Transcript Highlights:

• We are going to tailor it based on the curriculum for other tasks that we currently have.
• That was based upon the original language where they felt that it would eliminate police from..." "..
• That company, based on the way this law is written, all of these agencies would have to pull over and
• Now, if the individual is arrested, it is a completely different ball game.
• Now, if the individual is arrested, it is a completely different ball game.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to also offer them to people under 65 who qualify for Medicare because of ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections. Supporters, including patient advocates and an ALS patient, said the bill would improve access to needed coverage and transplant-related care and could have only a small premium impact. Opponents, including Blue Cross Blue Shield/AHIP, argued it would shift significant costs onto older seniors and shrink the Medigap risk pool. The bill was ultimately given a do-pass recommendation on a 12-0 vote. House Bill 2593 would appropriate $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps providers quickly treat pregnant and postpartum patients with depression, psychosis, OCD, and suicide risk, and also supports pediatric mental health care. Supporters said it improves outcomes and reduces emergency and referral costs. The committee approved the bill with a do-pass recommendation by a 10-1 vote, with one member present. The committee also passed House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, after emotional testimony from a woman born with spina bifida and another supporter. Several members objected that the state should focus on concrete supports such as health care and family leave, but the resolution still received a 7-5 do-pass recommendation. House Bill 4010, creating a licensing and regulatory board for genetic counselors, also advanced 11-1 after testimony from genetic counselors and a cancer survivor who said licensure would protect patients and improve access. House Bill 2196, addressing pharmacy benefit manager reimbursement and dispensing fees, passed 11-1 despite opposition from PBMs and employers who warned of higher costs; independent pharmacies argued the bill would help them cover costs and stay open. The committee then adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, which would publish aggregated information and hold a later stakeholder review. Supporters said Arizona needs state-specific transparency data, while opponents called it redundant to federal CMS reporting; the amended bill passed 12-0. House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, also passed unanimously after the board said it was already working on curriculum and implementation. The committee held House Bill 2813 and 2725, and began discussion of House Bill 2404, as the transcript ended.

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• the State Lottery and Gaming Commission in order to better reflect the fact that charitable gaming oversight
• </c> Commission the state lottery and Gaming Commission the state lottery and Gaming Commission<02:48
• </c> the fact that charitable gaming the fact that charitable gaming oversight<02:48:07.920><c> has</
• So in the charitable gaming operators, in the charitable gaming study committee, it was estimated what
• operators uh in the charitable gaming operators uh in the charitable gaming<02:56:24.560><c> study</

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• on the levies um with the based on the levies um with the amendment<00:03:47.439><c> what</c><00:03:
• My grandfather, uncles, and brothers were or are very skilled craftsmen.
• The Department of Revenue memo does explicitly say the estimate is based on the November 24 forecast,
• The memo from the Department of Revenue does explicitly say the estimate is based on the November 24
• on the November 24 forecast so is based on the November 24 forecast so I<00:18:34.280><c> but</c><00

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It takes skill to succeed. Thank you for your testimony. Mr.
• It was designed to rig the game before the whistle even blew.
• Is there a way to draw a map that's not based on census data?
• Being next to a military base was a true melting pot.
• Chair, based on reading other notes...

Committee: House Congressional Redistricting, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• wagering, provides for the crediting of funds from the proceeds of the tax on sports wagering net gaming
• It's evidence-based. It's constantly being reviewed.
• I do suggest that if they have legitimate job skills, that those skills might be better served in the
• It is not an expansion of gaming.
• It is not an expansion of gaming.

Bills: HR275 , HR276 , HR277 , HR278 , HR279 , HR280 , HR281 , HR282 , HR283 , HR284 , HCR112 , HCR113 , HR265 , HR266 , HR267 , HR268 , HR269 , HR270 , HR271 , HR272 , HR273 , HCR107 , HCR108 , HCR109 , HCR110 , HCR111 , SCR63 , SCR66 , SCR67 , SB414 , SB484 , SB513 , HR168 , HR174 , HR194 , HR216 , HR264 , HCR54 , HCR74 , HCR79 , HCR85 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR95 , HCR97 , HCR98 , HCR104 , SCR23 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR38 , HB75 , HB705 , SB54 , SB56 , SB72 , SB79 , SB97 , SB105 , SB123 , SB125 , SB129 , SB163 , SB171 , SB252 , SB287 , SB375 , SB386 , SB461 , SB466 , HR84 , HR188 , HR205 , HR3 , HR197 , HR243 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , SCR20 , SCR24 , SCR35 , HCR6 , HB301 , HB359 , HB657 , HB675 , HB680 , HB727 , HB39 , HB58 , HB112 , HB134 , HB155 , HB187 , HB287 , HB462 , HB782 , HB825 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB1200 , HB4 , HB623 , HB944 , HB986 , HB1098 , HB1222 , SB45 , SB58 , SB71 , SB81 , SB92 , SB100 , SB109 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB204 , SB205 , SB207 , SB213 , SB214 , SB216 , SB229 , SB257 , SB274 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB429 , SB479 , SB522 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , HB842 , HB633 , HB1191 , HB625 , HB1255 , HB251 , HB582 , HB646 , HB819 , HB998 , HB1257 , SB197 , SB436 , SB78 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB258 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, carbon storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon capture and storage, CCS, mineral rights, mineral owners, oil and gas, disposal wells, injection wells, advanced drilling, carbon sequestration, Louisiana energy policy

Summary: The House met with a quorum and began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several personal privileges recognizing National Police Week, fallen law enforcement officers, a young Olympic weightlifter, a community sports agent, a deceased coach, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day, the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, aviation professionals, and a birthday tribute. The chamber also received Senate messages, committee reports, and a long series of resolutions and bills, many of which were adopted or concurred in without objection. Several measures were returned to the calendar, while others were advanced with technical or clarifying amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on resolutions honoring or commemorating people and groups, including National Police Week, Barron Baker, Paul T. Derezel II, Coach Emilio Tese, Alpha Phi Alpha, Louisiana Realtors Day, Special Olympics Louisiana, and various memorial highway designations. The House also adopted or concurred in resolutions on topics such as DOTD signage, shrimp procurement, geothermal energy, opioid settlement reporting, hospital design standards, Medicaid redetermination flexibility, chronic wasting disease management, remote online notarization, and a task force on intestate succession. Testimony on these items was generally supportive and brief, with sponsors explaining that most were technical, commemorative, or requests for study. The chamber also took up several substantive bills and Senate amendments. Among the measures concurred in were bills on peace officer citizenship requirements, post-conviction bail limits, portable benefits for independent contractors, workforce development, construction debris burning, license plate coverings, insurance and captive insurers, oil field indemnification, and rural infrastructure financing. One notable bill, HB 39 on peace officer citizenship, drew questions about National Guard members and legal permanent residents before the House concurred in the Senate amendments by a 74-22 vote. HB 134 on harmful material and interactive computer services had its Senate amendments rejected, while HB 359 on nonaffiliated candidates was temporarily returned to the calendar. The most extended debate came on the conference committee report for HB 842, which addressed Louisiana election law in response to the federal Callais decision. Members questioned how the report would affect the current congressional election cycle, absentee ballots, qualifying dates, signature requirements, and whether the closed party primary for U.S. House races had been canceled in favor of an open primary in the fall. The sponsor explained that the report cancels the current closed party primary for congressional races, voids ballots cast in that canceled election, returns qualifying fees, lowers petition-signature requirements, and sets new dates for the open primary and runoff. The House suspended the rules to consider the report the same day it was received, and the discussion highlighted concerns about election administration, district maps, and the scope of the changes before the chamber moved forward.

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• </c> information literacy skills. information literacy skills.
• Last month, the boys class double-A state hockey championship game made national news because it drew
• higher attendance than every single NHL game that played that night. 20,491 fans, a tournament record
• </c><00:12:36.800><c> that</c><00:12:37.040><c> played</c> than every single NHL game that played than
• every single NHL game that played that<00:12:37.440><c> night.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Game Warden, Texas DPS began arriving soon thereafter.
• New construction must be elevated one foot above base flood.
• We're going to land, based on where you're at.
• I would argue that we reacted on both based on our conversations. than those warnings, but also based
• It's right there, too And based on what I talked to Dr.

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're basing this on U.S.
• Will receive based on this.
• Sounds like, based on the summary of the work you've done.
• And are those based in New Mexico contractors?
• And do we have the skilled workforce to do that in New Mexico?

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm but somebody has to tell us this is a skill set.
• The state should discuss ways to engage students, such as project-based programs and curricula or community-based
• Because, from a base point, parents love their kids.
• The blame Game has been placed on families and parents.
• We are based out of Farmington, New Mexico.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• And with the game wardens in our area.
• My 501c3 nonprofit is based in Texas.
• That game has been played in Dallas. It's an HBCU game.
• We are currently based in San Marcos. For many years we were in Austin.
• We have an ever-growing and well-informed and passionate membership base.

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• some of these men who were well-intentioned in their efforts to help these young men develop their skills
• Sometimes these individuals have tried to help them raise their skill level, and then when they get to
• For example, I used a company called post-game.
• A concise science-based lesson can help students understand how the human body grows before birth.
• My godson is in Galveston, Texas, in college, because there's nowhere to learn that skill craft here.

Bills: HCR26 , HB113 , HB380 , HB392 , HB476 , HB513 , HB608 , HB682 , HB905 , HB987

Committee: House Education

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, community college, technical education, pilot program, driver training, transportation, Safe Haven Law, flyers, child safety, infant relinquishment, name image likeness

Transcript Highlights:

• I am based here in Florida, but I cover all 50 states and talk to a variety of wonderful policymakers
• Related to Leo and the base systems, and this is just more of a general statement, and I'm sure that
• We're based in Jacksonville, Florida, and a lot of the technology... ...supporting our startup.
• We're based in Jacksonville, Florida, and a lot of the technological proof points we've been able to
• The Johnson Space Center, based in Houston, has a budget of $5.9 billion based on FY 2024 funding levels

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The Committee of Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security heard a series of informational presentations focused on Florida’s aerospace and space ecosystem. Blue Origin described its Florida operations at Rocket Park, Launch Complex 36, and Port Canaveral, highlighting New Glenn and Blue Moon development, recent launch activity, workforce development efforts, and major capital investment in the state. Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) outlined its low-Earth-orbit broadband network, customer terminals, satellite and gateway architecture, dark-sky mitigation efforts, and Florida investments including a payload processing facility and launch support infrastructure. Starcatcher Industries presented its concept for an orbital energy grid that would beam power to satellites, discussed demonstrations in Florida, customer interest, and plans for a first satellite launch next year. Space Florida President and CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace industry, citing billions in private investment, growth in aerospace establishments and projects, spaceport infrastructure investments, workforce and university partnerships, and the importance of maintaining Florida’s competitiveness against other states. NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro then emphasized Artemis II preparations, rising launch demand, aging infrastructure, and the need for stronger state-federal coordination and investment in research, workforce, and common-use infrastructure. She compared Florida’s support structure with Texas and argued that Florida must act to avoid losing aerospace leadership. Members asked questions about mobile and aviation applications for Amazon Leo, dark-sky impacts, satellite counts, Starcatcher’s power transmission losses and storage approach, and NASA’s funding and infrastructure constraints. Petro also discussed limits on commercial investment in common infrastructure under federal rules and suggested that state investment and better alignment among partners could help. No bills were considered and no votes were taken beyond adjournment; the committee concluded by adopting a motion to adjourn.

Transcript Highlights:

• Like, are you sure you want to get into this game? Just because it’s hard work.
• We try to slow their roll a lot, like, are you sure you want to get into this game?
• I serve as the Senior Fellow in Public Policy for the American Kratom Association, which is based in
• It has almost existed for 20 years, could be longer, but that's just based on my personal experience
• And that's based on the FDA's own dose-finding study.

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The committee first approved a motion to reorder the agenda, hearing a presentation from the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission before taking up Senate Bill 1282. Commission representatives reviewed the history and current size of Idaho’s wine industry, noting about 65 wineries, 1,300 acres of vineyards, and three AVAs. They described challenges including county land-use restrictions, water supply concerns in the Treasure Valley, and labor shortages, while also highlighting marketing, education, and specialty crop grant funding. A vineyard owner testified that the industry requires significant upfront investment and manual labor, but said commission-funded education has improved grape quality and supported growers. The committee then heard extensive testimony on S.B. 1282, which would create a kratom consumer protection framework. Senator Nichols and supporters said the bill would preserve access to natural kratom while banning adulterated or synthetically enhanced products, requiring testing, labeling, age restrictions, and clearer supply-chain accountability. Supporters included kratom users, business owners, and industry representatives who said the bill would protect consumers, distinguish natural leaf products from high-potency 7-OH derivatives, and provide needed standards without banning kratom outright. Several witnesses described personal benefits from kratom for pain, recovery, or avoiding opioids, and some said responsible regulation was preferable to prohibition. Opponents, including family members of people who died after using kratom, law enforcement, and addiction medicine professionals, argued that natural kratom itself can be dangerous and addictive and that the bill would not adequately protect the public. They urged either a full ban or broader restrictions, criticized the bill’s low civil penalties and prohibition on private causes of action, and said age limits and labeling would not be enough. Committee members questioned witnesses closely about deaths, testing, liability, and whether the bill should cover natural kratom as well as 7-OH. No vote was taken during the hearing, but Senator Nichols said the bill sponsor was open to amendments, including raising the purchase age, increasing penalties, and revisiting the private right of action provision.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, members, I'm just going to give you the game plan of what we're doing here on out.
• us that behind every aircraft, every mission, and every technological advancement are people whose skill
• Let's observe a moment of silence for the lives lost at Edwards Air Force Base.
• One year later, based on student protests, he established the Department of Afro-American Studies, which
• He also worked alongside the NAACP to get San Diego City Council elections to a district-based system

Summary: The Assembly met with an initial quorum call, then proceeded through routine floor business, guest introductions, and several procedural motions. Members approved requests to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest seating, removed some bills from the consent calendar, and re-referred or withdrew several measures. The chamber also took up a number of second-reading and concurrence items later in the day. Two major bills drew floor debate. SB 762, a tax measure allowing eligible local governments to seek voter approval for transactions and use tax rates above the statutory cap, was presented as a response to local fiscal pressures and was described by supporters as giving voters local choice rather than imposing a tax increase. It passed with an urgency vote of 54-13 and was sent immediately to the Senate. AB 126, the education budget trailer bill, was presented as a major investment in TK-12 education, special education, community schools, and educator leave; one member supported many provisions but objected to policy changes affecting charter schools being included in a budget bill. The Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments on AB 126 by a vote of 56-1. The Assembly also concurred in AB 35, an urgency environmental protection bill intended to speed implementation of Proposition 4-funded projects by narrowing administrative delay; supporters said it would accelerate wildfire prevention, water, and other environmental projects. The measure passed unanimously, 66-0. The consent calendar was then adopted, including AB 2796 on criminal history information, which passed 67-0. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remarks honoring victims of a B-52 test flight crash at Edwards Air Force Base, former West Covina Mayor Lloyd Johnson, civil rights leader Harold Brown, educator and activist Kiyoko Nancy Oda, and Auburn Mayor John Mike Holmes, followed by announcements of summer recess and adjournment until August 3.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, members, I'm just going to give you the game plan of what we're doing here on out.
• us that behind every aircraft, every mission, and every technological advancement are people whose skill
• Let's observe a moment of silence for the lives lost at Edwards Air Force Base.
• One year later, based on student protests, he established the Department of Afro-American Studies, which
• He also worked alongside the NAACP to get San Diego City Council elections to a district-based system

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So really fossil fuel-based vehicle.
• The law is based on induced demand.
• </c> more significant reductions to the base more significant reductions to the base funding.<01:15:08.000
• That's the base funding. The base funding is $117 million in this fund.
• This is a through wy negotiation skills.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• There are one way for federal agencies to comply with the NEPA based upon extensive uses of prior environmental
• In his current capacities, he's working to develop an expanded timberland base that will provide for
• We cannot fix our forests without a skilled, dedicated professional workforce not only at the Forest
• been robust enough that we've seen less litigation, we've seen less kind of playing the system or gaming
• I am new to the game in lots of ways, thank you sir. but but I've got a lot of white hair and I've been

Bills: HB471

Committee: Senate Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am based here in Florida, but I cover all 50 states and talk to a variety of wonderful policymakers
• Related to Leo and the base systems, and this is just more of a general statement, and I'm sure that
• We're based in Jacksonville, Florida, and a lot of the technology...
• That round was co-led by a California-based venture capital firm called Initialized, which was founded
• The Johnson Space Center, based in Houston, has a budget of $5.9 billion based on FY 2024 funding levels

Summary: The committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and heard a series of presentations focused on Florida’s space and aerospace industry. Blue Origin’s Anna Spencer described the company’s Florida operations at Rocket Park, including New Glenn manufacturing and launch activities, Blue Moon lunar lander work, workforce development, and recent booster recovery and launch milestones. Amazon’s Beth Cooley presented an update on Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), outlining the satellite broadband network, customer terminals, dark skies mitigation efforts, Florida facilities and jobs, and launch plans; members asked about RV/mobile applications, satellite counts, and the role of fiber, but no action was taken. Starcatcher Industries CEO Andrew Rush then described his company’s effort to create an orbital energy grid that beams power to satellites to extend mission life and increase available power, citing demonstrations in Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral and plans for a first satellite launch next year. Space Florida CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace sector, citing billions in private investment, hundreds of projects in the pipeline, the leverage of state spaceport funding, workforce and university programs, and the need for additional tools and infrastructure to keep Florida competitive. He emphasized growth in launch activity, manufacturing, research, and military support infrastructure, and said Space Florida would bring forward legislative proposals. Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro delivered the strongest policy message of the meeting, warning that KSC’s aging infrastructure and relatively smaller NASA budget share could cause Florida to lose aerospace leadership to states like Texas unless the state strengthens its partnership, research investment, and infrastructure support. Members questioned her about federal restrictions on commercial investment in common-use infrastructure, the need for more state-federal alignment, and how Florida can preserve its role as the launch capital of the world. After the presentations and questions, Senator Burgess moved to adjourn, there was no objection, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• trafficking This bill addresses the unchecked, unregulated world of bird trafficking happening in game
• This industry is driven by large-scale game-fowl breeders who sell birds for up to thousands of dollars
• AB 928 is essential to reduce cockfighting and eliminate illicit game fowl operations where roosters
• I think some of the support for the bill is not even just because of the ability to look at the game
• I think we left that up to the discretion of the animal control officer based on the condition. bill.

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The base pay of a court Reporter's $53,000.
• Their base pay currently is $42,000.
• I know that you're wanting an increase in your base salary to recruit more, but the educational and skill
• We pay our staff based upon the appropriations you allocate.
• I think our pay is based generally on experience.

Keywords: 914, all