Transcript Highlights:

• So, when a student commits this crime, what happens?
• Also, there's a cost associated with this crime, right?
• . person that's committed a felony offense, a trafficking offense, that would not have committed a crime
• were charged in to have those records expunged, as long as it does not include a sexual offense, a crime
• for processing, would they have... person for processing, would they have a CDL that would involve a crime

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat

Transcript Highlights:

• a protective order have access to a victim advocate during their hearing, as is their right in the Crime
• a protective order have access to a victim advocate during their hearing, as is their right in the Crime
• Now, it might not have been charged as a crime.
• Um, the other parent charged as a crime.
• uh parties in protection order crime uh parties in protection order cases<00:38:09.040><c> and</c><00

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 418 21:23 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 418 22:40 - Discussion of 26RS HB 611 26:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 611 26:52 - Discussion of 26RS HB 598 51:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 598, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:15:13.399><c> by</c><00:15:13.639><c> creating</c><00:15:14.000><c> new</c> the dangerous crime
• by creating new the dangerous crime by creating new language<00:15:15.120><c> that</c><00:15:15.279>
• 00:15:27.440><c> Provisions</c><00:15:27.839><c> for</c><00:15:28.000><c> the</c><00:15:28.120><c> crime
• </c><00:15:28.319><c> of</c><00:15:28.440><c> fleeing</c> new Provisions for the crime of fleeing new
• again a gross misdemeanor but if crime again a gross misdemeanor but if you<00:42:54.400><c> drive</

Bills: HF2066, HF340, HF341, HF566, HF2107, HF2130

Keywords: electric bicycles, tax rebate, transportation, environment, local economy, fleeing peace officer, culpable negligence, traffic laws, public safety, motor vehicle offenses, driving violations, penalties, license suspension, traffic enforcement, all-terrain vehicle, ATV, class 1 ATV, class 2 ATV, road rights-of-way, public roads

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Botana, is there some indication from the Capitol Police that they're not able to deal with crime
• Your bill doesn't say your bill addresses crime and vagrancy, but it doesn't with the.
• Are those The evening hours, just there's no crime or vagrancy happening that we need to be taken care

Transcript Highlights:

• In essence, that is the way—well, any enumerated crime that would send a person that is non-competent
• Those crimes are enumerated by you. Those are all felonies.
• By the legal definition, enumerated dangerousness crimes, the misdemeanors, by definition, don't fall

Transcript Highlights:

• be on the side that believes we should make it harder to deport people who have committed serious crimes
• or committing some sort of minor crime.
• </c> crimes that are also here illegally. crimes that are also here illegally.
• </c> perhaps not committing any other crimes perhaps not committing any other crimes or<01:14:34.040>
• </c> or committing some sort of minor crime. or committing some sort of minor crime.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then if those individuals were arrested for certain crimes that are disqualifying—these crimes are
• And then if those individuals were arrested for certain crimes that are disqualifying—these crimes are
• And then if those individuals were arrested for certain crimes that are disqualifying—these crimes are
• And then if those individuals were arrested for certain crimes that are disqualifying—these crimes are
• And then if those individuals were arrested for certain crimes that are disqualifying—these crimes are

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• technology purchases, because it's important to understand this isn't simply a $1,000 limit on a computer
• This includes computers, tablets, printers, headphones, webcams, and any other tech device.
• oldest daughter is a film and media production major at Harding University, and even an entry-level computer
• to have... ...but I needed to have, like, something credentialed saying that she had to have that computer

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

Transcript Highlights:

• technology purchases, because it's important to understand this isn't simply a $1,000 limit on a computer
• This includes computers, tablets, printers, headphones, webcams, and any other tech device.
• oldest daughter is a film and media production major at Harding University, and even an entry-level computer
• And they said yes, but I needed to have something credentialed saying that she had to have that computer

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Didn't mean a whole lot, but they went a little crazy with their computer, but nonetheless didn't do
• :11:01.839><c> their</c> they went a little crazy with their they went a little crazy with their computer
• <c> nonetheless</c><00:11:04.000><c> didn't</c><00:11:04.240><c> do</c><00:11:04.399><c> any</c> computer
• , but nonetheless didn't do any computer, but nonetheless didn't do any violence<00:11:04.959><c> to<

Keywords: MS House Floor - 18 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And you have no concept of how difficult it is to listen, find things on the computer, and access all
• find<01:12:31.199><c> things</c><01:12:31.440><c> on</c><01:12:31.760><c> the</c><01:12:32.000><c> computer
• ,</c><01:12:32.960><c> access</c><01:12:33.440><c> all</c> find things on the computer, access all find
• things on the computer, access all of<01:12:33.920><c> this</c><01:12:34.159><c> stuff</c><01:12:34.960

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened without a quorum, so approval of the prior draft minutes was deferred until later. The committee then heard a DHS update from Commissioner Lori Weaver and COO David Weers, who described the recent flood at the Brown building and the relocation of nearly 400 DHS staff while operations are restored. They also outlined New Hampshire Care Connections, a privacy- and consent-focused closed-loop referral platform intended to improve referrals among providers, reduce duplication, and support continuity of care, with an Upper Valley implementation partnered with Dartmouth Health and an Epic integration already underway. Members asked whether the system would merge medical records or simply track referrals. DHS said it is not intended to store or transmit full medical records, but to integrate with providers’ electronic health record systems so referrals can be sent, received, and tracked, with consent controls limiting what information can be shared. Officials said the project will be tested over the coming months, with metrics, governance, and advisory committee oversight, and that it is tied to broader rural health transformation efforts and statewide implementation after the regional pilot. The committee also received the annual report from the Child Care Advisory Council. Maryanne Barter and Jessica Carver said the council worked with licensing to streamline the child care licensing rules, reducing the handbook by about 30%, and is now helping develop an informal dispute resolution process, revising the Granite Steps for Quality system, and creating a clearer handbook for providers handling state scholarship audits. They reported ongoing concern about child care closures and workforce shortages, said there is currently no wait list for child care assistance, and discussed questions about federal CCDF immunization requirements, which DHS said it would follow up on with federal technical assistance partners. After quorum was established, the committee moved to approve the minutes from the prior meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• All of the legislative steps that doesn't compute if it's unfunded and I'm creating the position.
• 42.800><c> doesn't</c> of the legislative steps that doesn't of the legislative steps that doesn't compute
• 44.160><c> it's</c><00:14:44.320><c> unfunded</c><00:14:44.880><c> and</c><00:14:45.120><c> I'm</c> compute
• if it's unfunded and I'm compute if it's unfunded and I'm creating<00:14:45.680><c> the</c><00:14:46.000

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And Representative Greg has in her computer, and I’ll ask her to read in a minute, some of those subcategories
• And Representative Greg has in her<00:29:03.840><c> computer,</c><00:29:04.159><c> and</c><00:29:04.399
• 04.559><c> ask</c><00:29:04.720><c> her</c><00:29:04.880><c> to</c><00:29:05.039><c> read</c> her computer
• , and I'll ask her to read her computer, and I'll ask her to read in<00:29:05.440><c> a</c><00:29:05.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Family Court Subcommittee of the Children and Family Law Committee convened under Chairman Mark Pearson to continue work begun by the prior special committee on the family division of circuit court. Pearson emphasized a collaborative, consensus-based approach with the judiciary and said the subcommittee would build on earlier “low-hanging fruit” reforms while tracking how prior changes are actually working. He also explained that the subcommittee would likely form smaller working groups, with informal meetings allowed so long as they stayed within open-meeting limits. The main policy focus was House Bill 652, which was retained by the committee, along with broader questions about what additional changes family court should make. Members divided the work into two broad areas: pre-trial and trial issues. Pre-trial topics included alternative dispute resolution, mediation training and supervision, counseling/therapy for litigants with issues such as PTSD, and improving materials for pro se litigants, including New Hampshire Bar forms and instructions. The committee also discussed whether to use input from prior testimony, former litigants, other states, and legislative researchers, and whether some of the work should be assigned to two-person subgroups to allow flexible research and outreach. For trial-related issues, members identified additional training for family court judges, whether judges should be dedicated solely to family court, and how to handle the overlap between civil and criminal matters, especially domestic violence and divorce cases. Representative Raymond raised concerns about courtroom recordings and whether judges’ behavior and record preservation were adequate; Aaron Kan of the court system responded that circuit court recording practices and staffing had not changed, that circuit court lacks the court monitors used in superior court, and that resource limits prevent similar staffing. Raymond also raised the cost of obtaining trial transcripts for pro se litigants; Kan explained that transcripts are produced by private vendors because the court system no longer employs court reporters, and that the fees reflect that outsourced service rather than a court-imposed markup. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with plans to continue gathering information and assigning subtopics for further study.

Transcript Highlights:

• They could invest something, wait, and sit on their computers waiting for the prices of that to go up
• invest something, wait and sit<00:10:35.760><c> on</c><00:10:36.000><c> their</c><00:10:36.320><c> computers
• </c><00:10:36.959><c> waiting</c><00:10:37.519><c> for</c><00:10:38.600><c> for</c> sit on their computers
• waiting for for sit on their computers waiting for for the<00:10:39.920><c> prices</c><00:10:40.320>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 302, which would allow the state treasurer to invest public funds in precious metals and digital assets. The sponsor was not present, so Representative Urs introduced the bill briefly and said he did not know much about it. No one from the Treasury Department testified, and members repeatedly noted the treasurer’s absence. Susan Elme testified against the bill, arguing that these investments are highly volatile and contrary to the treasury’s duty to remain stable and liquid. She said the bill should be killed. In questioning, she estimated the 5% cap in the bill would amount to roughly $10 million, depending on available funds, and said such investing would be more appropriate for an individual day trader than for the state treasury. Members also discussed prior legislative experience with Bitcoin-related proposals and raised concerns about whether the treasury had the staff expertise to manage commodity or digital asset investing. The committee did not take a final vote; instead, it agreed to hold a work session and seek additional information from the treasurer, with a plan to revisit the bill on April 1.

Transcript Highlights:

• Normally, I would see that I'm going to save money by buying a computer system that's going to do...
• It is not one computer system.
• For a few examples, surveyors go out with surveying instruments and get information into a computer database
• Then it goes to the contractors, who have computer-automated instruments on their equipment that help

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on February 21 and first approved the January 30 minutes and the consent calendar, with item 2540 removed by the Department of Education and item 25057 set aside for discussion. The committee then took up FIS 25057, a Department of Transportation request tied to a federal grant for building information modeling and related data standardization across DOT systems. Transportation officials explained that the $2.405 million consultant-heavy request would connect surveying, design, construction, and asset management systems, improve efficiency and long-term asset tracking, and help the department catch up with other states. Several senators questioned the lack of immediate, quantifiable budget savings and the reliance on consultants, but the item was ultimately adopted. The committee next approved FIS 25054 for the Department of Health and Human Services after questioning a $16 million shortfall in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. DHHS explained the variance as a budgeting and accounting issue tied to separating CHIP from Medicaid managed care, pandemic-era continuous enrollment, and the new federal requirement for 12 months of continuous coverage for children. Members also approved a Cannon Mountain fee item, where park officials described a proposed price freeze for early-bird passes, a new in-season tier, and modest increases in off-season pricing, while noting operating cost pressures, strong snow conditions, and favorable customer value ratings. That item was adopted unanimously. The committee also approved the Department of Corrections item after discussion of staffing, retirement eligibility, overtime, and recidivism. Commissioner Helen Hanks said retirement-eligible staff had declined slightly, recruitment was improving, overtime hours were down, one housing floor had been closed because of lower population, and the department had reduced reincarceration by 8% over seven years, which she said produced substantial savings. The item was adopted. During informational items, the committee heard a Legislative Budget Assistant performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. The audit found the commission inefficient and ineffective in processing complaints, with average case closure taking 840 days, significant backlogs dating back decades, expired administrative rules, weak management controls, disorganized and outdated procedures, unreliable data, and unresolved prior audit findings. The audit included 25 recommendations, two of which may require legislative action. Commission staff said they appreciated the recommendations and expected the additional resources from the prior budget cycle to help address the backlog and improve transparency and efficiency.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we also ran into this when we had the metal plans thing of trying people needed access on the computers
• c><00:25:04.200><c> access</c><00:25:04.480><c> on</c><00:25:04.640><c> the</c><00:25:05.320><c> computers
• </c> people needed access on the computers people needed access on the computers and<00:25:06.559><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened its first hearing of 2025 and announced that all measures heard that day would be deferred to the next committee hearing for decision-making on Thursday, January 30. The agenda centered largely on procurement and government-operations bills, with testimony generally split between state agencies and local governments. On procurement measures, SB 254 and SB 383 would raise small-purchase thresholds; the State Procurement Office opposed both, while county officials, the City and County of Honolulu, the state librarian, and others supported them. SB 382, which would bar disclosure of a competing offeror’s proposal or evaluation score, and SB 462, which would require performance incentive contracts to specify pricing bases, goals, and formulas, drew mostly written comments and some support from agencies such as the Department of Transportation and Department of Education. SB 615, which would treat certain large change orders as new contracts, received opposition from the Comptroller and engineering interests. The committee also heard several bills on vacancies, appointments, and legislative oversight. SB 5 on state legislative vacancies had one supporting testifier, while SB 300 on deadlines for filling certain Senate vacancies drew opposition from several individuals and support from one late testifier. SB 1081, which would create a legislative budget office to provide fiscal analysis and reports on bills, received broad support from advocacy groups, civic organizations, and individuals. SB 711, requiring Senate advice and consent for certain executive-branch appointments, drew written opposition from the Governor’s Office and support from one individual. SB 375, establishing a select commission on government restructuring, had one written supporter. SB 418, which would require the Attorney General’s office to review a portion of administrative rules each year, prompted extended discussion about outdated rules, the difficulty of repealing or amending rules, and whether the bill should be refined; the AG’s office indicated the process is burdensome and could be streamlined. The committee then took up transparency and access measures. SB 55, requiring agency rules to be posted online in a digitally accessible format, received support from several advocacy and civic groups and written comment from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. SB 870 would direct the comptroller to identify state office buildings that could provide equitable telecom access for remote participation in hearings, especially for residents with disabilities; the Comptroller supported the concept, and members discussed using libraries, DAGS facilities, county facilities, and other public buildings, with concerns raised about staffing, bandwidth, and competing public use. SB 270, a sunshine-law measure allowing board members to attend informational meetings and presentations, drew opposition from the Public First Law Center, which argued it would create a broad loophole and should be narrowed to existing county-council provisions. SB 45, concerning neighborhood board meetings and third-party presentations, prompted discussion about whether it actually addressed neighborhood boards’ Sunshine Law concerns; the committee was told it was not the right vehicle for that issue. SB 406, which would cap copying fees for government records at 5 cents per page with exceptions, drew support from media and transparency groups but opposition from DAGS, which said its actual per-page cost is much higher; members discussed possible electronic-copy alternatives and asked for more cost information before the next hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Why are we reducing criminal court judges if we have such a crime problem?
• Some are victims of the crimes, some are witnesses to the crimes, some are involved in traffic incidents
• , commercial disputes, alcohol-related offenses, property crimes,...
• Incidents, commercial disputes, alcohol-related offenses, property crimes, or violent crimes.
• We do have a problem with juveniles and violent crimes.

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and special observances, including Transportation Day and a day without child care at the Capitol. Members also honored the Southern University Laboratory School track teams, early childhood educators, and later offered condolences and tributes, including a memorial resolution for Derek Butler’s family and birthday recognitions for members and staff. The chamber received Senate messages, committee reports, and introduced or adopted several resolutions and bills throughout the day. A major portion of the floor was devoted to retirement-system cleanup and funding bills, including Senate Bills 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. Members and authors explained these measures as technical changes to simplify contribution formulas, separate funding for COLAs and benefit increases from debt paydown, and update reemployment or benefit rules for retirees in various systems. Most of these bills passed with large margins after brief questions about whether they would affect automatic debt reduction; authors repeatedly said they would not stop debt paydown. Other measures passed on topics such as emergency vehicle procedures, international driving reciprocity with Ireland, seat belt use, port commission appointments, GOHSEP cybersecurity authority, storage facility rental rules, biomarker testing coverage, DNA sample collection procedures, and a law-institute bill on movable-property leases. The House also adopted HCR 72, the Jonas A. Feeley Act, which memorializes Congress to expedite research and treatment development for acute myeloid leukemia in honor of a deceased veteran, and H.B. 1258, which directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on handling unlawfully possessed sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Another notable bill, Senate Bill 200, created a process for expropriating property tied to foreign adversaries near military bases, with amendments allowing voluntary divestment before expropriation. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, with co-author votes taken on some resolutions and bills tabled or returned to the calendar when requested. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 217, which would reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish courts based on a statewide workload study. Supporters said the National Center for State Courts study showed Orleans had more judges than comparable parishes and that the bill would right-size the courts and save about $2.1 million. Opponents questioned the study’s methodology, the lack of Orleans delegation involvement, the counting of cases, the absence of uniform statewide clerk-of-court standards, and whether reducing criminal judges made sense given crime concerns. Despite the criticism, the bill was advanced after lengthy questioning, while the chamber continued to move other bills and resolutions forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• Like I could run the computer and you could do this. 730, we've got people signed in but they didn't

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum present and first voted to hold House Bill 759 in committee. The sponsor and members briefly noted the bill had been improved through earlier work, and the motion to hold passed without objection. The committee then took up House Bill 730, which would direct Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare to use data matching and eligibility verification tools for SNAP, including checks against lottery winnings, vital records, incarceration data, residency fraud indicators, and the federal SAVE database, while also aligning asset limits and citizenship/lawful presence verification with federal standards. Representative Van der Wouda said the bill was intended to reduce ineligible enrollment and help Idaho avoid higher federal SNAP error-rate penalties and increased administrative costs. Supportive testimony came from Tim Puglisi of FGA Action, who argued the bill reflected the “Idaho way” of proactive program administration, said Idaho’s low error rate should be protected, and warned that a modest increase could expose the state to significant penalties. He also said other states had adopted similar reforms and cited projected savings elsewhere. Committee members asked about funding, error-rate thresholds, and the practicality of the SAVE database; Puglisi said the database had recently been improved and was now easier for states to use. After testimony, the committee voted on a motion to send House Bill 730 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The motion passed 14-2, with Representative Egbert voting no and Representative Tanner voting yes after initially being marked absent. The committee then adjourned and announced it would meet again the next day at 9:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Has everybody got their computers working to where they need to be?

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee convened with a quorum, welcomed new members and a page, and reviewed digital committee procedures before taking up three RS introductions. Representative Hill presented RS 32835, an update to the Idaho Code of Military Justice for the Idaho National Guard. He said the measure would better align military justice procedures with Title 32 Guard operations, improve commanders’ ability to maintain discipline, enhance protections for accused service members, and remove outdated language. After brief questions, the committee voted to introduce RS 32835. Representative Green introduced RS 32973, describing it as a follow-up to last year’s transportation-related legislation. The proposal would allow government entities receiving federal or grant funding to make standalone bike and pedestrian facility improvements, and would narrow a violation provision to apply only to elected officials or officers. She also declared a Rule 80 conflict because she works as a transportation planner. The committee voted to introduce RS 32973. Representative Dygert presented RS 32991, which would make truck inspections valid for 72 hours so vehicles used repeatedly during harvest operations would not need full inspections at every crossing. He emphasized that the bill would not eliminate weigh stops or driver credential checks, only repeat vehicle inspections. Members asked about the current lack of a time limit, the choice of 72 hours, and how enforcement would work. The committee then voted to introduce RS 32991 and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's all done on the computer now, which is new as of just about two years ago.

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround