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• Arizona relies so much on our trade and commerce, bringing billions of dollars into the state of Arizona
• 2, Arizona Vice Statute by annexation 1565.02 relating to the Arizona Board of Regents.
• section 15-1224, Arizona Revised Statutes, amending Title 15, Chapter 10, Article 4 or Article 9, Arizona
• SB 1111, an act amending section 28-601, Arizona Revised Statutes, by amending Title 28, Chapter 3, Arizona
• This, my friends, is the Arizona Patriot Act.

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• And this shows how Arizona is an attractive option. Chose Arizona institutions.
• And this shows how Arizona is an attractive option. chose Arizona institutions.
• If you look at the participation in WRGP for Arizona, you'll see that Arizona graduate students saved
• It is certainly something that works for Arizona and has worked for Arizona for over seven decades.
• , and then they stay in Arizona.

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• I was trained here in Arizona and have spent my entire career here, caring for women in Arizona, delivering
• Arizona and the children of Arizona.
• So we're just asking that you transition that data into DIFI in Arizona to be Arizona-specific.
• Arizona has received zero for that.
• One of the largest homeless encampments in Arizona is in Southern Arizona.

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Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• We do have a good number of programs available in Arizona.
• to thrive and create businesses here in Arizona and to bring business here in Arizona.
• promoting a strong Arizona economy.
• We see this as just a great first step in the right direction for Arizona and Arizona-based businesses
• Arizona deserves the same.

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Summary: The committee heard HB 2842, a deed-fraud prevention bill that would create an early alert system for property owners when escrow is opened on their property. The sponsor and several witnesses, including a victim, an Attorney General investigator, and the Department of Real Estate commissioner, described widespread deed fraud and said the bill would provide proactive notice before a fraudulent transfer is completed. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment shifting the reporting entity from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department, then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. Members then considered HB 2667, which would require recipients of state first-time homebuyer or down payment assistance programs to be Arizona residents for two years and to occupy the home as a primary residence for two years, while barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help younger Arizonans and keep assistance focused on residents invested in the state. Opponents and other members raised concerns that the bill could conflict with existing federal and lender requirements and could reduce participation in local down payment programs; after discussion, the committee passed the bill 4-3. HB 2020 was heard next and would reduce certain school-disruption offenses to a class 1 misdemeanor for minors and narrow the definition of interference with an educational institution. The sponsor and a parent described a case in which a student was charged too harshly after a school altercation, while a public commenter urged case-by-case discretion and warned against saddling children with felonies. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and updates notice rules, including electronic newspaper publication. After adopting two amendments, members passed it 4-3. HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to restrict public access to certain identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers, passed unanimously. HB 2858, creating a 1% Arizona-bidder preference in certain state procurement ties, also passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2660, which adds procedural protections and oversight for health profession licensing board actions, passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor and a physician who said board actions had chilled speech and due process. Finally, HB 2063, appropriating $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, passed unanimously after strong support from oversight advocates and former corrections stakeholders, and HB 2681, extending civil-service appeal deadlines from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed HB 2812, which would raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; witnesses supported the increase and members began discussing a possible amendment to allow retirees to transfer the payout into a health savings arrangement, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• Voters in Arizona are stupid. Voters in Arizona are stupid. Yes, he did.
• the state of Arizona.
• And their goal was to use Arizona water, And their goal was to use Arizona water, to take up Arizona
• Life Month in Arizona.
• Arizona Constitution.

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• From Arizona to Minnesota, we ask this in your name. Amen.
• Arizona State Senate, legislative proclamation, Arizona Airports Association, whereas Arizona's aviation
• Cravens Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board Jaron Lyman Arizona Game and
• SB 1316, Arizona Rural Health Transformation Fund.
• Brian Fernandez, Arizona State Senator, L.D. 23.

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• Mary's, started here in Arizona?
• , and whereas citizens across Arizona agree that improving the quality of education in Arizona and expanding
• plays in preparing all children in Arizona to be successful in a global economy, and whereas Arizona
• Signed, Shawnna Bolick, Arizona State Senator, LD 2; Warren Petersen, President of the Arizona State
• degree from the University of Arizona in 1986.

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• from Arizona State University.
• He loved Arizona and he never stopped fighting for Arizona.
• This will hurt them in rural Arizona, in northern and southern Arizona. They cannot afford it.
• But I think when we think about Arizona and what Arizona cares about and the founding of our state, I
• if you had a business in Arizona.

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• It is an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona, amending Article 7 of the Constitution of Arizona
• , for the kids, for the good of Arizona, for the kids of Arizona, for the future of Arizona.
• The Arizona Police Association and the Arizona Sheriff's Association are against this bill.
• The Arizona Police Association and the Arizona Sheriff's Association are against this bill.
• We want to save Arizona. We want to make Arizona better. We all agree on that.

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.

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• It was an amendment to the Constitution in Arizona, amending Article 7 of the Constitution of Arizona
• But here in Arizona, as my wife and I grew up in Arizona, we had kind of an old-fashioned way of voting
• , for the kids, for the good of Arizona, for the kids of Arizona, for the future of Arizona, and so I
• The Arizona Police Association and the Arizona Sheriff's Association are against this bill.
• We want to save Arizona. We want to make Arizona better. We all agree on that.

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• We recognize the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, Arizona chapters of the Hearing
• Loss Association of America, the Arizona Association of the Deaf, and the Arizona DeafBlind Coalition
• Ron Tallman, Arizona Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America; Katie Sienko, Arizona Association
• anesthesia care for Arizona patients.
• Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation proclaiming September 4th as Taekwondo Day in Arizona,

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• In Arizona and over 3 million in the U.S.
• , Arizona Revised Statutes, amending Title 41, Chapter 41, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes by adding
• Northern Arizona.
• 41, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 41-4274, repealing Section 41-4274, Arizona
• Arizona already does not capitalize. Otherwise. My vote.

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• Amending section 43-107, Arizona Revised Statutes, emitting Title 43, Chapter 3, Article 2, Arizona Revised
• And most Arizona families...
• Members, Arizona educators...
• Members, we are in Arizona, in America. Thank you. We are in Arizona, in America.
• I love Arizona.

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• Lord, we lift up these men and women serving in the Arizona State Senate.
• Sincerely, Katie Hodge, Governor, State of Arizona.
• House Bill 2752, an act amending Section 41-5204, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Arizona Commerce
• We have the Arizona chapter leaders of Turning Point USA's Club America.
• Uranium mining is still not cleaned up in northern Arizona.

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• to implement our Arizona-focused education and promotion programs.
• In Arizona, that dollar is mostly collected by the Arizona Department of Agriculture at the time of brand
• In Arizona, that dollar is mostly collected by the Arizona Department of Agriculture at the time of brand
• And the other 50 cents remains in Arizona for program use.
• . by the vice chair is a continuation for eight years on the Arizona for the Arizona Beef Council.

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• You have to live in Arizona for two years. and the home has to be owner. have to live in Arizona for
• for using Arizona Competes Fund monies to legislative appropriation.
• This bill continues the Arizona Competes Fund program indefinitely.
• Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and lists additional duties.
• Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and lists additional duties.

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Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

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• The University of Arizona is in my district.
• Arizona.
• House Bill 4169, amending Section 28-339, Arizona Revised Statutes, repealing Section 28-6534, Arizona
• We started this year off talking about Arizona on a weekend. ...for the people of Arizona.
• an Arizona House Democrats made a promise to the people of Arizona to deliver an Arizona that we can

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests in the gallery, including a high school student and an advocate connected to the domestic violence bill HB 2995. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, first advancing HB 4155, HB 4156, and HB 4157, then HB 4164, HB 4165, and HB 4166, all with do-pass recommendations and no substantive amendments on those calendars. Later, the House also considered SB 1326, a victims’ rights measure, adopted a floor amendment, and reported it out as amended. The House corrected an earlier clerical error regarding HB 4155-4157 being referred to engrossing rather than third reading. The House then took up a long series of final passage votes on Senate bills. SB 2174, SB 2611, SB 1011, SB 1012, SB 1016, SB 1018, SB 1038, SB 1039, SB 1040, SB 1053, SB 1055, SB 1057, SB 1060, SB 1061, SB 1068, SB 1069, SB 1075, SB 1100, SB 1113 on reconsideration, SB 1160, and SB 1170 all passed. SB 2873, SB 1004, SB 1009, SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1049, SB 1093, and SB 1143 failed. SB 2995, the emergency family-law/domestic-violence bill known as the Alec and Lydia Act, passed with the required two-thirds vote after extensive debate; supporters said it would better protect children and clarify judicial standards, while opponents argued its definitions were overly broad and could harm families. SB 1018 on foreign laws also drew extended debate over Sharia law, with supporters framing it as a defense of American values and opponents calling it unnecessary and discriminatory. Several votes included explanations focused on policy concerns. SB 1004 on sex-offender registration and monitoring drew debate over whether electronic monitoring is effective. SB 1040 on voter registration transparency prompted arguments over public access to voter rolls versus privacy and security. SB 1118 on municipal zoning and historical homes was debated as a property-rights and local-control issue, with supporters saying it could help preserve affordable housing and opponents warning it would override local decisions. The House also adopted motions to reconsider prior actions on SB 1043 and SB 1100, and it requested the Senate return SB 1552 for reconsideration. The session ended with the House still processing additional Committee of the Whole business, including HB 4158, HB 4159, HB 4160, HB 4161, HB 4162, and HB 4163, with HB 4162 and HB 4163 receiving floor amendments and do-pass recommendations.

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• Senate Bill 16-15-4, Article 7, Arizona Vice-Southsees, branding section 16-531.01, Arizona, amending
• That is Arizona law.
• Senate Bill 1164: An act enacting Section 36-29-49-4th, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Arizona
• Senate Bill 1164: An act enacting Section 36-29-49-4th, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Arizona
• , Arizona Vice Statue, adding, section 36 4-205-1, Article 1, Arizona Vice Statute, weighing 6-576, relating

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• As the advocacy chairperson within the Arizona chapter of the Arizona College of Surgeons, she's also
• As the advocacy chairperson within the Arizona chapter of the Arizona College of Surgeons, she's also
• Here in Arizona, Nucor has facilities in Kingman, Phoenix, and Tucson.
• Partial birth abortion is already illegal in Arizona and under federal law.
• That does nothing to build in Arizona we can afford.

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• Thrift has served as president of both the Arizona Medical Association and the Arizona Academy of Family
• She knows Arizona history well also.
• Now, the Arizona... Applied those Trump tax cuts to the Arizona tax code.
• Now, the Arizona tax code needs to be updated to make those forms actually consistent with Arizona tax
• And because I'm not seeing... ...Arizona.

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