Transcript Highlights:

• this is the framework, and I think framework for what I would say was good government, was good efficient
• We want every taxpayer dollar to be used the most efficiently it can.
• on time and to have a clear contract that agencies and vendors understand and can move forward efficiently
• on time and to have a clear contract that agencies and vendors understand and can move forward efficiently
• </c> efficiently with. efficiently with.

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: Consideration of HB 10 -- 00:03:22 Consideration of HB 456 -- 00:20:47 Consideration of HB 480 -- 00:31:24, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It can allow us to enhance human efficiency and decision-making, but it must not replace it.
• to never become a crutch it can allow us to enhance<00:02:32.800><c> human</c><00:02:33.160><c> efficiency
• </c><00:02:34.080><c> and</c> enhance human efficiency and enhance human efficiency and decision-making
• It distinguishes between internal AI systems, which streamline government efficiencies and operations
• and improve efficiencies for state employees, and external AI systems, which directly impact businesses

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:12 SB 4 (Sen. Mays Bledsoe): 01:34 SB 58 (Sen. Webb): 04:53 SB 117 (Sen. Madon): 07:40 SB 121 (Sen. Wheeler): 10:52 SB 237 (Sen. Howell): 13:09 SB 71 (Sen. Boswell): 18:54 SB 174 (Sen. Nunn): 38:18 SB 176 (Sen. Nunn): 40:54 SB 183 (Sen. Nunn): 42:31 Adjournment: 49:51, 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 4, sponsored by Sen. Bledsoe, which would create a risk-based AI governance framework for state government and address AI-generated misinformation in campaigns and elections. The sponsor said the bill came from the AI task force and is intended to promote transparency, accountability, and responsible use of AI while distinguishing between internal and external systems. The committee took a roll call vote and reported the bill out 7-0. The committee then heard Senate Bill 58, sponsored by Sen. Webb, which would allow Kentucky Retirement System benefits to be designated to a Special Needs Trust for a beneficiary. Webb said the bill would help families of special-needs children preserve benefits for supplemental needs such as adaptive equipment, technology, and medical or dental care not covered by government programs. He said retirement systems had provided no-impact letters, and the bill passed 7-0. Members also approved Senate Bill 117, which would let cities adjust incentive payments for training by appointed and elected city officials and remove the statutory minimum from ordinance requirements, and Senate Bill 121, which would authorize county judges to contract with rescue groups to deal with wild horse herds in rural areas. SB 117 passed 10-0 and SB 121 passed 10-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 71, as amended by a committee substitute, dealing with local library board appointments. Sen. Boswell said the bill was a compromise but that he preferred removing KDLA from the process entirely; library representatives opposed the committee substitute and said they wanted KDLA out of the selection process. Several senators expressed conditional support but said they wanted further changes, and the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill out after a roll call vote with 10 yeas and 1 pass, with members noting they expected further floor amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• "We didn't see any evidence of undue strain on city resources."
• </c> strain on city resources." strain on city resources."
• we currently have by being efficiencies we currently have by being in<03:13:04.360><c> DHHS.
• that we're able to maximize those resources to help those individuals who are seeking citizenship in
• that we're able to maximize those resources to help those individuals who are seeking citizenship in

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If not, we are still here as a resource for the legislature. I'm happy to take questions.
• I mentioned, I mean, we have a lot of resources at the department and we would be happy to work with
• I mentioned, I mean, we have a lot of resources at the department and we would be happy to work with
• </c> state resources state resources and<02:12:12.639><c> wants</c><02:12:12.960><c> to</c><02:12:13.280
• </c> particularly efficient methodology. particularly efficient methodology.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the idea is that this will make our investment operation more efficient, more effective, and reduce
• And the idea is that this will make our investment operation more efficient, more effective, and reduce
• ,</c><00:15:14.639><c> more</c><00:15:14.959><c> effective</c> operation more efficient, more effective
• operation more efficient, more effective and<00:15:16.720><c> reduce</c><00:15:17.199><c> our</c><00
• mainly on the pension resources mainly on the pension administration<00:15:56.240><c> system,</c><00

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference for HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed the side-by-side budget comparison and began working through agreed and disputed items. Members first confirmed that grayed-out items were already settled and discussed a process for making later technical and intent changes, especially to true up abolished positions after additional decisions were made. They then moved through several budget sections, including judicial branch reductions, retirement systems, the Department of Justice, the Human Rights Commission, liquor enforcement, corrections, and the Department of Information Technology. Several items were agreed to or treated as settled package items, including the judicial branch position, the Department of Justice reduction, the Human Rights Commission item being held until related HB 2 language is finalized, the Housing Appeals Board being moved into the Board of Tax and Land Appeals, and the Office of Child Advocate. The committee also agreed to update the House bill language as needed based on HB 2 decisions, and to keep certain IT support rows in place unless related boards and commissions are eliminated. The effective date remained July 1, 2025, with no change. The main unresolved discussion centered on the retirement systems budget, where the Senate defended a large increase for deferred IT security and investment-function improvements, while the House argued the increase was too large and favored a back-of-the-budget cut. The Senate said the funds would support strategic IT and investment changes and would remain in the trust if cut, while the House emphasized the size of the increase and suggested a compromise. The committee ultimately retained the Senate position on retirement systems for the moment and said it would return to the issue later. On corrections and liquor enforcement, the committee described a negotiated back-of-the-budget cut structure, including a $10 million cut for corrections with some restoration of POS offices and administrative aides, and a liquor enforcement cut that was treated as part of a broader package. The Department of Safety item related to commercial enforcement and motor vehicle inspections was held for later discussion. The meeting ended with several items agreed, several held for coordination with HB 2, and some major budget questions still open.

Transcript Highlights:

• if there was enough money to go around, do you think it would be beneficial to have that kind of resource
• if there was enough money to go around, do you think it would be beneficial to have that kind of resource
• within the Department of resource within the Department of Agriculture<00:19:46.120><c> I'm</c><00:19
• This is just trying to move it to a more efficient venue.
• and accurate results without efficient and accurate results without the<05:01:19.000><c> ethical</c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on a bill arising from the Lee case involving animal seizures and humane society involvement. Members and the commissioner discussed concerns about due process, lack of clear notice to animal owners, the need for owners to understand when they are surrendering ownership, and whether humane agents should have additional training or certification. Several members also questioned the role of the NH SPCA and humane societies, the absence of oversight, and whether there was any financial or policy conflict in their involvement. The commissioner said the Department of Agriculture does not have a direct relationship with humane societies, but does coordinate with police on seizures, and noted that problems tend to arise when agencies do not consult the department first. Testimony and discussion focused on possible fixes to the bill, including clearer written notice of rights, requiring a third-party qualified veterinarian or other neutral evaluator, establishing the condition of animals at the time of seizure for later court proceedings, and possibly using teleconferencing with a veterinarian in limited circumstances. Some members suggested the bill may need a broader study committee, while others said it should be amended now rather than delayed. The chair said the bill would be worked on further and sent to the subcommittee for more detailed review. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 250, which would allow local governing bodies to regulate dog muzzling. Representative Jodi Newell testified that the bill was intended to let municipalities respond to dangerous dogs, citing Keene’s attempt to require muzzling after a serious incident but lack of clear authority under current law. Deborah LeBlanc also testified about a dog attack that seriously injured her dog and said a muzzle requirement could have prevented the attack. Committee members asked about the incident, existing dog-control laws, and whether the dog had been leashed; the discussion suggested the bill was meant to clarify local authority over muzzling as a public safety measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• if there continue to operate efficiently if there was<00:18:56.880><c> a</c><00:18:57.200><c> downturn
• The efficiency here and the burden on the Judiciary, instead of having one judicial review of the case
• The efficiency here and the burden on the Judiciary, instead of having one judicial review of the case
• go back to the Circuit Court the have to go back to the Circuit Court the the<00:24:42.399><c> efficiency
• here and the burden on the efficiency here and the burden on the the the Judiciary<00:24:46.159><c>

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It wasn't looking to push the servers out, but it was just to make it more efficient, knowing that we
• /c><00:33:36.039><c> make</c><00:33:36.159><c> it</c><00:33:36.279><c> more</c><00:33:36.480><c> efficient
• </c> it was just to make it more efficient it was just to make it more efficient knowing<00:33:37.519
• It was one of the first things I walked in knowing, not only looking at efficiencies and effectiveness
• </c><01:08:03.480><c> and</c> only looking at efficiencies and only looking at efficiencies and Effectiveness

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 09:34.560><c> that</c><00:09:34.680><c> we</c><00:09:34.800><c> do</c><00:09:35.040><c> have</c> efficient
• in the time that we do have efficient in the time that we do have and<00:09:36.200><c> speaking</c><
• get so the amount of time that we have is somewhat limited, so we just need to remember to be as efficient
• as we can with the days we efficient as we can with the days we have<00:11:08.360><c> repres</c><00:
• It's just a more efficient way to operate, so I just like to make sure that you're all on board with

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory House Finance Division Two session focused on committee procedures, staffing, and the upcoming budget process. Mickey Landrian, the division analyst, introduced himself and explained that the subcommittee operates more informally than the full committee, does not hold executive sessions or public hearings itself, and makes recommendations back to House Finance. Members were told that public hearings on legislation occur in the full committee, while Division Two will hold work sessions and vote on recommendations such as ought to pass, retain, or ITL. The chair also welcomed new members and a new clerk, and noted that meetings will be recorded and streamed, with microphones required for audio capture. A substantial portion of the meeting covered the division’s workload and schedule. Landrian outlined the agencies assigned to Division Two, including Safety, Fish and Game, Transportation, Education, the Lottery Commission, Police Standards and Training, the University System, and the Community College System. He explained the different fund types the division will handle, especially Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund, and reviewed reference materials distributed to members, including agency budget requests, prior recommendation tracking sheets, and surplus statements. He emphasized that the agency budget requests and related handouts are available online and useful for members to review before budget work begins. Members discussed the compressed timeline for the session, with a target date of March 26 for completing Division Two recommendations. Landrian said only a few bills had been referred to Finance so far, none yet to Division Two, but that more bills and amendments were expected, including many amendments to House Bill 2. He noted that the committee would need to move efficiently and frontload meetings. Representative Papich added that Fish and Game may require closer scrutiny than in prior years because of its push for direct general fund appropriations, and members also discussed the importance of getting preliminary budget documents before the governor’s budget is finalized. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond the procedural overview and distribution of materials.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency called the meeting to order.
• Madam Chair and committee, I move that the Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Committee

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's incredibly efficient.
• I'll do respect to the second, the Metro Court has just as strong leadership and administrative efficiency

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• outdated limits to charitable organizations so that they can continue to raise funds effectively and efficiently
• effectively</c><00:10:12.240><c> and</c> to raise funds effectively and to raise funds effectively and efficiently
• > For</c><00:10:13.760><c> organizations</c><00:10:14.640><c> like</c><00:10:15.240><c> the</c> efficiently
• For organizations like the efficiently. For organizations like the Rapids<00:10:15.800><c> M.A.A.T.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a press event and advocacy push for HF 4090 and SF 4515, bills that would modernize Minnesota’s charitable meat raffle rules. Speakers, including Amanda Jackson of Allied Charities, Rep. Jim Nash, Sen. Judy Seeberger, and Sen. Zach Duckworth, argued that the current ticket and prize limits are decades old and no longer reflect inflation or current meat prices. They said raising the ticket cap to $5 and the prize limit to $200 would help charitable organizations keep raffles attractive and financially viable without expanding gambling overall. Testimony from representatives of the American Legion and a youth wrestling club emphasized that meat raffles help fund veterans’ programs, youth sports, scholarships, travel costs, and other local needs. Speakers also said the events support bars, restaurants, and local meat markets, and that the money stays in the community. Several lawmakers described the proposal as bipartisan and noncontroversial, while also criticizing efforts to tie it to other legislative disputes. One speaker said the Senate had just taken a procedural step to bring the bill directly to the floor, and another said the conference committee report had failed but could still be revived. The event concluded with a mock meat raffle demonstration and a call for a clean vote on the legislation. No formal committee vote on the bill was taken during the transcript, but the speakers said the measure remained alive procedurally and positioned for further action in the Senate and House.

Transcript Highlights:

• multifamily homes, or hospitals; Voytech Greka of Denver, Colorado, to serve as a building energy efficiency
• 20.800><c> energy</c> Colorado to serve as a building energy Colorado to serve as a building energy efficiency
• <00:40:21.599><c> and</c><00:40:21.760><c> decarbonization</c><00:40:22.560><c> subject</c> efficiency
• and decarbonization subject efficiency and decarbonization subject matter<00:40:23.119><c> expert.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It will streamline the fire code regulation and be more efficient fire and public safety protection for
• and</c><00:02:37.040><c> be</c><00:02:37.360><c> more</c><00:02:38.160><c> uh</c><00:02:38.720><c> efficient
• </c><00:02:39.200><c> fire</c> regulation and be more uh efficient fire regulation and be more uh efficient

Committee: House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think for efficiency, but also the value in group therapy and also rural capacity.
• We're really encouraging sharing of resources and really not reinventing the wheel.
• I would kind of watch to see that workload. happen and be adequately resourced.
• Thank you, and maybe we can tie some of those resources together to fill some gaps for.
• So, Carlsbad coming online is a resource center. On the cemetery.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We know we have that ability to utilize those amounts of resources, and we really—it behooves us to try
• , and we really, it behooves us to try and get a, those amount of resources, and we really, it behooves
• This means that ultimately developers are not going to want to invest their limited resources in areas
• This new web-based resource also takes a deeper dive.
• The new resource for practitioners is a crosswalk between the strategies in this plan and your state

Committee: Joint Joint Transportation Committee

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from WSDOT on balancing uncertainty in capital program estimates and cash flow management. WSDOT explained the differences between design-bid-build and design-build delivery, its tiered risk-assessment process by project size, and how it uses base estimates, inflation, and risk modeling to set budgets. Staff said design-bid-build estimates are generally accurate within about 1% across the program, while design-build projects carry much wider uncertainty and are better communicated as ranges; they cited a P85 budget approach and noted that large, complex projects can be affected by market competition and long procurement timelines. Members asked about the Columbia River Bridge cost growth and about value engineering, and WSDOT said it uses value engineering but has limited scope to cut costs because of project requirements and policy mandates. Troy Swing also discussed cash flow, noting that a few large projects can significantly affect biennial funding needs, and said a risk pool would not reduce overall program risk but could help manage timing if paired with appropriation and cash-flow controls. The committee then received the final presentation in the WSDOT Project Delivery and Innovative Practices study from HKA Global. The consultant said WSDOT’s estimating practices are generally robust and recommended improving transparency by presenting budget authorizations as ranges or estimate classes, better tracking estimate growth over time, and adjusting advertisement timing to avoid competing lettings. The report also discussed surety bonding, suggesting the legislature consider restoring authority for reduced bonding on select large design-build projects or using phased bonding and alternative securities. On indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting, the consultant said current job order contract rules are restrictive and recommended legislative changes to make such tools more usable, especially for smaller tasks and to help use unspent funds more flexibly. The committee also heard a follow-up presentation on transit-oriented development policy recommendations tied to HB 1491. The Urban Institute’s Yona Freemark said Washington has been a national leader on TOD but that housing construction, especially in the Puget Sound, has slowed sharply since 2022. He said rising construction costs, high financing costs, and local tax and rent conditions are making many TOD projects infeasible, and recommended that the state fill infrastructure funding gaps around stations, revisit MFTE affordability requirements, consider minimum rather than average density requirements near transit, and create a statewide system to track TOD outcomes such as affordability, gentrification, and transit access. Members questioned the study’s developer interviews, the role of rent control and crime, property tax assumptions, and parking needs; the presenter said the study included five private developers, that rent control was not part of the study scope, and that parking was included in the model assumptions. Finally, the committee began a presentation on regulating emissions from ocean-going vessels at berth. Staff and consultants described California-style at-berth rules, which require shore power or equivalent emissions controls so ships can shut off diesel auxiliary engines while docked. The study is examining vessel traffic, emissions reductions, implementation costs, labor and operational needs, and possible effects on port competitiveness and cargo diversion. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so they have limited resources, but yet they're being, they're being.
• So, uh, I will tell you that while I've done a, a lot of work on this, we have some resource witnesses
• Audits of these entities are publicly available through Health Resources and Services Administration.
• OK, we're trying to, we're trying to get our chairman back to natural resources.
• With T Mutual, who's here as a resource. I'm here in support of the bill. Oh, excuse me.

Committee: House Insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• was widely respected for his steadfast commitment to public safety, the protection of our natural resources
• Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee, Representative Mooney and others, CS for House Bill 755,
• And I know this because I taught... ...performing schools, and it's a matter of resources.
• Finally, this bill helps qualified educators enter or return to the classroom more efficiently while
• More efficiently while preserving accountability and professional standards. That is the bill, Mr.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including tributes to former members and law enforcement. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the day’s special-order calendar. Early bills passed unanimously, including CS/HB 401 on FDLE security details for major party nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, CS/HB 1063 on gubernatorial transition procedures, HB 593 on governmental agencies and personnel, CS/CS/HB 655 on confidential attorney-client meetings for local governments in pending litigation, and HB 6011 on ethics gift/honoraria reporting procedures. Each of these measures was explained by sponsors as transparency, security, or administrative process legislation, and each passed 115-116 to 0. The chamber then took up CS/HB 125, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. The bill drew extensive and sharply divided debate over whether a state remembrance was appropriate for Kirk, with opponents arguing he was a polarizing political figure and that the House should focus on affordability and other constituent concerns, while supporters framed the bill as a defense of free speech and opposition to political violence. A proposed amendment to replace the designation with a George Floyd remembrance was ruled not germane. After structured debate, the bill passed 82-31. Members also considered transportation designation measures. SB 628, substituted for CS/HB 885, included multiple road and bridge namings and an amendment designating a 124-mile stretch of State Road 80 as the President Donald J. Trump Highway; the amendment and bill passed 82-26. CS/HB 33 similarly designated portions of roads as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and President Donald J. Trump Boulevard, prompting another lengthy debate over the appropriateness of honoring political figures and the use of public roadways for such designations; it passed 82-30. The House then began debate on CS/HB 35, “Isaiah’s law,” which would add driving without a valid license to the habitual traffic offender list after repeated offenses, with sponsors citing a fatal hit-and-run and opponents questioning prosecutorial discretion and the bill’s practical effects.

Transcript Highlights:

• was widely respected for his steadfast commitment to public safety, the protection of our natural resources
• By Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee and Representative Mooney and others, CS for House Bill
• By Natural Resources and Disastered Subcommittee, and Representative Mooney and others, CS for House
• Finally, this bill helps qualified educators enter or return to the classroom more efficiently while
• More efficiently while preserving accountability and professional standards. That is the bill, Mr.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES THROUGH THE TAX COLLECTORS
• RECALL THAT WE SAW EFFICIENCIES WHERE THEY WERE CHRONICALLY VACANT.