Transcript Highlights:

• No. That real estate belongs to somebody else.
• No. Okay, thank you. All right. Any other questions from the panel? No, I'm fine.
• No, that's fine. We'll do Senate Bill 2063.
• We're ready for House Bill 2 next.
• No, he can't be as a constitutional amendment. All right. No, sorry. I did a reverse stop.

Bills: HB9 , HJR1 , SB1331 , SB1375 , SB1443 , SB1578 , SB2251 , SB2519 , SB2553 , SB2655 , SB2764 , SB2907 , SB3030 , SB3033 , SB3035 , SB3036 , SB3037 , SB3043 , SB3047 , SB3050 , SB3051 , SB3056 , SB3057 , SB3063 , HB9 , HB467 , HB331 , HB1244 , HB1399 , HB2559 , HB2730 , HB3307 , HJR1 , HJR99 , SB3048 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SJR78 , HB1327 , HB2723

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: HB 9, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, truth in taxation, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, sales tax revenue, tax rate calculation, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, unused increment rate, disaster relief rate, taxing unit

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• Yes, so the program is funded through 2 different sources.
• There's no type of limit. For how many people qualify? No, our program doesn't run out of money.
• I have no idea how that occurred.
• OK, let's go for a 2 for 1.
• They have no interest in keeping their citizens safe.

Bills: SB 250 , SB 375 , SB 536 , SB 845 , SB 1633 , SB 1944 , SB 1957 , SB 2081 , SB 2137 , SB 2262 , SB 2299 , SB 2419 , SB 2452 , SB 2522 , SB 2549 , SB 2594 , SB 2605 , SB 2631 , SB 2639 , SB 2675 , SB 3029 , SJR 60 , HB 22 , HB 1392 , HB 2525

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:28:30.960><c> No</c><00:28:31.200><c> rush.</c> blue sheets when she's ready.
• No rush. blue sheets when she's ready. No rush.
• &gt;&gt; No. &gt;&gt; No. &gt;&gt; No.
• &gt;&gt; no. &gt;&gt; no.
• &gt;&gt; No. Representative Gerard. &gt;&gt; No. &gt;&gt; No. &gt;&gt; No.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Cross and Blue Shield plans.
• I think it's in Section 2. It might be 3, but I think it's 2.
• Yeah, I mean, no, no, no By process, you can still make a motion for a due pass, but there's still an
• age of 2, and they must have 2 educators present. at all times.
• more than 2 children under. 2, and they have to meet license health and safety.

Bills: SB20 , SB53 , SB86 , SB96 , SB129

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

Transcript Highlights:

• So this is a blue table with a large blue bar on the top.
• No, Mr. Chairman, this is just for the room.
• No longer needed.
• We're also looking at the American Falls Reservoir District No. 2, Milner Gooding Canal.
• I see no further questions. Thank you. Mr. Raybold, do you have any closing remarks? No, Mr.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing no objection, it is so ordered.
• Idaho proud, red, white, and blue. Oh. Idaho proud, red, white, and blue.
• House Bill 494 with no amendments, Senate Bill 1224 with one amendment, House Bill 613 with no amendments
• , House Bill 526 with no amendments, Senate Bill 1297 with no amendments, Senate Bill 1294 with no amendments
• Say no. Ayes have it. All those in favor say aye. Any opposed say no.

Summary: The Senate met with all 35 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. Several guests and school groups were recognized throughout the day, and the chamber later paused for an Idaho Day celebration featuring historical remarks, music, and presentations on Idaho history and agriculture. In floor action, the Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring fallen firefighters Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison, Jr., and recognizing the recovery of Engineer David Tisdell. It also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 encouraging advancement of used nuclear fuel reprocessing in Idaho and supporting the state’s role at the Idaho National Laboratory, and Senate Joint Memorial 112 urging Congress to pursue a balanced budget amendment and fiscal discipline. The Senate then introduced several new bills, including measures on appropriations, administrative rules, elections, pharmacy benefit managers, utilities, abortion trafficking, educator disclosure, and whistleblower protections. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1241, as amended, which protects working animals and clarifies its applicability; supporters described it as preserving Idaho’s agricultural and Western heritage while preserving local authority over health, safety, and animal care. The Committee of the Whole later considered Senate Bills 1224, 1326, and 1340, adopted amendments to each, and reported them back without recommendation, while several other bills were held in place or reported as progressing. The Senate adopted the committee report and then adjourned until the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• No.
• Representative Frock, no. Representative Colby, no. Representative German, no.
• Representative Frock, no. Representative Colby, no. Representative German, no.
• Representative Frock, no. Representative Colby, no. Representative German, no.
• Representative Colby,<02:27:00.399><c> no.</c> Colby, no. Colby, no.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• No, no, no. Y'all can both jump in. We also don't cover it for weight loss.
• There's no more underwriting. There was no more underwriting. There was no reason for high risk.
• No, no, that's fine. That's fine.
• No, no disrespect at all, I appreciate it.
• , no additional Medicaid, no more subsidies.

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And in this map, the blue counties that we see here are the counties that were growing in terms of the
• People—no, anyone else?
• No follow-up.
• No follow-up.
• No questions, just a sort of a long comment. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• “No, there’s no notwithstanding language, Mr. Chairman. That was a big issue before.
• No, that purses too.
• No. Senator Grant votes no. Senator Compos. Yes. Senator Compos votes yes. Senator Gonzalez. Yes.
• No. Senator Lanier votes no. Senator Padilla. Yes. Senator Padilla votes yes. Senator Steinborn.
• No. Senator Tobiasen votes no. Senator Trujillo. Senator Woodes votes yes. Senator Wood's yes.

Bills: HB97 , HB280 , HB183 , HB151 , HB202

Committee: Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act, and reviewed the Senate Finance Committee substitute and amendments. Staff described the budget as balanced, with recurring growth of about 2.65% and reserves maintained at roughly 28% if the related disaster reform bill passes. Members discussed the bill’s major spending areas, including health care, child care, public safety, economic development, natural resources, and education, along with technical corrections, cleanup items, and where the public could find the revised bill online. There was also discussion of contingent appropriations that depend on other bills passing, and staff said a hot list of those items would be circulated. Several members asked about specific allocations, including university athletics and facilities funding for UNM and NMSU, tourism, the State Racing Commission, the Spaceport Authority, and school-related items. The committee also discussed reserve levels, oil and corporate income tax revenue assumptions, disaster and fire recovery funding, and concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse in emergency spending. Members raised questions about a Gallup DA funding issue, online school funding, and a personal care/health care item in the Health Care Authority budget. Staff clarified several line items and explained that some appropriations were tied to future legislation or temporary provisions. After debate, the committee adopted the Senate Finance Committee amendments and then voted on the committee report for House Bill 2. The motion to do pass House Bill 2 as amended passed 8-3. The chair noted that the committee would need to return later because of caucuses and the floor schedule, and staff thanked members for the process and preparation.

Transcript Highlights:

• OK, seeing no words or hearing no words. Senators, we are going to go to tab number...
• OK, seeing no words or hearing no words. Senators, we are going to go to tab number.
• On the high side, school millage rates are around 6 1/2 mills.
• The blue line is state GR.
• On the right of the chart, you'll see a spike in the blue line.

Committee: Senate Finance and Tax

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met for its first meeting of the session, with a quorum present and several members excused. Chair Avila opened by framing the committee’s main focus as property tax relief and housing affordability, noting the complexity of any changes to Florida’s long-standing property tax structure and emphasizing the need to preserve funding for schools and local public safety. He also introduced new committee staff member Tamisha Black and thanked staff for summer work supporting analysis of potential proposals, including constitutional amendment concepts and other property tax relief ideas. Staff director Azar Khan then presented an update on the General Revenue forecast, explaining that collections remained above estimate but at a slower pace than the prior year, with recent economic indicators slightly weaker than earlier forecasts. He said the new forecast mostly reflected modest adjustments, with a notable share of the increase coming from earnings on investment rather than the usual drivers such as sales tax or corporate income tax. Khan also gave a detailed presentation on ad valorem millages, explaining the different millage types used by school districts, counties, municipalities, special districts, and water management districts; the rollback rate; TRIM notice and hearing timelines; voting thresholds for adopting higher millages; and long-term trends showing millage rates declining over time even as total taxes levied have increased. Members used the presentations to discuss property tax relief options and the relationship between local property taxes and state revenue. President Passidomo praised staff and Senator Bernard’s summer work on proposals. President Gaetz asked about converting homestead property tax revenue to sales tax and was told the rough equivalent could be around a 2.8-cent sales tax increase, though with important behavioral and distributional caveats. Senator Rouson asked about the decline in corporate income tax estimates, and Khan said it likely reflected changes in national corporate profit expectations and collection patterns, promising a follow-up. The Department of Revenue’s Lizette Kelly confirmed that TRIM data, including adopted millages, rollback rates, and maximum millage calculations, are collected by jurisdiction and can be provided to the committee. No bills were taken up and no votes occurred beyond adjournment, which was adopted by motion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Then it should not stay open 2 hours later, no matter what.
• If it's open 2 hours late, should stay open another 2 hours.
• My concern is if we get all this information in 12.5, there's no way to get it on an 8 1/2 by 11 single
• No, no, no, it's not win or lose. It's true.
• No, no, no, that's not true. That's true.

Bills: HB304

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: franchise tax credit, food desert, grocery store, healthy corner store, nutrition assistance, economic development, public health

Transcript Highlights:

• Greenbo and Blue Licks bath house renovations.
• </c><00:12:30.720><c> Licks</c> bathous at Greenbo Lake and Blue Licks bathous at Greenbo Lake and Blue
• The plants at Dale Hollow and Blue Lick State Resort Parks will be renovated and replaced.
• No doubt about it. We're going to be able to make progress.
• No doubt about it. We're going to be able to make progress.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection received a detailed update from Kentucky State Parks Commissioner Meyer on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. He said the department is making steady progress on a large portfolio of park improvements, with regular quarterly reporting to the legislature and ongoing coordination with the Finance Cabinet, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and local utilities and governments. He emphasized that ADA accessibility is a priority across projects and noted that many completed items, including campground bathhouse renovations, broadband upgrades, life safety improvements, playground replacements, and some furniture and mattress upgrades, are already drawing positive feedback. The presentation focused heavily on campground, utility, and infrastructure work. Meyer described $40 million in campground upgrades split between western and eastern Kentucky, including projects at Ken Lake, Carter Caves, My Old Kentucky Home, Cumberland Falls, and others. He also outlined $20 million in utility improvements, including a federal matching grant for grid resiliency at Ken Lake and Kentucky Dam Village, plus wastewater and electrical infrastructure work at parks such as Dale Hollow, Blue Licks, Natural Bridge, and Cumberland Falls. Additional categories included building systems, life safety, structural repairs, accommodations and hospitality upgrades, pool and beach work, dam safety, playgrounds, and golf course improvements. Members asked about the status of Lake Barkley utilities, the possibility of transferring upgraded utility infrastructure to local providers after repairs, and how park repair priorities are set. Meyer said park managers report issues through regional directors and that projects are prioritized through a running capital list, similar to a long-range transportation plan. He said the department has already spent the current $20 million allocation and is requesting $40 million in the next budget cycle, adding that the department believes it could spend and complete projects if that amount is appropriated. The commissioner also said the department is managing 284 additional capital projects outside the main funding streams, totaling nearly $70 million.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chavez: No. Representative Ferrari: Yes. Representative Jones: No. Minority White: Martinez: No.
• No. Representative Ferrari? Yes to table. Representative Jones? No. Minority Whip Martinez? No.
• My name is Brenna Gaitan from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico.
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield's mission is to ensure that there's access to affordable and awesome healthcare
• Is in House Bill 2 for 25 million.

Bills: SB101 , SB21 , HM52 , HB132 , SB14 , SB20

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Rule 3703-1-2-2-2501. State your name for the record and who you represent. Thank you, Mr.
• This is a blue table with a large blue bar on the top.
• We're also looking at the American Falls Reservoir District No. 2, Milner Gooding Canal.
• No, not on that.
• I see no further questions. Thank you. Mr. Raybold, do you have any closing remarks? No, Mr.

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing no one. Raise your hand.
• We represent blue-collar people. Blue-collar people need an opportunity.
• We represent blue-collar people. Blue-collar people need an opportunity.
• No one lives there. It's... ...asphalt. We have 246 acres. No one lives there.
• The vote tally is 10 yes, 2 no. Great. You have a due pass on Senate Bill 48.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 248, the general obligation bond bill, which would authorize about $392.5 million in bond capacity for senior centers, libraries, and higher education, special schools, and tribal school projects. The sponsor highlighted major projects including a new UNM School of Medicine, a multidisciplinary building at NMSU, renovations at New Mexico Tech, a technical innovation center at CNM, an agricultural science and arts building at ENMU, and library renovations at New Mexico Highlands. Public testimony was supportive, especially from the New Mexico Library Association, and members discussed how the bond process works, including application timing, readiness to spend funds, voter approval, and how unspent bond proceeds revert. The committee voted do pass on HB 248 without opposition. The committee then considered House Bill 309, which would clarify property tax valuation rules for electric energy storage facilities by extending the existing special valuation method for electric generation, transmission, and distribution to battery storage and similar technologies. Supporters from PNM, InterWest Energy Alliance, and Inventergy said the bill would provide consistency and clarity as storage becomes more important to grid reliability and clean energy development. Members raised questions about depreciation, the 12-year schedule, the 20% floor on valuation, possible effects on local government revenues, whether the bill would apply to utilities and co-ops, industrial revenue bonds, and whether it covered microgrids or only battery systems. The committee approved HB 309 on an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 48, which would authorize $92 million in bonds for the State Fairgrounds District to support redevelopment of the southwest corner of the fairgrounds, including land acquisition, green space, water and sewer infrastructure, and traffic calming and pedestrian safety improvements near San Pedro and Central. Support came from neighborhood groups, housing advocates, the city of Albuquerque, the chamber of commerce, and others who described the project as a long-term investment in safety, infrastructure, and economic revitalization for the surrounding area. Members questioned the bond repayment structure, the 25-year term, the use of district gross receipts and gaming tax revenues, parking impacts, and future bonding needs. The committee voted do pass on SB 48 by a 10-2 margin.

Transcript Highlights:

• No, we can't see it. Oh, we can see this though. Right? No, we see you, Mr. Kim. Second, let's see.
• Okay, fantastic. right no we see you Mr right no we see you Mr Kim<00:01:07.280><c> second</c><00:01:
• No, it's not you. Apologize, hold please—no, it's not you. Hang on.
• [No intelligible content] [No intelligible content] No, Mr. Kim, just another couple minutes.
• This one is from last July. overall rating scale but with no pluses overall rating scale but with no

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• No? Okay. No.
• No blue sheet? Oh, um, no, I'm sorry.
• No one seems to like it, but no one seems to know a better way.
• SB 2 has its issues.
• </c><05:38:26.600><c> is</c> no if no primary petitioner is no if no primary petitioner is identified

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The last, there's two lines, the dark blue and the light blue there between week 30 and 40.
• You can see it's all covered, no exposed liner.
• That is the blue sky, I guess, that you experience when you have no winter.
• Chairman, Senator Harris, no. No, we haven't had any experience with that at all.
• Do you have anyone say no?

Summary: The committee heard a series of presentations on Idaho water infrastructure and management projects funded through state and federal grants. Paul Arrington of the Idaho Water Users Association opened by describing statewide water challenges and emphasizing that recent legislative investments are being paired with private dollars to address aging infrastructure, improve reliability, and avoid future curtailment. He introduced presentations focused on Boise River Basin projects and Eastern Snake River Plain settlement-related work. Lori Gray of Nampa Meridian Irrigation District described a $21 million Ridenbaugh headworks replacement project near Barber Dam and Barber Park. She said the project will replace 1930s-era infrastructure, improve employee safety, increase delivery reliability, improve efficiency, and include fish screens, automated crest gates, and an OG weir. She outlined funding from a state aging infrastructure grant, a regional water sustainability grant, and federal WaterSMART funds, and gave a schedule showing work through 2026 and 2027. Daniel Hoke of Water District 63 presented the Treasure Valley Water Supply Project, which is using new monitoring, modeling, and forecasting to track declining drain return flows in the Boise River Basin and develop mitigation options, including a planned Fifteen Mile drain project to stabilize return flows. Jay Barlowji of Twin Falls Canal Company described a large canal lining and automation effort to reduce seepage, improve delivery efficiency, and add real-time monitoring at return-flow sites; he said the project totals about $26.3 million and is about two-thirds complete. Alan Jackson of Bingham Groundwater District discussed groundwater-to-surface-water conversions, a district-owned drill rig and planned monitoring wells, and annual mitigation water purchases under the settlement agreement. Aaron Dowling of Fremont-Madison Irrigation District described telemetry for groundwater meters, a pipeline replacement, a long-running North Fremont Canal pipeline project, automation that has increased reservoir storage, and smaller canal-company infrastructure upgrades. The committee then took up two rule dockets from the Idaho Department of Water Resources. It approved docket 37-0204-2501, revising the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Water Bank rules, after Mary Condon explained that the changes were the product of consultation with the tribes and stakeholders and mainly removed outdated or unnecessary provisions while clarifying rental applications, payments, and terms. Haley Johnson Wasco testified for the tribes in support. The committee also approved docket 37-0307-2501, revising stream channel alteration rules, after Aaron Gollart explained that the changes streamline the rules, add definitions and standards for bridges, culverts, permanent structures, rock riprap, and bioengineering, and reduce the overall word count. A third rule docket was postponed to another day, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• No new policy, no cost to the state.
• <01:13:49.840><c> No.
• No. Again, the default is that lot? No.
• <01:14:05.720><c> No.</c> board? No. board? No.
• No<01:14:37.480><c> worries.</c> No worries. No worries.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all