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• So first up we have the Public Service Commission, which is dealing with energy.
• And then we'll go into the energy planning of how the Commission ensures the grid.
• The Commission sets goals. Basically, again, it goes to that balancing.
• It was 3-2 of the commission to accept. I know the last vote was tight.
• And the Commission weighs that evidence to come up with it.

Summary: The committee heard introductory remarks from Chair LaMarca and members, then received presentations on electric utility planning, transportation infrastructure, and broadband deployment. Public Service Commission staff explained how Florida’s utilities plan for reliability and cost through 10-year site plans, demand forecasting, and economic dispatch. The presentation emphasized Florida’s residential-heavy load, growing EV demand, expanding solar and battery storage, continued reliance on natural gas combined-cycle plants, and the role of nuclear power. Members asked about energy efficiency, rates, renewable options beyond solar, cybersecurity, grid resilience, data centers, and small modular nuclear reactors; the witness said efficiency programs are reviewed every five years, utilities must balance reliability and affordability, and large new loads like data centers generally must pay for their own infrastructure needs. Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue described FDOT’s five-year work program, decentralized district structure, and funding mix, noting that the agency is predominantly state-funded and prioritizes maintenance and preservation before expansion. He highlighted record investment levels, major congestion-relief projects, toll-road revenues, seaport and airport partnerships, spaceport investments, workforce and equipment needs, and emerging technology such as advanced air mobility. Members asked about project timing, MPO planning, rail and ferry funding, airport governance, winter storm preparedness, and flooding/sea-level rise; Perdue said faster delivery depends on resources, local governments lead transit operations with FDOT as a capital partner, and coastal and drainage projects are designed around storm surge and resiliency. The Office of Broadband reported on six grant programs supporting infrastructure, community facilities, digital connectivity, and future digital capacity and broadband expansion. Director Leo Garcia said the office has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars across most counties, leveraged significant private investment, and focused heavily on rural areas. He noted that broadband efforts are intended to support telehealth, education, workforce development, and economic growth, and said the state has reduced the number of unserved locations from more than 400,000 to a projected 170,000 after current awards are completed. He also said the office needs additional budget authority for the upcoming digital capacity program and that the larger federal/state broadband deployment program will be used to reach remaining unserved and underserved areas.

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• </c> of the Hawaii Real Estate Commission of the Hawaii Real Estate Commission will<00:10:58.120><c>
• I have a question for the Real Estate Commission. Morning. Could you respond to Mr.
• I believe is SP 212, relating to the Real Estate Commission.
• SP 212, relating to the Real Estate Commission.
• </c><00:42:40.880><c> members</c> especially among the commission members especially among the commission

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several insurance and condominium-related bills. SB 1137 would require insurers to notify policyholders of approved rate changes within 30 days and at least 30 days before the effective date. The Insurance Division supported the bill, while testimony focused on condominium master policies and whether the notice period would be enough for associations to respond to rate increases. The division said the bill would mainly affect admitted carriers, not surplus lines insurers that write many condominium master policies, and warned against limiting the nonadmitted market. SB 293, requiring sellers to disclose when USPS cannot deliver mail or packages to a residential property, was also heard with HAAI Realtors commenting. SB 752 would extend notice periods for cancellation or nonrenewal of property-casualty policies; the Attorney General’s Office raised concerns about contractual impairment and retroactive application. The committee also heard SB 575, which would allow authorized insurers to offer building and hurricane damage coverage for condominium buildings at a lower rate than prior surplus lines coverage. The Insurance Division stood on written testimony, and a condominium owner urged amendments to require a membership vote before such coverage changes, citing concerns about condominium self-governance. SP 1046 would require managing agents to notify unit owners and the Real Estate Commission when a condominium association fails budget and reserve reporting requirements. The Real Estate Commission said the bill was administratively workable as drafted but noted ambiguity over who counts as the “managing agent”; several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it could disrupt the principal-agent relationship and impose legal judgment on nonlawyers, while others supported it. SP 150, dealing with captive insurance companies seeking exemption from examinations, drew the most detailed discussion. The Captive Insurance Council supported the bill as a way to reduce duplicative oversight and improve Hawaii’s competitiveness, while the Insurance Division opposed it as drafted, citing concerns about broad commissioner discretion, possible missed issues between exams, staffing shortages, and the need to preserve oversight. A committee member asked about a possible middle ground, including a shorter exemption period or limiting the bill to self-attestation companies; the division said it would need more information and that annual filings and approval requirements would still provide oversight. The committee also heard SP 212, which would require at least two Real Estate Commission members to be licensed engineers or architects; testimony included support and a concern about conflicts of interest among people who serve in multiple roles in the condominium and real estate sectors. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved from one measure to the next after testimony and questions.

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• The Soil and Water Conservation Commission agreed to that.
• The commission agreed to that. It appointed me as administrator on May 16th.
• Soon after assuming the role, the Governor's Office asked me to work with the commission and districts
• Today we're keeping our comments focused on the regular and ongoing duties of our commission.
• My name is George Hitz, and I'm the deputy administrator for the Soil and Water Conservation Commission

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The Senate Agricultural Committee began with a visit from a BYU-Idaho agribusiness class, whose students and faculty were welcomed and briefly introduced themselves. The committee then took up a rule docket, 02-0601-2501, and approved it with an exception: section 112, new subsections 01 through 05, which incorporated documents by reference without a specific date. The committee adopted findings that this was inconsistent with the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act and directed the agency to return with a compliant rule in the future. The committee next considered RS 33272, presented by Senator Tammy Nichols, which would create standards for kratom products. Nichols said the proposal was intended to preserve lawful access to natural leaf kratom while prohibiting adulterated, synthetic, or artificially enhanced products, requiring limited third-party testing, setting an age restriction, clarifying supply-chain responsibilities, and establishing penalties without creating new licensing or fees. The committee voted to send the RS to print. Senator Todd Lakey then presented RS 33226, the Idaho Direct to Consumer Act, which would reduce regulation on small-scale homemade food and non-alcoholic drink sales made directly from producer to consumer, preempt more restrictive local rules, and include labeling and record-keeping requirements, including for certain direct meat sales. The committee voted to send that RS to print as well. The Idaho Department of Water Resources, speaking in its role with the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, gave an agency update on conservation district support, CREP, WACPA, and related programs. Officials reported on district funding distributions, landowner assistance, conservation acres served, and performance measures, and discussed budget requests including a proposed miscellaneous revenue fund and additional appropriations to address future CREP matching needs. In response to a question, the department said WACPA was not included in the governor’s budget. The Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts then presented on the value of locally led conservation districts, emphasizing volunteer governance, the return on state investment, education efforts, and local projects such as flood recovery and rangeland fire protection. Committee members asked about EPA coordination, and presenters said working through state agencies and local districts remained preferable and generally effective. The meeting concluded after the presentations and questions.

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• to the Higher Education Commission, Dr.
• </c><00:14:41.040><c> should</c> whether or not the commission should whether or not the commission should
• Dick higher education commission, uh Dr.
• So, we'd states have these commissions.
• </c> summer um whether or not the commission summer um whether or not the commission should<00:15:58.880

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to consider eight bills, beginning with HB 443 on the terms of appointment for members of the Higher Education Commission. Department of Education Director Steve Applebee explained that the commission supported a language change to address a holdover issue, but members raised concerns that the bill did not solve the problem of inactive members and might not address the broader question of whether the commission should continue to exist. The committee agreed to retain HB 443 for further work and voted 18-0 to do so. The committee then voted on HB 137, which would allocate excess statewide education property tax funds for local school and municipal purposes. Supporters of ITL argued that using the statewide property tax to reduce the state’s school funding obligation could create a slippery slope and shift more burden to property taxpayers. The committee voted 15-3 to ITL the bill, with a minority report to be written. HB 237, which would prohibit the use of special education and differentiated aid funds on students not receiving special education services, was also ITL’d after members said federal law already governs how IDEA-related funds may be used and that the bill was unnecessary. That motion passed 16-0, with some members not voting because they were out for medical reasons. The committee next advanced HB 354, creating alternative certification pathways for career and technical education instructors. Members said the bill could help recruit qualified tradespeople and retirees to teach in CTE programs, and it was approved 18-0 and placed on the consent calendar. HB 491, establishing a committee to study alternative public education funding methods and reduce reliance on local property taxes, was retained for further study after members said the committee or a subcommittee could continue the work over the year; it passed 18-0. HB 656, concerning local school districts’ authority to accept federal grants, was also retained after discussion focused on transparency, grant conditions, and the need to avoid delays in services; it passed 18-0. The committee then moved on to HB 729, an appropriation for an attorney to recodify education laws, but the transcript cuts off before that bill was acted on.

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• To testify, P.J. for Public Charter School Commission. Yes, in place of P.E.J.
• I think maybe another way to look at it is how the board engages with the commission and exercises that
• </c><00:09:11.360><c> submits</c><00:09:11.839><c> its</c> be that the commission submits its be that
• the commission submits its report<00:09:12.560><c> and</c><00:09:12.800><c> that</c><00:09:13.040><c
• Now do you give any feedback to the Charter Commission on their report?

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The commission is voting on it tonight. The commission is voting on it tonight.
• The commission is probably tomorrow.
• :27:32.400><c> putting</c> commission is voting on putting commission is voting on putting emergency<
• But the commission, rules to do that.
• But the commission, the<00:27:53.520><c> lottery</c><00:27:53.840><c> commission</c><00:27:54.159><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and adopted the consent calendar after removing two items: DES rule FP 25127 concerning dug-in boat basins and HHS child care licensing rule 25132. The child care licensing item was then taken up separately. HHS staff said the rule had been developed over more than a year with the child care advisory council and the broader child care community, and that it was urgent because the department is out of compliance with federal Office of Child Care requirements and needs database changes completed in time for a September 30, 2025 implementation deadline. After brief questions, the committee moved to approve the rule as presented, and it passed unanimously. The committee also considered an HHS interim rule to restore expired rules and keep them in compliance while regular rulemaking proceeds. HHS explained the rules had expired in April and that the filing was intended to minimize the gap until permanent rulemaking could occur; the only fee in the rule relates to copying medical records, and the department said it is not collecting those fees. Committee members noted broader problems with keeping rules current in the state’s tracking system, but said the situation had improved. The committee then moved to approve the interim rule, and it was adopted unanimously. For DES rule 25127 on project-specific requirements for boat houses, staff and committee members focused on language about new dug-in basins. Some members were concerned the rule read like an absolute prohibition without clear statutory authority, while DES staff said a waiver process exists and offered possible edits to clarify that dug-in basins could still be approved in rare cases if a waiver is granted or if they are the least impacting alternative. Because the language needed further work, the committee postponed the item for one month and asked DES to return with written conditional-approval language. The committee also voted to move its October meeting to October 17 at 9:00 a.m. in State House 100, and was told to expect an emergency Lottery Commission rule on slot machines next month. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I'm Chairwoman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
• We've seen that with the Lottery Commission.
• That is the Regional Air Quality Planning Commission.
• For the Commission. Yes, sir.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have the Idaho Potato Commission. Mr.
• And would you like to introduce your commission, Chair? Thank you.
• I'm with the Idaho Potato Commission. I've just finished my fourth year on the job.
• Okay, so the commission...
• We recently finished our audit review at the commission, if you'll do that.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> distribution rate case, the commission distribution rate case, the commission approved<01:39:07.840
• </c><01:41:01.840><c> review</c> would be subject to commission review would be subject to commission
• </c> public utilities commission. public utilities commission.
• </c><02:25:54.800><c> from</c> the public utilities commission from the public utilities commission from
• :46:54.800><c> they</c> commission has further signaled they commission has further signaled they will

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's in the first two pages of our bill and proposal that it's set by the commission.
• So the idea is the State Tax Commission or the State Assessment Commission or whatever it is by the time
• You may have said the source, but was that the State Tax Commission? Yes.
• So I'm not blaming the Tax Commission for this situation, but what they used to do...
• Dan Hutton, State and the budget and slash legislative liaison for the State Tax Commission.

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Summary: The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform heard public testimony on House Bills 3253 and 3254, presented by Representatives Steinhoff and Jobe. The bills would expand assessor training and continuing education requirements, require physical inspections for large assessment increases on commercial property as well as residential property, allow greater use of technology and remote imagery in assessments, create optional electronic notices and communications for taxpayers, and move toward setting property tax levies by subclass with a small-parcel exception. The bill also included provisions to raise the per-parcel reimbursement floor for assessors, reimburse local governments for revenue losses tied to SB 190 and SB 3, provide payment options during appeals, and require counties to offer installment payment options for property taxes. The sponsors said the proposal was built from bipartisan committee discussions and statewide listening sessions, and they emphasized assessor professionalism, taxpayer flexibility, and fairness in the assessment process. Committee members asked about assessor training, the fiscal note, the parcel reimbursement formula, and how the subclass levy system would work in small jurisdictions. Witnesses from the Missouri Special Districts Association and school administrators generally supported the concepts of better assessor training, more resources, and taxpayer payment flexibility, while also warning about implementation burdens and the fiscal impact of state backfill for SB 190 and SB 3. Testimony also focused on the accuracy of ratio studies and the fairness of moving to subclass-based levies. Some members argued the current system can shift tax burdens unfairly between residential, commercial, and agricultural property owners, while others cautioned that the new structure could create winners and losers depending on local assessment practices. A representative from the State Tax Commission clarified that commissioners do receive training, corrected the parcel reimbursement discussion to note the first 20,000 parcels are treated differently under current law, and said the commission already provides assessor training. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after public testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• . ...to participate in advisory board meetings and commissions, and to participate in these meetings
• only those who are... ...to boards and commissions only, not the legislative process, and it's only
• those who sit on the boards and commissions.
• It allows parents and providers serving on boards and commissions to participate virtually when being
• It's for those that actually sit on the commission. Right. That's what I mean.

Bills: HB4 , HB206 , HB244 , HB270 , HB361 , HB459 , HB486 , HB540 , HB615 , HB627 , HB648 , HB813 , HB996

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, legislative attendance, task force, executive meetings, public meetings, confirmation process, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, absentee voting, incarcerated voters, voter registration, mail-in voting, election rights, felony conviction

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• This legislation establishes the Interscholastic Athletic Oversight Commission.
• The Oversight Commission shall hear appeals after the activities association appeals process has been
• exhausted, or appeals that are made directly to the Oversight Commission.
• The Oversight Commission shall hear only appeals of decisions relating to eligibility due to transfers
• The commission we're creating gives parents, students, coaches, school districts, etc., an avenue to

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This bill proposes changes to the duties of the Medical Examiners Commission and the appointments of
• , clarifies that the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission must act independently of any
• Commission staff will attempt notification via certified mail and, if possible, email.
• This bill proposes changes to the duties of the Medical Examiners Commission and the appointments of
• Commission staff will attempt notification via certified mail and, if possible, email.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice heard and approved several bills. SB 504 and its related public records bill SB 506, both by Sen. Burgess, would allow local governments to authorize code enforcement officers to use body cameras under standardized policies and create a public records exemption for certain recordings; members raised questions about disclosure and when cameras may be used, and both bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 32 and SB 210 by Sen. Sharif, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and extending public records protections to petitions under that injunction category. Supporters included law enforcement, women’s advocacy groups, and justice organizations. The committee then favorably reported SB 676 by Sen. Arrington, which creates a graduated penalty structure for adults who involve minors in certain animal cruelty offenses and increases penalties related to fighting or baiting animals. SB 432 by Sen. Yarbrough was also approved; it adds certain concentrated 7-OH to Schedule I, exempts FDA-approved veterinary xylazine products, creates penalties for candy-like xylazine products, and establishes trafficking penalties for xylazine. Sen. Osgood spoke in support of the bill, emphasizing the dangers of adulterated street drugs for people with substance use disorder. Finally, the committee approved SB 524 by Sen. Simon, which makes a series of technical and administrative changes affecting the Medical Examiners Commission, district medical examiner appointments, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, and notice procedures for administrative complaints. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement appeared in support. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• </c> the [snorts] Judicial Conduct Commission the [snorts] Judicial Conduct Commission to<01:30:07.120
• And whereas Judicial Conduct Commission.
• </c><01:36:48.520><c> is</c> Legislative Research Commission is Legislative Research Commission is hereby
• Commission for its review. review. review.
• Assigned by Senator Brandon Storm, chair. judicial conduct commission on issues judicial conduct commission

Keywords: In an effort to stave off issues that may occur with long format live streams, we have split this stream into two parts., 958, all

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• </c> commission and the good work they do. commission and the good work they do.
• I've also had the this commission.
• </c> one of the original commission members. one of the original commission members.
• </c> commission or the DOJ. commission or the DOJ.
• </c> questions from the commission? questions from the commission? &gt;&gt; Senator.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the Section 248A telecommunications siting process through 2030 and directed the Public Utility Commission
• It requires a public meeting with the municipality or planning commission before filing applications
• to conduct a broad Commission to conduct a broad stakeholder<00:03:01.120><c> process,</c> stakeholder
• </c><00:04:06.800><c> explaining</c> regional planning commissions explaining regional planning commissions
• </c> municipality or planning commission municipality or planning commission before<00:04:19.560><c>

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• <00:28:24.679><c> put</c><00:28:24.960><c> together</c> commission put together commission put together
• And how many voting members were there on the commission? On the commission?
• </c> people from the uh Governor's Commission people from the uh Governor's Commission on<01:37:26.600
• , the animal protection commission, folks.
• The enforcement, the shelter community, the governor's commission, the animal protection commission,

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 100% opposed to commission back home was 100% opposed to this. this. this.
• after the county commission has approved it.
• after the county commission has approved it.
• So the commission approves it.
• So long as Miss Hasty will Commission.

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I appreciate the work of the Virtual Education Commission and the bills filed by other members.
• My name is Rex Gore, and I had the privilege of chairing the Texas Commission on... ...virtual education
• , and Representative Shaheen. ...who also served on the commission.
• The bill is aligned with the unanimous bipartisan recommendations of our commission, which spent over
• , the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Workforce Commission.

Bills: HB 117 , HB2196 , HB2689 , HCR64 , HB117

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: early childhood education, task force, governance, Texas Education Agency, child care, education policy, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance, education technology, remote learning, education legislation, workforce development, adult education, high school diploma, industry certification, pilot program, gifted education, education support

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• So anticipated also save some savings from the Tax Commission as well instead of having to do that many
• Usually, audits, the state tax commission is only auditing Idaho taxpayers.
• I've spent a whole lot of time with the Tax Commission staff and have worked this out with them.
• It saves the Tax Commission.
• It saves the Tax Commission.

Summary: The committee first set aside RS 33066, Health Care Sharing Ministries, and then took up House Bill 733 on income taxes and partnerships. Representative Jeff Ehlers presented HB 733 as a way to let Idaho handle partnership audits at the partnership level, rather than auditing each individual partner, mirroring federal practice and reducing burden for both taxpayers and the Tax Commission. Ken McClure of the Idaho Society of CPAs and Jacob Swigart, a CPA partner, testified in support, explaining that the bill would simplify audits, reduce amended-return filings, and apply to pass-through entities such as partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations. Questions from members focused on interstate effects, limited partners, and how disputes would be handled; witnesses said the underlying audit and appeals process would remain unchanged, with only the payment and reporting mechanism shifting to the entity level. The committee then voted to send HB 733 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next heard RS 33066 from Senator Ben Taves, which would amend Idaho law to treat health care sharing ministry expenses as eligible medical expenses for medical savings accounts. Senator Taves said the change would allow MSA funds to be used for these ministry expenses, which are not currently treated like traditional insurance premiums under Idaho tax law. After no questions, the committee voted to introduce RS 33066. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the minutes from February 23 and 24, 2026, and announced that it would not meet the following day, with the next meeting scheduled for the following week.