Transcript Highlights:

• As a result, the exemption applies only to purchases of original server equipment.
• We purchase everything on the wholesale.
• Ninety-nine percent of what a pharmacy is paid goes directly into purchasing medications.
• Often it rates below our cost to purchase the drug.
• Often it rates below our cost to purchase the drug.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on aircraft fuel taxes, hearing from WSDOT Aviation about the FAA’s aviation fuel tax rules, Washington’s compliance history, and the potential consequences of noncompliance. WSDOT said the state has collected roughly $210 million in aviation fuel taxes since the federal compliance period began, and that FAA has questioned some of the state’s claimed offsets. Members asked about the federal authority behind the rules, who pays the taxes, and whether Boeing is affected. The committee then moved to public hearing on several bills tied to aviation fuel tax revenue. SB 5989 would redirect a small share of state sales and use tax on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account and require reporting on airport project funding. Supporters, including port, airport, and pilot groups, said it was a measured step toward FAA compliance and airport investment; the bill’s staff summary said it would reduce general fund revenue and increase DOR costs. SB 5898 would redirect hazardous substance, petroleum products, and oil spill-related taxes on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account. Supporters said it would bring Washington into compliance and help airports, while Ecology, counties, and ports warned it would significantly reduce MTCA and related environmental funding. SB 6240 would create a new noise and air quality mitigation account funded by a portion of hazardous substance tax revenue; airport and aviation groups opposed it as duplicative or noncompliant with FAA rules, while community and environmental advocates from Sea-Tac area cities supported it as a needed mitigation source. The committee also heard SB 6244, which would extend a hazardous substance tax exemption for certain pesticides used in Washington agriculture through 2038. Agricultural and logistics witnesses supported it as important for food security, storage, and competitiveness, and staff said it would have a small revenue loss and administrative cost. SB 6231, a governor-request bill, would repeal the sales tax exemption for data center refurbishments while keeping the exemption for original server equipment; OFM and local government groups supported it as a revenue-raising budget measure, while data center, labor, and business representatives opposed it, warning of lost investment, jobs, and competitiveness. SB 6228 would repeal the preferential B&O rate for prescription drug resellers; OFM supported it as an outdated preference, but pharmacies, wholesalers, and business groups argued the cost would be passed through to pharmacies, hospitals, insurers, and patients and could worsen pharmacy closures. The committee then heard SB 6220, which would narrow and clarify a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income homeownership property by allowing temporary community use and preserving the exemption when property is transferred to another exempt nonprofit. The sponsor said the bill was intended to let a community land trust host local performances without jeopardizing affordable housing plans. Finally, the committee heard SB 5880, which would allow blood and breath toxicology results to be admissible if tested by ISO/IEC 17025-certified labs, in addition to the state toxicologist process. Seattle’s city attorney supported it as a way to reduce a long toxicology backlog and speed DUI cases, while counties raised concerns about shifting costs to local governments and creating unequal access based on local resources. No votes were taken in the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I can answer questions about HOV lanes, but it allows electric vehicle owners to purchase a decal to
• vehicle uh owners of electric<00:01:11.280><c> vehicles</c><00:01:12.240><c> to</c><00:01:12.560><c> purchase
• </c><00:01:13.159><c> a</c> electric vehicles to purchase a electric vehicles to purchase a decal<00:
• battery electric or plug-in purchase battery electric or plug-in vehicles<00:02:42.840><c> and</c><00
• your electric vehicle uh to purchased your electric vehicle uh to enroll<00:03:14.720><c> in</c><00:

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><00:43:14.960><c> if</c> about for a gift card purchase, if about for a gift card purchase, if somebody
• I don't know how much that they can purchase at a time. Maybe Mr. Smith knows that.
• </c><00:55:59.440><c> at</c> know how much that they can purchase at know how much that they can purchase
• Um, and so we're not taking away the opportunity to purchase crypto.
• </c> Flip's app and and purchase Flip's app and and purchase cryptocurrency<00:57:59.760><c> there.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Today's pledge is led by Clay Walker of Eldon Upper Elementary School.
• Aaron Glenn graduated valedictorian from Hillcrest High School in Springfield.
• She's returning home to study for the LSAT as she pursues her law school, and I hope you will join me
• After that, he plans to go to law school.
• After that, he plans to go to law school.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize Law Enforcement Week, discuss personal health and family matters, and honor colleagues, spouses, interns, and guests in the gallery, including students, community members, and a visiting governor from Uzbekistan. The chamber also received Senate messages on House Bill 1871 and House Bill 2818, and fiscal review committee reports recommending passage of several deferred bills, including Senate Bills 953, 1470, and 1871, and House Bill 1940. The House agreed to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and on Senate Bill 1020, the latter a Department of Revenue bill focused on customer service and inspection language. Senate Bill 977 and 1011, dealing with limits on international organizations and foreign law, drew extended debate. Supporters argued the bill would protect Missouri from foreign or international mandates and foreign laws that conflict with constitutional rights, while opponents said such bodies already lack authority in Missouri and warned the bill was unnecessary, politically motivated, and could create problems for forum non conveniens and private arbitration. The bill ultimately passed 99-45. House Bill 1470, revising legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended on the floor to remove privacy-sensitive provisions and change a state auditor duty from mandatory to permissive; a later amendment to alter committee composition was defeated 50-94. The bill then passed 148-1. House Bill 1940, the newspaper/public notice bill, was adopted and finally passed 142-1 with two present. House Bill 1871, an elections administration bill, was also taken up with debate over added Senate language, including campaign finance and election testing provisions; discussion continued near the end of the transcript, with no final vote shown before the excerpt ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Like the New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts, a charter school that's focused on developing students
• The school was very interested. To our resources. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• The school was very interested in working in that area and making sure that their ability is lifted up
• The school was very interested in working in that area and making sure that their ability is lifted up
• And then we're also purchasing naloxone and other MOUD supplies.

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

Transcript Highlights:

• Roet; Henry County FFA; and my prior high school teacher, Miss Lindsey Davey. If they could stand.
• Henry County School nutrition, Anna Lusk, and Owen County 4-H student Delaney Tapler.
• teacher U Miss lindsy Davey if School teacher U Miss lindsy Davey if they<00:04:29.400><c> could</c>
• stand<00:04:35.400><c> Henry</c><00:04:35.800><c> County</c><00:04:36.039><c> School</c><00:04:36.360
• School nutrition Anna Lusk<00:04:38.479><c> and</c><00:04:38.759><c> Owen</c><00:04:39.120><c> County

Keywords: 00:00 -- Introduction 00:13 – Attendance Roll Call 08:25 – Discussion of HB 315 23:45 – Roll call vote on HB 315 26:35 – Discussion of HB 356 46:30 – Roll call vote on HB 356, 958, all

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee first spent much of the meeting recognizing the large number of 4-H and FFA students and guests in attendance, with members from several counties introducing their groups and praising the programs for developing future agricultural and civic leaders. Comments emphasized the value of youth involvement in agriculture, leadership, and public speaking, and several members noted their own 4-H or FFA backgrounds. The committee then took up House Bill 356, and adopted a committee substitute before hearing testimony on the revised measure. House Bill 356, sponsored by Representative Carney, would create the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, expanding the original urban farming concept into broader agricultural education, agribusiness, advocacy, and work-ready skills. The substitute removed the requirement that participants have access to farmland, lowered the age floor from six to five, broadened participation, and established a pilot program with implementation left to Cooperative Extension. Supportive testimony came from a 4-H student and Kentucky 4-H representatives, who described how the program helps youth explore many interests and removes barriers for urban students. Members from both parties praised the bill as a way to reach more youth and strengthen agricultural education. The committee approved House Bill 356 as amended by the committee substitute on a roll call vote, with all members present voting yes. The committee then heard House Bill 315 from Representative Sharp, a foreign adversary land bill intended to limit certain foreign entities’ ability to purchase Kentucky land. Before member questions, Tim Shank of the Kentucky Bankers Association testified in opposition to one section of the bill, saying banks already screen borrowers through federal systems and that Section 8’s reference to an Attorney General lien for “actual costs” was too vague. He warned the language could create uncertainty for mortgage holders and potentially affect credit availability for farmers. Representative Sharp said he had just learned of the concern and may need to work with the Attorney General’s office to address it. He also said the bill was largely the same as last year’s version, except for the removal of a leasing-related paragraph, and the committee began discussion of the bill after that testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• 680,000 for school districts.
• back to school.
• They bring a backpack back to school, and then on Friday, they pick up a backpack from school.
• With schools participating in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs.
• fresh plums in schools, and that is not something I saw when I was growing up in school.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• main purpose of this bill is to return complete ownership of securities back to the investor that purchased
• Back before 1994, when the UCC was last modified in the area of security ownership, the purchaser—the
• investor who purchased securities—had full ownership rights all the way up through the chain.
• The purchaser, the investor who purchased securities, stocks and bonds, and so forth, had full ownership

Committee: House Business

Summary: The House Business Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 702 by Representative Viznevsky. No public testimony was taken because the bill had already been heard previously. The sponsor said the bill’s purpose is to restore full ownership rights in securities to the investor who purchased them, addressing concerns about digital book-entry ownership and intermediary control under current UCC-related rules, especially in insolvency situations. Members asked how Idaho could enforce the bill against out-of-state entities and whether it would apply retroactively. The sponsor responded that the bill would require Idaho law to govern relevant ownership disputes and that it would not affect existing transactions, only future ones. After discussion, Representative Harris moved to send House Bill 702 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee approved the motion without objection and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• main purpose of this bill is to return complete ownership of securities back to the investor that purchased
• Back before 1994, when the UCC was last modified in the area of security ownership, the purchaser—the
• investor who purchased the security— The purchaser, the investor who purchased securities, stocks and

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I know in the community I represent, Proctor High School has a fantastic Rails TV Broadcasting, where
• Local reporters<00:08:27.440><c> cover</c><00:08:27.760><c> school</c><00:08:28.120><c> boards,</c><00
• :08:28.880><c> city</c> reporters cover school boards, city reporters cover school boards, city council
• has a fantastic Rails TV School has a fantastic Rails TV Broadcasting,<00:09:22.960><c> where</c><00
• </c> community after they're done with school community after they're done with school to<00:16:00.480

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Many of you have served on school boards or city councils or county commissioners...
• to contact when we cannot reach the tenant when there is no response and so our next step is to purchase
• In our schools, the lack of not just mental health issues, but also attention.
• So what are the impacts on our schools and our educational outcomes?
• I will say one thing as it relates to our kids in school, specifically.

Bills: HB186 , HB517 , HB 1093 , HB 1268 , HB1395 , HB186

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

Transcript Highlights:

• here in Washington State and around the country, of making sure that those who are interested in purchasing
• In 2025, the real estate professionals in my brokerage helped over 250 families purchase or sell a home
• of Anywhere Real Estate brokerage. ...the new purchase of Anywhere Real Estate brokerage was going to
• the potential buyer of the property owner's right to an appraisal, and to be able to cancel the purchase
• This would prevent DNR from utilizing over $25 million appropriated by the legislature to purchase lands

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee heard public hearings on several bills related to real estate, self-storage, and consumer disclosures. House Bill 2477 would shorten the time to bring claims against appraisers arising from appraisal reports to two years from discovery or five years from signing, except fraud claims, and would limit liability to specified clients and intended users. The sponsor and appraiser witnesses said the bill would reduce long-tail liability, lower insurance and recordkeeping burdens, and help attract new appraisers; no opposition testimony was heard in the excerpt. House Bill 2512 would prohibit real estate brokers from marketing residential properties to exclusive groups unless the property is also publicly marketed. Supporters, including Washington Realtors, Zillow, Habitat for Humanity, Windermere, and others, said it would promote transparency, competition, and fair housing; opponents argued it could limit homeowner privacy and autonomy, and the Attorney General’s office said the Washington Law Against Discrimination already covers discrimination concerns and objected to placing enforcement in that statute. House Bill 2240 would modernize self-storage rental agreements by allowing electronic execution, deeming continued use after notice as acceptance, and setting notice and disposal rules after termination or nonrenewal; storage industry witnesses supported the bill as clarifying safety and notice procedures, while an advocacy witness opposed it as harmful to unhoused people and others who rely on storage units. House Bill 2465 would require a water recreation safety guide for short-term rentals with pools or similar facilities; the sponsor and hospitality industry supported it as a low-cost safety measure, while cities raised implementation concerns and asked for an amendment on where the guide would be posted. House Bill 2501 would update a seller disclosure notice to reflect the Pollution Liability Insurance Agency’s shift from a no-cost insurance program to a loan-and-grant remediation program, and it drew support as a technical correction. House Bill 2624 would exempt public entities, tribes, and nonprofit land conservancies from the 2025 “solicited real estate transactions” appraisal and notice requirements; conservation groups and the Department of Natural Resources supported it as necessary to preserve land acquisition and grant funding, and the sponsor described it as a cleanup bill. The committee then moved into executive session and took action on two liquor-related bills. House Bill 2536, allowing wineries to hold a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license or beer/wine restaurant license at one location, was moved out of committee with a due pass recommendation by a 14-1 vote. House Bill 2476, modifying the spirits, beer, and wine theater license, was amended via a proposed substitute that restored the 120-seat-per-screen limit except for theaters admitting only patrons 21 and older; the substitute was reported out with a due pass recommendation by a 13-2 vote. Members discussed the balance between business flexibility and concerns about alcohol access in family settings and recovery communities.

Transcript Highlights:

• You're going to determine that somebody is a first-time ZEV purchaser.
• Is it the husband that purchased it before?
• Now the wife is going to purchase it, so now the wife is the new first-time purchaser.
• We don't have enough used ZEVs for them to purchase, and so we're finding ways for them to purchase a
• Somebody who can absolutely afford to purchase a ZEV is now going to get an incentive to purchase a ZEV

Summary: The subcommittee heard extensive testimony on the governor’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit, which would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold for use in California from 2026 to 2036. The Department of Finance and CARB argued the proposal would help decarbonize aviation, support a long-term transition in the fuel sector, and encourage in-state investment and jobs. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and several outside witnesses recommended rejecting the proposal, saying it is a relatively expensive way to reduce greenhouse gases, could have uncertain or limited net climate benefits, and may shift limited feedstocks away from renewable diesel rather than create additional fuel supply. A major point of debate was whether the credit would mainly benefit California refineries and workers or instead subsidize out-of-state producers while reducing revenue for transportation programs. Supporters, including union members, refinery workers, airlines, Boeing, and airport representatives, said SAF is one of the few viable near-term options for aviation, that California should keep fuel production and jobs in-state, and that the credit would help maintain refinery operations and support the industry’s transition. Opponents, including the LAO, trucking and fuels groups, environmental organizations, and county/road advocates, warned that the proposal could raise gasoline and diesel prices, reduce diesel excise tax revenue for highways and local streets and roads, and provide limited climate benefit compared with other uses of state funds. Some members also raised concerns about feedstock availability, food-system impacts, and whether the policy should be more narrowly targeted if the goal is to support a specific refinery. No vote was taken. The chair stated at the outset that all items on the agenda were being held open for a future hearing, and public comment was taken after the first item because of the level of interest. The hearing then continued with public testimony, which was split between strong support from labor and industry and strong opposition from environmental, transportation, and local government groups.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we recommended a grant to provide this nonprofit in the North Country to purchase a couple of vans
• :31.320><c> to</c> this nonprofit in the North Country to this nonprofit in the North Country to purchase
• 32.600><c> of</c><00:07:32.680><c> vans</c><00:07:33.240><c> to</c><00:07:33.400><c> transport</c> purchase
• a couple of vans to transport purchase a couple of vans to transport people<00:07:34.240><c> to</c><
• I think probably a third of the girls that I went to high school with had facial surgery before they

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• states, and this is verbatim, the state must establish and maintain a general and uniform public school
• If anyone can tell me what this grant is for, because the school can't, they can't tell me what this
• Universities in China, especially the schools that we've been talking about, the gentleman just mentioned
• Would you like the purchase district, you know, that explained it before you did?
• Would you like the purchase district, you know, that explained it before you did?

Bills: SB1003 , SB1060 , SB1134 , SB1275 , SB1327 , SB1429 , SB1618 , SB1634 , SB1654 , SB1803 , SCR1002 , SCR1005 , SCR1023 , SCR1027

Committee: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, voter registration, temporary absence, absentee voting, residency, military voters, overseas voters, election law, Arizona Revised Statutes, political signs, campaign materials, public safety, municipal regulation, veterans

Transcript Highlights:

• and transfer, and looking at things like new licensing systems, new computers that we've actually purchased
• years ago or we've given money to purchase years ago but have not been able to implement the programs
• and transfer, and looking at things like new licensing systems, new computers that we've actually purchased
• years ago or we've given money to purchase years ago but have not been able to implement the programs
• Eighty-two percent of schools use that network.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 24 February, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Had I purchased all of them, this tax credit, in a sense, would have been following me forever.
• Now, most of this is going to affect local communities, school districts, fire protection districts,
• Where's the income going to come to make up for the school districts, the fire protection districts,
• How are we going to come up with $239 million to make whole school districts, fire districts, ambulance
• We have our son back there who's going to graduate high school, and he loves it here.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first went into executive session, where it adopted committee substitutes and voted do pass on House Bills 383, 2940, and 1869 by unanimous roll-call votes. The chair then moved to public hearings and announced shortened testimony times because of the late hour. A large portion of the hearing focused on several nearly identical proposals to provide property tax relief to disabled veterans and, in some versions, surviving spouses. Representatives Jobe, Crosley, Bolerking, Schmidt, and Jones described different approaches: tiered exemptions based on VA disability ratings, homestead-based exemptions, county opt-in or opt-out provisions, sunsets, and in some bills relief tied to assessed value or personal property/vehicle taxes. Committee members raised questions about acreage limits, transfer of benefits to new residences, remarriage of surviving spouses, annual recertification, and whether counties should have discretion. Several witnesses in favor, including veterans and veterans’ advocates, urged broader eligibility, especially for 100% permanent and total veterans and those with individual unemployability, and argued the benefit would help veterans remain in Missouri. A public advocate opposed the bills on fiscal grounds, citing large projected costs to local governments, school districts, and state funds. The committee also heard testimony from veterans and advocates on the importance of recognizing spouses and families, and on the need to avoid burdensome county administration. Representative Schmidt presented two related bills, one offering a percentage-based property tax discount and another creating a homestead tax credit with county participation and a market-value cap; members discussed combining the measures and revising sunset and spouse language. Representative Jones presented bills extending relief to 100% disabled veterans and to personal property/vehicles, emphasizing that counties could opt in and that the credit should not shift costs to other taxpayers. The hearing ended before the final witness finished, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Had I purchased all of them, this tax credit, in a sense, would have been following me forever.
• Every three years, I yanked them out of school, I yanked them out from their friends, and I took them
• Now, most of this is going to affect local communities, school districts, fire protection districts,
• Where's the income going to come to make up for the school districts, the fire protection districts,
• We have our son back there who's going to graduate high school, and he loves it here.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then we'll create either a price agreement or some other mechanism for us to purchase those moving forward
• And this road is used by school buses. And, you know, local folks and ranchers and so forth.
• We do a lot of donations to local governments, tribes, and schools and universities, to the tune of about
• Secretary, so with our school districts, school districts receive federal funding, and so they pay some
• As far as if you don't—if you only have your high school diploma, you have to have really a lot of experience

Transcript Highlights:

• scratch paper from a child with a child's handwriting on it, which reads, quote, I will behave in school
• Lessons of dedication to hard work and studiousness in school.
• School of Business, and after receiving his MBA, Joe joined the Freeman Company in 1997 and transformed
• Our middle son, Buck, who is a Boston public school teacher, could not be here today.
• I'm also glad to have my mom here today, who apparently made me write that I will behave in school.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Keywords: diplomatic nominations, foreign policy, ambassadors, U.S.-European relations, Bilateral relationships, security, trade

Summary: The meeting focused primarily on diplomatic nominations, featuring discussions about the implications of these roles on U.S. foreign policy. Notable was the introduction of nominees for key ambassadorial positions, including ambassadors to the Dominican Republic, France, and the Netherlands. Senator Shaheen emphasized the importance of U.S.-European relations, particularly in light of current global challenges, while other members voiced their concerns regarding the nominees’ qualifications and the impact on bilateral relationships. Public support for these nominations was evident, as was the committee's commitment to fostering stronger connections with allied nations, particularly in addressing security and trade issues.