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• Section 2063.004 expressly directs the two entities to collaborate.
• as a separate state entity.
• They are, in my opinion, a customer service, customer-facing entity.
• I mean, that has to be in cooperation with the entity that wants that work.
• an entity contracting out for services or a state entity contracting out for services.

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833, HB146, HB150

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• It costs about $350,000 a year to maintain operations, which is hiring an entity to, again, keep the
• The board itself is a noncompensated entity.
• A similar entity, but it's used all the time. So, I mean, we're not going down that road right now.
• Most insurers then were large and established entities.
• Same with several other entities.

Summary: The Insurance Committee met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 2874, which was approved 9-0 with one member present. The bill was described as a product worked on the previous year, and no substantive opposition was raised before the vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2071, which would allow the Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association to suspend operations rather than terminate, because the medical malpractice market is now considered robust and the association has not written a policy or received a claim in several years. The sponsor and Missouri Insurance Coalition said the association still costs roughly $300,000 to $350,000 annually to operate, with projected savings if suspended, while preserving the ability to reactivate if claims arise within the remaining liability window. Some members questioned whether a sunset would be more appropriate and raised concerns about the open-ended nature of suspension and the handling of the association’s reserve funds. House Bill 1615 was then heard and would lower the statutory minimum number of directors for insurance companies from nine to five, while leaving maximum board sizes unchanged. The sponsor and supporters argued Missouri’s current requirement is outdated, out of step with other states and other regulated entities, and creates unnecessary barriers for smaller insurers without affecting solvency or consumer protection. Members questioned whether any insurers had avoided Missouri because of the nine-director rule; supporters said they had no specific examples but said the change would provide flexibility and align Missouri with modern governance practices. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2902, which would create a Motor Vehicle Threat Prevention Program and commission within the Department of Public Safety to fund grants and coordinate efforts against auto theft. The sponsor said Missouri ranks among the highest states for vehicle theft and argued the program would help local law enforcement, especially in rural areas, address high-tech theft methods and related crimes. Highway Patrol and NICB witnesses testified in support, citing rising theft rates, the use of stolen vehicles in other crimes, and examples from other states where similar task forces recovered stolen vehicles and made arrests. Several members questioned whether a new commission was necessary, suggesting the Highway Patrol or existing agencies could handle the work; no opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing was closed with no further business before adjournment.

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• The full legal name of any foreign entity involved must also be provided.
• The addition of the pass-through entity tax is really unfortunate.
• Pass-through entities include...
• Forcing an S-Corp or a pass-through entity to act.
• Input on the pass-through entity tax provision that's in the bill now.

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• I have one example of one of the entities that I have worked with since we've done our update.
• Are there other entities that we could include in this? Chief Tominsky.
• Are we going to add more entities or districts that can come in now? Where does it stop?
• I'm not sure that this bill will change anything for recalcitrant cities or other entities.
• I'm not convinced we're getting that from a lot of other entities.

Summary: The committee heard four bills, all related to fire district governance and funding. House Bill 797, brought by Rep. Dygert, would require fire district and sub-district commissioners to be electors residing in the sub-district for at least 90 days before appointment or election. Members raised concerns about possible difficulty finding qualified candidates and about overlap with other residency rules, but the bill was moved to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Rep. Sauter presented House Bill 765, which would allow fire districts, and in some cases library districts, to adjust boundaries through a public process without being constrained by the effects of prior law limiting annexation value. Testimony from an Eagle Fire District representative and others described the bill as a way to better match service areas with district boundaries and avoid tax and service mismatches. The committee sent the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 766 would let fire and ambulance districts administer their own development impact fee schedules across multiple jurisdictions, rather than relying on separate approvals from each city or county they cover. Fire chiefs and the Association of Idaho Cities supported the bill as an efficiency measure, while some members questioned whether it would increase fees or reduce local oversight. The committee advanced it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 767 would allow fire district impact fee revenue to be used for up to 50% of the replacement cost of fire apparatus. Fire chiefs argued that growth has increased wear on equipment and that the bill would help districts keep up without raising fees, while the Idaho Home Builders Association opposed it, warning of a slippery slope and potential housing cost impacts. After debate, the committee approved the bill on an 8-6 roll call vote and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• group, regardless of where the entity. ...of income from all entities in the unitary group, regardless
• of where the entities are located.
• income than the domestic entities.
• They have some U.S. entities.
• If the entity has taxed in multiple countries, has profits in multiple countries as a single entity,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><00:03:34.560><c> to</c> more appealing for a private entity to more appealing for a private entity
• with a private entity and sell that<00:03:56.640><c> property.
• </c> uh um contracting with private entities uh um contracting with private entities to<00:04:49.600>
• </c> mutually agreed upon to both entities. mutually agreed upon to both entities.
• </c> allow public entities, including allow public entities, including community<00:09:03.519><c> colleges

Keywords: Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

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• Of income from all entities in the unitary group, regardless of where the entities are located.
• income than the domestic entities.
• They have some U.S. entities.
• If the entity has profits in multiple countries as a single entity, then they're going to get credits
• A lot of entities do business through pass-through entities where your partner or your joint venture

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on California’s taxation of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations, especially the state’s water’s-edge election versus worldwide combined reporting. Committee members and witnesses discussed how unitary taxation and sales-factor apportionment work, why multinational corporations are a small share of filers but a large share of tax liability, and how foreign income, profit shifting, and double taxation concerns affect policy choices. The Franchise Tax Board explained current filing rules, the seven-year water’s-edge election, and recent filing statistics showing about 21,562 water’s-edge returns in 2023, roughly 6% of C corporation filers but about half of corporate tax liability. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and FTB staff emphasized that revenue effects from eliminating water’s edge are uncertain because foreign affiliate income is not directly observable, and they noted possible revenue volatility and administrative complexity. Several committee members asked about foreign government pushback, the burden on FTB, whether certain industries are more likely to shift profits, and whether companies would leave California; witnesses generally said there was no strong evidence that firms would exit the state because tax liability is driven mainly by California sales. They also discussed how California already administers both methods, how the election can be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on a firm’s facts, and how federal reforms like GILTI/NCTI, CAMT, and OECD Pillar Two may affect the issue. The second panel presented sharply contrasting views. One professor and a tax policy advocate argued that water’s edge creates unfairness, encourages profit shifting, and leaves California with billions in lost revenue, while a Tax Foundation witness argued that mandatory worldwide reporting would tax the wrong income, create double taxation and litigation risk, and impose heavy compliance burdens, especially for foreign-based multinationals. A later panel from the California Budget and Policy Center supported closing the “water’s-edge loophole,” saying it would raise needed revenue for public services and level the playing field between large multinationals and smaller domestic businesses. No vote or formal action was taken; the hearing was informational only.

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• How would we determine the entity to do this study? In line 1.7 it says a non-partisan entity.
• </c><00:09:50.120><c> to</c> how would we uh determine the entity to how would we uh determine the entity
• . entity. entity.
• </c> what entity would would provide this? what entity would would provide this?
• Um and so uh is another entity.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• An affected market... ...entity other than its interconnected utility.
• compliance obligation begins to attach to a covered entity.
• in the program is a covered entity as a fuel supplier or as a different category of covered entity.
• There are covered entities.
• It would require them to be covered entities under the law as well.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. House Bill 2272 would update state park inspection language for ski lifts and related equipment to better match current equipment and federal standards; the sponsor and State Parks said it was a simple modernization bill, and there was no opposition. House Bill 2245 would expand Clean Energy Transformation Act coverage to port districts that distribute electricity, utilities with a single customer, and certain affected market customers such as data centers; supporters said it closes loopholes and applies clean-energy rules more fairly, while ports, business groups, and some utilities warned of unintended consequences, added reporting burdens, and impacts on cogeneration and rural economic development. Ecology and Commerce supported the goal but raised concerns about allowance allocation, fiscal impacts, and possible double counting, and WAPUDA asked that existing single-customer PUDs be grandfathered. House Bill 2215 would lower Climate Commitment Act thresholds for gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, and propane suppliers and extend coverage to some purchasers; supporters said it would prevent entities from gaming the system and cover significant emissions now below the threshold, while Ecology, fuel distributors, propane suppliers, grocers, and business groups warned of compliance costs, supply-chain impacts, possible linkage issues, and the need to preserve existing reporting authority for natural gas. Ecology estimated about 50 additional covered entities could be brought in, and several opponents argued the bill would sweep in small family-owned businesses not intended to be regulated. House Bill 2090 would direct Commerce to develop a nuclear strategic framework for inclusion in the state energy strategy, contingent on outside funding. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill is only a planning measure to ensure Washington considers advanced nuclear as a firm, low-carbon, small-footprint resource amid rising demand, grid constraints, and land-use concerns; supporters included Energy Northwest, local governments, labor/environmental Democrats, and pro-nuclear groups. Opponents, including the Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, tribal representatives from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and several environmental advocates, said the bill gives nuclear special treatment, relies on private funding that could bias the study, and risks advancing projects at Hanford without early, meaningful tribal consultation. Tribes requested explicit consultation, independent and publicly funded analysis, and attention to treaty rights and historic nuclear impacts. Testimony also sharply divided over cost, waste, and land use, with supporters emphasizing reliability and footprint and opponents citing high costs, unresolved waste disposal, and the immaturity of small modular reactors. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing.

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• transparent, and efficient permitting process, reduces disputes between utilities and attaching entities
• Throughout June and July of 2025, the commission worked with electric utilities and pole-attaching entities
• The Commission worked with electric utilities and pole-attaching entities to receive straw man proposals
• With investor-owned electric utilities, pole-attaching entities, and other interested parties.
• Key definitions include attaching entities, coordination between attaching entities, which, for example

Summary: The committee first adopted the minutes from February 9 and 10, then heard and approved rules for the Idaho Public Utilities Commission implementing House Bill 180A on pole attachments and broadband deployment. Taylor Thomas said the rule was developed through months of stakeholder negotiation with electric utilities, cable/broadband entities, and others, and was narrowed to focus on permitting timelines, non-discriminatory access, make-ready work, and dispute resolution. He said major sticking points included uncured violations, unauthorized attachments, fee structures, and enforcement, and that several provisions were removed or tightened to better match legislative intent. The committee asked about who owns the poles and how long the process took, then voted to approve the docket. The committee then heard and approved Idaho State Police Alcohol Beverage Control rules. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley said the changes responded to prior committee feedback and public comments, especially clarifying the “actual use” requirement for liquor licenses so they cannot be held unused as investments. He also explained that the rules remove duplicative statutory language and simplify multipurpose arena requirements by reducing restrictions on food preparation, security staffing ratios, drink limits, service-area diagrams, and monthly event schedules for private rental venues. Members asked about server age requirements, license speculation, and whether unused licenses can be reclaimed; Wheatley said the state monitors usage and can pursue administrative violations if a license is not being used. During discussion on the alcohol rules, Wheatley also addressed the fiscal impact of changes to liquor license transfers. He said the loss of transfer-fee revenue has created about a $900,000 shortfall for ABC, which supports 11 detectives statewide, and warned that reduced funding could affect enforcement and license processing times. The committee then voted to approve the alcohol control docket and adjourned.

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• </c> incorporated, it is an entity incorporated, it is an entity incorporated<00:14:55.199><c> under<
• ><c> entities</c><00:26:41.840><c> without</c> artificial entities as entities without artificial entities
• Corporations, public interest corporations, entities, artificial entities we've never heard of.
• It could even be a foreign entity.
• </c> corporate entity or the nonprofit entity corporate entity or the nonprofit entity and<01:24:21.600

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As it pertains to protecting the state from adversary intelligence entities.
• Of course, I do see that you define adversary intelligence agencies or entities.
• And I see on line 44, those adversary intelligence entities are described as a person who demonstrated
• So you're defining adversary intelligence entities as persons who have views, persons who have opinions
• , such as our state attorneys, public defenders, guardian ad litem, and a host of other entities.

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• There is some very, very variability among entities; not every entity generates positive revenue.
• </c> shows you the the number of entities shows you the the number of entities that<01:24:10.800><c>
• </c> uh um in aggregate um 340b entities uh um in aggregate um 340b entities covered<01:25:16.440><c>
• entities in Minnesota spent covered entities in Minnesota spent about<01:25:18.960><c> uh</c><01:25:
• </c> administrators that help these entities administrators that help these entities um<01:25:49.600>

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• You can already do this as a responding government entity.
• ,</c><00:09:21.680><c> the</c> having the data providing entity, the having the data providing entity
• So, it's responding government entity.
• So, I'm happy entity and the requesttor.
• </c><00:22:38.480><c> generally</c> for the government entity generally for the government entity generally

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 1999 informationally only, with no formal action taken. Representative Green explained that the bill addresses large and sometimes anonymous data requests made to school districts and other government entities, arguing that while public access to data is essential, some requests create significant staff and cost burdens when requesters do not follow through. She described examples from districts that spent thousands of dollars preparing data that was never inspected, and said the bill aims to add accountability while preserving open government and press access. Testifiers largely supported the bill’s goals but discussed technical changes. Matt Eling of Minnesotans for Open Government said the amendment largely codifies existing guidance on handling large requests by breaking them into components and allowing inspection or copying in stages. Superintendent Jeff Felson of Owatonna Public Schools said his district had received 12 anonymous requests in three years, nine of which were abandoned, costing about $40,000, and one large request cost more than $400,000 and required significant staff time. Rich Newmeister also supported the effort but raised concern about language referring to providing data on a “rolling basis,” suggesting training and clearer guidance for districts instead. Members asked whether school districts already set their own data-request policies, whether anonymous requests must be answered, and how the bill would affect private personnel data. Representative Green said districts do have their own policies, anonymous requests are allowed under current law, and the bill is meant to provide clearer statutory guidance. She also said she was open to removing the “rolling basis” language after feedback. The discussion ended with general support for the bill’s intent and a reminder from the chair that the hearing was informational only.

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• Would that covered entity still be responsible? That was, Mr.
• And is the covered entity still liable, even though they did the thing the law says they have to do?
• Chairman, Representative Skaug, to me it clearly states a covered entity shall notify a minor student
• The covered entity only has to notify the parents if the child is requesting the covered entity to facilitate
• . requests a covered entity to facilitate a transition, then they must notify.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5, 2026, then took up House Bill 681, which would remove the statute of limitations for aggravated lewd conduct with a child and for producing or making sexually exploitive material. The sponsor and the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association said the bill would help prosecute serious child sexual abuse cases, including cases involving delayed reporting and AI-generated child sexual abuse material. A motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed unanimously. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 822, a parental rights bill requiring schools and health care providers to notify parents when a minor requests assistance with social transition or related changes. Supporters argued it protects parental rights and prevents secret transitions; opponents said it could endanger vulnerable youth, create vague reporting duties, and expose providers and schools to excessive penalties. After debate, a motion to hold the bill in committee failed 12-4, and the original motion to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 1296, which updates Idaho’s criminal trespass law to create a specific offense for disrupting worship services at houses of worship and sets misdemeanor penalties for intentional interference. Supporters said it would protect churches from harassment and disruption while preserving lawful protest. After limited testimony, the committee voted unanimously to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• It's, you know, split by type of entity.
• </c> current situation we'd have 321 entities current situation we'd have 321 entities that<00:09:16.959
• so a good number drop to 203 uh entities so a good number of<00:09:24.160><c> entities</c><00:09:24.880
• </c> though that's a good chunk of entities though that's a good chunk of entities that<00:09:43.560>
• </c><00:21:17.039><c> can</c> can be done so even small entities can can be done so even small entities

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• It costs about $350,000 a year to maintain operations, which is hiring an entity to, again, keep the
• The board itself is a non-compensated entity. They are still constituted.
• But the point is that by not dissolving the company immediately or entity...
• And the distinction between the two is that there's still obviously a market need for that entity.
• Most insurers then were large and established entities.

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• This is on the entities providing the spaces.
• I'm just saying on the entity behalf.
• The entities. The entities. So to the lady from St.
• We've heard over and over again that this is about entities, entities not individuals.
• Are we the covered entity? Are we liable?

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Summary: The House first established a quorum, then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 2297, a fence-law bill, was presented as a way to let livestock owners enter up to 10 feet onto neighboring property to repair fences, remove trees and debris on the fence line, and avoid trespass liability while repairing damage caused by livestock escaping. Supporters said the measure addresses a real rural problem and protects farmers who are already responsible for keeping animals contained; the bill was adopted and perfected and printed after debate over property rights and access concerns. The chamber then considered House Bills 2142 and 2058, a film and television tax incentive measure. Supporters said Missouri’s film credit program has produced strong economic returns, created jobs, and attracted productions, and they argued for combining separate film and TV funding buckets while removing a proposed sunset extension. An amendment to keep the sunset at 2029 was adopted, and the bill was then adopted, perfected, and printed. The House also took up House Bill 3004, a hardwood labeling bill requiring products sold in Missouri to be labeled accurately as wood or non-wood materials; supporters framed it as truth-in-advertising and protection for the state’s timber industry, while one member questioned how the law would apply to online and out-of-state sellers. The bill was adopted and perfected and printed. Next, the House considered House Bills 3283 and 3306, which set a timeline and process for public-sector collective bargaining disputes, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and defined “good faith” in bargaining. An amendment narrowed the bill so it would not apply to teachers, police, or other excluded public employees under existing law. Supporters said the bill would prevent years-long contract disputes and save taxpayer money, especially for firefighters and other first responders; the substitute was adopted and perfected and printed. Finally, House Bill 2536, a bill on sex-designated restrooms and other private spaces in government-controlled settings, drew extensive debate. The sponsor said it was intended to protect privacy and safety in restrooms, changing rooms, sleeping quarters, schools, airports, correctional facilities, and similar spaces, and an amendment clarified exceptions for corrections officers and other public safety duties. Opponents argued the bill would target transgender people, create enforcement problems, and rely on signage rather than preventing crime; supporters said it was needed to protect women and girls. The amendment was adopted, and debate continued on the bill as amended.

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• do not include investment entities.
• entity as a real estate investment trust or an entity that manages funds pooled from investors and owes
• Business or investment entity is not subject to the ownership prohibitions in the bill if the entity
• Business or investment entity is not subject to the ownership prohibitions in the bill if the entity
• The impact of the bill on in-state entities versus out-of-state—so how many entities are we talking about

Summary: The Housing Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5496, which would limit certain business and investment entities from buying additional single-family homes after reaching 100 holdings, with exemptions for banks, nonprofits making affordability-related improvements, and some development/foreclosure situations. Senator Alvarado said the bill is intended to curb speculation and help Washington families compete for homes, while opponents argued it would interfere with the market, reduce rental supply, and could affect REITs and retirement investments. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity, said institutional buying has made homeownership harder and that the bill would create needed guardrails; opponents from the building and rental housing industries said the data did not justify the restriction and asked for clearer exemptions or data on impacts. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6200, which would prohibit landlords under the residential and manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant laws from banning tenants from installing portable cooling devices, subject to safety, code, egress, insurance, and damage-related exceptions. Senator Slatter and supporters framed the bill as a public health response to deadly heat events, especially the 2021 heat dome, and said it would help renters, seniors, and people with disabilities stay safe during extreme heat. Landlord and property management representatives were generally neutral or cautiously supportive, but asked for changes on notice, lease language, insurance, and window-unit safety; one testifier raised concerns about evaporative coolers and potential moisture damage. In executive session, the committee acted on several bills. It adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 5156 on elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings and reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation. It rejected amendments to Senate Bill 5938 on the foreclosure prevention fee, adopted an amendment removing a study requirement, and then reported the bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. It also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 6054 on fire-hardened building materials and reported that bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee reported out Senate Bill 6237B on flood disclosure with a due pass recommendation. After those votes, the committee reopened public hearing on SB 6200 and SB 5496 to hear additional testimony, then adjourned for the day.

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• It allows for a for-profit entity and a nonprofit...
• It allows for a for-profit entity and a nonprofit entity to join together in developing affordable housing
• And during the Exemption for workforce housing projects developed by nonprofit entities.
• Essentially, it allows nonprofit entities and for-profit entities to partner, with the nonprofit entity
• It's allowing nonprofit entities and for-profit entities to partner, with the nonprofit entity being

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