Transcript Highlights:

• The North Dakota Job Service, which in turn simply...
• within NDUS data and Job Service data.
• Are they getting jobs with these degrees?
• My job is to go out and evaluate, review, assess, verify.
• That makes my job that much harder.

Committee: Joint Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• REITs support 18,000 full-time jobs and $1.2 billion in consumer spending.
• The reason why I bring this up is because, again, it's jobs.
• Because I know that job kept on extending and extending.
• So, that's my jobs to the community.
• </c> jobs but get that information. jobs but get that information.

Bills: SB3275 , SB3105

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: cannabis, low-dose, personal use, cultivation, cannabis accessories, Hawaii cannabis law, medical cannabis, physician assistant, licensure compact, medical services, interstate practice, healthcare portability, military families, licensing authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.

Transcript Highlights:

• So Community Ed really does a good job of keeping it busy.
• So Community Ed really does a good job of keeping it busy.
• Not only will they be confident in their job, they will likely advance within their career.
• Last year we placed 458 new Americans into jobs, and for 229 of them this was their first job in the
• family sustaining jobs each year jobs<00:42:46.920><c> in</c><00:42:47.160><c> health</c><00:42:47.480

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• KEY TO OUR FUTURE AND THE MONEY WE INVEST THAT'S THE MONEY WE HAVE INVESTED THUS FAR TO CREATE THE JOBS
• WE ANTICIPATE AND NEED OF OVER 20,000 JOBS RELATED TO BROADBAND AS HE WORK THROUGH THE FUTURE OF WHAT
• WE WANT A GREAT ON THE JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS AND CREDENTIAL.
• ALL THIS WILL DO IS PROVIDE JOB SEEKER CONFIDENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE BROADBAND FIELD
• SO THERE ARE OTHER JOBS OUTSIDE OF THAT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Funding them at the level requested will allow them to maintain their staffing, providing good jobs for
• and billions of thousands of good jobs and billions of dollars<00:32:25.000><c> of</c><00:32:25.200>
• These facilities would create an estimated 40,000 full-time jobs operating the facilities as well as
• </c> approximately 55,000 construction job approximately 55,000 construction job years<00:34:51.240><
• You know, again, this is in my district, creates 650 full-time jobs.

Bills: HF1126 , HF967 , HF1066 , HF1669 , HF926

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

Transcript Highlights:

• So job well done, and we’ll go from there. Okay. So it’s been moved and seconded.
• So job well done and we'll go from there. Okay. So it's been moved and seconded. All in favor?
• All right, we did a great job here today getting all these bills out with a good hour still to go.
• Thank you, thank you, thank you for a job well done. Mr. Rankin: Member, do you have any comments?
• well done you for a job well done mr.

Summary: The State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee met on February 24, 2026, for what was described as its last regular meeting of the session. The committee reviewed a large slate of bills and gubernatorial appointments, with staff briefing measures on voting rights, voter registration challenges, military justice victims’ rights, terminology changes from “alien” to “non-citizen,” shared leave for hate-crime and immigration-enforcement-related absences, civil service coverage for Washington Technology Solutions security staff, language-access services, small works roster limits, deceased candidates on ballots, postgraduate degree requirements, foreign national participation in elections, public records exemptions, and personal information protections. Several amendments were discussed, including changes to voting-rights language, county-residency requirements for voter-registration challengers, and a proposal on foreign national certifications; a satirical amendment to the terminology bill referencing “extraterrestrial” was also presented and later withdrawn. After caucus, the committee moved into executive session and took action on four gubernatorial appointments, recommending confirmation for Megan Matthews, Reedy Mukapade, Kiana Daniels, and Gauri Shratria, all subject to signatures. The committee then voted out the bills, generally on unanimous voice votes, sending most to the Rules Committee and several fiscal measures to Ways and Means. Amendments were adopted on HB 1710, HB 1750, HB 1916, and HB 2123, while the amendment to HB 2632 was withdrawn. HB 2574 and HB 2637 were noted as not being moved that day. The chair and members closed by thanking staff for their work and adjourned the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• the proposed calendar for Wednesday, and it was not agreed to because this is also traveling in the jobs
• And so, um hopefully this will be included in the jobs budget bill.
• </c> also traveling in the jobs budget bill. also traveling in the jobs budget bill.
• c><00:03:10.480><c> included</c><00:03:10.800><c> in</c><00:03:10.959><c> the</c><00:03:11.040><c> jobs
• </c><00:03:11.360><c> budget</c> will be included in the jobs budget will be included in the jobs budget

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm probably missing some, but President Wolf did a great job Hearted and laughing through what could
• For outstanding service and commitment to its mission of providing skills training, job development,
• Resources to those in need, but jobs to those in need.
• with jobs, and we appreciate that.
• He was probably at Holloman and did an exceptional job in economic development.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I said, "Well, that's very easy as long as I can do my job, you will be able to do your job."
• <c> I</c><00:08:42.520><c> can</c><00:08:42.680><c> do</c><00:08:42.800><c> my</c><00:08:43.039><c> job
• ,</c> long as I can do my job, long as I can do my job, you<00:08:44.640><c> will</c><00:08:44.720><c
• able</c><00:08:45.000><c> to</c><00:08:45.120><c> do</c><00:08:45.280><c> your</c><00:08:45.480><c> job
• </c> you will be able to do your job." you will be able to do your job."

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• of this bill, you get the impression, okay, if the local code enforcement officer isn't doing their job
• State to hire a third-party contractor to tell their local code enforcement officer how to do their job
• doing the job is a circumstance where it's pretty unlikely you're going to see the Secretary of State
• years and a circumstance where you have highly trained, certified inspectors who are already on the job
• doing the job is a circumstance where it's pretty unlikely you're going to see the Secretary of State

Committee: Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee met with quorum present and considered a full agenda of housing, code enforcement, and rent regulation bills, many of which had passed the Senate in prior years. Early measures included a statewide residential rental registry (S.912), penalties and reporting for vacant and abandoned properties (S.925), and extending tenant response time for major capital improvement rent increase applications (S.1461). The committee also advanced several code-enforcement and fire/building-code bills, including measures to expand remedies for Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code violations (S.3406), increase the Secretary of State’s code enforcement powers (S.4165 and S.4534), and authorize investigations into code administration and enforcement (S.4535). Members raised concerns about local fiscal impacts, the scope of state authority, contractor use, and whether the bills adequately define or limit “imminent threat” and related enforcement powers. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on S.4852, which would require the Codes Council to review and act on updates to international model codes within 18 months. Senators debated whether the bill would speed up code adoption or, as some feared, weaken economic reasonableness considerations by striking the word “economically” from the statutory standard. Supporters said the bill was intended to ensure prompt review of widely used model codes and noted other statutory safeguards remain in place; opponents worried about reduced attention to cost and practical impacts, especially amid housing and utility capacity constraints. The committee also discussed S.6368A, requiring complainants to receive copies of compliance orders issued after code complaints, and S.6600B, mandating inspections of certain non-fireproof buildings in New York City. Additional bills advanced included standards for all-gender bathroom design and construction (S.7131A), compensation for required code-enforcement personnel training (S.7159), and audits of individual apartment improvements in rent-regulated units (S.8046A). Several measures were reported to Finance, while others were reported to the floor. Throughout the meeting, votes were largely along expected lines, with some members voting negative or “without recommendation” on the more expansive code-enforcement bills. No bill was defeated, and all items on the agenda were reported out of committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:02:25.400><c> training</c> participants on the job training participants on the job training
• Not everyone can do this job well.
• Not everyone can do this job well.
• </c> system that combines on the job system that combines on the job instruction<00:58:22.920><c> related
• </c> instruction and um that on the job instruction and um that on the job Learning<00:58:26.920><c>

Bills: HF846 , HF1538 , HF1959

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

Transcript Highlights:

• These programs do a great job in that.
• an excellent job in that.
• </c> I I just say Mei does an excellent job I I just say Mei does an excellent job in<00:19:36.280><c
• Thank you both, young ladies, a tremendous job.
• </c><01:46:30.440><c> in</c> ladies a tremendous tremendous job in ladies a tremendous tremendous job

Bills: HF711 , HF653

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:35:19.960><c> seriously</c> we but we we take our job seriously we but we we take our job seriously
• </c><00:35:29.480><c> to</c><00:35:29.640><c> enforce</c> our job to enforce our job to enforce it<00
• </c><01:06:26.119><c> but</c> strides we're doing excellent job but strides we're doing excellent job
• It's a great job. It's the best job in the world, but it comes with a lot of challenges.
• it's the best important it's a great job it's the best job<01:36:20.040><c> in</c><01:36:20.119><c>

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> people that applied for the job people that applied for the job and<01:08:36.719><c> and</c><01:
• It's something that a very busy job.
• It's a special job. It needs to be it.
• In my particular to learn this job.
• We still have to do the appropriate job in order to continue in our jobs and continue to be elected.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The March jobs report showed that 228,000 jobs were added last month, far exceeding expectations.
• Jobs were outsourced.
• Tariffs can be a tool to create jobs and wealth as well as bring back jobs to our country.
• Tariffs can be a tool to create jobs and wealth as well as bring back jobs to our country.
• Tariffs can be a tool to create jobs and wealth as well as bring back jobs to our country.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• VI under the law to bring an action if it was violated or they were fired, terminated, or changed jobs
• The overwhelming majority of state employees, I think, are doing a good job with communicating with us
• I think one of the most important jobs we have.
• I think one of the most important jobs we have as representatives of democracy is allowing all voices
• any crime against an individual who is paid by taxpayer dollars for that crime being because of the job

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• MDE did not finish their job to get all of their things done for phase two.
• And I really would, you know, we have a lot of people to thank for—we can't do this job without... uh
• MDE did not finish their job<00:02:28.959><c> to</c><00:02:29.080><c> get</c><00:02:29.400><c> all</c
• 29.640><c> their</c><00:02:29.880><c> things</c><00:02:30.280><c> done</c><00:02:30.640><c> for</c> job
• We can't do this job without our staff. So, thank you, Paul Cummings. Thank you, Jody Withers.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• While DED's mission is certainly to bring job opportunities and economic development to Missouri, the
• training programs for job seekers, employee recruitment and retention opportunities for Missouri businesses
• , and extensive job-finding services to connect job seekers with employers.
• And so by focusing on eco-devo, we can actually do our job better.
• And the result is it also allowed DED to do their job better, because everybody now understands their

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Look, at the end of the day, our job is to make sure, if you look at our majority agenda, the second
• I think when someone's doing a good job regarding consumer protections, we should continue to let them
• way to you know reinstill trust in our public entities I think when someone's doing you know a good job
• lawsuit against Reynolds Corporation, one of the largest corporations on the planet, employing more jobs
• outside of your job as a firefighter—it can be a rebuttable presumption.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement met and first announced that HB 2691 would be held and not heard further that day. The chair also limited testimony to three speakers for and three against, with two minutes each unless extended by a minority leader. The committee then took up HB 2993, which would allow the Department of Public Safety to spend on legal services independent of the Attorney General and, as amended, redirect $5 million from the Consumer Protection Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund. Supporters argued the bill would give DPS outside counsel and shift money toward front-line public safety work; opponents said it was political retaliation that would weaken consumer protection enforcement and divert funds from Arizonans who benefit from AG actions. The committee adopted the chairman’s amendment and then approved HB 2993 on an 8-6 vote, with one absent. The committee next heard HB 2231, a clarifying bill updating the list of cancers covered under the occupational disease presumption for firefighters, peace officers, and fire investigators. The sponsor and firefighter testimony said the bill does not expand benefits but fixes a drafting problem, including a disputed comma that had been used by insurers to challenge claims; the Industrial Commission was listed as neutral if needed. Members discussed whether the presumption is rebuttable and how punctuation affected the statute’s meaning. During roll call, several members explained their votes in favor as a matter of grammar and statutory clarity, and the committee passed HB 2231 by a 14-0 vote with one absent. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Look, at the end of the day, our job is to make sure, if you look at our majority agenda, the second
• I think when someone's doing, you know, a good job regarding consumer protections, we should continue
• way to you know reinstill trust in our public entities I think when someone's doing you know a good job
• lawsuit against Reynolds Corporation, one of the largest corporations on the planet, employing more jobs
• outside of your job as a firefighter—it can be a rebuttable presumption.

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement met and announced that HB 2691 would be held and not heard further that day. The committee also set limits on testimony for the meeting. The first bill considered was HB 2993, which would allow the Department of Public Safety to obtain legal services independent of the Attorney General and redirect $5 million from the Consumer Protection Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund; an amendment changed the destination of the funds from the Peace Officers Training Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund. Supporters argued the bill would protect law enforcement from political interference and better fund public safety efforts, while opponents said it was political retaliation that would divert money from consumer protection work. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2993 with a do pass recommendation by an 8-6 vote, with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 2231, which makes clarifying changes to the list of cancers covered under the workers’ compensation occupational disease presumption for peace officers, firefighters, and fire investigators. The sponsor and firefighter testimony said the bill does not expand benefits but fixes a drafting problem involving punctuation that had led to litigation and claim disputes with insurers. Members discussed whether the presumption is rebuttable and the effect of the comma issue, with several noting the importance of precise statutory language. HB 2231 was passed with a do pass recommendation by a 14-0 vote, with one member absent. The committee then adjourned.