Transcript Highlights:

• So in your business plan, this would cover what? This would cover an expansion of our activities.
• an</c> would cover what?
• This would cover an would cover what?
• So this bill doesn't just cover WIKI.
• </c> EPA grant which would have covered that. EPA grant which would have covered that.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Harris. you and no other entity are the source you and no other entity are the source of<02:05:32.239
• And how do we make sure we don't retaliate against the wrong person or entity that did that?
• And how do we make sure we don't retaliate against the wrong person or entity that did that?
• And how do we make sure we don't retaliate against the wrong person or entity that did that?
• </c><07:50:39.200><c> the</c> numbers of bodies that just covered the numbers of bodies that just covered

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It depends on the depth of cover of a pipeline.
• It depends on the depth of cover of a pipeline.
• This is a little bit of an outline of what I'm going to cover.
• This is a little bit of an outline of what I'm going to cover.
• So I'm going to cover quickly cultural resources.

Summary: The board met on January 21, 2026, approved the agenda and minutes, and received a CPRA implementation update from Executive Director Michael Hare. Hare reported about 103 active projects, with work focused on completing existing projects and moving more into construction. He highlighted several projects, including Port Fourchon shoreline protection, Northwest Little Lake marsh creation, Sugar Ridge Pump Station, a large RESTORE-funded marsh creation project, Schooner Bayou saltwater barrier rehabilitation, Cain Bayou marsh creation redesign, West Shore river reintroduction work, Morganza to the Gulf reaches, NERDA Raccoon Island restoration, and Chenier-O-Tig ridge restoration. He also reviewed recreation and partnership projects such as Bayou Pigeon and Destrehan boat launches, Grand Bayou Marsh Creation, Highway 1 terracing, and four Louisiana projects funded through the National Coastal Resilience Fund. Hare noted the annual plan public meetings were complete and the comment period remained open through February 17, 2026. Board members asked about the Rockefeller shoreline project, and Hare said the Corps and state agencies were working through geotechnical and environmental issues and that leadership remained committed to moving it forward. The board then heard a joint presentation from CPRA and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the White Lake Conservation Area and Management Plan. Officials described White Lake as a 72,000-acre property in Vermilion Parish with major habitat, recreation, and revenue functions, but said aging infrastructure, levee erosion, limited water control structures, and maintenance costs made a master plan necessary. The plan, finalized in October 2025, recommends coastal restoration projects, lodge and facility revitalization using private dollars, revenue-generation improvements, and long-term partnerships. Proposed work includes GIWW shoreline protection, Unit 2/Caddo levee stabilization, and north shoreline protection, with about $30 million already secured for engineering and construction and total needs estimated at roughly $120 million to $130 million. Officials also discussed broader habitat management, conservation incentives for private landowners, possible land acquisition in southwest Louisiana, and coordination with federal partners and other state agencies. Members praised the White Lake effort as a model of interagency collaboration and emphasized its importance for waterfowl habitat, public access, and tourism. Questions focused on funding sources, oil and gas revenue, and whether other agencies such as economic development and tourism should be involved. Several members also urged the state to apply similar management approaches to other refuges, including Sabine, Cameron Prairie, and Lacassine, where they said federal management has lagged. The discussion underscored a broader shift toward landscape-scale habitat management and public recreation investment. The final major presentation covered CPRA’s marsh creation design guidelines and related construction logistics. Staff explained that marsh creation makes up a large share of the coastal master plan and that the agency is updating its 2017 design guidelines after nearly a decade of use. The updates will address survey standards, geotechnical methods, dredge production estimates, construction monitoring, and oil and gas infrastructure conflicts. A second presentation reviewed safety, access, and logistics for marine construction, including equipment access routes, pipeline identification and coordination, cultural resources, private landowners, oyster resources, and permitting. Board members asked about reducing geotechnical costs, improving land-rights coordination, considering uncontained marsh creation where appropriate, and managing pipeline impacts; staff said they would consider those suggestions as part of the guideline updates.

Transcript Highlights:

• One thing um is again for us any cover.
• </c><00:32:08.880><c> the</c> Um, and most of that went to cover the Um, and most of that went to cover
• All right, so we cover a lot of territory.
• Uh and then we are also entity.
• </c> covering or a shell the oat hole on it. covering or a shell the oat hole on it.

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And we don't think that bill necessarily directly covers every situation that could come up.
• And we don't think that bill necessarily directly covers every situation that could come up.
• </c> that bill necessarily directly covers that bill necessarily directly covers every<03:46:07.359><
• That's that's not covered by this stuff.
• Um, as a childcare center, we're not covered under the same rules that they have.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• short, and we were concerned about the fact that, you know, one, you've got a bunch of different entities
• just a comment, and then I do think, given the nature of that report, some of the things that we covered
• So I've covered how we need more data to kind of consider how efficient Idaho's system is, but consolidation
• So they're two separate centers covering their respective service areas, but they operate under one budget
• So throughout this presentation, I've been covering the challenges the system is facing.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee approved minutes from September 25 and December 2, 2025, then heard seven topic requests for possible Office of Performance Evaluations studies. Topics included the impacts of growth on agriculture and infrastructure, Medicaid hospital billing, Your Health Idaho plan selection, fund balance management for boards and commissions under DOPL, the Board of Community Guardians, sexual assault in women’s prisons, and drivers of prison population growth. Requesters emphasized issues such as conversion of farmland to development, possible Medicaid billing upcoding, uninsured Idahoans’ costs, uneven board fund balances after consolidation, gaps in guardianship services, prison safety and oversight, and factors driving incarceration growth. OPE staff said all were feasible, with some smaller, medium, or larger in scope depending on the topic. After a secret ballot, the committee selected four studies for OPE: the Board of Community Guardians, drivers of prison population growth, impacts of growth on agriculture and infrastructure, and oversight of sexual assault in women’s correctional facilities. Members noted the remaining topics received fewer votes, but the director said the office could potentially take on additional work later if capacity allowed. The committee also agreed to follow up on the Idaho Home Learning Academy report and the 2023 direct care workforce report, with follow-up timing suggested for December and June, respectively. The committee then received a follow-up report on Idaho’s 911 system. OPE said the system faces four major pressures: insufficient funding, staffing shortages, too many centers relative to call demand, and weak statewide data and oversight. The report recommended evolving the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission into a statewide program with authority to oversee the system, collect standardized financial data, set performance standards, and clarify cost responsibilities. The committee heard responses from the IPSCC chairman, the Military Division, and others, who generally agreed with the need for better data and coordination but stressed local control, outdated radio infrastructure, and the lack of a clear funding estimate. The committee discussed whether to pursue a follow-up focused on funding gaps and system costs, and OPE said it could do additional background work with the commission and Military Division to see what data are available.

Transcript Highlights:

• state-owned property, encouraging productive reuse and collaboration between the state and local entities
• So this covers one up to 12 months. >> Okay. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Seeing no questions.
• So this covers one up to 12 months. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Seeing no questions.
• think it depends on the agency.<00:24:57.039><c> So</c><00:24:57.360><c> this</c><00:24:57.600><c> covers
• So this covers one up to 12 agency. So this covers one up to 12 months. months. months.

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: Consideration of HB 220 00:02:49 Consideration of HB 467 00:09:50 Consideration of HB 516 00:19:50 Consideration of HB 589 00:27:16, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Daniel, and I cover Public School Finance with the LESC.
• My name is Daniel, and I cover Public School Finance with the LESC.
• So this covers that under the federal law, up to 18. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• do require that if they do that transportation, they have insurance, vehicle insurance, that would cover
• Chair, Senator Ramos, so under court supervision, that's basically to cover anybody that's within CYFD

Bills: SB204 , SB241 , HB34

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

Transcript Highlights:

• This language authorizes the policyholder to assume responsibility for notifying all covered persons
• The difference here is that the Senate language requires entities to submit a business tax identification
• 00:08:21.560><c> requires</c> that the Senate language requires that the Senate language requires entities
• to submit a business tax entities to submit a business tax identification<00:08:25.280><c> number</c
• </c> individual and an entity. individual and an entity.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to walk through nonpartisan side-by-side comparisons of House File 4188, focusing on differences between House and Senate language across consumer protection, insurance, financial services, health, and technical provisions. Staff highlighted numerous Senate-only items, including rules for financial providers communicating through trusted contacts, virtual currency requirements for banks and credit unions, a prohibition on virtual currency kiosks beginning in 2026, mortgage servicing and student loan servicing changes, the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act, insurance and travel-related provisions, scrap metal licensing changes, protections related to minors accessing chatbots and AI companions, and several technical or conforming repealers. Staff also noted that some provisions were identical or substantially similar between the chambers, including mortgage originator standards, student loan borrower protections, securities-related changes, unclaimed property provisions, and technical updates in the bill’s miscellaneous articles. The Senate-only health-related articles were also summarized, including repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, technical changes to the reinsurance program, and a series of health insurance provisions on enrollment-growth notices, limits on officer and director salary increases under certain capital conditions, guaranteed issue rights for certain Medicare supplement enrollees, data-sharing between Commerce and Health, restrictions on using artificial intelligence alone to deny claims, reimbursement for clinical trainees, home care nursing coverage, and PBM transparency. The Senate’s telecommunications article was described as largely technical and conforming, with repeals of obsolete statutes. Staff also noted that some standalone bills had already passed and would be removed from the comparison report. Public testimony followed. Thomas Elness of AARP Minnesota supported inclusion of the cryptocurrency kiosk bill, expressed support for guaranteed issue protections for a narrow group of consumers affected by discontinued plans, and urged adoption of changes to the consumer protection restitution account, including raising the cap to $10 million per fiscal year. Representative Lee testified that the restitution account proposal should be treated as policy rather than finance because it has a zero fiscal note, and said the House would accept the Senate’s $10 million cap. Robin Rowan, representing the Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association, urged adoption of Senate travel insurance language, requested a House-style change to lead-generation recordkeeping language, and supported a Senate provision allowing employers and insurers to coordinate notice to employees when group policies are cancelled. The Department of Commerce then responded to questions, explaining that the prescription drug affordability council would be sunset because the board already has other avenues for public input, that the reinsurance changes were technical and did not alter the prior agreement, and that the abandoned cryptocurrency provisions rely on statutory definitions of inactivity and known examples such as keys stored in safes or deposit boxes.

Transcript Highlights:

• I cover Marana, Oro Valley, Picture Rocks, and East Tucson.
• Thank you. and accountability of CAIR's alleged ties to terrorist entities.
• There's a reason why CAIR has never been designated a terrorist organization by any entity with the legal
• For that very reason, because the implications from a national organization to its lower state entity
• I'd like you to prohibit MB-affiliated entities like CAIR from operating within Arizona borders.

Committee: House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee convened with roll call, member and staff introductions, and a review of amendment deadlines and decorum rules. Members also suspended the committee rule on late-distributed amendments to allow consideration of a Kolodin amendment. The chair then moved to the agenda bills, beginning with HCM 2001, a memorial urging Congress and the President to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization and asking Arizona agencies to monitor related organizations. Testimony on HCM 2001 was sharply divided, with supporters arguing the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR are linked to terrorism and Sharia law, and opponents calling the memorial discriminatory, unsupported by evidence, and an attack on Muslim civil rights organizations and free speech. The committee voted 4-3 to pass HCM 2001 out of committee. The committee then heard HCM 2002, which urges a federal review of CAIR for possible foreign terrorist organization designation and supports related congressional action. Testimony again split along similar lines: opponents, including CAIR representatives, a veteran, and community members, said the measure was scapegoating, lacked legal basis, and would stigmatize Muslim communities; supporters cited the Holy Land Foundation case, FBI concerns, and alleged ties between CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Hamas. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to pass HCM 2002 out of committee. Following a brief recess, the committee took up HB 2009, which would prohibit committees primarily organized to influence constitutional amendments from accepting foreign national contributions and require disclosure of out-of-state funding. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve transparency and keep constitutional initiatives focused on Arizona voters; members discussed whether the measure should apply to all ballot initiatives and how donor verification would work. HB 2009 was also approved 4-3. The committee then began HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment on election procedures, including citizenship requirements for voting, limits on foreign contributions to candidate and ballot measure campaigns, government-issued ID requirements, and changes to early voting and mail ballot rules. The committee adopted a late amendment after procedural discussion, and the sponsor described the resolution as a broad election-security reform modeled on Florida. Members raised concerns that the proposal could reduce access, increase lines, and create confusion for mail voters, while the sponsor argued it would improve security and voter confidence. The transcript cuts off during this bill’s discussion, before final action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:08:06.600><c> We</c> have to be covered. We have to be covered.
• </c> insurance, it's not covered by Medicare. insurance, it's not covered by Medicare.
• </c> that covers their doctors in network. that covers their doctors in network.
• </c> children would be covered by chip. children would be covered by chip. &gt;&gt; Correct.
• That need to be covered.

Committee: Joint Health Insurance Affordability Task Force

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 39.679><c> federal</c> recognized by both state and federal recognized by both state and federal entities
• to be inclusive of the entities to be inclusive of the disability<00:18:42.559><c> community</c><00:
• a list of specific hours that covers a list of specific topics.<00:41:51.200><c> To</c><00:41:51.440
• Um, would an insurance agency not cover me if I chose the optometrist instead?
• </c> cover the difference. cover the difference.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So this covers our process and project.
• So this covers our process and project.
• what part of these going to cover what part of these processes<01:20:41.280><c> continued</c><01:20:
• This would allow federal subsidies to cover this care and reduce some of the financial burden to the
• This would allow federal subsidies to cover this care and reduce some of the financial burden to the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think she's covered it quite clearly. >> Thank you. Any other discussion on the motion?
• I think she's covered it &gt;&gt; No, I do not.
• I think she's covered it quite<00:11:52.640><c> clearly.</c> quite clearly. quite clearly.
• you're asking 12 entities to report who you're selling<00:25:34.080><c> to.
• </c> Um how would that affect that entity? Um how would that affect that entity?

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 163FN, dealing with requiring current, verifiable evidence of a species’ presence before land-use restrictions are imposed for habitat protection. Members discussed an amendment that had been worked on with agencies and stakeholder groups. Fish and Game testified that, while the amendment improved the bill, the agency still opposed it because of concerns about citizen science, how the proposal would apply to public versus private property, and how the transition to DES would work. Representative Darby argued the amendment was ambiguous, lacked a full hearing, and did not clearly address record verification or private-property access issues. The amendment passed 8-7, and the committee then voted OTPA 8-7, with a minority report noted. The committee then moved to HB 1752FN, which would create a chain of custody for timber and carbon credits. Representative Davis presented an amendment saying it would help law enforcement investigate timber theft and add transparency to New Hampshire’s carbon registry by identifying buyers of carbon credits. Supporters said the change would impose little burden and align with practices in other states. Opponents, including Representative Darby, Representative Vale, and the state forester from DNCR, said the carbon market is complex, the amendment was not fully vetted, and a hearing with all stakeholders was needed; they also raised fiscal-note concerns. The amendment passed 8-7, and the committee then voted OTPA 8-7, again with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on HB 1019, which would add an active water treatment professional to the state water well board. Representative Peter Petrino and Representative Wendy Thomas said the board should include expertise on contamination risks and treatment technologies, citing concerns about arsenic, radon, and PFAS in private wells. The chairman of the Water Well Board testified in opposition to the bill as drafted, saying the board supports the general idea of licensing water filtration work but does not currently have authority or rules to oversee that field and believes the proposal would put “the cart before the horse.” Members questioned whether the board’s current mandate even covers filtration systems, and the discussion ended with those concerns unresolved.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><02:14:44.159><c> that</c><02:14:44.320><c> are</c><02:14:44.400><c> not</c> credits to entities
• that are not credits to entities that are not insurance<02:14:44.960><c> companies.
• That the universe of entities that would purchase these were just insurance companies.
• There was an RFI done, or something was done, in order to select the entity that is going to purchase
• There was an RFI done, or something was done, in order to select the entity that is going to purchase

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The nonprofit's work in phase one is to cover revenue growth projections and spending assumptions in
• So we were asked to cover a number of things today, operating-budget-specific.
• So we were asked to cover a number of things today, operating budget specific.
• That might be a good topic for us to maybe cover in some depth at the September meeting.
• That might be a good topic for us to maybe cover in some depth at the September meeting.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability

Summary: The committee held its first meeting, with co-chairs and members introducing themselves and staff outlining the committee’s statutory charge under the 2026 supplemental operating budget. Staff explained that the committee is tasked with studying budget transparency and fiscal sustainability in two phases: first, revenue growth, spending assumptions, statutory cost drivers, and carryforward/maintenance levels; and later, staffing, overhead, performance management, and public reporting tools. The committee also discussed its goals, with members emphasizing a shared factual understanding of Washington’s fiscal situation, the causes of projected structural deficits, and possible paths to a more sustainable operating budget. Staff then gave a detailed operating budget basics presentation. They reviewed the size and composition of the operating budget, explaining that most spending is concentrated in grants and client services, salaries and benefits, and goods and services, with K-12 education, DSHS, the Health Care Authority, DCYF, corrections, and higher education making up most NGFO spending. They also walked through the distinction between constitutional, federal, statutory, and discretionary spending; the role of caseload and per-capita forecasts; how maintenance level and policy level budgets are built; and how the four-year outlook works, including revenue forecasts, reversions, budget stabilization account reserves, and the official outlook adoption process. Members asked several questions about what is or is not included in the outlook, especially future collective bargaining agreements, health care inflation, court-ordered liabilities, and whether the budget could better separate mandatory from discretionary spending over time. Staff said some of those questions would require follow-up and noted the existence of an outlook accuracy report. The committee then heard from Josh Goodman of the Pew Charitable Trusts, who introduced Pew’s state fiscal work and its role as the nonprofit partner supporting the committee. He said Pew would help analyze long-term fiscal sustainability, reserve policies, recession preparedness, and practices from other states, and would draw on its 50-state data and subject-matter experts. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported at this meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think he covered it. This is one more eligibility opportunity for students.
• Foster, and other aid to make sure that we can help cover that student as a whole.
• This bill makes clear that those follow-up needs are covered as well.
• I see the $250, but that won't cover the books today.
• I see the $250, but that won't cover the books today.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 31, 2026, and heard several bills focused largely on workforce training, student aid, and school safety. HB 325 by Rep. Brass would add successful completion of nine dual-enrollment credit hours as a third eligibility pathway for the TOPS Tech Award; after a clarifying amendment limiting the change to students graduating in the 2026-2027 school year, the bill drew broad support and was reported favorably. HB 407 by Rep. Larvadane would return the M.J. Foster Promise Program’s initial eligibility age to 21 for two years, grandfathering in current younger participants while the state addresses funding shortfalls; despite concerns about access for 18- to 20-year-olds, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill as amended on a 12-2 vote. HB 482 by Rep. Turner would loosen TOPS Tech requirements, including lowering one academic threshold, raising the age window to 25, and increasing the award amount at community and technical colleges; after an amendment expanding the affected institutions beyond LCTCS, it was reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 283 by Rep. Newell, which strengthens penalties and school responses for assault and battery on teachers and other school employees and expands sick-leave coverage for related medical, psychological, and rehabilitation treatment. Testimony from educators and union representatives described serious incidents of violence and fear of retaliation, while a school district attorney warned about unintended consequences for rural districts, transportation, and students with disabilities; the bill was amended to include students as protected victims and then reported with amendments. HB 448 by Rep. Adams would allow scholarships for firefighters injured or killed in the line of duty, and their spouses, to be used for graduate study rather than only a bachelor’s degree; after an amendment clarifying the scholarship could be used for bachelor’s or advanced degrees, it was reported as amended. HB 319 by Rep. Beham, a cleanup measure for the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education to improve quorum and update organizational references, was reported favorably. HB 195 by Rep. Beham, which would bar public postsecondary institutions from prohibiting students from carrying self-defense chemical spray on campus, was amended to add exceptions and then reported with amendments. The committee also heard testimony on HCR 10 by Rep. Wilder, which asks the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance and cheer as sanctioned sports; the sponsor said the resolution was prompted by a parent request and safety concerns, and an amendment was expected to broaden the measure. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly emphasized workforce development, dual enrollment, and the need to align education programs with labor-market demand, while also debating how to balance student access, funding limits, and school safety.

Transcript Highlights:

• It helps cover out-of-pocket expenses related to recovery.
• So, I think we've covered all the issues that. we've already agreed upon.
• I think we've covered this at some point before.
• So Cibola is not covered by this.
• We've covered a lot of the subject matter before.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is just removing the one impediment and then imposing a new guardrail to cover that.
• And we already discussed, and I understand what a covered voter was. I initially went...
• And we already discussed, and I understand what a covered voter was.
• Well, the line is line 39, a covered voter, which is it needs.
• The line is line 39, a covered voter, which is new language that exists in statute.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To cover up the scheme, Ms.
• To cover up the scheme, Ms. Gutfar falsified accounting records. To cover up the scheme, Ms.
• So the $5.3 million covers all expenses for this new function...
• And to that point, in last year's budget, I think we definitely covered two years.
• Jen, I believe there is a regional incident task force that covers Pima County.

Bills: HB2352 , HB2388 , HB2418 , HB2499 , HB2500 , HB2579 , HB2584 , HB2804

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: funding, auditor general, county treasurer, procedural reviews, state appropriations, HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages