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• As a reminder, this is the bill that limits homeownership by corporate entities. Thank you, Mr.
• As a reminder, this is the bill that limits homeownership by corporate entities.
• thereby treating them the same as other business entities and subjecting them to the 100-property limit
• It clarifies that the 100-property limit applies to properties owned in Washington, and it creates a
• may replace properties up to the new limit going forward.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The gist is not to be limiting at all.
• And so if we need to put some language in to make sure we're more expansive, we don't limit any industry
• of those breaches are reported and investigated by the Attorney General's office is that we would limit
• of those breaches are reported and investigated by the Attorney General's office is that we would limit
• minor access, or not limiting, prohibiting minor actions. ...with limiting minor access to the companion

Bills: SB1670 , SB1716 , SB1521

Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications

Keywords: higher education, state regents, university research, technology transfer, intellectual property, patent ownership, royalty income, commercialization, startup companies, research partnerships, public universities, faculty inventions, student inventions, innovation policy, economic development, medical technology, biotechnology, energy technology, telecommunications, aerospace and defense

Summary: The Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee considered three Senate bills. SB 1670, by Senator Reinhart, would require the State Regents to update Oklahoma university technology transfer guidance, create a tiered ownership framework, and revisit the guidance every seven years. Members questioned the seven-year review period, the scope of terms like aerospace and autonomous technologies, and how broadly the new tiered system would apply. The bill was presented as a way to modernize an outdated 1989 framework and help turn university research into companies, jobs, and economic impact. It passed 8-0. SB 1716, by Senator Howard, amended the Security Breach Notification Act to replace references to a “cybersecurity event” with “breach of the security of a system” and to clarify that there is no private right of action for ordinary negligence when a business reports breaches to the Attorney General. Howard explained that the Attorney General would retain exclusive enforcement authority for reasonable-standards violations, while private lawsuits would remain available only for more egregious conduct such as willful, wanton conduct or gross negligence. Members asked about the negligence standard, HIPAA-related breaches, and staffing needs for the Attorney General’s office. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-0. SB 1521, by Senator Hamilton, would prohibit minors from accessing artificial intelligence companions and set age-verification and re-verification requirements, including use of government-issued identification and periodic re-verification. Hamilton said the bill was aimed at protecting children from harmful interactions with AI companions and was narrowly drafted to avoid sweeping in other AI tools like customer-service bots. Members raised concerns about the reasonableness and consistency of age verification, account creation requirements, and how the bill would interact with existing statutes on sexually explicit conduct. The chair spoke in support of the measure, and the bill passed 8-0. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are limitations are hurdles to accessing certain lab results specifically when it comes from the
• So for blood evidence, utility limitations, you know, it is the everything that comes from an autopsy
• So state and federal limits the release of blood results.
• In all the years of experience in seeing the limitations they have for investigative roles.
• Speedy trial >> My concern is to share the speed limit drops.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• of modern airline logistics, particularly related to food and beverage services, have outgrown the limited
• House Bill 3909 would limit the prohibition on wireless communication devices to only the room in which
• To remove this 100-foot limit is very dangerous with regard to what can now be close to these systems
• It is amazing, the hundred foot limit.
• It looks like it's a simple bill—get rid of the 100-foot limit—but it is way more serious than that.

Bills: HB186 , HB201 , HB229 , HB796 , HB1506 , HB2702 , HB2885 , HB3225 , HB3909 , HB4285 , HB5138

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

Transcript Highlights:

• had</c><00:04:02.840><c> a</c><00:04:03.079><c> 10</c><00:04:03.400><c> round</c><00:04:04.200><c> limit
• </c><00:04:04.760><c> and</c> pistols have had a 10 round limit and pistols have had a 10 round limit
• to the 10 rounds but uh other limited to the 10 rounds but uh other Firearms<00:04:22.800><c> will</
• c><00:04:22.960><c> be</c><00:04:23.080><c> limited</c><00:04:23.479><c> now</c><00:04:23.759><c> to<
• /c><00:04:23.919><c> 30</c> Firearms will be limited now to 30 Firearms will be limited now to 30 rounds

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a series of bills, mostly approving them with amendments. SB 1032 on campaign finance passed with amendments to change the certification process for business entities, add a severability-type provision if foreign-influence conditions are struck down, and note a related Minnesota federal case. SB 401 on firearms passed with amendments to exclude shotguns, grandfather legally registered devices in place as of the effective date, and add committee report findings; SB 382 on procurement confidentiality passed as is; SB 598 extending deadlines for administrative driver’s license revocation review decisions passed as is; SB 771 on HHFDC board leadership passed as is; and SB 1318 clarifying water pollution enforcement jurisdiction passed as is. The committee also approved SB 1657 with an amendment removing authority to condemn public property, SB 1102 with an amendment making the Fire Council the source of nominees for the aircraft rescue fire fighting chief, and SB 100 with amendments replacing the original substance with a prohibition on fingerprinting nonprofit liquor-license board members during background checks and limiting the bill to counties under 500,000 population. SB 170 and SB 1296, both related to special management area exemptions for affordable housing and disaster-related reconstruction, passed with amendments incorporating Office of Planning, Sustainable Development, and Attorney General changes to narrow and clarify the exemptions. Finally, SB 363, a cleanup bill related to firearm parts and ghost gun laws, was considered with amendments that deleted a proposed new penalty section, revised existing firearms statutes, removed an unnecessary definition, and expanded penalties to include indeterminate imprisonment terms. Despite the amendments, the measure was not adopted because the Vice Chair voted no. The committee then adjourned and announced a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.

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• It's not limited to that, though.
• It's not limited to that, though.
• And so if you put a time period on it, I think that would limit the ability to be effective.
• So I would say the limiting factor is probably throughput.
• the posted limit, stopping dangerous speeding before it becomes a crash.

Summary: The committee first heard a DMV budget presentation on the state-to-state verification system required for Real ID compliance and the Digital Experience Platform (DXP) modernization project. DMV officials said the state-to-state system is a pointer-based exchange used when a person applies for a license in another state, with only limited identifying data shared initially and the full driver history sent only after a qualified request. Members raised concerns about privacy, possible misuse by other states or federal actors, notification to Californians, hacking, and whether California could detect or stop abusive access. DMV said it can monitor requests, see patterns of access, work with AAMVA and legal counsel, and seek to block or challenge misuse; LAO said California is in a difficult position and should consider guardrails rather than opt out. On DXP, DMV said the project is on its revised schedule and budget, occupational licensing is complete, vehicle registration is expected by the end of calendar year 2026, and the full system should be finished by fiscal year 2028-29, with phased rollout and reappropriated funding to keep costs controlled. The committee then heard from the California High-Speed Rail Office of Inspector General on a trailer bill and AB 1608. The Inspector General said current law does not clearly authorize public reports or establish a framework for retaining and disclosing work papers, and the proposed trailer bill would create that framework while also adding authority to hire needed classifications and purchase goods and services. He also said the office needs a clearer statutory definition of “proposed agreements” and notice when the High-Speed Rail Authority is reviewing them, so the office can review contracts and related agreements effectively. LAO raised no concerns with the trailer bill language, and Finance said any amendments would come in the May revision. Members debated the scope of confidentiality in the Inspector General proposal, especially whether reports could be held confidential when they identify weaknesses in fraud controls, security, or other vulnerabilities. The Inspector General said confidentiality would be temporary, tied to articulating the risk, reassessing it every 120 days, and releasing the report once the risk is no longer substantial; he also said the office had already published reports at its discretion and had found at least one procurement violation involving an amendment that added services not in the original contract. Several members pressed for stronger transparency and suggested time limits or broader disclosure, while others argued the bill would improve oversight and make the Inspector General’s authority clearer. No votes were taken during the discussion, and the item was left for further work on the trailer bill and AB 1608 language.

Transcript Highlights:

• All testimony comments are limited to the bill at hand.
• These limitations create barriers to timely care and disrupt continuity of treatment for patients.
• However, access to acupuncture in the medical setting remains limited and inconsistent.
• AB 2000 adds critical safeguards to limit these disruptions and protect patient care.
• Most people want to limit ultra-processed foods, but struggle to identify them.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They collect limited data about law enforcement.
• There's no limitation to setting right now.
• There's no limitation to setting right now.
• There's no limitation to setting right now.
• <c> setting</c><00:30:25.440><c> right</c> There's no limitation to setting right There's no limitation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> Senator Martin: WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LIMIT YOUR AMENDMENT TO ANYTHING OVER 400 FEET AS OPPOSED
• NONCOMPETE IMPOSING LIMITS ON EMPLOYEES POSTEMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES AND AT GARDEN WHICH IMPOSES THIS ON
• THEY HAVE LIMITED SCOPE ON SOME OF THEIR ACCOUNTS NOW FOR THAT.
• I'M GOING TO TRY TO LIMIT EVERYBODY'S TESTIMONY TO ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF IF YOU WOULD BECAUSE WE
• SINCE THOSE RIGHTS ARE LIMITED TO WHATEVER THE PARENT AND PARENTAL CONSENT WILL ALLOW, IS THAT NOW MY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To date, the claimant has received $200,000 of the statutory limit. That is the bill, Mr. Chair.
• to expand those time limit work requirements to people up to age 65.
• One of those is business interest limitation.
• I think there is a limited amount of actual data. Thank you.
• If you want to limit it to countries of concern, then it might have been germane.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• To date, the claimant has received $200,000 of the statutory limit. That is the bill, Mr. Chair.
• to expand those time limit work requirements to people up to age 65.
• One of those is business interest limitation.
• I think there is a limited amount of actual data. Thank you.
• If you want to limit it to countries of concern, then it might have been germane.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c><00:25:16.480><c> the</c><00:25:16.679><c> ability</c><00:25:17.080><c> of</c> you actually limit
• the ability of you actually limit the ability of communities<00:25:17.679><c> of</c><00:25:17.880><c
• </c> Representative Coulter, why is that list so limited?
• They're oftentimes here worried about us limiting their ability to spend money in our elections.
• </c><00:58:37.880><c> uh</c> here uh worried about us limiting uh here uh worried about us limiting uh

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If 14c is limited in Minnesota, he will If 14c is limited in Minnesota, he will not<00:40:56.880><c>
• ><c> services</c> There's pretty limited VRS services There's pretty limited VRS services provided<01
• </c><01:01:53.160><c> VRS</c><01:01:53.680><c> support,</c> very limited VRS support, very limited VRS
• ,</c><01:14:19.560><c> restrict</c> at logistics limitations, restrict at logistics limitations, restrict
• </c><01:19:23.880><c> of</c> When we remove the limitations of When we remove the limitations of Section

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> hearing on Senate Bill 480 limiting hearing on Senate Bill 480 limiting certain<00:42:39.599><c>
• </c> and what this would do would be limiting and what this would do would be limiting the<00:43:13.440
• </c><00:47:26.160><c> and</c> let's say six visits is their limit and let's say six visits is their limit
• And that just also limits access to care. increasing the cost.
• c><01:36:52.400><c> to</c> limited um but not limited to limited um but not limited to potentially potentially

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um the the big way over the limit.
• the posted speed limit is less than 30 miles per hour.
• </c> limit on roadways with a speed limit limit on roadways with a speed limit greater<01:58:19.119><
• </c> 5 miles hour when the posted speed limit 5 miles hour when the posted speed limit is<01:58:27.360
• Hearing none, Madam Chair, recommendations adopted. limited to the power of attorney limited to the power

Bills: HB1694 , HB1695 , HB1986 , HB1797 , HB1879 , HB2034

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, autonomous vehicles

Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, if this bill were only about limiting that, I could be for it.
• I saw that time limits on testing have changed. I'm sorry, say it one more time. Time limits?
• Time limits on testing have changed. Yes. And so, it's my understanding...
• Teachers are limited in their interactions with students.
• So SB 12 directly addresses the limitations established by the State v.

Bills: HB8 , HB12 , SB 3 , HJR1 , SB 11 , SB 16 , SB 14 , HB 8 , HB 12 , SB 3 , HJR 1 , SB 11 , SB 16 , SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Gervin-Hawkins: Time limits, time limits on testing has changed?
• But we don't limit the amount of time that a student can spend on an exam.
• Today was... a few years ago, a very limited hearing was held on House Bill 8.
• So SB 12 directly addresses the limitation established by the State v.
• Members, that soldier understood something profound: that government has limits.

Bills: HB8 , HB12 , SB 3 , HJR1 , SB 11 , SB 16 , SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill also adds a 30-day time limit, clarifying when this limit will make a recommendation to the
• Um, thank you for being here. licency conduct without time limitation licency conduct without time limitation
• </c> 5-year limitation period. 5-year limitation period.
• </c> um where they had some limitation um where they had some limitation periods<00:30:43.679><c> that
• So, statute of limitations<00:58:20.160><c> at</c><00:58:20.480><c> five</c> limitations at five limitations

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655. Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Speed limits are already based on conformity or uniformity.
• And the example of that is the 85th percentile rule, which is used to define speed limits.
• I'm not making a suggestion on the speed limit. I'm just advocating for uniformity.
• cars get clogged, but it just worries me about having semis with doubles or triples at a posted speed limit
• to the Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center Foundation, we also are asking you to change the weight limit

Summary: The committee considered several RS introductions related to transportation and licensing. RS 33220, by Rep. Raymond, would shift responsibility for designing the Idaho agricultural license plate from the Idaho food producers to the Ag in the Classroom board of directors; members briefly discussed whether the committee would see the plate design, and the RS was introduced. RS 33288, by Rep. Pickett, focused on road safety and argued that speed variability, rather than top speed alone, creates more dangerous driving conditions; members raised questions about semis, posted speeds, and the bill’s data, and the RS was introduced with a correction to the statement of purpose changing “accidents” to “interactions.” RS 33279, by Rep. McCann, would redirect Appaloosa license plate funds from the Appaloosa Horse Club to the Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center Foundation, update the vehicle weight limit to 26,000 pounds, and clarify that funds support horse education and programming in Idaho; the RS was introduced. RS 33244, by Rep. Petzke, made a minor change to the definition of resident for vehicle registration, titling, driver’s licenses, and identification cards, and was moved for introduction. RS 33285, by Rep. Handy, would prevent Idaho from issuing CDL licenses based on learner’s permits or licenses from foreign entities or other states, requiring the CDL process to occur in Idaho; members asked about residency, visas, and legal durability, and the RS was introduced. Finally, RS 33361, by Rep. Mitchell, was a resolution confirming approval of all administrative rules except one rejected docket number from the prior discussion. The committee voted to introduce RS 33361 and send it to the second reading calendar. All measures discussed were advanced by voice vote, and the committee adjourned after completing the introductions.

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• This legislation provides for a limitation on annual increases in the maintenance budget of all entities
• It also importantly allows for exceptions to the limitation under certain circumstances.
• This legislation will limit any annual increase in the maintenance budget of any entity of the state
• This proposed legislation states the valid and important intent of the legislature to properly limit
• The Tax Commission, I believe, is limited to an extent; they really can't, I mean, they have ideas, but

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee met on February 3 and first considered RS 32989, the “Rogue Act,” sponsored by Senator Foreman. The proposal would limit annual increases in state agencies’ maintenance budgets to the average CPI-U increase for the western region, while allowing exceptions for exigent circumstances, federal mandates, and other operational needs. Foreman said the bill was intended to restrain government growth without harming agency flexibility or the general fund. During the print hearing, several senators expressed concern about moving the measure forward given current budget pressures and cuts affecting Medicaid, public schools, and infrastructure. Senator Rowe asked how the bill would affect state-mandated education support units and other required spending, and Foreman responded that the bill’s flexibility language was meant to avoid interfering with necessary services. The committee then voted on a motion to send RS 32989 to print; the motion passed with at least one recorded nay. The committee also approved the January 20 and January 22 minutes. It then heard from the Idaho State Tax Commission on administrative rule docket 35-0102-2501, a zero-based rewrite of sales and use tax rules that removed restatements of statute, reduced restrictive language, and cut the rules by about 46 percent, or roughly 33,800 words. Commissioners explained that examples had been moved online with hyperlinks in the rules, and senators asked about usability for practitioners and whether any substantive changes remained; the commission said the remaining rules were intended to be clearer and easier for taxpayers to follow. The committee unanimously approved the docket. At the end of the meeting, senators noted that House Bill 559, the tax conformity bill, had passed the House and would likely come to the committee later in the week. Members emphasized that prompt action would be needed so Idaho taxpayers and the Tax Commission could update forms and software and proceed with filing season.