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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- the Senate, Senate Bill 1265 by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to the Petroleum Clean
- Water Trust Fund Act, to revise a provision regarding the Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Clean Water
- Act, to revise a provision regarding the Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Clean Water Trust Fund, to
- spot is going to experience cuts and not be open when you want it to or the bathroom there is not cleaned
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Leadership announced that the day’s only substantive floor item would be House Bill 559, along with routine committee reports and first- and second-reading referrals for several measures, including Senate bills on retirement, insurance investments, short-term rentals, rural health transformation, foster care, Medicaid, and alcoholic beverages, plus House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring fallen firefighters and House Bill 557 on human rights/local anti-discrimination ordinances.
House Bill 559, the annual tax conformity bill, was brought up under suspension of the rules and debated at length. Supporters said it was needed so Idahoans, businesses, accountants, and the Tax Commission could file returns using the updated federal tax provisions, and they highlighted individual benefits such as no tax on tips and overtime, car loan interest deductions, senior-related deductions, and an increased grocery tax credit. Opponents argued the bill would worsen an already strained budget, create administrative burdens, and force future cuts to schools, transportation, and other services; some urged full conformity or a later effective date instead of retroactive conformity to January 1, 2025.
After debate, the Senate passed House Bill 559 on a roll call vote of 28-7, with one paired vote noted, and approved the title for return to the House. A minority report on the bill was also ordered spread upon the journal. The Senate then moved through miscellaneous business, including introductions of visiting youth leaders from Bonneville County and family members in the gallery, and adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- the Senate, Senate Bill 1265 by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to the Petroleum Clean
- Water Trust Fund Act, to revise a provision regarding the Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Clean Water
- Trust Fund. ...Act, to revise a provision regarding the Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Clean Water
- spot is going to experience cuts and not be open when you want it to, or the bathroom there is not cleaned
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Texans expect their public water supply systems to provide clean, safe drinking water.
- before you spend that money that it actually is a scientific-based solution that will show if you clean
- tannins, this and this and this and this... ...is a scientific-based solution that will show if you clean
- A quorum is... is a scientific based solution that will show if you clean tannins this and this and this
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with no quorum at the start, but later reached quorum and took up several bills. House Bill 2692, codifying the San Antonio River Authority’s enabling legislation and making non-substantive modernization changes, received brief supportive testimony from the River Authority and was left pending before later being voted out favorably. House Bill 685, which would prevent municipalities from charging higher water or sewer rates to tax-exempt entities than comparable customers, also drew support and was reported favorably. House Bill 1318, clarifying compensation issues when a municipality decertifies part of a retail water utility’s service area, was heard without opposition and passed out of committee. House Bill 630, exempting certain older outboard motors from title requirements, likewise passed and was placed on the local and uncontested calendar.
The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 2497, relating to filtration systems for certain public drinking water systems. Senator Zaffirini described the bill as a response to ongoing secondary water quality complaints, while TCEQ testified that such contaminants are aesthetic rather than health-based and that the water remains safe to drink if primary standards are met. The Texas Rural Water Association opposed the bill as written, arguing filtration may not solve most water quality problems and could be costly for small systems, while a consumer witness from Floresville supported it and described repeated rate increases and brown water after a filtration system was removed. Members discussed narrowing the bill through a committee substitute and emphasized the need for flexibility and technical expertise; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Kolkhorst later asking to be recorded as voting no.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 2850, which would create a pollinator task force to study habitat loss, public education, and best practices for protecting bees and other pollinators. Senator Menendez and invited witness Erica Thompson of Texas BeeWorks highlighted major colony losses and the economic importance of pollinators to Texas agriculture, and Environment Texas and the Texas Beekeepers Association supported the measure. Members discussed monarch butterflies, native grasses, milkweed, and conservation efforts, and the bill was reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. After testimony, the committee also voted out several pending items, including House Bill 5560 with a committee substitute addressing water-loss penalties and infrastructure improvements, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Capital Project Overview Committee (04/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, as kind of an effort to clean up the completed capital projects, we're asking to reallocate the balances
- kind of<00:17:19.439><c> an</c><00:17:19.760><c> effort</c><00:17:19.919><c> to</c><00:17:20.160><c> clean
- c><00:17:20.400><c> up</c><00:17:20.640><c> the</c><00:17:20.959><c> completed</c> of an effort to clean
- up the completed of an effort to clean up the completed capital<00:17:21.760><c> projects,</c><00:17
Summary:
The Capital Project Overview Committee approved the February 24 minutes and then voted to confirm Senator Mark Maki as vice chair. The committee next took up DAS request CAP 25004, which sought permission to use the remaining $713,667 from a $7 million appropriation for the purchase of 25 Hall Street to address deficiencies identified in an engineering study. DAS explained the building was bought for $6.25 million after the study revealed issues, and the funds would be used first for the most urgent repairs, especially the roof. In response to questions, DAS said the roof estimate was about $560,000, with other estimated needs including a skylight at $288,000, plumbing at $59,000, HVAC at $325,000, and electrical work at $547,000; the committee approved the request.
The committee then considered CAP 25005, another DAS request to transfer $221,632 from five completed capital projects to the Hillsborough County South cell block renovation project. DAS said the project had been identified years earlier, had only recently entered design, and now appeared likely to cost more than the original appropriation because of inflation and delay. Senator Lang asked whether the transfer would be enough, and DAS responded that there was no final estimate yet but they hoped to engineer the project to fit the available funds. The committee approved the transfer.
Later, the committee welcomed Senator Maki, who accepted the vice chair position. Under other business, members discussed a prior proposal in HB 2 that would have changed reporting from quarterly to annual; the committee was told the amendment had been made so that change would not go forward, and that the relevant section remained in HB 25 because it corrects capital budget language in multiple places. The committee set its next meeting for June 30 at 9:00 a.m. and requested that the Liquor Commission attend to discuss the 90/95 sale of property. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have to clean up the mess.
- Do you know what the burden is to my Um, investigators, the people that have to go out and clean up these
- Um, so in your mind, does this help clean up, you know, obviously in Fort Bend County, we have, uh, and
- Does this help clean up issues that other counties are occurring based on your experience?
Bills:
HB23
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest, county property tax, nonprofit-owned property
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They're building... they leave, we have to clean up the mess.
- I don't want people to have to go out and clean up these messes.
- Does this help clean up, you know, obviously in Fort Bend County we have, under your leadership and..
- Will it help clean up issues that other counties are occurring based on your experience?
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Education Exec Session (02/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- usually learn out when the kids are very early because they have to get the vaccinations, so to keep it clean
- vaccinations so so<00:01:31.720><c> to</c><00:01:31.960><c> keep</c><00:01:32.119><c> it</c><00:01:32.600><c> clean
- simple</c><00:01:34.600><c> is</c><00:01:34.840><c> just</c><00:01:35.000><c> to</c> so to keep it clean
- simple is just to so to keep it clean simple is just to have<00:01:35.720><c> on</c><00:01:36.200><c
Summary:
The committee discussed a bill directing the Department of Education to develop or identify informational materials about type 1 diabetes and make them available to school districts and on school websites. One member objected that the bill was too narrow and effectively created a policy focused on one disease, arguing that other illnesses also deserve attention and that parents can obtain such information from physicians and health centers. Others responded that type 1 diabetes was chosen because it can be hard to detect, can progress quickly, and early warning signs in children may be missed by school staff and parents.
Supporters emphasized testimony from young people and families about the importance of early detection, noting that type 1 diabetes is different from type 2 and can lead to serious complications if not recognized quickly. Several members said the bill would help teachers, nurses, and parents identify symptoms and seek prompt medical care, and that adding every disease would overcrowd the materials. One senator said the bill was a prevention measure and that similar treatment could be considered for other illnesses in the future if they met the same criteria.
The committee then voted on the bill and advanced it on a 4-1 vote. Afterward, there was brief procedural discussion about whether to place another item on consent and whether to move out of executive session, but no additional substantive action was taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 28th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in the claim is true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
- in the claim is true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
- AB 1958 makes several clarifying changes to the procedures for establishing a disparity claim under the
- It does so by making it clear there are multiple ways to establish a disparity claim, yet the burden
- Asking a child to click a button claiming they are 13 years old is not meaningful age verification.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But what it doesn't tell you is about their business or their claims of jobs lost or anything else.
- You've seen handouts claiming that there is a $400-plus million impact in Louisiana.
- You've seen handouts claiming that there is a $400-plus million impact in Louisiana.
- Critics claim these bills are about conservation, but the data says otherwise.
- Critics claim these bills are about conservation, but the data says otherwise.
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 886 by Rep. Orgeron, which would make seasonal catch totals and related reporting for the commercial menhaden fishery publicly available by carving out an exception to confidentiality rules. The author said the bill was intended to align with the original intent of prior reporting legislation and to ensure the public can see how much menhaden is being taken from Louisiana waters. Supporters, including Louisiana Wildlife Federation, CCA, charter captains, and recreational anglers, argued the fishery uses a public resource and that transparency is needed for policymaking. Opponents said they did not object to transparency in principle, but one speaker asked that size-sampling data be removed, arguing it has no scientific value and is already handled through NOAA and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Council processes. The committee reported HB 886 favorably without opposition.
The committee then heard House Bill 855, also by Rep. Orgeron, which would establish a 22-foot depth requirement for the commercial use of purse seines in the menhaden fishery. The author said the bill was based on a state-funded bycatch study showing red drum bycatch rises sharply in shallow water and that the current quarter-mile buffer is insufficient, especially in nearshore areas where recreational fishing and sensitive habitats are concentrated. Supporters emphasized the public trust nature of menhaden, the economic value of recreational fishing, and concerns about bycatch, beach fouling, and localized depletion. Several speakers cited the bycatch study, public comments opposing the recent reduction from a half-mile to a quarter-mile buffer, and the belief that deeper-water fishing would reduce impacts on redfish and other species.
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries staff and the study’s principal investigator, Dr. Scott Rayburn, answered questions about the current buffer rules, enforcement, and the science behind the 22-foot threshold. They explained that the recent reduction to a quarter-mile buffer came from a commission directive and that the department had investigated complaints but found no violations. Dr. Rayburn said the 22-foot figure came from modeling red drum bycatch as a function of depth and that the study focused on red drum because of its economic and social importance, while not analyzing every species in the same way. Opponents of the bill, including West Bank Fishing and Ocean Harvesters representatives, said the rule of three is a standard confidentiality concept, argued the bill should not be framed as anti-transparency, and urged removal of the size-sampling provisions. The committee heard extensive testimony but no final action on HB 855 was recorded in the excerpt.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- to benefit Kentucky students, or do we want Kentucky donors to have to go out of state in order to claim
- </c><00:08:25.280><c> for</c> credits can be can be claimed for credits can be can be claimed for donations
- 09:04.959><c> to</c> to have to go out of state in order to to have to go out of state in order to claim
- </c> claim the federal tax credit? Thank you. claim the federal tax credit? Thank you.
- So, just to further elaborate on one thing to be clear, the $1,700 is just the most you can claim the
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF1959 5/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly, thanks for all the groundwork that was put in place on the Claim Shark bill this year.
- </c><00:25:48.880><c> Shark</c> that was put in place on the Claim Shark that was put in place on the
- Claim Shark bill<00:25:49.520><c> this</c><00:25:49.760><c> year.
- I do want to say, however, that I do still have some um frustration around the issue of claim sharks,
- And I will just kind of echo Senator Putnham with the claim shark.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The second part of that is if you knowingly file a false claim against a law enforcement officer, that
- The second part of that is if you knowingly file a false claim against a law enforcement officer, that
- So I don't see this having any effect on people who will come in if you file a claim against an officer
- </c><00:38:02.560><c> against</c> will come in if you file a claim against will come in if you file a
- claim against an<00:38:02.920><c> officer</c><00:38:03.400><c> and</c><00:38:03.520><c> it's</c><00:
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-HOU, AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-03-2025
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- harmless the State of Hawaii and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims
- harmless the State of Hawaii and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims
- harmless the State of Hawaii and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims
- harmless the State of Hawaii and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims
- harmless the State of Hawaii and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Summary:
The committees heard several agriculture and food-system bills. SB 1562 would create a Combined Housing Operational Agricultural Mobilization Program to help bona fide farmers live and farm on agricultural lands and provide a tax credit for donated land. Testimony generally supported the goal of housing for farmers and farm workers, but raised concerns about placing the program within the Department of Agriculture, possible constitutional and drafting issues, land-quality standards, lease structure, and whether another agency might be better suited. The committees recommended passing SB 1562 with amendments, including clarifying DOA authority to acquire agricultural lands and establishing an advisory committee within the department; the recommendation was adopted.
The committees also heard SB 1171 on providing monofilament netting through hardware stores to help slow coconut rhinoceros beetle spread, SB 1186 on creating a statewide interagency food systems coordination team and working group, SB 1250 on a Farm to Families program, SB 1303 on agricultural loans, SB 1395 on a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund, SB 504 on a local agricultural transportation cost reimbursement program, SB 1185 on reviewing and repealing obsolete agricultural laws, and SB 187 on funding permanent agricultural biosecurity positions. Most testimony on these measures was in support, with some suggested refinements: for SB 1186, a youth advisory seat and clearer performance benchmarks; for SB 1250, broader eligibility for food pantries, cold storage, and staffing support; for SB 1303, support for lower interest rates and expanded loan tools; for SB 1395, debate over the fund’s structure and revenue source; for SB 504, clearer eligibility for small and beginning farmers, cooperatives, and food hubs; and for SB 1185, interest in joining the working group but concern about overbroad deregulation.
No roll-call votes were taken on the other measures in the excerpt, but the chair reported testimony counts on some bills, including 89 in support and none opposed for SB 1250, 13 in support and one opposed for SB 504, and 14 in support with one comment for SB 1395. SB 1303 and SB 187 also drew supportive testimony from the Department of Agriculture, farm groups, food banks, and industry organizations, with SB 187 emphasizing the need to make Act 231 biosecurity positions permanent and fully funded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the reasons that insurance tends to go up is because of fraud and fraudulent claims in the insurance
- industry, with the insurance companies and carriers, and with people who settle claims, and in conjunction
- , with insurance companies, carriers, people who settle claims, the state, and other regulators.
- These are insurers who flag something they see in their claims and refer them on.
- </c><00:07:10.680><c> the</c> $35 million so overall the claim the $35 million so overall the claim the
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- annual $3.4 million subsidy, Washington state law currently lacks the framework to handle REH Medicaid claims
- Washington state law currently lacks the framework to handle REH Medicaid claims.
Bills:
SB6103
Committee:
House Appropriations
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Serious allegations can be claimed and then just remain...
- Serious allegations can be claimed and then just remain in the administrative lane.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 635, which Representative Heather Scott described as a narrow clarification to existing law governing the Professional Standards Commission. The bill would require the Commission to report any complaint or investigation involving suspected criminal behavior to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, while leaving the Commission’s existing role in licensing, ethics, and discipline unchanged. Scott said the measure would separate administrative discipline from criminal enforcement, protect students, and close a gap in current statute. There was no public testimony, no opposition, and the committee voted unanimously to send HB 635 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then considered RS 3363, presented by Vice Chair Handy, which would make permanent pending and temporary rules from the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and CTE education. Handy said the resolution was procedural, had no fiscal impact, and simply codified rules already previously reviewed. A motion was made to send the resolution to the floor for second reading with a due pass recommendation, and the committee approved it without objection.
Before adjourning, the chair offered a brief procedural reminder that once recognized, members do not need to ask permission to make motions or ask questions. Representative Hostetler then moved to adjourn, and the committee agreed, ending the meeting.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that to be able to come in and and claim that to be able to come in and and claim the<00:35:56.480
- So, it could be claimed by the heirs later on. >> Yes. >> Okay.
- So, it could be claimed by the heirs later on. >> Yes. >> Okay.
- Where does that money that we can claim. Where does that money go?
- So, it could be claimed by the >> Okay.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- under Idaho law, the state must then demonstrate that sufficient evidence exists to show that the claim
- Full trials on self-defense claims would be... ...to prevent injustice.
- Full trials on self-defense claims would be financially ruinous for most Idaho families, the majority
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard several bill introductions and memorials. Senator Zito presented RS 32969, a self-defense proposal modeled on anti-SLAPP protections that would create an early pretrial immunity hearing and allow reimbursement of reasonable costs for defendants found to have acted lawfully in self-defense; after questions about Idaho examples and scope, the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Nichols presented RS 33826, which would prohibit government from requiring digital ID, preserve acceptance of physical identification, protect access to personal devices, and limit digital ID to identity verification; it was also sent to print. She then presented RS 33333, a memorial urging the federal government to restore the tier two duty on imported sugar to protect Idaho’s sugar beet industry, and that too was approved for printing.
Senator O’Connowitz presented RS 33369, a revised measure to require Senate confirmation for remaining department directors and align them more closely with other department heads; the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Bernt presented RS 33388, which would allow breweries to operate two remote taprooms instead of one, and it was sent to print. Senator Den Hartog presented RS 33296, revising election rules for single-county highway districts to make them partisan on a delayed timeline and allow candidates to list party affiliation in the 2026 cycle; the committee approved introduction.
The committee also considered HCR 24, a resolution honoring fallen firefighters Frank Harwood and John Morrison Jr. and recognizing injured firefighter David Tisdell after a deadly 2025 attack in Kootenai County; members voiced support and voted to send it to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, Senator Shippy presented SB 1258, a liquor licensing bill for Koenig Distillery that would create a specialty license allowing a rural distillery to serve its own products by the drink, with testimony emphasizing agricultural tourism, small business, and competitive fairness; after supportive testimony from the distillery owner and representative, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It makes certain tort claims against the state or other subdivisions subject to civil arbitration for
- any dollar amount prior to scheduling for trial based on the age of the claim.
- It requires legislative hearings after judgment or settlements of claims against the state for over $5
Committee:
Senate Rules
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- A statute of limitations clause is added, barring claims challenging the validity of the scholarship
- A statute of limitations clause is added, barring claims challenging the validity of the scholarship
- A statute of limitations clause is added, barring claims challenging the validity of the scholarship,
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Keywords:
education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety