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• at the same time, we do want to codify some of the key guardrails that we put into place through practice
• We do want to codify some of the key guardrails that we put into place through practice that weren't
• we are in a support-if-amended position around a statewide methodology for return-on-investment assessment
• Kern County, said this bill fixes longstanding issues with the program and adapts it to meet new practices
• Kern County, said this bill fixes longstanding issues with the program and adapts it to meet new practices

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I definitely agree that leveraging the expertise of the FPPC for this training is a practical step that
• And certainly, given that the Fair Political Practices Commission... ...has the primary responsibility
• As counties begin implementing AB 1392, they encounter practical and administrative questions.
• It is a practical and necessary refinement that ensures that protections enacted in AB 1392 are implemented
• support the bill, I have Lindsay Nakano, the Senior Legislative Counsel with the Fair Political Practices

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• listen to economists and listen to professionals that make recommendations on budget, on revenue assessments
• And I just wish we would have made these hard decisions last year and practiced a little more restraint
• So I'm very concerned that we've deviated from that past practice. Thank you. Thank you, Senator.
• and transfer of $3 million from the Opportunity Scholarships Fund to the General Fund as soon as practical
• and transfer of $3 million from the Opportunity Scholarships Fund to the General Fund as soon as practical

Summary: The committee met in Joint Finance-Appropriations to review budget mechanics, the green sheet, and several budget-related bills and statewide decisions. Staff explained how the green sheet tracks FY 2027 impacts and reviewed bills including HB 503 (soil and water conservation consolidation savings), HB 556 (county jail per diem reimbursement increase), HB 559 (tax conformity with a large general fund impact), and HB 578. Members also discussed the 2026 Idaho Budget Rescissions Act, which would reduce FY 2026 appropriations under different scenarios, and the committee heard extensive debate over whether to use across-the-board reductions or more targeted cuts. After debate, the committee first adopted the substitute rescission motion for FY 2026, which set a 1% additional reduction above the governor’s recommendation, then approved a related motion transferring $22,366,500 from the Public School Income Fund to the General Fund. The committee then moved to statewide decisions and considered ongoing base reductions for selected state agencies. Three motions were offered: the governor’s recommendation, an additional 1% reduction, and an additional 2% reduction. After debate, the original governor’s recommendation passed on a 13-7 vote, while the 1% and 2% alternatives failed. The committee then turned to personnel benefit cost increases, including health insurance and other employer-paid benefits. Staff explained the different funding formulas and agency-specific fill-rate adjustments, and members raised concerns about the role of the Change in Employee Compensation process, salary savings, and whether the figures should be tied to future rather than current-year projections. Motions were offered for the DOGE working group recommendation and the governor’s FY 2027 recommendation for health insurance and variable rate changes, but the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended, with no final vote shown on those motions.

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• For 40 years, I was a trial lawyer practicing complex commercial litigation.
• Amendment since 1971, which H.J.R. 3 strips, interferes with it, undercuts it, and empties it of practical
• We the people need constitutional protections for environmentally irresponsible practices like this one
• We the people need constitutional protections for environmentally irresponsible practices exactly like
• Should there be, should this, always been the practice.

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Keywords: 996, all

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• But um you know it's it's sort practice.
• And so we're making those assessments. We also are making some recommendations.
• So, so really what I practicing statute.
• </c> best practice. best practice. &gt;&gt; Uh<04:56:26.080><c> thank</c><04:56:26.240><c> you.
• </c> courts continue best practices. courts continue best practices.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• received some Housing strategy that was released back then, and we received some new housing needs assessment
• We do purchasing homes that are foreclosed or abandoned, do an assessment on them.
• .able to do is going to Ruidoso or Lincoln County, look at abandoned or foreclosed homes, do an assessment
• So we don't have to continue past practices of, you know, taking out 10-year debt to perhaps buy a vehicle
• How would we assess those incremental values if they’re under $100,000, Mr. Chair? Mr.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• What kind of impact on the assessment process likely going forward?
• When does that get assessed and start paying property taxes?
• you have limited resources, limited people that are doing that assessment.
• Or actual assessed value, whichever is less.
• Representative Strickler. or actual assessed value, whatever's less.

Committee: House Special Committee on Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• about 2.5 years, so that data is available for the legislature to see fee increases or predatory practices
• You'll see things on drowning dangers, cars, abusive head trauma now The practices I'm not sure we've
• We are more likely to make changes in Agencies and practices around training are easy wins for us, but
• We in my program, we put together a best practice for the Auditor's Office for auditing the EMS, so we
• We have the sole proprietor, and then we have huge multinational companies within the practices, and

Committee: House Administrative Rules

Keywords: 914, all

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• HB 1764 updates the requirements to qualify for reciprocity in Texas to ensure everyone practicing.
• And I try to practice this very, very challenging word for my, you know, not that good, the charming
• House Bill 1764 addresses the importance of practice mobility and the of CPAs to do work and service
• For decades, the CPA has had an envied system of practice mobility, much like driver's licenses.
• individuals that seek to practice in Texas and service clients in Texas have the required education

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

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• purposes that means groups for practical purposes that means a<00:18:27.080><c> government</c><00:18
• items we'd like to see address practical items we'd like to see address this<00:18:55.120><c> session
• Now, that means in practice that township supervisors, the elected officials themselves, are often the
• Now, that means in practice that township supervisors, the elected officials themselves, are often the
• Customary practice in the industry is employees relying on each other to trade shifts when an illness

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So the program requirements at DOE must form a committee to study the best practices and recommend...
• So the program requirements at DOE must form a committee to study the best practices and recommend only
• It protects patient safety through appropriate scope of practice, expands access to qualified nutrition
• professionals, modernized standards to match best national practices, balances strong regulation with
• professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances strong regulation with

Summary: The House convened on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, and moments of silence for Gerlindy Lancelotti and Iva Durham. Members then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions, including consent calendar items and several measures related to agriculture, lottery reporting, health care, fire service membership standards, inmate work, telecommunications, rent increases, youth camp licensing, primary elections, respiratory care practice, and marriage equality. The chamber also heard extended debate on Senate Bill 233, concerning removal of snow and ice from vehicles, and on House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary while barring participation in both parties’ primaries. Among the notable actions, House Concurrent Resolution 157 passed as amended, directing the State Lottery to report on options to support traditional lottery retailers. Senate Bill 53, preserving the Delaware Farm to Community Program if federal support declines, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 307, giving the Public Service Commission authority to designate eligible Lifeline carriers, and Senate Bill 339, clarifying advance health care directives, also passed. Senate Bill 235, removing a sunset on manufactured home rent increase calculations, passed, as did Senate Bill 325 after House Amendment 1 narrowed disqualifying offenses for fire service membership and adjusted related background-check rules. Senate Bill 309, discharging remaining incarceration-cost balances, and Senate Bill 324, addressing constable-related firearm permit provisions, both passed. The chamber tabled Senate Bill 233 once to consider a proposed amendment for trucks and other hard-to-clear vehicles, but the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended by the Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was tabled pending legal review. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry, passed after extensive floor debate and personal statements from members on both sides. Senate Bill 293, creating a licensure pathway for summer camps to participate in purchase-of-care, passed after House Amendment 1. House Bill 188 on open primary access for unaffiliated voters passed 22-17, and Senate Bill 94, concerning respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery, passed after House Amendment 2. The transcript ends as the House begins consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404.

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• This is a scope of practice issue.
• Finally, that is beyond the scope of practice.
• This is a practical bill that advances responsible cattle grazing on Florida state-owned lands while
• Members, HB 169 provides a definition for the practice of acupuncture.
• Members, House Bill 169 updates Members, HB 169 provides a definition for the practice of acupuncture

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And then for plan year 27, there will be assessments on group health carriers, and that assessment revenue
• ><c> that</c><00:07:35.680><c> assessment</c><00:07:36.800><c> uh</c> health carriers and that assessment
• Um it is the assessments will 116.
• Um those assessments 266.833 million.
• that they were um of the assessments that they were um assessed<00:08:24.879><c> in</c><00:08:25.199

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Cooper, how will school librarians stay current on best practices and literacy, research skills, and
• this is where this problem that you just debated, where— The decipherable sets of standards for assessing
• I would encourage this body to reflect on the practical realities of what these bans mean.
• This embraces the holistic development of not only the student body as they practice the freedom of prayer
• , ...of not only the student body as they practice the freedom of prayer, but this should be extended

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

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• AB 1581 addresses this in a thoughtful and practical way.
• I'm just curious as to what that's going to look like in the practical part of it.
• Last year alone, we had 15 practices that were either canceled or postponed.
• Last year alone, we had 15 practices that were either canceled or postponed.
• Last year alone, we had 15 practices that were either canceled or postponed.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1159, which would expand and modernize student data privacy protections, extend similar protections to higher education students, and create limited enforcement mechanisms. The author and supporters argued that ed tech now collects far more sensitive information than students and families realize, including health, location, and identity-related data, and said the bill is needed to address AI, subpoenas, data theft, and misuse. Some higher education and bookstore interests raised concerns about definitions and preserving ordinary student communications, but committee members generally supported the bill and emphasized protecting sensitive information; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1171, which would protect and stabilize the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program by keeping funds dedicated to that purpose and requiring districts to begin negotiations by 2030. The author and supporters said part-time faculty often lack employer-sponsored coverage despite teaching most community college courses, while opponents from the Community College League and administrators argued the measure was premature because participation is growing and the Legislature should retain budget flexibility. Several senators discussed the tension between budget discretion and honoring the state’s commitment to faculty health care; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1581 followed, proposing changes to improve identification and reporting of Native American students in CalPADS through tribal affiliation data. Supporters said current systems severely undercount Native students and that better data would improve resources and accountability, while members raised implementation questions about multi-tribal identities and consultation with tribes. The bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee then heard AB 1665, requiring mental health training for school sports coaches. The author and a psychiatrist witness said coaches are trusted adults who already receive training on physical safety and should also be trained to recognize mental health warning signs and connect students to help. Support came from school, health, and sports organizations, with no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Finally, AB 1766 was heard, expanding human trafficking prevention education from grades 7-12 to K-12 and adding content on online exploitation, grooming, and digital abuse. The author, a survivor witness, and a foundation representative described the need for earlier, age-appropriate prevention education and stronger staff awareness; supporters included educators, school districts, and industry groups, with no opposition. Senators praised the testimony and the bill’s focus on prevention, and a motion was made to move it forward.

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• We also have practice exam requirements for that national certification.
• We also have to have three hours of ethical practice trainings in that three-year period.
• </c> have three hours of ethical practice have three hours of ethical practice trainings<00:08:05.840
• retired and no longer practicing within our schools.
• </c> that I'm using evidence-based practices that I'm using evidence-based practices and<00:14:20.399

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met for an information-gathering session and opened by clarifying that the subcommittee would not be voting on budget requests. Because there was no quorum at first, the committee did not take up approval amendments. The first presentation focused on a budget request to incentivize national certification for school social workers and school psychologists. Rep. Vanessa Gracal, along with Amy Oats and Leslie Gilpin, argued for a $500,000 annual appropriation to provide $2,000 salary supplements to nationally certified school social workers and school psychologists working primarily in their certification areas. They said the stipend would help recruit and retain professionals amid shortages, noted that current Kentucky certification numbers are low, and explained the rigorous certification and renewal requirements. In response to questions, they said there is currently no appropriation for this purpose in HB 500 and none they were aware of in HB 6 in 2024. The next topic was school facility funding needs, led by Rep. Bob McCool, Johnson County Superintendent Tom Cochran, Commissioner of Education Robert Fletcher, and other district representatives. They described the “gap funding” issue for school construction projects that had already started before COVID-era inflation sharply increased costs. Johnson County and Harrison County were highlighted as examples of districts that had already committed local funds, passed nickel taxes, and begun construction but now need additional state support to finish projects. Speakers emphasized that many projects were audited and approved, that the state has already funded about half of the gap, and that roughly $130 million more is being sought in HB 500 to complete the remaining work. They stressed that unfinished projects would leave districts with half-built schools and that completing them would bring long-term savings and better facilities for students. The committee then turned to testimony from KASA representatives on the impacts of HB 500 as introduced. The witnesses discussed the importance of school psychology and school social work certification, the benefits of advanced training for student services, and the need to recognize and support highly qualified staff. A member asked whether HB 500 or HB 6 included an appropriation for the certification stipend, and the witnesses answered no. The meeting also included a motion to approve the minutes from the prior meeting once a quorum was present, and the minutes were approved by voice vote.

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• Okay, and for the last audit of the day, we’d like to present our assessment of the internal controls
• <00:54:47.799><c> to</c><00:54:48.000><c> present</c><00:54:48.359><c> our</c><00:54:48.640><c> assessment
• </c> day we'd like to present our assessment day we'd like to present our assessment of<00:54:49.720>
• For the record, my name is Kimberly Bisson, and I’ll be presenting the report on our assessment of the
• The process should include an IT security risk assessment to ensure its information assets are adequately

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on January 30, 2025, and first organized itself by electing Senator Jim Gray as vice chair, electing Representative F as clerk, appointing Michael Caine as legislative budget assistant, and adopting the committee’s rules and procedures. The committee also adopted an amendment to the rules allowing audits to be automatically released to the public once placed on the Fiscal Committee agenda, with members discussing that the change would improve transparency and reduce paper handling. The minutes from the November 15, 2024 meeting were approved, with members who were absent abstaining. The committee then worked through a consent calendar and several individual items. It removed or noted withdrawals on a few items, including item 25004 for further discussion, item 25016 withdrawn by the Department of Education, item 257 removed by Representative F, and item 25001 removed under Tab 4. Item 25004, concerning the newborn screening program, prompted testimony from the Department of Health and Human Services explaining that the program is mandatory with an opt-out provision; officials said 99.2% of newborns were screened in 2023, meaning the opt-out rate was under 1%. The committee also approved item 25007, related to DHHS community health workers and telework policy, after hearing that the workers are not placed in schools and that DHHS follows statewide telework policy. On the regular calendar, the committee approved a Department of Administrative Services request to extend the release date for fiscal year 2024 numbers to March 31, and approved a Department of Fish and Game item. It also approved winter maintenance funding for the Department of Transportation after hearing that the $5.7 million request might not last through the winter if additional storms occur; DOT said even a small storm can cost more than $1 million and that crews are dispatched based on road conditions and supervisory judgment. The committee then approved items for the Judicial Council and the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant. The final discussion focused on the Health and Human Services dashboard and the Youth Development Center claims. DHHS acknowledged a data error in the APS client line and said Community Mental Health Center caseload data is still not fully accurate because two centers are undergoing EHR conversions. Members also asked about the low census at the Sununu Youth Development Center and about the process for managing future claims related to the YDC settlement fund. Witnesses from the Attorney General’s office said the fund is handled through a unique arrangement involving DOJ appropriations and judicial branch staff, that current judicial budget cuts are not yet affecting the litigation pace, and that the average resolution so far has been about $500,000, though future claims may vary. No votes were taken on the discussion items beyond the approvals noted above.

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• </c> appropriate assessments and evaluations. appropriate assessments and evaluations.
• They pay a tax called NFQA, nursing facility quality assessment tax, similar to the MET that leads to
• Just so you know, we agree with your assessment that this does need to be addressed. And Mr.
• So, what I would like to be able to do, and I don’t know if it’s practical, but in two years from now
• </c> uh deeper negotiations and assessment uh deeper negotiations and assessment with<03:35:47.840><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 3 work session focused largely on amendment 1176 to HB 2, which would have incorporated the substance of HB 548FN, a House-passed bill creating a direct-pay or membership-based model for health care facilities. Representative Mlan described the proposal as a way to increase competition in health care by extending the direct-care model used in primary care to facilities, arguing it could encourage innovation and that concerns about widespread harm to critical access hospitals were overstated. He pointed to Oklahoma’s long-standing Surgical Center model as evidence that the approach had not spread broadly or displaced hospitals there. Several members and witnesses raised concerns. Representative Stringham questioned whether the model would shift profitable services and patients away from existing hospitals, potentially worsening their finances and affecting Medicaid-related funding. David Ross, speaking for county nursing homes, opposed the language because it also removed moratoriums on nursing home, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and self-pay beds, warning that it could increase pressure on Medicaid rates and undermine community-based care. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association said the proposal appeared to create a separate regulatory framework for direct-pay facilities and raised concerns about patient safety, CMS participation rules, and a separate patient bill of rights. The chair concluded that, because HB 548 was already moving through the Senate, the HB 2 process was not the best vehicle for the policy and that the issue should be left to the Senate’s more deliberative committee process. Representative Ferski moved to not accept or remove amendment 1176 from the agenda, and the committee approved the motion by roll call, 9-0, withdrawing the item from HB 2.

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• Our formal evaluation process lasted from July to November and included a situational assessment.
• Okay, so a situational assessment—this may be a term that you're maybe not all that familiar with—but
• Step two was the survey, where we then take the results of that assessment, share that more broadly,
• So just a quick overview of the assessment: again, we did our best.
• Through the interviews and the assessments, of which I think I was one of the 48.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the February 10, 2026 minutes and then introduced RS 331-92, a proposal by Rep. VanderWater to allow additional milk-testing quality categories to be set by rule between producers and buyers. VanderWater said the measure would give the Department of Agriculture flexibility to address testing issues beyond butterfat, protein, and somatic cell counts, including possible bacteria-related standards. Members asked whether organic dairy would be included, and he said it would apply to dairy sold to processors. The motion to introduce the RS passed unanimously. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Matt Weaver of the Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission and Brian Keekley of the Langdon Group on a proposed merger of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into the Idaho Department of Water Resources. They described a months-long evaluation process that included stakeholder interviews, a survey, a workshop, and a final report. The presenters said the recommended structure would keep the commission’s board and mission intact while moving support functions into IDWR, preserving local conservation district autonomy, maintaining the commission’s branding and non-regulatory identity, protecting funding, and creating a formal partnership framework to guard against enforcement or policy conflicts. Members generally expressed support for the proposal’s sideboards and the involvement of local districts. Questions focused on how the merger framework would be implemented and when. Weaver said Senate Concurrent Resolution 115 and House Bill 503 were the main legislative vehicles, with additional statutory cleanup and a combined budget expected for the 2027 session, along with a memorandum of understanding between the agencies. Committee members indicated they were comfortable with the legislation coming before them as early as Monday. The meeting concluded with no further business.

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• The situational assessment was our first significant task, which then pivoted to a survey, a workshop
• Step two was the survey, where we then take the results of that assessment, share that more broadly,
• So just a quick overview of the assessment. Again, we did our best.
• So again, this assessment summary report was then fed to the broader public to provide feedback in a
• So throughout all this, particularly assessment...

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all