Transcript Highlights:

• We've got a veterans memorial park in Forest Lake that Senator Fong Her helped get me get that in the
• So that for my residents of Forest Lake and the veteran community has been a really huge thing.
• We've got a veterans memorial park in Forest Lake that Senator Fong Her helped get me get that in the
• So that for my residents of Forest Lake and the veteran community has been a really huge thing.
• So that for my residents of Forest Lake and the veteran community has been a really huge thing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In our region, the Thorson Memorial Library in Elbow Lake and the Fergus Falls Public Library have both
• In our region, the Thorson Memorial Library in Elbow Lake and the Fergus Falls Public Library have both
• </c><00:51:49.240><c> will</c> adjacent community of Hoyt Lakes will adjacent community of Hoyt Lakes
• And we would hope, by later inclusion of Hoyt Lakes and the city of Biwabik, that the overall impact
• And we would hope, by later inclusion of Hoyt Lakes and the city of Biwabik, that the overall impact

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Farming Network, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Elevated by Grace, Farm to People, NextGen, the Farm Lake
• Farming Network, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Elevated by Grace, Farm to People, NextGen, the Farm Lake
• Silicon Valley, Elevated by Grace, Farm to People, NextGen, the Farm Lake Project, Dr.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Westmore Tower case next to Lake Willoughby is currently at the Vermont Supreme Court with a lawyer
• Tower case next to Lake Will- Willoughby Tower case next to Lake Will- Willoughby is<00:07:58.040><c>

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Supervisor Sabatier is from the great county of Lake.
• alluded to a few moments ago; Luis Alejo, former Assembly Member, who is CSAC's first vice president; Lake
• alluded to a few moments ago; Luis Alejo, former Assembly Member, who is CSAC's first vice president; Lake

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of gubernatorial appointments and floor items. The chamber confirmed Dina Eltawasi as Director of Caltrans, Allison Salt Install to the Court Reporters Board, and Olivia May Assumption to the California Commission on Disability Access, and later confirmed William Adams to the California Exposition and State Fair Board. Each appointment was presented by Senator Grove and approved on roll call, with final confirmation votes recorded after calls were lifted. Several measures were taken up on third reading. SCR 143, by Senator Umberg, honored Hmong and Laotian special guerrilla unit veterans who served with U.S. forces during the secret war in Laos; Senator Archuleta also spoke in support, and the resolution passed unanimously. SR 96, by Senator Cortese, proclaimed April as National County Government Month and highlighted the role of counties and CSAC; it also passed unanimously. SB 1347 clarified that stock albuterol authorization applies to all public schools, including preschools; SB 977 required chain restaurants offering children’s meals to provide at least one healthier option meeting nutrition standards; SB 1234 required fentanyl testing when juvenile dependency drug testing is already ordered; SCR 161 designated May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; SR 101 updated the Senate Rules Committee membership by replacing Senator Jones with Senator Ochoa Bogh; and SB 1111 addressed liability for unauthorized AI-generated digital replicas. All of these measures were approved, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Senate also adopted SCR 128, by Senator Perez, declaring April 13–24, 2026, as High School Voter Education Weeks to encourage civic education and youth participation in elections. The consent calendar was then approved after Senator Cervantes removed SB 1381; the remaining consent items passed 35-0. Throughout the session, members introduced visiting groups, including Hmong and Laotian veterans, CSAC representatives, and students in the gallery. The day concluded with Senator Wiener’s adjournment in memory of disability rights activist Alice Wong, after which the Senate announced its next floor session and recessed.

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe there was an exemption, Representative Chairman Griffin, for any lakes that were constructed
• Thank you for any lakes that were built. Thank you. Wanted you to specify.
• Thank you for any lakes that were built in 1987 and forward until '26, correct?

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors. Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations. The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so Carmen transitioned and has been at Devils Lake now for almost a year, and we're happy to have
• I mean, it's not just DCB, as much as I don't want to promote Lake Region right now, I'm going to.
• Lake Region has a couple of folks over there.
• And then from Stanley over to kind of Devil's Lake.
• So at Lake Region or DCB or all the other ones that are involved.

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

Transcript Highlights:

• One is in the river itself, which we capture and conserve in Lake Livingston.
• One is in the river itself, which we capture and conserve in Lake 184 Livingston.
• Is that the case, or is that not considered surface water, or is it until it ends up in Lake Livingston
• surface water, or is until it ends 215 You would have ownership of that and be able to capture it in Lake
• Definitely capturing it in Lake Livingston is essential for us to have the water. Yes, understood.

Bills: HB24 , HB27

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee. Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater. The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:28:13.440><c> Uh,</c><00:28:13.720><c> the</c><00:28:13.840><c> new</c> Pond and Canobie Lake
• Uh, the new Pond and Canobie Lake.
• ,</c><00:28:48.120><c> it's</c> regarding, uh, Post Berry Lake, it's regarding, uh, Post Berry Lake,
• And you mentioned Arlington Mill Reservoir and Canobie Lake.
• Because, in addition to PFAS, I know Canobie Lake is really under threat from salt contamination pretty

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 FN, which expands prosthetic device insurance coverage from children to individuals over 19, with limits on activity-specific devices and one device every five years. Members noted an indeterminate fiscal impact beginning in fiscal year 2028, but speakers said the bill addressed a gap in current coverage and had already been supported unanimously in policy. The committee voted 9-0 to recommend ought to pass. Next, Senate Bill 534 FN, dealing with compliance with foreign influence and funding restrictions for political expenditures and contributions, was discussed and then approved. Supporters said it clarifies that the restrictions apply to local elections and constitutional amendment questions as well as state and federal elections, and that enforcement costs would be minimal absent violations. The committee voted 9-0 to recommend ought to pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 538, extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects. Members discussed a proposed amendment to align the bill with related conference committee language in HB 221 and to address projects already in the pipeline, but the amendment failed on a 4-5 vote. The underlying bill was then recommended ought to pass on a 9-0 vote. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 541 FNA, which reallocates existing capital funds for regional drinking water infrastructure in southern New Hampshire, including PFAS-related work and the southern regional waterline project; after discussion of funding sources and project impacts, it was approved 9-0. Finally, the committee began work on Senate Bill 557 FN, which would prohibit liquor commission licensees from selling or allowing certain kratom products. Representative Sweeney offered an amendment intended to narrow the bill to target semi-synthetic and synthetic kratom products while preserving lawful natural products, and members discussed enforcement scope and fiscal impact. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on the amendment or bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are all the lakes infested? Have they just thrown their hands up and given up?
• We saw this in Lake Tahoe, where the city of South Lake Tahoe was literally saved because of the fuel
• break system that was built by the... ...Forest Service and Cal Fire surrounding South Lake Tahoe.
• Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, etc.
• The nearest is at Lake Berryessa.

Summary: The subcommittee began by announcing a change in the agenda order, moving item 6 ahead of item 1 and then item 7, and noting there would be no votes taken on any items that day. Item 6 covered a proposed operational efficiencies control section for the Natural Resources Agency that would let multiple departments jointly fund landscape-scale or multi-jurisdictional projects and allow Finance to transfer climate bond funds to a lead state entity. The LAO said the proposal was reasonable but suggested the Legislature consider requiring summary notification on how it is used; Finance said it would consider that request. Item 7 focused on the 2026-27 biodiversity and nature-based solutions spending plan. Finance and the Wildlife Conservation Board described the climate bond funding for habitat restoration, wildlife crossings, public access, tribal nature-based solutions, and related work, including $111 million proposed for WCB and $30 million for Salton Sea habitat and public access projects. The LAO supported the overall approach but flagged the San Andreas Corridor Program as an area where the Legislature may want to specify geographic priorities. Members discussed the pace of Salton Sea work and whether the proposed projects would count toward disadvantaged community goals. Item 8 addressed Cal Fire’s aviation contract and staffing needs for wildfire response. Cal Fire said year-round fire activity, a larger and more complex aircraft fleet, and labor market pressures justified the proposed contract increase, including more mechanics, pilots, and maintenance support. The LAO recommended approval, saying the proposal addressed health and safety concerns. Members asked about contractor staffing, competition in the bidding process, and future technology for early fire detection and suppression. The committee then took up item 1 on golden mussel containment. Fish and Wildlife described the invasive species’ spread in the Delta, the task force and response framework, and a request for eight new positions funded by Prop. 4 to support control plans, outreach, monitoring, research, and coordination with partners and law enforcement. Members pressed the department on whether the state should fund more direct decontamination infrastructure and grants to local water managers, and on the realistic goal of containing the mussel. The chair and several members emphasized the urgency of the threat and requested an itemized breakdown of the $20 million request. The hearing then moved to a broader LAO overview of wildfire prevention and response funding, where the LAO summarized the state’s funding mix and warned that ongoing wildfire resilience funding will likely decline as one-time bond and GGRF funds are exhausted, prompting discussion of long-term funding options and the balance between prevention, suppression, and community hardening.

Transcript Highlights:

• > that make their annual trips to the that make their annual trips to the Brainer<00:32:20.080><c> Lakes
• area to enjoy all that Brainer Lakes area to enjoy all that that<00:32:21.760><c> has</c><00:32:21.919
• progress, and I do want to remind people that there is vacation destinations north of the Brainerd Lakes
• /c><00:42:07.119><c> of</c><00:42:07.280><c> the</c><00:42:07.440><c> Brainer</c><00:42:07.760><c> Lakes
• </c> destinations north of the Brainer Lakes destinations north of the Brainer Lakes area<00:42:08.240

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:46:51.920><c> a</c> putting up because I lived over by a putting up because I lived over by a lake
• :54.560><c> took</c><00:46:54.800><c> my</c><00:46:54.960><c> offer</c><00:46:55.440><c> which</c> lake
• contamination whether it's we talk about contamination in<00:48:20.319><c> our</c><00:48:20.560><c> lakes
• > because</c><00:48:21.119><c> of</c><00:48:21.280><c> failures</c><00:48:21.680><c> of</c> in our lakes
• because of failures of in our lakes because of failures of these<00:48:22.079><c> ethic</c><00:48:22.480

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the minutes, seating of an alternate member, and approval of the consent agenda. It then took up Department of Health and Human Services Rule 25188 on New Hampshire Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Credentials. Staff explained that the rule adopts two new parts to implement RSA 170E:50, which had long required rules. The main issue was an unclear comment created by changes in the department’s amended conditional approval request: language defining out-of-school-time basics and a requirement tied to the New Hampshire Professional Registry training transcript had been removed, creating a mismatch between the form and the rule text. The department said it revised the language so the form and rule now match. A member also asked about the fee schedule, and the department said the fees are sufficient and supported in part by federal funds. The committee then approved Rule 25188 as amended, with oral edits, on a voice vote. The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services Rule 25206, dealing with subsurface wastewater rules and an administrative fine schedule. Staff said most comments had been addressed, but one remaining issue concerned the fine schedule because the prior interim rule had expired years ago. Staff also noted public concerns about septic tank replacement sizes, but pointed to waiver provisions and replacement-in-kind language that would still allow smaller existing systems to be replaced under certain conditions. DES officials explained that the rule package adds the fine schedule into the program rules and that no fines have been brought under these expired provisions for many years. They also described the waiver and grandfathering provisions as intended to protect existing systems and seasonal campgrounds from unnecessary upgrades. A public witness, Christopher Albert, testified that two sections of the rule would harm manufactured home parks and cooperatives. He argued that the new “two people per bedroom” assumption and the minimum bedroom threshold for using water-meter data would inflate design flows, make water-meter data unusable, and increase costs for low-income residents. Committee members questioned both the witness and the agency about the assumptions. DES staff responded that the two-person-per-bedroom standard is meant for individual on-site system design, not citywide planning, and that water-meter data is only useful in larger or unusual facilities. They said the rule still allows flexibility through waivers and grandfathering for existing uses, and that the drinking-water rule cited by the witness was not the correct comparison. No final vote on Rule 25206 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• prevent a situation where we get a nutrient load that goes through a surface water, whether it be a lake
• for another two-car garage on our property, and we had to get state approval because we live on a lake
• get state approval because we live<00:20:44.559><c> on</c><00:20:44.720><c> a</c><00:20:44.880><c> lake
• once</c><00:20:46.240><c> we</c><00:20:46.480><c> went</c><00:20:46.720><c> through</c> live on a lake
• And once we went through live on a lake.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on SB 170 opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on a housing-related provision that would prohibit municipalities from requiring occupants to be related by blood or marriage. The chair proposed adding “school enrollment status” as a protected class to prevent towns from limiting where students may live, especially in Durham. Members debated whether that phrase was too vague and whether “educational status,” “enrollment status,” or “school enrollment status” was the best wording. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications under the state’s anti-discrimination law and could also affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the bill was aimed at preventing local rules that restrict student housing and group living arrangements. The subcommittee did not take a final vote on that language during the discussion. The committee then turned to land-use and subdivision provisions. The Department of Environmental Services testified that its test-pit and related land-development rules are already protective of groundwater and surface water, and that municipalities sometimes impose stricter setbacks or other requirements locally. Builders and housing advocates argued that more stringent local requirements for test pits, well siting, and related approvals add time and cost and can impede housing development, while some municipal concerns were raised about aquifer and wellhead protection overlay districts and local groundwater safeguards. Public testimony also supported making state standards uniform across municipalities, though one speaker noted that local and state review processes can differ and that the bill could simplify approvals. The subcommittee also discussed a road-length provision, with one member supporting limits on municipal caps that could impede development and another suggesting a possible water-and-sewer-capacity qualifier. Additional sections were explained as allowing utilities and infrastructure to be placed in subdivision open spaces or perimeter buffers, and requiring municipalities to act quickly on plan changes after initial review. The chair indicated support for several of the sections as drafted, and the discussion ended with the committee moving through the remaining provisions without recorded final votes in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Unemployment agreements by Senator Lake Senator Lake.
• It's a delete everything amendment that is Amendment bar code 8, 3, 9, 7, 4, 8, by Senator Lake.
• Senator Lake recognized to waive closed, waive close.
• Senator Lake are recognized to close wave close.
• Senator Lake you're recognized to close. I waive close and the interest of time.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Paul, where Phalen Lake is, and I represent ... together with me too at Phalen Lake.
• I represent Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, Lino Lakes, White Bear Township, North Oaks, Gem Lake,
• ,</c><00:03:30.720><c> Lino</c> Vadness Heights, White Bear Lake, Lino Vadness Heights, White Bear Lake
• 03:32.400><c> North</c><00:03:32.640><c> Oaks,</c> Lakes, White Bear Township, North Oaks, Lakes, White
• c> Pines,</c><00:03:34.159><c> Centerville,</c> Gem Lake, Circle Pines, Centerville, Gem Lake, Circle

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This allocation is really focused on the area of Lake Street that was the most impacted by the civil
• If you kind of drive through Central Lake Street, you'll see a lot of empty lots still, so there's a
• This allocation is really focused on the area of Lake Street that was the most impacted by the civil
• If you kind of drive through Central Lake Street, you'll see a lot of empty lots still, so there's a
• </c> partnership with uh is called the Lake partnership with uh is called the Lake Street<00:09:02.000

Bills: HF3023 , HF3078 , HF107 , HF2171 , HF3079 , HF689 , HF1316

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: unemployment benefits, iron ore mining, economic support, workforce development, Minnesota, unemployment insurance, deferred resignation, employment, worker rights, benefits eligibility, Ellsworth Independent School District, ISD 514, school construction, school renovation, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, construction materials, HVAC replacement, boiler replacement, window replacement

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:18:22.919><c> Associations</c><00:18:23.679><c> tribal</c> granted to Lake Associations tribal
• granted to Lake Associations tribal Nations<00:18:24.520><c> and</c><00:18:24.679><c> local</c><00:18
• </c> technical assistance maintaining lake technical assistance maintaining lake river<00:24:06.760><
• We also have BWSR offices throughout the state, from Detroit Lakes to Rochester, Duluth to Marshall,
• </c><01:31:49.800><c> to</c> the state uh from Detroit Lakes to the state uh from Detroit Lakes to Rochester

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Oregon's Crater Lake National Park is a national treasure.
• Oregon's Crater Lake National Park is a national treasure.
• Oregon's Crater Lake National Park is a national treasure.
• Oregon's Crater Lake National Park is a national treasure.
• Oregon's Crater Lake National Park is a national treasure.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the bill: This bill designates a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of Black Lake
• Creek in Black Lake Township, Cambria County, as the Martin J.
• This bill designates a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of Black Lake Creek in
• Black Lake Township, Cambria County, as the Martin J.

Summary: The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees. The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage. Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders. The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.

Transcript Highlights:

• I say that there is a lake on site that the university must retain, um, which is um I forgot the acreage
• say that<00:04:56.000><c> there</c><00:04:56.320><c> is</c><00:04:56.880><c> a</c><00:04:57.120><c> lake
• on</c><00:04:57.600><c> site</c><00:04:57.840><c> that</c><00:04:58.000><c> the</c> that there is a lake
• on site that the that there is a lake on site that the university<00:04:58.880><c> must</c><00:04:59.199

Committee: Joint Universities and Colleges

Keywords: Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all