Transcript Highlights:

• </c><02:46:18.560><c> it</c><02:46:18.720><c> up</c><02:46:19.200><c> is</c> to clean it up is to clean
• </c><02:51:13.760><c> it</c> It's cloudy and we do need to clean it It's cloudy and we do need to clean
• </c><02:56:45.279><c> and</c> those, they're designed to be clean and those, they're designed to be clean
• </c><02:57:02.080><c> them</c> need to drudge those out and clean them need to drudge those out and clean
• </c> drinking water and that's why the clean drinking water and that's why the clean water<03:21:45.279

Keywords: 916, all

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• Moving on to the next section, Department of Health, on line 131, the all-payers claims database fee
• Moving on to the next section, Department of Health, on line 131, the all-payers claims database fee
• </c><00:16:02.240><c> database</c><00:16:02.760><c> fee</c> all payers all payer claims database fee
• all payers all payer claims database fee schedule.<00:16:03.800><c> This</c><00:16:03.920><c> was</c>
• Approving claims.

Bills: HF4401, HF4466

Keywords: HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access

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• We We have a lot of clean water here.
• </c><00:53:52.160><c> by</c> of of subtractions claimed by of of subtractions claimed by Minnesotans<
• </c> claimed the subtraction. claimed the subtraction.
• </c><01:10:10.200><c> the</c> 7 um 750,000 plus filers claimed the 7 um 750,000 plus filers claimed the
• </c> evaluation, so one is MID claims evaluation, so one is MID claims decrease<01:15:52.000><c> after

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And another example is the Clean Fuels Program, which is a state effort to provide incentives for using
• We appreciate the sponsor's attention and work on this issue and the collaboration of the clean fuels
• Requires the operator to prohibit an AI companion chatbot from claiming to be human.
• This is a great bill that moves clean energy forward, but it's also a complicated bill.
• This is a great bill that moves clean energy forward, but it's also a complicated bill.

Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee first held a public hearing on SB 6269, which updates the Motor Fuel Quality Act to broaden the definition of motor fuel to include gaseous fuels and electricity and remove the separate alternative fuel definition. Staff and the Department of Agriculture said the change would let WSDA inspect and test hydrogen and other newer fuels; Commerce and Douglas County PUD supported the bill as needed for hydrogen fueling infrastructure. The bill drew no opposition testimony, and the hearing closed with the chair noting broad support. The committee then heard SB 6223, which would authorize community-scale weatherization projects under the low-income weatherization program. Supporters from community action, Spark Northwest, Commerce, and Washington Conservation Action said the bill would let the state weatherize multiple homes at once, improve health and safety, reduce energy burdens, and help meet climate and grid goals more quickly. Staff said the bill has a fiscal note for rulemaking and administration. The hearing ended with strong support and no opposition testimony. In executive session, the committee adopted proposed substitutes and passed SB 5982, SB 6050, SB 5965, SB 6010, SB 5984, SB 6076, and SB 5652 to the Rules Committee or Ways and Means, depending on the bill. Amendments were adopted on SB 5965 to adjust carryout bag provisions, while amendments on SB 6010 were not adopted. SB 5982 would update CETA-related utility definitions and reporting, SB 6050 addresses distributed energy resources and utility rules, SB 5965 revises carryout bag requirements, SB 6010 concerns EFSEC tribal consultation, SB 5984 regulates AI companion chatbots, SB 6076 streamlines procurement for certain clean energy projects, and SB 5652 concerns environmental and health mitigation in large port districts. The committee also noted it would not take action that day on SB 5975 and SB 5466.

Transcript Highlights:

• AGO may seek additional costs for that, but some of the other amendments which reduce the number of claims
• AGO may seek additional costs for that, but some of the other amendments which reduce the number of claims
• The number of claims subject to preclearance may reduce fiscal impact.
• This amendment allows producers to either participate in the Clean Fuels Program or use an alternative
• -member board of directors to provide oversight and advise the authority, and establishes a tribal clean

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on March 2, 2026, and worked through two large groups of bills, hearing staff briefings, caucusing, and then voting each measure out to the Rules Committee. In the first group, the committee advanced bills on state accounts (HB 2675, with an amendment creating an adult day service facilities account), immigrant worker protections (2SHB 2105, after adopting a striker and Amendment 8 while rejecting amendments that would have changed enforcement and private rights of action), voting rights compliance (E3SHB 1710, with all proposed amendments rejected), AI content provenance and notices (E2SHB 1170, with Amendment 19 adopted to exempt state/local/tribal governments and certain video-game and technical uses), public official protections (2SHB 233, with a technical amendment adopted), WOTEC civil service coverage (HB 2249), JLARC work plan changes (HB 2120), LEOFF Plan 1 termination/restatement (E2SHB 2034, with several amendments adopted including creation of a pension surplus holding account and study directives, while proposals to redirect funds to the Climate Commitment Act or provide a lump-sum payment were rejected or withdrawn), supplemental retirement bargaining (HB 1069, with a striker adopted), port employee retirement exclusions (EHB 2179, with a striker adopted), local government revenue flexibility (ESHB 2442, with Amendment 72 adopted to remove a county public utility tax and other amendments rejected), wildfire mitigation funding (SHB 2089), and timberland REET changes (HB 1983). The committee also noted that it would not take action on some items in the packet, including SHB 1833. In the second group, the committee advanced bills on local housing tax remittance programs (ESHB 1717), renewable energy tax incentives and grants (E3SHB 1960, with a striking amendment adopted that adjusted rates, timing, and related provisions), nonprofit fundraising hall property tax relief (HB 2431), food bank sales tax relief (SB 6006), local tax increment financing (E2SHB 2451), temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health entities (SB 6297), school and child care-related sales tax exemptions (SSB 6351, with a substitute adopted and the competing amendment made out of order), behavioral health work group extension and leadership council creation (2SHB 2429), Working Connections Child Care changes (SB 6353, with Amendment 43 adopted), language access guidelines for state agencies (SHB 2475), unpaid wage recovery (2SHB 2479), firearms background check fee authority (HB 2521, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided), public employee information sharing (HB 2091, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided), and Office of Independent Investigations jurisdiction changes (ESHB 2508, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided). Throughout the meeting, members and staff discussed fiscal notes, implementation costs, and whether amendments would increase or reduce state impacts, with several amendments aimed at narrowing scope, delaying implementation, or shifting enforcement and funding responsibilities.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are clarifying and cleaning up some language, so as to better understand what the interventions are
• Speaker and gentlemen, again, I want to clarify that what we are doing here is cleaning up the language
• This is cleaning and clarifying language, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, gentlelady.

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Transcript Highlights:

• We are clarifying and cleaning up some language to better understand what the interventions are that
• Speaker and gentlemen, again, I want to clarify that what we are doing here is cleaning up the language
• This is cleaning and clarifying language, Mr. Speaker. Mr.

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, pledges, and a series of recognitions and guest introductions, including a memorial honoring J.B. White, a young Santa Fe basketball player killed by gun violence, and presentations for Disability Rights Awareness Day, Down syndrome advocacy, adult education and literacy, and Western New Mexico University’s 133rd birthday. Members also welcomed students, legislative fellows, and other guests, and several speakers used the announcements period to highlight community work, family milestones, and advocacy efforts. The chamber then received and referred several executive and Senate messages. Governor-authorized bills included HB 282 on school attendance enforcement and juvenile probation coordination, HB 292 creating the New Mexico Prison Rape Elimination Act, and HB 149 involving charter school facility financing; these were referred to the Judiciary or Appropriations and Finance Committees as applicable. The House also received Senate-passed bills and committee substitutes, which were referred to the appropriate House committees. In committee reports, multiple bills and memorials were adopted, including HB 4, HB 7, HB 65, HB 66, HB 80, HB 88, HB 96, HB 270, HB 280, HB 275, HB 285, HB 20, HB 166, HB 295, HM 46, HM 54, and SJR 1. On third reading, HB 38 on wheelchair insurance coverage was announced as being remanded back to the House Health and Human Services Committee for a simple amendment before returning to the floor. The main floor debate centered on HB 120, which addresses restraint and seclusion in schools. Sponsors said the bill is intended to improve student safety, clarify when intervention is allowed, require de-escalation and behavior-support training, improve documentation and parent notification, and prevent harmful or punitive practices. An amendment was adopted to replace the term “punishment” with “disciplinary action” and to add reporting to a legislative study committee. The bill then drew extended questioning about definitions, school resource officers, PBIS references, training requirements, data collection, and possible costs and liability, with sponsors emphasizing that the measure clarifies existing practice rather than imposing a specific curriculum or program.

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, I never thought I could stay out of prison or get clean.
• I didn't know what I wanted, okay, when I got clean.
• And a lot of the people that we work with at Into Action, When I got clean.
• There are treatment programs that claim they do recovery, I would argue with them.
• You brought it on; now you clean yourself up again.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The task force heard extensive testimony on substance use treatment, recovery supports, harm reduction, and related workforce and reimbursement issues. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he said recovery housing, peer support, employment, accountability, and community connection are what help people stay sober and avoid relapse. He urged continued state investment in recovery support services, recovery housing, peer recovery support, and recovery community centers, and said his organization relies on a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private funding. Members asked about remaining housing needs, program referrals, treatment court, transportation, and support for people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and Haniken said longer-term housing support and public awareness about MAT would help. Matt Cushman of Raytown Community EMT made a strong case for expanding harm reduction, including syringe service programs and safer-use supplies, saying stigma and abstinence-only approaches leave many people without help. He argued that Missouri should decriminalize needle exchange programs, expand access to naloxone and test strips, and remove barriers to MAT in jails, while noting that harm reduction can reduce overdose deaths, infectious disease, hospitalizations, and crime. Committee members questioned how harm reduction would work in practice, whether evidence supports syringe services, and how it relates to faith-based recovery programs; Cushman and other witnesses said the goal is not to replace treatment but to create more entry points into care. A member also noted a pending House bill that would remove paraphernalia penalties for approved syringe service sites and require treatment-program partnerships. Representatives from Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center focused on the need to reimburse peer support specialists, community health workers, and care coordinators, especially in rural federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). COMC and Four Rivers said these staff help patients with transportation, housing, food, insurance, school, and reentry planning, and that their organizations use grants to fund many of these positions because Medicaid reimbursement is limited or unavailable in their settings. Monet Lehman of COMC gave a personal account of trauma, recovery, and her work inside the Pulaski County Jail helping people prepare for release with housing, benefits, education, and treatment connections. Members and staff discussed the confusing reimbursement structure between FQHCs, CCBHCs, Medicaid, and state grants, and several witnesses emphasized that transportation and housing remain major barriers in rural Missouri. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• We decided to clean up what was kind of chaotic and messy.
• We decided to clean up what was kind of chaotic and messy: 57 job classifications for 180 people.
• So that was an effort to clean up having all of those, you referenced 59 job classifications.
• Basically, as a house-cleaning thing, an organized office runs more efficiently, and that's what we were
• The request also includes the addition of one UCP claims examiner one position and one UCP compliance

Summary: The committee met to consider several requests related to constitutional offices and court security staffing, with opening remarks noting that the fringe-benefit percentage had been updated to 40–45% and that the bills already filed would be amended if the committee approved the requests. Item B, from the Supreme Court, requested one new Supreme Court police chief position at LESO5 with no appropriation change; the committee approved it. Item C, from the Secretary of State, requested five additional State Capitol Police corporal positions, a reclassification and consolidation of several job titles, and salary maximum adjustments, along with a $498,000 appropriation increase for salaries and matching funds; after questions about how the office would absorb the changes and whether the new security role would replace a contract, the committee approved the item. Item D, from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, sought to move from line-item maximum salaries to state pay-plan grades, with no change in the number of positions but an estimated $349,000 increase in salaries and matching funds. Office representatives said the change was intended to align with other constitutional offices, address a long period without raises, and improve retention, but Senator Hill placed the item on hold until the next day for follow-up questions. Item E, from the Auditor’s Office, requested a realignment of classifications, salary maximum increases, one UCP claims examiner position, and one UCP compliance agent, for a total increase of $579,468; the auditor said the office had withdrawn a government relations position from the request, that the new positions were revenue-neutral or needed to handle increased workload, and that salary increases were based on market comparisons and long-term stagnation. The committee approved item E, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• occurrence-based claims versus claims-made.
• This is what's called claims-made insurance.
• Look, we want to keep the caps for us, but let us handle the claims process—strictly the claims process
• That they—there's a claim of, let's take a birth injury claim where the mother and the baby have died
• Now, that is a clean application.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, House Bill 6517 is an uncontested local claims bill against the City of St.
• I ask for your support of this claims bill and all claims bills that come before us. Thank you.
• I ask for your support of this claims bill and all claims bills that come before us. Thank you.
• Can you indicate or provide a definition of what claimed means under your bill?
• So when you say claimed, is that claim made by a third party other than the person that may be subject

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Washington County administrator Alan Massey, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery recognitions. The chamber adopted the special order report and then took up a series of bills on the special order calendar. Early measures included CS/HB 967 on electronic payments to local governments, which passed 110-0, and HB 127 requiring cursive writing instruction in grades 2-5, which passed 111-0 after members spoke about literacy, signatures, and heritage. CS/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 111-0 and would allow certain students to use Special Olympics participation for PE credit and marching band for PE and arts credit. The House also passed CS/HB 237 on use of professional nursing titles, which requires APRNs using the title doctor to clarify they are APRNs, by 111-0. The chamber then debated HJR 583, a proposed constitutional amendment on religious expression in public schools. Supporters said it would codify existing statutory protections for student and school personnel religious expression and let voters decide; opponents argued it was unnecessary, could create confusion, and risked constitutional problems involving school-sponsored prayer and the separation of church and state. After structured debate, the resolution passed 93-17. The House next passed CS/HB 363 on dental therapy, which creates a licensed mid-level dental provider and drew sharp debate over access to care versus patient safety; it passed 80-29. HB 375 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 78-28, and HB 301 on psychiatric mental health APRN autonomous practice passed 88-18. Later, the House passed HB 863 on arbitration for Citizens Property Insurance disputes, giving policyholders a choice between arbitration and court, by 105-3, and HB 1399 on property insurance affiliates, which increases oversight of insurer-affiliate transactions, by 160-3. Members also heard and advanced a local claims bill, HB 6517, for relief of Eribeito and Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg, describing severe injuries allegedly caused during an arrest and transport; the bill was rolled over for third reading at the end of the transcript. Throughout the day, members also paused for multiple recognitions of visiting students, local officials, professional groups, and community organizations.

Transcript Highlights:

• No one who claims to want to protect children should be against this bill.
• No one who claims to want to protect children should threaten other children.
• a mentoring relationship with a young minor, just by claim.
• You besmirch law enforcement at the federal level with this outrageous claim.
• The Grand Old Party claims that they try and protect children, yet don't..."

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.

Transcript Highlights:

• Andrea Ventura with Clean Water Action in strong support.
• Geothermal is exactly the kind of clean baseload power California must expand to meet its 100% clean
• to clean up America's waterways.
• Two, farming isn't included under the Clean Water Act.
• Farming isn't considered a point source under the Clean Water Act and so they do not receive Clean Water

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It burns very clean. Nobody needs to bring back coal.
• But natural gas burns clean.
• And if that grid is powered by something clean, something reliable, we're building to...
• Clean at Delaware should study and evaluate a clean energy standard or other procurement mechanism.
• Can anyone claim authorship? What we currently can do. Can anyone claim authorship of that point?

Summary: The meeting focused on finalizing recommendations from the Delaware Nuclear Energy Task Force, with most of the discussion centered on how the state should organize itself to evaluate and potentially pursue nuclear power. Public commenters strongly supported nuclear energy, emphasizing energy reliability, economic competitiveness, data center demand, and the need for Delaware to act quickly. Several speakers argued that Delaware is falling behind neighboring states and should not delay if it wants to attract developers and preserve access to federal tax incentives. Members then worked through revisions to the recommendations, especially the section on state actions moving forward. There was broad agreement that Delaware needs a clearly empowered leadership structure, but disagreement over the best form: a cabinet-level energy agency, an expanded existing agency such as DENREC, a dedicated coordinator, an expanded Sustainable Energy Utility, or a separate quasi-independent authority. Some members favored a nimble, one-off entity with bonding and financing authority; others cautioned against creating a new body outside state government and stressed the need for coordination with existing agencies, public oversight, and cost discipline. The group also discussed adding responsibilities such as site identification, public engagement, coordination with PJM and federal agencies, and financing tools, while removing or folding in items that seemed duplicative or too broad. The committee also revised earlier modules to broaden the focus from small modular reactors to nuclear power more generally, while keeping the task force’s original SMR work in view. Members agreed to keep recommendations on state and local regulatory readiness, financial mechanisms, permitting coordination, and public engagement, and to add a recommendation for Delaware to participate as an observer in the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative through NASEO and NARUC. The committee approved the revised Module Four recommendations by vote, with one abstention from Tom Noyes. Minutes from the prior meeting were also approved with minor corrections.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've had some have taken action against Clean Air Act people and so forth.
• We've had some have taken action against Clean Air Act people and so forth.
• There's been Clean Air Act lawsuits.
• Much of the delay stemmed from the merits of the claim, not from the merits of the claim, but from the
• So whether it's clean water or something else, okay, maybe St.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142, which would clarify the Secretary of State’s authority to issue certificates of good standing to series LLCs and make each series searchable on the Secretary of State’s website. The sponsor said the bill was needed to preserve a long-standing practice and keep Missouri business-friendly, and witnesses from the Missouri Chamber and a law firm supported it as a simple clarification. No opposition was presented, and the hearing concluded without a vote in the transcript. The committee then took up House Bill 3347, sponsored by Rep. Murphy, which had two parts: one establishing requirements for political subdivisions entering contingency-fee legal contracts, and another addressing a Kansas City ordinance restricting sales of small liquor bottles in certain areas. Supporters of the legal-contract portion argued that local governments should coordinate with the Attorney General on contingency-fee cases involving statewide issues, citing opioid, PFAS, environmental, and other multi-jurisdictional litigation as examples where attorney fees and fragmented local action created delays and inefficiencies. Opponents, including the Missouri Municipal League, Missouri Association of Counties, and private attorneys, argued the bill would add bureaucracy, delay cases, undermine local control, and potentially freeze out smaller communities; they also raised concerns about vague language, a 45-day review period, and retroactive effects on existing contracts. On the alcohol portion, industry witnesses supported the amendment, saying the Kansas City proposal was discriminatory, unsupported by data, and would hurt retailers and tax revenue. After the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and unanimously voted House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 907, 1154, and 1272 do pass and do pass with consent, after adopting a technical substitute. The transcript then returned to HB 3347, where testimony continued on both the legal-contract and alcohol provisions, but no final committee vote on HB 3347 appears in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• many of our salmon streams no longer have adequate riparian habitat buffers that provide the cool, clean
• certainty for landowners that their operations comply with the federal Endangered Species Act and Clean
• under current RCW and WAC, ecology must concur on those rules in order for them to be part of the Clean
• water issue or required by the Clean Water Act or the EPA’s regulations.
• Settles all the claims by those federal and tribal entities. Thank you.

Bills: HB2598, HB2620, HB2104, HB2348, HB2544, HB2554, HJM4009

Keywords: anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language

Transcript Highlights:

• We want clean water. We want environmentally friendly laws, but we don't want overreach.
• We have seen in the past, in 2023, we did a clean bill.
• We got that 2023 we did a clean bill.
• I think when I listen to this today, a clean bill is a bill like you presented to us to give hope for
• Why not then just bring the UI bill forward, the clean UI bill, get that through Ways and Means so it

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Kentucky Mr Speaker I ra I Rise to claim Kentucky Mr Speaker I ra I Rise to claim time<03:40:23.040
• </c><07:28:22.760><c> or</c> unable to submit an asylum claim or unable to submit an asylum claim or
• out the many bogus asylum claims.
• </c> guards and the legal resources to clean guards and the legal resources to clean out<07:30:39.718
• </c><07:52:32.600><c> that</c> lastly I will say this the claim that lastly I will say this the claim

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><03:00:08.800><c> uh</c> Uh they were a very very clean uh Uh they were a very very clean uh electricity
• I mean it it is clearly and a clean way.
• </c><03:18:17.200><c> energy</c> legislation is to promote clean energy legislation is to promote clean
• Um, cleaning up some timelines around the Clean Transit Enterprise and things of that nature. identified
• > clean</c><03:36:28.160><c> transit</c><03:36:28.640><c> enterprise</c> around the uh clean transit

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we, of course, ensure that we have clean voter rolls and, of course, we want to ensure So we, of course
• , ensure that we have clean voter rolls, and, of course, we want to ensure that candidates look within
• And, of course, it will provide more discretion to county auditors to resolve these claims and allow
• their staff to quickly adjudicate these claims.
• I completely agree with the good senator from the 46th district, because clean voter rolls matter.

Bills: SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2272, HB2340, HB2543, HB2554, HB2632, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2254, HB2353, HB2431, HB2441, SB5808, SB5949, SB6006, SB6260, SB6297, SB6351, SB6354, SB6355, HB2124, HB1069, HB2104, HB2624

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects

Summary: The Senate considered and passed several House bills. Substitute House Bill 2152, known as Ryan’s Law, would allow limited medical cannabis use for qualifying end-of-life patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities; supporters said it would improve quality of life, and it passed 46-2. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604, dealing with search procedures for transgender and intersex individuals confined in local jails and codifying federal Prison Rape Elimination Act-related standards, drew debate over whether amendments were needed and whether the bill would burden or protect staff and inmates; two amendments were rejected, and the bill passed 30-19. Second Substitute House Bill 1906, as amended, increased transparency and consumer protections for water system rates, especially for older or smaller systems, and passed unanimously 49-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1916 tightened voter registration challenge procedures and gave county auditors more discretion in handling challenges; an amendment to broaden who could challenge voters statewide was rejected, and the bill passed 49-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110, as amended, allowed registered nurses without EMT certification to staff certain inter-facility ambulance transports under specified conditions to reduce delays, and it also passed 49-0. The Senate also passed Second Substitute House Bill 2429, which extends and updates the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group and aligns agency planning with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan; a committee striker was adopted despite concerns about added government structure, and the bill passed 49-0. Second Substitute House Bill 2384, increasing oversight of continuing care retirement communities through actuarial review and Office of Insurance Commissioner oversight, passed 37-12 after the chamber rejected the committee striker and adopted a revised striking amendment. The session ended with a point of personal privilege from Senator Lovick and an adjournment motion, and the Senate adjourned until March 4, 2026.