Transcript Highlights:

• When it comes to time-lapse cameras, kind of the same thing's true there.
• I've used time-lapse cameras, but I wasn't too concerned because the reception isn't too good in North
• When it comes to time lapse cameras, kind of the same thing's true there.
• I've used time lapse cameras, but I wasn't too concerned because the reception isn't too good in North
• listing any trophy animal being listed in Boone and Crockett if it was taken with infrared or time-lapse

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee began by approving a motion to introduce and send several RS drafts to print. It then took up the gubernatorial reappointment of Dave Bobbitt to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. Bobbitt described his background in banking, hunting, and fishing, and said his priorities would include wolf and grizzly bear management, with a goal of reducing wolves to about 500 statewide. He also strongly supported recent Fish and Game rules restricting the use of thermals, time-lapse cameras, and similar technologies in big game hunting, saying they were inconsistent with fair chase and could affect future game populations. The committee asked about wolf monitoring and federal involvement, and the chair said the confirmation would be held for a later meeting without a vote that day. The committee then heard House Bill 502, which would move Idaho Forest Products Commission provisions from administrative rule into statute and clean up outdated language without making material policy changes. After brief questions, the bill was sent to the floor with a do pass recommendation. House Joint Memorial 9 followed, urging Congress to reaffirm FLPMA as the primary authority for federal land management and land exchanges in response to a recent Idaho court decision. Testimony from Senator Harris and Elizabeth Kreiner of J.R. Simplot Company emphasized the importance of FLPMA for land exchanges and Western land management. The memorial was also sent to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Kendra Kaiser of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute presented an update on the institute’s research priorities and projects. She said IWRI had distributed more than $500,000 to the state’s universities, identified over 90 research needs through a 32-member advisory committee, and prioritized about 18 projects, with a focus on water scarcity, technology, water quality, monitoring, and the East Snake Plain. She highlighted work on snowpack forecasting, flood forecasting, harmful algal blooms, managed aquifer recharge, weather and climate monitoring, seepage in canal systems, and lake level management in North Idaho. Members asked about curtailment forecasting, the Snake River Basin Study, and how the research would help water users and tributary basins; Kaiser said the work was for early planning and stakeholder information, not for issuing curtailment orders. The committee adjourned after the presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the lapse may need that coverage.
• </c><01:16:11.840><c> to</c> public hearings with adequate notice to public hearings with adequate notice
• </c> got a notice of our insurance company. got a notice of our insurance company.
• </c><02:52:56.880><c> they're</c> not clear about is what notice they're not clear about is what notice
• </c> getting a little off the but notices getting a little off the but notices that<02:53:19.439><c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So if it had even been working, the notices were being ignored anyway.
• It just, yeah, from reports, but the contract lapsed during the time frame.
• We do have a statewide website, which is a repository for all public notice.
• our statewide public notice website, we get a ton of traffic.
• This one is much more focused, but it is still a public notice issue.

Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on Senate Bill 123, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a legislative process for removing judges for cause. Senator Morris said the bill was needed because of uncertainty in the current Constitution about whether impeachment applies to judges, given the Judiciary Commission’s role in judicial discipline. He argued the measure would provide a clearer, higher-threshold accountability mechanism, and the committee adopted a technical amendment renumbering provisions and later clarified that the bill uses a majority vote in the House and two-thirds in the Senate, consistent with impeachment-style thresholds. Much of the hearing centered on testimony from Anna Carter and her family, who supported the bill after the murder of Jacob Carter in New Orleans. They described his death and other cases they said showed judges releasing dangerous offenders despite repeated violations, missed electronic-monitoring check-ins, and other warning signs. They argued the bill would create a last-resort accountability tool when judicial decisions or supervision failures lead to preventable harm. Several committee members expressed sympathy and said the testimony highlighted serious problems in the justice system, though some also suggested the bill should address district attorneys, electronic-monitoring oversight, or broader systemic issues. Opposition came from members who warned the proposal was overly broad, could become a political tool, and might conflict with existing constitutional provisions governing impeachment and judicial discipline. They argued the Judiciary Commission and Supreme Court already provide a disciplinary framework and that the bill could chill judicial independence or create due-process concerns. The ACLU’s Sarah Whittington also opposed the bill, noting technical inconsistencies in the draft, questioning why impeachment had not been tried first, and arguing the measure singled out judicial discretion while leaving other elected officials’ discretion untouched. The committee took no final vote on the bill during the hearing, but did adopt the technical amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• In regard to this, this is coming from a GR lapse.
• feds have lapsed $64,000.
• Well, I appreciate that you noticed.
• Well, I appreciate that you noticed.
• I believe there's sufficient lapse.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Gray responded that the lapse is within the broader budget picture and that the lapse is actually
• going to be more, as he remembered the lapse issue.
• Uh lapse out of this year's uh budget.
• and the rest of departments take notice. and the rest of departments take notice. the<00:18:35.520><c
• A member asked whether that meant all the money due to lapse would lapse.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 21 minutes and then took up a consent calendar, withdrawing several items before adopting the remainder. It also moved item FIS 25103 to the table by a 6-4 vote after Senator Gray argued the Executive Council had not yet acted on a prior $5 million approval and that the committee should avoid adding to the rainy day fund draw. The committee then approved item 25106 for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources/State Library after hearing that the department expected about a $400,000 lapse to return to the state. A major discussion centered on New Hampshire Police Standards and Training (item 2577). Senator Gray questioned whether a proposed equipment purchase could be delayed to the next biennium in light of the state’s deficit and rainy day fund use. The agency said the equipment was needed now for scenario training, vendors had already been identified, and delaying would likely increase costs and force continued reliance on unpaid volunteer help. The committee ultimately approved the item. The committee also approved Department of Energy item 2587 after hearing that federal weatherization funds are drawn down on a reimbursement basis, and item 2588 after similar testimony that weatherization work must be completed and inspected before reimbursement, limiting how quickly funds can be expended. Item 250094 had been withdrawn. Later, the committee discussed Senator Carson’s request for an LBA review of the YDC claims settlement fund, with members expressing concern about administrative costs, attorney fees, settlement-loan payoffs, and the need for more detailed reporting. The committee voted to direct LBA to conduct the audit described in Senator Carson’s memo, with the additional request that the review include the term over which attorney fees are paid. The meeting then moved on to an HHS staff item, where members began questioning the timing of dashboard data and reporting delays.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> was a mistake and and can we notice was a mistake and and can we notice where<00:35:48.960><c> in
• Okay, and this non-lapsing part, it wouldn't normally lapse, right?
• So, to the extent that they can spend faster or more, there'll be less lapses, fewer lapses.
• lapses fewer lapses so there'll be less lapses fewer lapses so um<01:28:29.840><c> I</c><01:28:29.920
• lapse lapse amount<01:45:12.840><c> any</c><01:45:13.239><c> remaining</c><01:45:13.440><c> funds</c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 retirement provisions, focusing on Group Two/Tier B changes in pages 25-39. Jan Goodwin of the New Hampshire Retirement System and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions, but it restores certain pre-2011 benefit rules for Tier B members, including changes to average final compensation and earnable compensation, and it also addresses the annuity multiplier for years of service. Members discussed the tier structure, with Tier A referring to vested members, Tier B to those hired before 11/1/12 who were not vested, and Tier C to later hires. Several members expressed concern that the bill’s purpose was to restore Tier B benefits, not to change Tier A rules or create broader changes affecting newer hires. The retirement system flagged two likely drafting problems. First, it said a provision appears to omit a special-duty/earnable-compensation limitation in the Group Two section, which they believed was a scrivener’s error caused by moving language out of the Group One definition without adding it back for Group Two. Second, they noted the bill’s multiplier language overlaps with changes already enacted in HB 1647, which increased the multiplier for service beyond 15 years for Group Two and carried an estimated $26 million cost. The committee discussed that HB 1647 was originally broader in the House, but the Senate narrowed it to Tier B only. The actuary’s comparison of the 2023 and 2025 HB 2 versions showed the bills are close, but the 2025 version differs in funding and timing. Staff said the 2025 bill appropriates $2.5 million more per year for 10 years, and that, together with updated actuarial assumptions and a larger share of the affected tier having already retired or otherwise left service, results in a larger reduction in unfunded liability than the 2023 bill: about $98.2 million versus $68.5 million. Employer contribution impacts were described as small overall, though the 2025 bill was said to be somewhat more favorable than the 2023 version. Members also questioned why House Bill 1 only funds $5 million in the first year, and staff said that was tied to the governor’s revenue estimate and that the full funding does not begin immediately. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly received testimony, asked clarifying questions, and noted that some issues would be addressed in the fiscal note worksheet.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those funds are going to lapse because they lapsed, and we would have to encumber them by June 30th this
• </c> not lapse. not lapse.
• &gt;&gt; lapsed? &gt;&gt; lapsed?
• Those funds are going to lapse because<00:49:28.000><c> they</c><00:49:28.240><c> lapsed</c><00:49:28.720
• Uh, the $100 million that's about to lapse in six months—why is it lapsing? >> Cash. >> No, no, no.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• so now they have all of the engineering work done and no money to do the work because they let it lapse
• budget and the money was in the previous budget and it<00:22:36.000><c> had</c><00:22:36.159><c> lapsed
• </c> the work because they let it lapse the work because they let it lapse unintentionally.<00:22:45.120
• And you know what, I think next time if we have late bills again, we're going to put that notice out,
• to put that notice out, I think.<00:39:20.000><c> Uh</c><00:39:20.400><c> but</c><00:39:20.800><c> uh

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I noticed today as we were walking in in the annex that there were signs and partitions saying that you
• So yes, noticed today as we were walking in in noticed today as we were walking in in the<00:13:35.440
• If we don't have anything to say, then it lapses.
• </c><00:15:58.160><c> say,</c><00:15:58.560><c> then</c><00:15:58.800><c> it</c><00:15:59.040><c> lapses
• </c><00:16:00.079><c> But</c> anything to say, then it lapses. But anything to say, then it lapses.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 04:28 Election and Swearing In of Constitutional Officers 04:35 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 06:51 HR 1 08:08 HR 2 08:40 HR 3 17:11 Impeachment Petitions reported 18:33 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 20:27 Stand at Ease 20:54 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:30 Adjournment 33:05, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:08:22.080><c> even</c> don't I'll just use the word lapse even don't I'll just use the word lapse
• </c><01:08:29.600><c> should</c> the numbers right now, the lapse should the numbers right now, the lapse
• </c> 1st or a January 1 date, but I noticed 1st or a January 1 date, but I noticed that<03:23:50.720>
• </c> lapsing ability. Uh no change to that. lapsing ability. Uh no change to that.
• I I noticed that a number of these I I noticed that a number of these Senate<04:43:30.638><c> I</c><04

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through the HB 1 detail change sheet. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre reported stronger-than-expected lottery performance, raising the current-year return estimate to $27 million and the next biennium estimate to $200 million, with the increase attributed to improved scratch ticket sales and sports betting not hurting revenue as much as expected. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher estimates, including the impact of $50 scratch tickets and whether the figures accounted for future conversion from historical horse racing (HHR) machines to video lottery terminals (VLTs). McIntyre and committee members discussed machine counts, per-day revenue assumptions, and the likelihood that VLT conversion would increase revenues over time, though the timing and pace of conversion remained an open question. The committee also discussed several gaming-related policy items in HB 2, including changes to kino hours and local option games of chance, and noted that the Senate and House differed on how gaming revenues would be allocated between charities, education, and general funds. Members emphasized that revenue projections should remain conservative because operators, not the state, would control the pace of machine conversion. Representative Sweeney noted that operators could earn more per machine under the VLT model, and McIntyre said the new facilities and expansions were largely concentrated near the Massachusetts border. The committee then moved to the HB 1 detail change sheet. It agreed to Senate position on the Department of Safety’s road toll bureau and international registration program changes, which were described as a zero-cost realignment of positions, and held the Department of Corrections section for later discussion. On the judicial side, members approved a technical footnote fix, but held a new contract counsel item for involuntary mental health admissions and deferred discussion of the public defender program increase. The committee also noted no change for the PE development authority, moved safety rest area funding from HB 2 into HB 1 with no additional cost, and flagged the tourism development fund and other judicial items as issues that may depend on overall available revenue.

Transcript Highlights:

• We noticed in JFAC that we allocated a million dollars.
• We've done this several years, but we've noticed that the bonuses for these individuals were intended
• This is a fix to life insurance lapse notices. This should take care of it.
• This is a fix to life insurance lapse notices. This should take care of it.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee approved the minutes from March 2, March 4, and March 6, then considered a series of RS introductions. Representative Furness presented RS 33665 to clarify that firefighter differential pay bonuses go to the intended frontline workers, and the committee voted to introduce it. Representative Barbieri presented RS 33624C1, a revised version addressing committee work-product accessibility and allowing the committee to determine otherwise by unanimous vote; Representative Rubel opposed it, but the motion to introduce passed with Rubel recorded as nay. Representative Schurz introduced RS 33680, a pared-down industrial hemp regulation measure incorporating prior feedback, and it was introduced. Representative Green presented RS 33631 to update Idaho’s electric-assisted bicycle classifications for road safety, and it was introduced. Representative Furman presented RS 33692, a fix to life insurance lapse notices supported by the Department of Insurance and insurers, and it was introduced. Representative Pickett presented RS 33681, a county waste and trash framework intended to protect county investments, increase transparency, regulate waste streams, and reduce liability; it was introduced. Speaker Moyle presented RS 33678, a concurrent resolution concerning the Bear River Basin and Idaho water use. He said it was not tied to Utah fuel-tax issues, and explained that it would create two reports: an early June snapshot on available water and current use, and a September report to the Natural Resources Committee on future opportunities and projects. Representative Monks said she would prefer a hearing in the Resources Committee, but the committee voted to introduce the resolution. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are moving for public notices to a digital-only public notice for the state and for all local governing
• Local governments already create the notices.
• Those notices must still be published.
• The purpose of public notices is public participation and notices that are required by law, and also
• Public notices also? No.

Bills: HB248, HB249, HB997, HB1052, HB1193, SB1, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB289, SB435

Keywords: Compensation Commission, elected officials, salary evaluation, government accountability, Louisiana legislature, compensation, independent commission, salary adjustment, consumer price index, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district

Transcript Highlights:

• and members, Senate Bill No. 196 by Senator Foyle provides relative to the time period to appeal a notice
• If you want to dispute a tax notice, under our current law it's 60 days, so all this would do is change
• to all tax notice parties of statutory impositions due in accordance with the law in effect, the notice
• And I think the idea is we want to get people more notice as opposed to less.
• So we're putting it back up to the two notices.

Bills: HR118, HB1120, SCR11, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB180, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, tobacco tax, excise tax, smokeless tobacco, vapor products, public health, FDA, risk-proportionate, tax credits, higher education, workforce development, brain drain, economic incentives, SB 73, Act 10, Act No. 774 of 2024

Transcript Highlights:

• for in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not be charged until the commissioner provides public notice
• provisions of Revised Statute 47:119P shall become effective when the commissioner provides public notice
• Amendment 8 and 12 adds a beginning date of July 1, 27, when the official notice must be published in

Bills: HR1, HB96, HB345, HB360, HB401, HB592, HB703, HB723, HB729, HB776, HB838, HB844, HB882, HB885, HB888, HB966

Keywords: coastal protection, restoration, flood management, public hearings, environmental compliance, drag racing, public roads, vehicle impoundment, law enforcement, penalties, rail infrastructure, ports, Class II railroads, Class III railroads, transportation, memorial highway, Louisiana, commemoration, signage, memorial bridge

Summary: The committee first heard House Resolution 1, which approves the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s annual State Integrated Coastal Protection Plan for fiscal years 2026-2027. CPRA officials described the plan as about $1.54 billion, with roughly 93% directed to project implementation and construction, funded through state mineral revenue, GOMESA, BP spill dollars, surplus funds, and newly available coastal sediment funds. They outlined projects across the coast, including marsh creation, barrier island restoration, levees, pump stations, freshwater diversions, and nonstructural flood protection, and said the plan had been unanimously approved by the CPRA board after public hearings. Members asked about specific coastal and basin issues, including the Sabine River, the Chafalaya Basin, Bayou Sorrel, and tidal flooding in interior parishes. HR 1 was reported favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Bill 838, as substituted, dealing with vehicle inspection stickers and related OMV modernization. The substitute would repeal inspection requirements for assembled vehicles, keep periodic inspections for commercial and student transportation vehicles, address federal inspection requirements, allow out-of-state inspections in some cases, and create a Louisiana Vehicle Identification Program using QR codes. Members focused on privacy and enforcement questions, and OMV and state IT officials explained that the QR code would contain only the VIN and that the system would support police ticketing applications. The bill also ties implementation to the OMV modernization effort and takes effect January 1, 2027. HB 838 was reported by substitute. The committee next advanced House Bill 888 on temporary dealer plates, adopting a set of amendments that added security features, clarified timing for the new electronic issuance system, and adjusted rules for temporary tags and dealer plates. Testimony from the auto dealers’ association said the bill was intended to reduce fraud, resolve confusion over five-day versus 60-day tags, and extend certain temporary loaner tag periods from five to ten days. HB 888 was reported with amendments. The committee also heard House Bill 885 on electronic titles and lien recordation, which would allow electronic signatures, electronic lien notifications, and electronic titling/recordation for participating commercial entities, with civil immunity for good-faith actions and a severability clause. Members raised questions about fraud prevention and consumer participation, and supporters said the bill would modernize the process and align Louisiana with current industry practice. HB 885 was reported by substitute. Finally, the committee advanced House Bill 723, which allows certain two- and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds to proceed through a red light under specified circumstances when sensors fail to detect them. The sponsor said the measure is a safety fix for riders stuck at malfunctioning signals, and the bill was amended to clarify the vehicle types covered. The committee also considered House Bill 882 on outdoor advertising, which would increase billboard spacing on state highways from 150 feet to 1,000 feet and allow certain signs damaged by an act of God after January 1, 2010, to be rebuilt. Supporters said the bill would reduce billboard density and improve aesthetics, while opponents argued it would harm smaller operators and impose a one-size-fits-all rule. After testimony, HB 882 was amended and reported.

Bills: HB306, SB149, SB158, HB323, HB362, HB306, SB149, SB158, HB323, HB362

Keywords: education, patriotism, national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, K-12 schools, constitutional amendment, public works, sealed bids, bidding requirements, procurement, public notice, newspaper advertisement, advertising failure, publisher liability, civil damages, criminal liability, awarding authority, county government, municipal government, construction contracts

Bills: HB2157, HB2351, HB2365, HB2357, HB2446, HB2523, HB2606

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection, civil rights, discrimination, facial recognition, automated decision-making, deployers, developers, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, employment, housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, public notice of this hearing was given April 9, 2025, according to Rule 4, Section 11 of the
• Those who wish to electronically submit comments may refer to the public noting. public notice posting

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• that the landowners have written... notice.
• I think there will be claims that I didn't receive the notice.
• So, so long as you comply with notice.
• As you articulated, our only interest with this bill is receiving a notice.
• And then, by the way, oh here we just got this notice of suspension.

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

Transcript Highlights:

• During the 87th legislature, I authored House Bill 536, which provided notice to a tenant about whether
• Notification notices were to be provided to individuals renting homes or apartments.
• a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice
• The notices, how they're supposed to be provided, are all substantially similar.
• It has clear notices, it's clearly actionable, and we continue to see problems.

Bills: HB 112, HB199, HB621, HB1349, HB2214, HB3466, HB3698, HB3699, HCR9, HB112, HB199, HCR9

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

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