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• If you all want name.
• Chairman, I am a no vote. years, eventually though all of those years, eventually though all of those
• And we think that intent component addresses all of those, along with all of the exceptions that have
• And we think that intent component addresses all of those, along with all of the exceptions that have
• And we think that intent component addresses all of those, along with all of the exceptions that have

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• All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted.
• And they're from all over the state.
• And they're from all over the state.
• Members, the wonderful majority leader has paid all of the fines that were due for all of you. hundred
• of the fines that were due has paid all of the fines that were due for<00:39:25.880> all<00:39

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Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from the previous day, and heard several announcements about committee schedules and visiting groups, including Greeley Day at the Capitol and students from Wildcat Mountain Elementary. Committee notices covered upcoming hearings in Judiciary, Business Affairs and Labor, Education, Transportation/Housing/Local Government, Health and Human Services, and Capital Development. The main floor action was consideration of House Joint Resolution 1022, which designates a portion of Arapahoe Road in Boulder County as the “Road of Remembrance.” Sponsors and supporters described the history of the World War I memorial effort, the stone pillars at Arapahoe Road and US 287, and the current effort to preserve and relocate the pillars while marking the roadway. Several members spoke in favor, emphasizing veterans’ remembrance and historic preservation. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 60-0, with five excused, and Representative Bottoms was added as a co-sponsor. Afterward, the House heard additional recognitions for advanced placement students and an announcement that the majority leader had paid outstanding fines. The chamber then laid over the balance of the calendar until the next day and recessed later in the day.

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• We ask all this in Jesus' name. Amen. justice for all. justice for all.
• All in favor. Aye. All opposed. All right. Y'all have it. Committee sub is adopted.
• All<00:15:23.520> in<00:15:23.640> favor. All in favor. All in favor.
• All in favor for consent. All right. Congratulations, sir. Thank you. All right.
• Thank you all very much. Thank you. All right.

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• I won’t go into all that right now.
• I won’t go into all that right now.
• all say. all say. >> [laughter] >> I<00:21:01.080> promise.
• of the way we we all operate. of the way we we all operate.
• all all of that This this would include all all of that from<00:59:05.200> the<00:59:05.280><

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• Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, nay.
• all legislators are invited. Thank you. all legislators are invited. Thank you.
• Is that all you have? That's all I have. Thank you. Time has expired.
• Is that all you have? That's That's it. Is that all you have?
• all I have. Thank you. all I have. Thank you.

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• reason, I'll be a no and urge all reason, I'll be a no and urge all members<00:22:02.160> to<
• All those in favor say I. Opposed.
• All those in favor say I. Opposed.
• all uh their issues were taken care of. all uh their issues were taken care of.
• All those in favor, say I. I. recede. All those in favor, say I. I.

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• All right, thank you.
• All right. Thank you.
• All right.
• All right.
• All right.

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• All right.
• All right. And the last question is, have you...
• All right.
• They've got chapters all around the state.
• All right, thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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• Thank you all so much for being here today.
• All right, seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.
• All those in favor? Any discussion? Excuse me. All right, seeing none, all those in favor say aye.
• of any discussion excuse me all right seeing none all those in favor say aye opposed the ayes have it
• All those in favor say aye. All those opposed? The ayes have it; it passes.

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• Thank you all for being here today. Thank you all for being here today.
• Glad you all are here.
• Thank you all for being here today. Thank you all for being here today.
• And within that compact, we all have to meet the same requirements as well, and we all have comparable
• Thank you all for being here today.

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• All right, thank you, Mr. Speaker, Pro-Tim.
• Arizona. and how you help our economy and build all things in Arizona.
• They were all good friends with Ginger.
• All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say nay. It appears the ayes have it; so ordered.
• All those in favor vote aye. All those opposed... The ayes have it; so ordered.

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• All right, who are we missing? Mesnard and Hoffman are running late. All right. We are 23.
• Thanks for all your service to our community.
• Yes, by all means. Thank you. So, incredible accomplishments from you all.
• Not all of them will be funded.
• I would encourage all of us to do that.

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• . all. all.
• All<00:38:33.080> opposed,<00:38:33.480> no. All opposed, no. All opposed, no.
• All in favor, please say I. All opposed, no.
• All opposed, no. favor, please say I. I. All opposed, no.
• All<00:55:42.160> right. All right. All right. Mr. Mr.

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• That's all right.
• All right. We actually added the present. All right.
• All right.
• the, all, all, ...person and help that person understand that this is no longer your home and all your
• All right. All right. Chairman Devere and committee, if I may. Joel Larson, all true health system.

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Summary: The committee first approved the December 10 minutes and then received a DEQ base budget summary and agency overview. DEQ staff explained that the agency is largely federally and special funded, with major ongoing costs in salaries, operating expenses, grants, and continuing appropriations. Director Dave Glatt and accounting director Beth Jacobson highlighted core programs, the move to a new chemistry laboratory, the new state fuel inspection program, wastewater-related funding from HB 1577, and implementation of SB 2267 for on-site wastewater rules. They also noted the agency’s spending patterns, possible federal EPA cuts, and the likelihood of some fee adjustments or program changes if federal support declines. Members asked about DEQ’s travel, field offices, future staffing, and how the agency would respond to reduced federal regulation. DEQ said most staff are based in Bismarck, with field offices in Fargo, Sawyer, and Gwinner, and that travel is driven by inspections and spill response. Glatt said the agency would continue to rely on science and law, and that any future federal retrenchment could mean more state responsibility but likely not a wholesale increase in FTEs. The committee also discussed a feedlot enforcement case in the Minot area, with DEQ explaining its role in ensuring compliance, permitting, and animal-waste management standards. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented on FTE block grant reporting, TANF balances, child care transfers, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Donna Ockland explained that no line-item transfers had occurred yet for the new rural health work, but about 33 positions were planned and some current staff time could be reimbursed through approved cost allocation. HHS also reviewed TANF’s frozen eligibility and block grant structure, the transfer of up to 30% of TANF funds to child care, and recent program changes that increased benefits and raised the income limit. Staff said the department is using TANF more strategically to support child care and other allowable uses, while still carrying over unused funds as many states do. Finally, Pat and HHS staff gave an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying the first funding opportunity was being posted and that the state is on track to obligate the federal funds within the required timeline. They described priorities such as workforce retention, preceptor development, technical assistance for critical access hospitals, community wellness projects, and ambulance upgrades. Members asked about rural versus urban eligibility, immigrant recruitment, evaluation of year-two funding, and how the program would address varied local workforce needs. The meeting then shifted to an Office of Management and Budget update on the new State Hospital project, where Lindsay Ashley reported continued construction progress, updated cost information, and selected alternates, with photos and details showing work underway in multiple building sections.

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• All right. All right.
• All right.
• All right. Any other comments, questions on this subject? All right. May proceed. All right. Mr.
• All right.
• All right. Housing? All right, housing? Yes, Mr.

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Summary: The Budget Section’s Commerce and Legal Services Division met to review the Department of Commerce base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and to receive an update on Commerce programs. Legislative Council staff first walked the committee through the “blue sheet” base budget summary, explaining the major line items, the large share of federal grant authority in Commerce’s budget, and the continuing appropriations that support several Commerce funds. Members asked how grant funding is coordinated across agencies, and staff said collaboration varies by program but is strong in areas like UAS and LIHEAP. Commerce Commissioner Chris Schilken then presented on current activities, focusing heavily on grant administration, transparency, and economic development programs. Members questioned how grant applicants are selected, whether Commerce tracks applications and return on investment, and how long grant awards take to reach recipients. The commissioner said Commerce uses scoring criteria, outside reviewers, a minimum 30-day application window, and typically completes awards within two to three months. A lengthy exchange followed over whether Commerce should open some grants only to intended recipients versus running competitive application processes; Commerce said it follows best-practice grantmaking and that its attorney in the Attorney General’s office approved that approach. Commerce also highlighted the North Dakota Development Fund, citing long-term investment and job creation results, examples such as Red Trail Energy, Packet Digital, Valiance, Corvent Medical, child care loans, and the Automate ND program. Members asked about acceptable failures, lessons learned, regional economic development coordination, and the expansion of the fund into non-primary sectors. Workforce Director Katie Ralston Howell then outlined a statewide workforce ecosystem review, a new governor’s workforce sub-cabinet, and three task forces focused on simplifying entry, warm handoffs, and data integration. She discussed the in-demand occupations list, Workforce Pell, apprenticeships, and efforts to better connect students with employers and higher education. Commerce also briefly reviewed housing programs and a new housing sub-cabinet. No votes were taken; the committee simply received testimony, asked questions, and adjourned after setting up the next meeting to hear the Attorney General budget in June.

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• All right. Presentation by Job Service? All right. Welcome. Welcome. All right. Good afternoon, Mr.
• All right.
• All right.
• We track all that.
• And then they get all upset with us. And then they get all upset with us.

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Summary: The Leadership Division of the Budget Section approved the prior meeting minutes and then received an update from Senator Jonathan Sickler on the Cash Management Board’s interim work under House Bill 1278. He said the board has reviewed state cash, investments, and liquidity across agencies and concluded the state’s overall mix of long-term and short-term assets is appropriate, with about $35 billion in total liquid assets and investments and roughly 89% in longer-term investments. He highlighted process improvements already underway, including replacing more than 500 six-month CDs with a special-rate savings account to reduce administrative work, and said the board sees opportunities to improve forecasting, automation, and statewide coordination. Members asked about whether the CD change would increase returns, how the Legacy Fund transfer for the homestead tax relief bill affected earnings, and whether more state cash could be consolidated or better managed through BND; Sickler and BND staff said those issues are being studied and may lead to legislation for the 2027 session. Representative Nathan Toman then updated the committee on the Task Force on Government Efficiency. He said the group has focused less on cutting dollars and more on defining metrics and asking how the legislature knows whether programs are working. The task force is pushing a standard set of questions for new or expanding programs—who is affected, expected outcomes, alternatives, how success will be measured, and full funding—and OMB has agreed to require those answers in future budget requests. Members discussed possible use of dashboards, program evaluators, AI tools, and possible rule or statutory changes to require performance measurement. Toman said the task force will continue meeting with agencies such as the courts, university system, auditor, HHS, Commerce, and ITD to identify workflow bottlenecks and potential efficiencies. Phil Davis of Job Service North Dakota gave a workforce update, reporting that North Dakota’s unemployment rate is 2.5% and labor force participation is about 68.7%, both well above national performance. He described Job Service’s 15 workforce programs, including H-2A housing inspections for foreign agricultural workers, the job placement partnership program with DOCR, WOTC, and other federal and state workforce efforts. Davis said the agency served more than 11,000 individuals in 2025, operates nine workforce centers, and tracks outcomes through quarterly and annual reporting. In response to questions, he said job openings data reflect only positions in the system and may understate actual hiring needs, that child care and other assistance programs could be better tied to employment outcomes, and that the DOCR partnership has shown strong results with lower recidivism and higher earnings. He also said the H-2A inspection workload is growing quickly and additional staffing or less frequent federal inspection requirements could help. Allen Knutson then presented S&P Global’s updated revenue forecast. He said oil prices have risen sharply since the prior month’s outlook, improving the state’s near-term revenue picture, though the economy remains volatile and agriculture is facing weaker commodity prices. Based on the updated forecast, total major tax revenues for the current biennium are projected to be about $89 million above the legislative forecast, and the next biennium could be about $500 million higher, though that estimate is preliminary and may change. He also walked through an alternate oil-price scenario showing significantly higher oil and gas collections and a larger Strategic Investment Fund balance if prices remain elevated. Members asked whether another forecast should be requested once oil markets stabilize and about tribal allocation changes in the alternative scenario; Knutson said additional updates are possible through OMB and future forecast cycles.

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• So they didn't get funded, but they were all qualified. They were all qualified, yep.
• all of them.
• No, I just wanted to ask: so all of these are started, all these initiatives are started?
• Key to all of these projects.
• All of it's very, very critical.

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Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division of the budget section and received updates on several Industrial Commission-related agencies and programs. Legislative Council first reviewed base budget materials, then the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported on its current appropriation and staffing, noting that its new FTEs were being filled gradually and that it remained largely funded through special and federal funds. Agency leaders described homeownership lending, loan servicing, and housing incentive fund activity, including below-market mortgage rates, down payment assistance, and a growing servicing portfolio that has increased workload but not yet required additional FTEs. Housing Finance also detailed use of the Housing Incentive Fund and homeless grant dollars. Officials said the multifamily HIF round drew more than $73 million in requests and awarded $25 million, while the single-family program supported rural development and community land trusts. Homeless grant funding was split between emergency shelter, prevention, and rapid rehousing, with performance-based scoring used to renew or reallocate awards. Members discussed housing affordability, aging households, rental assistance, and the need to coordinate housing and site-preparation messaging with Commerce. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased in the next session. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and operations update. Staff said the agency was on track financially, had filled most of its new reclamation FTEs, and was not expecting major litigation costs beyond normal late-biennium invoices. The director reviewed agency initiatives including Project North Star IT modernization, organizational restructuring, succession planning, rulemaking, and implementation of the development incentive well tax program and critical minerals rules. He also discussed oil and gas activity, explaining that longer laterals, especially three- and four-mile wells and the first five-mile spacing case, are helping keep production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. Members asked about gas capture, hedging, break-even prices, and the effects of Iran and Venezuela on oil markets. The committee also heard about enhanced oil recovery grants and the Pipeline Authority. The EOR program’s $25 million appropriation was fully allocated to six projects, with total awards reaching about $45.1 million when other fund balances were included, subject to a possible 5% reduction if federal DOE money does not materialize. Officials said the projects are public, reimbursement-based, and will produce results over the next several years. Finally, the Pipeline Authority outlined natural gas transmission projects, including the imminent Bakken Express line and the proposed Bakken East project, which WBI was selected to advance after an Industrial Commission RFI process. The project is moving through open season, survey permission, and regulatory work, with in-service dates projected for 2029 and 2030.

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• First of all, we want to appreciate you being here, your family, and all of our members that are here
• So on behalf of all of the members of the House of Representatives, I want to welcome you.
• That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and defend them against all enemies, foreign
• all, we're people.
• all, we're people.

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Summary: The Arizona House of Representatives held a ceremonial swearing-in for Cody Reim as the new representative for Legislative District 3. House leadership and members welcomed him warmly, emphasizing the responsibilities of office, respect for the institution, and the duty to serve constituents with integrity and care. Several speakers also noted the significance of Reim being sworn in with his family present and encouraged him to remain guided by his principles while working with colleagues across the chamber. After the oath of office was administered, Reim was congratulated by the Speaker, Majority Leader, Whip, and Minority leadership. Leadership presented him with an official member pin and honorary pins for his children, and offered support as he begins his service. The event concluded with photographs with his family; no legislation was debated or voted on during this segment.

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• All right.
• All right.
• All right. exactly. Maybe so, yeah. All right.
• All right?
• All<01:28:21.600> in<01:28:21.719> favor? All in favor? All in favor?

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• justice for all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. justice for all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• All<00:30:24.040> members<00:30:24.360> voted. All members voted. All members voted.
• Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, nay.
• Speaker, that is all I have today. >> Mr. Speaker, that is all I have today.

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Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.