Transcript Highlights:

• There's natural flows that exceed that through this system.
• That is the natural flow path. It's maybe a flow path, but they're not connected 24-7 or 365.
• When you were talking about, what was the flow that you were talking about coming out of there?
• We would go gravity flow as soon as we can because of the efficiency of pumps.
• We would go gravity flow as soon as we can because of the efficiency of pumps.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I've got a stock that's pretty stable around 1,200 and a flow of about 2,000.
• So that's part of this sort of stock and flow analysis that we're talking about.
• The continual flow of folks that are off and on hearing's process. Yes, Sheriff.
• Yeah, so that's a flow stat. I'm interested in the population stat, too.
• So talk about, if you can, a little bit more about the reentry flow for someone coming out of...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Criminal Justice Reform 3.0 heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Parole Board focused on consolidation, cooperation, and evidence-based supervision across the correctional system. Parole Board Chair Angela Gomez-June described the board’s mission, its coordination with the Department of Correction, houses of correction, courts, probation, law enforcement, victim services, and UMass partners, and outlined 2024 activity including 2,810 institutional release hearings, 18,238 victim notifications, 53 pardon petitions, 70 commutation petitions, 41 early termination applications, and supervision of 2,993 parolees. She emphasized the board’s shift toward individualized, data-driven decision-making, including revised GPS use, graduated sanctions, and more service-oriented community supervision. Members and sheriffs pressed for clearer breakdowns of the board’s data, including the difference between releases, hearings, and active supervision; average length of supervision; the share of lifers in the caseload; and how many people are placed in housing, employment, and treatment. The board said its active supervised population fluctuates around 1,600 to 1,800, with more than 400 lifers, and that about 30 to 36 percent of its population is housed through programs such as MASH, community justice resource centers, and sheriff-run residential programs like Rocky Hill and HOPE. Members also discussed parole refusals, noting that some individuals decline parole to avoid supervision or to serve time inside instead, and asked for a more detailed breakdown of those cases. The board and commission also discussed collaboration with DOC and UMass on risk assessment, reentry planning, and community pathways, including a tablet video explaining the parole process and pharmacist support for medication-related drug test issues. The board reported that after the SJC’s Matus decision, 210 individuals were identified as affected, 144 were immediately eligible for hearings, 100 hearings had been completed, and 10 more were scheduled; it also said clemency and commutation work had been slowed by staffing and Matus-related demands. The meeting ended with a request for follow-up data on outcomes, supervision lengths, housing and employment placements, and other consolidated statistics, and the commission announced its next public hearing for March 9 at 10 a.m. before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• The flow of the committee will be a five- to ten-minute opening statement from the nominee.
• Chair, again, multiple parties involved in how this flows through the agency.
• And that's $1.3 billion that flows through this agency in terms of state and federal.
• Okay, those are taxpayer funds from all over the country, right, that are flowing into California, yet
• ...up with money continuing to flow without things like site inspections, right?

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Committee on Director Nominations met to consider Ruby Dylan Williams for Director of the Arizona Department of Housing. Chair Jay Kaufman opened with remarks about the committee’s role in scrutinizing nominees’ commitment to faithfully executing state law. Williams, who has served in housing roles since 2020 and as interim director since March 2025, described her background in both public service and the private sector and said her priorities would be expanding housing supply, preserving housing stability, and improving technology-driven operations and transparency. Members questioned Williams extensively about department oversight, fraud prevention, auditor general findings, homelessness policy, budget priorities, and the cost of affordable housing programs. She said the department had strengthened internal controls, added verbal verification steps for wire transfers, increased site inspections and grantee monitoring, and was tracking 68 performance metrics. She also defended the use of LIHTC and other federal housing programs as key public-private tools, said the department was working on a real-time homelessness data system, and explained that if state funding were cut, staffing would likely be reduced before core programs. Several members pressed her on past fraud and audit findings and on whether the department had been sufficiently proactive in preventing them. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Developers and industry representatives praised Williams’ experience, her knowledge of housing finance, and her role in streamlining the qualified allocation plan and improving the department’s responsiveness. They argued that her leadership has helped attract investment and increase housing production in Arizona. After debate, the committee voted 3-2 to recommend Williams’ confirmation to the full Senate, with Senators Kavanagh and Shope voting no and Senators Bravo and Ortiz voting yes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Because this money will flow. Public schools and more money. Why would you say no?
• Because this money will flow to public schools. Mr. Chair, can I add to that point, Senator?
• It does not flow through for Arizona.
• It does not flow through for Arizona.
• They would flow through.

Bills: SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1135, SB1136, SB1142, SB1180, SB1221, SB1252, SB1254, SCR1003

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

Summary: The committee began with staff and page introductions, then took up a series of previously heard bills, mostly related to cryptocurrency and tax administration. SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, and SCR 1003 dealt with allowing public entities to invest in virtual currency, accept cryptocurrency payments, and exempt virtual currency from property tax. Supporters framed the measures as modernization, while opponents argued crypto is risky, fraudulent, and a poor use of public funds. All four measures were recommended do pass on narrow 4-3 votes, with Democrats generally opposed. The committee also heard SB 1221, which would require the Department of Revenue to notify legislative tax chairs before adopting a new interpretation or application of tax law that could adversely affect taxpayers. The sponsor said the bill was meant to front-load disputes and avoid surprise tax changes; it passed 4-3. SB 1142, which would have Arizona opt into a new federal scholarship tax credit program and require ADOR to administer it, drew extensive testimony. Supporters said it would expand scholarship opportunities for students in public, charter, private, and home education settings and keep donations in Arizona. Opponents argued it would divert money from public schools, lack accountability, and primarily benefit wealthier families. The bill passed 4-3 after lengthy debate. The committee then questioned Department of Revenue officials about a press release on Arizona tax forms and federal conformity after H.R. 1. Members focused on why the department told taxpayers not to wait to file, how the state conforms to federal changes, and whether amended returns would be needed if the Legislature changes the forms later. DOR said the forms were issued assuming conformity, that most taxpayers would not be affected by pending changes, and that amended returns could be required for some retroactive provisions; members criticized the guidance as confusing and potentially costly. Finally, the committee heard SB 1254, which would require both grantor and grantee signatures on conveyance documents before recording, to reduce deed fraud and clarify acceptance of property transfers. County assessors supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole and improve records; it passed 6-0 with one member not voting. The committee then began SB 1252, the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act, with testimony from the Arizona Uniform Laws Commission explaining that it would create a more uniform framework for asset assignments and creditor claims, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• The cubic flow on the river, yes, sir, was two and a half times the average flow over...
• The cubic flow on the river, yes, sir, was two and a half times the average flow over Niagara Falls.
• That water's got to be able to flow without any resistance.
• It doesn't let that water flow.
• But have you done any studies on the flow of the water?

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe we're only one of six states that the money flows to the governor.
• The rest of the states it flows to the legislature. And without our vote...
• I believe we're only one of six states that the money flows to the governor.
• The rest of the states it flows to the legislature. And without our vote... Senator Werner? Aye.

Bills: HB2148, HB2993

Keywords: federal funding, state budget, appropriation, block grants, noncustodial funds, legislative authority, Arizona attorney general, Department of Public Safety, DPS, consumer fraud revolving fund, consumer protection fund, gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission fund, public safety appropriation, supplemental appropriation, outside counsel, state agency legal representation, legal services, state settlement proceeds, general fund, A.R.S. 41-192

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology heard a presentation on advanced air mobility, featuring video and remarks about new aircraft technologies, including drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing craft. The presentation emphasized potential uses such as medical delivery, rescue operations, passenger and cargo transport, quieter flight profiles, and the need for coordination among industry, government, NASA, the FAA, and other partners. Members also noted an upcoming display of a Pivotal aircraft on the Senate lawn. The committee then considered House Bill 2148, which would grant the legislature authority to appropriate non-constitutional federal monies and require the legislature to specify the purposes for which those funds are spent, with a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. Supporters described it as a transparency and separation-of-powers measure, while opponents argued it would interfere with existing federal funding structures and state programs. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. House Bill 2993 was also heard. It would appropriate $6.4 million from the Consumer Protection/Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Department of Public Safety for FY 2026 and exempt DPS from the statutory restriction on employing legal counsel without approval. Testimony from the Arizona State Troopers Association supported the funding as an emergency need to avoid cuts to recruit classes, overtime, and patrol car purchases, but several members objected to combining the appropriation with the outside-counsel policy change. The committee approved the bill on a 6-4 do-pass vote. The meeting concluded with announcements about upcoming committee events and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• **$6.24 billion** was to meet cash flow needs, so the Medi-Cal program, unlike many other programs, runs
• And so, cash flow needs, the **$3.4 billion** loan was necessary to meet cash flow needs, but at the
• And is that some of the primary shortfall for why we don't have the cash flow?
• And again, cash flow needs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• national Department of Education were done away with. block grants to take care of what some of the flow
• They wouldn't flow through the US Department of Education; they would flow through other departments
• What I do want to say is money will flow through different agencies back to the state of Oklahoma just
• like I said, federal meal dollars flow through the department of agriculture.
• It's not going to change the flow of dollars to our students. who need them.

Bills: HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce

Transcript Highlights:

• time, but they said it would work a lot better…” “They have union contracts up there, and it ebbs and flows
• But first, before we do that, the committee visiting with Adam and the buckets, you know, for the flow
• So I can, Brady, you know, I don't have the actual amendments yet, but Brady put this flow chart together
• Okay, we've got a flow chart that's been handed out. So you want to walk us through that.
• But, Adam, I think you do need to get us a flow chart for the flex funding in the distribution on that

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House Appropriations Government Operations section reconvened and first took up an amendment for the Industrial Commission related to a proposed west-to-east natural gas pipeline. Members discussed increasing the state’s capacity commitment from $60 million to $120 million so the project could move forward and support a future FERC permit, with supporters citing growing demand from data centers, agricultural users, and oilfield gas capture needs. The committee also discussed a separate motion to exempt the mill and elevator from the vacant FTE pool; that motion failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reviewed other Industrial Commission items, including housing authority funding, the abandoned well fund, Bank of North Dakota-related changes, and a decision not to add more to litigation funding. The discussion then shifted to the Department of Transportation budget and a major transportation funding framework. Speaker Weiss explained a proposal to consolidate and rework transportation funding into fewer buckets, including moving Prairie Dog-style funding into the flexible transportation fund, adding $370 million to that fund, and providing $171.3 million for federal match needs. The plan also included $50 million for statewide discretionary projects, $50 million for bridges, and grant flexibility for cities, counties, and townships, with some debate over eligibility thresholds and how much discretion DOT should have in awarding grants. Members also discussed whether small communities could realistically apply for grants and how the new structure would coordinate statewide transportation investments. Additional DOT topics included a proposed gas tax increase, changes to distribution percentages among DOT, cities/counties, townships, and transit, and the treatment of electric vehicle registration fees. The committee noted that transit funding would rise under the formula and that EV registration fees would continue to flow into the highway distribution fund. No final action was taken on the broader DOT package during this portion of the meeting, but members agreed to continue work on the amendment and revisit the issue the next day, with a suggestion to brief the caucus before floor action.

Transcript Highlights:

• You have to have a cash flow statement that meets their requirements.
• And sometimes, Madam Chair, they require those yearly to just see how your cash flow is, and the bank
• But are you—are they doing any cash flow statements for you, or are you not worrying about that as long
• So, yeah, we will evaluate their cash flow statements, their balance sheets, everything that they have
• That's a killer for cash flow. I mean, your interest rate obviously makes a big difference.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then it flows through our model to get to the ultimate payer.
• Um, specifically with tariffs, uh, how those flow through economically is pretty complicated.
• Specifically with tariffs, how those flow through economically is pretty complicated.
• <01:03:13.440> You<01:03:13.680> first think they might flow through.
• You first think they might flow through.

Bills: HF331, HF916

Keywords: school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax

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• It's historical data of lava flows.
• Currently, today, there is no model for the peril of volcanic eruption and lava flow.
• Unfortunately, we don't have a way to model lava flow anywhere in the world.
• If we have another lava flow, it could go across Hawaiian beaches.
• If we have another lava flow, it could go across Hawaiian beaches.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Stillman. is so much more money flowing from our is so much more money flowing from our airport<00:47
• We need to be focused upon how we are getting to stop this money from flowing.
• We need to be focused upon how we are getting to stop this money from flowing.
• We need to be focused upon how we are getting to stop this money from flowing.
• We need to be focused upon how we are getting to stop this money from flowing.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Our watersheds have the ability to flow from one to another.
• So basically, the Yellow Medicine flows into the Redwood and the Redwood under the Cottonwood, etc.
• The Red River flows north. It's an international river.
• We have North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota all flowing into Manitoba, Canada, and so these floods
• time the river flow the Red River flows time the river flow the Red River flows north<00:49:02.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Second, it's another crop that we can market to help our farm cash flow and support our family.
• , houses warm, and lives lives flowing, houses warm, and lives lives safe<00:35:12.960> with<00
• completed, SAF will be brought into the state, blended near the airport, purchased by airlines, and flow
• Completed, SAF will be brought into the state, blended near the airport, purchased by airlines, and flow
• Going in Minnesota as soon as camelina and pennycress and others are ready, it can flow into that system

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• of students or efficiency, comfort, flow of students or more.<00:38:06.240> Um,<00:38:06.640>
• flow from both ends and go out the middle.
• To<00:45:23.760> improve<00:45:24.240> meal<00:45:24.560> flow<00:45:24.880>
• and<00:45:25.119> efficiency,<00:45:26.079> we To improve meal flow and efficiency,
• <00:45:30.560> from stations and have students flow from stations and have students flow from

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Under normal flow conditions, these characteristics produce shallow, clear, fast-flowing streams that
• This is the South Fork of the Guadalupe River, flowing in this direction.
• This is the South Fork of the Guadalupe River, flowing in this direction.
• And it flows in this direction, and flows in this direction, and flows in this direction, and flows in
• Okay, and it flows in this direction and flows into the Guadalupe right here, going out that direction

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There is anticipated return flow. There would be no return flow with this. >> Well, Mr.
• There is anticipated return flow. There would be no return flow with this. Well, Mr.
• There is anticipated<00:09:34.400> return<00:09:34.800> flow.
• There would be anticipated return flow.
• no return flow with this. no return flow with this. >> Well,<00:09:37.520> Mr.

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• Writer 15 additional funding sources and cash flow contingency provides for the direct temporary transfer
• No. 5071 to be used for cash flow. and it's subprograms.
• Cash flow in the amount of $1.4 million and do not include any modifications. Page 9.
• In order to keep permits flowing, you need to have the personnel internally.
• This would help understand evaporation, reservoir storage, sedimentation. flows, things like that.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And to cash flow.
• And because of how we bank, and we have sweep accounts, I can cash flow everything.
• I can cash flow everything. So, Mr. Chairman, Mr.
• We're trying to cash flow at a zero balance, and we're failing to do that. That's our objective.
• To what extent does the money flow to the school districts, or to what extent does it flow to law enforcement

Keywords: 916, all