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• each of those use cases, but under these entities, it also includes, like, marketing, selling, advertising
• identity verification purposes, then it would move to things like the marketing department or the advertising
• identity verification purposes, then it would move to things like the marketing department or the advertising
• This program is self-funded through a small transaction fee baked into the advertised price that a consumer
• for an electric vehicle for outdoors for an electric vehicle for people<01:41:39.160><c> who</c><01:

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• The first is outdoor recreation.
• are aware of those outdoor spaces in their area.
• So, we're working on developing a campus-specific guide to those outdoor resources and outdoor spaces
• </c><00:49:53.520><c> recreation,</c> they they led with outdoor recreation, they they led with outdoor
• Uh the the outdoor recreation important.

Bills: HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390 , HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, SNAP, food assistance, public assistance, income standards, Department of Human Resources, eligibility, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales

Transcript Highlights:

• On line 74, it says for Outdoor Equity Grants.
• And then this Outdoor Equity Grant Fund is just for getting underserved youth outdoors.
• Or getting underserved youth outdoors. So, Mr.
• Where is the Outdoor Recreation Equity Fund?
• And then the Outdoor Equity—so that we are putting isn't.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Bill No. 566 by the Resources and Conservation Committee: an act relating to the State Trust for Outdoor
• Code, relating to the creation, administration, and eligible recipients of the State Trust Fund for Outdoor
• repealing Section 67-4249, Idaho Code, relating to promulgation of rules related to the State Trust for Outdoor
• Amending Section 67-4242-23, Idaho Code, to remove a reference to the State Trust for Outdoor Recreation

Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, received prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the January 30, 2026 journal. Committee reports were read, including several bills and memorials printed and referred to committees, and reports that House Bill 511 and House Joint Memorial 9, House Bills 518 and 522, and House Joint Memorial 10 had been recommended to pass and were filed for the Second Reading Calendar. During first reading, the House introduced a series of bills covering insurance cancellation and nonrenewal, CPA licensing and reciprocity, school building code provisions, fish and game, outdoor recreation trust fund changes, water resources and multiple compact repeals, lands and timber-related repeals, water skiing observer requirements, reckless driving, and disturbing the peace at religious worship or events. These measures were referred for printing, mostly to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee. On second reading, House Concurrent Resolution 24, House Bill 547, and House Bill 515 were advanced to the Third Reading Calendar. The House also handled calendar management, including a point of order about House Bill 493 and unanimous consent to hold House Bill 514 on the Third Reading Calendar until Monday, February 2. Announcements noted the removal of the Liberty Bell for repair, a birthday recognition, and committee meeting schedules. The House then adjourned until 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2026.

Bills: SB2138 , SB2054 , SB2987 , SB2908 , SB2702 , SB2924 , SB3248 , SB2635 , SB3127 , SB3001 , SB2294 , SB2037 , SB2797 , SB2765 , SB2961 , SB2210 , SB2948 , SB3108 , SB3240 , SB2045 , SB2675 , SB2338 , SB2451 , SB2552 , SB2553 , SB3089 , SB3176 , SB3285 , SB2234 , SB2219 , SB2312 , SB2336 , SB2343 , SB2849 , SB2928 , SB2930 , SB3332 , SB2927 , SB2983 , SB2906 , SB2353 , SB2848 , SB2340 , SB2845 , SB3246 , SB3077 , SB3254 , SB2934 , SB2571 , SB2248 , SB2471 , SB2298 , SB2413 , SB2425 , SB3045 , SB2843 , SB2595 , SB2907 , SB3204 , SB2311 , SB2532 , SB2528 , SB2313 , SB3300 , SB2530 , SB2693 , SB2010 , SB3156 , SB2697 , SB2991 , SB3153 , SB2812 , SB2527 , SB2376 , SB3081 , SB3218 , SB3219 , SB3333 , SB2232 , SB2192 , SB2378 , SB2070 , SB3011 , SB2676 , SB2957 , SB2434 , SB2673 , SB3301 , SB2247 , SB2453 , SB2457 , SB2075 , SB2811 , SB2601 , SB2258 , SB2612 , SB3263 , SB3261 , SB3334 , SB2613

Keywords: SB2138, Hawaii National Guard, state tuition assistance, STAP, graduate degree, graduate education, tuition assistance, University of Hawaii, UH, Department of Defense, adjutant general, enlisted personnel, warrant officers, company grade officers, military education, veterans benefits, higher education, state residency, professional development, retention

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• But I believe that this bill will help the state to kind of advertise.
• The state to kind of advertise the state in a much better position than it is now.
• So this is going to invest in all the kinds of outdoor dining, the amenities, placemaking, art, the kinds

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Summary: The committee held a hearing on Governor Healey’s economic development proposal, H.5386, the Mass Winds Act, with the governor and administration officials describing it as a follow-on to the 2024 Mass Leads Act. They said the bill is intended to help Massachusetts compete globally for capital, talent, and companies by creating a Global Mass initiative, including a proposed $50 million innovation access fund and $20 million for site development to help international firms locate or expand here. The administration also highlighted about $305 million in new bond authorizations, plus operating proposals such as lowering the LLC filing fee, expanding the small business energy tax exemption, funding internship incentives, and supporting downtown revitalization and the creative economy. Committee members and witnesses focused on several policy areas within the bill. On talent, Northeastern University supported the internship tax credit, and the Latino Empowerment Advisory Council backed a provision waiving redundant English testing for internationally trained nurses who have already demonstrated proficiency in practice. On labor mobility, the governor defended changes to the non-compete law as closing a loophole, while attorney Russell Beck opposed the revisions, arguing they would upset the 2018 compromise and could reduce employer-provided compensation. Municipal and housing witnesses supported codifying site plan review and broader zoning reforms, while others urged attention to affordable housing, tiny homes, and commercial-to-residential conversions. Local officials and municipal groups generally supported the bill’s downtown, arts, and planning provisions but asked for more detail on implementation and infrastructure, especially around energy, water, and data centers. The Massachusetts Municipal Association said the bill’s standardized site plan review and downtown investments could help communities, but stressed the need for close state-municipal partnership. The AFL-CIO asked for trigger language to preserve labor rights if federal protections weaken. The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office opposed the LLC fee reduction, warning of significant revenue loss and possible fraud concerns. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with the committee accepting written testimony afterward.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 2463 by Menendez, relating to a lightning reduction policy for nonessential outdoor lighting
• Hagenbuch, relating to prohibiting electioneering and the unlawful use of public funds for political advertising
• Hagenbuch, relating to prohibiting electioneering and the unlawful use of public funds for political advertising

Bills: SJR12 , SCR39 , SB27 , SB29 , SB241 , SB406 , SB414 , SB464 , SB568 , SB578 , SB609 , SB660 , SB689 , SB693 , SB785 , SB857 , SB879 , SB921 , SB922 , SB955 , SB985 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1059 , SB1098 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1227 , SB1245 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1386 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1536 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1664 , SB1741 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2188 , SB2230 , SB2406 , SB2407

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.

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• We also take on larger planning processes, such as the state comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.
• I'm going to talk a little bit now about the Community Outdoor Athletic Facilities Program.
• Yeah, so we run, you know, we are focusing a lot here today on our recreation, public access, and outdoor
• Yeah, so we run, you know, we are focusing a lot here today on our recreation, public access, and outdoor
• The other one is outdoor learning grants, which has had a very recently tough funding situation.

Summary: The Capital Budget Committee heard presentations from the Department of Commerce, the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), and a consultant on the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) study. Commerce officials described their agency’s role in housing, energy, local government, broadband, and other capital programs, and reported on a $5 million pilot under Senate Bill 5200 that used trusted community messengers and technical assistance to help historically excluded organizations prepare for capital funding. They said 18 organizations received direct support and 79 smaller projects were also funded, but emphasized that statutory match rules, reimbursement-based payments, site-control requirements, insurance and audit costs, and extensive contracting rules remain major barriers. Commerce outlined efforts to expand outreach, digital modernization, internal contracting improvements, tribal MOUs, and innovation centers, and members asked about small business support, housing program placement, and outreach to Eastern Washington and communities of color. RCO described its grant programs for recreation, conservation, education, and salmon/orca recovery, and reviewed equity work done before and after a 2021-23 proviso. The agency had already created a small-communities carve-out in youth athletic facilities, piloted stipends for advisory committee members, and reduced match requirements where allowed. Under the proviso, RCO completed an equity review and a planning program that funded 54 projects across 34 counties, with many applicants being new or long-absent grantees. Staff said the review led to changes in scoring criteria, clearer application guidance, more objective data measures, expanded technical assistance, and targeted community engagement. Members asked about application burden, project sizes, outreach, and how the agency is broadening participation and representation on advisory committees. The final presentation summarized a planning study on SCAP, which examined rising construction costs, fragmented grant programs, local funding barriers, and uneven district capacity. The report recommended nine major changes, including stronger planning support, a new minor-modernization category, a mechanism to use unused funds more quickly, an education-specification prototype, a SCAP enhancement program for low-capacity districts, acceptance of non-SCAP funds, phased modernization, streamlined D-form and reimbursement processes, and revisions to the SCAP formula to better account for grade-band differences, enrollment projections, and regional cost factors. Additional recommendations included ongoing monitoring and evaluation, facilities-impact reviews, matching SCAP increases to construction-cost inflation, earlier locking of funding estimates, flexible program spaces, and updated statewide building-condition assessments. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• daycare centers to have cameras in their infant and toddler rooms as well as cameras that observe all outdoor
• Daycare safety does not stop at the classroom doors, outdoor play areas, or common places for injuries
• play areas or common doors, outdoor play areas or common places<00:18:17.600><c> for</c><00:18:17.760
• By implementing these common-sense reforms—cameras with audio, outdoor surveillance, parental access,
• audio, outdoor surveillance, parental access,<00:19:52.559><c> and</c><00:19:52.799><c> extended</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 616 promotes outdoor recreation and provides more equitable access to California's beautiful state
• own district, I go to Rio de Los Angeles State Park, and many of our constituents get to enjoy the outdoors
• This program helps break down these barriers, encouraging Californians to explore and enjoy the outdoors
• We love to call it the outdoor district.
• I feel like as our housing situation gets denser and denser, the opportunity to be outdoors becomes more

Summary: The committee heard several water, parks, and wildlife bills. AB 764 would expand the list of exotic non-game birds that can be managed in California to better control mute swan populations; the author and California Waterfowl said swans are invasive, aggressive, and rapidly increasing, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 616 would make the State Library Parks Pass program permanent by allowing state parks to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library free of charge; supporters said it improves equitable access to parks, especially for low-income families, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. AB 293 would require groundwater sustainability agencies to post board membership and a link to Form 700 filings online. Supporters, including the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, argued it would improve transparency and public trust, while opponents said the requirement was redundant and could discourage service on GSA boards. The bill passed, but with some no votes. AB 639 would narrow the definition of dams so certain weirs used for irrigation would not be subject to dam regulations; the author and technical witnesses said the structures pose no safety risk and are already closely managed, while members urged the bill be narrowed further to the Kings River area. It passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 679 would streamline land transfers for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks by exempting those acquisitions from the Public Works Board process. Supporters said it would speed conservation and park rebuilding after the CZU fire, while one member opposed it over cost and broader state land-management concerns; it passed as amended. AB 454 would remove the sunset on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act, making state protections for migratory birds permanent after federal rollback concerns; it passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved the consent calendar, and the meeting adjourned after add-on votes were taken for absent members.

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• More Minnesotans than ever before are enjoying our outdoor opportunities in new and different ways than
• and creating new and expanded outdoor opportunities.
• program, which provides hands-on introductory outdoor skills development opportunities.
• By connecting more people to the outdoors and creating new and expanded outdoor opportunities.
• program, which provides hands-on introductory outdoor skills development opportunities.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> industry has no ability to advertise industry has no ability to advertise through<00:47:15.280><
• There are advertising restrictions.
• There are advertising restrictions.
• There are advertising restrictions.
• There are advertising restrictions.

Committee: Joint Agriculture

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 Approval of June 4, 2026 Minutes 00:03:09 Prioritizing Kentucky Agriculture: Medical Cannabis 00:03:38 Prioritizing Kentucky Agriculture: Bourbon 01:41:03, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I still love the outdoors.
• And I still love the outdoors.
• And I still love the outdoors.
• <01:45:08.159><c> edpack,</c> outdoor edpack, outdoor edpack, a<01:45:10.719><c> tent,</c><01:45:11.679
• And I still love love love the<01:46:29.920><c> outdoors.</c> the outdoors. the outdoors.

Keywords: 981, all

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• So if you get outdoors in Minnesota in the spring, summer, or fall, you will notice the thousands of
• </c><00:02:48.440><c> in</c> today so if you get outdoors in today so if you get outdoors in Minnesota
• 03:06.440><c> and</c><00:03:06.959><c> NOS</c><00:03:07.959><c> if</c> In a nutshell, your shared outdoor
• :25.440><c> is</c><00:03:25.560><c> a</c><00:03:25.720><c> privilege</c><00:03:26.519><c> and</c> Outdoor
• Experience is a privilege and Outdoor Experience is a privilege and protecting<00:03:27.080><c> it</

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They is the outdoor heritage portion.
• </c><03:13:33.200><c> heritage</c> bring attention to the outdoor heritage bring attention to the outdoor
• ><c> outdoor</c><03:31:22.239><c> heritage</c> committee the lam outdoor heritage committee the lam outdoor
• </c> and outdoor and outdoor heritage fund.<03:37:44.160><c> But</c><03:37:44.319><c> the</c><03:37:44.560
• </c> just so that you know, the outdoor just so that you know, the outdoor heritage<03:54:42.640><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The First for Veterans fund will go towards advertising to attract more veterans to the state.
• The First for Veterans fund will go towards advertising to attract more veterans to the state.
• The First for Veterans fund will go towards advertising to attract more veterans to the state.
• The First for Veterans fund will go towards advertising to attract more veterans to the state.
• </c> talking about how uh the outdoors talking about how uh the outdoors activities<02:46:07.279><c>

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh, excuse me, the DNR has expensed considerable resources toward outdoor activities like off-highway
• It provides for an outdoor pursuit that is accessible without great expense.
• </c><01:54:30.400><c> engagement</c> regulations promoting outdoor engagement regulations promoting outdoor
• </c> considerable resources toward outdoor considerable resources toward outdoor activities<01:54:37.360
• </c> direct promotion of any many Outdoor direct promotion of any many Outdoor Pursuits<01:54:54.679>

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we really thrive on innovation with our outdoor education during the troubled times of COVID.
• </c> only international bachelorette outdoor only international bachelorette outdoor education<00:41:
• :42:18.400><c> have</c><00:42:18.480><c> a</c> outdoor education program, we have a outdoor education
• They really dug into outdoor education. They really dug into the<00:42:36.720><c> research.
• </c> thing with our outdoor learning program. thing with our outdoor learning program.

Bills: HF3714 , HF4399 , HF4176 , HF2544 , HF60 , HF4231 , HF4232

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so I'm here also today because I care deeply about children's access to learning outdoors, and I
• I really believe children deserve access to both nature and the outdoors and to child care options that
• , and the outdoors are the classroom.<00:40:53.200><c> The</c><00:40:53.520><c> state</c><00:40:53.920
• </c> including the benefits of time outdoors including the benefits of time outdoors on<00:41:01.359>
• for children and in turn outdoors for children and in turn negatively<00:41:16.960><c> impact</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• or the main concert that takes place in the afternoon in the Answers Center, but we also have an outdoor
• 48.320><c> an</c> that answer center, but we also have an that answer center, but we also have an outdoor
• venue where we'll have upand outdoor venue where we'll have upand cominging<00:19:51.200><c> artists
• is a big focus of our our the outdoors is a big focus of our our Kentucky<00:32:29.760><c> Department
• </c> know you take in the Kentucky outdoors know you take in the Kentucky outdoors for<00:42:09.760><

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call: 01:04 Approval of June Minutes: 02:35 Ark Encounter Impact: 10 Years: 03:25, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its second Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology meeting, approved the June minutes, and then heard a presentation from representatives of the Ark Encounter on its 10-year anniversary. Eddie Lutz and Anna Katherine Scalf described the Ark as a major tourism anchor in Kentucky, citing nearly 9.3 million total guests, about 1 million annual visitors, 16,871 bus groups, and a largely out-of-region audience. They emphasized that the Ark and the nearby Creation Museum together draw about 1.5 million visitors a year and have helped drive hotel development, restaurant activity, and other tourism spending in Northern Kentucky and surrounding areas. They also previewed future expansion, including a large first-century Jerusalem model in the welcome center and a 40-day Christian music festival with more than 120 concerts. Members asked about the project’s financing, location choice, and business structure. The witnesses said no taxpayer dollars were used to build the Ark, but the project did receive a Kentucky tax incentive/rebate program, which they said helped bring the attraction to the state. They said Kentucky was chosen in part because of the available land off I-75 and because the Ark and Creation Museum are close enough to encourage overnight stays. In response to questions, they explained that Answers in Genesis is the nonprofit parent organization, the Creation Museum is nonprofit, and the Ark Encounter operates as a for-profit entity owned by a nonprofit; revenue comes from ticket sales and events, while development was funded through private donations. They also said staffing can reach about 1,400 employees seasonally, though they did not know the occupational tax details. Several legislators offered supportive comments and personal observations about the Ark’s draw for out-of-state and international visitors, including license plates from many states and stories of travelers extending their stays to visit. The witnesses and members also discussed broader tourism collaboration in Kentucky, including partnerships with Louisville, Lexington, Northern Kentucky attractions, and nearby hotels and businesses that benefit from Ark-related traffic. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the June minutes.