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• But, you know, the governor had made this a priority.
• The legislature was making this a priority, and so we all came together, and seriously, the JBC team
• we have here and their staff members made this work and made this a priority.
• <01:07:55.520> and<01:07:55.600> we have to set our priorities and we have to set our
• priorities and we there's<01:07:56.200> a<01:07:56.240> lot<01:07:56.440> of<01

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House first took a call of the House, locked the doors, and then raised the call after members were counted. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 149, concerning pathways for individuals with mental health disorders and an appropriation, along with House Bill 1307 being set as a special order. A recorded vote adopted the motion to make SB 149 and HB 1307 special orders, 50 ayes, 5 noes, and 10 excused. The House adopted the Appropriations and Judiciary committee reports on SB 149. Appropriations explained that its amendment corrected earlier deficiencies and left the fiscal note at roughly $30 million. Judiciary described an amendment resolving overlap with HB 1343 by moving a cash fund and electronic reporting provisions into SB 149. Members then debated the bill’s fiscal note and capacity estimates, with one member questioning whether the projected beds and costs would meet the need; sponsors responded that the bill is based on fiscal analysis, that capacity will be built over time through hardened facilities, new beds, and contracted beds, and that the issue should be monitored in future budgets. On the floor, the bill’s sponsors and supporters described SB 149 as a major reform to create a constitutional pathway for civil commitment and treatment of defendants found incompetent to stand trial and unlikely to be restored, especially in serious violent or sexual offense cases. They emphasized due process protections, counsel, hearings, judicial oversight, least restrictive placement, and treatment rather than punishment, while citing public safety concerns and victim cases. The House then adopted a series of mostly technical and conforming amendments, including changes to definitions, agency references, reporting and placement language, HIPAA-related disclosure language, and terminology such as replacing treatment references with restoration services. After the amendments, one member raised concerns about stakeholder positions, noting many groups were listed as “amend” rather than “support,” and the sponsor replied that the bill had broad stakeholder involvement and that amend positions reflected the complexity of the measure rather than opposition.

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• He said his number one priority is academic... ...last week he said his number one priority is academic
• So in order for that to be a priority, we need to make sure that the professionals in teaching academics
• And the need to grow firefighters in our area is a priority, and being able to do that so we can... .
• We should be evaluating all of the different competing priorities for the state's resources, from the
• We should be evaluating all of the different competing priorities for the state's resources, from the

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2266, which would change school district and charter governing board policy from permissive to mandatory for excusing students for religious instruction during the school day. The sponsor and supporters framed it as a parental-choice and religious-liberty measure that preserves release-time programs, while opponents argued it would reduce local control, take students out of core instruction, create peer pressure and bullying, and raise constitutional concerns. After testimony from Secular AZ, a LifeWise Academy board member, and a school board president, the committee voted 7-5 to give HB 2266 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 2193, a cleanup measure related to student directory information and parent organizations such as PTOs/PTAs/APTs. Supporters said the bill would restore parent-to-parent communication that had been unintentionally limited by prior privacy legislation, while some members raised concerns about how the information could be used and suggested narrowing the language to prevent political or lobbying uses. The bill advanced on a 10-1 vote, with members generally supporting school-community communication but asking for possible amendments. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2075, which requires public school districts to submit superintendent and other top administrator contracts or attestations to ADE and have the information posted in a searchable database. The sponsor and Goldwater Institute supporters said the bill is a transparency measure because base salary reports do not show total compensation, benefits, or allowances; opponents from school administrator groups and rural districts argued the bill singles out districts while ignoring charters and other publicly funded education providers, and they said superintendent pay is already publicly available in other forms. Discussion also touched on whether the bill should be expanded to charters and private schools. The sponsor closed by emphasizing transparency and the committee continued discussion of the measure.

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• , is how do we hold the LEAs accountable to spend accordingly when they're presented with their priorities
• I think that their budgets and the way that they're managing their priorities is really difficult to
• that we're setting up compared to their priorities, and we're giving them what they want as well.
• request later on the phone, but as an initial preview, I think this gives you a sense of where the priority
• know we're in a tight budget, and that's the opposite direction of what you want if your number one priority

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• Um, so for, for USDA and for AFIS, this is certainly a high priority for us.
• And so that's a second piece of the priority for us is finding a way for us to produce more flies as
• This is definitely our first priority, our highest priority, and it has been now for a number of months
• You know, it really, really, really is a high priority for us, and, but we want to do it in a way that
• You're in a bind trying to solve the problem, but you can't tell me this is a top priority.

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• Universal meals is one of the governor's main priorities, so we can't touch that.
• So we can't touch main priorities.
• Um, I think it's something that, uh, you know, that the House leadership said this is a priority, and
• Um, I think it's something that, uh, you know, that the House leadership said this is a priority, and
• said<00:44:59.280> this<00:44:59.359> is<00:44:59.520> a<00:44:59.680> priority

Keywords: 1183, house

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• came into session this year hoping to pass a budget because keeping government going is the top priority
• this year and so really the top priority this year and so I<00:28:34.320> feel<00:28:34.480><
• uh<00:35:14.079> was<00:35:14.240> a<00:35:14.400> big<00:35:14.560> priority
• <00:35:14.880> for<00:35:15.119> my security uh was a big priority for my security
• uh was a big priority for my co-chair.<00:35:15.920> So<00:35:16.079> I<00:35:16.240>

Bills: SF1959, HF2444, SF2298, HF2445, SF2216, HF2443, HF2130, HF1943, HF2436, HF2442

Keywords: veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units

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• So, our mutual priority is to get this right.
• So, our mutual priority is to get this right.
• So, our mutual priority is to get this right.
• <00:16:12.720> because<00:16:12.959> I that's a really big priority because I that's
• a really big priority because I want<00:16:13.279> to<00:16:13.639> understand<00:16:14.639

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I think we identified this as a priority for all of us. This is a discussion.
• um for all of priority um for all of us<00:31:47.960> this<00:31:48.080> is<00:31:48.240
• It's an ongoing discussion, and I know it was identified as a priority for me and for the chief when
• It's an ongoing discussion, and I know it was identified as a priority for me and for the chief when
• It's an ongoing discussion, and I know it was identified as a priority for me and for the chief when

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.

Transcript Highlights:

• So stabilizing and retaining that workforce is really a key priority.
• And one of our top priorities, new laboratory space on our DSHS campus to address growing demand for
• I mean, I think we, I think the agency is well aware that the legislature has placed a high priority
• So we kind of track that and we categorize it into four different buckets. than we asked for priority
• On the next slide, you see the priorities for our organization.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our children deserve to be our priority. Our children deserve to be our priority.
• <02:22:08.240> and communities remain a top priority and communities remain a top priority
• This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker.
• This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker.
• This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker. This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• In this case, it targeted infant/toddler care as one of their priorities, and then we also default to
• So let me start by saying that subsidized child care is a shared priority for the administration.
• I would disagree that the administration has not shown that shared priority in the past couple years.
• LIF strongly aligns itself with the ECE Coalition priorities.
• Recognizing these were a priority system. Yeah, no, yeah. They're priorities. I get it. Yeah.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard May Revision items for child support, child care, and related human services. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the LAO said raised no concerns. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a shift in how federal and Proposition 64 funding reductions would be absorbed, a 2.01% COLA, disaster-related child care infrastructure grants, an increase in in-contract administrative support costs for alternative payment agencies, reversion of prospective-pay implementation funding after a federal rule change, a one-time allocation to cover the first quarter of Cost of Care Plus payments in the next fiscal year, reappropriation for existing infrastructure grant closeout work, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The department also outlined trailer bill language on a single rate structure, site safety and emergency procedures, CalWORKs child care data sharing, and child care oversight. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more justification for shifting reductions from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment Program, noting that CAP reductions affect more slots and that General Child Care has had significant unspent funds. It supported removing prospective-pay funding, but recommended rejecting the administrative cost shift to a percentage-based rate because it could create future General Fund pressure. It also suggested the Legislature review alignment between the disaster grants and the child care infrastructure program. Senators and members pressed the administration on why the budget would reduce child care slots and COLA percentages while the state still has waitlists and unspent funds, and questioned the need for early funding of Cost of Care Plus payments and the move from a flat administrative amount to a percentage. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, county offices, and infrastructure partners, urged full COLA funding, preservation of child care slots, support for prospective pay, and continued investment in child care access and facilities. After a short recess, the committee moved to Part B on health and heard the Department of State Hospitals. DSH presented a May Revision budget of $3.2 billion and described proposals for a central utility plant replacement at Metropolitan State Hospital, an electronic health record implementation, reduced county bed billing authority due to phased-in LPS bed capacity, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscriptions, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal shifting some costs to Behavioral Health Services Act funds, including support for an additional psychiatric training cohort at Napa. The department also outlined IST-related savings and a trailer bill to remove the sunset on the independent placement panel program.

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• Um, but two, this was identified as a priority, I think, for both sides on the committee.
• Um, but this was identified as a priority, I think, for both sides on the committee.
• These are the priorities of the Democratic Party here in Minnesota. >> Point of order, uh Mr.
• different policy priorities different policy priorities that<01:19:25.760> the<01:19:25.840
• action on this very priority. action on this very priority.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 4252, the higher education finance and policy bill, which the author described as a bipartisan agreement. Representative Wolgamott highlighted a $1.5 million appropriation to Minnesota State to create an identification verification system to combat “ghost students,” a one-time $5,000 appropriation for trees at Bemidji State University, and other noncontroversial recommendations from the Office of Higher Education. He urged support for the bill and noted that amendments would be considered. The main debate centered on an amendment by Representative Rarick to change how University of Minnesota regents are selected if the legislature fails to elect them. Rarick argued the amendment would keep the governor from appointing regents outside the legislative vetting process and prevent “pay-to-play” or donor influence, citing recent gubernatorial appointments and campaign contributions. Representative Kotter offered a secondary amendment to require that any fallback appointees meet RCAC eligibility criteria and to bar candidates who had recently contributed to legislative caucuses or leadership; supporters said it would reduce the appearance of pay-to-play while preserving the RCAC process. Opponents of the secondary amendment, including Representatives Robbins and others, argued it did not address the real concern because it did not restrict contributions to the governor and would weaken the legislature’s role in regent selection. Supporters of the secondary amendment said it was a more objective, statute-based approach and raised separation-of-powers concerns with the underlying amendment. After debate, the secondary amendment failed on a 67-67 tie and was not adopted. The House then continued discussion on the underlying Rarick amendment, with members divided over legislative authority, gubernatorial appointment power, and the influence of campaign donations.

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• And again, a more balanced budget would be better to align the priorities, ensure that those with the
• This budget does not reflect the priorities, morals, or values of a majority of Arizonans.
• And going through this budget, I don't see a lot of priorities for everyday Arizonans.
• This budget is about priorities and, more importantly, it's about people.
• It is proof that we are imposing partisan Washington, D.C. priorities on Arizonans.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, a more balanced budget would be better to align the priorities, ensure that those with the
• This budget does not reflect the priorities, morals, or values of a majority of Arizonans.
• And going through this budget, I don't see a lot of priorities for everyday Arizonans.
• This budget is about priorities and, more importantly, it's about people.
• It is proof that we are imposing partisan Washington, D.C. priorities on Arizonans.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• So, the recommended priorities the committee should consider.
• The second priority on our end is clarifying that reasonable attorney fees should be recoverable if a
• Let's number your most important priority number one and work from there, okay? Thank you, guys.
• Let's number your most important priority number one and work from there, okay? Thank you, guys.
• number your most important priority number your most important priority number<01:38:54.920>

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.

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• Recognizing that the state of Wyoming has research priorities and we need the ability for the university
• to be participating in those priorities in the long run, and that's part of the land-grant mission,
• and and we need has research priorities and and we need the<00:10:16.800> ability<00:10:17.120
• It allows us to keep our priorities in check where we serve the Almighty instead of fall slave to the
• It allows us to keep our priorities in check where we serve the Almighty instead of fall slave to the

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• So it really does give farmers, ranchers, a voice in directing the activities and the priority needs
• We make North Dakota customers our first priority, but there's a lot of people outside the borders of
• We make North Dakota customers our first priority, but there's a lot of people outside the borders of
• We make North Dakota customers our first priority, but there's a lot of people outside the borders of
• Around 6 p.m., my husband returns home, and we make it a priority to focus on our little family.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed the 2024-25 tuition waiver report for the North Dakota University System. Staff explained that waivers were reported for degree-seeking students and broken out by residency, institution, and waiver type. Members asked about partial versus full waivers, institutional discretion, athletic waivers, and whether campuses have published guardrails or transparency requirements. Staff said most waivers are set by institutions, with some statutory and board-required categories, and that athletic waivers are a small share of total waiver dollars. The report showed total gross tuition of $354.5 million, tuition waived of $38.9 million, and 11,193 of 42,040 students receiving some waiver. Members also discussed how waivers affect net tuition revenue, housing and food collections, and whether campuses are using waivers strategically compared with scholarships and other funding sources. The committee then heard a presentation on tuition rates by campus and State Board policy. Staff explained the board’s tuition factors for resident, Minnesota reciprocity, contiguous-state/U.S. nonresident, and international students, and noted that campuses often seek exceptions based on program-specific competition and enrollment goals. Members asked whether rates are based on cost or competition, and staff said campuses typically bring forward estimates and market comparisons when requesting special rates. The presentation also reviewed general fund appropriations versus net tuition revenue by campus, and members discussed how local tuition decisions and waivers do not directly affect the state funding formula, though they do affect institutional revenue and reserves. Questions were also raised about the Higher Learning Commission’s financial composite indicator and how it differs from the more intuitive reserve and revenue figures. The committee next received a broad overview of non-higher-education entities affiliated with the State Board of Higher Education, beginning with NDSU agriculture-related units. Dr. Greg Lardy described the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, the NDSU Extension Service, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and the branch research centers, emphasizing their statewide role in crop and livestock research, extension education, and county-based outreach. He outlined funding mixes for extension, the experiment station, and branch stations, noting that grants and contracts support both research and education, while the agronomy seed farm is self-funded through seed sales. Members asked about the new and vacant FTE pool, R1 research status, matching requirements for grants, and whether state appropriations count toward research expenditures. Dr. Lardy also highlighted major research impacts, including crop varieties, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, and NDAWN weather data. The Northern Crops Institute and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute also presented. NCI described its role in market development, technical services, and education for regional agriculture, its governance through the Northern Crops Council, and its funding from state appropriations, other states, and earned revenue. Members asked about the source of out-of-state funding, intellectual property, and the institute’s international reach. UGPTI then outlined its transportation research, federal and state funding structure, and work on road and bridge condition assessments, travel demand modeling, and workforce training. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• , just like our governor has his own priorities, and our job here is to come up with our own budget between
• , just like our governor has his own priorities, and our job here is to come up with our own budget between
• Administration has their own priorities Administration has their own priorities just<01:21:30.239
• <01:21:31.480> own just like our governor has his own just like our governor has his own priorities
• and you know our job here is priorities and you know our job here is to<01:21:36.199> come<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Many have challenged my priorities and my qualifications, and I repeat: many want to sit on the school
• Schools get top priority, front and center, every two years.
• Schools get top priority, front and center, every two years.
• and my qualifications and I priorities and my qualifications and I repeat<01:03:15.480> many<
• front and center every two top priority front and center every two years<01:03:50.680> our<01

Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73

Keywords: campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide

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• update on our recovery and enhanced emergency preparedness efforts, highlight Maui County's top priorities
• for 2025, and share a few key state legislative priorities.
• Moving into 2025, I've established three key priorities to steer the work of the county.
• Additional priorities include advancing the West Maui Greenway, which also received over $15 million
• is to care for the land from priority is to care for the land from Mala<00:20:39.919> to<00:20

Keywords: 910, house, all