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• And when I visited the great state of Iowa just a few weeks ago, I even saw $1.85 a gallon for gasoline
• And when I visited the great state<00:48:13.119><c> of</c><00:48:13.440><c> Iowa</c><00:48:13.839><c>
• He said, 'Well, I just sat on my dorm in school and I made computers and I'd sell them to people and
• </c> "Well, I just sat on my dorm in school "Well, I just sat on my dorm in school and<01:09:54.000><
• In 2021, Sage was 14 when school officials in Virginia sought to socially...

Bills: HB4626 , HR1075 , SB2503 , HB6329

Keywords: energy conservation, home appliances, affordability, Secretary of Energy, technological feasibility, consumer protection, economic impact, aviation safety, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, air traffic management, pilot training, regulatory compliance

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• On the low end, like Iowa and Illinois, these permits were issued in around 110 days.
• And then land exchanges can be an issue too when the school trust lands are involved.
• Of the 10 states that the foundation report looked at, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota
• Dakota, Tennessee, and Of the 10 states that the foundation report looked at, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa
• Illinois Iowa Michigan North Dakota<00:54:32.599><c> South</c><00:54:32.839><c> Dakota</c><00:54:33.319

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Bills: HR113 , HCR121 , HR152 , HCR162 , SB2835 , HR61 , HCR67 , HR94 , HCR102 , HR20 , HCR19 , HR98 , HCR106 , HR57 , HCR63 , HR96 , HCR104 , HR132 , HCR140 , HR133 , HCR141 , HR77 , HCR85 , HR90 , HCR98 , HR155 , HCR165 , HR156 , HCR166 , HR74 , HCR82 , HR190 , HCR200 , HR15 , HCR13 , HR83 , HCR91 , HR117 , HCR125 , HR193 , HCR203 , HR119 , HCR127 , HR114 , HCR122 , HR116 , HCR124 , HR22 , HCR22 , HR120 , HCR128 , HR32 , HCR32 , HR115 , HCR123 , HR138 , HCR146 , HR182 , HCR192 , HR88 , HCR96 , HR50 , HCR54 , HR169 , HCR179 , HR170 , HCR180 , HR31 , HCR31 , HR86 , HCR94 , HR23 , HCR24 , HR7 , HCR8 , HR12 , HCR10 , HR136 , HCR144 , HR108 , HCR116 , HR33 , HCR33 , HR175 , HCR185 , HR129 , HCR137 , HR192 , HCR202 , HR194 , HCR204 , HR19 , HCR18 , HR131 , HCR139 , HR163 , HCR173 , HR109 , HCR117 , HR56

Keywords: Hawaii, House Resolution, HR113, Mermaid Caves, Nanakuli, coastal hazards, sea caves, shoreline safety, public safety, digital maps, navigation apps, Google Maps, Apple Maps, point of interest, recreational destination, emergency response, drownings, rescues, cave safety, DLNR

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• that it is also not intended to create any extra regulations or barriers surrounding enrollment in schools
• that it is also not intended to create any extra regulations or barriers surrounding enrollment in schools

Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1002 , HB1065 , HB1155 , HB1916 , HB2264 , HB1078 , HB1687 , HB1701 , HB1717 , HB1795 , HB1859 , HB2088 , HB2091 , HB2107 , HB2109 , HB2110 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2151 , HB2152 , HB2155 , HB2165 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2228 , HB2229 , HB2230 , HB2235 , HB2238 , HB2242 , HB2245 , HB2249 , HB2253 , HB2254 , HB2269 , HB2272 , HB2283 , HB2304 , HB2317 , HB2340 , HB2343 , HB2385 , HB2406 , HB2417 , HB2426 , HB2445 , HB2452 , HB2472 , HB2492 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB2606 , HB2664 , HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1717 , HB1795 , HB1859 , HB2107 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2151 , HB2155 , HB2165 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2242 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2317 , HB2343 , HB2385 , HB2406 , HB2417 , HB2426 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB2606 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2111 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2199 , HB2206 , HB2296 , HB2360 , HB2436 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2510 , HB2525 , HB2532 , HB2543 , HB2605 , HB2624 , HJM4012 , HB1759

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

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• dropped by half since the year 2000, these organizations remain land-rich, often near transit and schools
• programs operated at a community or technical college and refers to programs operating on public school
• rather than public school property.
• and being run by the schools.
• and being ran by the schools.

Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1002 , HB1065 , HB1155 , HB1916 , HB2264 , HB1078 , HB1687 , HB1701 , HB1717 , HB1795 , HB1859 , HB2088 , HB2091 , HB2107 , HB2109 , HB2110 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2151 , HB2152 , HB2155 , HB2165 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2228 , HB2229 , HB2230 , HB2235 , HB2238 , HB2242 , HB2245 , HB2249 , HB2253 , HB2254 , HB2269 , HB2272 , HB2283 , HB2304 , HB2317 , HB2340 , HB2343 , HB2385 , HB2406 , HB2417 , HB2426 , HB2445 , HB2452 , HB2472 , HB2492 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB2606 , HB2664 , HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1717 , HB1795 , HB1859 , HB2107 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2151 , HB2155 , HB2165 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2242 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2317 , HB2343 , HB2385 , HB2406 , HB2417 , HB2426 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB2606 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2111 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2199 , HB2206 , HB2296 , HB2360 , HB2436 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2510 , HB2525 , HB2532 , HB2543 , HB2605 , HB2624 , HJM4012 , HB1759

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

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• This RS is about helping foster children stay in their school of origin, which is whatever school that
• Foster children stay in their school of origin, which is whatever school that they are currently attending
• There is also a new chapter being added about school of origin hearings.
• About school of origin hearings.
• This bill just says that schools and daycares will talk about voluntary vaccination.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

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• Courts have repeatedly warned the schools.
• If this is truly a concern for schools, it should be discussed and voted on by local school boards, not
• Representative, is there anything preventing schools from implementing something like this at the school-wide
• Now speaking on a national level, and this is important to all schools in the state of Iowa, this type
• Are they scholarships that are funded by school funds?

Committee: Senate Education

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• And so, like you mentioned with Utah State University opening their vet school, we think there's an opportunity
• I do have a list of them here: Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan
• Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota
• I lived through the jackrabbit drives in eastern Idaho when I was in high school and went through that

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

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• , hair school, cosmetology school, things like that.
• So that's how I read it, but I will admit I could be wrong. school, cosmetology school, things like that
• Essentially, what happens if, for the majority of our schools, if your school is primarily state-based
• If you're a school that takes out-of-state students, that number is the high school earnings across the
• a junior and senior in high school.

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

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• And I don't want to stand on like the straight school. You're trying to go down. I don't know.
• Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, which has been enacted by five states: Washington, Montana, Wisconsin, Iowa
• Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, which has been enacted by five states, Washington, Montana, Wisconsin, Iowa

Summary: The committee met, approved the March 5, 2026 minutes, and then took up several health- and human-services-related bills. House Bill 5086, concerning peer support programs for covered caregivers, was explained as creating training and testimonial privilege protections; the committee adopted an amendment clarifying that boards may still require participation in a board-designated professional health program, and then reported the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. House Bill 5004, an educational bill on PANS and PANDAS, was supported by the sponsor, who described his family’s experience and the importance of earlier diagnosis; it was reported to the Senate without amendment. House Bill 5327, which would require the Department of Human Services to create an ALS services program, also received supportive testimony from the sponsor and members, but the transcript reflects the bill being reported as House Bill 537; it was moved forward without amendment. The committee then considered House Bill 5096, which would remove personal care and intellectual/developmental disability waiver services from certificate-of-need review. The sponsor argued the change would reduce regulatory burden and expand access, while a county aging-program director testified that certificate-of-need revenues help fund senior meals and services and that eliminating the requirement would reduce important support for aging providers. After a division vote, the motion to report the bill failed 3-9. House Bill 4695, allowing PEIA patients to switch to an alternative medically appropriate covered treatment without new prior authorization if it costs no more than the original treatment, was explained as carrying an estimated $13 million annual cost to PEIA and was reported to the Senate. The committee also advanced House Bill 5582, enacting the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, after discussion of a committee amendment removing a new-background-check-at-initial-licensure provision; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported. Another House Bill 5582, concerning the TANF drug screening program, was described as removing the sunset date and allowing oral fluid testing in addition to urine samples; it too was reported. Finally, House Bill 5466 renamed the batterer intervention program as an abuse intervention program and allowed live synchronous virtual delivery with an in-person option; the sponsor said the change would expand access statewide, and the bill was reported to the Senate. The committee then adjourned.

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• We know Washington, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Nevada. Federal law.
• We know Washington, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Maine, and Massachusetts
• me, it's not about my son Eddie or my youngest son Jack, who is completing his junior year of high school

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs met as a subcommittee because a quorum was initially lacking, and heard six bills. AB 81 by Assemblymember Ta would require CalVet to study the mental health needs of women veterans; supporters from county veterans service officers, veterans organizations, and behavioral health groups said women veterans face higher rates of military sexual trauma, PTSD, depression, and suicide, while no opposition appeared. The bill was later passed 7-0 and re-referred to Appropriations. AB 826 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would prohibit unaccredited individuals or businesses from charging veterans fees to file or assist with VA benefits claims, impose a civil penalty, and direct penalty revenue to veterans services and district attorneys. Supporters argued the bill would curb predatory “claim sharks” and protect veterans from exploitation, while opponents from private claims consulting firms and several veterans said the measure could restrict access to legitimate help and should be narrowed to target bad actors instead of banning paid assistance broadly. After extensive testimony and discussion about federal law, accreditation, and possible amendments, the committee passed the bill 8-0 and re-referred it to Judiciary. AB 556 by Assemblymember Patterson would clarify that campus-level mandatory fees are covered under the CalVet fee waiver for dependents of certain veterans and Medal of Honor recipients. Supporters said the bill would fulfill the state’s promise to veterans’ families, while concerns were raised about fiscal impacts on CSU campuses and the need for more precise cost estimates. The bill was passed 6-0 and sent to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its rules 7-0 and approved the consent calendar, which included AB 264, AB 1508, and AB 1509, all re-referred to Appropriations.

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• Iowa, Illinois, and Tennessee are currently with Missouri at 70 miles per hour.
• But in Iowa, last year, they actually experienced the lowest fatality rate in 100 years that way.
• Obviously, we do have different terrain in southern Missouri than we do in Iowa.
• Definitely Iowa did have a great year last year, no doubt about it.
• We weren't able to get any data from Iowa, but certainly we can try to do that.

Committees: House Transportation , House Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

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• ,</c><00:48:31.520><c> Kansas,</c> and south, the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, and south, the Dakotas, Iowa
• So, it's Minnesota-driven policy that's being implemented in North Dakota, Iowa, and elsewhere.
• </c><01:09:26.000><c> So,</c><01:09:26.799><c> renewable</c> like Texas and Iowa.
• So, renewable like Texas and Iowa.
• ,</c><01:10:20.080><c> and</c> implemented in North Dakota, Iowa, and implemented in North Dakota, Iowa

Bills: HF3298

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• Paul public schools.
• We have one of the top to school.
• </c><00:20:38.320><c> Modernizing</c> the School of Dentistry. Modernizing the School of Dentistry.
• Again, we are the only dental school in Minnesota and also the only dental school between here and the
• Again, we are the only dental school in Minnesota and also the only dental school between here and the

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• </c> think it's Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. think it's Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
• bus inspection program, school bus safety, and work closely with the school bus industry.
• </c> inspect all school buses. inspect all school buses.
• </c> school bus inspection program, school school bus inspection program, school bus<00:30:34.360><c>
• </c> school bus industry. school bus industry.

Bills: HF4062 , HF4063 , HF4065 , HF3926 , HF4216 , HF3176 , HF3728 , HF3988 , HF3865

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads

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• Yeah, so admittedly, I do know, I should have written this down, I believe Iowa and Kansas do have these
• I've got grandkids that go to that local school. Population is dwindling. Investments not coming.
• Think about if you were selling something in the state of Iowa and you weren't familiar with the quirkiness
• have been $600,000 to $1.6 million to the counties, which got, the majority of it got split to the schools
• . 1.6 million to the counties, and the majority of it got split to the schools.

Committee: House Rules - Legislative

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• They’re going to bring in people from Iowa, the Iowa corn growers, Kansas Light and Power.
• We'll flood communities, homes, schools, churches, cemeteries.
• Homes, schools, churches, cemeteries.
• So hopefully we can get Iowa and get this moving. That's where we are, folks.
• Schools and cities and counties take up the lion's share of it.

Committee: Joint Water Topics Overview Committee

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and heard updates from Department of Water Resources Director Reese Haas and Lieutenant Governor/State Water Commission Chair Michelle Strinden on statewide water funding, major projects, and two legislative studies requested in House Bill 1020. Haas reviewed the status of the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, noting NAWS construction is expected to move water by fall and Southwest’s Hebron-Rugby expansion phase one is in final design with bids expected next month. He also summarized the department’s budget outlook, including Resources Trust Fund and Water Project Stabilization Fund balances, the effect of oil price volatility and stripper well exemptions on revenues, and the status of project buckets, carryover, lines of credit, regionalization, bid trends, and administrative/process updates. Committee members asked about project prioritization, municipal funding demand, maintenance expectations, replacement versus deferred maintenance, and whether the 2025 session may have underfunded municipal water supply needs. Haas said the commission uses the same high/medium/low prioritization process across all buckets, reviews maintenance plans as part of policy, and is seeing strong demand in the municipal bucket. He also explained that the department’s 14-year projection is based on the next seven legislative sessions and that the state faces a projected $1.3 billion shortfall over that period if all planned projects are funded under current assumptions. Deloitte then presented draft findings from the cost-share policy study and the governance/finance study. For cost share, Deloitte said the model shows a roughly $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years and about $1.8 billion through 2031 under current policy, and offered seven options including tighter eligibility for replacement projects, state funding caps for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, a priority-based cost-share scale, timing shifts, use of existing lines of credit, and delayed reimbursement timing. For governance, Deloitte outlined draft options for Southwest, NAWS, and Red River ranging from maintaining current structures with stronger planning to transferring ownership or adding formal oversight, and recommended broader use of performance metrics, long-term financial planning, and clearer decision trees. No votes or formal actions were taken; the commission discussed the scenarios and the studies will return in revised form later in the spring.

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• I am testifying on behalf of my union, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa.
• </c><00:06:21.199><c> Our</c> Healthcare Minnesota, and Iowa. Our Healthcare Minnesota, and Iowa.
• We have been recruiting young girls from public schools, child care schools, to build their self-esteem
• I have a bill with Representative Nadau on cell phones in schools.
• have</c><01:15:37.120><c> already</c> Wisconsin and Iowa have already Wisconsin and Iowa have already

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from...
• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from Thank you.
• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from renewable energy sources, and Missouri is at 11.3.
• So the dean of the law school got involved of Mizzou's law school. His name is Dale Whitman.
• there, and we just built a 6,500-sow unit there in his district and it's getting to pay the Lincoln School

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

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• </c> are the schools that I attended. there. are the schools that I attended. there.
• Currently, schools are benefits.
• and middle school to our high school and middle school kids,<07:37:17.600><c> throw</c><07:37:17.840
• </c> students after high school in America. students after high school in America.
• in a Title I school district.

Bills: HCR22 , HR1039 , HR586 , HR970 , HR877 , HR1228 , HR983 , HR981 , HCR9

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Black health, public health, HIV testing, HIV prevention, PrEP, antiretroviral therapy, viral suppression, U=U, undetectable equals untransmittable, AIDS, Minority AIDS Initiative, community health centers, culturally competent care, health disparities, racial disparities, health equity, Black Americans, African Americans