Video & Transcript : 'entity registration' :
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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, the existing law seems to limit the governor to only the listed names from these entities
- The proposed revision in the first paragraph doesn't prevent these entities from nominating anyone.
- Amendment 13 amends what a research entity shall do relative to acknowledgement of receipt.
- Amendment 15 amends what a research entity shall do relative to concurrent review.
- Amendment 16 amends what a research entity shall do relative to escalation to designated research entity
Keywords:
home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:20:02.080><c> to</c><00:20:02.200><c> handle</c> our business entities to handle our business
- </c> public and private sector entities public and private sector entities um<00:39:17.280><c> that</
- But, for example, today we work entity.
- Traditionally, outside entities would not be able to see what we're doing as we're doing that.
- Traditionally, outside entities would Traditionally, outside entities would not<00:59:50.240><c> be</
Bills:
HF4074
Keywords:
retirement, pension, public employees, MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, police and fire, correctional employees, probation officers, telecommunicators, dispatchers, 911 operators, public safety answering point, PSAP, firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paid on-call firefighters, fire relief association, state aid
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:24:00.440><c> tough</c><00:24:00.800><c> for</c><00:24:01.600><c> smaller</c><00:24:02.320><c> entity
- </c><00:24:02.760><c> like</c> uh tough for smaller entity like uh tough for smaller entity like municipal
- <00:41:01.080><c> nonprofit</c><00:41:01.640><c> entity</c><00:41:02.160><c> in</c> entity nonprofit
- entity in entity nonprofit entity in area<00:41:03.800><c> like</c><00:41:04.080><c> South</c><00:41:
- And um um um each<00:41:21.240><c> each</c><00:41:21.880><c> um</c><00:41:21.960><c> entity,</c><00:41
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF2298 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, they both modify qualifying entities for the Economic Development and Housing Challenge Program.
- ><c> economic</c><00:15:44.560><c> development</c> entities for the economic development entities for
- Some of the entities that HUD accepts may be closely affiliated with a public housing authority, but
- </c><00:26:00.720><c> that</c><00:26:00.960><c> HUD</c> entities.
- Some of the entities that HUD entities.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So many government entities, local government entities, are struggling with staff in certain departments
- It requires the Department of Health to contract with a nonprofit entity to establish and maintain a
- Could you elaborate a little more as to how we will define what makes an entity a small manufacturer?
- SB 68 expands the definition of health facility to include other entities and associations organized
- SB 68 expands the definition of health facility to include other entities and associations organized
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized bipartisan work on education, health care, the environment, and family issues. The chamber also recognized military leaders, an intern, and guests connected to later bills. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start of the session.
The Senate then took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion substitutions and technical amendments. Major measures included the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which passed 36-0; a local government land regulation bill that was amended after questions about quasi-judicial hearings, impact fees, and county costs, then passed 26-8; a vessels/boating bill that incorporated related legislation and passed 35-0; a blood clot screening and treatment bill creating the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which passed 36-0; a fleeing or eluding law enforcement bill, amended to remove vehicle impoundment in the House version, which passed 36-0; a concealed carry/firearms bill for certain law enforcement and military personnel, which passed 33-3; and a timeshare management bill, which passed 36-0.
The chamber also passed a disability history and awareness instruction bill, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, after extensive debate about language and the meaning of disability versus “unique abilities”; it received 35 co-sponsors and passed 35-0. Other bills passed included manufacturing and related fee legislation, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veteran and spouse nursing home beds, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, mammogram coverage, Parkinson’s disease, and others.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- One, there is a difference between a public individual or entity organization and a private individual
- And those are private entities, too. But it was such a public situation we had.
- One, there is a difference between a public individual or entity organization and a private individual
- And, you know, those are private entities, too.
- And, you know, those are private entities, too.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Were you able to talk with any hospitals or any entity that works in, like, these kinds of electronic
- Is there a cost in order for an entity to become involved in the A cost in order for an entity to become
- So that tells me that everybody has this program in their entity.
- It would be on the entity, the EMS, the hospital. So I'm going to follow up and figure out.
- It would be on the entity, the EMS, the hospital.
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and adopted a substitute for House Bill 1962, then voted House Committee Substitute for HB 1962 do pass by 16-0. The substitute was described as making changes related to an epinephrine-related database and pricing. The committee then adopted a substitute for House Bill 2371 and voted House Committee Substitute for HB 2371 do pass by 16-0; the sponsor said the bill would codify existing Medicaid/state-plan coverage for a blood pressure-related issue and make the private insurance language consistent. House Concurrent Resolution 28 was also voted do pass by 16-0.
The committee then heard House Bill 3457, “Maddie’s Law,” which would create an electronic medical-record alert for medically complex children so hospitals can quickly access individualized emergency care plans. Representative Burns presented the bill as a response to the death of a child named Maddie, and multiple family members and advocates testified in support, describing repeated emergency-room delays, the burden of carrying binders of records, and the need for one-click access to care plans. Questions focused on how the alert would work with existing systems, whether QR codes or bracelets might help, whether the bill should also apply to adults, and how the voluntary language fits with the goal of ensuring the information is available. An SSM Health lobbyist testified for information purposes, explaining that the STARS program is a voluntary EMS care-plan system started in 2014 and now includes about 1,800 children in Missouri and Illinois; he said the sponsor was willing to work on the language.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3401, which would require hospitals to develop workplace violence prevention plans, multidisciplinary committees, risk assessments, training, reporting, and incident review processes, while keeping the bill flexible for different facilities. The sponsor and several health care groups cited high rates of threats and assaults against emergency and hospital staff and argued that violence is a preventable workplace risk that contributes to burnout and staffing shortages. Witnesses from emergency physicians, nurses, the Missouri Hospital Association, and other medical groups supported the bill, with some suggesting the signage language be broadened or simplified. No votes were taken on HB 3457 or HB 3401 before the committee adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- session we put forth a statutory language to include allowance for non-criminal justice private entities
- non-criminal justice, private Code 67308 to include the allowance for non-criminal justice private entities
- This was to enable those entities to submit fingerprints for a criminal records check prior to those
- The grace period allows us to continue to submit fingerprints for those governmental entities that are
- for these The new language and subsection does not add or change any current practices for these entities
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It's got to be an action against the corporate entity and the garnishment would have to be against that
- corporate entity.
- LLC account, partnership account, you'd have to get an order against that entity, not, you, you, if you
- It's got to be an action against the corporate entity and the garnishment would have to be against that
- corporate entity.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The third part of the bill relates to a reverter clause for land conveyances affecting military entities
- The bill relates to a reverter clause for land conveyances affecting military entities.
- Military entities have expressed reluctance to accept land conveyances due to potential future forfeiture
- If Florida Commerce fines or is notified by a specified entity that an employer has knowingly employed
- an unauthorized alien without verifying the employment eligibility... ...by a specified entity that
Keywords:
special districts, funding, financial assistance, rural community, state agency, economic development, artificial intelligence, personal data protection, consumer rights, chatbot, deceptive practices, government contracts, public records, consumer protection, data privacy, investigations, proprietary information, chatbots, Florida statutes, nonprofit
Summary:
The Committee on Commerce and Tourism heard and advanced several bills focused on economic development, consumer protection, workforce issues, and technology. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million beginning with the 2027 allocation, and it was reported favorably. SB 1266, as amended, creates a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance-readiness program with Cyber Florida and was also reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was approved without opposition. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive sales practices and predatory financing at retail pet stores, received supportive testimony from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, also passed favorably.
The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package, which combines updates to the Small Cities CDBG program, clarification of rural community eligibility, an exemption from a reverter clause for military-related land conveyances, and revisions to E-Verify enforcement. The E-Verify portion drew the most debate, with questions about employer cure periods, treatment of current investigations, and whether the bill creates a loophole for independent contractors. Senator Smith opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal enforcement between employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably on a divided vote.
SB 214, which expands the rural community definition to include special districts in rural counties, was reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 482, an artificial intelligence consumer-protection bill that creates an “AI bill of rights” covering companion chatbots, parental controls for minors, data privacy, de-identified data, unauthorized use of likeness, and enforcement by the Attorney General, with a limited private cause of action for minors. The bill drew extensive testimony both in support and in opposition, including concerns about privacy, age verification, and enforcement, but it was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7030, a public-records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations under the AI bill, and adjourned after members requested to be recorded on certain votes.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- that hasn't been discussed so far in our consideration here: this matter of bringing in corporate entities
- And I would include, you know, all the other entities in it. Thank you. Good. Okay.
- And I would include, you know, all the other entities in it. Thank you. Good. Okay.
- of negligence is applied, there is an exemption of joint and several liability for governmental entities
- You believe that public entities, like your cities and other public entities, could be drawn into these
Summary:
The House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 2095, which would create training requirements for law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges on negligent driving involving vulnerable users of public ways, and would establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence in certain civil claims when a vulnerable user is injured or killed in a protected area such as a sidewalk, crosswalk, bike lane, or similar designated space. Staff explained that the bill also allows recovery of actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and, in limited circumstances, punitive damages if the defendant has previously injured or killed three or more vulnerable road users. Members questioned the unusual nature of punitive damages, the burden-shifting presumption, the three-incident threshold, and whether the education component was tied to the bill’s purpose. The prime sponsor said the training is meant to improve reporting and understanding of existing vulnerable-road-user laws, and said the bill was intended to narrow liability to protected areas and could be amended further, including on the punitive-damages threshold.
Supporters, including a widow whose husband was killed while bicycling, Washington Bikes, trial attorneys, a bicycle commuter advocate, and a physician, argued the bill would better protect pedestrians and cyclists, improve police reporting, and reduce the burden on injured people and families who currently must prove negligence after serious crashes. They said the presumption would encourage safer driving and align Washington with similar frameworks used elsewhere. Opponents, including defense lawyers, the Association of Washington Cities, the Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, the Washington Trucking Associations, and the Washington Liability Reform Coalition, said the bill would expand litigation, create uninsurable risks through fee shifting and punitive damages, and could draw cities, businesses, and taxpayers into lawsuits. Some opponents also urged narrowing the bill to individuals and clarifying the protected areas and training requirements. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing and encouraged follow-up and amendment requests before executive session.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If the local entity does not resolve the complaint within 90 days, the Attorney General shall issue a
- written declaration that the entity is violating the law.
- Local entities may not use designated properties for homeless individuals unless the Texas Department
- It merely requires the cities or the entities to enforce the ban. So does it do anything?
- So the main issue here is when you have entities that are just saying, I think Senator Menendez's law
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory.
The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Mainly because it's weighted in favor of the people, entities that are trying to decide.
- There's a petition process where the certifying entity has to petition. in the PUC and there's a response
- let's decertify this operator. then what does the city take it over or is it sold to another another entity
- Is that just for profit entities or does it include water supply corporations as well?
- And so are those the only two types of entities that we would see fall under that retail public utility
Keywords:
coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 04/21/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It says that the entity arbitrating can't be an entity to arbitrate an entity that is -- And there are
- President, NYSERDA is a substantially sized entity with a substantial amount of resources.
- NYSERDA IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIZED ENTITY WITH SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RESOURCES.
- , our taxpayer-funded entities, by forcing those entities to dispose of the products.
- Governmental entity, our taxpayer-funded entities, by forcing those entities to dispose of the products
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship.
The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed.
The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And then also there was a question regarding private entity access, and so this bill would address that
- with the one sentence line on page three, starting on line 20, clarifying that private entities shall
- Representative Pickett, private entities shall not receive any state reimbursement and shall be subject
- Representative Church, this just states that under the IDLA appropriation of $445 per course, the private entity
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee approved minutes from March 18, March 23 (morning and afternoon), and March 26. The committee then considered several RS measures related to administrative rules and education funding. RS 33804, presented by Rep. Erickson, was a concurrent resolution for Health and Welfare rules, reflecting rules that were not heard or were rejected; it was introduced and sent to the second reading calendar. RS 33810, presented by Rep. Alfieri, approved temporary and pending rules for the Idaho State Police, Sexual Offender Management Board, and Office of Administrative Hearings; it was also introduced and sent to second reading.
Rep. Pickett presented RS 33808, a revised version of the IDLA-related legislation previously known as House Bill 918. He said it preserved the current board structure, removed an additional LSO audit requirement, kept dual credit provisions, struck language on advanced opportunity funds, maintained IDLA access for grades 6-12 while restricting K-5 enrollment, and clarified that private entities would not receive state reimbursement and would pay the full course fee. Rep. Church questioned whether the private-entity language would affect education tax credit receipts and objected to reducing IDLA funding, saying he would vote no. The motion to introduce RS 33808 and send it to second reading passed, with Rep. Church and Rep. Rubel recorded as nays.
Rep. Moyle presented RS 33807, which would move the rules coordinator and related review functions from the Department of Financial Management to the legislative branch and eliminate the current eight-year review cycle for rules. He argued that rules have the effect of law and should remain under legislative control, while agencies would still conduct hearings and draft rules. Rep. Rubel asked whether executive-branch stakeholder outreach would continue, and Moyle said it would. The committee voted to introduce RS 33807 and send it to the germane committee, with Rep. Birch recorded as a nay. The committee then adjourned and announced it would meet again at 2:30 p.m.
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- television or radio station or cable or satellite provider to run, liability doesn't attach to those entities
- that liability doesn't attach to to run that liability doesn't attach to those<00:01:39.439><c> entities
- c> only</c><00:01:40.400><c> attached</c><00:01:40.720><c> to</c><00:01:40.880><c> the</c> those entities
- It only attached to the those entities.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (3-14-25) - Upon Recess
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 21 revises the section on Medicaid managed care contracting to establish that any entity that
- 00:03:11.120><c> establish</c><00:03:12.120><c> that</c><00:03:12.280><c> any</c><00:03:12.519><c> entity
- </c> Contracting to establish that any entity Contracting to establish that any entity that<00:03:13.000
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:00
HB 695 Discussion 00:00:25
HB 695 Vote 00:03:50, 958, all
Summary:
The Appropriations and Revenue Committee met to consider House Bill 695 and first adopted a committee substitute. The substitute made a number of Medicaid-related changes, including adding the Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board, exempting federally required Medicaid changes from needing separate General Assembly authorization, revising the treatment of University Hospitals payment programs, clarifying that the community engagement program is mandatory, moving the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and narrowing reporting requirements. It also removed provisions on Medicaid coverage for psychoeducational services and replaced them with reporting on behavioral health and substance use disorder service utilization and expenditures.
The substitute further added language allowing the Medicaid program to be administered through fee-for-service, managed care, or other federally permitted delivery systems, incorporated the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Bill, authorized a state plan amendment if needed, and made entities that failed to comply with prior Medicaid managed care reporting requirements ineligible for new MCO contracts. It also shifted responsibility for a behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment scorecard from MCOs to the Department for Medicaid Services. The sponsor noted that all language related to long-term managed care in the waiver program had been removed.
After the explanation, Senator Richardson moved to adopt the substitute and Senator Nunn seconded. The committee then voted to pass the measure favorably; the transcript reflects a roll call with no nays and the bill reported out with favorable expression.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (11-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> the actual u you know deployment entity, the actual u you know deployment entity, Motorola<00:43
- I don't see a blame on one particular entity.
- Um, local entities, the county entities, and also state, right?
- Um local entities, um >> Yeah, absolutely.
- Um local entities, um the<01:02:03.920><c> county</c><01:02:04.240><c> entities,</c><01:02:05.200><c>
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01
Staff Report on Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System- 00:01:09
Kentucky State Police and Finance and Administration Cabinet Response to Staff Report- 00:48:37
Adjournment-01:34:512, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard a staff report on Kentucky’s statewide emergency responder voice system (SERVS), a multi-phase project intended to improve interoperable radio communications for first responders. Staff said Kentucky State Police did not appear to have violated statutes or regulations, but the project lacked an overall master plan, clear milestones, and consistent documentation, which contributed to delays, spending issues, and deployment problems. The report recommended updating the Kentucky Field Operations Guide to reflect SERVS and noted that the project has been funded in phases since 2018, with appropriations totaling roughly $216 million across 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, while about $109 million had been spent by the end of fiscal year 2025.
The report raised concerns about project sequencing and oversight. Staff said most spending was concentrated in special mobile equipment, with Motorola accounting for about two-thirds of all SERVS expenditures and the top four vendors making up 81 percent of spending. They also said a sample of Motorola payments suggested possible late payments, though they could not confirm whether interest was paid. Staff criticized the use of master agreements for a project of this size, the lack of a centralized ledger, and the absence of a documented timeline or risk mitigation plan. They recommended stronger procurement and planning requirements, including possible legislative changes requiring approved master plans for large capital projects and additional funding conditions tied to SERVS master agreements.
Land acquisition and deployment progress were identified as major bottlenecks, especially in Eastern Kentucky. Staff said the project began in western Kentucky using existing tower sites, but the remaining work is concentrated in harder-to-acquire areas, with more than 95 percent of new towers still incomplete. They said the Division of Real Properties did not begin formal contract work on acquisition until October 2024, despite earlier coordination, and recommended earlier consultation on future projects. Staff also noted that the Kentucky Wireless Interoperability Executive Committee had not been active in oversight, and survey results showed limited awareness and involvement among first responders. Committee members agreed that the lack of an initial implementation plan and the continuing need for funding reflected broader planning problems, and they discussed the need for a clearer end-to-end game plan rather than continuing to fund the project without a defined completion path.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- They've reached out to our, any entity in Bonner County that they can: public health.
- They've reached out to our, any entity in Bonner County that they can: public health.
- You don't have an option to receive electrical power from another entity.
- Chairman, I believe that all entities will be.
- So, yes, those entities do exist now, and they are providing that service, and then there is contention
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from March 25 and reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 941 first. HB 941, presented by Speaker Moyle, would move the rules coordinator and related rule publication functions from the executive branch to the Legislative Services Office and eliminate the existing periodic review process for administrative rules. Supporters said the bill would restore legislative control over rules and ensure they match statutory authority; opponents raised separation-of-powers concerns and worried about giving one legislative employee too much power. After questions from several members, the committee voted on a due-pass motion, which failed 8-5.
The committee then reconsidered Senate Bill 1320, a code cleanup measure removing outdated language tied to a State Controller’s Office project fund that ended in 2023. With no testimony in opposition, the committee passed SB 1320 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. It next heard Senate Bill 1236, which repeals the Idaho Women’s Commission because it has been defunded and inactive for years. The sponsor described it as housekeeping, while several women’s advocacy groups and individual testifiers opposed the repeal, arguing the commission still has value in addressing women’s representation, pay, health care, and other issues. After debate, a motion to hold the bill failed 7-6, and the committee then approved SB 1236 for the floor on a 7-6 vote.
Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 1397, presented by Representative Sauter and Senator Woodward, which would bring certain private wastewater systems under Public Utilities Commission oversight if they have 100 or more connections. Supporters said some homeowners are trapped by private sewer monopolies, facing doubled rates and being unable to obtain building permits because systems lack capacity or will-serve letters. Opponents questioned whether the bill would interfere with private contracts, but supporters argued it would provide the same consumer protections already applied to other utility monopolies. The committee passed SB 1397 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and then adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 11th, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- if you get a solid whistleblower with legitimate information, we can now go after this one small entity
- We can currently, when we are in the audit phase of things, all of the entities that are listed in this
- All of the entities that are listed in this bill, we have the ability to get information from them as
- How do we kind of protect that entity from me just constantly harassing them? Sure, yeah.
- Yeah, if it's a semi-private entity receiving state funds or federal funds, yes. All right.