Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> specialized</c><00:15:05.279><c> medical</c> processes for other specialized medical processes for
• </c><00:16:00.800><c> Our</c> to streamline billing processes. Our to streamline billing processes.
• Thank you for your consideration. must also process. The case for must also process.
• </c> cases, we do contract for that work. cases, we do contract for that work.
• </c> assume they'll follow the same process assume they'll follow the same process that<01:14:05.199>

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They are required to complete the screening process.
• The FDA process is entirely free.
• Chemicals that go through that voluntary process will be exempt from the state process.
• So hopefully there is reflection on how it can be a more streamlined process and supportive process for
• or prescription processes or discharge note processes.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Immaculate doesn't necessarily move it, but we appreciate the compliment for the process here.
• The money passes through health plans because we're the ones processing the medical claims.
• The money passes through health plans because we're the ones processing the medical claims.
• The money passes through health plans because we're the ones processing the medical claims.
• </c> plans because we're the ones processing plans because we're the ones processing the<00:31:53.840

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Our state-operated programs for 24/7 care has had to rely heavily on contracts, and we are trying to
• , but our agency nursing contracts and some for direct care support still we are having to use those
• contracts.
• contracts.
• contracts.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 29 January, 2026: 8:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• meetings. process hearings where there and um process hearings where there and um throughout<00:23:41.760
• ><c> uh</c><00:23:45.520><c> um</c> throughout the due process um uh um throughout the due process um
• </c><00:25:00.000><c> for</c> district being used to contract for district being used to contract for
• </c><00:32:26.880><c> because</c> someday we can fix this process because someday we can fix this process
• That's a state body which may or may not survive the budget process.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, the meat processing tax credit was the highest one. It's over $4 R.I. Over $4.
• I think that would be a better process and you could be more nimble.
• I think that would be a better process and you could be more nimble.
• And I appreciate that because it's a coalition-building process.
• Maybe the tax credit process ought to actually be an appropriated process, so that instead of having

Summary: The House recognized its drafters and research staff, then moved through committee reports and several conference committee reports and final passage motions. Senate Joint Resolution 87 was adopted and finally passed after debate over a provision affecting the City of St. Louis sheriff; supporters said the final version restored the original format with a minor wording change, while opponents argued it removed local voter control. The resolution passed 95-46 on both the conference report and final passage votes. Members then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 973, a measure combining a wholesaler provision and a land bank/real estate transparency provision, with supporters describing it as consumer protection and cleanup language. Senate Bill 1421, a public safety package, was also advanced after a motion to exceed the conference differences; debate focused on clean slate provisions, masked intimidation penalties, prosecuting attorney salaries, fentanyl language, good time credit, Brianna’s Law, and a St. Louis liability provision. The conference report passed 116-18, final passage 110-25, and the emergency clause for the drone-related portion passed 136-5. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a broad package including insurance claim assignment protections, court automation updates, treatment court administration, a circuit judgeship codification, a St. Louis civil case surcharge, and anti-SLAPP protections. Senate Bill 1408, which authorizes MoDOT and the Highway Commission to consider raising rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph, was receded to the Senate version and finally passed 93-46. Senate Bill 913, extending multiple agricultural tax credits through 2033 and adding a short-line railroad credit, drew extensive debate over tax credits, budget priorities, and return on investment before the previous question was ordered and the bill passed 107-30. Finally, Senate Bill 1553 was passed, creating incentives and a grant program tied to critical minerals and pharmaceuticals to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers; supporters framed it as a jobs and national security measure, while one member raised concerns about local revenue impacts before clarifying the bill’s scope. The House then received Senate messages indicating the Senate had passed a House bill, and the session continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we would be happy to be a part of that discussion and that process.
• And we would be happy to be a part of that discussion and that process.
• There’s a long process. There’s a curricular process. There’s a process with graduate school.
• There’s a process with faculty senate. And there’s also existing law, Mr. Chair.
• It is a long process to request another faculty member in a department.

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

Transcript Highlights:

• What was important to us was the process, a very inclusive process.
• What was important to us was the process, a very inclusive process. I will talk about the process.
• to the litigation process.
• I think the PUC process ought to be looked at and see if we can have a process there that is going to
• We go through a rigorous process. Mr.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So Strafford County has a contract for an ICE detention center.
• Merrimack County has a contract to hold ICE detainees. Nobody else has a contract.
• </c><00:24:29.480><c> to</c><00:24:29.720><c> hold</c><00:24:30.240><c> ice</c> has a contract to hold
• ice has a contract to hold ice toes<00:24:32.159><c> nobody</c><00:24:32.559><c> else</c><00:24:32.760
• um this would add a new line contract um this would add a new line that<00:24:38.320><c> would</c><00

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I do want to identify that in the most recent search process that Boise State is undergoing, this process
• However, when it came down to getting down to five, received in this process.
• And just as a note, our Teacher of the Year process is competitive.
• And so we went through that process.
• This is a process that involves filling out an application.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the January 20, 2026 minutes and then took up Senate Bill 1225, sponsored by Senator Den Hartog. The bill would codify a search committee process for public university president searches and add a 10-business-day waiting period before naming a sole finalist, with the stated goal of increasing transparency and allowing public engagement while also protecting candidates’ current jobs. Senator Den Hartog said the bill was prompted in part by the Boise State presidential search and asked that it be sent to the amending order so the waiting-period language would apply only to university president searches and not other government entities. After questions about student representation in the process, the committee voted to send SB 1225 to the amending order. The committee also heard a print request from Senator Carlson to rename Lewis-Clark State College as Lewis-Clark State University. The request was brief and was approved to print without objection. Later, Superintendent Debbie Critchfield introduced Idaho’s 2026 Teacher of the Year, Laron Johnson of Rigby High School. Johnson spoke at length about the importance of teacher-student relationships, mentoring, Holocaust and economics instruction, and keeping students connected to school. Committee members asked about growing school size, supporting new teachers, and rebuilding public respect for educators. Johnson emphasized relationships, administrative support, and staying focused on students. No formal action was taken on the Teacher of the Year presentation. Critchfield then presented an informational overview of proposed federal education waivers and an EdFlex-style request that would give Idaho more flexibility over reporting and assessment requirements. She said the state wants to reduce duplicative testing, especially for third graders, and allow students to choose from an approved list of high school assessments aligned to state standards and college/career readiness. Members asked about possible inclusion of ACT, NAEP, and other multi-measure assessments. Critchfield said the list is not final and that the State Board would evaluate options. The meeting ended with a reminder that the committee would take up rules the next day, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, it was a long process, folks.
• So, it was a long process, folks.
• So, it was a long process, folks.
• ,</c> appointment process, appointment process, &gt;&gt; thank<00:56:13.520><c> you.
• </c> When we talk about grants, these are contracts. They're reimbursement contracts.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• the abolition of the office of police chief and police department, and authorizes the village to contract
• Bourriaque and Fontenot, provides for indefinite delivery and definite quantity construction-phase contracts
• construction-phase contracts; provides for procedures, requirements, and rulemaking.
• Bourriaque and Fontenot, provides for indefinite delivery and definite quantity construction-phase contracts
• construction-phase contracts; provides for procedures, requirements, and rulemaking.

Bills: HR39 , HR40 , HR41 , HCR19 , HCR20 , HCR21 , HB2 , HB3 , HB15 , HB441 , HB976 , HB977 , HB978 , HB979 , HB980 , HB981 , HB982 , HR19 , HR20 , HR21 , HR22 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR28 , HR29 , HR30 , HR31 , HR32 , HR33 , HR34 , HR35 , HR36 , HR37 , HR38 , HCR15 , HCR16 , HCR17 , HCR18 , SCR10 , HB115 , HB208 , HB465 , HB964 , HB965 , HB966 , HB967 , HB968 , HB969 , HB970 , HB971 , HB972 , HB973 , HB974 , HB975 , HB474 , HB487 , HB503 , HB606 , HB633 , HB707 , HB720 , HB728 , HB733 , HB846 , HB852 , HB856 , HB868 , HB875 , HB78 , HB112 , HB148 , HB149 , HB190 , HB221 , HB346 , HB354 , HB355 , HB356 , HB358 , HB384 , HB427 , HB657 , HB675 , HB716 , HB207 , HB300 , HB331 , HB428 , HB464 , HB587 , HB618 , HB629 , HB801 , HB853 , HB891 , HB901

Keywords: St. Joseph's Day, Saint Joseph's Day, St. Joseph's Altar, Italian American, Italian heritage, Italian immigrants, Louisiana culture, New Orleans, Sicilian heritage, Catholic, Feast of Saint Joseph, cultural resolution, heritage caucus, legislative caucus, ethnic heritage, jazz history, Italian Louisiana, immigrant contributions, cultural recognition, House Resolution 40

Transcript Highlights:

• is language from House File 3900 and the A6 amendment, and what this does is it is for the tribal contract
• schools, of which there are four in Minnesota, and it provides for those tribal contract schools an
• in section two provides that same amount in the $70,000 range per year to each of the four tribal contract
• of in total to each of the four to each of in total to each of the four tribal<00:06:49.560><c> contract
• schools</c><00:06:50.919><c> and</c><00:06:51.040><c> that</c><00:06:51.240><c> amount</c> tribal contract

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on Senate File 4282 met with a quorum present and heard a walkthrough of the bill, which contains forecast adjustments for several agencies. Senate staff explained that Article 1 makes education forecast adjustments for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, Article 2 adjusts appropriations for the Department of Human Services, Article 3 does the same for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Article 4 increases special transportation services funding for Metropolitan Council programs including Metro Mobility and Metro Move by $8.9 million in FY 2026 and $10.9 million in FY 2027 to match the February forecast. House staff noted that the House language matched Article 1 but did not include Articles 2 through 4. Representative Youakim presented amendment A26-0180, describing six sections that add provisions on paraprofessional qualifications, aid for tribal contract schools tied to revised permanent school fund distributions, expanded allowable uses of school operating capital revenue to include certain utility costs, an extension of an existing appropriation for gender-neutral single-use restrooms, and two school district fund transfer provisions for West St. Paul/Mendota Heights/Eagan and Maple Lake. Members discussed that several items were no-cost and that some fund transfer language had been previously discussed in committee. The amendment was adopted on an 8-0 roll call vote. After adopting the amendment, the committee voted on the bill as amended. The conference committee agreement for Senate File 4282 passed on an 8-0 vote, and the meeting was adjourned.

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• In February 2025, the California State University announced a $17 million contract with OpenAI to provide
• The contract between the CSU and OpenAI is a large... ...initiative.
• The contract between the CSU and OpenAI is the largest contract ever established between a university
• On May 26, CSU renewed its system-wide contract with OpenAI for a three-year term, costing $13 million

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Does that mean you're losing a contract that was previously provided by a tenant or by the currently
• They were under contract.
• There's already security, but it's a rented contract, I believe, much like this building was.
• So that security contract is going to go away. They're not going to renew that contract.

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Summary: The committee met to consider several budget and staffing requests tied to constitutional offices and the Supreme Court, with opening remarks noting that fringe benefits are now calculated at 40% to 45% and that constitutional officers may pay the maximum if they choose. Item B, a Supreme Court request for one new Supreme Court police chief position with no appropriation increase, was approved. Item C, from the Secretary of State, sought five additional Capitol Police corporal positions, title realignments, and salary maximum adjustments, along with a $498,000 appropriation increase; members questioned how the office could absorb pay changes without new funding, and the office explained it was cleaning up a large and outdated classification structure while also preparing to provide security for an additional building. The item was approved. Item D, from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, proposed moving from line-item maximum salaries to state pay-plan grades, with no change in total positions but about a $349,000 increase in salaries and matching funds. Office representatives said the office had not had raises in nearly a decade and needed the change to stay competitive and retain staff, but members raised concerns about comparing the office’s pay to other agencies and about office staffing and accessibility. Senator Hill asked to hold the item for offline discussion, and the committee agreed to hold it until the next day. Item E, from the Auditor’s Office, requested salary realignments, increases to line-item maximums, and two new positions tied to UCP claims and compliance work, with a total increase of $579,468. The auditor said the office had already pulled a government relations position from the request after an updated packet was issued, and defended the remaining increases as market-based and revenue-neutral, with some work funded by interest earnings. Members questioned the need for a legislative affairs position and whether the salary increases were aligned with the market, but after discussion the committee approved the item. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> but having always having ways to process but having always having ways to process them<00:09:54.320
• </c> language includes an appeal process language includes an appeal process similar<00:55:20.400><c>
• </c> threshold during their budgeting process threshold during their budgeting process informed<00:59
• I don't feel grievance process.
• </c> contracts, they will be double taxed. contracts, they will be double taxed.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> hands under the Constitution due process hands under the Constitution due process requires<01:10
• There currently is no appeal process.
• </c><01:16:46.480><c> I</c> officers are not afforded due process I officers are not afforded due process
• No due process, no process to go and challenge in district court, because there is no mechanism, because
• c><01:20:13.600><c> go</c><01:20:13.960><c> and</c> process none no process to go and process none no

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• , it is an outstanding bill to allow the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition to be able to contract
• with various... ...Institute for Human and Machine Cognition to be able to contract with various subsidiaries
• removes the provision related to the option of setting aside 10% of allocated funds for construction contracts
• removes the provision related to the option of setting aside 10% of allocated funds for construction contracts

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard two bills. First, it considered Senate Bill 312 relating to the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. The committee took up a strike-all amendment and then a secondary amendment offered by Senator Fine to clarify that the current University of West Florida Board of Trustees chair would have no role in the organization. Members described the changes as friendly, and both amendments were adopted. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1624 on higher education, which was presented as a broad higher-education package. The bill would set market-rate out-of-state fees for nonresident online students, revise financial aid and support program language, provide tuition and fee waivers for Florida State Guard members, change rules for adult and career education programs, redirect certain workforce-related funds, rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough State College, rename the Florida Educational Equity Act as the Florida Educational Equality Act, adjust appointments to certain boards and councils, update admissions and scholarship references to include the classical learning test, broaden the definition of opioid antagonist, repeal a grandparent-based out-of-state fee waiver, and strengthen FIU’s Office of Ocean Economy. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting concluded after both measures were approved and no further business was raised.

Transcript Highlights:

• The other question I had was about the evaluation process.
• , as well as other administrative processes that are more traditional.
• But Finance can follow up on those processes for bonds specifically.
• Legislative input or process can kind of guide the use of Prop. 4 funding.
• Yeah, I'm not even sure the process of how this works.

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of budget presentations from the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), and related agencies. CDFA discussed its overall budget, ongoing support for the Farm to School program and climate-smart agriculture, and a proposed climate bond expenditure plan. Members focused heavily on whether the Farm to School proposal should become ongoing, how schools and suppliers are selected, whether the program is reaching disadvantaged and food-insecure communities, and whether the trailer bill language creates new duties. The LAO recommended rejecting the ongoing Farm to School proposal as presented, suggesting the Legislature consider Prop. 98 funding instead, while CDFA argued the program supports children, farmers, and local economies and helps build long-term supply-chain infrastructure. Several members also questioned the bond plan’s timing, program metrics, and workforce impacts, while LAO said the bond plan was generally reasonable and should be guided by legislative input. The committee also discussed CDFA’s proposal to eliminate vacant positions; the department said the positions were largely long-vacant or unfunded and could be reclassified if needed, while LAO recommended retaining the special-fund positions and weighing the General Fund positions on their merits. CDFA’s IT support request for additional ongoing funding and four positions was presented as necessary to address staffing shortages, legacy systems, and cybersecurity risks, and LAO had no concerns. The committee then took public comment and voted to approve items 9 through 13, including CDFA dog importation and carcass disposal items, a Gambling Control Commission IT item and tribal grant fund item, and an ABC office relocation item. DCC presented a request to strengthen enforcement against the illicit cannabis market by opening a North State office in Redding and adding sworn and non-sworn staff. The department said most cannabis consumed in California still comes from the illicit market, that it receives about 1,500 complaints annually but can close only about 400 cases, and that it has a backlog of roughly 4,000 cases. DCC argued that a northern office would reduce travel time, improve coordination with local agencies, and help target cross-county and cross-border criminal networks. Finance supported the request as a targeted investment, and LAO had no comment. Members asked about public safety, office security, and whether a North State presence would increase complaints or referrals; DCC said safety is considered in every office opening and that a local presence would likely improve case development. The director also described the broader regulatory strategy as balancing consumer safety, illicit-market enforcement, consumer awareness, and reducing friction for legal operators. The discussion continued into broader concerns about the size of the illicit market and the long-term goals for the cannabis program.

Transcript Highlights:

• Usual permitting is a long and thorough process, taking up to a year. year.
• This is a civil administrative process through the agency; it's an administrative process, not a criminal
• In the process for many, many years.
• Say it takes to get those tie-ins and approval processes.
• We have a contract with the ESD to provide service, so it's one system.

Bills: SB243 , SB1586 , SB1891 , SB1959 , SB2159 , SB2568

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing