Transcript Highlights:

• filings from our system,<00:05:27.360><c> our</c><00:05:27.520><c> business</c><00:05:27.759><c> filing
• Do to remove that business filing because it's clearly a fraudulently filed business.
• And it's also giving that filing credibility.
• </c> clarify that this would be the filing clarify that this would be the filing itself<00:07:57.199>
• </c><00:09:05.440><c> in</c> find out there is a business filed in find out there is a business filed

Committee: Business and Financial Institutions

Keywords: Business and Financial Institutions - Room 216, 2 March, 2026; 4:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So without objection, we will file this report. All right. Thank you. We will file that report.
• File that report. Okay. Yeah, okay. Without objection, we're going to file that report. Thank you.
• Staff recommends we file this report. Any questions? We're going to file that report.
• You said file? I said file? Okay, I made a mistake. Committee, I'm sorry.
• Staff recommends that we file these reports.

Committee: LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Summary: The committee first approved a motion by voice vote, then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. For the 2012 reports, staff said five additional 2024 reports had been received since the December meeting, bringing the total to 17 with escrow funds released and 26 still escrowed. For the 2023 delinquent reports, two more had come in, leaving five outstanding; both reports were filed without objection. The committee then focused on Act 709 repayment issues for the town of Daisy. Audit staff said Daisy had made unauthorized payments to a nonprofit and had used restricted street funds for fire-related expenses, and that the town had not yet adopted the required repayment ordinance. Mayor Lisa Cogburn said the council had not approved repayment because members disputed the amount, though she said the town had funds to pay. After discussion about the audit calculations and statutory repayment requirements, the committee adopted a motion requiring 10% repayment of the street fund under the statute and providing that failure to comply would result in withholding turnback funds. The Daisy report was then filed. The committee reviewed numerous additional audit findings from cities, counties, and water departments. Several local officials appeared and described corrective steps, including reconciliation work in Harrison and Carroll County, revenue-code corrections in Izard County, monthly bond-pending reviews in Alexander, fixed-asset documentation and receipt procedures in the town of 56, and bookkeeping/receipt improvements in Ozan and Lee County. Some matters were deferred, including several private water and sewer reports and Green Forest, while others were filed. Reports involving more serious issues were referred to the prosecuting attorney and Attorney General, including Bull Shoals, Lone Oak County, Beaver, Central City, Gravette, Ralston Water Department, Thornton Waterworks, and others. The committee also filed 19 reports with resolved findings and 53 reports with no findings, and adjourned with the next meeting set for February 12, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Two things on House File 3127. House File 3127.
• House File 3127. House File 3127.
• </c> Anderson, House File 3814. Anderson, House File 3814.
• </c> House File 3814. House File 3814.
• House file 3817. lead that one over. House file 3817.

Bills: HF3127, HF3816, HF3814, HF3815, HF3817

Committee: Taxes

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity

Transcript Highlights:

• Daily File today and we are going to try to move as rapidly as possible through the file to get through
• Pass and retain file item 50. It brings us to file item 51, AB 43 by Assembly Member Schultz.
• The passage from its hand in file item 58 brings us to file item number 59.
• The pass from its hand in file item 58, brings us to file item number 59. She's back.
• That brings us to file item 68. It brings us to file item 69, AB 93 by Assembly Member Papin.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file with numerous guest introductions and recognitions, including tributes to outgoing University of California President Michael Drake, student and community advocates, and visitors connected to foster care, military appreciation, and college savings. The chamber also took up several procedural items, including concurrence in Senate amendments to ACR 75 on California Farm Week, which passed 59-0. Members then adopted AJR 7 on protecting federal special education funding and services for students with disabilities, with broad bipartisan support and a 65-0 vote after 63 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 82 recognizing Foster Care Month and ACR 85 recognizing 529 College Savings Day by voice vote after adding co-authors, and ACR 89 recognizing Military Appreciation Month, also adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. These resolutions featured testimony and remarks emphasizing support for vulnerable children, foster youth, military families, and access to higher education. On policy bills, the Assembly passed AB 929 on groundwater and managed wetlands (41-14), AB 1026 on utility connection timelines for housing projects (52-0), AB 1332 on direct shipment of medicinal cannabis under specified conditions (55-0), AB 1356 on follow-up reporting in DHCS death investigations at treatment facilities (54-0), and AB 671 on streamlining restaurant openings through self-certification of certain plans (62-0). The chamber also approved AB 715 on anti-Semitism and school climate after extensive debate and cross-caucus support, 64-0, and AB 33 on autonomous vehicle deliveries requiring a human safety operator, 52-6. Later, AB 5 on election ballot-counting timelines passed 66-0, AB 27 and AB 28 addressing the Chiquita Canyon landfill disaster passed 61-0 and 44-6 respectively, and the Assembly began consideration of AB 43 to extend state authority over wild and scenic rivers.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> and</c> admitted house file numbers 124 129 and admitted house file numbers 124 129 and 286<00:06
• </c><00:08:51.040><c> number</c> you'll see Senate file number you'll see Senate file number 2350<00:
• </c><00:09:03.200><c> number</c> nine you will see CER file number nine you will see CER file number
• </c><00:09:36.320><c> number</c> 12 you'll see ctif file number 12 you'll see ctif file number 2387<00
• </c> Senator Howley moves to Senate file Senator Howley moves to Senate file number<00:10:40.160><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• She is file item 19. Assemblymember Koloza, please come forward. She is file item 19.
• file item number 7.
• File item 18. 8-3. It's open. File item 18, AB 2595, by Assemblymember Papan.
• File item 20, AB 2761, by Senator Pitchin. File item 20, AB 2761, by Senator Pitchin.
• File item 22, ACR 162. 13-0, bills out. File item 22, ACR 162, by Senator Hadwick.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard testimony on a large agenda of transportation-related bills, with several measures discussed before a quorum was established. AB 1588 focused on sideshows and street takeovers, with the author, San Francisco Police Department, and Streets Are for Everyone arguing the bill would modernize enforcement, add motorbikes and dirt bikes to the sideshow framework, and improve public safety; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2015 would require Caltrans to study the effects of third-party navigation apps on congestion, local streets, infrastructure, and emergency response, and was supported by Streets for All, AAA, and local agencies, with no opposition. AB 2717 would extend a sunset for off-site advertising displays at large sports venues; the Dodgers supported it, the San Jose Sharks and others noted amendments, and no opposition was heard. AB 1608 would strengthen the independence and transparency of the High-Speed Rail Office of Inspector General by requiring public reports, adding confidentiality protections for sensitive security information, and granting staffing and purchasing authority; the First Amendment Coalition supported the amended bill, while the Vice Chair raised concerns about transparency and limiting confidential notices to committee chairs. The committee also heard AB 2346 on e-bike safety, which would require speedometers on Class 2 e-bikes, lights, a statewide sidewalk speed limit, local authority over bike-path speeds, and point-of-sale disclosures. Support came from medical, law enforcement, local government, and safety groups citing rising injuries and confusion over e-bike rules; PeopleForBikes remained opposed unless amended, mainly over lighting and disclosure requirements, though Streets for All withdrew its opposition after amendments. Members broadly supported the bill and discussed helmet use, youth safety, and the distinction between e-bikes and higher-powered e-motos. AB 1919 would let Santa Cruz Metro place a citizens’ initiative on the ballot to secure transit funding and protect service and jobs; the sponsor, bus operators, and labor supported it, with no opposition testimony. AB 2012 would streamline permits for moving manufactured homes under an annual permit, and AB 2024 would clarify Outdoor Advertising Act permitting and relocation procedures; both drew support from industry and housing groups and no opposition. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the consent calendar, which included items 13, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, and 21, by roll call vote. The committee then heard AB 2484, which would allow San Diego voters to authorize a local transit tax initiative for MTS; the author and MTS argued it would preserve service and allow voters to decide future funding, and the bill advanced on a 5-2 roll call with the roll left open for absent members. The committee also heard AB 2560, which would codify the state transportation climate principles known as CAPTI; supporters said it would lock in goals for transit, rail, active transportation, equity, and greenhouse gas reduction, while Orange County Transportation Authority opposed. The author closed by asking for aye votes, and the committee proceeded toward roll-call action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c> support house file support house file 2254<00:15:51.079><c> this</c><00:15:51.240><c> bill</c><00
• First up is House File 2254.
• file file 20302<00:35:59.560><c> no</c><00:36:00.560><c> 2086</c><00:36:01.359><c> excuse</c><00:36:
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Bills: HF2254, HF2302, HF2502, HF2315, HF2475, HF2086

Committee: Taxes

Keywords: HF2254, Minnesota child credit, baby bonus, child tax credit, income tax, individual income tax, tax relief, newborn, birth credit, family tax credit, tax refund, advance payment, Department of Revenue, taxable year, parenting, families with children, child credit, state regulations, families, taxation

Transcript Highlights:

• Putnham, Senate File Senator Putnham, Senate File 2458.<00:15:10.880><c> Thank</c><00:15:11.040><c>
• We saw this in Senate File 881 from Senator Kupec and Senate File 1507 from Senator Dornink.
• </c> Senate file 1507 from Senator Dornick. Senate file 1507 from Senator Dornick.
• Senate file 1419 from different bills. Senate file 1419 from Senator<00:35:58.200><c> Putnham.
• Senate file 1428 Senator Putnham.

Committee: Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> separately in House File separately in House File 3000.<00:10:01.519><c> Um</c><00:10:01.920><c>
• </c><00:10:11.040><c> 120</c> fiscal year 29 for house file 120 fiscal year 29 for house file 120 firstderee
• </c><00:10:16.160><c> 135</c> have the impacts of house file 135 have the impacts of house file 135 assaults
• And this is from Chair Mohler's House File 1082.
• Representative Harter's House File 467.

Committee: Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate file respectfully requested.
• have</c> of House files.
• The House files have of House files.
• The secretary will read the House file number. >> House File Number 3718. >> The House file has been
• </c> Senate file 3622, Senator Kroon. Senate file 3622, Senator Kroon.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House file number 3832. >> Second reading of Senate files. >> Second reading.
• House file number 3832. &gt;&gt; Second reading. House file number 3832.
• : Senate File No. 3402.
• House file<00:11:49.040><c> numbers</c><00:11:49.600><c> 2169,</c> file numbers 2169, file numbers 2169
• House file<00:27:30.960><c> number</c><00:27:31.520><c> 3558</c> file number 3558 file number 3558 &gt

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• . 688,000 of those were circuit court filings, and 2.9 million were county court filings.
• fewer of the cases that... ...use filings.
• The pent-up demand was waning, and so all the cases that didn't get filed in 2020, they got filed in
• Those are, again, cases that are filed that we do not receive any sort of filing fee for.
• We don't receive the $400 filing fee for that divorce because they've filed as indigent, and that is

Summary: The committee first heard an update from the Florida Department of Corrections on the proposed Lake Correctional Institution mental health project in Clermont. Tim Fitzgerald explained the project’s history, including the 2016 Disability Rights Florida litigation, the 2018 consent decree, and the original plan for a 550-bed inpatient mental health facility. He said inflation and design changes pushed the project above the bond amount, leading the department to shift to a “continuum of care” alternative with 572 beds total: 92 inpatient beds and 480 residential treatment beds in three special housing units. Fitzgerald said the project is currently paused pending House concurrence, while the Senate has already agreed to the alternate plan, and noted the bond balance, prior expenditures, and the need to spend down the tax-exempt bond by August 2026. Members questioned how the new plan differs from the original facility, whether it satisfies the consent decree, and what caused the cost increases. Fitzgerald said the department believes it has already met the consent decree through systemwide improvements to housing, staffing, programming, and out-of-cell time, though he said he would confirm the court documentation. He also said the original scope grew from 275,000 to 350,000 square feet as treatment, nursing, security, and programming needs were refined, and that inflation, fees, permitting, and contingencies contributed to the higher cost. Several members asked for follow-up information on Senate approval, consent decree documentation, and the project’s impact on crisis-stabilization capacity. The committee then received a joint court-system presentation from State Courts Administrator Eric McClure and Clerks Corporation Executive Director Jason Welty on caseload trends, case tracking, and staffing. McClure described statewide filing trends, the use of weighted caseload studies to certify judicial need, and recent Supreme Court rule changes aimed at active civil case management, including differentiated case tracks, stricter deadlines, and proportional discovery. He said the latest workload study led the Supreme Court to certify a need for 23 circuit judges and 25 county judges. Welty reviewed clerk workload trends, the statewide case maintenance and CCIS systems, and declining clerk FTE despite rising case volumes, and said clerks are seeking additional funding for injunctions, Baker Act/Marchman Act/sexually violent predator work, and juror management. In questions, members pressed both presenters on data quality, case-weight calculations, filing fees, and whether current resources are enough to reduce delays. McClure clarified that the workload weights are based on judge time studies and that a capital murder case averaged 3,177 minutes, while other examples such as auto negligence and dissolution cases were much lower. Welty said the Legislature could help by increasing funding or potentially revisiting filing fees, and noted that many clerk services are unfunded or underfunded, especially indigent and protective filings. The chair and members also raised concerns about backlog, inconsistent case reporting across circuits, and enforcement of judicial time standards; McClure said there is no direct sanction in the rules, and compliance is largely managed through chief judges and the Supreme Court. The meeting ended with no votes taken and adjournment by motion.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> file 5200 be passed to general orders. file 5200 be passed to general orders.
• I will begin with Senate File 3236.
• </c><00:10:09.520><c> 4503</c> consideration of Senate file 4503 consideration of Senate file 4503 be
• </c> all further proceedings on Senate file all further proceedings on Senate file 4503,<00:11:05.680
• </c> reconsider the motion on Senate file reconsider the motion on Senate file 4276.

Committee: Rules and Administration

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Introduction of first reading of House Files 2366 through 2512. files<00:00:56.559><c> sa</c><00:00:56.960
• </c><00:01:19.040><c> have</c> bills the following house files have bills the following house files have
• </c> chief clerk will report the house files chief clerk will report the house files and<00:01:22.920
• files files 2366<00:01:28.479><c> through</c><00:01:28.759><c> 2512</c><00:01:30.200><c> first</c><00
• <00:05:06.000><c> numbers</c><00:05:06.400><c> 4</c><00:05:07.639><c> 202</c> file numbers 4 202 file

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Second reading of House files. Second reading. House File 1615. Second reading. House File 2432.
• House File 2563. Second reading. House File 3023. Thank you. Introduction of bills.
• : Senate Files 2298 and 2847.
• requirement for amendments offered to the following bills: House File 2446 and Senate File 571.
• File 571.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• 133, ACR 101, Addis; File Item 135, SB 385, Ciardo; and File Item 142, SB 410, Grayson.
• Okay, moving on to the concurrence file, we are passing and retaining on file item 77.
• That brings us to file item number 78. That's AB 1114. That brings us to file item number 78.
• We pass and retain on file item number 81. That brings us to file item number 82.
• At the request of the author, please move file item 37, SB 773, Ashby, to the inactive file.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved procedural motions including suspension of rules for same-day action on certain bills and removal of several measures from the consent calendar. Members also introduced guests and interns from their districts and offices. The chamber then moved through a large number of second- and third-reading items, with many bills deemed read and amendments deemed adopted, and several items passed or retained on file without debate. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 104, a budget measure making technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, and to AB 138, which ratified additional collective bargaining agreements and related addenda. Members also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1114 on private ambulance toll fee waivers, AB 642 on emergencies, AB 1051 on state highways, AB 1533 appropriating funds for state claims, SB 611 on housing and land-use litigation delays, SB 251 appropriating funds to pay claims against the state, and AB 1459 on hazardous materials regulatory programs. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 611 and the claims bills were presented as urgency measures and passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The consent calendar was adopted after ABs and SBs on the remaining list were approved, and the Assembly also re-referred SB 104 and SB 138 to the Budget Committee and moved SB 773 to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for James Raymond Bell, a juvenile justice reform advocate, and Gail Yolanda McGowan, followed by notice of committee meetings and an announcement that the House would stand in summer recess and reconvene on August 18, 2025, at 1 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Assembly Third Reading File: file items 5 through 59 we've already dispensed with.
• File item 24. Excuse me, Senator. Thank you. File item 24, excuse me, Senator.
• Okay, we're going to file item number 48, everyone. File item number 48.
• File item number six. File item number six, everybody.
• Members, we're going to lift the file call on file item 56. Clerk will post.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , and thus far this year we've only filed 11, so it slowed down a little bit to pace of the filings.
• , and thus far this year we've only filed 11, so it slowed down a little bit to pace of the filings.
• We filed two challenges to changes on student loans, and we filed a couple of housing cases.
• We filed two challenges to changes on student loans, and we filed a couple of housing cases.
• How do we choose the cases to file?

Summary: The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing. The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown. Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies. Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• File item four, SB 1025.
• File item one, SB 479. File item one, SB 479.
• File item 7, SB 1077. File item 7, SB 1077.
• File item 4, SB 1025. Current vote is 4 to 0. Current vote, 5 to 1. File item 5, SB 1030.
• File item 7, SB 1077. Current vote is 4 to 0. Current vote, 6 to 0. File item 8, SB 1194.

Committee: Human Services

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, House File 1524 is laid over. The next bill on our agenda is House File 1893.
• We have House File... ...1396.
• What this bill will do is allow those who have court filings in the county to file them in any of the
• that they filed their annual report.
• House File 2412 is laid over.

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Committee: Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money