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• Department of Justice filed suit in December. So there is pending litigation over that. Okay.
• Given what I've seen happen in Spokane, where there are instances of lawsuits that have been filed regarding
• You simply cannot build trust with someone who refuses to show you their face.
• You simply cannot build trust with someone who refuses to show you their face.

Bills: HB2165, HB2173, HB2203, HB2293

Keywords: peace officer, false identification, law enforcement, criminal penalties, public safety, face coverings, regulations, civil rights, emergency operations, reckless interference, offense, foreign entities, training, national security, 904, all

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• The Senate has refused to concur with the House amendments to the following Senate measures: Senate Bill
• to clarify that for those who were on the bubble, so that an individual legislator didn't have to file
• Can women refuse these tests? Of course they can.
• Sections 7 and 8 offer new language that clarifies the timeline for filing supplemental and reopened

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The chamber received notice that the governor had signed several bills, and the Speaker appointed conference committees after the Senate failed to concur with House amendments on Senate Bills 2180 and 2330. The House also approved several sixth-order amendments without objection before moving into reconsideration and final action on House Bill 1300, which concerns legislative term limits. After procedural motions to reconsider and undo concurrence, the House voted to do not concur on HB 1300, sending it back to the chair’s lap for further negotiation. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2232, which changes mandatory reporting rules for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol. Supporters said the bill is intended to keep pregnant women in prenatal care by removing an automatic CPS report if a woman tests positive but enters and stays on a treatment plan; opponents argued it weakens protections for unborn children and creates vague standards for mandated reporters. The House passed the bill 57-36. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 2280 unanimously, establishing timelines and standards for prior authorization in health insurance, and passed Senate Bill 2186, which creates a civil remedy for interference with court-ordered parenting time, a child custody review task force, and related reporting requirements. The House then took up Senate Bill 2239, an apprenticeship grant program with a $1.1 million appropriation, but rejected it 14-79 after the committee said the program lacked a clear administrative home. Senate Bill 2241, creating a framework for public charter schools, generated extensive debate over school choice, local control, funding, staffing, and rural impacts; supporters emphasized flexibility and community-driven options, while opponents warned about diversion of funds and weak guardrails. The bill passed 64-29. The House also passed Senate Bill 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality budget, after discussion about federal funding uncertainty; Senate Bill 2374, updating property insurance laws and market rules; Senate Bill 2216, creating a waterfowl habitat restoration stamp; Senate Bill 2245, allowing certain duck and goose hunting from anchored floating craft; and Senate Bill 233, establishing a distressed ambulance services process, which drew questions about how affected districts and neighboring services would be involved.

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• First of all, the first right of refusal bills.
• The concept of having what I call kind of a right of first refusal to see if you can get the money together
• comes from one of our members, and those are actual numbers from actual records that are currently on file
• So each company files their own rates; they consider different variables. Age is a very common one.

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• So, I filed the bill that you have in front of you for a study committee.
• It is refusal. Eighteen districts are ConVal plaintiffs.
• It is refusal. Eighteen districts are ConVal plaintiffs.
• It is refusal. 18 is not delay.
• </c><04:48:20.718><c> over</c> legislature has chosen refusal over legislature has chosen refusal over

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I have refused.
• Senate File 856 be recalled.
• House File 1 originally set up the Office of the Inspectorate.
• This bill was House File 1.
• Representative Joachim, we are suspending the rules for House File Senate File 856.

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• So with that being said, you're not having to file any form, it looks like, under the law. Correct?
• in order to file for the religious<01:13:16.320><c> exemption.
• And so, more and more people refused to serve the public good.
• I have filed reports with VAERS of vaccine side effects that I've seen.
• I have filed seen vaccine side effects.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Why did he file a complaint against me?
• Opposing clients and random third parties can file claims.
• So for my understanding, the cast vote record is a massive, massive Excel file.
• They still have, like, nightmares about Excel files.
• Finally, the bill allows a filing officer to waive any penalties from a candidate's failure to file a

Bills: SB1003, SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1053, SB1057, SB1060, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

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• For example, let's use the Epstein files.
• So let's use the Epstein files.
• The Epstein files, this is Rule 19, germane to the bill.
• This is a bill about gender, not about the Epstein files.
• This is a bill about gender, not about the Epstein files.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• As you know, it is currently an unfair practice for an employer to fail or refuse to make reasonable
• Senate Bill 6014 creates a Public Records Act exemption for records regarding an individual who has filed
• As you recall, current law requires the department to investigate every complaint that's filed with the
• As you recall, current law requires the department to investigate every complaint that's filed with the
• Yeah, so long story, but I got hurt at the dam and filed an L&I claim.

Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held public hearings on several Department of Labor and Industries request bills and related workplace measures. Senate Bill 6039 would allow L&I to send notices electronically with an opt-out option; Senator Curtis King and L&I supported it as a simple modernization and the committee heard no opposition. Senate Bill 6136 would require L&I to publish actuarially indicated workers’ compensation rates and explain when rates are capped below those levels; Senator King and employer groups described it as a transparency bill, while L&I said it would disclose how reserve funds and rate caps affect different classes. Senate Bill 6188 would expand L&I’s authority over asbestos certification rulemaking beyond rules specifically required to match federal standards; Senator Victoria Hunt and L&I argued this would strengthen worker safety and training, while the Building Industry Association raised concern about diverging from federal rules and asked for narrower authority. Senate Bill 6014 would create a Public Records Act exemption for people involved in pregnancy-accommodation complaints or investigations and fix a cross-reference in last year’s pregnancy accommodation law; Senator T’wina Nobles and Moms Rising said it would restore intended protections and privacy for pregnant and postpartum workers. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 6058, which would give L&I discretion to investigate wage complaints under the Wage Payment Act and assess penalties for willful violations when it initiates an investigation; L&I supported the bill and noted a House amendment to reduce costs and avoid conflict with another wage-recovery measure. For Senate Bill 6136, hospitality, construction, and self-insured employer representatives all supported the measure as a transparency step, with the self-insurers noting the impact of PTSD presumptive claims on rate classes. For Senate Bill 6188, L&I said the bill would let the department set stronger certification standards for asbestos workers and supervisors, while BIAW argued the bill should be limited to specific EPA model standards rather than removing the current statutory limitation. In executive session, the committee took action on five bills. On Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5061, which requires annual prevailing-wage adjustments in public works contracts, an amendment allowing change orders for wage increases over 5% failed, a one-year effective-date delay was adopted, and the bill passed 7-2 as amended. Substitute Senate Bill 5874, allowing ESD to waive penalties for minor unemployment-insurance reporting errors, passed 9-0. Senate Bill 5944, making missed-appointment payments part of bargained compensation for language access providers, passed 9-0. Substitute Senate Bill 5972, expanding binding interest arbitration for correctional officers in city and county jails, rejected two amendments that would have limited the binding effect and required consideration of local fiscal ability, then passed 8-1. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6302, addressing misclassification of independent contractors on public works projects, passed 9-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• emergency services district, and then remove that area from the ESD, so from their tax rolls, and then refuse
• be very brief, but I also want to point out the fact that when I met with the applicant prior to filing
• Notice of intent to introduce the legislation was given on February 4, 2025 and became eligible for filing
• to House Bill 447 and recognizes Representative Bell to explain the differences between the bill as filed
• Yeah, but when they file it, they're gonna have to.

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• Seeing no mics raised, moving on to consideration of the daily file. Second reading file.
• Governor's appointments, file item eight. Thank you, Mr. President.
• File item number 10 is the confirmation of Justin Huff. Thank you, Mr. President.
• File item number 11 is a confirmation of Cali... Thank you, Mr. President.
• Members, file item 12 is the confirmation of Dr.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and several guest introductions recognizing visitors including Leadership Torrance participants, former Assembly Member Hector de la Torre, University of the Pacific President Christopher Callahan, and other higher education leaders. The body then approved the Senate journals and moved through the daily file and gubernatorial appointments. Three appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences were considered and confirmed, and a confirmation for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors was also approved. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 140, designating April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, with members speaking about research, advocacy, and the personal impact of the disease. Senate Resolution 92, marking California Holocaust Memorial Day, drew extensive floor remarks from multiple senators emphasizing remembrance, Holocaust education, antisemitism, and the need to confront hate and denial; the resolution was adopted unanimously. On third reading, the Senate passed AB 1389, an urgency measure ratifying a tribal-state gaming compact amendment with the Yurok Tribe, with no opposition and immediate effect. The chamber also received committee announcements about upcoming meetings of the Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee and the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee. The session concluded with adjournment in memory motions honoring John Bean, Cynthia Brantley Pierce, and Detective Armando “Mando” Santana, each described as a significant community leader or public servant whose work and legacy were recognized by the Senate. The Pro Tem then announced the Senate would recess briefly and return for the next floor session on Thursday, April 16 at 9 a.m.

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• Seeing no mics raised, moving on to consideration of the daily file. Second reading file.
• Governor's appointments, file item eight. Thank you, Mr. President.
• File item number 10 is the confirmation of Justin Hufft for reappointment to the Board of Behavioral
• File item number 10 is the confirmation of Justin Hufft for reappointment to the Board of Behavioral
• Members, File Item 12 is the confirmation of Dr.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• then after she looked at her results decided they would be weaponized in situations like this and refuse
• then after she looked at her results decided they would be weaponized in situations like this and refuse
• then after she looked at her results decided they would be weaponized in situations like this and refuse
• then after she looked at her results decided they would be weaponized in situations like this and refuse
• to release them so what we and refuse to release them so what we have<03:56:11.359><c> are</c><03:56

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• E-Verify by shielding employers from any civil or criminal liability under state law for hiring or refusing
• I move that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to the Senate amendments to House Bill
• Senator from Lewis moves that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment
• If not, the question is on the adoption of the motion to refuse to concur in the House amendment to the
• Refuse to concur in the House amendment to House Bill 4010 and request the House to receive therefrom

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate considered and passed House Bill 4245, the Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. Members withdrew the committee amendment, adopted a floor amendment making changes to two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1. The Senate also adopted a title amendment and made the bill effective from passage by a 31-0 vote. Later, when the House rejected the Senate’s amendments, the Senate receded from its amendments and again passed the bill, making it effective from passage. The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions from the Rules Committee, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamp purchases, and the Public Service Commission. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, calling for a study of the PSC, was also adopted. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 5381, which expands the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy policy and grid stabilization plan, and House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, after amending it to require annual vocational and agriculture offerings unless not viable and to set science-of-reading training requirements for K-5 literacy teachers by 2028-29. The Senate passed House Bill 845, a supplemental appropriation to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund, after concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated federal match grant funds and increased the civil contingency surplus fund from $15 million to $25 million; it was made effective from passage. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to House Bill 4106 on constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, House Bill 5453 revising the school aid funding formula for special education weighting, and other measures including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 164 on substitute teacher definitions, and House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies. A lengthy debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. The Judiciary Committee amendment would have required public and certain private employers to use E-Verify, while a further amendment from the Senator from Randolph would have limited the mandate to public employers and made E-Verify optional for private employers with liability protections for good-faith use. After extensive discussion about small business impacts, federal-state conflicts, and enforcement, the Senate adopted the Randolph amendment and then passed the bill 31-3, with a title amendment also adopted. The Senate later refused to concur in House amendments to House Bill 4010, concurred in House amendments to House Bill 5438, receded from amendments to House Bill 4765, and adjourned sine die.

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• would set a dangerous precedent by empowering nonprofit corporations to establish a right of first refusal
• would set a dangerous precedent by empowering nonprofit corporations to establish a right of first refusal
• I believe one of the statements was a concern around the right of first refusal.
• I believe one of the statements was a concern around the right of first refusal.
• So Habitat for Humanity has a first right of refusal to, with the intention of hopefully purchasing that

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Last week, during her confirmation hearing in the Senate Higher Education Committee, she refused to answer
• And you heard today also refuse to provide basic answers to some of these... ...if they do exist.
• Last week, during her confirmation hearing in the Senate Higher Education Committee, she refused to answer
• And you heard today also refuse to provide basic answers to some of these...
• And you heard today also refuse to provide basic answers to some of these things, or was not aware, or

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider several gubernatorial appointees, beginning with Matthew Walsh, Secretary of Juvenile Justice, for confirmation. Walsh outlined his law enforcement background, social work training, and priorities at DJJ, including staff wellness, seeking statutory recognition and training standards for juvenile detention and probation officers, and increasing bed capacity so adjudicated youth can move from detention into residential programming sooner. Members asked about the impact of detention “dead time” and the need for more beds; Walsh said DJJ is evaluating ways to let youth begin programming earlier while in detention. Public support was noted, and the committee voted unanimously to confirm Walsh and forward his nomination to the full Senate. The committee then heard from Tina Vidal-Duarte, nominee to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. She described her business background, service on multiple boards, and prior service on FAU’s board pending confirmation, emphasizing governance, accountability, and strategic planning. Senators questioned her about FAU’s handling of faculty social media controversies, the university’s relationship with its new president, student and faculty engagement, AI planning, diversity, and her role on the Hope Florida board and with CDR Health’s state contracts, including work related to the Everglades detention center. Public testimony included strong opposition from one speaker who criticized her ties to state contracts and Hope Florida, while another senator spoke in support, citing her community service and business experience. The committee voted 5-2 to confirm her, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. Afterward, the committee considered the remaining nominees in Tabs 2 through 15, excluding Tab 10, en bloc. No separate votes were requested, and the committee approved the group of nominees by voice roll call to be forwarded to the full Senate. The meeting then concluded with no further business.

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• Bill sponsor, concur, refuse? And then any information you want to share? Madam Whip, I refuse.
• Madam Whip, I refuse on this one.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and discussed whether sponsors would concur or refuse. HB 2003 would lower the minimum age for an instruction permit from 15 and a half to 15 and extend permit validity periods, but the sponsor refused concurrence because the bill did not grandfather in applicants in the transition period, so the measure will go to conference committee. HB 2013, dealing with ADEQ exceptional event demonstrations for large wildfires on federally managed land, had Senate changes narrowing the wildfire threshold and impact criteria; the sponsor was reported to concur. HB 2133, which would require consent verification for online sexual material, drew a refusal from the sponsor due to a circular definition and an unintended entity being included, also prompting further fixes. HB 2226, concerning court inquiry into veteran status and referrals to veterans’ services, and HB 2693, revising bona fide association qualifications and adding a health insurance feasibility study, were both reported as having sponsor concurrence. HB 2032, which changes the statewide assessment testing window and reporting dates, also had sponsor concurrence after the Senate extended the testing window and adjusted the start date restriction.

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• Senator Harckham, an act to amend the Public Lands Law in relation to establishing a right of first refusal
• Senator Harkham and act to amend the public lands law in relation to establishing a right of first refusal
• This is another right of first refusal bill. I'll make a motion. Is there a second? Second.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Investigations and Government Operations Committee met on March 10, 2026 and considered a series of bills, mostly reported favorably. Measures discussed included S.104, requiring the State Liquor Authority Chair to make quarterly reports; S.333, concerning the description of the state arms; S.384, related to the Public Lands Law; S.647, expanding video conferencing for purely advisory bodies; S.663 and S.3075, both Alcoholic Beverage Control Law bills involving alcohol sales and private label liquor; S.3371 and S.6599, Public Officers Law measures; S.5396, concerning private label wine; S.5827, requiring child-resistant packaging for edible cannabis products; and S.9020A, another Public Officers Law bill. Members also briefly noted the importance of public lands protections and one bill’s relevance to the committee’s prior work on state symbols. Two bills were referred to finance rather than reported: S.625A, dealing with the timing of annual tax elections, and S.3052, establishing a municipal right of first refusal for state land sold at public auction. S.4657A, a legislative law bill concerning the Law Revision Commission, was also referred to finance after being noted as part of the one-house budget resolution. Most other bills were approved with one or more members voting without recommendation, and S.663 received one nay while still being reported.

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• SFPD alone had 100,000 intelligence files by the end of 1973 at a time when San Francisco's population
• And Assembly Member Corey included clear intent language in the legislative file.
• As you'll see here, this is actually his language from the legislative file talking about the intent
• regulator that is going to do more than require companies to draft up an impact assessment and then file
• regulator that is going to do more than require companies to draft up an impact assessment and then file

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• keep this bill, because it really was so time-consuming that you would probably run out of time to file
• So we filed it. And again, the biggest change that I know of is the one about unoccupied spaces.
• It says files copies of the policies and standards with Children's Division.
• The letter C says to file copies of the policies and standards with the Children's Division.
• I think I would fail licensure if I refuse to take them to the mosque. Any other questions?

Summary: The committee first continued the public hearing on House Bill 2897, which would expand optometrists’ authority to perform certain office-based procedures. Supporters, including an optometrist from rural Missouri, argued the bill would improve access to care in counties without resident ophthalmologists, reduce wait times and travel burdens, and better align scope of practice with optometry training. Opponents, including representatives of osteopathic physicians, raised concerns about patient safety, the lack of live-human-eye training in Missouri, and whether the bill would actually direct services to rural areas. The hearing then closed on HB 2897 without a vote. The committee next heard House Bill 2353 on interior designers’ licensure and sign-and-seal authority. The sponsor and supporters said the bill modernizes the profession, moves oversight under the state’s architecture/engineering board, and would let licensed interior designers stamp their own non-structural work after education, testing, and experience requirements. Supporters emphasized workforce retention, consumer savings, and that interior designers are trained in fire/life safety, ADA, and code compliance. Opponents from engineering groups said they were still negotiating language but objected to provisions that could be read to require interior designers for broad categories of buildings or blur boundaries with architecture and engineering; they asked for clearer scope language and continued collaboration. No final action was taken. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2241, which would create a framework for certain faith-based residential child care facilities to operate outside the standard foster care licensing system under a new oversight board. The sponsor said the bill is intended to address a shortage of foster placements while allowing Christian homes to maintain their religious mission, with background checks, inspections, and reporting still required. Supporters from Christian child care agencies said the bill would preserve religious freedom and expand placement capacity. Opponents, including child advocacy and child abuse prevention groups and several legislators, argued the proposal would create a separate, less accountable system for vulnerable children, weaken state oversight, and risk repeating past abuse scandals; they said existing licensing rules already allow faith-based providers to participate. The discussion was extensive, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.