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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce. Jan 29th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We drove to New York City.
- It tailors health care treatment to a patient's unique history and genetic code.
- We've seen some really positive results because before that, maybe Vegas or New York City would do it
- The vast majority of that money will go towards ensuring that all Americans, inner-city and rural, have
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Under definitions, we added two references to Idaho Code, 42-111 and Section 42-1401A.
- It would be necessary to modify Idaho Code 22-2718 to change affiliation from the Department of Ag to
- House Bill 503 amends Idaho Code 22-2718, subsection 1, and changes that affiliation that I described
- And finally, the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, which in the governor's own words required the dedication of
- countless hours by agencies and required our substantive review of 608 sections of Idaho Code, in which
Summary:
The committee first considered RS 33154, introduced by Senator Tammy Nichols, which would update Idaho’s cloud seeding statute with clearer definitions, authorizations, and reporting requirements. Nichols said the proposal was a refinement of a bill from the prior session, did not create or expand a program, and had no fiscal impact, but would improve transparency and public accountability for existing cloud seeding operations. The committee moved to send the RS to print.
The Idaho Department of Water Resources then presented zero-based rulemaking for Water District 34 in the Big Lost River Basin (docket 37-0312-2-250). Matt Anders explained that the changes were largely clarifying and reducing unnecessary language, with substantive edits in definitions, river reach descriptions, allocation of natural flow, and timing/administration provisions. He said the rule text was reduced by 484 words and that the committee approved the docket after a brief question about winter stock water use.
Director Matt Weaver gave an agency update covering budget holdbacks, the new Water Administration Bureau, groundwater and delivery-call administration on the Eastern Snake Plain, Treasure Valley groundwater conditions, the Bear River Compact, and the proposed merger of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into IDWR. He described ongoing curtailment and mitigation efforts, new groundwater district work in tributary basins, and concerns about staffing experience and workload. Committee members asked about groundwater district participation, Bear River water rights, and the effects of canal efficiency projects and Bear Lake storage; no votes were taken on the update.
Jeff Raybould of the Idaho Water Resource Board reported on revisions to the state water plan, major water project funding, recharge and cloud seeding programs, aging infrastructure grants, and regional sustainability projects. He said the board had submitted state water plan changes tied to the ESPA settlement and a higher recharge target, and discussed projects such as the Anderson Ranch Dam raise, Priest Lake work, and the Twin Falls Canal Company lining project. Members questioned Bear Lake storage and how canal efficiency savings would affect groundwater demand, but no formal action was taken on the board presentation.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Jan 8th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Just to note, the QR code on the slide links to the bibliography on the studies that are referenced in
- example, would they require a change to constitutional language or maybe a statutory change in Century Code
- change to constitutional language or maybe a statutory change in century code or procedural changes in
- And then the QR code does link to the survey question.
- We're getting more questions about codes of conduct and things like that.
Summary:
The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard an update from Garty Consulting on the interim study of legislative term limits. The consultants outlined their research plan and preliminary themes, including loss of institutional knowledge, shifts in power toward executive agencies and lobbyists, reduced long-term policy capacity, faster leadership turnover, and recruitment/support challenges. They also described possible recommendation categories ranging from constitutional and statutory changes to procedural and cultural adjustments. Committee members asked about how other states repealed term limits, how the public survey would address perceptions of term limits, and how stakeholder focus groups would be selected. The committee also heard a presentation from NCSL on term limits in other states, including examples from Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, with discussion of training programs, staffing changes, annual-session debates, bill limits, and impacts on decorum and leadership continuity. Several members requested follow-up data on part-time versus full-time legislatures, taxpayer costs, and nonpartisan staff devoted to oversight.
The committee then considered revisions to the legislature’s workplace harassment policy and related forms. Legislative Council explained changes that clarified the definition of harassment, added captions for readability, extended several deadlines, allowed informal resolution before a review panel is appointed, clarified the role of Legislative Council in intake and documentation, and updated confidentiality/open-records language. Members, especially Senator Hogan, said the revisions better formalize the role of counsel and provide a less intimidating path for resolving complaints. The committee adopted the revised policy and forms by roll call vote.
Finally, the committee approved a motion to enter executive session at 1:00 p.m. to review the results of a capital threat assessment and discuss legislator security, citing the applicable open-meetings exemptions. Members were instructed to limit discussion to the stated purpose and not take final action until returning to open session.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- In Birmingham City Schools, we say success starts here.
- The BIR has been adopted. allowing the cities and counties to opt allowing the cities and counties to
- Then you got to see this, you know, I got some city schools.” >> “And this isn’t the city.” >> “Just
- </c> city schools. city schools.
- </c> >> And this isn't the city. >> And this isn't the city.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 17th, 2026
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- So we created this working mom's dashboard, and I really encourage you all to scan that QR code and play
- Well, we'll skip over that, but I encourage you all in the QR code to listen to Sarah's story.
- Well, we'll skip over that, but I encourage you all in the QR code to listen to Sarah's story.
- Sarah told us who in the QR code to listen to Sarah's story.
- And so here is the QR code that has the full report, the one-pager that we have.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and then heard a presentation from Maddie San Juan of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas on the report “Holding It All Together: Working Moms and Child Care in Arkansas.” She said the research found Arkansas moms are working and want to work, but child care costs, inflexible schedules, inadequate paid leave, and the mental load of caregiving are major barriers. She cited survey and focus group findings showing flexible hours were the most requested workplace support, 69% of moms identified child care costs as a barrier, and many families spend a large share of income on care. Members asked about labor force trends, what flexibility means in practice, and the cost and age structure of child care assistance programs. The presenter also noted child care affects economic development and workforce recruitment, and mentioned a Department of Commerce option that may help pay child care for people seeking training.
Department of Education and Office of Early Childhood staff then gave updates on internal dashboards for enrollment, applications, and provider participation in School Readiness Assistance (SRA), saying the tools are now live for internal use and should improve transparency and data access. They said CLASS transition funding from the PDG grant would be released soon to providers who completed observations, and clarified that OEP awards based on CLASS scores are separate from OEC’s work. They also warned providers about a payment interruption during the transition to a new system: June 26 would be the last day to submit SRA payments for processing, payments would stop June 30, and billing would continue without processing from July 1 to 13, with back payments expected when the system resumes around July 14. Members raised concerns about provider cash flow, early childhood special education funding, an overpayment appeal involving a child care center, and whether CLASS data would be public; staff said the data is FOIA-able but not used by the department to set current quality or rates.
The department also said it is reviewing audit requirements tied to Head Start and SRA, that Early Head Start children remained in their facilities after a closure, and that a market rate survey/cost analysis is still in procurement. Staff reported that the QRIS process will begin with a June 23 webinar and that CLASS will be part of a broader quality system still being developed with provider and parent input. They also said the local lead network was re-competed and will cover all counties starting July 1 with 23 local leads, and that the PDG partner group has been formed to provide ongoing stakeholder feedback. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- teacher's retirement system, to provide relative to compliance with amendments to the Internal Revenue Code
- This is a one-page set of amendments coded 13-04 in the upper right-hand corner.
- Chairman, this amendment is coded 13-06 in the upper right-hand corner, is on line in your folders.
- Like Chairman Bacala said, the amendment is coded 1446. It is online and in your folders.
- This set of amendments is coded 1642 in the upper right-hand corner, as online and in your folders.
Committee:
House Retirement
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- federal requirements for permits for the airborne control of predatory animals reside in our section of code
- And then there's some code cleanup in here around just making that happen and cleaning up some of the
- Just making that happen and then cleaning up some of the code around the penalties and clearing up some
- There's actually state code that's been around since 1949 talking about the importance of the honey industry
- now here we are saving the commission, but cleaning up and helping modernize where things are at in code
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Oct 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But we know that today the building codes are much...
- But we know that today the building codes are much stronger in Florida than they were back then.
- And so there has been a number of studies now that has looked at Florida's building code compared it
- And the finding is that 2002 building code vintage in Florida was a major turning point for the state
- that were built prior to 2002 and homes that were built subsequent to 2002 under the new building code
Summary:
The committee met to hear Amy Baker’s presentation on Florida’s constitutionally required long-range financial outlook for fiscal years 2026-27 through 2028-29. Baker said the forecast reflects slower but still positive economic growth, continued above-average personal income growth, rising wages, and population growth that is increasingly driven by in-migration as Florida’s senior population expands. She highlighted weakening housing-related revenue, especially documentary stamp taxes, softer consumer sentiment, and the expectation that Florida will pass 25 million residents by 2030, with nearly a quarter of the population age 65 or older.
Baker said the outlook largely retained the March 2025 general revenue forecast, but the Legislature’s 2025 session actions significantly improved near-term funds available by redirecting or freeing up money, including contingency appropriations and reversions. She noted total state reserves are just under $15 billion, or about 30% of general revenue, and that the budget stabilization fund is at its constitutional maximum. The main spending pressures in the outlook were critical needs, led by a new emergency preparedness and response fund transfer and Medicaid growth driven mainly by medical inflation and behavioral analysis costs in managed care, not by caseload growth. Other high-priority needs were also identified, and Baker said the first year shows a projected surplus, but years two and three show shortfalls, meaning fiscal strategies will still be needed.
Members questioned Baker about the accuracy of the forecast, Medicaid managed care costs, the emergency preparedness fund, federal funding assumptions, and whether recent federal legislation was reflected in the numbers. Baker said the outlook is a good representation of the total picture, though the Legislature will likely adjust it as conditions change, and that more information on federal changes would come in later estimating conferences. Senator Trumbull asked about the governor’s veto of $750 million, and Baker said it simply returned to unallocated general revenue rather than being spent or added to the budget stabilization fund. The chair closed by warning members to expect a difficult budgeting process and noting that the committee would adjourn without further action.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But we know that today the building codes are much But we know that today the building codes are much
- And so there has been a number of studies now that have looked at Florida's building code compared to
- And the finding is that the 2002 building code vintage in Florida was a major turning point for the state
- that were built prior to 2002 and homes that were built subsequent to 2002 under the new building code
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Summary:
The committee met to receive Amy Baker’s presentation on Florida’s long-range financial outlook for fiscal years 2026-27 through 2028-29. Baker said the forecast assumes continued but moderating economic growth, with Florida GDP slowing from recent highs, personal income remaining above average, wages continuing to rise faster than job growth, and population growth eventually slowing as the state approaches 2030 and the baby-boomer cohort fully ages into retirement. She also highlighted weakening housing and real-estate-related revenue, especially documentary stamp collections, along with low consumer sentiment as signs of caution in the outlook.
Baker explained that the state’s near-term general revenue picture improved largely because of legislative actions taken in the prior session, including contingency releases, reversions, and other budget adjustments, rather than from major new revenue growth. She said reserves remain strong at nearly $15 billion, or just under 30% of general revenue, with the budget stabilization fund at its constitutional maximum. The main spending pressures identified were critical needs and other high-priority needs, led by a new recurring transfer to the emergency preparedness and response fund and by Medicaid, where rising service costs and medical inflation—especially behavioral analysis costs in managed care—are driving higher expenditures despite lower caseloads and a slightly better federal match.
Members questioned the accuracy of the forecast, the Medicaid cost drivers, the treatment of the governor’s emergency fund, federal funding assumptions, and whether recent federal legislation was reflected in the numbers. Baker said the outlook assumes current federal funding paths continue, that the new federal tax/revenue law had not yet been fully incorporated because agencies were still reviewing it, and that the emergency fund line was calculated from recent appropriations without distinguishing specific uses. She also said the vetoed $750 million did not affect the budget stabilization fund because it reverted to unallocated general revenue. No bills were heard, no votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the presentation and discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House lawmakers OK bill with digital payment protections for tenants, landlords 4/30/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is coded A2. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- The amendment is coded A1. I recognize the member from Ramsey, Representative Hussain.
- The amendment<00:01:35.640><c> is</c><00:01:35.760><c> coded</c><00:01:36.280><c> A2.
- The amendment is coded<00:04:18.680><c> A1.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- To get your endorsement, there are requirements you need to meet, outlined in code.
- Idaho code determines how much gets sent to the schools, not what schools pay, with the exception of
- It's exactly the same section of code because... ...and same for pupil service staff.
- It's exactly the same section of code because they are in-demand careers as well, and we are not able
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 815, a narrow fix for Answer Charter School in Boise. Rep. Sonia Galavis and school representatives explained that a past, very small transportation reimbursement request from 2010 was being used as the school’s base for a transportation block grant, leaving Answer with far less funding than similarly sized schools despite operating a full bus program since 2022. Supporters said the bill would correct an unintended funding disparity affecting only Answer and would not create a broader fiscal impact. The committee asked whether other schools could qualify, and Galavis said the language had been checked with the Department of Education and Legislative Services to ensure it applied only to this school. The committee voted to send HB 815 to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 849, which would change Idaho’s career ladder rules for career technical education instructors and pupil service staff such as counselors, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. Rep. Galavis, Sen. Lent, and Legislative Services analyst Jared Taitro explained that CTE teachers can currently receive placement credit for industry experience but must wait four years and meet evaluation requirements before moving up the ladder, while pupil service staff do not currently receive the same placement treatment for prior professional experience. The bill would allow both groups to count relevant experience for placement and movement, with the goal of improving recruitment and retention in hard-to-fill positions. Testimony in support came from Dr. Joy Jansen of Lake Pend Oreille School District, who said districts struggle to recruit pupil service staff and often must pay much more for contracted services, and from Rep. Sean Dygert, who emphasized the importance of retaining industry-based CTE teachers, especially in rural districts. The committee voted to send HB 849 to the floor with a do pass recommendation before adjourning.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- constituents went to court, there still seems to be some vagueness in how this section of the Idaho Code
- He said he was bringing the bill to shed some light on the section of the code, get feedback, and come
- And what we did was we bolstered up the official map section of the code.
- And what we did was we bolstered up the official map section of the code.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from February 24 and advanced the gubernatorial appointment of Gaston Patterson to the Aeronautics Advisory Board to the full Senate with a recommendation for confirmation. It then took up Senate Bill 1340, a traffic safety bill requiring slower traffic to keep right and creating a penalty for impeding traffic in the left lane on controlled-access highways. Senator Harris said the measure was intended to improve traffic flow and reduce dangerous passing situations, and AAA and the Idaho Transportation Department/ISP indicated support while suggesting clarifying amendments. The committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment.
House Bill 532, dealing with uniform identity verification standards for DMV services and consolidating identity requirements into one statute, was presented by ITD and received no opposition. The committee voted to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1287, which would revise Idaho public right-of-way law, drew extensive testimony from highway district and county representatives who raised concerns about public hearing requirements, survey costs, dedications, donations, and possible disruption to existing eminent domain and right-of-way processes. After discussion, the committee voted to hold the bill in committee at the call of the chair so amendments could be worked on.
Finally, House Bill 663, a cleanup bill moving design authority for the Idaho agricultural license plate to the Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom board and making related language changes, was presented by Senator Nichols and supported by Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom. The committee voted to send House Bill 663 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation amends Section 18-808, Idaho Code.
- Current Idaho Code does not require notification to ITD of the installation of ignition interlock devices
- These proposed changes to Idaho Code 18-808 will equip prosecuting authorities with timely information
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The RS in front of you is a code cleanup bill.
- This simply removes and updates sections of code relating to the Petroleum Clean Water Trust Fund.
- Second, pages 5 and 7 include technical corrections to ensure consistency across the Idaho Code.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- are going to need to update the rule periodically as the legislature adds new crimes to the criminal code
- This bill, in accordance with Idaho Code 37-2, subsection A, seeks to update the Idaho Controlled Substances
- This bill, in accordance with Idaho Code 37-2, subsection A, seeks to update the Idaho Controlled Substances
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee met, established a quorum, and approved the January 15, 2026 minutes without objection. The committee then introduced several RS drafts. RS 32847, from the Department of Health and Welfare, would codify background-check requirements for certain licenses and facility operators to satisfy FBI database requirements while preserving the department’s ability to update rules as criminal laws change. RS 32853 would merge the Board of Dentistry into the Board of Dentistry, and RS 32859 would merge the Board of Podiatry into the Board of Medicine; during discussion on RS 32859, a member questioned why the draft did not also eliminate rules, and the presenter said that could be addressed later if the merger advances. All three RSs were introduced by voice vote.
The committee also introduced RS 32861, a controlled substances update presented by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and the Board of Pharmacy. The bill would update Idaho’s Controlled Substances Act, allowing the legislature to review scheduling changes independently, and it includes additions for new Schedule I substances and opioids, along with cleanup changes such as correcting drafting errors, simplifying substance names, and removing obsolete references to board rules. The presenter said the edits would not affect enforcement. The committee voted to introduce the RS by voice vote.
At the close of the meeting, the chair announced that the committee would hear the Health and Welfare budget the next day from the JFAC co-chair and budget analyst, and encouraged members to identify areas they wanted to review. The chair also noted that additional RS drafts might be brought forward later in the week. The meeting adjourned after welcoming visitors, including Scouts and attendees for Pharmacy Day at the Capitol.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee May 5th, 2025
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 771 is a technical bill that will fix California's Uniform Commercial Code, bringing us in line with
- Uniform Commercial Code, bringing us in line with the vast majority of other states and reducing unnecessary
- In 2010, the Uniform Commercial Code was amended to give states two options: a strict name matching rule
Committee:
House Banking and Finance
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 1218 Conference Committee Apr 15th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And as you look at Section 1 on line 17 on page 1, the $1 million, that has been in code for a number
- And the purpose of Subsection 3 is to limit it to an assessment drain project, but that part of the code
- And so the million is not a stretch because that's actually what wasn't code, but the interpretation
Summary:
The conference committee reconvened on House Bill 1218 and reviewed a revised LC draft combining Senate amendments with portions of House language. The discussion focused on a provision allowing the commission to forgo an economic analysis for assessment drain projects expected to cost less than $1 million, with members debating whether that threshold should remain at $1 million or be lower. Supporters said the $1 million figure is a placeholder tied to existing code and that a study would help determine the proper threshold; opponents argued the economic analysis should not be eliminated and raised concerns about cost estimates being manipulated.
Department of Water Resources Director Rees Haas testified that roughly half of the projects fall under the $1 million mark, and additional project counts since 2019 were cited to show how many projects fell under $3 million, $2 million, and $1 million. Members also discussed the fact that the Water Commission had previously interpreted the threshold differently, which helped prompt the bill. One senator said the study portion was the strongest part of the bill, while another supported the sections that would align the language and preserve the study.
Before the vote, the chair proposed further amendments to Section 3 to shift the study from the State Water Commission to Legislative Management and adjust related reporting language so the study would go through the legislature’s interim water committee process. The committee then voted on the combined amendment package, which passed 4-1, with one nay. The amended version was attached, and the committee adjourned with plans to reschedule another meeting and circulate the revised LC form.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/08/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- It violates U.S. code.
- It violates U.S. code.
- It violates U.S. code.
- It violates U.S. code.
- It violates U.S. code.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And it has to do with the international energy conservation code.
- <00:54:18.000><c> versus</c> code versus code versus uh<00:54:19.680><c> usurping</c><00:54:20.400><c
- And it has to do with the International Energy Conservation Code.
- and mandating higher cost onto the building of our residential code.
- Uh it relates to a substantially Code.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- those codes.
- Um, last year's bill, um, disaggregated those two codes into six distinct new codes, um, that are instead
- Um and those codes don't counseling.
- </c> codes into um, six distinct new codes codes into um, six distinct new codes um,<00:37:41.440><c>
- ,</c> we're not experts in the criminal code, we're not experts in the criminal code, so<00:39:23.040
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy