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• Here is the vision for the system. And you said once to me, because I said, "Are you..."
• And you go, "We're a land grant university, and this is what our vision should be."
• Could you talk a little bit about what your vision is and what A&M is doing?
• Dairy veterinarians sent samples to TVMDL, Cornell, and Iowa State.
• WT has a unique vision of being a regionally responsive research university.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• in other have been sweeping changes made in other states,<00:22:42.480><c> say</c><00:22:42.760><c> Iowa
• </c><00:22:43.200><c> example,</c><00:22:43.960><c> that</c><00:22:44.080><c> have</c> states, say Iowa
• for example, that have states, say Iowa for example, that have had<00:22:44.400><c> serious</c><00:22
• And I think that's the program that they have implemented in Iowa.
• </c> they have implemented in Iowa. they have implemented in Iowa.

Committee: Joint Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

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• I'd like to introduce two of my friends from the state of Iowa that are here today.
• Willie Dobs is a 27-year veteran police officer from a town in Iowa.
• </c><00:02:11.200><c> If</c> the state of Iowa that's here today.
• If the state of Iowa that's here today.
• I just want to thank them town in Iowa.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time. The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending. After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.

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• Twenty-one other states have already enacted similar laws, including our neighboring Iowa, Arkansas,
• Twenty-one other states have already enacted similar laws, including our neighboring Iowa, Arkansas,
• Many other states have already enacted similar laws, including our neighboring Iowa, Arkansas, Kentucky

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• have been nice, you know, to go out and have a conversation with him, whether it was in Madison or in Iowa
• </c><00:21:45.480><c> Madison</c><00:21:46.000><c> or</c><00:21:46.679><c> in</c><00:21:47.159><c> Iowa
• /c><00:21:47.559><c> or</c><00:21:47.720><c> wherever</c><00:21:48.559><c> uh</c> In Madison or in Iowa

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• But does Iowa and Wisconsin—are they not competitive in the same ways?
• I am not familiar with Wisconsin or Iowa specifically, although it's possible that they are.
• But does Iowa and Wisconsin—are they not competitive in the same ways?
• I am not familiar with Wisconsin or Iowa specifically, although it's possible that they are. >> [clears
• </c> I'm not familiar with Wisconsin or Iowa I'm not familiar with Wisconsin or Iowa specifically,<00

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• The state of Iowa currently has one.
• The hope would be is that we could streamline that to make both Minnesota and Iowa eligible to receive
• , which has one, another state like Iowa, which has one, Wisconsin,<00:50:40.640><c> which</c><00:50:
• </c><00:50:58.480><c> The</c> of Minnesota and the state of Iowa.
• The of Minnesota and the state of Iowa.

Bills: HF3831 , HF3603 , HF1900 , HF495 , HF3750 , HF4316 , HF2136 , HF4384

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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• Run, the breakfast, the march, bringing Greater Phoenix together and always closer to Doctor King's vision
• This Remarkable institution began as one man's bold vision to pair education with purpose and inspire
• That vision grew far beyond the Ranch, helping lay the foundation for Cal Poly Pomona, a university rooted
• incredible resilience of the moms, families and advocates who are working every day to make that vision
• Her vision started to fail. Her blood pressure climbed to an untenable level.

Bills: SCR29 , HB7380 , HB5200 , HB1681 , SB98 , HB5201 , HR1343 , HB7022 , HB7386

Keywords: internet freedom, Iran, cybersecurity, VPN, DTC technology, information access, human rights, digital tools, Emergency Reporting Act, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Disaster Information Reporting System, DIRS, network outage reporting, outage notifications, 9-1-1, public safety answering point, PSAP, emergency communications center, broadband

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• improving effectiveness fairness and efficiency of bingo regulation specific to the charitable bingo vision
• And then they'll be changing the vision.
• in rural areas often rely on personal vehicles for transportation, but age-related conditions like vision
• s vision to maximize the power of innovation and partnership to boost superior business outcomes.
• Over the past 15 months, we've studied best practices in Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Iowa

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• So can a farmer buy treated seed in Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and bring it into the state, or does
• So can I can a farmer buy treated seed So can I can a farmer buy treated seed and<00:36:54.480><c> Iowa
• ,</c> and Iowa, and Iowa, Wisconsin,<00:36:57.599><c> South</c><00:36:57.839><c> Dakota</c><00:36:58.960

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• filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October of 2024, leaving 1.3 million broiler chickens across 14 Iowa
• farms and more across Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
• farms</c><00:03:21.680><c> and</c><00:03:21.800><c> more</c><00:03:22.240><c> across</c> across 14 Iowa
• farms and more across across 14 Iowa farms and more across Iowa<00:03:23.360><c> Minnesota</c><00:03
• </c> Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Bills: HF4740 , HF3940

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• House Bill 1193 by Representatives Martinez and Lindsay and Senator Wallace, concerning vision tests
• for pre concerning vision tests for pre kindergarten<01:40:17.600><c> students.
• Uh, members, here in Colorado, current law requires that school districts test the vision of students
• So, replacing the word sight with vision.
• Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, Washington, and Tennessee are among them.

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• at East Tennessee State University. going on to complete osteopathic medical school in Des Moines, Iowa
• , with a later residency at the University of Iowa and the University of Washington in Seattle.

Bills: SCR8 , SCR24 , SCR25 , SB1 , SB65 , SB315 , SB371 , SB372 , SB379 , SB400 , SB402 , SB406 , SB427 , SB487 , SB502 , SB509 , SB535 , SB610 , SB707 , SB740 , SB761 , SB840 , SB875 , SB893 , SB918 , SB925 , SB965 , SB987 , SB990 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1018 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1121 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1300 , SB1343 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1532 , SB1555 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR57 , SCR25 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SCR8 , SB565 , SB372 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB925 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB815 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB24 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB1527 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB916 , SB896 , SB1352 , SB973 , SB785 , SB710 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB1547 , SB961 , SB1038 , SB513 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB318 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB1198 , SB1146 , SB763 , SB667

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• are at least 10 states that already do this, and then there are more states including Wisconsin and Iowa
• are at least 10 states that already do this, and then there are more states including Wisconsin and Iowa
• are at least 10 states that already do this, and then there are more states including Wisconsin and Iowa
• are at least 10 states that already do this, and then there are more states including Wisconsin and Iowa
• are at least 10 states that already do this, and then there are more states including Wisconsin and Iowa

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• He was finally elected mayor of Davenport, Iowa, in 2015. And yet, Mr.
• As I was driving here to Jefferson City, I was reminded about how Minnesota and Iowa do not have safety
• How Minnesota and Iowa do not have safety inspections on personal vehicles.
• The majority of the time, when I'm going back home to Bethany, Missouri, I pass more people from Iowa
• and Minnesota than I do Missourians, because I live on the Iowa border.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 115-6. Members then used points of personal privilege to honor Redd Foxx for Black History Month and to remember former Mayor Frank Klipsch, followed by the introduction of a first-grade special guest page for the day. The chamber also received first readings of three bills on mental health efforts in public schools, public labor organizations, and state contracts with certain telecommunications companies, along with committee reports recommending passage of several bills. The House then debated and passed several measures. A large vehicle-inspection bill, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, and 2743, drew extended debate over whether inspections improve safety or impose unnecessary costs; it passed 104-43. House Bill 1917, a Jefferson County water district bill aimed at removing a local obstacle to a long-planned development, passed 148-2. House Bill 261, as amended, was approved 109-21 to require Missouri schools and universities to adopt nondiscriminatory policies protecting Jewish students from antisemitic harassment, using the IHRA definition as a guide while stating it would not limit First Amendment rights. Members also passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2384, 92-61, which would limit local energy-code mandates and reduce housing construction costs, despite objections that it would preempt local control and roll back newer codes. The chamber then moved into perfection and took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989, a major gaming-regulation bill intended to legalize and regulate video lottery terminals and crack down on illegal machines. Multiple amendments were adopted, including a $250-per-terminal fee dedicated to developmental disability services, local opt-out and operating-hour provisions, a shorter grace period for existing machines, property-tax language, a 21-and-over restricted area requirement, a larger warning label, and a historical funding provision for the steamboat Arabia. Debate continued on the bill and its amendments, with supporters emphasizing regulation, local control, and new revenue, and opponents warning about gambling expansion, enforcement problems, and social harms.

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• I have seen her integrity, her vision, her dedication.
• I have seen her integrity, her vision, her dedication.
• Speaker, the first time I spoke on this floor this year, I highlighted the vision the nation and our
• c> nation</c><01:21:42.239><c> and</c><01:21:42.480><c> our</c><01:21:42.719><c> constituents</c> vision
• the nation and our constituents vision the nation and our constituents charged<01:21:43.600><c> us</

Bills: HCR64 , HCR61 , HB3632 , HB4371 , HR951

Keywords: military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military action, foreign policy, terrorism, congressional authority, power plant, electricity generation, retirement notice, Federal Power Act, interstate transmission, trafficking, children, unaccompanied minors, placement regulations, immigration law, safety

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• c><00:08:42.159><c> border</c><00:08:42.400><c> state</c><00:08:42.760><c> of</c><00:08:43.039><c> Iowa
• </c><00:08:43.880><c> And</c> uh including border state of Iowa.
• And uh including border state of Iowa.
• mentioned, this approach is already in place in 14 other states, including our neighboring state of Iowa
• states, including our neighboring state states, including our neighboring state of<00:10:12.440><c> Iowa

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Iowa is slightly different.
• However, in Iowa, once you become a mortuary student in an accredited program, you get what they call
• Iowa is slightly different.
• However, in Iowa, once you become a mortuary student in an accredited program, you get what they call
• </c><01:02:11.680><c> and</c> legislation including Iowa and legislation including Iowa and Wisconsin

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• I didn't write testimony, but, you know, I'm from Southern Iowa, which is close to Missouri, which is
• I didn't write testimony, but, you know, I'm from Southern Iowa, which is close to Missouri, which is
• I didn't write testimony, but, you know, I'm from Southern Iowa, which is close to Missouri, which is
• I didn't write testimony, but, you know, I'm from Southern Iowa, which is close to Missouri, which is
• I didn't write testimony, but, you know, I'm from Southern Iowa, which is close to Missouri, which is

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

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• <00:10:40.880><c> we</c><00:10:41.000><c> are</c><00:10:41.120><c> home</c> Minnesota and Northern Iowa
• we are home Minnesota and Northern Iowa we are home to<00:10:41.440><c> more</c><00:10:41.560><c> than
• </c><00:37:09.000><c> North</c><00:37:09.240><c> and</c><00:37:09.440><c> South</c> with Wisconsin Iowa
• North and South with Wisconsin Iowa North and South Dakota<00:37:10.480><c> and</c><00:37:10.599><c>
• I am here on behalf of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy