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• The floor session is now convened. The House will come to order.
• Speaker Pro Tem, I rise to move that my floor amendment to House floor Senate Bill 1184 be adopted.
• Any explanation on your floor amendment? Yes, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. Proceed.
• Members, please return to the floor. Division has been called. Members, please return to the floor.
• And your floor amendment, I move that my floor amendment to Senate Bill 1092 be adopted.

Summary: The House convened, took attendance, approved the prior journal, and recognized a number of guests and proclamations, including a proclamation supporting freedom, life, and liberty for the people of Iran. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. SB 1166 and SB 1252 were reported do pass without controversy. SB 1184 drew debate over a floor amendment that would have added the pride flag to the list of flags HOAs and condo associations could not prohibit; the amendment was rejected on a 21-32 division vote, and the bill was then reported do pass. The House also entered an additional Committee of the Whole to amend SB 1092, adopted a floor amendment setting an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027, and reported the bill do pass as amended. On third reading, SB 1020, a special license plate bill benefiting the Arizona Space Commission and related space education efforts, passed 35-21 with several members explaining votes in support of space industry development and in opposition because a proposed community college scholarship plate was not included. SB 1247, an emergency measure relating to health care institutions, passed 55-1 and cleared the two-thirds threshold for its emergency clause. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to HB 2307, then later passed HB 2307 unanimously as an emergency measure relating to dangerous and incompetent defendants. The chamber also considered a bill repealing Cesar Chavez Day and replacing it with a different observance tied to the farm worker movement. Members on both sides spoke at length about sexual abuse allegations involving Cesar Chavez, the importance of standing with survivors, and the need to honor farm workers and the broader movement rather than one individual. The bill ultimately passed 48-8 with the two-thirds emergency requirement. The House then received announcements, including caucus and committee meeting notices, a remembrance of Christian Petillo, and a congratulatory note for the University of Arizona men’s basketball team, before adjourning until March 31, 2026.

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• This floor amendment is pretty significant.
• Division has been called to the floor. Members, please return to the floor.
• Members, please return to the floor. Division has been called. Members, please return to the floor.
• And now the floor amendment, please. Mr.
• floor amendment to House Bill 2781.

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• This floor amendment is pretty significant.
• This floor amendment is pretty significant.
• Division has been called to the floor. Members, please return to the floor.
• floor amendment to House Bill 2781.
• Seeing no discussion on the floor amendment.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a memorial adoption of HCR 2064 honoring former legislator Barbara Leff, which was unanimously adopted and sent to the Senate. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Eladio Pereira, and numerous student and constituent guests in the gallery. After routine desk business and bill referrals, the House moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a long calendar of measures. Several bills were amended and advanced with do pass recommendations. HB 2170 was narrowed to restrict state purchases of certain electronic and information technology from China/Chinese-controlled entities and to address third-party resellers. HB 2375 dealt with middle housing in historic districts, with amendments limiting demolition of historic structures unless necessary for health and safety and preserving local discretion. HB 2380 focused on school district transparency and meeting location rules, requiring governing board materials online and keeping meetings within district boundaries, with debate over local control and comparisons to legislative caucus retreats. HB 2617, HB 2621, and HB 2671 also moved forward after amendments; HB 2621’s discussion centered on certificates of educational convenience and ensuring special education access for children in unorganized territory and DCS placements. The committee also advanced HB 2720 on anti-human trafficking and prostitution-related reforms, including sealed records for sex trafficking survivors and an anti-human trafficking grant fund; HB 2772, allowing a DNR designation on driver’s licenses, prompted extended questions about emergency care and liability; HB 2784, dealing with school district excess cash refunds, was amended to phase in implementation; HB 2902, affirming support for the Electoral College, drew the most ideological debate, with supporters citing constitutional structure and opponents arguing for a national popular vote; and HB 2950, concerning a tourism/hospitality district, saw a failed attempt to make participation voluntary. The House also considered HB 4025, a study bill on the feasibility of building an oil refinery in Arizona, which sparked extensive debate over fuel prices, refinery capacity, environmental impacts, and whether a study was necessary, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• The floor session is now convened. The House will come to order.
• Speaker Pro Tem, I rise to move that my floor amendment to House floor Senate Bill 1184 be adopted.
• Speaker Pro Tem, I rise to move that my floor amendment to House floor Senate Bill 1184 be adopted.
• Members, please return to the floor. Division has been called. Members, please return to the floor.
• And my floor amendment, I move that my floor amendment to Senate Bill 1092 be adopted.

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• You have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President.
• You have the floor, Senator.
• You have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President.
• You have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President.
• You have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President.

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• House Bill 711 is under consideration.
• Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor.
• Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor.
• Gentleman has the floor.
• Gentleman, House of the floor. Thank you.

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• Please return to the floor.
• I'm sorry, Representative Kolodin is on the floor.
• Chairman, I recommend the floor amendment.
• Please move the floor amendment. Mr.
• The floor amendment, please.

Summary: The House met, opened with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior journal, and first took up a motion to request Senate consent for an extended adjournment. Representative Volk opposed the motion, arguing members should keep working on unfinished business, while Speaker Montenegro said the House had completed its current budget work and was waiting on the governor to return to negotiations. The motion passed 31-20, and the House also agreed to a related Senate adjournment request and to return HB 2415 to the Senate for reconsideration. The chamber then went into Committee of the Whole and considered several Senate bills. SB 1199, concerning the Salt River wild horse herd, was amended to pause removals for a genetic diversity study and received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1399 on Medicaid spending transparency, SB 1496, SB 1497, SB 1582, SB 1713, and SB 1798 were also amended and advanced. SB 1713 drew the most debate, with supporters saying it would expand pharmacist access to basic care and improve rural and veteran access, while opponents warned it expanded scope of practice beyond pharmacists’ training. The House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report, ordered several bills engrossed, and sent SB 1399 to third reading. In a second Committee of the Whole, SB 1214 and SB 1670 were further amended and advanced. The House then moved to third reading and voted on multiple bills. SB 1006, SB 1037, SB 1171, SB 1242, SB 1270, SB 1419, SB 1429, SB 1445, SB 1452, SB 1478, and SB 1566 passed, while SB 1099 and SB 1635 failed on the initial vote. Members then used reconsideration motions to place SB 1006 and SB 1635 back on the third-reading calendar. The session ended with personal privilege remarks recognizing correctional officers, Cinco de Mayo guests, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day, and other tributes, followed by adjournment until June 1, 2026.

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• Kavanagh substitute floor amendment: I move the following amendment to Senate Bill 1236.
• I move that the Kavanaugh floor amendment to SB 1236 be adopted.
• Reader, read the Shamp floor amendment.
• I move the Shamp floor amendment to SB 1238 be adopted. Excellent.
• President, there are no props on the Senate floor. I concur with that.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call showing 29 present, and several guest introductions, including Scout groups from Phoenix/Levine, Dr. John Galgiani for Valley Fever Awareness, and Dr. Sarah Lee Davidson as Doctor of the Day. Senator Kavanagh read a proclamation recognizing Valley Fever Awareness and the work of the University of Arizona’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence. The chamber also adopted a death resolution for Victor E. Hardy and observed a moment of silence. The Committee of the Whole considered SB 1036 on unemployment insurance, SB 1056 on reporting vacant state positions, SB 1236 on AHCCCS enrollment verification and presumptive eligibility, and SB 1238 on the physician assistant licensure compact. SB 1036, SB 1056, and SB 1238 were approved in Committee of the Whole, with SB 1036 and SB 1238 amended. During floor debate, SB 1036 drew criticism from Democrats as adding burdens and reducing benefits for unemployed workers, while supporters said it was aimed at preventing fraud; it later passed the Senate 17-12. SB 1056 also passed 17-12 after debate over whether automatic elimination of long-vacant positions would improve efficiency or harm agency staffing. SB 1238 passed with a conforming amendment and later the House version HB 2190 was substituted and passed. The Senate then took up several third-reading bills. SB 1126 on educational records passed 29-0. SB 1189 on campaign expenditures passed 27-2 after debate about political violence and campaign-related expenses. SB 1211 on sentencing passed 29-0. The chamber also reconsidered and substituted House bills for identical Senate bills: HB 2206 for SB 1333 and HB 2396 for SB 1368, both related to SNAP. HB 2206 passed 17-12 after debate over a proposed SNAP error-rate penalty and its impact on food access, and HB 2396 passed 17-12 after debate over restricting SNAP purchases. Finally, HB 2796 was substituted for SB 1236 and passed after debate over AHCCCS enrollment barriers. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

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• Took a photo on the floor, spoke to many of these folks earlier today.
• President, your Committee of the Whole, having had under consideration the legislation this floor made
• Please read the floor amendment.
• I move the Diaz floor amendment to HB 2075 be adopted. Thank you.
• Members, the motion before you is that the Diaz floor amendment be adopted to HB 2075.

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• President, senators on the floor.
• Considerably, it is actually.
• We do have a floor. Do we have another floor? We do have a floor amendment, the reader to read.
• We do have a floor amendment. Before I go to the floor amendment, I'll yield to Senator Padilla.
• The floor, the reader to read the floor amendment.

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• Floor session is now convening. The House will come to order without objection.
• Members and guests, will we grant privileges of the floor.
• Speaker, for your advice, our introduction, and guests on the floor, and to be happy.
• I move my floor amendment to SB 1006 be adopted.
• Members, please return to the floor. Division has been called. Members, please return to the floor.

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• You have the floor. Thank you.
• I have a couple of guests on the floor here today. First, Dr. Miguel Garcia.
• I have a couple of guests on the floor here today. First, Dr. Miguel Garcia.
• I'm authorizing for your consideration during the 57th legislature.
• House Commerce will meet in 20 minutes after the floor. Members, take note.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM18 , HM21 , HB10 , HB11 , HB12 , HB13 , HB14 , HB31 , HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• The lady has the floor. Thank you.
• The gentleman has the floor.
• The gentleman has the floor.
• The gentleman has the floor. Mr.
• Gentleman has the floor.

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• And the floor amendment, I move that the floor amendment in my name to Senate Bill 1049 be adopted.
• And the floor amendment. I move that the floor amendment in my name to Senate Bill 1049 be adopted.
• My floor amendment to Senate Bill 1401 be adopted. Any discussion on your floor amendment?
• Any discussion on the floor amendment?
• Any discussion on the floor amendment?

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• The gentleman has the floor.
• Gellman has a floor.
• Debate on that, the floor.
• From that the floor.
• The gentleman has the floor.

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• The gentleman has the floor.
• The gentleman from District 27 has the floor. The gentleman from District 27 has the floor.
• Gentleman has the floor.
• Gentleman has the floor.
• Gentleman, that's the floor.

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• Hearing none, the good lady has the floor. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor. Mr.
• Gilma has the floor. Thank you.
• Hearing none, the good lady has the floor. Thank you.
• Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor.

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• I move that the Kavanaugh floor amendment to SB 1236 be adopted.
• Reader: Read the Shamp floor amendment.
• I move the Shamp floor amendment to SB 1238 be adopted. Excellent.
• President, there are no props on the Senate floor. I concur with that.
• After that, they went through that... ...being debated on the House floor.

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• Hull on the floor? floor of the House. Temporarily strike her name. Hunter. Isaac. Kerwin. King.
• Dutton is on the floor of the House. Flores? Flores? Is on the floor of the House.
• Hull on the floor of the House. Strike her name. On the floor of the House, strike his name. Ms.
• Flores on the floor of the House. Strike her name. Ms. Morales-Shaw on the floor of the House.
• Bernal on the floor of the House? Strike his name. Is Ms. Gomez on the floor of the House?

Bills: HB17 , HB16 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB23 , SB 15 , SB 18 , HB17 , HB16 , SB10 , HB27 , HB23 , SB15 , SB18

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• Floor session is now convening. The House will come to order without objection.
• Members and guests, will we grant privileges of the floor.
• Speaker, for the advice, our introduction, and guests on the floor, and to be happy.
• Members, please return to the floor. Division has been called. Members, please return to the floor.
• Members, please return to the floor. Division has been called. Thank you, members.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day. Members also welcomed a visiting group from Women Leading Government and adopted a proclamation honoring Deputy Warden Veronica Parcell and National Corrections Officers and Employees Week. The House then agreed to request Senate consent to adjourn after completing its work on Wednesday, April 22, and later moved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced several Senate bills. SB 1457, SB 1808, SB 1006, SB 1018, SB 1041, SB 1345, and SB 1512 all received do-pass recommendations, with SB 1552 also receiving a do-pass recommendation as amended. SB 1006 was amended to increase the anonymous small-donation reporting threshold and add an inflation adjustment, drawing debate over transparency. SB 1018, dealing with Sharia law, prompted sharp disagreement over constitutional concerns and community impact, but still advanced. SB 1041, a strike-everything amendment on electronic monitoring in assisted living facilities, drew supportive testimony about accountability and protecting vulnerable seniors. SB 1345 advanced with amendments after discussion of licensing timelines for health facilities and removal of an anonymous complaint provision. On third reading, SB 1167 and SB 1254 passed, and SB 1763 also passed after debate over school district finance rules. SB 1315, concerning school safety interoperability and communications with law enforcement, failed on a 25-25 tie after extensive debate over whether it was a vendor-driven bill and whether it created an unfunded or poorly designed mandate. After that vote, a motion to reconsider SB 1315 succeeded by a 30-18 vote. The House also concurred in Senate requests to return HB 2035 and HB 2249 for reconsideration. The session ended with announcements about the annual legislative charity softball game, a Democratic caucus meeting, and adjournment until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.