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• Do they have the support in their working groups to come out?
• So I am going to support this motion. Thank you.
• and health care support. ...support of the suicide hotline, public education, and health care support
• Because they're trying to reorganize, which we've supported in the past.
• And I truly support what we just voted on because we do need to know exactly what we have.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee met to review the general fund update and several budget-setting items, with staff explaining how to track the latest “green sheet” online and how JFAC actions were affecting the FY 2026 and FY 2027 bottom lines. Members also discussed whether work group progress should be summarized more broadly, but leadership emphasized that work groups were intended to remain independent and that members should consult analysts directly rather than have a running public summary of each group’s internal deliberations. The committee then acted on a series of agency budgets. It approved the Idaho State Tax Commission enhancement package after revising it to remove the chief operating officer personnel item and adopted language limiting use of $550,000 for fast tax collection vendor payments, with any unused amount reverting to the general fund. It also approved supplemental and enhancement requests for the Office of Information Technology Services, including Chinden campus furnishings, E-Core grant staffing and funding, enterprise security/firewall upgrades, the IT modernization transfer of 58 positions from Health and Welfare, and a one-time cash transfer language item to cover transition-year health insurance costs. The Military Division’s request for $120,000 for Office of Emergency Management indirect cost recovery was approved, but an alternate motion to also add $190,800 for the state education assistance program failed, and the original motion was later held in committee. The Industrial Commission and Public Utilities Commission budgets were both advanced with dedicated-fund increases for IRIS maintenance, training, disability fund needs, OITS hardware, and replacement laptops. The Department of Fish and Game budget was also advanced, with approval of a large package of dedicated and federal funds for fishery habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, hatchery and laboratory inflation, temporary employees, wolf depredation response, communications, and replacement items, along with reappropriation authority for prior-year funds. The committee then took up the Department of Health and Welfare Division of Public Health Services, where competing motions focused on the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment fund restoration, laboratory testing, HIV and hepatitis prevention, suicide prevention, and moving the home visiting program to Early Learning and Development. Both the substitute motion and the original motion failed after split votes in the House and Senate committees, leaving that budget held for later action. Finally, the committee considered new language for the State Controller and State Treasurer to require monthly reconciliation of cash balances between Luma and TARS from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, with a report due by the fall interim JFAC meeting and documentation retained for audit. Members discussed the need for accurate cash reconciliation and the resources available to the Controller’s office, but no final action was taken before adjournment. The chair announced upcoming budget-setting meetings and reminded members to complete work group motions by the end of the day.

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• So, urging support of this bill. Representative Orcutt: Thank you, Madam Chair.
• I ask for your support. Thank you so much. Representative Abell.
• I'm excited to support this piece of legislation.
• I'm excited to support this piece of legislation.
• We know that tourism support ebbs and flows depending on the budget that we have.

Bills: HB2713 , HB2730 , HB2297 , HB2487 , HB2382 , HB2089 , HB2431 , HB2451 , HB2590 , HB2325 , HB2278 , HB2224 , HB2322

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: private detention facilities, business tax, occupation tax, financial impact, state revenue, aerospace, tax preferences, effectiveness, economic impact, grocery stores, underserved communities, food access, incentives, economic development, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, excise tax

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• So mainly ours is just a support base as politicians.
• I just want us to be that support and to figure out how we can be supportive as a state.
• speaks to their support for this.
• So I'm in support of this.
• Do we have other people in support? Any other witnesses in support? Put my form online.

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• here to express our strong support of AB 710.
• At this time, we'll hear from any additional witnesses in support.
• Good afternoon, Alison Hilliard with the Climate Center in support. Thank you.
• I'm prepared to support the bill today to let that work continue. Thank you. Thank you.
• We strongly support the goal of accelerating transmission delivery.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We expect to support the delivery of more than $3 billion in grant funds in the 25-27 biennium.
• This investment is critical to revitalizing the aging fleet and supporting reliable service.
• Revitalizing the aging fleet and supporting reliable service, we're continuing our work on replacing
• Just want to weigh in in support of this proposal. Thank you.
• Very thankful to this committee for your support of the New Local Roads Program last year.

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard a presentation from WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith on the agency’s mission, 2025 accomplishments, and 2026 priorities. Meredith emphasized preservation, safety, emergency response, ferry reliability, culvert replacement, and major projects such as the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge work, North Spokane Corridor, Confluence Parkway, and the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. She highlighted the state’s aging transportation assets, recent storm and flood damage, bridge strikes, and the need for additional preservation funding, including the governor’s proposed $1 billion investment in Washington State Ferries and continued work on the World Cup and future regional growth planning. Members asked about ferry service disruptions, rising IBR costs, staffing needs, aviation assets, and bridge-strike certainty tied to the Coast Guard’s upcoming decision on bridge clearance requirements. The committee then received a briefing on HB 2306, the governor’s supplemental transportation budget, which totals $16.7 billion and increases the enacted budget by about $1.2 billion, with most of the increase directed to WSDOT capital spending. OFM staff said the proposal is driven by preservation, maintenance, and ferry needs, and relies on about $3.1 billion in bonding against transportation revenues, while staying below the Treasurer’s coverage ratio. The proposal includes $2 billion for preservation, $164 million for paving this summer, $756 million for paving over 10 years, $250 million for maintenance, $150 million for preserving existing ferries, $15 million for Lower Columbia River dredging, and smaller investments for WSP communications, DOL access, and local road grants. Committee members asked about debt service, remaining bonding capacity, and the impact of office closures and ferry service reductions. Public testimony was largely supportive of the governor’s budget, especially its preservation and ferry investments. Local officials and associations backed ferry funding, local road grants, pavement and bridge preservation, and the Columbia River dredging match. Several speakers urged more support for cities and counties, while rail and transit advocates asked for more rail capital funding and less highway expansion. One ferry advocate criticized the cost of hybrid-electric vessel maintenance compared with diesel, and another witness warned against a pay-per-mile tax. The hearing ended without a vote, and the chair announced a short caucus before adjournment.

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• I'm here today in support of SB 2254.
• My name's Gary Zimmerman, I'm here to support Senate Bill 82.
• I support this, and I've even seen the substitute bill on this that I fully support.
• And so I fully support this bill and its substitute.
• We are in support of the bill.

Bills: SB82 , SB1807 , SB2254 , HB119 , HB130 , HB581 , HJR98 , SB1988 , SB 18 , SB 34

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

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• And we are also in support of the proposed committee substitute.
• This bill has support from local leaders.
• We very much support that.
• I'm here this morning to testify in support of House Bill 5348.
• In addition, these practices support... ...support healthy lands and waters, which improve groundwater

Bills: HB937 , HB2078 , HB2080 , HB3322 , HB3350 , HB4212 , HB4630 , HB4896 , HB4951 , HB5348 , HB5675 , SB565 , SB971 , SB1662 , SB2124

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• The county judges and commissioners Association of Texas are in support of this bill.
• Support at the ballot box.
• And, uh, we are in support of this.
• Respectfully ask for your support. Look forward to seeing. This bill passed through.
• Uh, I'm here in support of 2273.

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• And for for right now, I will not supported fun that way.
• We support the right to repair. We strongly oppose the right to modify.
• And we support those customers with both it support on their computers and training to use the software
• L waiving in support waiving the okay.
• So I'll support the bill today and then the debate.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• that may end up moving forward will definitely affect our state's budget and the programs that we support
• that may end up moving forward will definitely affect our state's budget and the programs that we support
• Thank you for the opportunity today to testify in support of this bill.
• critical supports that they need to remain living in their own homes.
• critical supports that they need to remain living in their own homes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, we're very supportive of it.
• Uh, we're very supportive of it.
• </c><00:17:01.560><c> from</c> sovereignty studies uh and support from sovereignty studies uh and support
• My name is Kim Hon, and I’m in support of this bill, SB 614.
• My name is Kim Hon, and I’m in support of this bill, SB 614.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs met on February 13 and heard testimony on three measures before taking up decision-making. On SB 1410, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the bill as a practical way to require counties to timely respond when DHHL seeks transfer of infrastructure or facilities, and the chair later recommended passage without amendment. The committee adopted that recommendation, with Senator Ihara excused. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 1549, which would help fund the Kahili Homestead community’s planned multi-service center and park improvements. DHHL supported the measure, and community witnesses described a 16-year planning process, prior grant and developer funding, completed phase-one park work, and the need for state bonding to complete phase two. Members asked about community engagement, fundraising, and whether the design included features such as a lāʻau garden, Hōlua mound, imu hall, craft pavilion, and space for Native Hawaiian games and lua practice. The chair recommended passage of SB 1549 unamended, and the committee adopted the recommendation. The committee also considered SB 903, described as a housekeeping bill to create a vehicle for continued funding of OHA after the current working group sunsets. The chair recommended passage with amendments incorporating the contents of proposed Senate Draft 1 and recommittal to the Hawaiian Affairs committee, and that recommendation was adopted. The meeting then shifted to a joint hearing with Transportation and Culture and the Arts on SB 614, relating to Hawaiian Independence Day, and SB 1051, relating to Hawaiian History Month. Testimony on SB 614 was largely supportive, emphasizing cultural recognition and education, though one witness from Hawaii Sovereignty Studies opposed it; the Office of Collective Bargaining said it did not yet know the cost. SB 1051 also drew support, with testimony stressing the importance of teaching the history of the overthrow and Hawaiian sovereignty. Both bills were advanced with amendments, including technical changes and effective dates, and both committees adopted the chair’s recommendations.

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• </c> it has the support of um stakeholders. it has the support of um stakeholders.
• </c> So I will support the motion. So I will support the motion.
• </c> not in support of the bill. not in support of the bill.
• </c> never support that kind of transfer. never support that kind of transfer.
• </c> can't support the uh ITL motion. can't support the uh ITL motion.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Support teachers. Make class size. Support teachers. Make schools<02:40:59.920><c> safer.
• </c> rise today in strong support. rise today in strong support.
• We must support Main Street.
• We must support Main Street.
• We must support Main Street.

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

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• ><c> bill</c><00:24:57.440><c> seems</c> Republican support for this bill seems Republican support for
• </c> offering any new resources to support offering any new resources to support it.<00:30:43.120><c>
• Some supported one set of articles, and some did not, but then they supported another.
• </c> supporting impeachment. supporting impeachment.
• I support a lot of those policies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Number one, it definitely supports workforce and economic growth.
• I'm testifying in support of House Bill 3262.
• I'm very proud to be here in support of this excellent bill.
• I'm here to support House Bill 311." "...to speak today.
• For these reasons, I respectfully ask you to support this bill, and thank you for your time." "...support

Committee: House Economic Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I just don't think I can support the motion on this one.
• My thoughts on it: I'm supportive of the motion.
• I think this is, for me, something that I can support.
• I think this is, for me, something that I can support.
• Other districts may house a small shared support Other districts may house a small shared support staff

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Your support of extension allows us to get that important information to our growers.
• We've fundraised, we've had support from the state, and we've had support from federal money as well
• We've fundraised, we've had support from the state, we've had support from federal money as well to build
• . support from the state, we've had support from federal money as well, to build new facilities.
• Recovery strategies and how they're supporting reach gains.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to support this bill today.
• Ethan Perry, Florida Realtors, waving in support.
• Thank you for your support.
• Thank you for your support.
• So I’m happy to support it.

Bills: S0086 , S0642 , S0712 , S0758 , S0896 , S1224 , S1300 , S1370 , S1712

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, bail bond, insurance regulation, foreign insurers, financial disclosure, premium reporting, pyramid schemes, consumer protection, fraud prevention, legal affairs, penalties, justice, administrative commission, membership, state attorneys, public defenders

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1300 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates. Senator Claudio explained that the bill is intended to expand collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections to provide training opportunities tied to Florida’s need for CDL drivers. The bill was reported favorably without debate. Members then considered SB 896 on campus safety, as amended by strike-all and late-filed amendment. The bill would require postsecondary institutions to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct security risk assessments, improve threat reporting and information sharing, and allow voluntary participation in the guardian program; the late-filed amendment removed a prohibition on guardians wearing uniforms. After questions about the firearm-discharge provision near campuses and testimony both for and against, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens, SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and confirmed appointees listed on tabs 10 through 19. The committee next heard SB 712 on pyramid promotional schemes, which would create a new prohibition and increase penalties while preserving legitimate direct sales plans. Members raised concerns about whether participants in such schemes might themselves be victims, and the sponsor said prosecutorial discretion would distinguish victims from primary wrongdoers; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1224 on rental housing application fraud was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from apartment and realtor groups in support. In the latter part of the meeting, Chair Martin presented SB 1370 to expand habitual traffic offender status to repeated unlicensed driving, and SB 1712 to create a statewide FDLE counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit. SB 1370 was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1712 drew extensive questioning and public opposition over concerns about broad language, surveillance, and possible impacts on speech and protest, but the sponsor said the unit would focus on protecting the state from adversary intelligence threats and operate within constitutional limits; it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission was amended to adjust commission membership and reported favorably unanimously. The committee then recorded additional votes for members and adjourned.

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• I intend to support. I'm frankly excited about the legislation.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of House Bill 530.
• But we’re voting on what’s in front of us, so I’ll be supporting that.
• to support.
• I would support that. The 530 is already gone, so the RS...

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

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• I'm proud to stand in support of this resolution and will do my part.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and support SCR 107. Thank you. Thank you.
• These calls included support for a guaranteed income. Dr.
• These calls included support for a guaranteed income. Dr.
• I ask for support of Senate Concurrent Resolution 107. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through routine announcements and motions. Senator González obtained unanimous consent to print a letter in the journal. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with extensive floor remarks from many senators reflecting on King’s legacy, civil rights, nonviolence, economic justice, solidarity across communities, and current concerns about discrimination, immigration enforcement, and threats to democracy. Speakers from multiple caucuses and affiliations supported the resolution, including Senators Richardson, Archuleta, Choi, Smallwood-Cuevas, Blakespear, Pérez, Weber, McNerney, Wiener, Reyes, Cabaldon, Rubio, and Alvarado-Gil. Their comments emphasized King’s leadership, the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the Poor People’s Campaign, and the need to continue his work through policy and civic action. Senator Richardson closed on the measure, and the Senate adopted SCR 107 by roll call vote. After the resolution, the Senate moved to adjournment in memory. Senator Pérez honored Alhambra Police Department Officer Alex Sanders, who died in a vehicle pursuit accident while on duty. Senator McGuire remembered Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, with additional remarks from Senators Becker and Laird about his cultural impact and philanthropy. Senator McNerney and Senator Alvarado-Gil then honored the victims of a Stockton mass shooting, including children Journey Rose Guerrero, Maya Lupian, and Amari Peterson, and a 21-year-old, Susanna Archeletta, describing their lives and the community’s loss. The session ended with the Pro Tem noting the day’s reflection and announcing the Senate would reconvene on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.