therapy training hours. The naturopathic medicine board emphasized consumer protection, enforcement against unlicensed practice, and the need to clarify statutes; it said most licensed naturopathic doctors practice in underserved areas and welcomed legislative collaboration on scope and enforcement issues.

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• not... ...legislative committee's audit within one year after the local government's request, or if
• Each appropriate legislative committee must report a list of all local governments that have been subject
• appropriations if they have been the subject of a legislative committee audit within one year of their
• appropriations if they have been the subject of a legislative committee audit within one year of their
• request or if the local government does not submit an affirmation. legislative committee audit within

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Summary: The committee first postponed SB 1122, then took up SB 1342 on transportation infrastructure and land development regulations. Senator Rouson explained the bill as a housing-affordability measure modeled on the Live Local Act, aimed at reducing local land-use barriers near transit corridors. The committee adopted an amendment removing the compelling governmental interest standard from enforcement and litigation provisions, then approved the bill. Testimony included support from a county commissioner and concerns from the Florida League of Cities and a Republican executive committee about overriding local zoning and creating rigid standards near transit stops. Members then heard SB 1614, which would let local governments use excess Florida Building Code enforcement funds for stormwater repairs and restrict eligibility for certain state appropriations if a government has been audited or fails to affirm it has no excess funds. An amendment removed the stormwater and code-enforcement building provisions and tightened the appropriations restrictions; the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1548, the next iteration of the Live Local Act, expanding qualifying projects on public land and near airports, limiting setback-based height restrictions, clarifying agricultural-use issues, and strengthening fair-housing protections. SB 968 on home backup power systems was also reported favorably, with the sponsor noting he was still working on amendments regarding permits for generators, windows, and doors. The committee next approved SB 698, allowing building permits for single-family homes to be issued after septic permit application rather than waiting for septic approval, with builders and industry representatives citing long delays and lost contracts. SB 1320, requiring county tax-referendum ballot questions to include a Department of Financial Services spending analysis if available, also passed after debate over whether it duplicated existing audit transparency requirements. SB 484 on large-scale data centers was reported favorably after an amendment added a knowledge requirement to the prohibition on service to certain foreign-country-linked customers; testimony focused on electricity costs, water use, NDAs, and ratepayer protections. SB 1118, creating a one-year public-records exemption for data-center site plans and proprietary information, was also approved despite concerns about secrecy and local officials appearing to conceal development plans. Finally, the committee took up SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to federal and trademark approval; it was reported favorably after questions from members about local input. The last major item was SB 1134 on official actions of local government related to DEI, which drew extensive questioning and public testimony. The sponsor said the bill would bar counties and municipalities from funding, promoting, or staffing DEI offices or programs, with violations treated as misfeasance or malfeasance and enforceable by resident lawsuits; supporters framed it as a merit-based, anti-bureaucracy measure, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and would chill civil-rights, health, education, and cultural programming. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1134, before any final action on that bill is shown.

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• Turning to page... governor's requested operating governor's requested operating adjustment<00:04:53.759
• Line 526 is a CPTSD county pilot one-time appropriation.
• You can see them all there and requests.
• This will be on page 12 of your summary document. to requests from family child care to requests from
• So, you know where my legislative salary goes. It's brutal out there.

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• The Appropriations Committee last session gave us a one-time appropriation that we were able to give
• There are only differences between our pieces of legislation.
• Appropriate time. I'd like to report favorably.
• We'll provide information if requested. Keith Neal, Robin Temple.
• We'll provide information if requested. Keith Neal, Robin Temple.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 23 with a quorum and received an update from OMV leadership. Director Brian Adams and Commissioner Keith Neal said the agency has improved morale, staffing, and efficiencies, is operating in the black, and expects to begin testing the driver’s license portion of its modernization project in September. They also said the agency is working on customer service and technology upgrades. The committee then considered several OMV-related bills. HB 781, creating a fleet vehicle registration program, was amended to delay implementation until the OMV system is ready and was reported with amendments. HB 712, which waives OMV fees for driver’s licenses and state IDs for eligible homeless persons, drew extensive testimony for and against; supporters said it would remove a barrier to employment, housing, and identification, while opponents raised concerns about eligibility, fraud, and policy scope. The committee adopted amendments clarifying the waiver and verification requirements, and the bill passed on a roll call vote. HB 372, requiring OMV education on roundabouts, was discussed but voluntarily deferred in favor of a House concurrent resolution approach. HB 746, dealing with oversized trucking permits, was amended to preserve existing permits while imposing a one-year moratorium on new local permit requirements and was reported with amendments. HB 732, allowing temporary waiver of certain OMV-related debts for people in special circumstances such as hospice, was amended and reported favorably. HB 722, providing automatic reinstatement of driver’s licenses after payment of fees and fines except for DUI-related suspensions, was amended and reported with amendments. HB 593, raising the maximum service fee for certain OMV field offices, was amended to exclude Shreveport and reported 9-5. HB 613, adding a citizenship indicator to Louisiana driver’s licenses and IDs, was heavily debated over its purpose and implications but was reported 8-5. Finally, HB 582, reducing reinstatement fees for insurance lapses, was reported favorably, and HB 762, which would block referral of certain OMV debts to the Office of Debt Recovery, was taken up with testimony emphasizing the burden of added collection fees.