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• The pending water distribution rules for Water District 34 was published without any modifications on
• We have the contract in place.
• Finally the department and the Idaho Water Resource Board contracted with IWRIE, the Idaho Water Resource
• And we'll have all of those monies under contract and expended by the end of 2026.
• And we'll have all of those monies under contract and expended by the end of 2026.

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Summary: The committee first heard Senator Tammy Nichols present RS 33154, a bill to update Idaho’s cloud seeding statute with clearer definitions, authorizations, and reporting requirements. She said the measure would not create or expand a program and would have no fiscal impact, but would improve transparency and accountability for an existing practice. The committee moved to print the RS. Matt Anders of the Idaho Department of Water Resources then presented zero-based rulemaking docket 37-03-12-2-2501 for Water District 34 in the Big Lost River Basin. He described mostly clarifying edits, including updated definitions, distinctions between rotation credit and stored water, changes to conveyance-loss language, and a longer response time for canal or lateral disputes. After a question about stock water use, the committee voted to accept the docket. Director Matt Weaver gave an extensive agency update on IDWR’s budget, the new Water Administration Bureau, groundwater administration in the Eastern Snake Plain and tributary basins, delivery call enforcement, Treasure Valley groundwater conditions, the Bear River Compact, and the planned merger of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into IDWR. He also reviewed the department’s regulatory-reduction and transparency efforts and noted staffing challenges. Committee members asked about groundwater district participation and Bear River water rights, and Weaver explained the practical reasons users may opt out of groundwater districts and how Bear River allocations work. The Idaho Water Resource Board chair then outlined state water plan revisions, major water project funding, recharge and cloud seeding programs, aging infrastructure grants, and projects such as Bear Lake storage, the Twin Falls Canal Company efficiency project, and other statewide water initiatives. No further action was taken beyond receiving the presentations and adjournment.

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• </c><00:14:58.480><c> for</c> money that there was a contract for money that there was a contract for
• come continuously and would contractions come continuously and would not<00:26:10.799><c> have</c><00
• Without root support, from contractions.
• as we figure out and learn modifications as we figure out and learn things<00:52:44.800><c> as</c><00
• or the intent of intended modification or the intent of this<00:53:30.160><c> entire</c><00:53:30.800

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• that to all residential construction contracts.
• <00:36:49.200><c> could</c><00:36:49.440><c> be</c> contracts could be contracts could be a<00:36:51.359
• </c> residential construction contracts. residential construction contracts. that<00:37:09.599><c> also
• I guess the first one here is the modification of the qualified business income deduction.
• </c> modification to net CSC tested income. modification to net CSC tested income.

Bills: HR1, HF387

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax

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• How do you handle these large contracts for other agencies historically?
• or contracts that can be used by all state agencies and local government.
• This leverages the full purchasing power of the state through those contracts.
• Yes, they have some contracting plans.
• One of the key components is our ability to contract with multiple vendors.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• The new service contract, effective July 1, 2026, consolidates department-level contracts for specific
• contract, which currently our contract does not provide those services.
• So within the bridge contract, there is a clause that if appropriation for that contract does not materialize
• The contract itself would no longer be in force and effect.
• of various contracts.

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• So we've done some modifications.
• So we've done some modifications.
• So in the amend in the modifications.
• We would of contracted capacity.
• ><c> council's</c><01:27:04.400><c> high</c> contract some of the council's high contract some of the

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• We had 36 contracts submitted. We had 36 contracts submitted.
• We have one contract. It's an amendment to add funds to our appraisal services contract.
• We have five contracts today. They are all engineering contracts, two-year contracts.
• I have four contracts.
• I have one contract. It's an annual... I have one contract.

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• Article one contains the appropriations, modifications, and cancellations, and also transfers.
• ,<00:37:52.480><c> and</c><00:37:52.600><c> cancellations,</c><00:37:53.280><c> and</c> modifications
• , and cancellations, and modifications, and cancellations, and also<00:37:53.680><c> transfers.
• In section 4, there is a modification for the Rural Cancer Institute pilot program.
• </c> the state entered into a contract the state entered into a contract agreement<01:04:19.280><c> for

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• Because of the contracts that we're working with, we've already been providing those same things.
• There was a little bit of modification of the language we have in.
• We've included House File 1240, which are modifications to the Legislative Auditor.
• Then Section 9, contracts on page 4. This is from Representative Cleaborn's House File 2232.
• Investment contracts from certain new prohibited contract provisions that will be in House File 2232.

Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

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• And lastly, the LBO may contract with outside parties to conduct these evaluations.
• And as I mentioned earlier, the commission voted to recommend a modification.
• </c> recommend a modification. recommend a modification.
• Potential modifications to increase efficiency or effectiveness: We did not identify any potential modifications
• modifications to increase Potential modifications to increase efficiency<01:04:48.559><c> or</c><01:

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• This bill is a modification of the Construction Trade Licensing Act to be able to...
• Okay, agenda item number 10: draft legislation, Consumer Protection Modifications.
• Okay, agenda item number 11, draft legislation: Insurance Code Modifications.
• Okay, agenda item number 11, draft legislation: Insurance Code Modifications.
• So I'll just give a brief overview of Insurance Code Modifications.

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• Uh, and every CIC document is a formal legal binding contract between the homeowner and the community
• Uh, and every CIC document is a formal legal binding contract between the homeowner and the community
• Uh, and every CIC document is a formal legal binding contract between the homeowner and the community
• Uh, and every CIC document is a formal legal binding contract between the homeowner and the community
• </c> that you any language or modifications that you any language or modifications or<00:45:45.280><c

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• regarding the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals and solid waste disposal site contracts
• corrections, amends Section 42-1805, Idaho Code, to remove references to cloud seeding and weather modification
• to make technical corrections, repeals Section 46-1015, Idaho Code, relating to weather modification
• transparency, and accountability to ILA and its students and administrators by ensuring that all contracts
• transparency, and accountability to ILA and its students and administrators by ensuring that all contracts

Summary: The House convened with 67 members present, approved the journal, and received committee reports referring a large slate of bills and resolutions to various committees or to second reading. Several new bills were introduced, including measures on cemetery maintenance districts, ICE agreements and immigration status reporting, milk testing, specialty license plates, driver licensing and vehicle registration deadlines for new residents, child custody interference, cloud seeding, urban renewal, and a sales tax rebate. House Concurrent Resolutions 21 and 22, concerning Transportation and Education rules, were sent for printing. On the floor, the House suspended the rules to take up House Bill 613 immediately. The bill, which addresses liability protections for private polling places, election workers, volunteers, and certain nonprofit locations used for Election Day, passed 68-0 and was transmitted to the Senate. The House also passed House Bill 587, providing continuous spending authority for the rangeland improvement account, after extended debate over legislative oversight versus the need to spend grant and account funds on time; it passed 44-25. House Bill 573, expanding flexibility for enhanced concealed carry instructor qualifications, passed 68-0, and House Bill 624, revising oversight and accountability requirements for the Idaho Home Learning Academy, also passed 68-0. The House returned House Bill 547 and House Bill 525 to committee at the request of sponsors, moved House Bill 530 to general orders, and held the remaining third-reading bills until Monday, February 16, 2026. Announcements noted upcoming committee meetings, a 4-H breakfast, a memorial committee event, and other caucus or lunch notices. The House then adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2026.

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• The act creates a uniform process for the termination or nonrenewal of self-storage contracts.
• In this situation, SB 5844 would have provided guidance on how to cancel the contract, to protect our
• We heard it yesterday by Senator Dozier, Uniform Mortgage Modification Act. Thank you.
• We heard it yesterday by Senator Dozier, Uniform Mortgage Modification Act.
• Senate Bill 5831, Uniform Mortgage Modification Act. Mr.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 6137 on sports wagering. Staff explained that the bill would allow wagering on collegiate events involving Washington colleges, but would continue to prohibit bets on the performance of individual college athletes. Tribal representatives from the Jamestown S’Klallam, Puyallup, and Kalispel tribes testified in support, saying the bill would keep wagering within the regulated tribal marketplace, protect integrity, and help smaller tribal casinos participate through a hub-and-spoke model. University of Washington and Washington State University representatives supported the ban on individual prop bets and emphasized student-athlete safety, while WSU also argued the bill would expand exposure to harassment and online abuse. No vote was taken. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6079, which would create the Strengthen Washington Homes wildfire mitigation grant program. Staff said the bill would fund grants for wildfire-hardening homes to IBHS standards, authorize pilot projects, and prohibit insurers from using wildfire risk to disqualify homes that meet the standards. Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuder and Senator Marcus Riccelli supported the bill, arguing that wildfire losses and non-renewals are increasing and that upfront mitigation is cheaper than recovery. Local officials and advocates from Medical Lake, Washington Realtors, and climate and wildfire groups also supported the measure. Insurance industry representatives supported the mitigation goals but objected to the bill’s requirement that insurers provide coverage based on IBHS designation and to using the commissioner’s regulatory account as a funding source, saying underwriting still needs to consider broader risk factors. No action was taken. The committee next held a work session and public hearing on Senate Bill 6061, which would create a tourism self-supported assessment program. State of Washington Tourism, the Washington Wine Commission, the Washington Hospitality Association, the Brewers Guild, the Port of Seattle, and rural economic development representatives said the state’s tourism program is underfunded and that an industry-led assessment could provide a stable, competitive funding source. They said the model would be governed by a ratepayer oversight board, subject to ratification, and could generate significant visitor spending and tax revenue over time. Some testimony raised concerns about the scope of eligible businesses and the bill’s references to other industries, but supporters said friendly amendments would refine those details. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5844 on self-storage rental agreements, which would allow electronic agreements, clarify acceptance by continued occupancy, and create a uniform process for termination or nonrenewal for nonpayment or nonmonetary defaults. Self-storage operators supported the bill as a modernization measure that would improve safety and consistency, and no vote was taken on any of the bills heard.

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• Just look at this as if it's our current bills, and then with some modification and some additions, to
• </c> and it may have require um modification and it may have require um modification but<01:21:09.920
• uh DHS to contract with that single<02:01:04.480><c> administrator</c><02:01:05.480><c> beginning</c
• The statutory modifications provided in the bill are largely conforming and technical changes.
• provided in the bill are modifications provided in the bill are largely<02:09:14.440><c> conforming<

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• We understand that the judicial branch maintains a list of facility modifications and deferred maintenance
• the judicial branch's budget recently on an ongoing basis to increase their budget for facility modifications
• And so I'm looking forward to hearing about the results of the consultant contracts on that issue last
• After Valero said they were leaving, willing to write a billion dollars' worth of contracts off to buy
• out contracts that they had, they stopped. ...contracts off to buy out contracts that they had.

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget, which the chair described as roughly balanced in the budget year but still facing large out-year structural deficits. The vice chair criticized the revenue assumptions as overly optimistic and stressed the need to review recent program expansions and address the state’s $20 billion federal unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance said the budget is a “workload” plan with about $350 billion in total spending, $23 billion in reserves, a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit, and out-year gaps above $20 billion, while the LAO warned of downside revenue risk tied to stock market volatility and urged earlier action on the structural deficit rather than waiting for May. Finance and the LAO discussed major budget components, including Proposition 98 funding, higher education base increases for UC and CSU, climate and wildfire spending, a new ZEV incentive, child care COLAs, and tax proposals involving marketplace facilitators, renewable aviation fuel, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. Members raised concerns about proposed Medi-Cal and CalFresh changes tied to federal HR1 impacts, the MCO tax extension, hospital finances, county costs, and the decision not to backfill all federal funding losses. Finance said the administration is not in a position to replace all lost federal funds, but wants to work with the Legislature on priorities and timing before the May Revision. Several senators used the hearing to preview subcommittee priorities and request more detail on spending growth, reserves, and program cuts. Topics included homelessness funding, Care Court throughput, wildfire and climate investments, AB 617, data centers, the judicial branch’s facilities backlog, displaced workers, transit funding, and preparations for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. No budget action or vote was taken at this hearing; the committee mainly received presentations and member questions, with public comment scheduled later.

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• We understand that the judicial branch maintains a list of facility modifications and deferred maintenance
• And so I'm looking forward to hearing about the results of the consultant contracts on that issue last
• And so I'm looking forward to hearing about the results of the consultant contracts on that issue last
• After Valero said they were leaving, willing to write a billion dollars' worth of contracts off to buy
• out contracts that they had, they stopped. ...contracts off to buy out contracts that they had.

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Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget, which the Department of Finance described as balanced in the budget year but still facing out-year structural deficits of more than $20 billion. Chair Laird emphasized the budget’s $23 billion in reserves and said the state must work with the Legislature and administration to address long-term fiscal stability. Vice Chair Niello argued the revenue forecast was overly optimistic, called the structural deficit alarming, and criticized the lack of a full January proposal on some major issues, including Proposition 36 and the state’s $20 billion unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance presented the budget’s main features: about $350 billion in total spending, roughly $250 billion General Fund, a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit, and $42 billion in higher revenues driven largely by stock market gains and capital gains-related tax receipts. Finance said the budget relies on constitutional obligations such as Proposition 98 and the rainy day fund, maintains strong reserves, and is a “workload” budget with few new programs or cuts. It also highlighted higher education funding, climate investments including wildfire resilience and a new zero-emission vehicle incentive, health and human services costs tied to federal HR1 changes, child care funding, and three tax proposals involving marketplace facilitators, renewable aviation fuel, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. The Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on risks to the budget, especially downside risk in the revenue forecast and the state’s chronic multi-year deficits. The LAO said its revenue estimate is about $30 billion below the administration’s because it is more cautious about the stock market and AI-driven gains, and it recommended using the LAO revenue forecast, rejecting the proposed suspension of the rainy day fund deposit, and setting aside the proposed Proposition 98 settle-up in reserve rather than spending it. The LAO also urged the Legislature to begin addressing the structural deficit now rather than waiting until the May Revision, warning that delaying could force rushed decisions later. Members raised concerns about health care cuts, HR1 impacts, CalFresh and Medi-Cal eligibility changes, county administrative burdens, the MCO tax extension, wildfire funding, the Olympics and Exposition Park, courthouse maintenance, and worker displacement from refinery closures and AI. Finance said it would begin discussions with legislative leadership before the May Revision and acknowledged that federal funding losses could not simply be backfilled, though it said it was working with counties and federal agencies on implementation details. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing consisted of presentations and member questioning.

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• This modification would change it to required beginning dates for conformance with the Internal Revenue
• > half</c><00:13:55.639><c> this</c> age um is 70 and a half this age um is 70 and a half this modification
• would change it to um modification would change it to um required<00:13:59.920><c> beginning</c><00:
• </c> private sector instances the contract private sector instances the contract that<00:19:11.080><c
• shall be done in accordance all contract shall be done in accordance with<00:55:14.200><c> state</c>

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• It's not a typical thing most state employees deal with generally when you start using MMB contracts
• start uh using m&amp;b contracts and the 16a<01:02:11.520><c> guidelines</c><01:02:12.119><c> so</c>
• There's all kinds of documentation that would be required to actually get into a contract with any of
• with these with any of the contract with these with any of the grantees grantees grantees and<01:05:
• </c> um uh law firms that they're Contracting um uh law firms that they're Contracting with<01:13:25.199

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• Another example is we're expecting a 58% increase in courier contracts for statewide delivery.
• </c><00:28:11.840><c> for</c> increase in courier contracts for increase in courier contracts for statewide
• Welcome. everyone's memory as to uh what were the everyone's memory as to uh what were the modifications
• made to the program last modifications made to the program last session.<00:44:51.599><c> So</c><00:
• Um, however, I do want to note that if there is any modification to the Pell Grant award, that typically

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