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• </c> be a desert for our love it is my hope be a desert for our love it is my hope that<01:08:50.440>
• You're increasing the strength of the building so much more, and it will cost really high for the state
• </c><01:10:59.880><c> us</c> cost really high for the state for us cost really high for the state for
• > the</c><01:25:02.800><c> people</c><01:25:03.239><c> of</c> we hope to accomplish for the people of
• we hope to accomplish for the people of Hawaii<01:25:04.000><c> thank</c><01:25:04.280><c> you</c><01

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c><00:18:52.760><c> these</c><00:18:52.960><c> high-achieving</c> competitive for these high-achieving
• competitive for these high-achieving teachers.
• All it does is it elevates the penalties if there's a conviction for harassment, the hope being that
• All it does is it elevates the penalties if there's a conviction for harassment, the hope being that
• This is a UH recommendation to strike the term “public” for high schools to make the program inclusive

Bills: SB2567 , SB2448 , SB3046 , SB2231 , SB2526

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: harassment, restraining order, temporary restraining order, injunction, protective order, public employer, public servant, public employee, government employee, state employee, legislator, judge, judicial branch, executive branch, local government, political subdivision, workplace violence, threats, stalking, employee safety

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• Seventeen years later, I'm still waiting to get my original birth... adoptions or their hopes for their
• I'm just here for technical assistance and hoping to have some more co-authors join us. Thank you.
• to what already exists for contractors and other high-risk industries.
• ESOP is helping to bridge the wealth gap for my family, and I hope more companies adopt the ESOP culture
• Bottom line, is an ESOP bid more expensive at a high... And it would only be for that.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Now for the rest.
• This bill asks for additional time for proclamations.
• I hope that you would oppose this bill. I stand for questions. Senator Cole. Thank you, Mr.
• I hope that you would oppose this bill. I stand for questions. Senator Cole. Thank you, Mr.
• for the funding to continue for that.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from January 14, 19, 20, and 21, 2026. It then heard Senate Bill 1238, which would require Idaho Fish and Game to provide a 30-day public comment period for proclamation changes related to season-setting. Senator Foreman said the bill was intended to give sportsmen more time and had support from Idaho Fish and Game management and the Idaho Wildlife Federation, but outfitter representatives testified that the proposal could delay March big-game season setting and compress the time they have to sell hunts and secure tag information. Fish and Game staff said the change was doable but would require timeline adjustments and could create pinch points. After discussion, Senator Foreman asked that the bill be held at the call of the chair, and the committee voted to hold Senate Bill 1238. The committee then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 115, which supports consolidating the Soil and Water Conservation Commission with the Department of Water Resources while preserving the missions of both entities. Senator Harris said the resolution reflected stakeholder discussions and could improve efficiency and reduce administrative costs. Testimony from the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the Department of Water Resources supported the concept, emphasizing that the change would not alter the voluntary, locally led, non-regulatory mission of conservation districts. The committee voted to send SCR 115 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to informational presentations from Idaho mining companies and industry representatives. The Idaho Mining Association and several companies described major projects and permitting status, including Thompson Creek’s molybdenum restart near Challis, Liberty Gold’s Black Pine project in southeast Idaho, Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project in Valley County, Integra Resources’ Delamar project in Owyhee County, and U.S. Silver Idaho’s Galena Mine in the Silver Valley. Speakers highlighted job creation, capital investment, critical and strategic minerals, environmental reclamation, and ongoing federal and state permitting processes. No votes or actions were taken on those presentations.

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• liberty and justice for all.
• Thank you for coming down. Welcome to your Senate. Thank you. Thank you for coming down.
• Thank you very much for the family for being here. Thank you for sure. Absolutely. Thank you.
• Thank you very much for the family for being here.
• Thank you for sharing your father with us for as long as he served.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and recorded attendance. Members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Noel Campbell, and several guest groups were recognized in the gallery, including Greater Phoenix school district leaders, GCU Government and History Club students, Arizona Food Bank Network representatives, and local and tribal officials visiting for appropriations and transportation-related discussions. The chamber also adopted a proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Senators and guests offered remarks about the Holocaust, rising antisemitism, and the importance of education and remembrance, followed by a moment of silence. Later, the Senate received and unanimously adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2045 honoring the life and public service of former Congressman Raul Grijalva, with members of the Grijalva family present on the floor and several senators sharing personal tributes. The Senate then processed a long list of governor’s nominations, first readings, and second-reading bill referrals, including measures on natural resources, education, health, public safety, elections, taxation, utilities, and appropriations. Senator Bolick also read a proclamation for National School Choice Week. The body recessed briefly, returned to consider SCR 1036 on Attorney General public statements, and then received committee announcements before adjourning until the next day.

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• folks, um, more for Judiciary folks, um, but But I’m just hoping that this language, as written, specifically
• And if it does, I high hopes it'll pass.
• students, some of whom return to public school for high school.
• true college and career readiness, especially in high school, and provide occasions for celebration
• </c> thinking about them, that we're hoping thinking about them, that we're hoping for<01:46:05.840><

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a concern for our land, for our economy, and certainly for our people.
• So we lift up this prayer to you for rain, for snow, for conservation, for mercy on our land.
• Anderson was responsible for high-level decision-making and crisis management.
• .ask for your favorable vote for Senate Concurrent Resolution 118.
• Water is life for our... Water is life. Water is life for our communities.

Keywords: 989, all

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• O Allah, we pray for love and not hate, for peace and not war, for unity and not division.
• Ask for her confirmation. If there are no Ask for her confirmation.
• And so this bill is before the body for that exact reason. So I hope everybody will vote yes.
• And so this bill is before the body for that exact reason. So I hope everybody will vote yes.
• And for those reasons, I would ask for a no vote today. Thank you so much.

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB6016 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5609 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5975 , SJM8016 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB5909 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB6045 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5762 , SB6032 , SB6066 , SB6082 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6319 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB5046 , SB5387 , SB5637 , SB5647 , SB5839 , SB5888 , SB5962 , SB6018 , SB6037 , SB6047 , SB6078 , SB6130 , SB6147 , SB6151 , SB6197 , SB6220 , SB6256 , SB6311 , SB6343

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• Dingel, could you repeat that for the official record for us? Thank you, Madam Chair.
• </c> that for the official record for us? that for the official record for us?
• </c> person who'd be responsible for it. person who'd be responsible for it.
• There has to be some basis for it for any investigation to move forward.
• My<00:34:41.440><c> hope</c><00:34:41.720><c> is</c> My hope is My hope is to<00:34:42.800><c> perhaps

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for our final hearing.
• For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your no vote. Thank you.
• I hope that there's continued conversation to thank the opposition witness for testifying today.
• I would ask for your support for it.
• I think that that's something that we should do, and so I hope and plead for your aye vote.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and privacy bills, with extensive testimony on each. AB 1872 by Assembly Member Ta would make repeat swatting a wobbler and require offenders to compensate victims for property damage. Supporters, including civil liberties, sheriff, and district attorney representatives, said swatting is a serious and growing threat to first responders, schools, and public officials. Opponents argued existing law already covers false emergency reports and warned the bill could worsen penalties for people with mental illness. The committee approved the bill on a do pass motion to Appropriations. AB 1727, also by Assembly Member Ta, would make it a misdemeanor to transfer or sell a person’s genetic data without consent. Supporters framed the bill as a needed privacy protection in light of advances in genetic technology and AI, citing examples such as HeLa cells and concerns about unauthorized DNA collection. Opponents, including ACLU Cal Action, said civil penalties already exist under current law and objected to creating a new carceral offense for nonviolent conduct. The committee accepted amendments and moved the bill forward as amended to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The committee then took up AB 1782 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would lower the threshold for retaining certain offenders with mental health disorders in state hospital custody and broaden the conduct considered in dangerousness determinations. Supporters said the bill responds to a recent release case and would help prevent dangerous releases; opponents, including disability rights and public defender groups, said it would weaken due process and expand involuntary confinement. The chair recommended a no vote, and the bill remained on call after a split roll. AB 1632 by Assembly Member Johnson, which removes the notarization requirement for trespass authorization letters, passed as amended despite opposition from homelessness advocates and public defenders who said it could increase arrests of unhoused people; supporters said it would reduce bureaucracy and help property owners and police respond to trespassing. The committee also heard AB 1968 by Assembly Member Gallagher, which would add conspiracy to commit murder to the list of offenses eligible for heightened juvenile court handling; supporters cited a foiled school attack in Tehama County, while opponents warned of overbroad punishment and racial disparities. The bill was discussed but not yet voted on in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• The needle to try and get the change that we were all hoping for when we entered into the agreement in
• the finish line and for doing what so many legislators have tried to do for, for many, many years.
• Thank you for being here. Thank you for taking this on.
• And then there was again 300,000 for CYFD for for personnel to respond to inquiries FY 27.
• I hope the committee knows that I, I try and own the stuff that I'm responsible for, and I, I did so

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• 58.079><c> 2</c><00:15:58.319><c> million</c> you for each for each contract 2 million you for each for
• This is just for 24. That's just for 24. My motion is for 24, yes, and that's what it's for.
• they are more high-performing for our employees to choose, so we have lots of outcomes by using them
• performing vendor but they are more High performing for<00:49:57.319><c> our</c><00:49:57.480><c> employees
• I</c><01:38:35.119><c> know</c> challenge for for Kentucky um I know challenge for for Kentucky um I

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first reorganized by electing Representative Hart as House co-chair and Senator Douglas as Senate co-chair by acclamation, then approved the December 10 minutes. It then took up deferred and routine contract items, beginning with a Council on Postsecondary Education item that was withdrawn after staff explained the contract had been canceled and should not have come before the committee because the granting authority, not CPE, was issuing it. The committee next reviewed a Department for Local Government contract tied to an Eastern Kentucky flood recovery housing project in Jackson. Members questioned the high per-unit cost and whether renovation was more expensive than new construction. Staff explained the cost included acquisition of an existing downtown building and needed water and sewer infrastructure upgrades, and said developable land was limited in the area. With no motion to object, the contract was allowed to move forward. The committee then considered Kentucky Transportation Cabinet professional services contracts for highway design work. Members asked about the size of the contracts and how much of the available funding is typically used; staff said the contracts are two-year agreements, that the prior cycle reached close to $2 million per contract, and that this year’s limits were reduced because less money is available in the Highway Plan. The committee also approved a PSC amendment contract for the Bridging Kentucky program after staff explained the $150 hourly loaded rate was within the normal range for consultants. Both Transportation Cabinet items were approved without objection. Finally, the committee heard a Kentucky Communications Network Authority contract for an $85,000 study of the dark fiber market. Members asked what dark fiber is, why the study was needed, whether there was coordination with the Office of Broadband Development, and whether existing service meant there was already a market. KCNA said dark fiber is unused fiber that local providers can light to deliver service, that the study was needed because the contractor said no market existed while ISPs said demand exists, and that the report would help both KCNA oversight and broadband development planning. The contract was reviewed without objection.

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• For the record, my name is Brandon Shippey, Senator for District 9, which is Washington County, Payette
• Are there questions for Senator Shippey? Senator Harris. Mr. Chairman, for motion.
• Ask for your introduction of the legislation. Thank you, Pro Tem, Senator Bunt. For a motion?
• So there is a very high likelihood, there's no guarantee, but a very, very high likelihood that...
• I hope that we all have a safe weekend.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• > building</c> bill for $1.38 million for building bill for $1.38 million for building improvements<00
• Does the department feel like we're ready for spring where we get a lot of, or have a high need for,
• </c><00:42:36.160><c> need</c><00:42:36.400><c> for</c> we get a lot of or have a high need for we get
• a lot of or have a high need for testing<00:42:36.960><c> around</c><00:42:37.359><c> avian</c><00:42
• /c><01:37:06.880><c> for</c> site uh for meeting hydrogen needs for site uh for meeting hydrogen needs

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Just for... hold on just for a second. Mr.
• Thank you so much for joining us today, and we hope that you will join us again next time when we will
• And for that, we stand for questions.
• Speaker, gentlemen, I just wanted to focus on the high demand for social work.
• And I would really like to see, since we already have a pipeline for our New Mexico high school students

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• And we hope to do the same this year. So thank you for your testimony.
• This is for people who know that there is no hope of recovery.
• But it's going to be a good year, I hope. So forgive me for reading, but...
• And I know for many people we all hope for a peaceful death.
• While I hold out hope for a miracle, I am also realistic about the nature of my disease.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on bills in three areas: emergency medical services/AED access, athletic training and student safety, and end-of-life options. Committee chairs outlined testimony rules and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Some bills had no live witnesses, while others drew extensive testimony from advocates, professionals, and legislators. On AED-related bills, the American Heart Association supported requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events and athletic fields, citing sudden cardiac arrest survival rates and urging cardiac emergency response plans as an added safeguard. A parks and recreation professional supported AED access but raised concerns about the cost, staffing, maintenance, and feasibility for municipalities with limited resources. Athletic trainers supported expanding their scope of practice and removing workplace restrictions, arguing it would improve injury prevention, reduce costs, and help retain professionals in Massachusetts. The committee also took extensive testimony on end-of-life options legislation. Supporters included legislators, physicians, hospice volunteers, clergy, patients’ family members, and advocacy groups, who described the bills as allowing terminally ill, mentally capable adults to choose a peaceful death with strict safeguards and self-administration requirements. They emphasized personal stories of suffering, public support, and the claim that other states have not seen abuse. Opponents, including faith-based, disability-rights, and family policy representatives, argued the bills amount to physician-assisted suicide, could pressure vulnerable people, and may be influenced by prognosis errors, coercion, or financial incentives. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Back in high school, I applied for a job at Subway, and it took two rounds of interviews for them to
• Back in high school, I applied<04:53:35.120><c> for</c><04:53:35.280><c> a</c><04:53:35.440><c> job</
• So, I'm here to apologize for not being there to explain it. I hope my explanation is adequate.
• So, I'm here to apologize for not being there to explain it. I hope my explanation is adequate.
• One year ago today, Oscar suffered a devastating fall at his work site for his high school in Exit, falling

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There's $25 million for awards for inclusive colleges.
• I also wanted to ask a little bit about the governor's proposed $50 million for middle school and high
• I also wanted to ask a little bit about the governor's proposed 50 million for middle school and high
• We urge the state to increase expanded learning opportunities for high school students currently left
• High school students continue to express their need for a safe place to be after school, to support their

Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Governor’s May Revision TK-12 education proposals, beginning with Proposition 98. The Department of Finance explained that the minimum guarantee rises by about $6.4 billion relative to the January budget across the three-year window, with a total of $124.9 billion in 2024-25, $125.1 billion in 2025-26, and $127.1 billion in 2026-27. Finance also described revised settle-up and reserve actions, including maintaining a $3.9 billion settle-up balance, increasing discretionary deposits into the Prop. 98 reserve, and ending with a projected reserve balance of about $10.3 billion. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the overall estimates were reasonable but urged the state to fully fund the guarantee and use other budget actions or reserves to manage volatility rather than delay settle-up payments. Members questioned the rationale for leaving the $3.9 billion unsettled, and Finance said the amount reflects revenue uncertainty and the risk of overappropriating Prop. 98 if revenues later fall. The committee then reviewed the Department of Education portion of the May Revision. Finance said the budget adds positions and state operations funding for CDE and includes trailer bill changes affecting community schools, preschool, literacy, special education, charter accountability, and other programs. The LAO highlighted concerns and recommendations on several proposals, including the size and structure of the LCFF increase, the special education base-rate increase, additional one-time community schools funding, literacy coach and math professional development augmentations, the multilingual screener, inclusive college grants, homelessness grants, and the proposed paid pregnancy disability leave mandate. CDE supported the special education increase, paid pregnancy leave, community schools, homelessness funding, literacy and math investments, and preschool parity, while urging more support for county offices of education and clearer definitions and implementation details for some programs. Finance said the paid pregnancy leave proposal would cost an estimated $218 million annually and is intended as a recruitment and retention measure. In the Commission on Teacher Credentialing item, Finance proposed funding for legal staffing tied to SB 848 and educator misconduct cases, plus funding and fee changes to support a statewide transcript review platform for subject matter competency and additional support for the residency technical assistance center. The LAO said it had no concerns with the staffing for misconduct and SB 848, recommended the transcript review platform and related fee increase if the platform moves forward, and recommended rejecting the residency technical assistance center expansion because current funding lasts through 2029. CTC said the misconduct workload has grown over the last five to six years and that AI would be used only as a backstop to human review in the transcript system. Public commenters were split, with unions and education groups supporting special education, paid pregnancy leave, community schools, homelessness funding, and literacy investments, while opposing the $3.9 billion settle-up delay and the reduction to preschool COLA.

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• For schools, you heard that Test 1 is operative for Proposition 98.
• I also wanted to ask a little bit about the governor's proposed $50 million for middle school and high
• College for All Coalition, all of us are coming together to ask for $5.3 million to be given for the
• We urge the state to increase expanded learning opportunities for high school students currently left
• High school students continue to express their need for a safe place to be after school, to support their

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• President, for the honor of doing this today, what we hope is our last special session.
• And I hope you're right, Senator, and I'm for the bill, obviously.
• The rent issue, high rents, they've been here for a while.
• High rents, they've been here for a while. This bill isn't going to make it any worse.
• Fairness for homeowners, fairness for renters, fairness for the homeless, fairness even for those that

Keywords: 999, senate, all