Transcript Highlights:

• To my left is Shawna Murphy, she is our finance manager.
• And then OSBI says you know we'd really I'd like to hire your finance director.
• I said, well, let's make a deal: you hire my finance director, and we'll share HR and finance.
• What we were financing our personnel out of a fund that was Unpredictable.
• They don't have the ability or the finances to receive training.

Committee: House Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• During Joe Biden's time in office, overall prices rose by over 20 percent, energy prices rose by over
• Afford a home, and for small businesses to be able to finance their operations.
• And given that cost, I'd like to ask you about the national debt and the cost of financing it.
• Treasuries needed to finance the debt to skyrocket.
• Here's what we do with the companies that can't get any financing.

Bills: SB257

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity

Transcript Highlights:

• on fossil fuel energy from Russia now to cover a lot of their energy needs?
• on fossil fuel energy from Russia now to cover a lot of their energy needs?
• Energy security and innovation position Arizona to be competitive in the next generation of energy development
• We think that more energy is good energy and that we don't believe that any sort of streamlining regulations
• The way that I see it is the best energy is all energy.

Committee: House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee took up several energy, transportation, and land-use bills. HB 2428, dealing with county and ADEQ authority to issue voluntary permits certifying emission reduction credits for mobile and non-road sources, received neutral testimony from ADEQ and support from Maricopa County; the committee adopted the Griffin amendment and passed the bill 10-0 with a due pass recommendation. HB 2145, which expands who may request certain gasoline fuel reformulation actions and is contingent on EPA approval, also passed on a 5-4 vote after brief staff explanation and no amendment. The committee then considered HB 2331, a strike-everything amendment requiring electric utilities to ensure 85% of generating capacity serving retail load comes from “reliable resources” by 2030. Supporters, including the sponsor and Arizona Free Enterprise Club, argued it would protect affordability and grid reliability by favoring dispatchable power; opponents, including the Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action, said it would effectively favor fossil fuels, raise costs, and limit cleaner resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-4. HB 2795, which would bar counties from using zoning to block small modular reactors once federal permitting conditions are met, drew strong support from the sponsor and industry advocates who framed it as pro-property-rights and pro-nuclear, and opposition from county, city, and environmental groups who raised preemption, local control, safety, waste, and siting concerns; it passed 6-4. The committee also passed HB 2340, which allows the Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee to evaluate proposed generating facilities along with transmission lines, on a 5-4 vote. HB 2400, an emergency measure to suspend the motor vehicle fuel tax in Areas A and C during part of the year and replace the lost revenue through state highway funding, drew opposition from cities and counties over transportation funding impacts but support from the sponsor and some members focused on gas affordability; the Griffin amendment was adopted and the bill passed 6-4. Finally, HB 2401 was introduced as a requirement for ADEQ to conduct a biennial review of available fuel formulations and their air-quality impacts in Areas A and C, but the transcript ends before testimony or action on that bill is completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> from our phones, defense systems, energy from our phones, defense systems, energy and<00:13:35.680
• </c> of the Energy and Commerce Committee. of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
• energy energy policies,<07:32:19.520><c> the</c><07:32:19.920><c> uh</c><07:32:20.160><c> consumer</
• </c><07:51:25.120><c> Commerce</c> dollars from the Energy Commerce dollars from the Energy Commerce
• ,<07:59:24.878><c> adequate</c> energy, adequate energy, adequate education,<07:59:27.040><c> and</c>

Bills: SB146 , HR973 , HR859 , HR906 , HB2449 , HB2399 , HR866 , HB2482 , HB2444 , HB2458 , HB1721 , HB2480 , HB1479 , HB1442 , HR1402 , HR617 , HR452

Keywords: nonconsensual, visual depictions, digital forgery, intimate content, online platforms, privacy, protection, harm prevention, John F. Kennedy Center, Donald J. Trump, Federal arts funding, memorial designation, cultural institutions, Congressional authority, public arts programs, Hampden-Sydney College, anniversary, higher education, civic responsibility, liberal arts

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, give finance an opportunity to jump in and weigh in.
• Energy drives the world. We've already learned that green energy is failing.
• Green energy is not the way we go. We've already seen it in Europe.
• I agree, clean energy, but it's called nuclear.
• Finance on the fourth yeah on 27 we gave Finance on the fourth yeah on 27 we gave him<03:43:41.000><c

Summary: The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers. The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted. The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• California faces unprecedented energy challenges.
• Nuclear energy is safe. Nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and clean.
• In closing, California cannot reach its ambitious climate and energy goals without nuclear energy.
• It's very, very analogous to the way we do renewable energies.
• Otherwise, you cannot say you got any renewable energy into the grid.

Summary: The committee heard several bills and one resolution focused on recycling, housing affordability, air quality, coastal protection, wildfire resilience, and nuclear policy. AB 2559, by Assembly Member Ward, would require local governments to return refundable construction and demolition permit deposits if compliance documentation is submitted within three years of final inspection; supporters said it would prevent homeowners and developers from losing deposits due to mismatched local deadlines, and it passed unanimously as amended to Appropriations. AB 1704, by Assembly Member Gonzalez, would require CARB to assess the cost of lower-embodied-carbon building materials and pause the embodied-carbon program if cost parity is not reached; supporters framed it as a housing affordability safeguard, while environmental groups argued it would delay implementation of a key climate law. The bill passed on a party-line vote to Appropriations. AB 2349, by Assembly Member Solache, would create regional air quality incident response centers for emergency monitoring and coordination; it drew strong support from air district and local government representatives and passed unanimously to Appropriations. ACR 149, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act and Coastal Conservancy, highlighted coastal access, habitat protection, and climate adaptation; it passed the committee, though some members voted no. AB 1960, by Assembly Member Bennett, would let Cal Fire fund community-level wildfire hardening projects through the Wildfire Prevention Grants Fund; members raised questions about funding and implementation, but it passed to Appropriations. AB 2254, the Coastal Monarchs Protection Act, would require coastal local governments to add monarch overwintering protections when updating local coastal plans; supporters cited steep monarch declines and economic benefits, while local government groups opposed the mandate as duplicative and burdensome, and it passed to Water, Parks and Wildlife. AB 2253 would restrict deceptive recycled-content claims and mass-balance accounting practices; supporters said it would protect consumers and real recyclers, while business groups argued it would conflict with recognized accounting systems and EPR programs. The transcript also included AB 1757, which would create a limited carve-out from California’s nuclear moratorium for microreactors; supporters said it could provide clean, local power and support data centers, while opponents warned of cost, waste, and safety risks. The committee ultimately rejected AB 1757 on a divided vote, then granted reconsideration, and the discussion continued without a final action shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you know, California's energy sector is roughly 8% of our economy.
• It would ensure regular reporting to the Energy Commission by data center operators, and the Energy Commission
• It would ensure regular reporting to the Energy Commission by data center operators, and the Energy Commission
• I think that this moment in California's energy crisis is critical.
• The motion is do pass to Energy, Utilities, and Communications.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 79: Do pass and thence referred to the Finance Committee.
• Senate Bill 79: Do pass and thence referred to the Finance Committee.
• Senate Bill 66: Do pass and thence referred to the Finance Committee.
• Send up finance, we're going to go in today at 2 o'clock.
• Send up finance, we're going to go in today at 2 o'clock.

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• Is looking as as the finance committee.
• He said it is a good bill for New Hampshire's energy policy and our energy future. Thank you.
• Call the finance committee &gt;&gt; All right.
• 23:27.279><c> on</c> that they were objecting on finance on that they were objecting on finance on the
• Finance committee discussion. Finance committee is<05:04:32.080><c> dismissed.</c>

Committee: House Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:33:48.240><c> of</c><00:33:48.360><c> the</c><00:33:48.440><c> state</c> we're managing the finances
• of the state we're managing the finances of the state of<00:33:48.760><c> Minnesota,</c><00:33:49.200
• </c> heating assistance, energy assistance. heating assistance, energy assistance.
• That awaits action in the Finance Committee. We should soon take that up when we return as well.
• That awaits action in the Finance Committee. We should soon take that up when we return as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• No, your ATHREF rating doesn't affect school district finance. I think in any way. Okay.
• Because we all agree the finance system is very complicated.
• So many communities need low-cost financing.
• It's going to affect our businesses, it's going to affect our energy production because water and energy
• Tremendous amount of short-term financing.

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• We are scheduled to be at the State Board of Finance the week of December 18th.
• Get our folks in finance, some of you who are sitting on finance, maybe help work on that problem to
• I think there is positive energy from this committee for that.
• I would like the Finance Committee to advocate for all of that, but are there...
• HEFC and Senate Finance around budget requests for both PED and GSD.

Transcript Highlights:

• Authority, Chaffa, for both Finance Authority, Chaffa, for both federal<02:05:41.520><c> lowincome</
• </c> One key component to that contribution is the energy this solar project can provide.
• It will assist with stabilization of the electric grid and add another energy product to the state's
• Authority, Chaffa, and the Finance Authority, Chaffa, and the Colorado<02:19:18.880><c> Trust.
• </c><02:57:12.000><c> Committee</c> House Energy and Environment Committee House Energy and Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• We’ll have a selection committee and go through the finance cabinet, and we’ll select a firm to head
• </c><00:32:18.240><c> and</c><00:32:18.480><c> environment</c> in the envir energy and environment in
• the envir energy and environment cabinet<00:32:19.760><c> through</c><00:32:20.159><c> their</c><00:
• I'm the finance director of the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet. Good afternoon.
• I'm the<00:35:15.119><c> finance</c><00:35:15.520><c> director</c><00:35:15.839><c> of</c><00:35:16.000

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the May 21 minutes, and welcomed a new executive branch member, Secretary Keith Jackson of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The board also received two informational items: agency responses to prior questions and amendments made to capital plans after the last meeting. It then heard the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s report on executive branch IT capital project scoring, which reviewed 16 IT requests totaling about $330.5 million. COOT said projects were ranked through an independent panel using standardized criteria focused on feasibility, statewide alignment, readiness, impact, and risk; the CIO recommended moving an enterprise application and artificial intelligence inventory system from rank 11 to rank 4 because of its enterprise-wide impact and connection to Senate Bill 4. The Department of Military Affairs presented its capital plan, describing 43 million in projects for the current period and 13 projects totaling $65 million for 2026–2028, with most funding coming from federal sources and restricted agency funds and no general fund request in the latter period. Its projects included maintenance pool adjustments, a statewide Army master plan, the Somerset readiness center, Shelbyville and Ashland armories, a future home for the Kentucky Army National Guard band, and other facility upgrades. Members asked about the Somerset project’s cost growth and federal delay; the department said the project remains in conceptual design, is awaiting federal MILCON action, and would require a state match of about $9.8 million against $29.6 million federal funding if it is approved. Members also asked about staffing levels, and the department said state employee and Title 32 numbers have been relatively steady, while technician positions have declined. The Department of Veterans Affairs outlined seven projects for 2026–2028, led by a Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC replacement that needs an estimated additional $16 million to finish phase two after phase one was already funded. Other requests included a maintenance pool increase, renovations and exterior upgrades at Eastern and Western Kentucky veterans facilities, a cooling tower replacement at Thompson Hood, and parking lot and lighting improvements. The department said some projects were already in the six-year plan and that the Radcliff phase two could be bid in June 2026 if funded. Members confirmed that a columbarium wall project at Grayson is federally funded. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented its six-year capital plan, citing more than $3 billion in loan commitments since 1988 and over $5 billion in supported infrastructure projects. KIA requested $298.439 million in the first biennium, including $27.742 million in state match for federal clean water and drinking water revolving funds, $25 million for its state Infrastructure Revolving Fund, $185.697 million in federal capitalization grants, and $30 million in leverage bond authorization for each year of the two federally assisted loan programs. Members asked about drinking-water quality, and KIA said that function is handled by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water, not KIA. KIA also said its loan rates currently range from 0.5% to 2.25%, averaging just under 1%, and that its revolving loan programs have had no defaults. The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet began its presentation at the end of the transcript, with staff identifying themselves, but no project details or board action from that presentation were included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• people during California's first decade of statehood, and then authorized $1.29 million in 1850 to finance
• Many must travel far from home to receive specialized treatment, disrupting their work, finances, and
• Under the plan proposed by the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 34 permits would be issued
• Under the plan proposed by the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 34 permits would be issued
• It goes much farther to making California's energy policy completely unaffordable and impractical to

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with a Native American prayer/song and a moment of silence for former staff member Eric Washington, then proceeded through a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor ceremonies. Members also recognized Assemblymember Ward’s birthday and welcomed several guests, including family members, business and community leaders, firefighters, and students. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to the Native American Day ceremony and adoption of ACR 208 by Assemblymember Ramos, which recognized California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference. Multiple caucus leaders spoke in support, emphasizing Native history, sovereignty, cultural preservation, missing and murdered Indigenous people, and the need to tell California’s history honestly. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 61 coauthors were added, followed by a ceremonial honoring of tribal elders and leaders. The Assembly also adopted several other resolutions and concurred in Senate amendments on multiple bills. These included ACR 126 designating the Captain Vida Anderson Memorial Highway, AB 1651 requiring disclosure of AI use in bar exam development, AB 2789 on mediation, AJR 27 urging federal disaster aid for Eaton and Palisades fire victims, and AB 2134 protecting local officials taking parental leave. Later, ACR 213 designated September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, HR 102 recognized Filipino American History Month, and ACR 230 proclaimed California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day; all were adopted with broad support and many coauthors. The Senate file also began with SCR 136 on coastal protection and SJR 12 opposing offshore drilling, with debate reflecting strong environmental opposition and a dissenting view that the resolution was too absolute and could raise energy costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• people during California's first decade of statehood and then authorized $1.29 million in 1850 to finance
• Many must travel far from home to receive specialized treatment, disrupting their work, finances, and
• Under the plan proposed by the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 34 permits would be issued
• protect marine environments and coastal communities from disasters and to ensure the state's clean energy
• energy policy completely unaffordable and impractical to our residents, and that I cannot add my name

Transcript Highlights:

• Currently working on battery energy storage systems, very interested in doing further work next year
• giving contractors the time to be able to plan and staff projects and developers to be able to get financing
• with, rather than the full compliance with all the building codes and all the other regulations, energy
• costs have increased, and permitting timelines are a function of that, but also you have to consider energy
• But also, you have to consider energy code, building code, fire code, inclusionary zoning requirements

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The committee heard a series of presentations on comprehensive plan implementation, permitting reform, and subdivision and infrastructure coordination. Pierce County and the City of Redmond described their recent comprehensive plan updates, emphasizing major efforts to add housing capacity, middle housing, transit-oriented development, climate and shoreline protections, and preservation of existing affordable housing. Both jurisdictions said the work took years and required extensive public engagement, and both stressed that frequent statutory changes, late-issued state guidance, and overlapping review requirements created “implementation fatigue” and added cost and delay. Redmond in particular said mid-course legislative changes forced supplemental environmental review and additional analysis, while Pierce County asked for more technical assistance and more consistent guidance across agencies and neighboring jurisdictions. On permitting, an architect from AIA Washington, WABO, and the Master Builders Association argued that delays in plan review and subdivision approvals are a major driver of housing costs. They described long review timelines, repeated comment cycles, and inconsistent local processes as barriers that increase financing, labor, and weather-related costs and can cause projects to stall or be canceled. Proposed solutions included provisional or phased approvals for certain housing projects, stronger use of pre-application meetings, clearer and more objective standards, self-certification by licensed professionals in limited cases, and limits on repeated review cycles. WABO and local officials cautioned that pre-application and phased-review processes can help but require staff time and careful coordination, and they noted that many delays actually arise earlier in land use, environmental, or utility review rather than the final building permit stage. The Department of Commerce and consultant Clay White presented preliminary recommendations from a task force on integrating special purpose districts into Growth Management Act planning. The task force recommended earlier and broader notification of water, sewer, school, port, and other service providers during countywide planning policy updates, comprehensive plan amendments, permit notices, and grant applications; better coordination of utility and transportation capital projects; possible GIS tools to share capital facility plans; more regular updating of coordinated water system plans; and stronger alignment of school siting and funding with anticipated growth. They said the recommendations were intentionally light-touch because local governments are already absorbing many new requirements and because independent districts are reluctant to give up decision-making authority. Finally, FutureWise and the City of Spokane discussed subdivision reform. They supported administrative approval of subdivisions in urban growth areas, retention of key notice and access protections, and clearer rules for exemptions such as boundary line adjustments and estate-related lot divisions. Spokane described local reforms such as smaller minimum lot sizes, unit lot subdivisions, and reduced-process short plats for simple infill, while warning against additional notice requirements and appeals to city councils for technical plat decisions. Speakers repeatedly urged the committee to avoid adding major new mandates while local governments are still implementing recent housing and planning laws.

Transcript Highlights:

• President, House Bill 1566 comes from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
• It's an energy booster. It does some pain relief.
• In its natural state, it does enhance and gives you a little bit of boost energy.
• Given North Dakota is an agricultural, energy, and military powerhouse, it is a high-value target for
• President, your Finance and Tax will meet tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Mr.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then moved through a series of conference committee appointments and reconsideration motions. Senator Axtman successfully moved to reconsider House Bill 1160, which had previously failed, and the chamber later passed it. HB 1160 creates a statewide bell-to-bell policy restricting personal electronic devices during instructional time; supporters argued it would reduce distractions, improve mental health and academic outcomes, and help teachers, while opponents raised local control concerns. The bill passed 42-4. The Senate also passed several other measures, including HB 1247 on protecting student victims of sexual offenses, HB 1489 consolidating civil protection orders into one chapter, HB 1032 making municipal courts courts of record and updating related procedures, HB 1487 authorizing a Minot facility for the Highway Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigation with a line of credit and emergency clause, HB 1469 requiring annual online statements of interest for public officials, HB 1199 creating the Missing and Indigenous People Task Force and related MMIP initiatives, HB 1169 regulating paid veterans benefits claim assistance with consumer protections, HB 1209 directing a foreign adversary threat assessment, and HB 3018 as amended to study water, wetlands, and taxation of inundated lands. Most of these passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 1169 drew substantial debate over veterans’ service options and HB 1209 passed on a narrower 40-7 vote. The chamber rejected or declined several other measures. HB 1455, which would have required the Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications, failed 7-40 after concerns about an unfunded mandate and duplicative duties. HB 1259, which would have put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time, was defeated 15-32 after debate over time zones, construction, recreation, and whether the issue should be left to future legislatures. HB 1555, dealing with statements of ownership for foreign organizations of concern, also failed 3-44. The Senate then moved to announcements and committee scheduling for later meetings and conference committees.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have many excellent folks working for the Finance Committee.
• These amounts also include financing.
• Just thank you to the finance chair for all of your hard work and the members of the finance committee
• </c><01:04:38.000><c> Chair's</c> evaluated our House Finance Chair's evaluated our House Finance Chair's
• And the House Finance Committee had abundant good cause to course-correct.

Bills: HR203 , SB2802 , SB3081 , SB2902 , SB2005 , SB3252 , SB2096 , SB2095 , SB2046 , SB2999 , SB3103 , SB83 , SB2041 , SB3234 , SB3156 , SB3154 , SB2146 , SB2053 , SB2010 , SB2009 , SB2667 , SB3215 , SB2698 , SB2363 , SB2372 , SB2673 , SB2948 , SB2277 , SB2057 , SB3085 , SB3025 , SB2761

Transcript Highlights:

• significant impact is with holders of retail installment contracts, such as certain types of auto finance
• Today, most consumers manage their auto finance accounts online.
• They expect convenience and speed, and motor vehicle sales finance companies have responded by offering
• Today, most consumers manage their auto finance accounts online.
• They expect convenience and speed, and motor vehicle sales finance companies have responded by offering

Bills: S0092 , S0110 , S0192 , S0212 , S0260 , S0350 , S0394 , S0422 , S0434 , S0442 , S0484 , S0546 , S0556 , S0684 , S0696 , S0706 , S0748 , S0786 , S0820 , S0824 , S0838 , S0840 , S0848 , S0856 , S0962 , S1000 , S1014 , S1036 , S1050 , S1054 , S1080 , S1118 , S1134 , S1338 , S1480 , S1500 , S1506 , S1622 , S1724

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: employee protections, whistleblower, retaliation, public trust, ethics complaint, Commission on Ethics, Public Employees Relations Commission, public employee, local government attorney, public officer, adverse personnel action, protected disclosure, whistleblower retaliation, state agency, independent contractor, public employment, civil service, reinstatement, back pay, front pay