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• :12.559><c> signed</c> Fortunately, that legislation was signed Fortunately, that legislation was signed
• </c><00:29:10.480><c> to</c><00:29:10.640><c> pro</c> legisl legislature should act to pro legisl legislature
• </c> uh need this legislation. uh need this legislation.
• </c><01:30:44.239><c> does,</c> that this piece of legislation does, that this piece of legislation does

Bills: HF3642 , HF2700 , HF3615

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• I live in Iowa and I come up thank you.
• </c><00:38:01.119><c> computer,</c> computer and my legislative computer, computer and my legislative
• The bill has been legislation.
• I guess the more states that pass legislation like this, the more effective the legislation would become
• </c><01:18:10.239><c> chair</c> Library and I am the legislative chair Library and I am the legislative

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• The Legislative Assistant will note the role.
• </c><00:20:58.159><c> in</c> Ranna Lee I'm the legislative in Ranna Lee I'm the legislative in coalition
• </c><00:51:01.400><c> and</c> recent years at least Florida Iowa and recent years at least Florida Iowa
• </c> fiscal bium corresponding to legislative fiscal bium corresponding to legislative bium<01:09:50.640
• </c> expenditure comparison uh the legislator expenditure comparison uh the legislator would<01:10:07.560

Committee: House Taxes

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• This legislation if we take care of it.
• <00:36:20.160><c> where</c><00:36:20.400><c> our</c> legislators reigns in on where our legislators reigns
• </c><00:44:16.240><c> member</c> Africa, there's no legislative member Africa, there's no legislative
• </c> legacy fund, uh, there are legislative legacy fund, uh, there are legislative members<00:44:20.880
• Uh to this important legislation.

Bills: HF3898 , HF3957 , HF4372 , HF4350 , HF3692 , HF4085

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension

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• Lindsay Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel with the FPPC.
• I'm trying to legislate to hope that we don't have to deal with this.
• I'm simply trying to legislate and put that seatbelt on. Yeah.
• or future legislation fair.
• Lindsay Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel with the FPPC.

Committee: House Elections

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• And basically what it would be, would be the legislation, legislators would have to approve it first,
• Governor, auditor, and the legislative approval. Okay.
• And again, that's the purpose of the legislation: legislators, the auditor, and the governor to approve
• I mean, we can't cover every single case in legislation.
• Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation is against this.

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• </c><00:31:18.840><c> which</c> amendment to existing legislation which amendment to existing legislation
• So it was recommended that we pursue this legislation.
• So it was recommended that we pursue this legislation.
• Motion to itl, uh, inexpedient to legislate.
• </c><05:59:40.200><c> it's</c> co-sponsors of this legislation it's co-sponsors of this legislation it's

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 758, which would establish a study committee on airport operation hours and possible noise abatement measures, including whether New Hampshire should prohibit departures between midnight and 6 a.m. The sponsor said the committee would examine the pros and cons and consult stakeholders. The Bureau of Aeronautics testified neutrally, noting that New Hampshire has 25 public airports, 12 with federal funding and grant assurances that may require them to remain open during those hours, and that cargo operations, including at Manchester, commonly occur overnight. Members also discussed existing noise abatement programs and how mitigation is determined by noise contours and FAA funding decisions. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing after testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 489, allowing voluntary emergency workers to use rear-facing blue lights on private vehicles when responding to emergencies. The sponsor said the bill corrects an oversight in existing law, would not cost the state or towns money, and would improve visibility and safety, especially in rural areas. Supportive testimony from a volunteer responder emphasized that blue lights help cut through fog, snow, and nighttime conditions, and that the bill would only add a single rear-facing blue light to existing red, amber, and white emergency lighting. The New Hampshire State Police opposed the bill, arguing that expanding blue lights to private vehicles would confuse the public and desensitize drivers to blue lights, which are associated with law enforcement. The hearing closed without action. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 533, which the sponsor and State Police clarified is actually two separate changes: one authorizing civilian automotive equipment inspectors to assist with vehicle inspection work, and another expanding language in motor carrier enforcement to include new entrant safety audits and compliance reviews. The State Police explained that civilian inspectors are hired and trained through the department and that any findings of state-law violations would be referred to troopers; they also said the new motor carrier language was requested to satisfy federal audit concerns about right of entry. The New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said it had no position if the civilian inspectors were not doing commercial truck inspections, but would oppose the bill if they were. Members asked about the difference between audits and compliance reviews, and the State Police said audits are for newer carriers and are non-enforcement, while compliance reviews look for violations. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 533. After a brief reset, the committee opened House Bill 594, which would repeal an alternate definition of “way” for the driving-after-suspension statute. The sponsor said the change was requested by the Department of Justice. Representative Erica Leon opposed the repeal, explaining that the prior language was intended to avoid criminalizing people who mow lawns or perform similar work near property edges while suspended, but she worried the repeal could create a loophole allowing driving on places like highway medians. Members questioned whether the issue was limited to mowing or broader vehicle use on property edges, and Leon said she would work with agencies to clarify the language so it protects lawful mowing without allowing misuse. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• I work as a home care worker and I am here to testify on behalf of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa
• c> I</c><00:04:49.120><c> also</c><00:04:49.360><c> work</c><00:04:49.600><c> as</c> Minnesota and Iowa
• I also ask the legislators moving forward that anything that you write for the state Medicaid agency,
• I also ask the legislators moving forward that anything that you write for the state Medicaid agency,
• I also ask the legislators moving forward that anything that you write for the state Medicaid agency,

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• The $5 million that the legislative process provided last year goes a long way to help us do this project
• So, we're working with our federal legislative staff to try to get the FAA to move that facility as soon
• And the possibility of introducing legislation to create such a program, which would be competitive,
• </c><00:33:37.760><c> DOT</c> service restoration program and Iowa DOT service restoration program and
• Iowa DOT also<00:33:38.720><c> has</c><00:33:38.880><c> an</c><00:33:39.120><c> air</c><00:33:39.360

Summary: The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.

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• ,</c><00:03:49.280><c> Nebraska,</c> doing around us, Iowa, Nebraska, doing around us, Iowa, Nebraska
• ,</c><00:34:33.520><c> which</c> this bipartisan legislation, which this bipartisan legislation, which
• </c> producer is watching this legislation producer is watching this legislation because<00:35:32.320
• </c> who support this legislation. who support this legislation.
• Um, but when I do we're legislating.

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• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from...
• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from Thank you.
• But, yeah, I think that it would be very hard to do that with legislation.
• We fully support this piece of legislation.
• We would also like to go on record in support of this legislation.

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

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• Thank you so much for Legislative Council for—oh, sorry.
• They're also our biggest donors collectively, as you as legislators work with them and public service
• I think it becomes a big challenge for us as legislators on how to divvy it up, so to speak.
• The approach to do this does not require new legislation.
• This document from, it was the North Dakota Legislative Management. This is way before my time.

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

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• Thank you so much for Legislative Council for—oh, sorry.
• If you see things that I need to understand and experience, I was talking with legislators last night
• So at the last legislative session, the commissioner would like to thank those that were sponsors of
• Also, we as a department work with Decision Innovation Solutions out of Iowa to complete the study.
• The approach to do this does not require new legislation.

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Summary: The committee met in Fargo and approved the minutes from the March 31 meeting before hearing a series of informational presentations focused on North Dakota agriculture, water, and research. NDSU President David Cook opened with remarks about NDSU’s land-grant mission, emphasizing statewide service through research, teaching, and extension, and highlighting examples such as the Lilac Agriculture startup and the university’s role in applying research to real-world problems. He said he intends to spend time listening across the state to better understand local needs. The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study projected significant potential for expanded irrigation acreage, especially in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau, and estimated major economic gains from irrigation, including higher farm returns and support for value-added agriculture. Members discussed water permits, surface water versus aquifers, infrastructure, drought resilience, and the role of legal drains in improving productivity and generating economic activity. The presenters also noted that the full report is available online. Dr. Greg Lardy followed with NDSU’s required interim report, outlining the university’s agricultural research and extension system, including the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, seven research-extension centers, and the economic importance of agriculture to the state. He highlighted recent research impacts such as new crop varieties, potato breeding successes, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, weather-network tools, and 4-H programming. He also described NDSU’s budget priorities: restoring the governor’s proposed 10% cuts, additional operating support, and deferred maintenance funding. Committee members asked about the new agricultural field lab, storage sheds, and NDSU’s partnership with Grand Farm. The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor presenting water-related research, including data center cooling, water reuse, smart irrigation, and a feasibility study on co-locating data centers with greenhouse and aquaculture production. Members asked about water use, ownership, and whether the concepts were operational or still speculative. Finally, North Dakota AgTech presented its NSF-funded innovation engine work, describing startup commercialization, on-farm trials, workforce development, and partnerships with NDSU, UND, tribal colleges, and other land-grant institutions. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior meeting minutes.

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• And I applaud you for bringing this piece of legislation.
• It was all oil actual industry people from industry and legislators.
• And we preemptively passed legislation. Gas in their communities. Correct.
• We're here today to support this legislation.
• ...and North Dakota and South Dakota and Iowa not to do that?

Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.

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• So they're writing the legislation? Well, no, they didn't.
• Not your legislation, the federal legislation. They do have to be accredited.
• One, we didn't bring this legislation to the representative.
• We just want to go on record in support of this legislation.
• When we were in Iowa, we found that was the case.

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

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• Iowa has one, Louisiana, Kentucky.
• Several states like Missouri, they, Iowa has one, Louisiana, Kentucky.

Committees: House Insurance , House Insurance and Banking

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• This is the committee's second meeting of the 2026 legislative session.
• This concludes the legislative business of our meeting.
• Senator Broote and Iowa. Bill is reported to finance. Finally.
• This concludes the legislative business of our meeting.

Committee: Senate Procurement And Contracts

Summary: The Senate Committee on Procurement and Contracts met for its second meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Jeremy Zellner noting a quorum and welcoming members. The committee took up a series of procurement- and contracting-related bills, including measures on reciprocal MWBE certification, liability and design professionals, minority and women participation in state contracts, waste diversion planning by state agencies, breaking public contracts into smaller sizes to increase small business participation, expanded construction mentorship opportunities, service-disabled veteran-owned business participation goals, and contract fee/requirements for agreements between state agencies and nonprofit organizations. The discussion in the transcript was brief, with no substantive debate recorded. Members generally moved each bill and seconded the motions, and the chair called for votes. Most bills were reported out of committee either to the calendar or to finance, with members voting in favor and a few recorded as “without rec” or individual ayes noted. No bills were defeated. At the end of the meeting, the chair reminded members to complete their voting sheets and then entertained a motion to adjourn. The committee approved adjournment and the meeting concluded.

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• Chairman and legislators, I appreciate you giving us time for us to talk about Target Zero. which is
• This slide here is a comparison of New Mexico to Iowa, which is actually number 50 in pedestrian fatalities
• If you see, there are a lot of social conditions in Iowa that, when compared to New Mexico, are contributing
• And I know a lot of my legislators—I don't know if anybody here—but I know there are some in the legislature
• Now, the district did receive $2 million for equipment in this last legislative session.

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• Senator Hickden, you always bring us great practical legislation, and this is no exception.
• legislation legislation uh<00:10:29.279><c> back</c><00:10:29.519><c> at</c><00:10:30.079><c> uh</c>
• </c> occasions, we have passed legislation occasions, we have passed legislation that<00:19:26.080><c
• I think it's a really important piece of legislation.
• It has been used by many states Iowa.

Committee: House Postsecondary Education

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• And it feels like, legislator to legislator, this is a common thing we've seen this session because we
• And it feels like, legislator to legislator, this is a common thing we've seen this session because we
• And it it feels like legislator<00:14:06.560><c> to</c><00:14:06.680><c> legislator,</c><00:14:07.480
• ><c> it</c><00:14:07.640><c> feels</c><00:14:08.040><c> like,</c> legislator to legislator, it feels
• like, legislator to legislator, it feels like, um,<00:14:09.320><c> this</c><00:14:09.480><c> is</c><