Transcript Highlights:

• Aren't members going to wonder what procedure... public.
• We are the last arbiters of what we can do with our procedure.
• Significant update to the Administrative Procedure Act itself statutorily.
• These are procedural rules. I write it fairly broadly.
• Recognizing our constraints, these are procedural rules.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from March 13, 2026, then took up House Resolution 27, a proposed change to House ethics rules. Representative Barbieri argued the changes would keep ethics complaints confidential until the committee determines there is a breach, remove attorneys from the process, allow the committee to choose its own chair, and reduce public spectacle and outside influence. Several members raised concerns about secrecy, transparency, due process, possible criminal implications, and the lack of counsel, while the Idaho Press Club testified in opposition, saying the public has a right to know about accusations against elected officials. After debate, a motion to send the resolution to the floor with no recommendation failed, a motion to hold it in committee also failed, and the original motion to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed 8-7. The committee then turned to Idaho State Police administrative rules tied to the governor’s zero-based regulation effort. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley presented several dockets, explaining that changes to civil asset forfeiture reporting, public safety and security information systems, state criminal history records, and the sex offender registry were largely non-substantive cleanups that removed duplicate language or updated procedures, with one sex offender registry change reflecting a new photo-transfer process after a DMV system change. The committee approved those rule dockets after brief questions about fiscal impact and whether forms or required information were being removed. Next, Nancy Woolley of the Sexual Offender Management Board presented a temporary rule and a pending rule reducing continuing education requirements for certified evaluators and treatment providers and removing duplicative language. The committee approved the temporary rule and then approved the pending rule with an early effective date of sine die. Finally, Brian Nichols of the Office of Administrative Hearings presented pending rules updating the Idaho Rules of Administrative Procedure, including new provisions addressing artificial intelligence use in contested cases, sanctions for misuse, and site visits by presiding officers. Members raised concerns about broad discretion, legislative intent, self-represented parties, and whether site visits should be allowed. The committee ultimately approved the pending rule but exempted sections 11, 12, and 515 from approval.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Gannon, Masons covers most of the procedural requirements of committees.
• We are the last arbiters of what we can do with our procedure.
• So in 2023, we created the entirely new set of rules of administrative procedure.
• These are procedural rules. I write it fairly broadly.
• Recognizing our constraints, these are procedural rules.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have a legal health procedure, no different from all kinds of other legal procedures.
• This is a health care procedure as a statutory right.
• We're not tracking the whole string of other similar procedures, medical procedures.
• And you might say, well, all procedures should be. Well, Mr.
• are elective procedures and some are not.

Bills: SB30 , SB43 , SB50 , SB136

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records, health care providers, repeal, New Mexico, pregnancy termination, abortion data, state reporting requirements, confidentiality, reproductive health, parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement

Transcript Highlights:

• to work with itself and with the counties to make sure that the state has in place policies and procedures
• 19:05.120><c> place</c><00:19:05.440><c> policies</c><00:19:06.000><c> and</c><00:19:06.120><c> procedures
• </c><00:19:06.760><c> so</c> has in place policies and procedures so has in place policies and procedures
• next proposal is also from that bill, Senate File 4719, and this one establishes a legislative commission

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, House Joint Resolution 50 requires the auditor to commission a qualified and independent third-party
• And key elements of the study include state health and safety regulations, agency procedures and policies
• state health and safety regulations, state health and safety regulations, agency<00:50:48.240><c> procedures
• </c><00:50:48.760><c> and</c><00:50:48.880><c> policies,</c><00:50:49.920><c> local</c> agency procedures
• and policies, local agency procedures and policies, local land<00:50:50.560><c> use</c><00:50:50.760

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:28.000><c> was</c><00:03:28.239><c> never</c> as a disciplinary procedure. was never as a
• disciplinary procedure. was never allowed<00:03:29.760><c> under</c><00:03:30.080><c> circumstances</
• </c> translation of the notice for procedural translation of the notice for procedural safeguards<00:
• </c><00:11:02.000><c> to</c> seclusion as a restrictive procedure to seclusion as a restrictive procedure
• </c><00:22:14.400><c> safeguards</c> to enhance procedural safeguards to enhance procedural safeguards

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with these codes and other proper accounting procedures as noted on the screen.
• with these codes and other proper accounting procedures as noted on the screen.
• with these codes and other proper accounting procedures as noted on the screen.
• with these codes and other proper accounting procedures as noted on the screen.
• with these codes and other proper accounting procedures as noted on the screen.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee approved the February 13 minutes and then heard several committee reports. The executive committee report noted that audit and special reports were scheduled for presentation, one requested report remained outstanding, and staff was asked to review selected Benton County circuit court case transfers. The committee also received and adopted reports from the counties and municipalities committee, the education committee, and the state agencies committee. Those reports covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, education audit reports, and state agency findings such as duplicate vendor payments, collateral issues, record-keeping problems, and vehicle log deficiencies. In each case, the committee voted to file or adopt the reports, with some reports deferred for follow-up or for officials to appear at a later meeting. A major portion of the meeting focused on the City of Pine Bluff’s 2024 financial audit. Auditors said the city received a clean opinion overall, but management letter findings identified serious issues in the mayor’s office, Parks and Recreation, and the finance department. The Parks and Recreation finding involved $179,629 in manual receipts that could not be traced to city deposits, missing receipts from several facilities, $48,415 in unallowable purchases, $13,000 in questionable purchases, altered invoices, unapproved vendors, and missing equipment; those matters were referred to the prosecuting attorney, attorney general, Governmental Bonding Board, and Arkansas State Police. The finance finding cited weak cash-receipting and bank-reconciliation procedures and late or missing deposits. City officials, including the mayor, finance director, and parks director, testified that the problems predated the current administration and said they had taken corrective steps. They described hiring a forensic audit firm, creating or updating standard operating procedures, improving receipting and deposit processes, adding procurement oversight, and moving Parks and Recreation to electronic or system-based receipting. Committee members questioned the officials about oversight, nonprofit relationships, and whether theft or system failures were to blame. After discussion, the committee voted to file the Pine Bluff report. The next meeting was announced for June 4-5, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, we have to go through these procedures and we have to do these questions and we have to do this
• Well, we have to go through these procedures and we have to do these questions and we have to do this
• to go about my business well we have to go through<01:19:41.719><c> these</c><01:19:41.920><c> procedures
• and</c><01:19:42.520><c> we</c><01:19:42.679><c> have</c><01:19:42.800><c> to</c> through these procedures
• and we have to through these procedures and we have to do<01:19:43.199><c> these</c><01:19:43.400><c

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have a legal health procedure, no different from all kinds of other legal procedures.
• Health care procedure, no different from all kinds of other legal procedures where there are no reporting
• This is a health care procedure.
• This is a health care procedure.
• are elective procedures, and some are not.

Bills: HB99 , HB49 , HB164 , SB30 , SB43 , SB50 , SB136

Committee: Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

Summary: Senate Judiciary began by announcing that Senate Bill 136 would be rolled over because the sponsor was unavailable. The chair then addressed criticism from the floor over how a prior bill had been handled, defending the committee’s practice of using committee substitutes and amendments without waiting for a new version from council, and emphasizing his authority to set hard stops and limit debate when he believes discussion is repetitive or dilatory. Several members responded, with some supporting the chair’s approach and others arguing that contentious bills deserve more time and fuller committee vetting. The committee then heard Senate Bill 30, which would repeal New Mexico’s requirement that induced abortions be reported to the state registrar. The sponsors argued the reporting law is outdated, unnecessary for public health, and potentially dangerous because provider information can be disclosed under broader vital statistics statutes; supporters from the ACLU, League of Women Voters, Bold Futures, and NOW echoed privacy and safety concerns. Opponents argued the reporting requirement provides transparency and public health data. After debate, the committee approved SB 30 on a roll call vote. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 43, a bipartisan measure to modernize the Adult Parole Board statute after a prior veto. The bill would update parole factors for life-sentenced inmates, authorize per diem and closed hearings, and prevent parole hearings from being scheduled on victims’ birth or death dates. It received support from corrections officials and victims’ advocates, and the committee passed it without objection. The final major item was Senate Bill 50, which would remove several statutory in-service training mandates for law enforcement and give the Standards and Training Council more flexibility to set curriculum. Supporters said the current requirements are outdated and too rigid; opponents warned the bill could weaken recurring training in domestic violence, sexual assault, crisis intervention, and other high-risk areas. A motion to table failed, and the committee ultimately passed SB 50 on a roll call vote, despite divided member views.

Transcript Highlights:

• Regulators like the Federal Trade Commission can only enforce what they can prove.
• Regulators like the Federal<02:11:33.040><c> Trade</c><02:11:33.280><c> Commission</c><02:11:33.679><
• c> can</c><02:11:33.840><c> only</c> Federal Trade Commission can only Federal Trade Commission can only
• And then the amendment also expands the suicide and self-harm protocol to require escalation procedures
• Control Commission.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members have an undeniable right to vote on procedural issues.
• procedural procedural question<00:14:03.920><c> really</c><00:14:04.240><c> important</c><00:14:04.639
• </c> right to vote on procedural right to vote on procedural issues<00:15:49.279><c> as</c><00:15:49.480
• The issue is it was a procedural vote. It was to uphold the decision of the president.
• The issue is it was a procedural vote. It was to uphold the decision of the president.

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The public deserves proper procedures. We deserve it.
• The public deserves proper procedures.
• </c> And so, because of all those procedural And so, because of all those procedural reasons,<00:30:57.360
• </c> And number two, what are the procedures And number two, what are the procedures and<00:32:17.040
• So, that's why I agree it is appropriate procedurally for us to file it at this time. Thank you.

Bills: HB389 , HB469 , HB1510 , HB1573 , HB1705 , HB1858 , HB1875 , HB1946 , HB1961 , HB1962 , HB2001 , HB2093 , HB2096 , HB2097

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Transcript Highlights:

• So I rise in this rather unusual procedure. Maybe some of you haven't even seen this before.
• I really wanted to bring this to your attention because what is the meaning of this procedure?
• So this is such an unacceptable procedure that that is why I am rising today to comment upon it.
• </c><00:17:45.360><c> and</c> went through the ordinary procedure and went through the ordinary procedure
• ,</c> we're going to do this procedure, we're going to do this procedure, there's<00:18:18.080><c> very

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> costing a special education commission. costing a special education commission.
• ><c> and</c> Uh, the commission discussed and Uh, the commission discussed and gathered<01:20:46.480>
• of this commission is that exorbitant of this commission is that exorbitant cost<01:44:01.440><c> of<
• . the commission her 1099 study committee. the commission her test<03:56:45.920><c> commission</c><03
• </c> most of that for the 1099 commission. most of that for the 1099 commission.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, it moves all of our internal procedures from administrative rule and relocates those procedures
• We have procedures that are internal, yes. Right now, the internal procedures, but...
• We have procedures that are internal, yes.
• Right now, the internal procedures, but it's moving the procedures out of the manual and putting it all
• over into our internal DCFS policy and procedure manual.

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and has procedures and has procedures in<00:02:20.880><c> place.
• </c><00:25:17.680><c> and</c> uh, voting procedures and uh, voting procedures and it's<00:25:19.000><
• So, I think in rules of civil procedure.
• We have a planning commission.
• An act relating to criminal procedure. Mr.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of and access to records of the General Court, propose a rule relating to internal legislative procedures
• of and access to records of the General Court, propose a rule relating to internal legislative procedures
• ...rule relating to internal legislative procedures, not a law, and is therefore not improperly introduced
• And whereas the Senate, House, and joint rules govern the same procedures set forth in the petition,
• that have... ...of the Commonwealth by mandating changes to internal legislative procedures that are

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate began with ceremonial items, including the Pledge of Allegiance and a welcome to Tri-County High School’s championship football and boys’ cross-country teams. The chamber then adopted a resolution commending the town of Auburn and the Robert and Esther Goddard Centennial Committee for recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch. Several local bills were taken up and passed to be enacted, including measures authorizing payment by the City of Revere, adjusting the senior property tax deferral income threshold in Wellesley, amending the Hopedinton charter regarding library trustee appointment powers, and later engrossing bills affecting the Cotuit Fire District, the Salem licensing board, and validating Bourne’s May 20, 2025 annual election. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer House petitions to committees and, on committee recommendation, advanced two Cotuit Fire District bills to third reading and engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on two Senate orders seeking advisory opinions from the Supreme Judicial Court on pending initiative petitions. One order concerned a public records initiative that would extend public records law to the General Court and the Governor’s office; the other concerned a legislative stipends initiative that would alter internal legislative procedures and compensation rules. Senator Feeney spoke in support of both orders, saying they were meant to inform the committee’s work and were not votes on the merits of the ballot questions. Both orders were adopted without objection. The Senate also received a Ways and Means report on a bill banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and pet sharks, with a new draft and amendment pending, and adopted an order placing the bill on the Orders of the Day for second reading on March 19, 2026. The session concluded with an order to adjourn to Monday at 11 a.m., which was adopted, and the Senate adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee fit in with developing procedural rules?
• Joint Procedure is the main place that happens for the procedural rules coming out of the Supreme Court
• Procedures are part of it.
• And so I struggle with this one because we do have rules and procedures.
• Procedure govern if there's not a specific rule in place.

Committee: Joint Child Custody Review Task Force

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up draft legislation to create a future interim committee to study the feasibility of a family court in North Dakota. Beth outlined the draft’s purpose, proposed 15-member membership, and the study topics, including constitutional authority, court structure, jurisdiction, fiscal impact, implementation, and possible phased-in approaches. Members discussed committee composition at length, ultimately agreeing to keep the committee at 15 by reducing legislative members from eight to six, adding two judges from different judicial districts, two family law section members with rural/urban representation, one parent subject to a custody order, and a clerk of court representative; the self-help, mental health, and domestic violence positions were debated, with domestic violence advocacy retained and some other positions removed or replaced. The committee also agreed to include analysis of state and local fiscal impacts and efficiencies, and to keep the provision on procedural rules in the draft. The revised draft was approved and recommended to Legislative Management, with one recorded no vote from Judge Hovey after the fact. The committee then turned to a second draft dealing with mandatory participation in a family transition program in contested parental-rights cases. Members first clarified that the term should be changed to a more general “parenting education course,” rather than a named private program, and discussed whether the bill should also require education about court process and family-law procedures. Some members argued the bill should specify content such as co-parenting, parental alienation, harassment, disorderly conduct, removal of a child from the jurisdiction, and contempt consequences, while others objected that the proposal was too vague, could impose costs without clear limits or waivers, and might amount to compelled legal advice or an undefined private program. Several members said the bill needed more specificity before it could be presented, and the discussion became increasingly divided over whether to keep the draft at all. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final action yet taken on the second draft.

Transcript Highlights:

• They can still have these procedures done if they so desire.
• The statute that is referenced there outlines what qualifies as a procedure.
• . ...going to utilize taxpayer dollars to fund these procedures.
• Yes, I would have. ...procedures and later decide to change their mind.
• To be clear, gender transition procedures are an atrocity.

Bills: HB3057 , HB3130 , HB3310 , HB3314 , HB3985 , HB4113 , HB4486

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval

Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then took up several bills, beginning with HB 3057, a government efficiency cleanup measure that removes more than 50 obsolete statutory report requirements. A member raised a concern that the bill might inadvertently remove language related to a child abuse response team, and the sponsor said that would be corrected before floor consideration. HB 3057 was then approved 14-0 and sent to the floor. Members then debated HB 313, which prohibits state funds from being used for gender reassignment surgeries. The sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure taxpayer dollars are not used for such procedures, while opponents argued it goes beyond funding restrictions and could affect adults, referrals, private conversations, and medical judgment. Supporters framed it as protecting children and public funds. After debate, the bill passed 16-3. The committee also approved HB 4113, clarifying that people with felony convictions regain voting rights after completing incarceration, parole, supervision, and probation, and HB 3310, the Agency Accountability and Budget Transparency Act, both by 15-0 votes. The committee next considered HB 3314, a county-option marijuana public safety impact fee allowing a 15% tax on retail marijuana sales. Questions focused on the 5% petition threshold and who should initiate the tax request, and the sponsor said he was open to changes. The bill passed 12-3. Members then debated HB 3985, which would create a private cause of action against certain large municipalities, mainly in the two largest metro areas, for failing to enforce laws related to issues such as camping, loitering, and panhandling. Opponents said it intrudes on municipal home rule and could raise constitutional issues; supporters said it would encourage cities to enforce their own laws. It also passed 12-3. Finally, the committee approved HB 4486, authorizing a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument funded by the Woody Williams Foundation, after discussion about how it fits with existing veterans memorials at the Capitol. The bill passed 14-0. The chair announced the committee would meet again on Tuesday and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• But when we were in procedures and arrangements last week, I counted that there were nine members of
• But when we were in procedures and arrangements last week, I counted that there were nine members of
• For the procedural committees, the only procedural committees that would remain if these rules were adopted
• And procedurally, they come through Chairman Klein's work on the Legislative Procedures and Arrangements
• Is there a motion to adopt the report of the Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: Legislative Management met with a quorum, approved the July 11, 2025 minutes, and then considered recommendations from the Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee. Beth Dittes explained proposed special session rule changes, which largely mirror prior special session rules and are intended to speed floor action. The changes would allow faster second readings and transmission between chambers, replace regular standing committees with two joint committees for the special session—Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy—and limit bill introduction methods. The package also included delayed-effective-date changes for the next regular session, such as moving the agency and Supreme Court prefile deadline earlier and advancing several resolution deadlines. Liz Fordall then reviewed revisions to the legislative workplace harassment policy, including clarified definitions, longer intake and review deadlines, an option for informal resolution before a review panel, and clearer disclosure rules. The committee adopted the report and forwarded the rules and policy changes. The committee also approved tentative first-day special session agendas for both chambers, with a Speaker-requested revision to allow time to swear in new House members. Megan Gordon outlined the schedule: early Rules Committee meetings, morning floor sessions, a joint session for the governor’s State of the State, then meetings of the joint appropriations and policy committees, with optional later floor and committee time. Members discussed how the joint committees would handle bills and confirmed the process would mirror the prior special session. The agendas were adopted. Chairman Bekkedahl then reported for the Rural Health Transformation Committee, which had completed its work and recommended five bill drafts for the special session: a Presidential Physical Fitness Test requirement for schools, a nutrition component for physician continuing education, joining a physician assistant licensure compact, expanding pharmacist scope for lab testing and prescribing, and a two-year appropriations bill to cover the program through the next regular session. He explained the federal rural health transformation grant, the state’s application, funding restrictions, and the need to keep the bills aligned with CMS requirements to avoid funding reductions or clawbacks. DHS officials said the department would measure outcomes through required metrics, use templates for awards, and set up an Office of Health Transformation to track long-term impacts. The committee adopted the rural health report and forwarded the bills. Finally, members discussed special-session logistics. Legislative staff said employment committees would approve a limited number of staff, Legislative Management would serve as the delayed-bills committee, and a letter would be sent to legislators explaining the process and a suggested Friday noon drafting deadline for bills to be considered at the January 20 meeting. The committee also discussed how many bills might be introduced and how to assign the rural health bills to the House or Senate for origin. No formal vote was taken on those logistics, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene on January 20.