Transcript Highlights:

• We'll move to our second public hearing on Senate Bill 6230, adjusting the price of a cash transaction
• The bill specifies that rounding is applied after all applicable taxes, fees, adjustments, or discounts
• would provide that the threshold for use of state forces for emergency state highway work would be adjusted
• Vice Chair Lovick, Senate Bill 6170, adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state
• Vice Chair Lovick, Senate Bill 6170, adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session focused on ignition interlock device compliance and broader traffic safety data. Traffic Safety Commission staff described a Yakima County pilot that provides enhanced probation supervision and support for DUI offenders, reporting that compliance with ignition interlock installation rose from roughly 16%–20% before the pilot to 41% among medium- and high-risk offenders, with barriers including cost, confusion about requirements, transportation access, and communication gaps. JLARC staff presented a statewide preliminary audit finding an overall 41% installation rate, with higher installation rates among higher-income drivers and limited use of financial assistance; JLARC recommended clearer goals for the assistance program and a formal coordination agreement between the Department of Licensing and State Patrol. State Patrol also reported on a Snohomish County outreach pilot that used troopers and door hangers to contact noncompliant drivers, found many were unaware of financial aid, and identified some drivers as physically unable to drive, without vehicles, or on warrant status. The committee then received a broader traffic safety update showing that serious injuries and fatalities rose sharply in recent years before declining somewhat in 2024; impaired-driving fatalities fell 15% from 2023 to 2024, while pedestrian fatalities remained near record highs. The Traffic Safety Commission also highlighted telematics-based research showing that targeted enforcement and visible patrols can reduce speeding, and that anonymized telematics data is being used to analyze speeding and distracted driving patterns statewide and at the corridor level. Members asked about privacy, enforcement methods, and how the data are used, and staff emphasized that the data are aggregate and opt-in through insurance or similar programs. After waiving five-day notice, the committee held a public hearing on Senate Joint Memorial 8016, which asks Congress and federal agencies to treat the Fairfax Bridge closure and replacement as an emergency and to expedite federal review and remove historic-register barriers. Supporters from Wilkeson, Carbonado, recreation groups, and nearby communities testified that the bridge closure has harmed tourism, emergency response, recreation access, and daily travel. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6230, which would require cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents in light of the federal penny phaseout; staff said the Department of Licensing fiscal note showed a $186,000 technology cost, and retail and food industry representatives supported the bill but requested amendments for permissive language, safe harbors, consumer protections, and local preemption. In executive session, staff briefed members on several bills and substitutes, including snowmobile registration fee increases, gender designation record confidentiality, salvaged title transfer streamlining, fish-barrier/utility relocation changes, emergency highway work thresholds, a Traffic Safety Commission public-health-authority proposal, special parking privilege renewal changes, parked vehicle registration enforcement, and oil tanker tug-escort requirements. No final votes or bill actions were recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to waive notice and the completion of the public hearings.

Transcript Highlights:

• The adjustment that this bill provides better reflects the compensation that workers depend on to stay
• the way that workers' comp was adjusted in the time-loss formula, as well as the parity that it brought
• Adjusted for inflation, grow margins have steadily eroded.
• Adjusted for inflation, grow margins have steadily eroded.
• Adjusted with inflation, grow margins have steadily eroded.

Summary: The House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee heard public testimony on several bills. HB 2151 would update factory-built housing and commercial structure rules by directing L&I to consider newer national standards and allowing inspections by qualified third-party agencies without requiring a contract; the sponsor and L&I said it would save time and money and help lower costs for manufactured housing. HB 2372 would change workers’ compensation time-loss calculations so injured workers receive 100% of the employer’s monthly health care contribution unless the employer keeps paying it; supporters said this would better protect injured workers and their families, while a small-business representative opposed the bill and suggested direct payment to insurers instead, and L&I noted implementation costs and timing concerns. HB 2355, the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, would create standalone protections for domestic workers covering wages, written agreements, notice before termination or severance, anti-harassment and anti-retaliation rules, and discrimination protections, while also extending minimum wage/overtime/sick leave coverage to some domestic workers; testimony from workers, advocates, Seattle officials, and the sponsor emphasized wage theft, insecurity, and the need for statewide standards, while L&I said technical clarifications and funding would be needed. HB 2409 would establish a collective bargaining framework for agricultural workers under PERC, with procedures for representation elections, mediation, and interest arbitration; supporters framed it as a long-overdue extension of bargaining rights and dignity to farmworkers, while growers and farm bureau representatives warned it could disrupt harvests, harm farms, and affect the food supply. HB 2472 would strengthen enforcement of fire sprinkler licensing and certification by allowing local fire code officials to request proof of credentials and issue stop-work orders; labor, fire marshals, and industry groups supported it as a public safety measure, while the building industry raised a drafting concern about the term “residential sprinkler.” No votes or final committee actions were taken in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• On slide 13, it just gives a breakdown of the cost of living adjustment that we issue.
• and that's where we've been given, I think it was two years of a half a percent cost of living adjustment
• That next July, they are eligible for the cost of living adjustment.
• But everybody else gets some form of cost of living adjustment that is compounded.
• I mean, so is there, like, a combination of things that could be adjusted?

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• measure is to provide consumers with the opportunity to see what insurers are doing in regards to claims
• </c><00:09:41.519><c> And</c><00:09:41.680><c> so</c><00:09:42.320><c> we</c> claims in the state of
• And so we claims in the state of Hawaii.
• Thank you for the opportunity to express our concerns. related claims against major energy related claims
• He asks how to reconcile that with the claim that this is acceptable. kilowatt hour.

Bills: SB3326 , SB2911

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: renewable energy, energy storage, cost reduction, public utilities commission, Hawaii energy policies, intoxicating liquor, direct shipment, breweries, distilleries, Hawaii, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard SB 3001 on artificial intelligence in a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Labor and Technology hearing. Testimony included support from the Department of Education and Google, comments from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office, and late opposition from Agentic LLC. The Attorney General raised constitutional and vagueness concerns and suggested clarifying amendments, while Google said the bill’s risk-based approach and proposed amendments could help establish industry-wide safety standards for minors. The committees recessed and then voted to pass SB 3001 with amendments, adopting DCCA/OCP recommendations on data minimization for minors and UDAP clarity, the Attorney General’s proposed clarifications and deletions, and Google’s nonconflicting amendments; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. The vote passed unanimously among members present, with some members excused. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then took up several previously heard measures in decision-making. SB 2045 on combat sports passed with amendments reflecting DCCA and boxing commission recommendations, including clarifying the on-site medical professional requirement, reporting duties, promoter payment, removal of the combat sports registry and ambulance requirement, and other technical changes; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. SP 2347 on the residential landlord-tenant code passed with amendments striking landlord requirements so OCP could work on a multilingual tenant-rights notice, and SP 2495 on consumer protection passed with amendments requiring OCP to publish an annual report on potential code violations. SB 2777 on insurance was deferred to February 17, 2026 for further decision-making. At a later CPN decision-making agenda, SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons, passed with amendments clarifying the preamble, removing language about foreign artificial persons, and making other consistency and non-substantive changes; both effective dates were moved to January 1, 2027. SP 2033 on renewable energy also passed with amendments clarifying the definition of grid-ready homes, cost-sharing provisions, applicability to interconnecting customers, and safety/certification compliance, with the effective date deferred to July 1, 2050. In each case, the committee voted to adopt the recommendations without objections from members present. The committees also heard SB 3000 on insurance, which would authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions to recover costs and losses tied to climate-attributable harm and future climate risk, including costs incurred by state insurance-related entities. The Insurance Division and Attorney General’s office offered comments seeking clarification and warning about redundancy, implementation issues, possible representation of private insurers, and concurrent litigation concerns. Supporters, including the Center for Climate Integrity, a resident testifier, Sierra Club, and Green America, argued the bill would help shift insurance costs to fossil fuel companies responsible for climate harms and address rising premiums and nonrenewals in Hawaii. Opponents, including the American Petroleum Institute, argued the bill singled out one industry, raised constitutional concerns, and should be deferred because related climate litigation is already pending. The transcript ends with the committee continuing testimony and discussion on SB 3000 and then moving into SB 3326 on energy, where the consumer advocate and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s proposed separation of generation from transmission and distribution, while the PUC stood on written testimony, Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported it, and Life of the Land raised concerns about assumptions and the need for more substance.

Transcript Highlights:

• So is it your understanding that if there is authority for a claim against the mother outside of the
• While the sponsor of the bill may claim that this has nothing to do with abortion, I can't speak to what
• I can’t even imagine that a six-month-old fetus can be claimed to become a future lawyer or whatever
• Senate Bill 12 is a claim bill on behalf of L.P., a minor, who was stabbed 14 times by her mother when
• Senate Bill 12 is a claim bill on behalf of L.P.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> you're a group like this who's claiming you're a group like this who's claiming to<00:54:02.040>
• He said trying to claim that somehow we can make this effort non-political just does not make sense,
• best process possible uh but to<00:57:18.000><c> try</c><00:57:18.200><c> and</c><00:57:18.400><c> claim
• that</c><00:57:18.960><c> somehow</c><00:57:19.440><c> we</c><00:57:19.559><c> can</c> to try and claim
• that somehow we can to try and claim that somehow we can make<00:57:20.079><c> this</c><00:57:20.359

Bills: HF550

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• part of a pass-through entity, there's no mechanism in this credit for the pass-through entity to claim
• </c><00:35:24.520><c> the</c><00:35:24.640><c> credit</c> pass through entity to claim the credit pass
• through entity to claim the credit even<00:35:25.280><c> if</c><00:35:25.599><c> one</c><00:35:25.760
• It can be printed, and then the claim for the receipt must be for a minimum of $10, and we considered
• and then in section four are claimed and then in section four there<00:59:14.559><c> would</c><00:59

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process

Committee: Joint Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:08 Roll Call 00:00:29 Discussion of Large Project Siting in Local Governments Following Clover Creek Solar v. Breckinridge County 00:03:34 Discussion of Coroners’ Issues 00:24:49 Adjournment 01:01:11, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We reinstitute a retirement cost-of-living adjustment for our special risk employees that will ensure
• We reinstitute a retirement cost-living adjustment for our special risk employees that will ensure we
• Last year, the Legislature provided this adjustment to the public defenders in the 11th, 13th, and 20th
• It adjusts notification timing for tax exemption denials to improve protest options for property owners
• It allows county value adjustment boards to hear appeals relating to the timely filed or timely filing

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When you adjust for inflation, that $7.25 has the same purchasing power as about $4.64 in today's dollars
• Starting in 2029, all counties would receive an annual CPI adjustment, the same as Vermont and Maine.
• ,</c><00:26:40.880><c> the</c> receive an annual CPI adjustment, the receive an annual CPI adjustment
• </c><00:46:51.040><c> think</c><00:46:51.320><c> it</c><00:46:51.440><c> is</c><00:46:51.560><c> adjusted
• </c> &gt;&gt; So, but I think it is adjusted. &gt;&gt; So, but I think it is adjusted.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> living</c> in their social security cost of living in their social security cost of living adjustments
• Uh we see this in adjustments.
• She shared that in 2022 the Social Security COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, was 8.7%, which was fairly
• And yet now they're scared that with these rent increases far exceeding the cost-of-living adjustment
• </c><00:21:53.200><c> what</c> simply clarifying or adjusting what simply clarifying or adjusting what

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So how do we adjust? Is it not more than you need, but just what you need?
• So how do we adjust to that? That's one of our challenges.
• And then adjust to whatever the poverty level reimbursement is, like child care, let's say.
• They figure out a way to start adjusting as we need adjustments being made.
• So as design enhancements or adjustments are made, they are locked into those adjustments, and then cross-checking

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 10 minutes and then received a DEQ base budget summary and agency overview. DEQ staff explained that the agency is largely federally and special funded, with major ongoing costs in salaries, operating expenses, grants, and continuing appropriations. Director Dave Glatt and accounting director Beth Jacobson highlighted core programs, the move to a new chemistry laboratory, the new state fuel inspection program, wastewater-related funding from HB 1577, and implementation of SB 2267 for on-site wastewater rules. They also noted the agency’s spending patterns, possible federal EPA cuts, and the likelihood of some fee adjustments or program changes if federal support declines. Members asked about DEQ’s travel, field offices, future staffing, and how the agency would respond to reduced federal regulation. DEQ said most staff are based in Bismarck, with field offices in Fargo, Sawyer, and Gwinner, and that travel is driven by inspections and spill response. Glatt said the agency would continue to rely on science and law, and that any future federal retrenchment could mean more state responsibility but likely not a wholesale increase in FTEs. The committee also discussed a feedlot enforcement case in the Minot area, with DEQ explaining its role in ensuring compliance, permitting, and animal-waste management standards. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented on FTE block grant reporting, TANF balances, child care transfers, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Donna Ockland explained that no line-item transfers had occurred yet for the new rural health work, but about 33 positions were planned and some current staff time could be reimbursed through approved cost allocation. HHS also reviewed TANF’s frozen eligibility and block grant structure, the transfer of up to 30% of TANF funds to child care, and recent program changes that increased benefits and raised the income limit. Staff said the department is using TANF more strategically to support child care and other allowable uses, while still carrying over unused funds as many states do. Finally, Pat and HHS staff gave an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying the first funding opportunity was being posted and that the state is on track to obligate the federal funds within the required timeline. They described priorities such as workforce retention, preceptor development, technical assistance for critical access hospitals, community wellness projects, and ambulance upgrades. Members asked about rural versus urban eligibility, immigrant recruitment, evaluation of year-two funding, and how the program would address varied local workforce needs. The meeting then shifted to an Office of Management and Budget update on the new State Hospital project, where Lindsay Ashley reported continued construction progress, updated cost information, and selected alternates, with photos and details showing work underway in multiple building sections.

Transcript Highlights:

• Or, hey, let's adjust the model that it's using behind the scenes.
• And then we adjust and see if that works better.
• We do have the clouds to be able to do that, and then we adjust and see if that works better.
• And then we adjust and see if that works better.
• We do have the clouds to be able to do that, and then we adjust and see if that works better.

Committee: House Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• an individual after being found guilty of a misconduct violation and issued a sanction by former adjusting
• :23:40.480><c> sanction</c><00:23:41.280><c> by</c><00:23:41.600><c> former</c><00:23:42.000><c> adjusting
• </c> issued a sanction by former adjusting issued a sanction by former adjusting committee<00:23:42.880
• </c> institutional conduct and adjustment institutional conduct and adjustment dictates<00:32:34.880>
• Then a committee looks at the person's record, speaks to the person, just like an adjustment committee

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In so many words, you are, but there won't be any adjustment by this legislature until 2030.
• We are telling the Ethics Commission that every five years they shall adjust it, that they should do
• are some factors they can and may take into account, but it should be an equitable adjustment, as is
• To answer your question, Representative Cook, is will this ever be adjusted?
• To answer your question, Representative Cook, is will this ever be adjusted?

Summary: The House met on sine die and began with prayer, pledges, quorum verification, and a series of announcements and recognitions. The chamber received Senate messages reporting adoption of conference committee reports on SB 268 and SB 2972, and Senate concurrence in House amendments to SB 1637. Members also referred several resolutions and announced the signing of numerous House and Senate measures by the presence of the House. Technical correction resolutions were adopted: HCR 171, authorizing corrections to HB 46, passed 138-0, and SCR 55, making a wording correction in SB 1964, passed 126-12. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to memorials and recognitions. The House honored Pastor Dave Welch, with several members offering condolences and reflections on his work organizing pastors and engaging in civic life, followed by a moment of silence. Members also recognized the Ganado High School Maidens for winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division I softball state championship, Waco police K-9 Andor after being shot in the line of duty, Region 7 DPS for Capitol Complex security, and various restaurants, staff members, interns, caucus staff, and caucus freshmen of the year across Republican, Democratic, Black, Progressive, LGBTQ, IT, Energy and Climate, and Mexican American Legislative Caucuses. The chamber also heard a retirement-style address from Rep. Tony Tinderholt, who reflected on his six sessions in the House, his military service, and his decision to step aside to focus on family, while colleagues from both parties praised his service, discipline, and willingness to work across differences. The House then continued with additional staff and caucus recognitions, including committee staff, district office staff, and interns, with members repeatedly thanking their teams for their work during the session.

Transcript Highlights:

• at a high level overview in the Minnesota State Retirement System and the P... there's some COLA adjustments
• > that</c><00:03:18.480><c> we're</c><00:03:18.720><c> able</c><00:03:18.879><c> to</c> uh COLA adjustments
• that we're able to uh COLA adjustments that we're able to do.<00:03:20.080><c> um</c><00:03:20.239><
• 39.040><c> living</c><00:10:39.360><c> allocation</c><00:10:39.760><c> and</c><00:10:40.279><c> adjustments
• </c> of living allocation and adjustments. of living allocation and adjustments.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We often have claims before us that somebody in a different state in their relationship with their employer
• And then, in a way, it's almost made their claims more challenging because it used to be you would get
• privilege as a judge to look at that and try to figure out what is this person telling me and what is the claim
• , what is the legal claim underlying it.

Committee: Senate Executive

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Murrah Federal Building at 9:02 a.m., claiming the lives of 168 individuals, leaving many others.
• We ask for an uncovering of such plots before they can claim lives.
• Senate Bill 1439 draws a firm line to create stability by Shutting down speculative claims and liability
• And do we want the legal standard in Oklahoma to be speculation and speculative claims were actual provable

Bills: HR1046 , SB1733 , SB1439

Keywords: Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas, 914

Transcript Highlights:

• So, they're making a mountain out of a molehill, claiming that a drafting holdover error that we have
• out of Uh so, they're making a mountain out of a<00:13:16.600><c> molehill</c><00:13:17.480><c> claiming
• that</c><00:13:18.800><c> a</c><00:13:18.920><c> drafting</c><00:13:19.800><c> left</c> a molehill claiming
• that a drafting left a molehill claiming that a drafting left a<00:13:20.280><c> holdover</c><00:13:

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate Republicans discussed the governor’s supplemental budget and criticized proposed cuts to nursing homes, disability services, and counties, arguing the changes would hurt vulnerable Minnesotans and that the tax package would amount to roughly an $868 million increase. They said they were open to some family-focused tax provisions, such as an expanded child care or dependent credit, but opposed broader tax increases and several previously rejected ideas, including sales tax changes and a social media tax. A major topic was fraud prevention and the Office of Legislative Auditor report on kickbacks. Republicans said the report reinforced their push for a statewide independent Office of Inspector General with a law enforcement division and a broader fraud definition, and they argued the office would have handled the cases more effectively. They also said they support the concept of an OIG bill but want only modest amendments, while criticizing House Democrats for resisting the law enforcement division and for raising constitutional objections they called a drafting issue. The lawmakers also reacted skeptically to the governor’s proposed AI-related job development fund and $10 million in forgivable loans for businesses affected by Operation Metro Search, saying the aid would mainly benefit downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul rather than the broader state. They closed with broader comments that the session felt relatively normal and less intense than past years, noted ongoing work on a bonding bill, and joked about campaign politics, possible candidates, and even the idea of a Senate dog.

Transcript Highlights:

• to add mental health and suicide emergency first aid to the current code for immunity from damage claims
• to add mental health and suicide emergency first aid to the current code for immunity from damage claims
• From damage claims.
• Second, the fiscal note to this bill claims it will have no fiscal impact on the general fund.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee approved the February 25, 2026 minutes and then heard several House bills and gubernatorial appointments. HB 681 would remove the statute of limitations for aggravated lewd conduct with a child and for producing sexually exploitative material; the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association supported it, and members discussed the seriousness of the crimes and the effect of fading memories. The committee voted to send HB 681 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard from Terry Kirkham for reappointment to the Pardons and Parole Commission and Paula Gray for reappointment to the Sexual Offender Management Board; both described their prior service, and the committee said it would vote on those appointments at a later meeting. Senator Lent presented HB 491, expanding Good Samaritan immunity to include mental health and suicide emergency first aid, and HB 492, adding a juvenile justice or adult misdemeanor probation representative to the POST Council. Both bills drew little opposition and were sent to the floor with due pass recommendations. Senator Kaiser presented HB 522 on unmanned aircraft systems near correctional facilities; after testimony from a drone industry representative and others raising concerns about federal law, commercial flights, and enforcement, the committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment rather than advance it directly. The committee also advanced HB 570, which adds driving 20 mph or more over the limit in active school or construction zones to reckless driving when children or workers are present and visible. Supporters cited work zone safety and crashes, while some senators questioned whether the new standard was too subjective; the bill still received a due pass recommendation. HB 548 would require reasonable suspicion before law enforcement stops or boards a boat under the Idaho Safe Boating Act; the Idaho Sheriffs Association opposed it, arguing current boat safety checks are mostly consensual and tied to a federal grant program, but the committee sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, HB 654 would add electronic storage device canines to the definition of police dogs for purposes of protecting them from mistreatment; an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force commander testified in support, and the committee advanced the bill with a due pass recommendation.