Transcript Highlights:

• The original request was for a one-time cash transfer and one-time appropriation of $5 million to establish
• The request included a $4 million cash transfer from the Idaho Career Ready Students Fund, related to
• interest generated within that fund, and a $1 million cash transfer from the driver training account
• This language directs the transfer of the funds to be conducted. FY 2028 budget cycle.
• This language directs the transfer of the funds to be conducted in order to make that shift of ongoing

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a technical correction to the Health and Welfare Division of Licensing and Certification budget, restoring 2 FTP that had been cut in error while leaving funding intact. The committee then adopted language extending the deadline for Medicaid’s state plan amendments and waivers related to the move to comprehensive managed care, after discussion of delays tied to the MMIS procurement and litigation. Both items received do-pass recommendations. The committee next considered Public School Support, beginning with a FY 2026 supplemental for the Division of Student Support to add $7.8 million in federal spending authority so schools can access full federal grant allocations. That supplemental passed. For FY 2027, members debated several competing motions on the Student Support Division budget, including proposals to reduce classified staff funding, add health insurance funding, and cut virtual school-related funding. After multiple failed motions, the committee ultimately approved a motion reducing the general fund by $14,751,600, including a $3 million reduction to virtual school discretionary funding, and adopted related language. Additional language was also approved to require reporting on virtual enrollments, shift English learner funding from central services to direct LEA distribution, modify technology curriculum contract requirements, require special education expenditure reporting, and reduce transportation funding by $7.5 million by undoing a prior statutory change. The committee then turned to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy. After extensive debate over alleged double-funding, rural access, and the absence of a policy bill, members rejected a larger $15 million reduction and then approved a smaller $13,500 reduction tied to the pending policy bill’s fiscal note. They also adopted language restricting PCIF access, requiring compliance reporting on DEI-related courses, and requesting a detailed report on IDLA expenditures, enrollments, and usage, including synchronous versus asynchronous instruction and course-level data by LEA. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would next take up the Secretary of State budget and trailer bills, with an additional 7:30 a.m. meeting before the Monday session.

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• Bill be transferred to the Senate. Gentleman from 22. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent.
• Hearing none of the titles approved, bill be transferred to the Senate. Gentleman 22. Mr.
• Good gentleman, we're currently upgrading the MMIS program for Health and Welfare, and now you're transferring
• Hearing the title is approved; the bill will be transferred to the Senate. Gentleman 22: Mr.
• Speaker, and good gentlemen, have there been any recent transfers to the state when we haven't been here

Summary: The House convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received gubernatorial and Senate messages and committee reports. Several new bills and resolutions were introduced and referred, including measures on taxation refunds, county commissioner vacancies, open meetings, data centers and water use, state historic preservation, and multiple Senate bills on vacancies, administrative rules, abortion trafficking, energy resources, irrigation districts, and education. The House also advanced a number of bills to second and third reading calendars and referred House Concurrent Resolution 35 and House Joint Memorial 21 for printing. The bulk of the floor action focused on budget and appropriation bills brought up under suspended rules. House Bills 866 and 867, maintenance budgets for constitutional officers and general government, passed after debate over the size of the appropriations, transparency of JFAC’s cuts, and the inclusion of military pay raises and other baseline costs. House Bill 868, for the Public Employee Retirement System, passed after questions about one-time software and disaster-recovery funding. House Bill 869, for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, passed amid discussion of using dedicated funds to restore cuts and confusion with a separate deaf-and-blind school budget. The House also passed House Bill 870, an Office of Information Technology Services enhancement bill centered on cybersecurity hardware and the final phase of IT consolidation from Health and Welfare, despite objections that it represented government growth and relied on federal funds. House Bill 871, funding the State Tax Commission for tax conformity work, property tax education, and seasonal staff, also passed after debate over necessity and spending. House Bill 835, limiting non-cognizable spending by the executive branch and preserving exceptions for emergencies, military facilities, and tuition-related funds, passed as well. The House then moved to announcements and adjourned until Monday, March 16, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Lewis Young: State retirement pension system transfer between systems work group extension.
• Retirement Agency to submit a report on the findings and recommendations of a work group to study the transfer
• recommendations of a work group to study recommendations of a work group to study the<00:08:21.680><c> transfer
• of</c><00:08:22.400><c> member</c><00:08:22.879><c> services</c><00:08:23.520><c> between</c> the transfer
• of member services between the transfer of member services between state<00:08:24.720><c> and</c><00

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, February 27, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Instead of using Climate Commitment Act dollars, it will transfer over to a new fund that's been established
• And so starting in September of 2029, there will be a statutory transfer of $3,375,000 from the multimodal
• Instead of using Climate Commitment Act dollars, it will transfer over to a new fund that's been established
• And so starting in September of 2029, there will be a statutory transfer in a Starting in September of
• 2029, there will be a statutory transfer of $3,375,000 from the multimodal account into this new account

Bills: SB6352

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, resources, funding, state law, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Instead of using Climate Commitment Act dollars, it will transfer over to a new fund that's been established
• And so starting in September of 2029, there will be a statutory transfer in a and it also provides funding
• Instead of using Climate Commitment Act dollars, it will transfer over to a new fund that's been established
• And so starting in September of 2029, there will be a statutory transfer in a Starting in September of
• 2029, there will be a statutory transfer of $3,375,000 from the multimodal account into this new account

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met for a work session and public hearing on February 19, 2026. In the work session, Switch Maritime presented a proposal for hydrogen fuel cell ferries for Washington State, including a budget proviso directing the Joint Transportation Committee to study hydrogen propulsion and a lease model for future Washington State Ferries procurement. The company described its Sea Change vessel, said the design could be adapted for Washington routes such as San Juan Islands–Anacortes, and emphasized that hydrogen fueling could be delivered through a mobile supply chain without new charging infrastructure. Senators asked about vessel flexibility, size, hydrogen availability, and terminal compatibility. The committee also received an update from WSDOT on the new public-private partnership program authorized in 2025. Staff said the agency is developing a four-phase implementation process, including consultant selection, a steering committee, a program manual, stakeholder engagement, and candidate project identification, with a report due to the transportation committees on September 1, 2026 and program launch targeted for January 1, 2027. The presentation stressed that the program manual will provide flexibility within the statute and that legislative input is being sought on engagement and project timing. The public hearing was on Senate Bill 6352, an omnibus transportation resources bill that revises and expands provisions from last year’s ESSB 5801. Staff outlined sections covering a mobile driver’s license and ID card program, a reduced-fee ID card for older drivers, changes to alternative fuel and aviation taxes and fees, revised sales tax distributions for ferry and multimodal funding, transit and bicycle education grants, fish passage permitting, clean energy siting on WSDOT right-of-way, toll notice procedures, older driver safety outreach, traffic safety camera revenue sharing, and a delay to the tow-truck indigent impound reimbursement program. The prime sponsor highlighted two priorities: digital driver’s licenses and dedicated ferry funding. Testimony was mixed. Supporters included airlines and aviation groups backing mobile ID and repeal of the luxury aircraft tax, transit and bicycle safety advocates supporting grant flexibility and continued bike education funding, and ferry advocates supporting dedicated ferry revenue. Local governments, including Bellevue, Kenmore, and Tacoma, raised concerns about the traffic camera revenue change, saying the shift from net to gross revenue would reduce local safety funding and could discourage new camera programs. The Association of Washington Cities also warned about unintended consequences in the fish passage and traffic camera provisions. RV dealers sought a delay to the luxury vehicle tax, and peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Turo asked for clarification on documentation requirements. The committee took no final vote and announced it would consider executive action the following week.

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• increase in employment and a 9.4 percentage point reduction in the share of families with after-tax and transfer
• And are they transferable? Let's talk about that. All right. Oh, okay. All right. Mr.
• Chair, Representative Chandler, yes, they are transferable, and yes, you would become able to get the
• And those credits are transferable. Mr.
• Chair and Representative, so they'd be transferable after the completion of the project. Mr.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Under Section 706, dampers protecting duct and air transfer openings shall be inspected and maintained
• It also goes on to state any damaged products or materials protecting duct and air transfer openings
• And then, of course, as we all know, over time, future homes are always just transfer of equity.
• abandoned properties, clearing the title, and then putting them back into productive use by a subsequent transfer
• Abandoned properties, clearing the title, and then putting them back into productive use by a subsequent transfer

Committee: House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and voted House Bill 1867 do pass by a 15-1 roll call. It then considered House Bill 2394, where a committee amendment changing “get” to “obtain” was adopted and rolled into a substitute. Testimony focused on efforts to work with plumbers and pipefitters on the bill’s scope, but the committee proceeded with the substitute, which passed do pass by a 10-7 vote. House Bill 2600 was then amended with clarifying language about petition signatures tied to the most recent gubernatorial election in the district, rolled into a substitute, and passed unanimously 17-0. The committee then held public hearings. House Bill 1906, sponsored by Rep. McGaugh, would remove township counties from a restriction so they can offer installment property tax payments like other counties. Support came from county collectors and a collector-treasurer, who said taxpayers want the option; one member suggested adding monthly payments as well. No opposition testified. House Bill 3003, sponsored by Rep. Steinmeyer, would require regular inspection and qualified testing of fire, smoke, and combination dampers under statewide standards, with documentation, reporting, and penalties for noncompliance. The sponsor and several witnesses from the fire protection and sheet metal industries said the bill would improve public safety and accountability; one opponent argued the certification standard was too broad, the penalties too steep, and the fiscal impact too high. The hearing also included discussion of hospital inspection cycles, local code variation, and the need for qualified inspectors. Finally, House Bill 2898 was heard. Rep. Owens described it as a revival of the land bank legislation previously enacted but struck down because of an unrelated amendment; the bill would restore land bank authority, expand eligibility beyond the original cities, and adjust St. Louis County appointment language to align with the county charter. Supporters from realtors, St. Louis County, municipal groups, and Springfield said it would help clear title, repurpose vacant properties, and return land to productive use, while one opponent argued the bill could weaken tax-delinquency protections and raise costs. No committee vote was taken on the public hearing bills, and the committee adjourned after closing the hearing on House Bill 2898.

Transcript Highlights:

• That uses the property for qualifying households, and it also exempts the sale or transfer of real property
• exemption to be exempt from the real estate excise tax if they record a covenant at the time of transfer
• H S4603.1 offered by Senator Bateman, which clarifies that the covenant recorded at the time of transfer
• land bank authorities, provides powers, duties, and affordability requirements, and prioritizes the transfer
• of... ...powers, duties, and affordability requirements, prioritizes the transfer of tax-foreclosed

Bills: SB6015 , SB6069 , SB6096 , SB6200 , SB6201 , SB6214 , SB6237 , SGA9280 , SGA9281

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption

Transcript Highlights:

• Also, we want to enhance tech transfer.
• We see this as an awesome new way to really enhance tech transfer pathways, to take things being produced
• Their tech transfer and licensing from the higher... that's something my office, I don't have a full
• I eventually spent two years at Sandia National Laboratories, learning about tech transfer and taking
• I was just wondering if these might also be used to track the transfer of nuclear waste as they're making

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, Senate Bill 229 by Senator Bass authorizes the transfer of certain property in Bossier Parish
• But it is a 1% interest in a property transfer in Bossier Parish that LSU is in full agreement of.
• Members, Senate Bill 71 by Senator Boudreau provides for the transfer of certain property in Lafayette
• It basically authorized the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to transfer some property over
• A lot of times we have people who sell a boat, and somehow the person who bought it never transferred

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• or a qualified health professional acting under delegation to inform a woman of their option to transfer
• or a qualified health professional acting under delegation to inform a woman of their option to transfer
• Additionally, this bill establishes requirements for a Roth individual retirement account transfer.
• What does the—I noticed that it includes requirements for a Roth individual retirement account transfer
• Madam Whip and members, House Bill 2875 transfers statutory provisions relating to prohibiting a local

Summary: The meeting covered a long series of House bills across health, commerce, education, elections, government, and veterans issues, with many measures described as consent-calendar items. In health and human services, members discussed updates to radiology technology standards, a tribal Medicaid waiver bill, an emergency medicine study committee, fetal death certificate and remains-transfer requirements, a physician assistant licensure compact, dementia care telemonitoring funding, and SNAP error-rate reduction and eligibility oversight. Sponsors generally framed these bills as technical updates, workforce or access improvements, cost savings, or support for families and vulnerable populations, while some bills drew brief questions about implementation or opposition. In commerce and finance, the committee heard bills on mobile food vendor licensing, earned wage access services, CPA certification, cash acceptance by retail businesses, unmanned aircraft regulation, timeshare salesperson licensing, social credit score restrictions for lending, and a ban on state assistance to the International Criminal Court. Sponsors emphasized reduced regulation, consumer protections, transparency, and state sovereignty. The committee also considered tax and retirement-related measures, including conformity with the Internal Revenue Code, ASRS technical changes, and a 529 plan update that also addressed Roth IRA rollovers. Education and school governance bills focused heavily on school district oversight and transparency. Members discussed patriotic youth group presentations in schools, school board term limits and mandatory training, bond-advisor requirements, restrictions on school districts buying operating charter or private schools to affect funding formulas, conflicts of interest on the School Facilities Oversight Board, public meeting and travel disclosure rules, limits on long-term school property leases, job-order contracting caps, and a computer science proficiency seal. Sponsors repeatedly argued these bills would improve accountability, prevent misuse of public funds, and increase public access to school board decisions. The meeting also included elections, veterans, government, and other administrative measures. These included changes to sample-ballot mailing deadlines, a requirement that courts ask about veteran status at first appearance, a veterans awareness study, broader military leave protections, SAVE database verification for voter registration and licensing, U.S.-sourced election equipment requirements, Electoral College affirmation, justice court due-process protections, library trustee reporting deadlines, adult protective services reporting cleanup, and procurement transparency. No final floor votes were taken in the excerpt, and most items were presented for questions or moved through consent with brief sponsor explanations and occasional opposition noted in committee testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, four-year degrees in transfer is one of our goals.
• But there's certain components like transfer, college-level English and math.
• A firefighter in the academy is not looking for college-level English in math or transfer.
• Rising Scholars students can pursue general education courses leading to degrees or university transfer
• Throughout our program, we have supported dozens of students completing their degrees and university transfer

Summary: The hearing opened the Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career, Technical Education, and Workforce Development Programs at Santa Ana College, with Assemblymember Mike Fong emphasizing the need for affordable, accelerated pathways into high-demand careers and noting his bill AB 1098 creating the California Interagency Education Council. Chancellor Marvin Martinez welcomed the committee and urged changes to AB 927 to remove the “duplication” barrier for community college bachelor’s degrees, arguing that applied baccalaureate programs can lead to high-wage jobs and expand access for low- and middle-income students. The first panel focused on statewide workforce trends and policy. California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor Anthony Cordova highlighted credit for prior learning, Strong Workforce funding, dual enrollment, and apprenticeship growth, asking the Legislature to restore and increase Strong Workforce funding and expand applied baccalaureate degrees. LAEDC’s Josep Bilayo described regional labor market data showing growth in health care, education, construction, bioscience, and clean energy, while stressing the need for employer-led, data-driven programs, wraparound supports, and flexible funding. Andrew Gonzalez of the Building and Construction Trades Council argued that registered apprenticeship must be paid, combine classroom and on-the-job training, and end in a portable credential; he also promoted apprenticeship readiness programs, community workforce agreements, and stronger exposure to trades starting in K-12. Eric Morrison Smith of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color discussed the California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program and related youth apprenticeship recommendations, including bridge programs, intermediary infrastructure, reduced employer barriers, and better coordination of state funding. A later panel highlighted Santa Ana College’s fire technology and firefighting academy programs. President Annabelle Neri and Vice President Jeffrey Lamb said the college is one of the state’s largest fire training providers, with strong partnerships with local fire agencies, law enforcement, and the U.S. Forest Service, and with high job placement and six-figure starting salaries for some graduates. They also described related certificates, advanced officer training, wellness services, and workforce preparation such as mock interviews and sponsorships. Throughout the hearing, members and panelists repeatedly stressed the importance of aligning education with labor market demand, expanding apprenticeships and work-based learning, and using regional collaboration to connect students to living-wage careers.

Transcript Highlights:

• c> many</c><02:17:53.920><c> other</c><02:17:54.240><c> communities</c><02:17:54.800><c> in</c> transferred
• to many other communities in transferred to many other communities in the<02:17:55.280><c> state.
• this bill that they will also look at this bill that they will also look at the<03:32:10.880><c> transfers
• ><c> the</c><03:32:11.760><c> following</c><03:32:12.080><c> act</c><03:32:12.399><c> 90</c> the transfers
• of the following act 90 the transfers of the following act 90 leases<03:32:13.680><c> from</c><03:32

Keywords: Conference Notices: AGR 2:30 PM:, 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• funding, make changes to the community supervision funding formula, make changes to the interstate transfer
• Make changes to the interstate transfer<00:22:15.000><c> unit.
• :16.240><c> changes</c><00:22:16.559><c> to</c><00:22:16.799><c> the</c><00:22:17.360><c> uh</c> Transfer
• Make changes to the transfer unit.
• </c><00:44:03.040><c> to</c> one-time funding for a transfer to one-time funding for a transfer to Mandot

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a $7 million appropriation, and there's an offsetting transfer on line 81 from an appropriation
• There is a corresponding cancellation and transfer out of the Minnesota Forward Fund that's displayed
• </c><00:10:24.880><c> online</c><00:10:25.360><c> 81</c> there's an offsetting transfer online 81 there's
• an offsetting transfer online 81 from<00:10:27.640><c> an</c><00:10:27.760><c> appropriation</c><00:
• and transfer out of the Minnesota<00:10:35.280><c> Forward</c><00:10:35.680><c> Fund</c><00:10:35.880

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• On line 515 is a proposal that transfers regulatory oversight of HMO health plans from MDH to Commerce
• On line 515 is a proposal that transfers regulatory oversight of HMO health plans from MDH to Commerce
• On line 689 is the other side of that transfer of responsibilities from MDH to Commerce for regulatory
• Senator Wiklund, did you want to take the A38 amendment, transfers of HMO regulatory oversight?
• of HMO regulatory amendment, transfers of HMO regulatory oversight?

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This land transfer occurred in my county, one of my counties, Redwood County.
• This land transfer occurred in my county, one of my counties, Redwood County.
• This land transfer occurred in my county, one of my counties, Redwood County.
• The bill itself includes some necessary updates in how the DNR manages land transfers.
• Happy to field any questions or phone a friend. the DNR manages land transfers.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• and $2.36 million Health Plan Improvement Trust Fund, ongoing, and 16 positions to facilitate the transfer
• So the transfer of OPA and DXF to HCAI has already been made administratively, and now formal budget
• So the transfer of OPA and DXF to H-Kai has already been made administratively and now formal budget
• sense of what these programs are before it incorporates any sort of assumed savings from a fund transfer
• I would greatly appreciate more details on the offset and transferring programming.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the transfer of OPA and DXF to H-Kai has already been made administratively and now formal budget
• Fund transfer.
• I would greatly appreciate more details on the offset and transferring programming.
• I would greatly appreciate more details on the offset and transferring programming.
• And this is for patients who are being transferred from an alternative birthing center or who present

Summary: The hearing began with testimony from Let California Kids Hear and supporters urging action on pediatric hearing aid coverage. Advocates said California has repeatedly failed to enact a workable solution over the past eight years and argued that children need early access to sound to support development. The proposal discussed would limit the coverage mandate to the large-group market, which advocates said would cover roughly 70% to 80% of affected children and avoid the exchange-related cost issue that contributed to prior vetoes. Supporters, including parents, audiologists, and children’s health groups, backed the proposal, and the chair expressed sympathy and support while noting hope for a federal solution for exchange plans. The Department of Finance then gave opening remarks about the state’s structural deficit and the need to balance new investments against projected out-year shortfalls. HCAI followed with a broad overview of its programs, including CalRx insulin and naloxone initiatives, reproductive health grants, the Office of Health Care Affordability, hospital seismic compliance, workforce programs, and the diaper access initiative. Members asked about geographic targeting of workforce funds, the behavioral health workforce pipeline, and the status of the 21st Century Nursing Initiative, which HCAI said had reverted funds. The committee also discussed a proposed transfer of the Data Exchange Framework and Office of the Patient Advocate to HCAI, new reporting on long-term care staffing and health coverage waiting periods, and a Behavioral Health Services Act workforce proposal that would use BHSA funds to support training, stipends, and technical assistance while offsetting $100 million in General Fund spending; members and LAO questioned the offset and asked for more detail, and the item was held open. HCAI also presented the Rural Health Transformation Program, explaining that California received $233.6 million in federal funds for the first year and had to revise its proposal so that $35 million in provider payments would be tied to specific transformative activities rather than general financial relief. The program will fund rural care model redesign, workforce development, and technology/infrastructure improvements, with grants to be rolled out on a tight timeline and subject to CMS approval. Members asked about the size of California’s award, the use of funds for maternity care, labor and delivery access, dialysis, tribal set-asides, and the role of a technical assistance contractor. The department said the program will use supply-and-demand workforce modeling to target funding and that all funds must be obligated by October 30. Finally, the Department of Managed Health Care outlined its budget and two major bill-related proposals: SB 41 on PBM reform and SB 306 on prior authorization transparency. DMHC said SB 41 would require PBM licensure, ban spread pricing, require rebate pass-through, and regulate pharmacy network practices, while SB 306 would require reporting on prior authorization and create a list of services exempt from prior authorization. DMHC requested additional positions and funding to implement both measures.

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• and needs to be transferred somewhere else.
• to the bed or mom's in the transferred to the bed or mom's in the bathroom<00:05:26.400><c> and</c><
• 00:05:26.560><c> needs</c><00:05:26.720><c> to</c><00:05:26.800><c> be</c><00:05:26.960><c> transferred
• </c> bathroom and needs to be transferred bathroom and needs to be transferred somewhere<00:05:27.680
• </c> trying to get these folks to transfer trying to get these folks to transfer over<00:26:19.919><c

Bills: HB0122 , SF0004 , SF0012 , SF0013 , SF0067 , SF0070 , SF0124

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, Medicaid, emergency medical services, ground ambulance, healthcare funding, reimbursement rates, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment