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• Imposed on the residents of our cities, towns, and school districts.
• It replaces a long towns and cities.
• </c><01:12:27.760><c> and</c> housing that we need in our cities and housing that we need in our cities
• </c><02:09:28.400><c> The</c> single town and city in the state.
• &gt;&gt; Yes.<02:51:48.240><c> code</c><02:51:48.560><c> chairs.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of bills that had been considered during the budget process, with many being recommended for inexpedient to legislate because their funding or policy language had already been handled in House Bill 2. Early actions were largely unanimous. House Bill 54, allowing alternate treatment centers to operate for profit, was recommended ought to pass and was approved 25-0, then placed on the consent calendar because it carried no appropriation. House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation, was recommended inexpedient to legislate because its funding had been replaced in HB 2; Representative Rum opposed the motion and argued the grant funding helps local taxpayers and housing development, but the committee adopted ITL 14-11, with a minority report to follow. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also unanimously recommended ITL because the budget had already made related reforms. The committee then took up House Bill 164, and adopted Amendment 225-2979H, which appropriates $150,000 in FY 2027 to the Secretary of State’s Division of Archives and Records Management for a local government records manager position. The amended bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended and approved 25-0. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it would restore a state contribution to retirement costs for local employers and provide property tax relief, while opponents argued the earlier change was largely offset by employee contribution increases and other retirement-system adjustments. The committee ultimately adopted ITL 14-11, and a minority report was requested. The committee also acted on House Bill 215, a landfill-related bill. Members explained that most of its language had been included in HB 2 but was removed in conference, so the bill was retained and amended to apply more narrowly to new landfills. Amendment 2025-2970H was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended by a 25-0 vote. House Bill 216, which would change retirement eligibility rules for certain workers injured on the job, was recommended inexpedient to legislate after its sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain to support. Finally, House Bill 219 received Amendment 2025-2988H to change its effective date to July 1, 2027, and discussion began on the bill’s broader purpose of returning about $5.7 million annually from RPS funds to ratepayers.

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• a correct code reference.
• a correct code reference.
• Amending Section 49-411, Idaho Code, to remove language regarding validation stickers.
• Section 49-425, Idaho Code, to revise a provision regarding registration stickers.
• Amending Section 49-434, Idaho Code, to remove language regarding validation stickers.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Speaker, I have the honor to inform you that pursuant to Title 67-412, Idaho Code, I have designated
• Amending Chapter 30, Title 67, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new Section 67-308A, Idaho Code, to establish
• Amending Chapter 16, Title 39, Idaho Code by the addition of a new Section 39-1608, Idaho Code, to establish
• So again, it's just putting it into code.
• It's just putting it into code.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Melissa Sparks-Kranz with the League of California Cities is supportive of the measure in front of you
• There are specific codes set— The statutes and the mandates for the state forest are already unique.
• There are specific codes set forth for Boggs, for Latour, so on and so forth.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1938, which would create a voluntary process for local governments to designate California surf reserves through the Ocean Protection Council. The author and supporters, including Save the Waves Coalition, the League of California Cities, and the California State Association of Counties, argued the bill would recognize surf breaks as important natural and economic assets. The bill received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations and passed on a roll call vote, with the measure left on call. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included AB 1699, AB 1780, AB 1891, AB 1893, and AB 2566. The committee then took up AB 2051, which would convene a coastal resilience permitting working group to develop a roadmap for streamlining permits for coastal resilience projects. The author and supporters from the Bay Area Council, Port of San Francisco, and others said the bill would reduce duplicative permitting delays while preserving environmental protections. One member raised concerns about giving too much authority to the Coastal Commission, but the bill still received a due pass recommendation to Water, Parks and Wildlife and passed on a roll call vote. AB 2494, dealing with the management of demonstration state forests, drew substantial debate. The author said the bill would update outdated 1947-era management goals to emphasize biodiversity, carbon sequestration, wildfire resilience, recreation, research, and tribal co-governance, with strong support from Mendocino County, tribal representatives, and environmental groups. Opponents from the Farm Bureau, California Forestry Association, and others argued it would shift the forests away from sustainable timber production, create funding instability, and invite litigation. After extensive questioning about forest science, old growth, funding, and tribal co-management, the bill received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations and passed on a roll call vote. The committee also approved AB 2483, which would create a permanent certification pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters who served on Cal Fire hand crews. Supporters said the bill would recognize their training and improve job prospects after release, and it passed unanimously to Public Safety. Finally, AB 1777, the California Clean Skies Act, was heard; it would affirm CARB’s authority to adopt indirect source rules to address pollution from vehicle-heavy facilities such as warehouses and ports. Environmental, health, and labor supporters backed the bill as a tool to protect public health, while trucking, business, port, and industry groups opposed it as costly and overly broad. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with members debating whether it clarified existing authority or created new regulatory power.

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• I think that's the reasonable thing we have in our code right now.
• This bill repeals the section of code that allows students to transfer schools and retain athletic eligibility
• We're hurting those inner-city kids that we have who that sport is the only reason they go to school.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• One is a transient occupancy tax, which goes to each city or the county here and can represent somewhere
• So at the water boards, we implement the California Water Code, which requires that a person discharging
• So under that authority, under the California Water Code, in January of 2021, what we did at the State

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on California’s wine industry held its first meeting at Napa Valley College, with opening remarks from Chair Senator Christopher Cabaldon and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry emphasizing the wine industry’s importance to California’s economy, communities, and tourism. The chair said the hearing was intended to gather information and ideas, not to take legislative action that day, and to prepare for future work on legislation, budget, and oversight. The first panel focused on research and trends, with experts from Sonoma State, UC Davis, and Terrain describing a major structural downturn: falling wine production and sales, rising costs, labor shortages, housing pressures, changing consumer habits, tariffs, and the loss of younger consumers. They argued the industry needs to shift toward new-customer acquisition, more accessible products and messaging, evidence-based business decisions, and greater investment in research, education, and innovation, including work on disease, climate stress, and health-related consumer questions. Committee members pressed the panel on whether the industry’s future depends on adaptation by existing producers or market-driven consolidation, and on how California can reduce regulatory burdens while maintaining standards. Witnesses said the state’s universities are a “superpower” but are underfunded for wine research, especially on the business and regulatory side, and they urged review of outdated rules, better data collection, and more efficient compliance systems. They also discussed trade competitiveness, especially with imports and the collapse of exports to Canada after tariffs, and raised the need for transitional support for vineyard removals and replanting. The chair and majority leader emphasized that regulations should be evaluated for effectiveness and that California should use its research capacity to improve both industry practices and regulatory implementation. A second panel included representatives from growers, the Wine Institute, and family winemakers. Michael Miller of the California Association of Wine Grape Growers described a severe grower crisis: grapes left unpicked, vineyards abandoned or removed, falling vineyard values, and a need for relief on regulatory costs, trade barriers, water policy, and vineyard removal expenses. Honor Comfort of the Wine Institute focused on consumer outreach, especially younger drinkers, and described the Share Wine Co-Lab, an open-access marketing platform with research, webinars, case studies, and office hours to help wineries better reach Gen Z and millennials. Jane Lisa Tamayo of Family Winemakers of California was present but her remarks were largely garbled in the transcript. Committee members again stressed the need for education, better messaging, and caution about simplistic policy fixes, while also noting the importance of Canada as an export market and the risks of tariffs. The final panel addressed tourism, farmworker impacts, and water regulation. Visit Napa Valley CEO Lindsay Gallagher said Napa’s tourism economy remains relatively strong but is feeling the same international headwinds as the wine sector, including reduced Canadian visitation; she said Napa is broadening its message beyond wine to cuisine, wellness, and outdoor experiences. Sonia DeLuca of the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation said declining sales and rising costs are reducing hours, wages, and training opportunities for farmworkers, and urged targeted relief, removal of barriers to sales, wage-loss support, and continued bilingual workforce training. She also said Napa’s workforce-development model is ready to support technology adoption if legal changes allow more automation. Finally, State Water Board official Annalisa Kihar gave an update on the Winery General Order, explaining that it was created in 2021 to streamline and standardize wastewater permitting, with tiered requirements and exemptions for very small wineries; she said 56 wineries have enrolled and 122 are under review, and that the board is working with industry and regional agencies to improve compliance support and flexibility.

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• One is a transient occupancy tax, which goes to each city or the county here and can represent somewhere
• So at the water boards, we implement the California Water Code, which requires that a person discharging
• So under that authority, under the California Water Code, in January of 2021, what we did at the State

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry held its first meeting at Napa Valley College, with Chair Christopher Cabaldon and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry opening the hearing by stressing the wine industry’s importance to California’s economy, communities, and tourism. They said the purpose of the hearing was informational rather than legislative, with no votes or bill actions taken, and framed the day as a fact-finding session to inform future legislation, budget work, and oversight. The first panel focused on research and trends, with Dr. Damien Wilson of Sonoma State, UC Davis professor Ben Mumpeteet, and wine economist Chris Bitter describing the industry as facing structural change rather than a temporary downturn. The research panel highlighted falling wine production and sales, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Wilson argued the industry has relied too heavily on premiumization and technical elitism, pricing out younger consumers and needing to focus more on new customer acquisition, accessible brands, and evidence-based business decisions. Mumpeteet emphasized external threats such as grapevine diseases, extreme weather, water shortages, and wildfire smoke, and called for more public investment in viticulture and enology research, especially through California’s university system. Bitter said growers are dealing with depressed grape demand, a grape glut, vineyard removals, and sharply higher production costs driven largely by regulation and labor, and he urged review of regulatory costs, trade conditions, vineyard removal support, and barriers to replanting. Committee members then asked about how the industry can adapt, whether change will come through existing producers or market turnover, and how California might use its research capacity to improve regulation and compliance. Witnesses said the industry needs cultural change, better marketing to younger consumers, more data on health and consumption trends, and more efficient, science-based regulation. The second panel, with representatives from growers and the Wine Institute, described severe market stress: unharvested grapes, vineyard removals, and closures in some regions. Michael Miller said growers are seeing fruit left on the vine and called for relief on regulatory and trade pressures, while Honor Comfort described Wine Institute’s Share Wine Co-Lab, an open-access marketing platform aimed at helping wineries reach younger consumers through digital and data-driven strategies. A final panel addressed tourism, farmworkers, and water regulation. Visit Napa Valley’s Lindsay Gallagher said Napa remains relatively strong but is broadening its message beyond wine to cuisine, wellness, and outdoor experiences, while noting international visitation, especially from Canada, has fallen sharply. Sonia DeLuca of the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation said declining sales and rising costs reduce hours and income for farmworkers and called for targeted relief, wage-loss support, and continued workforce training. Annalisa Kiara of the State Water Board provided an update on the Winery General Order, explaining that it was created to streamline and standardize wastewater permitting while protecting water quality; she said 56 wineries have enrolled and 122 more are under review, and noted ongoing coordination with industry sustainability programs. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for updated regulations, better data, and collaborative solutions, but no formal action was taken.

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• One is a transient occupancy tax, which goes to each city or the county here and can represent somewhere
• So at the water boards, we implement the California Water Code, which requires that a person discharging
• Under that authority, and under the California Water Code, in January 2021, what we did at the State

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• 19 on page one with the following: relating to crimes and offenses to amend Section 13A-12-200.2, Code
• to determine if probable cause exists to issue an arrest warrant pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 15, Code
• I was wondering if, if, if I remember when I used to prosecute in city courts that their police officers

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Of care and duplication of efforts. 3 aligning our New Mexico administrative code to school counselors
• Additionally emphasizing in all New Mexico administrative code the importance of all roles for support
• I especially enjoyed the part where uh you show us the city choices.

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• , to revise the definition, amending Section 49-301, Idaho Code, to require a person to apply for an
• an Idaho resident, amending Section 49-502, Idaho Code, to require a person to obtain a certificate
• House Bill No. 669 by Kaler, an act relating to cloud seeding, repealing Section 42-4301, Idaho Code,
• , 42-4301, Idaho Code, to establish revisions regarding cloud seeding, amending Section 42-605, Idaho
• , Idaho Code, to establish revisions regarding cloud seeding, amending Section 42-605, Idaho Code, to

Keywords: 989, all

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• ,</c><00:07:26.160><c> we</c> we as part of our state fire code, we we as part of our state fire code
• If I may, I would say state fire code and NFPA 1141, because the state fire code has the other stuff
• And following 'state fire code,' we are inserting 'and NFPA 1141.'
• And following 'state fire code,' we are inserting 'and NFPA 1141.'
• And following 'state fire code,' we are inserting 'and NFPA 1141.'

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on Senate Bill 564 reconvened to review a new amendment from Representative DuMont. The amendment cleaned up prior language, added a new section carving out wetland buffers and conservation areas for special exception or conditional use permit treatment, and included an effective-date delay. Senator Murphy noted that agreed-upon language was missing to prevent municipalities from imposing new building or lot-size restrictions before the bill’s effective date, and that language was restored using wording from amendment 2070. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey, who explained that fire-code concerns centered on road access and dead-end roads, and suggested tying road-length limits to NFPA 1141 so the bill would reference an established standard while preserving existing state fire code provisions on water supply, road widths, slopes, and turnarounds. Members discussed refining the language to say road-length caps must comply with the state fire code and NFPA 1141. Representative Alexander also explained that section 3 would expand by-right treatment for certain subdivision buffers and reduce development costs, while section 4 would require at least conditional use or special exception review for wetland buffers and conservation areas rather than allowing a flat denial. After a brief pause to resolve concerns, participants agreed to keep section 3 and section 4, with the understanding that the changes struck a balance between lowering housing-development costs and preserving local review and environmental protections. The committee then voted unanimously to support the agreement, seconded by Rainforth, and the chair said the revised amendment would be sent to OLS for final drafting.

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• Idaho Code to remove a provision regarding registration stickers.
• a correct code reference.
• Amending Section 49-402E, Idaho Code, to remove provisions regarding rental car stickers.
• Amending Section 49-411, Idaho Code, to remove language regarding validation stickers.
• Amending Section 49-434, Idaho Code, to remove language regarding validation stickers.

Summary: The House convened with 66 members present, approved the journal, and received committee reports noting the enrollment of House Concurrent Resolution 22 and the printing and committee referrals for House Joint Memorial 11 and House Bills 520-531. The chamber then moved through first reading of several new bills, including transportation measures on motor vehicle identity verification, registration and validation stickers, driver training, and transportation funding; local government bills on agricultural pests and open meeting public comment; and state affairs bills on governmental flags and temporary administrative rules. All of these new bills were referred for printing and further committee review. During third reading, the House granted unanimous consent to return House Bill 489 to the Judiciary and Rules Administration Committee so it could be replaced with a different version, and to hold House Bill 493 on the Third Reading Calendar for one legislative day. No floor votes were taken on the substantive bills in this transcript. The remainder of the meeting consisted of announcements recognizing visitors and groups at the Capitol, including ISU nursing students pursuing CRNA degrees, Idaho nurse practitioners, Capstone Student Legislature homeschool students, Nampa Councilwoman Debbie Skog, and University of Idaho Aggie Con students. Members also announced upcoming caucus and committee meetings, including a tax conformity caucus, and the House adjourned by motion until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

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• I have a special guest here today from Kansas City.
• In the 152-year history of the Kansas City Police Department and the 48th chief for the Kansas City Police
• Louis City. Good morning, Madam Speaker. To speak on the bill. Proceed. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Louis City. Good morning, Madam Speaker. To speak on the bill. Proceed. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• They're in the upper gallery to your right and to my left, from a city and a town that you know well.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• see a fellow Garcia in the gallery, a former member of the House and current staff and chair of the city
• Scott Matayoshi participated in the landlord-tenant working group to modernize the landlord-tenant code
• Cory Chun supported a neighborhood security watch program in Pearl City and educated his community in
• 14.320><c> Pearl</c> commun security watch program in Pearl commun security watch program in Pearl City
• </c> that city? This is troubling. that city? This is troubling.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• His father was a New York City police lieutenant who was retired.
• You guys probably hear it in your own towns and cities where you guys are from.
• You guys probably hear it in your own towns and cities where you guys are from.
• Uh, but the biggest thing is across counties, across cities, and towns.
• That's the most cities, and con towns. That's the most important<03:31:49.279><c> thing.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:21:04.280><c> but</c><00:21:04.400><c> that</c><00:21:04.520><c> we're</c> where their zip code
• is but that we're where their zip code is but that we're stepping<00:21:05.039><c> up</c><00:21:05.159
• This breadth allows us to lead in human, animal, and public health, with campuses in the Twin Cities,
• > care and um uh education here in the care and um uh education here in the Twin<01:20:16.120><c> Cities
• um so it it needs to be an Twin Cities um so it it needs to be an all-in<01:20:19.760><c> partnership

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Speaker, I have the honor to inform you that pursuant to Title 67-412, Idaho Code, I have designated
• Administration Committee, an act relating to the public records act amending Section 74-105 Idaho Code
• by the addition of a new chapter 21 Title 48 Idaho Code to provide a short title to define terms to
• , to revise certain rulemaking authority, amending Chapter 55, Title 54, Idaho Code.
• , to provide correct code references; providing that certain administrative rules contained in IDAPA

Keywords: 989, all

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• Amending Chapter 21, Title 6, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section 6-2110, Idaho Code, to establish
• Amending Chapter 1, Title 74, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section 74-127, Idaho Code, to provide
• Amending Chapter 36, Title 63, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section 63-3622H, Idaho Code, to
• , to remove a code reference; and declaring an emergency and providing effective dates.
• Outboards are certainly allowed, and that’s in our code now.

Summary: The House convened with 67 members present, approved the February 11, 2026 journal, and received several communications, including a temporary substitute appointment for Legislative District 19 and a Transportation and Defense Committee recommendation to approve most Idaho Transportation Department rules while rejecting one license-plate provision rule. The chamber also received notice that Governor Little signed House Bill 559 and committee reports on multiple bills and resolutions, including printing and referral actions for new legislation. During third reading, House Bill 540 passed 69-0, expanding juvenile corrections records protections to match those of the Department of Corrections. House Bill 541 also passed 69-0, broadening child enticement law to include 16- and 17-year-olds when the offender is at least five years older, with supporters citing online grooming and sextortion concerns. Senate Bill 1222 passed 69-1, clarifying that prior water-related law applies prospectively and defining subdivisions as five or more lots, and Senate Joint Memorial 108 passed by voice vote urging federal agencies to stop discouraging graziers from seeking wolf and grizzly depredation compensation. House Bill 569, a bill to expand water skiing rules and safety requirements for certain early-morning open-water skiing, failed 31-38 after extended debate over its scope and safety provisions. The House also advanced or held several other measures, including House Joint Memorial 12 and Senate Bill 1225, and announced upcoming committee meetings. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which passed, and the House adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

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• You know, I think if this bill were to pass, we would essentially code that customer as residential,
• and International Energy Conservation Code, or as amended by local governments.
• and International Energy Conservation Code, or as amended by local governments.
• </c><01:15:12.560><c> and</c> international building code and international building code and international
• energy conservation code international energy conservation code or<01:15:15.719><c> as</c><01:15:15.960

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all