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• ,</c><00:04:50.639><c> working</c> Advisory Council, Micro Centers, working Advisory Council, Micro Centers
• Micro centers are is a new type homes.
• And then create these micro centers.
• </c><00:14:25.839><c> is</c> left from the child care uh center is left from the child care uh center
• capacity of the child care micro center shall be based on the youngest child served in the center.

Committee: House Families & Children

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:26 - Discussion of 26RS HB 6 17:45 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 6 20:20 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 50 22:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 50 23:19 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• </c> Wentworth and the pmy baker Regional Wentworth and the pmy baker Regional Cooperative<02:23:16.399
• The political subdivisions own them; they operate them.
• The political subdivisions own them; they operate them.
• The political subdivisions own them; they operate them.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• House Bill No. 517 by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region
• , repealing Chapter 78, Title 67, Idaho Code, relating to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, and
• Good ladies and gentlemen, I'd ask you to join me in welcoming the Pacific Northwest Economic Region
• They are in the building over the next couple of days to share with you the regional coordination that's
• They are in the building over the next couple of days to share with you the regional coordination that's

Summary: The House convened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, and members noted the recent death of Representative Lyndon Bateman, offering condolences for his family. The journal for the prior legislative day was approved without objection. The chamber then moved to House Concurrent Resolution 22, which honors the nation’s 250th anniversary by declaring 2026 the Year of Volunteerism and the America 250 in Idaho Service Challenge, recognizing the song “Forever Idaho,” and encouraging Idahoans to sign the state’s replica Declaration of Independence. Before considering HCR 22, the House suspended the rules by a two-thirds vote, 68 ayes and two abstentions. Representative Mitchell explained the resolution as part of a broader effort to promote service, community engagement, and celebration of American founding principles, including a goal of 250,000 acts of service tracked through IdahoKindness.com. The House then adopted HCR 22 by voice vote and transmitted it to the Senate. A performance of the “Forever Idaho” song followed, along with remarks thanking organizers, ambassadors, service groups, and the Sons of the American Revolution for the Declaration signing display. The House also received committee reports and introduced several bills and one joint resolution for first reading, including measures on private forest land, surveyor licensing, cosmetology licensure and exams, bullying prevention training, parental rights in education, repeal of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region statute, and a constitutional amendment on sectarian appropriations. During announcements, members highlighted a housing and affordability lunch-and-learn, an informational meeting on rats in the Treasure Valley, visits from a Pacific Northwest Economic Region delegation, and Sugar Day at the Capitol. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 8 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2026.

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• </c><00:03:14.400><c> where</c><00:03:14.560><c> you</c> July at the convention center where you July
• at the convention center where you spoke<00:03:15.200><c> so</c><00:03:15.840><c> passionately</c><00
• </c> facilities the daily School operations facilities the daily School operations and<00:30:57.399><
• It ensures that SFA land use decisions are aligned with the DOE's operational and strategic goals.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Robust indigent defense services are essential for our court system to operate fairly.
• Robust indigent defense services are essential for our court system to operate fairly.
• The city just cut funding for our parks, pools, community centers, and public safety programs from our
• The task force mission should focus on examining effective operational models, recommending actionable
• It does not prohibit face coverings for legitimate safety, health, or operational reasons.

Bills: SB5865 , SB5880 , SB5912 , SB5837 , SB5855

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: garnishment, debt, form standardization, financial protection, legal processes, toxicology testing, laboratories, accreditation, public health, standards, indigent defense, task force, criminal justice, legal aid, public defense, guardianship, conservatorship, protective arrangement, protective arrangements, supported decision-making

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• Robust indigent defense services are essential for our court system to operate fairly.
• Robust indigent defense services are essential for our court system to operate fairly.
• The city just cut funding for our parks, pools, community centers, and public safety programs from our
• For law enforcement operations requiring the use of face coverings for safety purposes.
• It does not prohibit face coverings for legitimate safety, health, or operational reasons.

Summary: The committee began with introductions and then heard Senate Bill 5865, which would repeal statutory garnishment answer forms and require use of Washington Pattern Forms Committee forms instead. Staff, the prime sponsor, and judges’ association witnesses said the bill is a technical fix that would make garnishment calculations more accurate and efficient without changing substantive law. A collectors’ association witness said the current statutory form can be used if needed until new forms are available and raised concerns about the timeliness of pattern form updates, but was open to working on language. The public hearing on SB 5865 was then closed. The committee next heard Senate Bill 5880, which would allow blood and breath toxicology results to be admissible if tested by an ISO/IEC 17025-certified or accredited forensic lab. The sponsor and supporters, including the Seattle city attorney and traffic safety experts, described severe backlogs at the state toxicology lab, with some DUI blood results taking many months or longer and cases expiring before charges can be filed. Counties, prosecutors, sheriffs, and defense representatives generally agreed the backlog is a serious problem, but several warned the bill could shift costs to local governments, create uneven access to private testing, and raise due process concerns unless discovery cooperation is required. The committee then closed the hearing on SB 5880. Senate Bill 5912 would reinstate the indigent defense task force to study Washington’s public defense system and report recommendations by 2028. Supporters from counties, cities, public defense offices, and tribal interests said the statewide shortage of defense attorneys and rising costs are straining local budgets and delaying access to counsel, especially in rural and eastern Washington. Some witnesses urged the bill be amended to add more stakeholder representation, including clients and practitioners, and cautioned that the task force should not delay immediate action on funding and caseload standards. The hearing on SB 5912 was then closed. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5837, a broad update to guardianship, conservatorship, and protective arrangement procedures. The bill would lower the minimum age for a proposed guardian from 21 to 18, expand notice options, clarify appointment of counsel, and streamline service and hearing procedures. Testimony was largely supportive, especially from kinship caregivers, legal aid, and estate-law practitioners who said the bill would reduce costly publication requirements and improve access to justice, though some witnesses requested amendments on notice, waiver language, emergency procedures, and counsel provisions. The committee reported 40 pro and 70 con sign-ins on the bill, then moved on. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 5855, which would prohibit law enforcement officers, including federal agents, from wearing facial coverings during public interactions except in limited circumstances such as undercover work, SWAT operations, or health and safety needs. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to increase transparency, accountability, and trust, especially for immigrant and marginalized communities, while opponents argued it could endanger officers, conflict with federal authority, and is tied to ongoing litigation over similar California legislation. Testimony was sharply divided, with some witnesses emphasizing public fear and trauma from masked officers and others arguing the bill would make officers more vulnerable and create constitutional problems. The hearing continued with additional public testimony after the excerpt ended.

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• at the property uh of the MDAC security at the property uh of the MDAC office<00:08:21.599><c> and</
• </c> patrols in response to security systems. patrols in response to security systems.
• </c> patrols and respond to security alarms. patrols and respond to security alarms.
• that is owned and operated by Mississippi State University.
• that is owned and operated by Mississippi State University.

Committee: Joint Agriculture

Keywords: Agriculture - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

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• CENTER.
• AND SOME OF THE MODELS ARE INTERDEPENDENT, FOR EXAMPLE THE UNIFIED OPERATIONS CENTER HOSTS THE LANDING
• THE UNIFIED OPERATIONS CENTER PLAYS A ROLE IN THAT FUNCTION SO IT MUST INTEGRATE WITH THE PSM AND THE
• WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE UNIFIED OPERATIONS CENTER WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF
• THE CONTRACT FOR THE UNIFIED OPERATIONS CENTER WAS EXECUTED 2022 AND THE SELECTED AMENDMENT WAS AUTOMATED

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• Support is provided by RSTAC, the State Transformational Assistance Center, RTACs, those are eight regional
• This is complemented by the eight regional technical assistance centers that serve every county—58 counties—in
• regional transformational assistance centers, who then work with the counties within their region to
• , and also the State Transformational Assistance Center and eight regional transformational assistance
• Also, our state transformational assistance center, as well as our regional transformational assistance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Because maybe there's just a regional interest.
• Has requested a line-item transfer from operating to capital.
• Lake Region? Lake Region, no.
• Lake Region? No, two. And it's substantial, both those institutions.
• I mean, take your basketball center.

Committee: Joint Higher Education Funding Review Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to receive updates on several higher education issues, beginning with a presentation from the University System on low-completion programs. Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson explained the State Board of Higher Education’s proposed policy for reviewing associate through doctoral programs with fewer than 10 undergraduate or fewer than 5 graduate completers over a rolling five-year window. She said roughly 75 to 90 programs could be reviewed, with campuses able to justify continuation, modify, inactivate, or terminate programs, while teaching out current students as needed. Members asked about faculty layoffs, online programs, the basis for the threshold, and whether the process was producing savings; Johnson said faculty were more often reassigned than laid off, and that the effort was aimed at stewardship, workforce alignment, and avoiding future costs as much as immediate cuts. The committee also heard an update from the Department of Commerce on a $750,000 workforce development grant to Turtle Mountain Community College under Senate Bill 2018. Kerry Kraft reported that Turtle Mountain was the only applicant, that the grant is focused on dual credit and workforce pathways in areas such as cybersecurity, medical assisting, welding, public safety, and drone technician training, and that the project was still in early development with about $11,000 spent to date. Members questioned why other tribal colleges did not apply, how many students were participating, and whether the program belonged in the Commerce or higher education budget; Kraft said the college had a goal of 210 students and that prior biennia had met completion targets of 75% or higher. Senator Sickler then presented the Institutions Committee’s work on dual credit, describing it in terms of quality, access, and cost. He said nearly all high school faculty teaching dual credit now meet credentialing requirements, that online delivery has expanded access in rural areas, and that the committee is examining whether current funding creates triple payment through tuition, K-12 funding, and higher education funding. The committee reviewed cost data showing variation among campuses and discussed a possible single subsidized dual credit rate, using $79.57 as a working example, while noting that dual credit hours are currently included in the general funding formula and would need to be treated separately if a distinct rate is adopted. The committee then turned to the draft higher education funding formula bill and related capital fund provisions. Staff walked through technical corrections, a proposed shift to a four-year average for research funding, changes to doctorate incentives, and a discussion of whether UND and NDSU should be aligned with the other institutions’ undergraduate rates. Members also debated the overall fiscal effect of the proposal, with staff estimating that the new formula would increase funding by roughly $45 million compared with current appropriations, or about $24 million above what the current formula would otherwise produce in the next biennium, before any appropriation decisions. The committee did not take final action and recessed to continue its discussion later, including possible revisions related to dual credit and certificate completions.

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• Um you economic security for families.
• ><c> security</c><00:06:30.479><c> and</c><00:06:30.720><c> program</c> MN to support security and program
• have</c><00:09:35.680><c> security</c><00:09:36.160><c> without</c> that you can have security without
• My name is Troy Reading, and I own and operate Ally Restaurants, which operates Homeman's Table here
• </c> and ones that operate at scale, right? and ones that operate at scale, right?

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• by a mortgage the principal debt secured by a mortgage of<00:31:02.559><c> real</c><00:31:02.880><c>
• The MRT is based on the amount of debt secured through a mortgage on a real estate purchase and imposed
• The MRT is based on the amount of debt The MRT is based on the amount of debt secured<00:33:33.200><c
• through a mortgage on a real secured through a mortgage on a real estate<00:33:34.960><c> purchase</
• These are primarily school district operating levies.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That alone should shattered the myth that Africa had no centers of learning.
• </c> that Africa had no centers of learning. that Africa had no centers of learning.
• </c><01:12:54.640><c> under</c> trusted networks that can operate under trusted networks that can operate
• . largely failed to collect or center.
• </c><01:18:13.040><c> of</c> She operates at the intersection of She operates at the intersection of

Keywords: 981, all

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• It's also not a pro-data center bill. This is, Anti-data center bill.
• centers.
• Hyperscale centers show a capacity of as much as 100 megawatts or more, depending on the type of center
• Missouri Rural Crisis Center. Okay.
• Missouri Rural Crisis Center. Okay.

Committee: House Conservation and Natural Resources

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• She is the CEO of the San Diego LGBT Community Center, the largest service provider for LGBTQ+ people
• in the San Diego binational border region.
• Please move to the center for a group photo. Thank you. Thank you.
• Will and Mario are co-founders of the High Desert Pride Center, HDPC, and its popular LGBTQ+ history
• I would like to commend Will and Mario for their leadership of the High Desert Pride Center and their

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.

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• I had one ask you know Social Security I had one ask for<01:49:43.599><c> a</c><01:49:43.760><c> social
• </c><01:49:44.080><c> security</c><01:49:44.840><c> card</c><01:49:45.360><c> a</c><01:49:45.639><c>
• photo</c><01:49:46.639><c> um</c> for a social security card a photo um for a social security card a
• I'm not — a $350 million lawsuit right now out of the Cunu Center, so I'm not questioning that.
• Barbano from Catholic Medical Center?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent. HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.

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• So this operating as well as possible.
• So, always want worker center, feel bad.
• Center.
• Center.
• So it's not the overall, but Center.

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Now, there's 20-plus states in the United States that operate EMPATH units. We didn't create that.
• </c><00:07:17.120><c> empath</c> in the United States that operate empath in the United States that operate
• </c><00:07:47.599><c> model</c> across the state in a regional model across the state in a regional model
• You know, you and I both have worked in level one trauma centers almost our entire life.
• </c> have worked in level one trauma centers have worked in level one trauma centers almost<00:19:14.000

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee heard a presentation from Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, on Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Program. He said Kentucky received about $213 million in federal funding, among the highest awards nationally, after a fast application and negotiation process. He emphasized that the grant is time-limited, must be used for the specific goals in the state’s application, and cannot be treated as a general bailout or replacement for existing funding. He also noted the state will use a website, ruralhealthplan.ky.gov, to share the full application, award terms, and future opportunities. Dr. Stack outlined five focus areas: maternal health and prenatal/early childhood supports; EMS and trauma response workforce and transfer capacity; behavioral health crisis care through the EMPATH model and mobile crisis services; oral health access through more hygienists, telehealth, and hub-and-spoke models; and rural community hubs for chronic disease prevention and innovation, including food-as-medicine and healthier lifestyle interventions. He stressed that the program is meant to be transformative, not duplicative, and that it cannot pay clinician salaries, fund new construction, replace EMR systems broadly, or duplicate billable services. He said the state will work with community partners, hospitals, universities, and others, including the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to begin implementation. Members responded positively overall. Senator Berg praised the award and the goal of integrating care across the state, but raised concerns about access to prenatal care and about possible future changes to water fluoridation, warning both could harm children and rural families. The chair and other members thanked Dr. Stack for the update and congratulated him on the award. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• So parents are going to get a false sense of security if you pass legislation like this.
• I'm honored to serve on the board of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, which I got involved
• We are affirming the right of every child to engage with technology in a safe and secure environment,
• I formerly worked as a social worker and currently work for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation
• All back this solution, agreeing that parents deserve a simple, private, and secure way to manage their

Bills: HB285 , HB317

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, law enforcement, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law, Section 12-12-56, Children and Senior Advocacy, House Judiciary, reasonable effort

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• The foundation supports this bill because it sets Texas on a path towards achieving water security.
• More than taxpayer money and organizational changes are needed to ensure this water security.
• We also welcome corporate relocations and expansions more often than any other region in the country.
• From West Texas, where it's a drought-prone region, to farmers along the Rio Grande who are experiencing
• water shortage issues, and flooding across the Gulf Coast, each region has its own unique geography

Bills: SB7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, 1184, house, all