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• Our current cash accounts, including stabilization funds or rainy day funds, as we colloquially call
• increases, something you referred to was the population growth, especially when it came to Medicaid and education
• was the population growth, especially when it came to Medicaid, and education is the two largest increases
• Our general fund in dollars is going to Medicaid as an increase and education as an increase. Mr.
• Also, in education, I know we've made a lot of investments in education, but the numbers that I was looking

Summary: Senate State Affairs began with a budget update from Senator Groh and Keith Bybee of Legislative Services. They discussed Idaho’s revenue outlook, tax conformity uncertainty, and structural balance concerns, noting that revised revenue forecasts were lower than expected due to softness in sales tax, income tax, and corporate tax collections. Bybee reviewed general fund growth trends, major budget drivers such as Medicaid, public schools, corrections, and other state-directed spending, and said the state still has substantial cash reserves but only a relatively small projected bottom-line cushion. Several senators asked about per-capita spending, population growth, Medicaid growth, and the effect of prior education appropriations. No budget votes were taken during this portion, but members emphasized caution and the need for a larger ending balance. The committee then considered the gubernatorial reappointment of Estella Zamora to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights. Zamora described her background in Idaho, her long service in the courts and on the commission, and her interest in continuing to serve. Senators asked about the commission’s caseload, with Zamora saying disability-related matters are common and that she did not recall immigration cases coming before the commission recently. The committee also unanimously approved the gubernatorial appointment of David Dean to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board. Next, the committee heard and approved a pending rule from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on pole attachments, implementing House Bill 180A. The administrator explained that the rule was developed through negotiated rulemaking with utilities and attaching entities and sets standardized timelines, non-discriminatory access requirements, make-ready work procedures, and dispute resolution processes to support broadband expansion. After questions about stakeholder input, including landowners, the committee voted to approve the rule docket. Finally, the committee took up three RS requests from Senator Brian Lenney: RS 3-2874 to eliminate the personal voter affidavit process, RS 3-2868 to repeal obsolete code related to the Idaho Women’s Commission, and RS 3-2970 to impose a 12-month moratorium on reappointing a gubernatorial appointee rejected by the Senate. All three RSs were introduced by committee vote, with some members noting possible future questions about the wording and effective date of the appointment moratorium. The meeting adjourned after a brief recognition of visiting county officials from Caribou County.

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• This is a human right that people with disabilities have in our state to be educated to the best of their
• after that is if you are not in a domestic relations office, there are multiple requirements for education
• They are called experts and they're not, and this would get them at least a little education for kids
• their well-being, preventing that would prevent unnecessary litigation and that would prioritize stability
• CLE and other educational opportunities to talk about our court, um.

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• Helmets to Hard Hats where the veterans, instead of having to go to a general education and get a four-year
• I am the Director of Education and Training for Local 146, Fort Worth Pipe Trades Training Center under
• As a person responsible for overseeing the education and training of hundreds of apprentices through
• Recruit, educate, and retain workers from all backgrounds, including veterans, underserved communities
• agreements (PLAs) have given me and many others a clear path into a lifelong career with dignity, stability

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• He was an educator of civil and human rights, a role model, and SCR 107.
• He was an educator of civil and human rights, a role model, and He was an educator of civil and human
• this room as a senator, raise our families standing in this room as a senator, raise our families, educate
• King warned that a society that prioritizes punishment and neglect over care and stability risks losing
• I want to thank our pro tem for those words and for educating us about the good deeds of Bob Weir and

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It's not all and all, but this is critical to providing the financial stability needed to deliver ourselves
• Just by way of education, the fees under the Transport Refrigeration Unit Regulation are $15 a year per
• One-time or competitive grants do not provide the stability agencies need to keep service running.
• Mitch Steiger with CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals, regarding issue eight.
• Mitch Steiger with CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals regarding issue eight.

Summary: The hearing opened with budget framing from the chair and the LAO, who said the May Revision addresses roughly a $14 billion budget problem and that the environment and transportation subcommittee’s proposals account for about $1.9 billion of the solution. The LAO urged members to focus on solutions that do not worsen out-year deficits, to preserve reserves, and to defer major policy changes that are not necessary to pass the budget, including the newly introduced water-related trailer bills. Members also raised concern about a late-dropped Olympic-related trailer bill, which the LAO likewise suggested should be deferred for fuller review. The first major item was the Delta Conveyance Project and related water quality control plan trailer bills. The administration argued the proposals would streamline permitting, water rights proceedings, judicial review, and land acquisition, and would clarify DWR’s bond authority for the project. DWR said the project is needed to protect water supply reliability against drought, earthquakes, sea level rise, and other climate-related disruptions, and that the tunnel would help move water when conditions are wet and safer for the environment. Committee members from both parties questioned the timing, the use of budget trailer bills for major policy changes, the scope of the CEQA and water-rights changes, the lack of a bond cap, cost growth, and eminent domain protections. The LAO recommended deferring both water trailer bills without prejudice. Public comment was sharply divided, with labor, water agencies, and some business groups supporting the project as climate adaptation and reliability infrastructure, while environmental, tribal, fishing, county, and community groups opposed it as an attempt to bypass public process and weaken protections. The committee then briefly heard the DMV’s Digital Experience Platform fee trailer bill, which would reinstate a $1 system improvement fee to help fund the vehicle-registration phase of the project. DMV said the fee would raise about $7 million annually and offset roughly $59 million to $60 million of project costs, while the LAO noted it would help but would not solve the Motor Vehicle Account’s broader structural gap. The hearing then moved to California High-Speed Rail, where the new CEO presented an updated plan and said the project remains a major climate and infrastructure investment. He reported a revised Merced-to-Bakersfield cost range of $34.9 billion to $38.5 billion, said the agency is trying to reduce risk through direct procurement of materials, and argued that stable annual funding is needed to avoid higher costs from delays.

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• It's a foundational determinant of individual and community well-being and a key driver of economic stability
• And so I'm really honored to be here today because we know that when farmers have economic stability,
• when working families have economic stability, and our food bank system has economic stability, every
• When stores close, jobs disappear and communities lose stability.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The meeting focused on Washington state food insecurity and a broad legislative response to strengthen food access. Food Lifeline’s CEO described rising hunger across western Washington, citing that about one in eight residents and one in six children are food insecure, with concerns that federal SNAP changes and higher costs could worsen the situation. He emphasized food access as a basic determinant of community health and economic stability, and called for coordinated action among nonprofits, farmers, retailers, and government. Representative Lisa Reeves said the state must lead in feeding Washingtonians amid federal cuts and a government shutdown, and outlined a larger House and Senate food security agenda. She highlighted several bills and policy areas, including a Washington-style farm bill (HB 2616), a ban on force-feeding birds (HB 1735), local food infrastructure grants, a statewide food security strategy (HB 2238), dynamic grocery pricing (HB 2481), farm-to-schools efforts, medically tailored meals (HB 2211), a farm-to-food-banks bill (HB 2463), food donation reporting, and a PFAS-related pesticide bill (HB 2279). She also noted concerns about cuts to small farm and marketing assistance funding and the potential loss of millions of meals from federal policy changes. Representative Darya Farivar and grocery worker Dan House focused on grocery access as infrastructure and supported HB 2313, which would let local governments step in when private grocery options disappear. Farivar also described her related package: HB 2294 to remove anti-competitive covenants blocking grocery reuse, HB 2297 to give local governments tools to support stores in underserved areas, and HB 2313 to allow municipal or partnered grocery operations as a backstop. House testified that store closures, including the Lake City Fred Meyer, harmed families, seniors, and workers, and said UFCW 3,000 supports HB 2313. No votes were taken; the session ended with an invitation for questions and a general call for continued collaboration and support for the proposed bills.

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• I'm here today on behalf of Education.
• </c><01:31:01.920><c> I</c><01:31:02.239><c> helped</c><01:31:02.560><c> to</c> I helped to stabilize
• </c> agreement on to be able to to stabilize agreement on to be able to to stabilize these<01:31:23.440
• This is the Minnesota State Higher Education Supplemental Retirement Plan. Uh, thank you, Mr.
• </c><02:23:13.520><c> supplemental</c> the higher education supplemental the higher education supplemental

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• operates as a residential high school for at-risk youth, and STARBASE, a Department of Defense educational
• In particular, to your point about our state education assistance program, we had to reduce that amount
• We educate them, we train them, and then they want to raise their families here.
• It also provides various financial support and educational assistance to veterans.
• That's $58 million worth of educational benefits that were brought in this year.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations for the Idaho Military Division, the Division of Veterans Services, and the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). For the Military Division, analysts and Major General Tim Donnellan reviewed the division’s structure, recent transfer of emergency medical services into the division, and the fiscal year 2027 request. The request included a small general fund amount for hazardous materials response, a pay-parity adjustment for state employees tied to federal military pay scales, and a dedicated-fund enhancement for overhead recovery, offset by rescissions including vacant positions and reduced tuition assistance. Members asked about the 3% rescission, EMS transition costs, and why certain CEC-related positions appeared in and out of the budget; the general said the division had absorbed the cut but that further reductions could affect education assistance for Guardsmen. He also described the EMS transition as smooth and said the division was modernizing its Army and Air components. The committee then reviewed the Division of Veterans Services budget and heard from Administrator Mark Champal. The analyst outlined the division’s homes, cemeteries, veteran assistance programs, and fiscal year 2027 requests, including one-time equipment and replacement items, an ongoing reduction for expiring software fees, and reductions for long-vacant positions. Questions focused on nursing shortages, contract labor, the miscellaneous revenue fund, and memory-care capacity. Champal said the division is using a temporary nursing pool to reduce reliance on contract nurses and expects to save nearly half a million dollars, while continuing to struggle with staffing. He said the Boise home currently meets memory-care needs and that the new Boise facility could expand if needed. He also highlighted outreach efforts, claims assistance, cemetery services, and the division’s efforts to connect veterans with outside support. Finally, PERSI’s budget was presented and discussed with Director Mike Hampton. The analyst described the retirement system’s defined benefit and defined contribution plans, the ongoing pension software upgrade, and one-time requests for the final software phase, disaster recovery planning, and IT replacements. Committee members asked about administrative growth, who participates in PERSI, software maintenance costs, and why there was no general fund rescission. Hampton explained that PERSI is fully funded by employer and employee contributions, that the software project is nearing completion, and that the annual maintenance increase reflects licensing costs. He also discussed post-retirement allowance adjustments, saying the board recommended a retroactive catch-up through 2022 and that future increases depend on fund performance and legislative action. The committee also discussed the merits and risks of defined benefit versus defined contribution plans, and Hampton said PERSI remains well funded, with strong investment returns and broad participation across Idaho public employers. The meeting ended with adjournment until the next morning.

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• </c><00:56:50.960><c> and</c> doubling down on education and doubling down on education and innovation
• No wonder why and education efforts.
• </c> education in underserved areas. education in underserved areas.
• Maybe we should show up to that battle because we educate people here, we educate them with our system
• people here we because we educate people here we educate<08:40:12.478><c> them</c><08:40:12.638><c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This bill can help restore opportunities for increased earnings, improve financial stability, and reduce
• Tristan Brown with the CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals.
• Tristan Brown with the CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals.
• Student safety is paramount to our members, and I'm sure everybody in the educational community.
• My pleasure to present SB 1299, the State Fire Marshal Fire Suppression, Education, and Training Safety

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime wage costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, Western Growers, and other agricultural groups, argued that California’s ag overtime law has reduced take-home pay by limiting hours and that the credit would help employers continue offering overtime while putting more money back into workers’ paychecks. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the bill would subsidize employers for complying with the law, shift costs to taxpayers, and set a precedent for industry-specific carve-outs. The bill was held in subcommittee and taken up later when more members arrived. The committee then considered SB 1083, a follow-up to last year’s school employee misconduct database law. Senator Perez said the bill would add due process protections for classified school employees by requiring an administrative law judge review before placement in the statewide egregious misconduct database, require notice when an employee leaves during an investigation, and extend vetting to some contractors and non-permanent workers. Supporters, including the California School Employees Association and California Federation of Teachers, said the bill balances student safety with fairness for employees who could be wrongly accused. Opponents, including school business officials, joint powers authorities, administrators, and school employers, warned the bill could delay investigations, create conflicting timelines, and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved SB 1083 on a 3-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1089, authored by Senator Richardson, would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications for chronic weight management and direct CalRx to help make the drugs more affordable. The senator described the bill as a response to personal experience with coverage denials and high out-of-pocket costs, and said broader access could improve health outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The American Diabetes Association and other medical groups supported the measure, citing diabetes prevention and treatment benefits, while a pharmaceutical industry representative said there were still concerns but noted ongoing discussions. The committee passed SB 1089 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar. The committee next heard SB 954, which would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by narrowing the definition and adding environmental, tribal, labor, and community protections, including prevailing wage, skilled-and-trained workforce requirements, and review for projects near disadvantaged communities. Support came from labor unions, environmental groups, and community organizations, which said the bill would restore oversight and prevent harmful projects from bypassing CEQA. Business groups and chambers of commerce opposed, arguing the bill would make the exemption too restrictive, discourage investment, and worsen California’s manufacturing job losses. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1299, which would codify training and certification standards for fire sprinkler fitters after a court decision invalidated prior regulations on procedural grounds; the author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect public safety and ensure qualified installation of fire suppression systems.

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• This bill can help restore opportunities for increased earnings, improve financial stability, and reduce
• Tristan Brown with the CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals.
• Tristan Brown with the CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals.
• Tristan Brown with the CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals.
• Student safety is paramount to our members, and I'm sure everybody in the educational community.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• day a child, family, or a senior loses their home, we need this bill to ensure that they get the stability
• We just eliminated housing stabilization services under the premise that there was fraud ridden throughout
• . workers, and communities lose stability.
• On the very same day that this body voted to remove the failed housing stabilization program from statute
• </c><00:22:56.440><c> program</c> failed housing stabilization program failed housing stabilization program

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When we have to negotiate year over year, it's really hard to stabilize costs.
• Year over year, it's really hard to stabilize costs.
• But long-term, that would help us stabilize operations if we could get green energy in there.
• They nonetheless could articulate that this was necessary housing and it helps stabilize their housing
• It's stabilizing to our workforce. It's stabilizing to our economy.

Summary: The committee held an outcomes review hearing on AB 457 and related farmworker and rural housing policy, with members and witnesses discussing whether recent streamlining laws are actually increasing production. Chair Haney, Assembly Members Soria and Pellerin, and others described the purpose of AB 457 and its predecessor bills AB 1783 and AB 3035: to make farmworker housing easier to build through ministerial approval and other reforms. Witnesses emphasized that farmworkers face severe overcrowding, high rents, long commutes, and limited access to housing in both rural and coastal agricultural regions. The first panel focused on practical barriers and local models. Napa County described its county-owned farmworker centers, which provide nightly lodging, meals, and services, funded by lodger fees, a grower assessment, and state support. Testimony stressed that these centers function as navigation hubs rather than permanent housing, and that stable, inflation-adjusted operating funding, language access, transportation, and local set-asides are critical. United Farm Workers urged that local farmworkers be prioritized over H-2A workers and warned against displacing long-term resident workers. Several witnesses said the biggest barriers remain infrastructure, land costs, local opposition, and insufficient subsidy rather than approval streamlining alone. The second and third panels addressed AB 457’s implementation and broader state funding issues. Santa Clara County said the bill could help on a county-owned Gilroy site, but financing remains the main obstacle. Self-Help Enterprises said AB 457’s expanded geography and project-size rules may help future sites, but rural projects still struggle with water, sewer, and environmental review costs, and with the state’s Super NOFA process, which tends to favor deeper-income projects that do not match farmworker household incomes. HCD reported that CERNA and other programs have increased farmworker housing production in recent years, but witnesses argued that rural regions still receive too little funding, that infrastructure dollars are too fragmented, and that more rural-specific set-asides, local funding incentives, and predictable allocations are needed. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
• WORKFORCE EDUCATION STATE.
• THEY ARE PRESENTING AND DEALING WITH CAREER EDUCATION. THE FOCUS BEING CAREER EDUCATION.
• EDUCATION.
• YOUR INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE EDUCATION IS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STABILITY IN OUR

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We are asking for stability—the kind of stability that allows families to work hard, become independent
• What kind of education has come out of the program now, the commission?
• It's about education, dignity, and civic responsibility.
• It's about education, dignity, and civic responsibility.
• ><c> and</c><02:28:12.960><c> civic</c> It's about education, dignity, and civic It's about education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for emerging clean fuel industries to plan and finance projects at scale, and AB 1849 provides a stabilizing
• AB 1849 provides a stabilizing signal by directing California to evaluate its future fuel needs in a
• power plants are connected to the grid, how carbon emissions decline fast, how electricity prices stabilize
• and offer predictability... ...decline fast, how electricity prices stabilize and offer predictability
• Chair, Member Sam Nash, on behalf of the Los Angeles County Office of Education and Support.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And we’re making cuts across the board to Medicaid, transportation, public education.
• and fellowships, as well as advocating for good educational policy.
• More than $20 million has already been cut from the higher education budgets.
• I believed he would get a good education also, and he did.
• And it will cut education funds to Idaho students.

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard House Bill 559, the annual tax conformity bill, from Representative Jeff Ehlers. He said the bill conforms Idaho tax law to federal changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, with most benefits going to individuals through provisions such as no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and an enhanced senior deduction, while also addressing corporate research and experimentation deductions and excluding bonus depreciation. He explained the bill’s fiscal note, argued the estimates were reasonable and transparent, and said the bill would help Idahoans keep more of their money while preserving a positive projected ending balance in the budget picture. Testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Idaho Freedom Foundation, the Idaho Society of CPAs, Associated Taxpayers of Idaho, and some committee members, argued that conformity simplifies filing, avoids two sets of books, helps taxpayers receive refunds on time, and primarily benefits middle- and lower-income Idahoans. Opponents, including the League of Women Voters of Idaho, the American Association of University Women of Idaho, the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, and individual citizens, said the bill would reduce state revenue, worsen budget pressures, and likely lead to cuts in education and health care. Several critics also said the fiscal note was incomplete or that the bill’s implementation could create confusion and costs for the Tax Commission and taxpayers. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact, implementation costs, and broader budget consequences, especially in light of recent tax cuts and current state shortfalls. Representative Ehlers responded that the Tax Commission could absorb implementation costs, that some provisions were intentionally not included in conformity, and that the bill did not itself dictate budget cuts. After debate, Senator Groh moved to send House Bill 559 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, Senator Adams seconded, and the motion passed. Senators Taylor and Robbie voted no.

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• And we're making cuts across the board to Medicaid, transportation, public education.
• and fellowships, as well as advocating for good educational policy.
• More than $20 million has already been cut from higher education budgets.
• Idaho is still last among the states in amount spent on education. This is a disgrace.
• And it will cut education funds to Idaho students.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard House Bill 559, the annual tax conformity bill, from Representative Jeff Ehlers. He said the measure aligns Idaho tax law with federal changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, including provisions such as no tax on tips and overtime, a senior deduction, and changes to research and experimentation expensing. He explained the bill’s fiscal note, the use of a Delaware-style phase-in for corporate R&E deductions to spread the budget impact, and why Idaho would not conform to bonus depreciation. Several senators questioned the bill’s effect on the state budget, the Tax Commission’s workload, and whether the fiscal note fully captured implementation costs and broader revenue impacts. Public testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Idaho Freedom Foundation, the Idaho Society of CPAs, and the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho, argued the bill would simplify filing, help taxpayers—especially middle- and lower-income individuals—and avoid the complications of maintaining separate state and federal tax systems. Opponents, including the League of Women Voters of Idaho, the American Association of University Women of Idaho, the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, and private citizens, argued the bill would reduce state revenue, worsen budget pressures on education and Medicaid, and shift costs to local governments and families. Some witnesses also said the fiscal note was incomplete or understated the bill’s true cost. In closing, Representative Ehlers said the bill was transparent, reasonable, and necessary so Idahoans and tax preparers could file returns on time. Committee members then debated the broader budget context, with some supporting the bill as a tax cut for individuals and others opposing it because of ongoing state budget shortfalls and concerns about cuts to public services. The committee voted to send House Bill 559 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation; Senators Taylor and Robbie voted no.

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• We can make sure and take every step to stabilize Minnesota's economy, to make sure that we're keeping
• have jobs, which matters for them, for communities across the state, and for the well-being and stability
• can make sure and take every<00:03:45.040><c> step</c><00:03:45.200><c> to</c><00:03:45.519><c> stabilize
• </c><00:03:46.239><c> Minnesota's</c> every step to stabilize Minnesota's every step to stabilize Minnesota's
• That's why we stability of our economy.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, every detention center in Louisiana is licensed by OJJ, and education is a component now to the
• So further, every day that a child is in jail, they must be housed, fed, clothed, educated, provided
• to detention, all those things that promote stability above prolonged detention.
• to detention, all those things that promote stability above prolonged detention.
• They've asked to repeal the words or the program entrepreneur education curriculum.

Summary: The committee met on March 18, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several criminal justice bills. HB 36 by Rep. Butler, as amended, removed Evangeline Parish from the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District and was reported favorably. HB 160 by Rep. Knox increased penalties for domestic violence offenses involving strangulation; the committee adopted an amendment requiring at least one year without probation or suspension, heard strong support from survivors and prosecutors, and reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 552 by Rep. Bryant, handled by Vice Chair LaFleur, clarified DWI law to include impairment beyond alcohol; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 119 by Rep. Fontenot created and strengthened penalties for AI-generated sexual images, especially involving minors; after amendments, including a new possession offense and a name change to “Act Ivy Daniels,” the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 171 by Rep. Spell corrected a citation in the personal surety provisions and was reported favorably without opposition. HB 140 by Rep. Cox drew the most debate. The bill lengthened juvenile delinquency filing and adjudication timelines and changed procedures for extensions and dismissals. Prosecutors and law enforcement supported the bill as a practical update to account for modern evidence gathering and case complexity, while public defenders, juvenile advocates, and other opponents argued it would prolong detention, undermine speedy-trial protections, increase costs, and harm children. After extensive testimony and discussion, the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 140 favorably as amended by a roll call vote of 8-3, with Representatives Knox, LaFleur, and Moore voting no. The committee also heard HB 68 by Rep. Schlegel, combined with concepts from Rep. Glorioso’s similar bill, to update disturbing-the-peace law to protect houses of worship from intentional disruption. An amendment clarified definitions of worship spaces and interruptions and increased the mandatory minimum jail time from 15 to 30 days, while enhancing penalties to a felony for more serious conduct such as battery, property damage, or carrying a dangerous weapon during the offense. Supporters framed it as a deterrent and protection for religious liberty, while opponents, including the ACLU, raised First Amendment concerns and asked for tighter language. The transcript cuts off during opposition testimony, and no final vote on HB 68 is shown in the excerpt.