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• if you'll make your way to the microphone, the microphone is on, give us your name, give us your location
• enough to know that we should, as a state, give our neighbors a helping hand when it's needed without stripping

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

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• government, which has enacted erratic and destructive economic policies and fixated on hurting people by Stripping
• I'm the Executive Director and DOJ partially accredited for El Centro del Imigrante, which is located

Committee: House Budget

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• Now imagine having that stripped away in a split second by someone's negligence—driving an 18-wheeler
• They have the exact same locations. ...way, but somehow the claims have increased exponentially.

Bills: HB4806

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards

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• Please register at one of the kiosks located behind the committee room.
• be protected. by preventing U.S. citizens charged with felonies from posting bail, rather than to strip

Bills: SB9 , SB1047 , SB1048 , SJR17 , SJR49 , SB40 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB 9 , SB 40 , SJR 1

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

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• Stripping the health care coverage from undocumented Minnesotans was the chief goal of the negotiations
• Stripping the health care coverage from undocumented Minnesotans was the chief goal of the negotiations
• . locations. locations.
• Uh, but if you strip inflation away, that number is $2.3 billion.
• Uh, but if you strip inflation away, that number is $2.3 billion.

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• maybe have some influence, but if they're going to do an oil and gas lease or whatever that is, a strip
• maybe have some influence, but if they're going to do an oil and gas lease or whatever that is, a strip
• whatever</c><00:27:29.200><c> that</c><00:27:29.440><c> is,</c><00:27:29.760><c> a</c><00:27:29.919><c> strip
• </c><00:27:30.240><c> mine,</c> or whatever that is, a strip mine, or whatever that is, a strip mine,

Committee: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

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• It pays for test strips. It pays for drilling equipment. It pays for mileage. It pays for expenses.
• It pays for test strips. It pays for drilling equipment. It pays for mileage. It pays for expenses.
• It pays for test<01:00:23.520><c> strips.
• ><c> It</c><01:00:24.079><c> pays</c><01:00:24.240><c> for</c><01:00:24.480><c> drilling</c> test strips
• It pays for drilling test strips.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• And I would just pause for a second and ask if the interpreter is in a location where those who need
• not asking for an ID because there is no state law requiring ID to purchase contraception at these locations
• . ...requiring ID to purchase contraception at these locations, and we want to make sure, while not in
• This bill also strips the decision from local school districts.
• AB 869 would require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to place a clear added sugar warning

Committee: House Health

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• While the federal government is working to strip clean-air and health care protections, we cannot afford
• It's a vehicle for conversation, a tool for identifying high-risk locations, and ultimately a path toward
• It would be in multiple locations. Thank you. Thank you.
• An outside agency located where, you know, that would really get away from the ultimate problem, which
• They have to develop guidelines for selecting the locations to install these systems, but it has to be

Committee: House Transportation

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 712 by Senator Grove, which would expand the smog-check exemption for classic vehicles from model years 1976 to 1986, phased in over five years and sunset in 2032. Supporters, including lowrider and classic car advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, said the bill would preserve car culture, reduce burdens on owners of rarely driven vehicles, and support related businesses. Opponents, including air district representatives, the American Lung Association, and environmental groups, argued the bill would increase pollution and weaken an important clean-air program. The committee ultimately passed SB 712 on a due-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations after adopting amendments and holding the roll open for additional votes. The committee then took up SB 800 by Senator Reyes, presented by Assemblymember Richardson, which would direct Caltrans and local governments to assess mitigation measures for suicides on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. Support came from local officials, health organizations, and community groups, who described the measure as a needed suicide-prevention step and a way to identify high-risk locations for safety improvements. There was no organized opposition, and members spoke in favor of the bill before it was moved on a due-pass vote to Appropriations. Next, the committee considered SB 30 by Senator Cortese, as amended, to restrict California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing some Tier 2 and newer transfers with approval. Supporters said the bill would prevent older diesel engines from continuing to pollute elsewhere and would reduce health and climate harms. Transit agencies opposed the measure, arguing it could limit useful transfers of locomotives and should instead allow case-by-case air-quality review. The bill passed out of committee on a 6-4 vote, with the roll held open. The committee also heard SB 791 by Senator Cortese, which would replace the flat $85 dealer document processing charge with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and modernize a fee that has lagged behind inflation, while consumer advocates opposed it as too high and burdensome for buyers. After extensive questioning about transparency, negotiability, and affordability, the committee passed SB 791 to Appropriations. The meeting also included the start of testimony on SB 34, a port-related air quality and anti-automation measure from Senator Richardson, with support from ILWU and allied groups and opposition from some transit and business interests, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• As a reminder to our invited testimony and anyone wishing please register at the kiosk located in the
• It will be located in San Antonio to leverage the robust cyber security ecosystem of the region.
• So, Chairman, I just want to thank you for making the cybersecurity an emergency. item and for locating
• I would, unfortunately, I think the best way is to store it in a secure location, whether it's on your
• at San Antonio's proven track record in cyber security education and research make it the ideal. location

Bills: HB150 , HB869 , HB876 , HB 1043 , HB1494 , HB1522 , HB150

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare

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• adjoins the school district boundary, who resides in an organized territory and whose residence is located
• But you're saying that this is happening in multiple locations, correct, where it's been lowered?
• Right now it's one way with authority only at the central location.
• This proposal imposes extreme, career-ending consequences on educators, stripping away their civil service
• law and then goes further this proposal imposes extreme career ending consequences on educators stripping

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 4043, which would require each school district and charter school, beginning in 2027, to ensure at least one employee at each school is trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use. The sponsor said he intended to amend the bill on the floor to ensure someone is trained at all times and to clarify AED language. The American Heart Association testified neutral with concerns, supporting CPR training but warning the bill could leave gaps if only one person is trained and noting the need for AED access and emergency planning. Parents whose son died in an Arizona kindergarten classroom urged support, saying school staff should be prepared to respond to emergencies. The committee recommended the bill do pass by a vote of 7-1 with four present. The committee then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2015, as amended by a strike-everything amendment supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for students and prominent display of federal dietary guidelines. A representative of End Chronic Disease testified in favor, arguing schools should help prevent chronic disease through health education and physical activity. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the resolution a due pass recommendation on a 12-0 roll call. House Bill 2621, in its strike-everything form and with a Garcia amendment, addressed enrollment and special education procedures for students in unorganized territory, students using certificates of educational convenience, and children of active-duty military parents. The sponsor explained the bill was meant to clarify confusing law, speed enrollment and evaluations, and reduce delays in services. Champions for Kids supported the measure and the amendments, and the committee adopted both amendments before recommending the bill do pass 11-0. The committee also approved House Bill 2385, which limits superintendent contracts to one-year terms for the first three years unless the superintendent has already been employed three consecutive years; the sponsor framed it as a way to reduce costly early buyouts. That bill passed 7-4. Later, the committee approved House Bill 4106, creating the One Arizona Service Fellowship Program to provide service opportunities, stipends, and tuition awards for young adults, with an amendment changing the stipend contribution formula. The sponsor and supporters described it as a state-based service model inspired by Utah and aimed at education, military families, parks, hunger, and homelessness work; some members opposed it as an unnecessary state mandate or questioned the need for a new program. The committee also passed House Bill 2992, as amended, establishing a pilot program on child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, expanded to K-12 and including grooming/exploitation content. A survivor advocate strongly supported the bill, while some members raised concerns about the funding source and possible unintended consequences. Finally, the committee passed House Bill 2370, which would require school leaders to notify governing boards before modifying weapons detection systems and to report changes within 24 hours; the sponsor cited a fatal school stabbing and other weapons incidents, while opponents argued the bill was too vague and could create operational problems. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 4056, allowing legislators making public records requests in their official capacity to avoid fees and requiring electronic production; the sponsor said it was needed after districts sought large fees, while opponents warned it could burden public agencies. The committee then began discussion of House Bill 2478, which would create an Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes to study K-12 accountability, finance, graduation requirements, and related issues, with proposed amendments to add early childhood study and change commission membership, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• But I don't know, reading through this and stripping away higher court's powers to actually remedy legal
• amendment that we just passed, sets up a massive separation-of-powers issue where you're essentially stripping
• amendment that we just passed, sets up a massive separation-of-powers issue where you're essentially stripping
• voters to agree, and we won't be able to tell them what's actually in the amendment because they stripped

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• So the opposite is true, and in this country and in this state, we believe in due process and stripping
• And this amendment would simply reverse that so that we are not stripping those individuals of their
• So the opposite is true, and in this country and in this state, we believe in due process and stripping
• And this amendment would simply reverse that so that we are not stripping those individuals of their

Summary: The House convened, opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal from March 4, 2026. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 50 and 191 and requested concurrence. Several bills were reported for second reading and committee action, including measures on schools, barbering, virtual currency kiosks, eminent domain, DUI, fire protection, school district reporting, teacher certification, legal representation, cost and fee reporting, dentistry, credit insurance, harmful practices, elections, child welfare, health data, Medicaid directed payments, workplace violence in health care, utilities, solid waste, carbon sequestration, and coal/energy affordability. House Bill 534 was sent to the Rules Committee after receiving prior readings, and House Bill 600 was brought up for third reading and passage. House Bill 600, relating to the collection of delinquent tax bills, was explained as allowing counties to use a consolidated procedure to collect multiple delinquent tax cases more efficiently, requiring county attorney contracts with the Department of Revenue to include that option, and extending to counties some property-tax collection tools already used by cities for delinquent and dilapidated properties. A member from Jefferson raised concerns that the bill could allow foreclosure on occupied properties and warned about potential harm to elderly or low-income homeowners; the sponsor responded that the bill was not intended to remove anyone from their property. The House passed HB 600 by a vote of 82-11, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 662, concerning regulation of low-voltage battery-charged security fences by local governments, was described as a business-friendly measure supported by the Chamber of Commerce and affected industries, intended to define the fences and reduce regulatory uncertainty in commercial and industrial zones without removing local regulation. It passed unanimously, 96-0, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 364, relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members, was amended by House Floor Amendment 1 to define Commonwealth emergency pay and hazardous duty for Guard members on state active duty during emergencies. Supporters emphasized compensation for Guard members responding to disasters and emergencies, and members cited recent flood and crash responses as examples of their service. The bill passed 96-0, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 534, an elections bill, was taken up with House Committee Substitute 2 adopted. The sponsor said the bill was the product of work by the Secretary of State, the Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and others, and was intended to strengthen election laws. Debate focused on a provision that would remove from voter rolls individuals convicted of felonies even while appeals are pending; one member argued this would disenfranchise people before appeals are resolved and sought to offer an amendment, but a motion to suspend the rules for that amendment failed with only 18 votes in favor. Another member said the substitute was the best version of the bill and indicated he would offer amendments, including changes to the felony-appeal language and campaign finance timing, while also seeking to remove a section requiring federal cooperation. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, before final action on HB 534 is shown.

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• Watson Coleman: Businesses across the country, they come in, do a hostile takeover, strip a company of
• This company is the parts that he's stripping out—our private information—and they're attempting to dismiss
• Watson Coleman: America—this company's the parts that he's stripping out: our private information.
• Help keep our schools and other sensitive locations safe from harmful immigration enforcement actions
• </c><00:43:44.280><c> act</c><00:43:45.079><c> show</c><00:43:45.400><c> some</c> sensitive locations

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• ><00:30:50.960><c> forcing</c><00:30:51.440><c> girls</c><00:30:52.039><c> to</c><00:30:52.320><c> strip
• </c> established laws forcing girls to strip established laws forcing girls to strip in<00:30:52.760>
• He thought he was integrating lunch counters in the Deep South, but what he was doing was stripping away
• </c><00:41:20.280><c> those</c><00:41:20.480><c> protections</c> 148 seeks to strip those protections
• 148 seeks to strip those protections from<00:41:21.119><c> one</c><00:41:21.280><c> of</c><00:41:21.400

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• It costs about $1.5 million to $2 million per location.
• sure that we distribute those commercial opportunities into different areas with real jobs, not just strip
• /c><01:07:14.799><c> jobs,</c><01:07:15.200><c> not</c><01:07:15.359><c> just</c><01:07:15.520><c> strip
• </c> areas with real jobs, not just strip areas with real jobs, not just strip malls<01:07:16.160><c>

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s work under the Navah settlement, which was described as a first-of-its-kind climate agreement tied to the state’s constitutional public trust and clean-environment obligations. Speakers said the settlement was intended to accelerate progress toward Hawaii’s 2030 and 2045 clean energy goals, especially by addressing transportation, the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. They emphasized that the agreement formalizes milestones, reduces dependence on changing administrations, and includes a role for the legislature alongside the courts and executive branch. DOT and Earthjustice representatives outlined the main settlement deliverables: creation of a new Office of Energy Security and Community Outreach, formation of a youth council, and development of an emissions reduction plan that will be updated over time. They also highlighted a new project-level greenhouse gas/VMT scoring tool, described as the first of its kind in the nation for DOT-wide use, to evaluate the climate impact of transportation projects. The presentation tied these efforts to prior legislative actions, including the state’s climate emergency declaration, net-zero/net-negative targets, and Act 131’s requirements for multimodal network planning and emissions reporting. A substantial portion of the briefing was devoted to the youth council, which reported 20 members selected from 83 applicants, representation from across the islands, and work on bylaws, committees, and outreach. Youth members described feedback they gave on the energy security plan, a student leadership summit presentation, and future plans to meet with legislators and participate in the Climate Future Forum. DOT also said the settlement’s transportation strategies include clean fuels, electrification, aviation sustainable aviation fuel, marine shore power, and carbon sequestration, including expanded native tree planting and fire mitigation work. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the briefing. Members discussed implementation challenges, including cost and supply constraints for aviation and marine decarbonization, but DOT said industry stakeholders were not rejecting the goals, only raising affordability and timing concerns. Officials also noted that a GIS map for network gaps was in development and that the settlement’s pedestrian, bike, and transit connectivity requirement would compress roughly 15 years of work into five years, with an estimated annual commitment of $40 million to $50 million.

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• Some of them aren't even located in L.A.
• Some of them aren't even located in L.A.
• Some of them aren't even located in L.A.
• Some of them aren't even located in L.A.
• </c><04:14:48.319><c> like</c> environmentally sensitive locations like environmentally sensitive locations

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• Article 3, Section 7 also is the new location of some of the stricken language from article 6 related
• 00:20:56.160><c> new</c> Article 3 section 7 also is the new Article 3 section 7 also is the new location
• of some of the stricken location of some of the stricken language<00:20:58.240><c> from</c><00:20:58.400
• Right now the law strips principals of a critical tool.
• principals of a Right now the law strips principals of a critical<02:19:46.360><c> tool.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• This strips away civil protections, employment rights, and other safeguards.
• This proposal strips farmers, ranchers, and landowners of reliable drought-proof income by leasing their
• Stripping the name of a pioneer like Congressman Ed Pastor to make room for a divisive media personality
• Stripping the name of a pioneer like Congressman Ed Pastod to make room for divisive media personality
• 26 through 27 to the Department of Veterans' Services to partner with an educational institution located

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, guest introductions, and a proclamation recognizing March as International Women’s Celebration Month. Members also welcomed guests from several school districts and the Arizona FFA. The chamber then moved through first readings of numerous Senate bills and took up several motions, including reconsideration of HB 2169 and referral of HB 210 and HB 2103 to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2100 and HB 2103 with technical amendments and due-pass recommendations. It then considered a series of bills on Calendar 2, including HB 2048, HB 2364, HB 2415, HB 2775, HB 2833, HB 2862, HB 2870, HB 2995, and HB 4067. Debate centered on election administration, sovereignty and international organizations, private school regulation, law enforcement face coverings, domestic violence and coercive control, and voter roll categories. HB 2862 drew the most procedural attention, with a division vote on a substitute amendment; the House rejected a motion to replace the adopted amendment, and the report was later adopted. On Calendar 3, the House considered education bills. HB 2093, which repeals the requirement for K-12 health education to include mental health instruction, prompted extensive debate over student suicide prevention, school counseling, parental responsibility, and whether schools should provide mental health support; it received a due-pass recommendation by a 27-22 division vote. The House also advanced HB 2313, which was described as responding to a Tucson Unified School District work stoppage tied to a political protest, and HB 2423, HB 2478, and other education measures after amendments and, in one case, withdrawal of an appropriations amendment. The session continued into HB 2830 as the transcript ended.

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• that has two people and $15 location that has two people and $15 million<01:20:00.719><c> worth</c><
• All of the property values in the state to come up with an equalized value for every location.
• What had happened when the Senate stripped it out was it was replaced with the commission, which you
• What had happened when the Senate stripped it out was it was replaced with the commission, which you
• It was what we were able to get done at the time. stripped it out was it was replaced with stripped it

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 187, which would allow parents or guardians to seek restraining orders on behalf of a minor child even when the alleged perpetrator is not a family or household member. Tracy Sirles testified that the bill was prompted by her family’s experience after being told by state police to seek a restraining order, only to learn the current law did not allow it because the offender was the child’s best friend’s father. Members agreed the change was straightforward, noted the fiscal note reflected only a small indeterminate cost to the judicial branch, and moved House Bill 187 ought to pass; the motion was approved unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 66, a Right-to-Know bill that removes “citizen” language in favor of “person” in some provisions and allows certain New Hampshire-connected requesters to seek records electronically if the records already exist in that format. Members reviewed concerns about defining “member of the media,” the scope of electronic requests, and a sentence stating appeals would have no filing fee or search charge. After debate, the committee voted to amend the bill by removing that fee-waiver sentence, then recommended House Bill 66 ought to pass as amended. The vote was 6-3. Next, the committee heard from the Environment and Agriculture chair about several solid-waste-related bills being folded into trailer bill language, including House Bill 215 and House Bill 171, with discussion of a possible three-year landfill moratorium and the need to address DEES staffing and funding concerns. DEES later clarified that the revised approach would not require new positions or create a fiscal impact because the new solid waste commission would be self-funded through filing fees. The committee voted unanimously to retain House Bill 215. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 566, which requires landfill permit applications to include a detailed leachate management plan and more information about disposal contracts. The sponsor said the bill was developed with DEES to address leachate problems and improve safety oversight. DEES testified that the bill largely reflects current practice and would have no specific fiscal impact, with existing staff able to absorb any review workload. The committee moved House Bill 566 ought to pass, and the motion was approved unanimously. The committee also briefly discussed House Bill 624, a grant program for local river management advisory committees, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.