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• If you will please present, I think this bill is clean as it was filed.
• Chairman, just to clean up B on the bill.
• If you will please present, I think this bill is clean as it was filed.
• Chairman, just to clean up B on the bill. Mr.
• Chairman, just to clean up B on the bill, I have a motion and a second on the bill. Call the roll.

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 SB 244 Discussion 00:01:16 SB 244 Vote 00:02:00 SB 19 Discussion 00:03:30 SB 19 Vote 00:08:35 SB 63 Discussion 00:10:52 SB 63 Vote 00:14:47 SB 179 Discussion 00:16:28 SB 179 Vote 00:18:38 SB 25 Discussion 00:20:00 SB 25 Vote 00:25:35 SB 6 Discussion 00:27:10 SB 6 Vote 00:30:37, 958, all

Summary: The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee met on March 13, 2025, with a quorum present and took up several Senate bills. Senate Bill 244, relating to Department of Law operations, was presented as a cleanup bill and reported favorably with 18 yes votes and no opposition. Senate Bill 19, concerning moments of silence and reflection, was amended with PHS 1 to add a moral instruction component and related school-district provisions; members raised questions about the research cited, the logistics of student release time, and possible fiscal effects. The bill was reported favorably with 15 yes, 3 no, and 1 pass, and a title amendment was adopted. Senate Bill 63, dealing with street-legal special purpose vehicles, was amended to make local participation optional, clarify motorcycle-style insurance requirements, and address registration and inspection rules; after a committee amendment was rolled into the substitute, it was reported favorably with 18 yes and 1 pass. The committee also considered Senate Bill 179, which establishes a nuclear energy development grant program within the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority. Testimony explained that the bill sets aside $10 million from an existing appropriation, including $2 million for workforce training at the University of Kentucky’s engineering school in Paducah. The bill was reported favorably with 19 yes votes and no opposition. Senate Bill 25, a housing measure allowing industrial revenue bonds for large multifamily housing, was substantially expanded through PHS 2 and a committee amendment to incorporate provisions from House Bill 9, House Bill 643, Senate Bill 85, and budget-related language; the committee reported it favorably with 16 yes votes and 3 passes, and adopted a title amendment. Finally, Senate Bill 6, which revises education reporting and funding provisions, was amended by PHS 1 to require reporting of fringe costs in K-12 spending and to modify SEEK funding for virtual schools and English as a Second Language add-ons. Members asked whether the changes affected other funding streams and how the SEEK formula would be applied, and the sponsor clarified that the virtual-school provision applies only to SEEK. The bill was reported favorably with 16 yes votes and 3 passes.

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• have become a hub for advanced manufacturing, aerospace, agriculture, food processing, and emerging clean
• have become a hub for advanced manufacturing, aerospace, agriculture, food processing, and emerging clean
• At the same time, our state has some of the most aggressive clean energy requirements in the nation,
• There are over 250 clean energy projects planned in the state.
• efficiency to respond to escalating material costs, supply chain constraints, and the urgency for clean

Bills: SB6132

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They can do this because they have clear, consistent government transport clean policy support.
• Chair, members of the committee, Isaac Castamon, on behalf of Clean and Prosperous Washington, here today
• Chair, members of the committee, Isaac Castamon, behalf of Clean and Prosperous Washington, here today
• This series of investments underscores the state's commitment to clean transportation across all sectors
• willingness to come and support a compromise that demonstrates a shared commitment to the state's clean

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on three bills: SB 6225, a proposed substitute bond bill authorizing transportation funding bonds; SB 6005, the proposed substitute supplemental transportation budget; and SB 6354, a bill to expand access to electric vehicles through limited direct sales by qualifying EV-only manufacturers and changes to the documentary service fee. Staff explained that SB 6225 would authorize $1.1 billion in general obligation bonds, an additional $400 million for selected Move Ahead Washington highway projects, a $500 million increase in SR 520 bond authority, and the expiration of some older unused bond authorizations. For SB 6005, staff described a $17.5 billion supplemental budget with $1.5 billion in new funding, including reappropriations, preservation and maintenance spending, ferry investments, Climate Commitment Act-related adjustments, and a six-year balanced plan through 2031. For SB 6354, staff outlined the direct-sales framework for qualifying EV manufacturers, dealer licensing requirements, penalties for violations, and a fee increase that would direct revenue to EV rebates and multimodal transportation. Testimony on the budget and bond bills was broadly supportive from transit, local government, labor, construction, ports, and climate advocates, who praised preservation funding, ferry investments, safety programs, EV charging, rail electrification, and flood-response or local project funding. Several witnesses asked for specific project or account changes, including support for Skagit Transit, Day Road and Poplar Way bridge-related funding, Spokane TMC operating support, Kent corridor funding, and additional rail capital projects. Some speakers also urged more Climate Commitment Act funding for EV rebates, charging, and rail electrification, while others warned against deeper cuts to local programs and stressed the need for long-term preservation and bonding to stabilize the system. Testimony on SB 6354 was sharply divided. Rivian, Lucid, and several Washington auto dealers supported the bill as a compromise that would allow limited direct sales for EV-only manufacturers while preserving franchise protections and generating revenue for EV rebates. Climate advocates supported the bill as a way to accelerate EV adoption and asked that more of the fee revenue go to instant rebates for low-income buyers. In opposition, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and Honda argued the bill creates unequal rules, weakens the franchise system, and was not the product of a true compromise. The committee announced that SB 6225 and SB 6005 would be in executive session Thursday at 8 a.m., with amendments due by noon the prior day, while SB 6354 would be scheduled for executive action later.

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• And so we want to clean that up.
• Madam Chair, Senator, I just wanted to reiterate that we're really just cleaning up the statute to put
• Madam Chair, Senator, I just wanted to reiterate that we're really just cleaning up the statute to make
• But we want to sort of clean this up. And I believe we do have an assessor in the room.
• What this does is clarify and clean up to make sure that if you have multiple veterans with disabilities

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so we want to clean that up.
• Madam Chair, Senator, I just wanted to reiterate that we're really just cleaning up the statute to make
• Madam Chair, Senator, I just wanted to reiterate that we're really just cleaning up the statute to make
• But we want to sort of clean this up. And I believe we do have an assessor in the room.
• But we want to sort of clean this up. And I believe we do have an assessor in the room.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 283, a workforce housing bill that would let local governments designate housing shortage areas and use metropolitan redevelopment tools, including property tax stabilization, to encourage construction and preservation of “missing middle” housing. Supporters said it would preserve local control, increase supply, and help teachers, nurses, first responders, and young workers afford housing. Opponents raised concerns about gentrification, redevelopment in neighborhoods, and whether the affordability requirements were strong enough. After questions about local designation, affordability percentages, and the 14-year term, the committee passed the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee substitute for SB 283 on an 8-0 vote. The committee then considered HB 103, which would keep the residential property tax cap in place when zoning changes occur, so long as the property’s use remains residential. Supporters argued the bill would protect homeowners from tax spikes caused by rezoning and preserve stability for seniors and families. Committee discussion focused on how zoning changes affect valuation, what counts as an upzone, and how assessors currently apply the law. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote. HB 200, a starter-home incentive bill, was heard next. The bill would provide zero-interest loans through the Mortgage Finance Authority to reduce the cost of newly built starter homes, with higher subsidy amounts in Santa Fe, Taos, and Los Alamos. Supporters said it would help young families, retirees, and first-time buyers and encourage construction of smaller homes. Several senators questioned whether the subsidy would simply raise prices, whether the loan structure was the best tool, and whether the program would work equally well across the state. The committee vote ended in a tie, so the bill was held and placed at the top of the next agenda. The committee also passed HB 154 and HB 285 by unanimous votes. HB 154 was approved 6-1 after little discussion. HB 285, a veterans property tax cleanup bill, clarifies how exemptions apply when more than one veteran in a household has a disability rating; it passed 7-0. HB 165, which expands the C-PACE program to include certain economic development projects working through industrial revenue bond arrangements, also passed 8-0 after sponsors said the change was an oversight fix. After HB 165, the committee lost quorum and recessed, with remaining items bumped to the next meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, this is just clean-up language on the ballot title.
• So that’s the extent of the clean-up language.
• So whoever ends up cleaning that up, I just wanted to put it out there. I can't remember where.”
• So, but we're still going to clean it up and take it out of there.
• “But we're still going to clean it up and take it out of there.

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, um, just to be brief about the committee amendment, the only thing it did was clean up some language
• And so we are just cleaning that up by requiring that anyone who is seeking a Kentucky Board of Nursing
• And so we are just cleaning that up by requiring that anyone who is seeking a Kentucky Board of Nursing
• And so we are just cleaning that with.
• And so we are just cleaning that up<00:17:50.799><c> by</c><00:17:51.200><c> requiring</c><00:17:51.760

Committee: House Health Services

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178 14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178 15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280 20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280 22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24 24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24 26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• Reid Addis, on behalf of the Clean Water and Natural Resources and Parks Coalition, the Statewide Association
• Dafforn, the general manager of Valley Sanitation District, located in Indio, and Steve Jepson with Clean
• I'm the executive director for Clean Water SoCal.
• Clean Water SoCal is a nonprofit organization representing 80 public wastewater and water agencies in
• Clean Water SoCal supports this legislation. We appreciate the opportunity to comment today.

Summary: The committee heard several natural resources bills focused on wildfire resilience, recycling, forest management, and organic waste diversion. AB 442 would remove a requirement that a harvest area be limited to a single watershed for working forest management plans; the author and supporters from the California Forestry Association and Pacific Forest Trust said it would reduce barriers to forest resiliency work, and there was no opposition. AB 623 would require state agencies to report on the use of CEQA and Coastal Act suspensions for wildfire and fuel-management projects after the governor’s emergency proclamation; the author said the bill would provide data on how well the suspensions are working, and it drew support with no opposition. AB 35 would exempt Proposition 4-funded programs from the Administrative Procedures Act to speed implementation of climate, water, wildfire, and environmental projects; the author and a large coalition of local governments, water agencies, conservation groups, and fire organizations argued the exemption would help get funds out faster, while no opposition was present. The committee also discussed AB 3333, which would create a market-development payment to support end users of non-container glass, such as ground glass pozzolan used in cement, in order to divert glass from landfills and reduce carbon emissions. Supporters said the bill would create a productive use for hard-to-recover glass, while opponents from the Glass Packaging Institute, Californians Against Waste, and waste management interests argued it would divert beverage container recycling funds away from the bottle-to-bottle system and could undermine existing recycling investments and recycled-content goals. Members raised questions about the fund’s revenue sources, the purpose of the beverage container recycling program, and whether the bill would amount to “downcycling”; despite those concerns, the bill advanced on a due-pass-as-amended recommendation, with members noting fiscal and policy issues for further work. AB 643 would allow certain diverted organic material used as a beneficial agricultural amendment, including CDFA-licensed fertilizer products made from biosolids, to count toward SB 1383 recovered organic waste procurement targets. Supporters from wastewater agencies and Clean Water SoCal said the change would expand options for meeting procurement requirements and help move biosolids out of landfills, while Californians Against Waste and other opponents argued the bill could expand procurement credit beyond SB 1383’s original intent and weaken investments in composting infrastructure. Committee members questioned what kinds of biosolids would qualify, how the procurement credit would work, and whether the bill could be narrowed to historically landfilled materials; the author said she would continue working with opponents and wait for CalRecycle technical assistance. The committee adopted the bills’ amendments and passed AB 35 with urgency, AB 3333, AB 442, AB 623, and AB 643 to Appropriations, and also approved consent-calendar AB 946. After roll calls, all of the measures were reported out of committee, and the hearing adjourned.

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• million a year for the next 17 years for which the people of Minnesota are getting very precious little clean
• million a year for the next 17 years, for which the people of Minnesota are getting very precious little clean
• million a year for the next 17 years for which the people of Minnesota are getting very precious little clean
• million a year for the next 17 years for which the people of Minnesota are getting very precious little clean
• million a year for the next 17 years, for which the people of Minnesota are getting very precious little clean

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• just for fun in our budget or in our policy bill this year, we had provisions from Representative Cleans
• We got rid of that, and we've generally cleaned up some statute there.
• We got rid of that, and we've generally cleaned up some statute there.
• We got rid of that, and we've generally cleaned up some statute there.
• We got rid of that, and we've generally cleaned up some statute there.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'll note that while the Parks and Trails Legacy Fund and Clean Water Fund are included in DNR's
• As part of a statewide watershed-based approach to water management, the DNR's Clean Water Fund budget
• This year's Clean Water Fund budget recommendations include 10 DNR proposals listed here on the slide
• that advance the goals of the Clean Water Fund.
• Both the Parks and Trails Legacy and Clean Water Fund totals that I've just shown on these slides reflect

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Miami Beach, you know, I have a duty and responsibility to our residents and our taxpayers to have clean
• about ensuring that our waterways remain safe, It's about ensuring that our waterways remain safe, clean
• think it's very important that we provide the law enforcement officers the mechanisms by which to clean
• up officers the mechanisms by which to clean up this blight.
• up the I think this is something that's very necessary to help clean up the blight that exists, and

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met and heard several bills on boating, anchoring, plastics, coastal resilience, and permitting. HB 735, expanding the Boating Improvement Program to fund boat-trailer parking at public ramps and offering a submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best practices, drew no opposition and was reported favorably. HB 371, a nature-based coastal resilience bill, was amended with a strike-all and then reported favorably with committee substitute. HB 287, allowing building or plumbing permits to move forward while septic system permits are still under review, also passed favorably after testimony from the onsite wastewater industry and a brief debate about construction delays and final occupancy certification. The committee also took up HB 565 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of items like bags, cups, and bottles and maintain statewide uniformity. The sponsor argued it protects consumer choice and business consistency, while environmental groups, PTA representatives, and others warned it would worsen plastic pollution, microplastics, and local cleanup burdens. Despite opposition and a 13-5 vote with several members opposed, the bill was reported favorably. Members also discussed HB 565’s policy background, including prior DEP studies and the tension between state preemption and local environmental regulation. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 565 in the transcript’s boating context, actually HB 565 on anchoring limitations in Biscayne Bay and other heavily impacted areas. Supporters from Miami Beach and North Bay Village said derelict and anchored vessels are harming waterways, seagrass, public safety, and enforcement efforts, while cruisers and boating groups argued the bill would displace responsible boaters and fail to solve derelict-vessel problems. The committee adopted an amendment, then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by an 18-0 vote. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were completed and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• You will hear occasionally outliers of people claiming that kratom was the cause of death, and they will
• Kylie trusted the kratom industry and online voices claiming it was safe.
• Kylie trusted the kratom industry and online voices claiming it was safe.
• But even if we take away every claim at face value of kratom-induced death, those do not hold a candle
• law enough to know whether there's also the ability, aside from this act, for a product liability claim

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 2027, and annually thereafter, health care insurers to report prescribed aggregated data relating to claims
• Consumers can compare premiums and deductibles, but they cannot compare how often plans deny claims,
• This bill simply requires insurers to report standardized Arizona-specific data on how they process claims
• This bill is about transparency and accountability and how health insurers process claims and prior authorizations
• I want to address the claims that there are certain segments and certain groups that are covered.

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then took up a large agenda of health-related bills. SB 1214, the Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Act, drew extensive testimony from supporters who said it would create guardrails for regenerative medicine, protect patients, and encourage biotech investment, while opponents argued it was tied to abortion politics and imposed harsh penalties. The bill passed on a 4-3 vote. SB 1194, which would prohibit health professionals and institutions from denying care based on vaccination status, also passed 4-3 after testimony from supporters framing it as an access-to-care and religious-freedom measure and opponents warning it would interfere with private practice policies and parental choice. SB 1814, creating a study committee on substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight, passed unanimously 7-0. SB 1602, increasing stipends for kinship foster parents, passed as amended 7-0, and SB 1603, expanding child-only cash assistance eligibility, also passed as amended 7-0. The committee then considered several bills focused on gender-related care and public funding. SB 1177, which bars public monies from funding gender transition procedures and makes intentional violations a felony, passed 4-3 amid testimony that it protects taxpayers and counterarguments that it is discriminatory and unsupported by evidence. SB 1014, requiring insurance coverage for detransition procedures when transition care is covered and directing data reporting on transition and detransition, passed 4-3 after supporters said it would help detransitioners and collect needed data, while opponents argued it would chill providers and target transgender patients. SB 1094, creating civil liability for physicians who perform irreversible gender reassignment surgery on minors, was heard with testimony from supporters citing malpractice concerns and detransitioner harms and from opponents saying it would create a hostile environment for providers and treat trans patients differently; the transcript cuts off before the vote is shown. SB 1752, which classifies commercial harvesting or sale of mescaline as a felony while preserving bona fide religious use defenses, passed unanimously 7-0. Later, SB 1628, requiring insurers to report claims-denial and prior-authorization data and DIFI to publish standardized reports, passed unanimously 7-0 after supporters emphasized transparency and opponents called it redundant to federal reporting. SB 1629, requiring AHCCCS managed care organizations to give advance notice and network-adequacy documentation before terminating high-volume providers without cause, also passed 7-0; supporters said it would prevent patients from losing access to behavioral health care, while health plans and Access said existing oversight already covers much of this and warned the bill could slow necessary network changes. Throughout the meeting, the committee repeatedly adopted motions for due-pass recommendations and, where applicable, amendments, with several bills passing on party-line or near-party-line votes.

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• we're going to start with Tab 1, which is Senate Bill 1082 on the statewide provider and health plan claim
• Senate Bill 1082, the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program.
• the insurer, to opt into the federal independent resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims
• How would an insurance company process the claim? Is there a DX code for it?
• Then, excuse me, the Broward County School District superintendent later gave an update claiming that

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified access to the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, on background screenings, would centralize clearinghouse screening functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration; an amendment clarified that sealed and expunged records may be reviewed for eligibility determinations, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156, on ambulatory surgical centers, would move their regulation into a standalone section of law separate from the hospital-focused Chapter 395, and it was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1480 on temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need. A strike-all amendment created a grandfathering process for current certificate holders with active primary care relationships if federal designation changes remove an area’s critical-need status. Supporters said it would protect patients and preserve access to care in underserved areas, and the bill was reported favorably. The most extensive debate was on SB 1756, the medical freedom bill. The sponsor said it would require vaccine educational materials and alternative schedules for parents, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that emergency treatment authority does not include mandatory vaccination, and allow pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter with written warnings. The committee adopted one amendment to extend liability protections to physicians as well as pharmacists, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required counseling for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with physicians, pediatricians, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that the bill would lower vaccination rates and increase risk to vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with no final vote taken in the portion provided.

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• there is a little bit of a slowdown based on the way that claims are submitted.
• In August of 2024, we currently have over half a million dollars in unpaid claims.
• Some of that is expected because there is a timeline from when you submit a claim to when you get paid
• And here we are a year later with claims amounting to $150,000, and the MCO still hasn't paid.
• Providers give up, and people give up on fighting claims.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• important to folks, but we also want to make sure that nobody's taking advantage of the system and claiming
• creating an unfair incentive that might violate federal interstate commerce laws, wholesalers can claim
• However, wholesalers cannot claim, uh, credits for excise taxes paid by Texas-based brewers or distillers
• It says that nationwide, there were just shy of 28,000 completed PACT Act claims by surviving family
• Um, and based on the PACT Act review through August of last year, 11.1% of those claims were granted,

Bills: HB249

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: real property, ad valorem tax, tax appraisal, property value limitation, real estate taxation, property ownership

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair, members of for the singing special Masters on claims Bill.
• The sitting in state settled the claim for 2 million dollars.
• This is a claims bill in the amount of 400,000 for Jay and a minor by Hillsborough County on June 7th
• This claims Bill is for the remaining $400,000 of the case that has yet to be paid out to the sovereign
• The Senate special master has recommended this case favorably to straightforward claim.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They do not serve women in the way they claim.
• In 2022, August 10th, an article came out that Governor Walz claimed and said that Minnesota was the
• Members, I hear this claim that this is supposedly about respecting the full spectrum of choices that
• aside from the contradiction that I personally see in the framing of the pro-choice aspect of this claim
• I haven't heard one claim of that in the state of Minnesota.

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• I don't think—yeah, just to make it clean, I guess, if that makes sense.
• And I was just trying to make it clean and simple. Because when I heard it, it was just...
• And I was just trying to make it clean and simple.
• I think whatever is clean, but sure. Okay. Any further questions or comments on the motion?
• I still get to dry clean my jacket. Yes.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes, and received a financial update showing about $75,171.57 currently unobligated in the commemoration fund, with additional money expected back after celebration invoices are finalized. Members also heard a detailed update on the America 250 ambassador program and related statewide events, including the Liberty Bell tour, the service challenge, to-go activity packs, community celebrations, and the planned Liberty Heritage Fountain. Testimony emphasized broad volunteer participation, donated in-kind support, and strong public turnout across Idaho communities. The committee then considered and adopted a motion directing all currently unallocated funds to be used for implementation of council-approved ambassador projects, coordinated through the ambassador co-chairs, the pro tem, and the speaker, with approval by the council co-chairs. The motion also requested that any leftover funds be considered for transfer to a savings account for America 300, subject to legislative action. Members discussed clarifying the motion’s language and the role of the co-chairs, but ultimately supported the spending framework. A subcommittee update highlighted the Boise Fourth of July/America 250 celebration, the Liberty Bell display and parade, the many volunteers and agencies involved, and the use of leftover water for wildland firefighters. The governor’s task force update reviewed other America 250-related events, including Spirit of America, the Twin Peaks Ranch State Park opening, the Blackfoot Ranch Rodeo, and the Great American State Fair Showcase in Washington, D.C. The committee ended by scheduling its next meeting for August 18 and then adjourned.