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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 1/21/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- The reasons behind it, I couldn't tell you right now. It could be a crime of dishonesty.
- <01:15:15.120><c> one</c> can't slide back it is it is the one can't slide back it is it is the one thing
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It must be earned every day.
- What this adds is that it makes it a felony if they're sharing— What this adds is that it makes it a
- it, but you're also contributing to that desensitization of those that are seeing it.
- And if they're using it to threaten, coerce, or intimidate a minor, it makes it even worse.
- It does deal with pelicans.
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee began with an annual briefing from Mountain Home Air Force Base leadership on the 366th Fighter Wing’s mission, modernization, and community partnerships. The colonel discussed the base’s role in national defense, F-15E recapitalization, airspace and range improvements, the Snake River water pipeline and treatment plant project, and quality-of-life issues such as schools, child care, housing, and medical partnerships. He also highlighted the base’s economic impact and cooperation with local and state partners. After brief questions, the committee entered executive session under Senate Rule 20E for an intelligence briefing from Captain Juanita Garcia.
The committee then approved the minutes from February 27, March 2, and March 4, 2026, and advanced several gubernatorial appointments. Robert Donaldson and Irving Lippman appeared for reappointment to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board, and Shelly Enderud was sent to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation to the State Building Authority. Donaldson and Lippman described their backgrounds and interest in continuing to serve, and members asked about endowment distributions and investment challenges.
Members heard and passed House Bill 686, which creates a narrow exception allowing cities under 10,000 population to hire relatives of local elected officials under strict conditions, including public posting, documentation, council approval, and oversight by an unrelated supervisor. Testimony from the Association of Idaho Cities supported the bill as a response to staffing shortages in small communities. The committee also passed House Bill 727, a sextortion bill that makes threats to distribute explicit images a crime and increases penalties when minors are involved; sponsors and the Attorney General’s office emphasized the rise of AI-generated exploitation and Idaho cyber-tip data. Finally, the committee introduced RS 33647, a resolution seeking federal action to reduce pelican impacts on Idaho fisheries, and RS 33616, a resolution honoring fallen state police K9 Kimber. All measures considered were approved or introduced without opposition.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So it, it, all right.
- So it, it, all right. John, tell me that code number again? 67, 1904.
- It might be a little bit more than that.
- It becomes more of a sufficiency question, right?
- And it begs the question, with rates going down, will that be high enough? I'm not sure it will.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee met to hear a JFAC budget presentation from Keith Bybee and Senator Scott Groh on the state’s general fund outlook and budget process. Bybee explained the difference between revenues and appropriations, emphasized structural balance, and reviewed how budget growth over the past decade has been driven largely by policy choices in areas such as public schools, higher education, Medicaid, public defense, and tax relief. He also described how sales tax distributions have increasingly been directed to specific programs and local aid, reducing the share available to the general fund.
A major focus was the fiscal outlook for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Bybee said current revenue projections are below last year’s legislative forecast, leaving a much smaller ending balance than expected. He outlined the governor’s budget approach, which relies on a 3% holdback, one-time money, and redirected interest earnings rather than rainy day funds, and noted that several proposed reductions would require policy changes that had not yet been introduced. Senators asked about the confidence in revenue and conformity estimates, the use of one-time funds versus stabilization reserves, and the impact on Idaho’s AAA bond rating.
Senator Groh summarized JFAC’s concerns about uncertainty, the widening gap between revenues and expenses, and the risks of relying on one-time money. He said JFAC planned to vote on a 3% governor holdback and had asked agencies to identify 1% cuts for fiscal year 2026 and 2% cuts for fiscal year 2027. No formal votes were taken by the committee in this meeting, and the meeting adjourned after the budget presentation and questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So it makes it hard.
- You see it, you take possession of it. Take it out.
- Then, what it does is it raises the bar it...
- it, and it could be four times.
- elevates it and makes it conjunctive.
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Jun 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It is about access, it is about opportunity, it is about affordability.
- And other ones, of, it looks like most of it would be surface water, wouldn't it?
- And if they all agree, they put the money into it to build it and maintain it.
- It just couldn't handle it.
- I lived it. I lived it. I followed it.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- it, we call it back into a...
- It really depends on what you're using it for.
- What does it do? It splits water and it makes hydrogen. And where does the hydrogen go?
- What does it do? It splits water and it makes hydrogen. And where's the hydrogen goes?
- It could be any form of carbon to show we can first off burn it. I love burning it.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- it is is you just because it really what it is is you just want<00:16:05.120><c> to</c><00:16:05.279
- this does it.
- It is 11:00.
- c> tightens it up a little bit, cleans it tightens it up a little bit, cleans it up<01:01:03.599><c>
- </c> of S SP 163 and it narrows its scope. of S SP 163 and it narrows its scope.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article II
Transcript Highlights:
- common it is.
- So we did request it last session and didn't receive it.
- It's about 20 years old and we've done renovations to it to make it very functional, but it is jam-packed
- You mentioned it, somebody mentioned it in the layout here.
- wouldn't it wouldn't make sense for everything to be in a community setting and it wouldn't it make
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Economic Development, Pub. Protection, Tourism, and Energy (2-10-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Now I'd like to pass it on to Mr. Baker. Now I'd like to pass it on to Mr. Baker.
- to go once you get it there.
- Where did it go?
- </c> want it to go once you get it there. want it to go once you get it there.
- He said it is not good for the state, and it is terrible for citizens and taxpayers.
Keywords:
00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call
01:44 Approval of Minutes
01:56 Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
54:59 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy received an update from Kentucky State Parks and the Finance Cabinet on the status of major capital projects funded through recent legislative appropriations. Commissioner Mark Keelin, Deputy Commissioner Chris Perry, and Finance Cabinet/DECA representatives described progress on campground upgrades, utility and broadband improvements, building systems repairs, life-safety work, accommodations and hospitality renovations, pool and beach projects, playgrounds, golf course improvements, marina work, and wastewater upgrades across the state park system. They emphasized that Kentucky has 44 state parks and that the funding has supported completed work and projects still under construction or in design.
The presentation highlighted funding tied to House Joint Resolution 76, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. Parks reported roughly $72 million invested to date, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, including campground renovations at sites such as My Old Kentucky Home, Kin Lake, Carter Caves, Cumberland Falls, and others; broadband projects at several campgrounds; electrical grid resilience work at parks including Kentucky Dam Village and Kin Lake; and completed life-safety upgrades such as lock systems. Officials also noted pool and beach work, ADA improvements, lodge and guest room renovations, marina replacements, and wastewater plant upgrades. DECA said it currently manages 1,335 active capital projects statewide, including 149 for Parks, and credited additional project management capacity and regular coordination meetings for accelerating delivery.
Committee members asked for a copy of the presentation and pressed the department for more detailed accounting of House Joint Resolution 56, including how much money remains, which projects are complete, and whether current appropriations are sufficient to finish the listed work. The department also requested a larger maintenance pool appropriation of $40 million for the next budget, arguing that routine and emergency maintenance needs across 44 parks exceed current resources and that preventative maintenance would reduce long-term costs. No votes were taken during the meeting.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes they repackage it. Sometimes they'll re-bid it just the way it was.
- Well, I mean, it was kind of the way I took it.
- It does.
- is it takes out, if you look at it, it takes out everything.
- It takes out, if you look at it, it takes out everything. Everything, yeah.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it, it, it's a process that never works.
- That's not modern, and it certainly isn't good government.
- It offers a secure, simple, and modern way to register right from a phone or a computer.
- Has it been successful? Um, has it been smooth?
- It puts it into a form, you download it, you sign it, and you mail it in.
Bills:
HB311
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It was actually Proposition D, and it passed by 77%.
- It doesn't say after... ...It doesn't say above a certain margin; it just says irregularity.
- That's not efficient, that's not modern, and it certainly isn't good government.
- a form, you download it, you sign it, and you mail it in.
- Got it.
Keywords:
voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 18th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- It was 82 when it came out of the House.
- It was the House that passed the Grid Modernization Fund.
- in their operational budget, in specials, in IT, etc., it has its funding source, right?
- it doesn't have at least $500,000 in it.
- it and not lose it for non-use. and not lose it for non-use.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they don't want it, they don't have to buy it.
- It lets voters decide if they want to adopt it.
- It lets voters decide if they want to adopt it.
- It could be. And I like it because it's local control. It lets your local voters decide.
- And I believe that was it. That was it? One moment, please. I think that's it. So 2410.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- it.
- So it is very easy to learn about it and learn how to do it.
- It can be huge, it can be minor.
- It can be huge, it can be minor, you know, it could be causing serious medical harm, it could just be
- And like it or hate it, believe it or don't believe it, there are people who do hold particular beliefs
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 528, which would codify the ability for patients to use self-donated or directed donor blood under federal testing and collection guidelines. Representative Chris Bruce said the bill was intended to ensure Idaho patients have that option in state law after some hospitals or facilities had denied requests. Supporters testified that the bill protects patient autonomy, religious freedom, and medical choice, and described personal experiences where directed donation was difficult or impossible to arrange in Idaho. Opponents, including representatives from Vitalant and the Red Cross, said directed and autologous donations are already available when medically indicated, that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist, and that it could add cost, complexity, and strain to an already severe blood shortage without improving safety. After debate over terms such as “detrimental” and “gross negligence,” a substitute motion to send the bill to amending order failed 7-9, and the original motion to send HB 528 to the House floor with a do pass recommendation passed 7-6.
The committee then approved a rules docket for the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Business Enterprise Program, which updates and streamlines rules governing vending and food service facilities operated by blind entrepreneurs. The committee next took up House Bill 550, a midwifery bill updating Idaho’s existing statute to allow licensed midwives to administer additional medications within their training and scope of practice. The sponsor and several midwives, nurses, and other supporters said the changes would modernize outdated law, improve care in rural areas, reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, and better address postpartum hemorrhage and other maternal or neonatal needs. One testifier described a tragic homebirth outcome and urged stronger safety limits, while the Idaho Medical Association said it had worked with the sponsor on compromise language.
At the sponsor’s request, HB 550 was held in committee and the related revised RS was moved forward. The committee then approved RS-33-250, which incorporated agreed-upon changes defining a formulary and protocol and clarifying maternal and neonatal care language, sending it to the second reading calendar with a do pass recommendation. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Local Government Apr 8th, 2026
Local Government, Elections and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- Or does it play more into it? specifically. Is it? It's to the election.
- Or does it play more into it?
- It lets voters decide if they want to adopt it.
- It lets voters decide if they want to adopt it.
- It could be. And I like it because it's local control. It lets your local voters decide.
Summary:
The Committee on Local Government heard testimony on House Bill 3176, which would create a statutory framework for homeowners associations. Sponsor Rep. Koslow said the bill addresses quorum problems, allows defunct associations to revive, sets deadlines for election and covenant challenges, requires fidelity insurance, and expands recordkeeping and disclosure to members. Supporters said Missouri HOAs currently operate under a patchwork of outdated documents and laws, while opponents from the home builders and bankers groups warned the bill could interfere with development interests, create burdens, and increase risk or fees. Committee members raised concerns about fairness, homeowner rights, and whether the bill would override stricter local subdivision standards; no action was taken on the bill during the hearing.
The committee also heard House Bill 3277, a local public safety tax measure for Northwoods. Rep. Fountain Henderson said the city needs the tax to upgrade police equipment and support public safety, and members noted the city’s retail center and voter approval requirement. The hearing then moved to House Bill 3143, which would allow counties to place a quarter-cent sales tax on the ballot for senior services. Rep. Parker and supporters from senior services organizations said the measure would help fund Meals on Wheels, transportation, nutrition centers, in-home care, and other aging services, especially in rural areas with limited funding and transportation. Some members questioned the breadth of spending authority, oversight, and whether a sales tax would shift costs onto seniors, but the bill drew supportive testimony overall.
In executive session, the committee voted House Bill 2732 do pass by 13-1 and House Bill 3028 do pass unanimously. It then took up House Bill 2431, a package of local tax authorization measures, adopted a substitute and amendment adding several city and county proposals, and voted the House Committee Substitute do pass by 13-1. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been distributed, and I move for its adoption. Any discussion? What's it, Thomas?
- in it?
- I don't know if it would reach the 10. It wouldn't.
- Because not only does it help with power costs, right? Like it helps.
- The witness said it passed in Texas, but it is too soon to know.
Summary:
The Committee on Utilities first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402, a solar-energy measure. The committee substitute combined the bills’ titles and focused on three main areas: a taxation framework for solar projects, setback requirements from occupied dwellings and property lines, and a decommissioning/bonding framework for project cleanup. Supporters said the bill would create baseline rules for a growing industry, protect neighboring landowners, and ensure land is restored after projects end. Members asked about Chapter 100 agreements, the setback distances, county rulemaking authority, and how reclamation and bonding would work. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and then voted the substitute do pass by 18 ayes and 2 noes.
The committee then heard House Bill 2248, which would change Missouri’s economic development electric rate structure and close a loophole that could allow data centers under 75 megawatts to receive reduced rates. The sponsor and utility witnesses said the bill would make incentives more predictable by replacing a variable formula with a fixed discount for qualifying new industrial projects, while still requiring customers to pay full cost to serve and meet load-factor and other requirements. Witnesses from Evergy, Ameren Missouri, the Missouri Chamber, and Ford discussed the value of incentives for manufacturing, the difference between new load and retention of existing large users, and whether the bill should also address retention discounts. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 903, which would expand critical infrastructure protections. The bill adds wireline and broadband facilities to the definition of critical infrastructure, increases penalties for damaging or tampering with such facilities, and creates an offense for unauthorized possession of certain stolen materials such as copper and related telecom materials. The sponsor and witnesses from AT&T, Verizon, cable, railroad, electric cooperative, recycling, municipal utility, and chamber groups said the measure responds to rising theft and vandalism, including copper theft and fiber cuts that disrupt 911 and other services. Members asked about scrap dealers, fiber versus copper, trespassing concerns, and whether harsher penalties would deter theft. The hearing concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after testimony.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It was kind of in the middle of the park, and it was in such disrepair that we couldn't utilize it.
- So this calf barn, we put new roofs on it to preserve it.
- So this calf barn, we put new roofs on it to preserve it.
- Preserve it.
- up with it or run it.
Summary:
The committee approved the February 5 and February 17 minutes, then heard House Bill 678 from Vice Chair Shepherd. The bill would allow wolf trappers to use remote cameras on traps so they can monitor them without the current 72-hour in-person check requirement, with Fish and Game left to set details by rule. Supporters included the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Wildlife Federation, and Idaho Farm Bureau, who said the bill would improve humane trap checks and predator management. The Idaho Conservation League opposed the bill, arguing it could extend the time an animal remains trapped and create enforcement and constitutional concerns. The committee voted to send HB 678 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then received the annual update from the Idaho Department of Lands. Director Dustin Miller reviewed the agency’s management of endowment lands and mineral estate, FY25 revenue and distributions to beneficiaries, timber harvest and reforestation, fire suppression performance, recruitment challenges in the fire program, and the new shared stewardship agreement with the U.S. Forest Service. Members asked about firefighter pay, Good Neighbor Authority capacity, federal timber targets, and mineral permitting; Miller said the agency is working to expand self-funded capacity and sees increased interest in mining.
Next, the committee took up pending rules from the Department of Parks and Recreation. Director Susan Buxton explained fee and administrative updates, including increases to park entry, annual passes, commercial entry, camping, group campsite reservations, boating, and moorage fees, while asking the committee to reject two sections dealing with park manager authority and basic campsite fees. The committee approved the docket with those two sections excepted. Buxton then gave the department’s annual update, highlighting deferred maintenance projects, new campsites and docks, recreation grants, a new Good Neighbor Authority agreement for trail work, staffing and retention issues, and major park improvements statewide. In response to a question, she said the Eagle Island zip line will be removed because the concessionaire could not maintain it safely.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And it is, and it would be in the general.
- It went over to the Senate and worked against it.
- Currently, the Sabine Pass Port Authority lacks several key powers that would allow it to meet modern
- It names the authority, expands its constitutional authority, modernizes governance, and aligns operational
- I'm reading the front part of it, and I think, I mean, if you read it, it says, "except as provided by
Bills:
HB535, HB2120, HB2822, HB3243, HB3457, HB3544, HB4089, HB4192, HB4669, HB4868, HB4955, HB5253, HB5669, SB1371, SB1919, SB2001
Keywords:
motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's all it, it mainly does. OK. Are there any questions? Thank you.
- And it, and it is, and it would be in the general.
- And when the port was first created, um, it, it, it did not have any members on the port from San Patricio
- Currently, the Sabine Pass Port Authority lacks several key powers that will allow it to meet modern
- HB 5669 renames the authority, expands its constitutional authority, modernizes governance, and aligns
Bills:
HB 535, HB 2120, HB 2822, HB 3243, HB 3457, HB 3544, HB 4089, HB 4192, HB 4669, HB 4868, HB 4955, HB 5253, HB 5669, SB 1371, SB 1919, SB 2001
Keywords:
motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County