Transcript Highlights:

• spirit of cooperation runs both ways, and it serves as the foundation for law enforcement, which depends
• Access to quality and affordable health care should not be dependent upon immigration status.
• 01:20:45.560><c> be</c> Affordable Health Care should not be Affordable Health Care should not be dependent
• upon</c><01:20:46.679><c> immigration</c><01:20:47.320><c> status</c><01:20:48.320><c> this</c> dependent
• upon immigration status this dependent upon immigration status this bill<01:20:48.840><c> has</c><01

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Supporting House File 281 means supporting the businesses, the families, and the outdoor enthusiasts who depend
• Supporting House File 281 means supporting the businesses, the families, and the outdoor enthusiasts who depend
• 57.440><c> outdoor</c><00:45:58.000><c> enthusiasts</c><00:45:59.000><c> who</c><00:45:59.200><c> depend
• </c> and the outdoor enthusiasts who depend and the outdoor enthusiasts who depend on<00:45:59.720><c

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And when we go through the redistricting process, and depending on how the legislature forms the districts
• through the redistricting<00:23:29.559><c> process</c><00:23:30.080><c> and</c><00:23:30.320><c> depending
• </c><00:23:30.640><c> on</c> redistricting process and depending on redistricting process and depending
• Depending on how many absentee ballots you have to process, there is some time saving there that will

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• acted reasonably is going to be judged by a police officer, a prosecutor, and a judge or a jury, depending
• acted reasonably is going to be judged by a police officer, a prosecutor, and a judge or a jury, depending
• </c><01:19:53.520><c> jury</c> prosecutor and a judge or a jury prosecutor and a judge or a jury depending
• 19:55.360><c> go</c><01:19:55.480><c> to</c><01:19:55.800><c> trial</c><01:19:56.800><c> and</c> depending
• on how to if I go to trial and depending on how to if I go to trial and they<01:19:57.480><c> are</c

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, I, you know, it kind of depends on the benefit.
• Chair, I, you know, it kind of depends on the benefit.
• Chair, I, you know, it kind of depends on the benefit.
• So it would depend upon, you know, when and if additional mandates are put in place.
• It would depend on how expansive in scope those are and how expensive those are, and that would determine

Bills: HF747 , HF1014 , HF320 , HF400

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

Transcript Highlights:

• Typically, that follow-up happens one to two years after, depending on the finding.
• the payment card industry, or PCI, has a lot of best-practice recommendations for implementing, depending
• going to require... recommendations for for implementing uh recommendations for for implementing uh depending
• 44.920><c> types</c><01:05:45.160><c> of</c><01:05:45.319><c> data</c><01:05:45.720><c> within</c> depending
• on the types of data within depending on the types of data within state<01:05:46.400><c> government<

Bills: HF1060 , HF1062

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: sports facilities, Minnesota, legislative commission, financial oversight, accountability, HF1062, driver and vehicle systems oversight committee, MNLARS, VTRS, vehicle title and registration system, driver's license system, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MN.IT, legislative oversight, transportation finance, state government, committee repeal, sunset provision, information technology audit, vehicle registration

Transcript Highlights:

• said the mission of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is to serve Minnesota veterans, dependents
• runs the Minnesota State Veterans Homes and assists Minnesota’s nearly 300,000 veterans and their dependents
• veterans<00:09:37.920><c> uh</c><00:09:38.040><c> and</c><00:09:38.160><c> their</c><00:09:38.320><c> dependents
• I live in a community that’s very dependent on trunk highway funds, and the needs are some have been
• I live in a community that’s very dependent on trunk highway funds, and the needs are some have been

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In terms of the percentage, it is different depending on the place and how the cancer center is structured
• In terms of the percentage, it is different depending on the place and how the cancer center is structured
• In terms of the percentage, it is different depending on the place and how the cancer center is structured
• Raising taxes on tobacco products is a proven strategy to help reduce tobacco product use and dependence
• A proven strategy to help reduce tobacco product use and dependence and can be a benefit for public health

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Bachman Hall and heard testimony on several UH-related bills. HB 542 would expand the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to provide unmet-need scholarships at four-year UH campuses. UH system officials, the UH Student Caucus, and a Honolulu Community College student testified in support, emphasizing college affordability, student retention, and workforce needs. Committee members asked about current program data, eligibility, transfer patterns, and cost; UH said it had data available, noted about 10% of current Hawaiʻi Promise students transfer to four-year campuses, and estimated the full expansion would cost about $12 million. UH also suggested a possible alternative of focusing on transfer opportunities from two-year to four-year campuses. The committee then heard HB 840, which concerns athletics appropriations for UH. UH Mānoa and UH Hilo supported the bill. UH officials said the funding would help cover recurring athletics operating costs, women’s sports travel and recruiting, Austin Awards, and a new nutrition fueling station, while Hilo said the money would help with travel, per diem, and conference-related costs. Members asked about the history of the athletics funding, the difference between Austin Awards and special talent waivers, NIL planning, and whether the appropriation should be restored to the base budget. UH explained that a $4 million athletics appropriation was originally made in 2018 or 2019, later removed from the base, and has been reappropriated annually since then. Finally, the committee heard HB 842, which would fund three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions at UH Mānoa’s Counseling and Student Development Center. UH supported the bill, and Academic Labor United and a high school student testified in favor, citing student stress, overwork, and the need for more counseling access. In questions, members discussed the current counselor-to-student ratio, recruitment challenges in a tight labor market, and strategies for hiring, including looking at candidates on soft-money grants who may be seeking stable employment. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Data centers depend on reliable water and energy resources, and we share California's commitment to sustainability
• In my district alone, over 250,000 constituents depend on Medi-Cal, hence why this bill and issue is
• balance and we'll figure out how to help you and at the same time we'll figure out how to be less dependent
• been working across California for decades to conserve monarch butterflies and the habitats they depend

Summary: The committee heard several housing, local government, coastal, and infrastructure bills. AB 306 would create a statewide appeal and code-interpretation process for building code issues at the California Building Standards Commission; supporters said it would reduce inconsistent local interpretations and speed housing delivery, while no opposition testified, and it was moved on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 956 would clarify ADU law to allow up to two detached ADUs on a property and address ADUs in HOAs/common interest developments; supporters framed it as a flexibility and housing-supply measure, while local government and county groups raised concerns about ministerial approval, parking, density, and impacts on neighborhood character. After committee questions, the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote, with the bill remaining on call. Members also considered AB 1751, which would create a ministerial approval path for qualifying townhome projects and allow local inclusionary ordinances for larger projects. Supporters said it would expand attainable homeownership and help produce missing-middle housing, while cities and counties objected to reduced density, by-right approval, and potential housing-element net-loss issues. The bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote and remained on call. AB 912, which would revise the governance structure of the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District board, drew unanimous support from the district, city, and county; it passed 3-0 to Appropriations and remained on call. AB 1710, aimed at preserving housing project entitlements from later regulatory changes, also advanced on a 4-0 do-pass-as-amended vote after opponents said they were awaiting the committee amendments. The committee also heard AB 2080, which would make county treasurer investment authority delegations ongoing until revoked rather than requiring annual renewal; supporters said it would reduce technical noncompliance and administrative burden without reducing oversight, and it was moved to the Senate Floor. AB 1740, a coastal bill for Santa Monica, would set timelines and reporting for a local coastal program and create an expedited Coastal Commission process for bike, transit, and pedestrian projects; supporters said it reflected a negotiated path forward with the city and commission, and it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. AB 2181, backed by Unite Here, would limit use of hypothetical density bonus value in hotel and motel appraisals; supporters said it would protect hospitality jobs from speculative lease-rent increases, and it was moved to the Senate Floor on a 4-0 vote. Finally, AB 2469 on data centers and water use drew the most extended debate. The bill would require water supply and water use assessments before approval, and shift infrastructure costs to project proponents; supporters said it would improve transparency, protect ratepayers, and ensure local governments have information before approving water-intensive facilities. Opponents, including business, city, county, and tech groups, argued existing law already covers water assessments and fees, warned the bill could create a separate permitting regime, and raised concerns about privacy, security, and investment impacts. The committee had not yet taken final action on AB 2469 when the transcript ended, and members were still asking technical questions about data center cooling and water reuse.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> So, the agencies will submit an RQS to our office and we will release an RFP or an RFB depending
• RFP</c><01:19:58.080><c> or</c><01:19:58.240><c> an</c><01:19:58.400><c> RFB</c><01:19:59.200><c> depending
• </c><01:19:59.680><c> on</c> release an RFP or an RFB depending on release an RFP or an RFB depending

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• with the BEAD money coming up here shortly, we're starting implementing that, you're not really dependent
• 01:10:06.480><c> you're</c><01:10:06.600><c> not</c><01:10:06.960><c> really</c><01:10:07.280><c> dependent
• </c><01:10:07.800><c> upon</c> that you're not really dependent upon that you're not really dependent

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 KCNA Request for Proposal Process 00:00:01 Overview of KWIC Board and Funding of Kentucky Wired Network Refresh 00:18:10 Zayo Network Services 00:34:40 Discussion of Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Funding 00:57:32, 958, all

Summary: The committee first focused on a disputed KCNA procurement for a statewide network-related RFP. Members questioned why the RFP had been labeled non-technical, whether COT should have reviewed it, and whether the KCNA board could direct that it be withdrawn. Finance and Administration Cabinet counsel Barbie Dickens said the RFP was authorized by KCNA working with procurement services after termination of the prior contract and breach notices, was issued in November 2025, paused during a protest, later resumed, and remained an open procurement. She said the agency—not the board—directs the procurement process, though she acknowledged an agency and OPS could cancel or reissue an RFP if needed. Legislators pushed back, citing KRS 154 and House Bill 314 as evidence that the KCNA board controls contracts and operations, and one member said the board had requested the RFP be withdrawn. Dickens said she could not predict the outcome and was not KCNA’s counsel. The discussion also touched on whether the current director had asked to stop the RFP and whether that request had been denied, with no final action taken during the exchange. The committee then turned to Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Corporation and the Kentucky Wired refresh project. Jim Barnhart described the structure of the nonprofit corporation, the role of Quick and Quack in the financing and operations arrangement, and the board membership, noting that the refresh funding had been approved in the 2024-26 capital budget. He said the equipment upgrade is necessary because of end-of-life hardware and software support issues, and that the refresh would expand capacity, lower risk, and reduce operating costs. Barnhart said some equipment had already been received, the rest would be purchased later, and the project should begin before September and take about a year to complete. When asked about contract disputes involving Ledcor and whether the vendor had an ongoing contract, Barnhart and the authority representative said they had not been notified of any issues and were not directly involved in that contract dispute. Committee members also raised concerns about a prior market test and whether a lower-cost bidder had been blocked from a previous RFP process. Barnhart said he understood Quack could make that decision and that the Commonwealth did not have input so long as the network was maintained, but he was not involved at the time. A legislator then read from the KCNA statute and argued that the board, not agency staff, is supposed to direct KCNA contracts and operations, saying House Bill 314 did not change those duties. The chair agreed the committee’s intent was for the board to control KCNA and direct contracts, and the discussion ended with a transition away from the KCNA dispute toward future testimony, including a presentation from Zayo Networks on open access networks and broadband infrastructure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Exact savings vary depending on household size and filing status.
• Exact<00:45:19.920><c> savings</c><00:45:20.440><c> vary</c><00:45:20.720><c> depending</c><00:45:21.200
• ><c> on</c> Exact savings vary depending on Exact savings vary depending on household<00:45:21.720><c

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think that when you have a does not exceed, two things tend to happen depending on the makeup of the
• ><00:45:57.800><c> tend</c><00:45:58.040><c> to</c><00:45:58.120><c> happen</c><00:45:58.520><c> depending
• </c><00:45:58.960><c> on</c> two things tend to happen depending on two things tend to happen depending

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, depending on a snake, they might have anywhere from 100 to 400 little vertebrae pieces.
• it supports all of her body.<00:05:14.520><c> You</c><00:05:14.560><c> know,</c><00:05:14.680><c> depending
• You know, depending on a snake, body.
• You know, depending on a snake, they<00:05:16.080><c> might</c><00:05:16.240><c> have</c><00:05:16.720

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This means the number of Idahoans currently dependent on kratom is significant.
• This means the number of Idahoans currently dependent on cratim is significant.
• and many states choose to house this type of office within some type of natural resources category depending
• It will depend on our floor time.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through routine orders before taking up committee reports, gubernatorial messages, House messages, and first and second reading calendars. Several bills were advanced, including appropriations measures and enrolled bills transmitted to the House, Governor, or Secretary of State. The chamber then proceeded to third reading and final action on a series of bills, with debate focused largely on budget priorities, Medicaid, firearms preemption, medical education funding, rural health, and kratom regulation. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1420, creating a dedicated funding source for medical education beginning in 2028; Senate Bill 1430, strengthening state firearms preemption enforcement and authorizing penalties and injunctions against local violations; Senate Bill 1432, an appropriation for Health and Welfare indirect support and related modernization items; Senate Bill 1433, a large Medicaid enhancement budget with discussion of MMIS procurement, estate recovery, program integrity, hospital assessment fund alignment, and population/cost growth; Senate Bill 1434, the Division of Welfare budget reflecting SNAP administrative cost changes and Medicaid eligibility system updates; Senate Bill 1437, an appropriation for Idaho State Police tied to DNA collection for sexual battery and domestic violence offenses; Senate Bill 1439, delaying a school facilities model report deadline to 2027; and Senate Bill 1264 as amended, creating a rural health transformation account and legislative oversight committee for federal rural health funds. Most of these measures passed on party-line or split votes, while SB 1437 and SB 1439 passed unanimously. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 1264, where supporters said the bill would give the Legislature oversight over already-awarded federal rural health money and help ensure sustainable uses, while opponents argued it would deepen federal debt and create a process that could still leave control with the executive branch. Another major debate was on Senate Bill 1418, the kratom consumer protection bill, which would restrict sales to adults 21 and older, set product limits and labeling standards, and allow inspections and enforcement against synthetic or adulterated products. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and harm-reduction measure; opponents raised concerns about warrantless inspections, lack of pharmacy board support, and whether the bill would effectively normalize kratom. The transcript ends during continued debate on SB 1418, before a final vote is taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• are often lost not because of intent, but because there are limits of general priority, which often depends
• 00:08:03.919><c> often</c> of general priority, which it often of general priority, which it often depends
• interpretation</c><00:08:06.560><c> and</c><00:08:06.879><c> results</c><00:08:07.199><c> of</c> depends
• on interpretation and results of depends on interpretation and results of inconsistent<00:08:08.240>

Bills: HF3714 , HF4399 , HF4176 , HF2544 , HF60 , HF4231 , HF4232

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

Transcript Highlights:

• purpose of your original purpose of your original bill, but we might be adding an additional subject, depending
• one, but as I told my caucus, please vote how they need to vote for their institutions, because depending
• one, but as I told my caucus, please vote how they need to vote for their institutions, because depending
• The gentleman from Jackson: Okay, I guess it just depends on how you want to look at it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That is also would depend on the size of the downtown DDA district, whether it's more or less than 400,000
• You may not want to move to that city, depending on how they spend it. So thank you for this.
• veterans, like managing chronic pain, alleviating the effects of PTSD, improving sleep, and reducing dependency
• veterans, like managing chronic pain, alleviating the effects of PTSD, improving sleep, and reducing dependency

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and adoption of the special order report for the day. Members observed a moment of silence for several service members killed in the Middle East conflict, and the chamber also recognized visiting students, law enforcement, and later several guests in the gallery during farewell remarks. The House then moved through the special order calendar, taking up a series of bills on third reading. The first major measure was CS for CS for HB 981 on tributaries of the St. Johns River, which sponsors described as a community-driven plan to restore the Ocklawaha River while balancing conservation, recreation, and economic concerns. Representative Sapp opposed the bill, arguing it would harm rural communities, Rodman Reservoir interests, freshwater resources, property values, and local jobs without adequate funding or certainty. Representative Cross supported the restoration effort and its long-term environmental and community benefits. The House adopted an amendment updating planning references and expanding the advisory council, then passed the bill 107-3. The chamber next passed CS for CSHB 1389 on affordable housing and the Live Local Act after debate over state preemption of local authority, accessory dwelling units, and the removal of local opt-out provisions; supporters emphasized the statewide housing shortage and the need for more housing supply, while opponents argued the bill further limited local control. The bill passed 70-29. The House also passed CS for CSHB 1085, codifying the local government cybersecurity grant program and giving preference to fiscally constrained counties, by a unanimous 109-0 vote. CS for HB 273 on special districts passed after extensive questioning about downtown development districts, rural areas of opportunity, budget approval, and administrative caps; an amendment to remove the downtown district provisions failed, and the bill ultimately passed 88-? yeas as announced on the floor. CS for HB 989 on motor vehicle manufacturers and franchise dealers passed 109-1 after sponsor testimony that it would prevent manufacturers from concentrating new vehicle inventory with one dealer group and protect competition and small businesses. CS/CS for HB 1329 on local government spending and budget transparency passed 82-28 after a lengthy debate over whether the bill would impose costs on local governments; a Cheney amendment to provide hardship assistance for smaller governments was adopted, and supporters framed the bill as improving public access to local budget information while opponents argued it duplicated existing transparency and could require new software or staff. The House then began consideration of CS/CS/CS/CS HB 1417, the Department of Environmental Protection package, with the sponsor outlining provisions on environmental regulation, septic systems, solar facility stormwater controls, coastal resiliency partnerships, and air-pollution permit timing.

Transcript Highlights:

• because, as we discussed in my committee, um, what documented and undocumented meant was different depending
• because, as we discussed in my committee, um, what documented and undocumented meant was different depending
• because, as we discussed in my committee, um, what documented and undocumented meant was different depending
• because, as we discussed in my committee, um, what documented and undocumented meant was different depending

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am here today to support House Bill 159 because I experienced what happens when student rights depend
• experienced what happens when student I experienced what happens when student rights<00:41:44.319><c> depend
• on</c><00:41:44.880><c> discretion</c><00:41:45.440><c> instead</c><00:41:45.760><c> of</c> rights depend
• on discretion instead of rights depend on discretion instead of clear<00:41:46.240><c> law.

Bills: HB0159

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all