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• This program includes standards that mitigate wildfire risk established by the Insurance Institute for
• The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, IBHS, created the wildfire The Insurance Institute
• We are kind of pressed for time, so I’m going to go ahead and institute a 90-second timer.
• We are kind of pressed for time, and so I'm going to go ahead and institute a 90-second timer.
• Brewers Guild and Josh McDonald with the Washington Wine Institute.

Bills: SB6061 , SB5844 , SB6079 , SB6137 , SB5831 , SB6031 , SB6178

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, storage rental, tenancy agreements, tenant rights, landlord obligations, termination notice, insurance, wildfire prevention, policy nonrenewal, cancellation, risk management, sports wagering, sports betting, sports gambling, bookmaking, gambling regulation

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• Because of that, the state helps subsidize veterinary seats for Idaho students at out-of-state institutions
• Brown: Literacy Partnership, we have representatives from each of the seven major institutions in our
• We don't often get even release time from our institutions.
• This slide just highlights some of the literacy initiatives that our institutions, and the state that
• but it's also good for the students in our K-12 schools so we work very deliberately to institutions

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from February 18, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1335 from Senator Tammy Nichols. The bill would require students receiving state-appropriated support for veterinary education to return to Idaho for four years and spend 600 hours per year, or about 30% of their time, treating agricultural animals. Supporters said the measure is meant to address Idaho’s shortage of large-animal veterinarians and ensure a return on existing taxpayer-funded veterinary seats, with testimony from the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Idaho Cattle Association, and Idaho Wool Growers. The IVMA said it was neutral, citing concerns about the bill’s detailed requirements, pay differences, and whether enough jobs would be available, while some senators questioned whether the bill was more of a mandate than an incentive and whether the requirement should apply to current or future students. Committee members also discussed technical questions about the bill’s timing, the mixed-animal training requirement, and whether service could occur outside Idaho. Senator Nichols and testifiers said the intent was to apply the bill beginning with the 2027-28 academic year and to ensure students receive training in mixed-practice agricultural veterinary medicine. After closing remarks from the sponsor, Senator Burtenshaw moved to send SB 1335 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, Senator Carlson seconded, and the motion passed despite Senator Zito stating she would vote no because she opposed using state money in this way. The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Sally Brown of the College of Idaho on behalf of the Idaho Higher Education Literacy Partnership. She described the group’s work to strengthen teacher preparation in the science of reading, revise literacy standards, develop competency guides and assessments, and support literacy partnerships across Idaho’s higher education institutions. Whitney Ward of Northwest Nazarene University and Carolyn Court of Boise State University highlighted school-district partnerships, literacy summits, and clinical placements for teacher candidates, emphasizing that principals and district leaders also need literacy training to improve systems and support classroom instruction. Committee members asked about why administrators need this training, and presenters said principals play a key role in coaching, walkthroughs, and supporting schoolwide literacy systems.

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• Because of that, the state helps subsidize veterinary seats for Idaho students at out-of-state institutions
• Teaching a child to read literally changes the trajectory of their life, and our purpose as institutes
• We don't often get even release time from our institutions. It literally is a passion for us.
• This slide just highlights some of the literacy initiatives that our institutions and the state we've
• but it's also good for the students in our K-12 schools so we work very deliberately to institutions

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• institutionals institutionals and<00:43:09.839><c> stronger</c><00:43:10.319><c> investor</c><00:43:
• So, we have a mix of institutional investors, institutional backers, as well as crypto backers.
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• 27.920><c> as</c> institutional backers as well as institutional backers as well as cryptobackers.<01

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken. The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading. Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.

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• that capacity, I was responsible for overseeing and administering some of the largest financial institutions
• I was one of many that had the responsibility of going in and assessing the quality of those institutions
• where a lot of the carnage from the financial crisis really hit home to consumers and financial institutions
• I started off in the Financial Institutions Bureau, which oversees our banks, credit unions, and trust
• I was formerly the finance, or currently, depending on your vote, I’m currently the Financial Institutions

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

Keywords: 989, all

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• Enforcement, funeral homes, academic institutions, best practices, and it fills a long-standing gap that
• end and do it properly instead of giving it back to the funeral home or back to the educational institute
• is, which was the Police institute is, which was the Police Standards<00:28:06.800><c> and</c><00:28
• , or other institutions, businesses, or other organizations<00:53:50.920><c> to</c><00:53:51.080><c>
• . institution. institution.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Rachel Hatch is the chief impact officer for the Institute for the Future, which is a wonderfully titled
• We wanted Institute for the Future.
• So you’ll see that at the center: our people, institutions, places. And next slide, around it.
• Our people, institutions, places.
• These are real jobs tied to local economies and community-serving institutions.

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on the Arts

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We're going to institutions: Green Hill, Harbor Heights, Echo Glen, and provide direct services.
• Senate Bill 5278, dealing with juvenile sentencing and juvenile placement at J.R. institutions.
• So believing they'll receive also the services in our institutions, I think, is a misnomer.
• Those things don't always or often exist in our institutions and facilities.
• Only a few states have specified sentence lengths for institutional placement.

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session on juvenile rehabilitation trends and then a hearing on Senate Bill 6062. The work session featured a national overview from NCSL, DCYF updates on Green Hill, Harbor Heights, and community transition services, and local/community perspectives from Pierce County, Team Child, and Northwest Credible Messengers. The national presentation described broad juvenile justice trends, including limits on extreme sentencing, expanded diversion and due process protections, reduced fines and fees, record clearing, and changes in juvenile court jurisdiction. Committee members asked about juvenile crime trends and overcrowding, and the presenter noted that crime has generally decreased overall since 2020, though some offenses have risen in some places and overcrowding remains an issue in certain states. DCYF reported on its behavior management system, Harbor Heights opening as relief for overcrowding, Green Hill population pressures, and expansion of community transition services. Officials said the behavior management system is intended to improve safety, consistency, and restorative accountability, while Harbor Heights has added programming and family engagement but still faces space, IT, and medical-infrastructure challenges. Green Hill leaders said reduced population has improved stability, programming, and use-of-force outcomes, but overcrowding remains a concern. DCYF also highlighted an ombuds process, family listserv updates, staffing changes, and a proposed budget request for additional JR capacity and staffing. Pierce County described its long-running detention reform work, reduced average daily detention population, and plans for a new juvenile justice center, while Team Child and Northwest Credible Messengers emphasized community-based supports, culturally responsive services, healing-centered engagement, and reentry planning. Senate Bill 6062 was then briefed as a measure revising juvenile sentencing and JR placement rules. The bill would require courts to grant suspended disposition alternatives in eligible cases unless the court finds community supervision would not adequately protect the community, expand eligibility for certain sentencing alternatives, require midpoint review hearings, and set rules for transfers from JR to DOC when facilities exceed 105% of rated bed capacity. The committee also voted to waive the five-day notice rule for hearings on Senate Bills 6319 and 5979, and that motion passed. During public testimony on SB 6062, youth from Green Hill supported the bill and asked for clearer standards around DOC transfers, while DCYF supported efforts to reduce JR population but said the bill needs stronger emergency transfer language to address overcrowding at Green Hill. Committee members and the bill sponsor emphasized rehabilitation, individualized sentencing, and the need to balance community safety with better placement and services for youth.

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• There are a possible right around 120 institutions in the state of Florida that could develop Florida
• So that's a possibility, okay. >> You're recognized the institution must be an institution of higher
• >> Those institutions to small business owners that may be open to hiring all those folks.
• We start our institute every summer with the student panel the first year at the at the closing.
• And several other institutions out there that we're implementing Apple in their in their curriculum.

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• To the entire panel, I guess, do you know of any states or large institutions that actually invest in
• And so I would say that that is one very important use case on the institutional side.
• And, you know, is it going to be an institution? Is it going to be market participants?
• In one sense, financial institutions in Florida already can custody gold; they can service custodians
• Those institutions would need to figure out how they would insure those assets because they wouldn't

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.

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• In the fall of 2024, institutions reported spending $27.26 million on the North Star Promise Base and
• reported spending 27.2 six institutions reported spending 27.2 six million<00:12:42.360><c> on</c><00
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• </c><00:37:33.720><c> you</c> news about North Dakota institutions you news about North Dakota institutions

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We think a lot about success being a four-year institution only for all students, and a four-year institution
• It provides financial assistance to students who are enrolled in two-year institutions.
• Maybe there are institutional aid opportunities.
• The packaging policies are done by the institution.
• It's public higher-ed institutions in Louisiana.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 31, 2026, and heard several bills focused largely on workforce training, student aid, and school safety. HB 325 by Rep. Brass would add successful completion of nine dual-enrollment credit hours as a third eligibility pathway for the TOPS Tech Award; after a clarifying amendment limiting the change to students graduating in the 2026-2027 school year, the bill drew broad support and was reported favorably. HB 407 by Rep. Larvadane would return the M.J. Foster Promise Program’s initial eligibility age to 21 for two years, grandfathering in current younger participants while the state addresses funding shortfalls; despite concerns about access for 18- to 20-year-olds, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill as amended on a 12-2 vote. HB 482 by Rep. Turner would loosen TOPS Tech requirements, including lowering one academic threshold, raising the age window to 25, and increasing the award amount at community and technical colleges; after an amendment expanding the affected institutions beyond LCTCS, it was reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 283 by Rep. Newell, which strengthens penalties and school responses for assault and battery on teachers and other school employees and expands sick-leave coverage for related medical, psychological, and rehabilitation treatment. Testimony from educators and union representatives described serious incidents of violence and fear of retaliation, while a school district attorney warned about unintended consequences for rural districts, transportation, and students with disabilities; the bill was amended to include students as protected victims and then reported with amendments. HB 448 by Rep. Adams would allow scholarships for firefighters injured or killed in the line of duty, and their spouses, to be used for graduate study rather than only a bachelor’s degree; after an amendment clarifying the scholarship could be used for bachelor’s or advanced degrees, it was reported as amended. HB 319 by Rep. Beham, a cleanup measure for the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education to improve quorum and update organizational references, was reported favorably. HB 195 by Rep. Beham, which would bar public postsecondary institutions from prohibiting students from carrying self-defense chemical spray on campus, was amended to add exceptions and then reported with amendments. The committee also heard testimony on HCR 10 by Rep. Wilder, which asks the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance and cheer as sanctioned sports; the sponsor said the resolution was prompted by a parent request and safety concerns, and an amendment was expected to broaden the measure. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly emphasized workforce development, dual enrollment, and the need to align education programs with labor-market demand, while also debating how to balance student access, funding limits, and school safety.

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• </c><00:35:45.520><c> recognizes</c> the National Cancer Institute recognizes the National Cancer Institute
• We're a system applied research institute.
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Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The legislature hasn't... ...the Board of Regents, but in the institution itself.
• So thank God, one higher education institution in the state has made the list.
• Thank God, one higher education institution in the state has made the list.
• And change happens at a snail's pace in any institution.
• Well, even now, more than ever, we need people in our institutions.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

Keywords: 970, all

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• But in honesty, it's something we felt an educational institution can do.
• No other institution can do that.
• We assess this: there are more than 400 institutions that need to hire people with this expertise.
• . to talk on behalf of my ancestors that are in cages and boxes and institutions.
• Thank you for allowing us to get... ...from your institution.

Summary: The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress. UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories. Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.

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• This is an act that is used in all of our higher education institutions.
• This is an investment in the institution itself. And we need to keep our institutions functioning.
• But I will support that this is, you know, institutional This is super important.
• I would like, if I may say, that it's under budget for the institution. Thank you Mr.
• For all of our institutions. But I think we have a little special leverage, Mr.

Bills: SB106 , SB171 , SB179

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• THIS IS DESIGNED TO BUILD INJURY TO HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AT MULTIPLE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, CAREER
• INCLUSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISSM INSTITUTES OF SCIENCE MEDICINE AT FSU HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF
• WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH RESEARCH AND INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE A DATA SET THAT HAS ALLOWED
• CMU WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE INSTITUTION AS A DUAL ENROLLMENT
• BAPTIST HEALTH SPECIFICALLY TO NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND RESEARCH AND CLINICAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Members, the bill relates to measures to protect public institutions.
• As a matter of pending business, the bill relates to prohibiting a public institution of higher education
• to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions
• Senator Eckhardt's bill relates to the exemption of tuition and lab fees at public institutions of higher
• It's making sure that public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics are covered under

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It was created out of a need to be able to serve institutions, primarily the public school system, so
• the praises of producers and building lasting relationships that impact the overall institutional food
• So direct to institution is the model we promote most.
• For our public institutions such as WIC and our public school systems, and then also individuals.
• It stimulates more than just a rancher selling beef to local institutions.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• and verify bids, identify pricing issues, recommend value engineering opportunities, and help institutions
• On page 4, you can see table 3 illustrates the rise in institutions' supplemental funding.
• With LFC and HED prioritizing supplemental funding above new project requests, institutions, contractors
• Now moving on to page 18, the last page of the report, LFC suggests that institutions be required to
• If every institution knew and would get involved and look at the scope of work in detail.