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• There's a litany of dollars that go to various programs in the state.
• portion of State Route 77 between mileposts 170.93 and 135 as the L.F.
• And the State Board of Monuments—no, what's it called?
• SB 1520, agencies' immigration data sharing, requires the state and any agency of the state to share
• codes, consumer protection standards, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills covering elections, transportation, health care, land use, water, criminal justice, and local government. Several election-related measures were described, including SB 1037 on voting equipment custody and internet/port restrictions, SB 1568 on election system software timekeeping, and SB 1687 moving the primary date to May starting in 2028. Members also discussed bills on photo enforcement fines, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting, assisted living occupancy limits, and municipal permit and exaction rules. A number of measures were noted as third-read consent items, while others were flagged for further discussion or amendments. Health and public safety bills drew substantial discussion. The committee heard bills on insurance coverage for breast cancer screening, safe-haven hospital surrender of newborns, dialysis documentation, behavioral health licensing compliance, naturopathic IV drug administration, traumatic event counseling for public safety employees, sex offender registration limitations, and probation rules for dangerous crimes against children. Members raised concerns or requested removal from consent on several items, including SB 1095 and SB 1094 related to gender-affirming care for minors, SB 1346 on AHCCCS claims processing, and SB 1178 on naturopathic drug administration. There was also debate over SB 1520 on immigration data sharing and SB 1635 on warning someone about an imminent arrest, with objections citing civil liberties and First Amendment concerns. The committee also considered multiple property, water, and development bills. These included measures on effluent water use for landscaping, groundwater fee diversion in Pinal County, increasing the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund loan cap, creating a foreign entity review commission for real property transfers, and restricting transport of Mexican gray wolf pups into Arizona. Members discussed SB 1419 on solar roof inspections and financing disclosures, and SB 1787 on municipal exactions and appeals, with an amendment proposed to limit it to commercial property. Several members explained their votes or asked to pull bills from consent, and some items were noted as having split votes or anticipated floor amendments. The caucus ended with Rhonda’s election-related bills and a note that the group would move immediately into a closed caucus afterward.

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• </c> enough to get us through the state enough to get us through the state fiscal<00:13:34.079><c> year
• CMS oversees the process, but the funds remain in the state.
• That's not state money at all.
• </c> I the facility director at Central State I the facility director at Central State Hospital<01:02
• <01:13:57.000><c> also</c> state also state also available<01:13:59.679><c> um</c><01:14:01.120><c> unfortunately

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon adjournment of both chambers today. There is not an exact time, there for the live stream has been created with a place holder time of 4:00 PM est., 958, all

Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.

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• We don’t receive any operating funds from the state. We are not a state agency or state employees.
• We don’t receive any operating funds from the state. We are not a state agency or state employees.
• It would direct state agencies to identify and submit to the governor and Executive Council a list of
• </c> state-owned land it would direct state state-owned land it would direct state agencies<00:21:25.400
• One of the issues with housing and building in general in the state is a wide variety of differences

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and federal special elections not held in conjunction with a state primary or state general election
• </c> state primary or state general election. state primary or state general election.
• might build and if it would be appropriate to license it to other states for their use.
• to be used by other states.
• to be used by other states.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's so many opinions flying around in this building at this point.
• that we have instituted, not that many states have done it through Medicaid.
• Idaho is a very unique state. We have more cows than people.
• We export more agricultural goods than we could possibly consume as a state.
• They had not begun to build the corral spaces to house the cattle yet.

Summary: The committee heard reports from the Senate and House Health and Welfare chairs on budget pressures, especially Medicaid and related programs. Senator Julie Van Orden said her committee supported closer legislative scrutiny of Health and Welfare spending, opposed moving 988 crisis services into the behavioral health managed care contract at this time, and favored more targeted reductions rather than broad across-the-board cuts. Representative John Van der Woude said the House committee was advancing a bill to hold back about $21 million in residential habilitation funding, paired with audits and oversight to ensure proper use of the money. He also raised concerns about rural health funding, provider rate reductions, and the need to consider restoring rates if revenues improve. Members questioned the chairs about whether changes to 988 or Medicaid expansion would be policy decisions, and about possible intent language, work requirements, and asset tests for Medicaid expansion. Van der Woude said he was drafting a bill to let Medicaid expansion expire and restart with work requirements, an enrollment cap, and possible asset-based verification, and said he hoped to bring it this session. Several members debated the balance between cost-cutting and maintaining services, including dental coverage and developmental disability services, with some warning that cuts could harm vulnerable people and others emphasizing personal responsibility and fiscal restraint. The committee then heard from House Agriculture Committee Chair Gerald Raymond, who reviewed the agriculture budget and emphasized the importance of dedicated funds, invasive species prevention, and water infrastructure funding. He described ongoing spending for quagga mussel prevention, Mormon cricket and Japanese beetle control, and cereal crop fungus response, and urged continued support for boat inspection check stations because prevention is cheaper than treatment. He also said the University of Idaho CAFÉ project was nearing completion and noted that his committee had not yet discussed the recent 2% cuts affecting check stations. No formal votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair announced the committee would move into daily budget-setting workgroups, with the next meeting scheduled for 7:15 a.m. the following day.

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• The Division of State Group Insurance administers the State Group Insurance Program for the state of
• The Division of State Group Insurance administers the State Group Insurance Program for the state of
• The 84 participating employers include state agencies, state universities, and other statutorily defined
• It's more so on the coding side of how they're coding the difference between a screening versus more
• We would ask you to try to look at other states.

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills. HB 677, relating to state-covered fertility preservation for employees undergoing cancer treatment, was introduced as coverage for egg and sperm preservation for up to three years, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $813,000. After brief questions and no public testimony or amendments, the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/HB 59, which would reform Florida’s wrongful incarceration compensation process by extending the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, removing the clean-hands requirement, and allowing exonerees to choose between the state compensation process and a civil lawsuit; it was supported by the City of Flagler Beach and passed unanimously. CS/HB 1313, which recreates the Resilient Florida Trust Fund in the Department of Environmental Protection before its scheduled termination in 2025, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from advocacy groups. The committee received a lengthy presentation from the Department of Management Services on the State Group Insurance Program and the recent Revenue Estimating Conference. The presentation covered enrollment, revenues and expenditures, rising medical and pharmacy costs, emergency room utilization, GLP-1 drug spending, and options for tighter formulary and utilization management. Members asked about ER cost growth, GLP-1 coverage and copays, PBM oversight and potential conflicts, avoidable ER visits, cancer screening claims, dental and vision costs, specialty drug biosimilars, and possible savings from more restrictive pharmacy models. DMS said it would follow up on several questions and noted ongoing work on cancer coordination, preventive screening, biomarker testing, and a proposed member-facing benefits platform. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 301, which would raise sovereign immunity caps from $200,000 per person and $300,000 per incident to $1 million and $3 million, align limitations periods with private claims, and allow government entities to settle above the caps without a claims bill. Local governments, school-related entities, and county and city associations opposed the bill, warning of major fiscal impacts, higher insurance costs, and pressure on services; several speakers urged smaller increases or a tiered approach. Proponents, including families affected by catastrophic injury or death, argued the current caps are too low and the claims bill process is inefficient and unfair. After debate, the bill passed on a recorded vote, with some members voting no, and was reported favorably.

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• No state appropriation is required. This bill does not require new state spending.
• So it's not a state mandate.
• In the United States, there's a lot of states that say that they are pro-veteran.
• In the United States, there's a lot of states that say that they are pro-veteran.
• They are the ones that the state legislature recognizes to act on behalf of the state as the head of

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We formed the state's first interagency Council on Homelessness, beginning with the 11 state agencies
• And if we're going to build them, then we've got to do something to reduce the cost of building.
• Kids aren't coming like they used to from around the state to the New Mexico State Fair.
• I do argue that when we go to build a new state fair, wherever you decide to move it, you've got to build
• I do argue that when we go to build a new state fair, wherever you decide to move it, you've got to build

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> and the interests of the United States. and the interests of the United States.
• Whereas such actions constitute a violation of section 111A1 of title 18, United States Code, related
• </c><07:48:08.080><c> It's</c> United States by twofold. It's United States by twofold.
• state.
• </c> systems, and ends the zip code lottery. systems, and ends the zip code lottery.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• States States Nation indivisible<00:06:25.039><c> thank</c><00:06:25.199><c> you</c><00:06:25.319><c
• Kurt Aronberg, New Hampshire State Director of the Humane Society of the United States.
• That case was State v.
• That’s a quote from State v.
• I am a New Hampshire state trooper. I'm a major with the State Police.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• . >> Hey, that's fire code. >> Ask me one time about the fire code. >> I have a question.
• </c><02:25:01.840><c> consolidation</c> and project out building consolidation and project out building
• We had to do the the United States.
• It's different in some states.
• accomplished with state revenue, state money properly and constitutionally raised.

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we did an underutilized state... ...the analysis of some of the underutilized state lands.
• Climate Resilience Strategy for Washington State Agriculture. ...the resilience, the Washington State
• Here at the state, we are actively working with our interagency partners to understand the state and
• state right now.
• And so we've started offering these throughout Washington State, and it's beginning to build up steam

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: 904, all

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• They know that they're leaving the state. state. state.
• </c> of the state. of the state.
• </c> leaving our state. leaving our state.
• This<03:52:03.400><c> state.</c> This state. This state. Excuse<03:52:05.480><c> me.</c> Excuse me.
• AND I HEAR EVERYBODY IN THIS BUILDING<05:08:26.080><c> SAYING</c> BUILDING SAYING BUILDING SAYING THAT

Keywords: 981, all

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• code right now.
• code right now.
• somehow inserted into that code?
• sets of state bargaining laws for civil service employees. ...state higher education institutions could
• and provide a state benefit.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held public hearings on several bills related to artificial intelligence, student employee bargaining, and online safety. For HB 1170, staff explained that the bill would require certain large generative AI providers to offer provenance detection tools and include latent or optional manifest disclosures in AI-generated audio, image, and video content, with enforcement by the Attorney General under the Consumer Protection Act. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill would apply to AI-generated text code, and staff clarified that it would not. Testimony from the Washington Technology Industry Association opposed the bill as written, citing enforcement ambiguity, definition changes, and interoperability concerns, while noting support for continued work on the issue. For HB 1570, staff described the underlying bill as extending collective bargaining rights under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act to student employees at several state higher education institutions, with a striking amendment narrowing the bill to non-academic student employees at Western Washington University and listing covered job classifications. Staff estimated the original bill’s fiscal impact at about $1.5 million per biennium, reduced to roughly $200,000 per biennium under the striking amendment. Testimony from labor and student representatives supported the narrowed bill, emphasizing student worker safety, organizing support, and the need to move forward after prior union votes. The committee also heard substitute HB 1833, which would create the Spark Act grant program in the Department of Commerce to support innovative uses of AI, with grants requiring a state benefit and shared technology, and with Commerce consulting the Attorney General’s AI Task Force. Staff estimated administrative costs of about $160,000 per year plus grant funding that could bring total annual program costs to roughly $660,000 to $1.6 million. Representative Keaton said an amendment would update dates and incorporate changes. Testimony was generally supportive from industry and retail representatives, who framed the bill as a pro-innovation public-private partnership. Finally, the committee heard a proposed third substitute for HB 1834, which would prohibit addictive feeds for minor users and restrict push notifications during evening and school hours unless parents consent, while allowing all users to limit feeds and privacy settings. Supporters, including the Attorney General’s Office, Children’s Alliance, and a parent who lost a child to social media harms, argued the bill would protect children and reduce behavioral health costs. Opponents from technology, civil liberties, and industry groups raised constitutional, privacy, and vagueness concerns, warning that age determination could function like age verification and that the bill could restrict access to beneficial content. No votes or executive action were taken; the committee concluded public hearings and announced amendment deadlines for upcoming executive sessions.

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• And 67 are out of state, so they come from any other state in the United States.
• downtown and that we, you know, another area we work with Minot State, truthfully, and with that building
• downtown and that we, you know, another area we work with Minot State, truthfully, and with that building
• The state as people from other states might.
• It will be at Bismarck State College in their Advanced Technology Center building.

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

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• States have been passing state benefit laws for decades to help define the benefit packages required
• in their states.
• The ACA also said that states could continue to pass state mandates above and beyond what's in their
• have been passing refresher so states have been passing state<00:01:59.880><c> Ed</c><00:02:00.159><
• </c><00:02:41.360><c> that</c> Benchmark plan in their state that Benchmark plan in their state that

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So we are building sanctuaries to house birds that are going to bring avian flu into the state even more
• So we are building sanctuaries to house birds that are going to bring avian flu into the state even more
• So we are building sanctuaries to house birds that are going to bring avian flu into the state even more
• So we are building sanctuaries to house birds that are going to bring avian flu into the state even more
• So we are building sanctuaries to house birds that are going to bring avian flu into the state even more

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Since 2007, Wisconsin I has filmed countless hours of state Capitol coverage to provide invaluable access
• to government actions. ...of state Capitol coverage to provide invaluable access to government actions
• Tucker: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which
• So we'll ask Ledge Council if you would please explain the request.
• that had already been committed to the code.

Committee: House Assembly Committee on Environment

Keywords: 970, all

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• There's are currently four... governance of the state veterans council governance of the state veterans
• So the just the history of this state veterans council.
• They had over them the oversight of a three-person state veterans council, three veterans.
• They had over them the oversight of a three-person State Veterans Council, three veterans.
• is the state veterans advisory council<01:35:14.560><c> committee</c> council committee council committee

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• All state agencies, retirement systems, higher education institutions, All state agencies, retirement
• State agencies and state-supported institutions of higher education dispersed federal funds totaling
• State agencies and state-supported institutions of higher education disbursed federal funds totaling
• The state departments shown on this slide expended the federal awards received by the state.
• Glenn Howey, State Broadband Director.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Summary: The committee met to adopt prior minutes and reports from its executive and standing committees, including counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. Those reports covered routine audit activity, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, and several state agency audit items. The committee also reviewed and adopted the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and the related single audit report, both presented by Legislative Audit staff. The state financial report showed unmodified opinions on the state’s financial statements and described total assets of about $41.9 billion and liabilities of about $11.1 billion, along with retirement system assets of $39.9 billion and a net pension liability of $9 billion. Two material weaknesses were identified: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and a Division of Workforce Services methodology change for unemployment-related estimates that was not properly documented or approved. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; it resulted in 33 findings, 14 with questioned costs totaling $16.6 million, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Members questioned agency officials in detail about the Summer EBT questioned costs, DHS unresolved findings, broadband grant documentation, cyber security controls, workers’ compensation liabilities, and child care funding and reporting. DHS explained that the Summer EBT issue involved drawing federal funds in advance rather than as benefits were redeemed, and said the process has been corrected. Broadband officials said the questioned $6.6 million reflected documentation-detail disagreements across many invoices rather than missing payments. OST officials described new logging, endpoint detection, and phishing-training efforts, and DFA and Education officials addressed specific audit findings and corrective actions. The committee ultimately moved to hold the two large statewide reports over until the August meeting for further review, with discussion continuing on whether to release some agency staff in the meantime.