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• fund.
• Funding recommendations include approximately $1.4 million in all funds for the biennium.
• fund.
• million in other funds.
• I thought I saw funding in one of the agencies requesting funding. Do what? I...

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• :29:43.320><c> utilize</c> of federal grant funds, to fully utilize of federal grant funds, to fully
• . resolution. resolution.
• Joint Resolution 17 and ask that it be read at length. Mr. Scheffel, please read our resolution.
• </c> they unanimously adopted this resolution they unanimously adopted this resolution and<00:41:09.960
• </c><00:42:28.560><c> Scheible,</c> Joint Resolution 17. Mr. Scheible, Joint Resolution 17. Mr.

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• All of exchange traded funds or ETFs.
• separate from their customers own funds separate from their customers funds,<01:32:51.600><c> and</c
• ,</c><03:21:06.160><c> and</c> Venmo, cash, money market funds, and Venmo, cash, money market funds,
• </c><04:13:20.239><c> One</c> these taxpayer dollars funded. One these taxpayer dollars funded.
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• HB 2666, utility relocation funding bonds.
• Elections IT and security funding, though, should go to the Secretary of State.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 1047, a concurrent resolution ordering the submission to the people of a
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 1047, a concurrent resolution ordering the submission to the people of a
• We recommend that the bill be made as follows: reference to a point resolution.

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• by federal grants and private funds, no state funds.
• by federal grants and private funded by federal grants and private funds,<00:04:40.720><c> no</c><00
• </c> funds, no state funds. funds, no state funds.
• The funds from House Joint Resolution 76 are allocated in fiscal year 2027, which is today.
• The funds from House Joint Resolution 76 The funds from House Joint Resolution 76 are<00:35:15.520><c

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met with a quorum, approved the June 3, 2026 minutes, and then heard a presentation from Mike Proctor of Evolve Kentucky on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Proctor described Evolve Kentucky as a nonprofit formed in 2016 to promote EV adoption and charger deployment, said the group has helped place more than 135 chargers at 65 locations, and reported that Kentucky EV registrations have grown rapidly but still represent about 1% of the state’s roughly 3 million vehicles. He also outlined the group’s view that EV drivers and charger operators already contribute to state revenue through annual vehicle fees, charger taxes, utility taxes, and related business taxes, and cited figures showing rising revenue collections as EV adoption increases. A major theme of the presentation was that EV owners are paying their “fair share” rather than being overcharged. Proctor said the current $126 annual EV fee is roughly comparable to the fuel tax a typical gasoline vehicle would pay, and noted that public charging can add additional tax burdens for drivers who cannot charge at home, such as those living in apartments or condos. He also argued that EVs provide broader benefits, including lower noise and air pollution, grid-stabilizing nighttime charging, tourism spending at destination chargers, and reduced road wear for passenger EVs compared with much heavier vehicles. Members questioned Proctor about whether EV owners are paying more than their fair share, how the fee compares with gasoline taxes, and whether apartment and condo residents are disproportionately affected because they rely on public chargers. Proctor responded that the fee was intended to bring EV owners into parity with gas vehicles, not to overcharge them, and said some public chargers are free while others are used by drivers who cannot charge at home. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond the minutes approval.

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• :32:40.159><c> it</c><00:32:40.480><c> does</c> This resolution matters because it does This resolution
• This resolution framework for success.
• Okay, we have a motion and a second on the resolution.
• Uh uh the food is medicine resolution.
• ><c> passes</c><00:36:59.599><c> with</c> House joint resolution 25 passes with House joint resolution

Committee: House Health Services

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• HCR 307 is a House concurrent resolution honoring Representative Kevin "Coach" Christie of Hartford for
• Please listen to the reading of the resolution. >> Whereas the title "Coach" belongs to only one member
• to Kevin Coach Christie. 307 is a House concurrent resolution 307 is a House concurrent resolution honoring
• </c> listen to the reading of the resolution. listen to the reading of the resolution.
• a copy of this resolution to Kevin Coach<00:05:06.040><c> Christie.

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• done by various space-related organizations across our state, and I was honored to sponsor Senate Resolution
• Today we are adopting Senate Resolution 1214.
• This resolution reaffirms the environmental, cultural, and economic importance of our state parks.
• All taxpayer funds.
• the organization was used as a vessel to launder $10 million in Medicaid money for the purpose of funding

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several ceremonial introductions recognizing St. Johns County Day, Florida Space Day, Florida State Parks Day, Pinellas County Commissioner Kathleen Peters, and AMI Kids Day at the Capitol. The chamber then received and adopted a committee report on executive appointments, with debate focused on the confirmation of Tina Vidal-Douart. Senator Smith opposed her confirmation, citing concerns about contracts tied to the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and the Hope Florida Foundation; Senator Pizzo spoke in support, describing her assistance during COVID testing and vaccination efforts. The report was adopted by a vote of 37 yeas, 0 nays. On the special order calendar, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow voluntary accessory dwelling units, limits certain local restrictions, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, and extends density bonus incentives for military families. The bill passed 38 yeas, 0 nays. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578, creating a statewide Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, diagnosis, brain health, and outreach to older and higher-risk Floridians. That bill also passed 38 yeas, 0 nays. Chair Hooper gave a budget update, saying appropriations work was progressing and that budget rollout would be delayed until next Thursday, February 12, with full appropriations hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 18. The Senate then waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. Additional announcements highlighted Manatee County Days, New College of Florida Day, and Florida Keys Day. The Senate adjourned until noon on Wednesday, February 11, or upon the call of the President.

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• funding.
• fund.
• funds 18 trusted this longcoid funding funds 18 trusted community<00:45:52.880><c> organizations</c>
• But it's not funded here. Reinsurance is not funded.
• Reinsurance is not funded. And we here. Reinsurance is not funded.

Bills: HF2435

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• </c> cases, specifically the um assault fund. cases, specifically the um assault fund.
• </c> fund process. One is formulaic, right? fund process. One is formulaic, right?
• </c> that money out of the rainy day fund. that money out of the rainy day fund.
• </c> the fund through fiscal year 2034. the fund through fiscal year 2034.
• and education trust fund.

Summary: The committee first adopted the September 5 minutes and then approved the remaining consent calendar items after removing several bills for separate consideration, including 25-252, 25-248, 25-251, and 25-253. The committee then took up 25-252 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, where members asked about the arts tax credit program, staffing, and volunteer coordination. Department representatives said the program had recently been authorized, forms had been finalized, three of six laid-off staff had been rehired through a federal grant, and the agency was now trying to recruit participants. Members also discussed whether tax-credit-raised funds could count as federal match; the department said they could not, because federal rules require state dollars. The item was adopted. The committee next considered 25-248 from the Department of Safety, which was described as a technical correction moving funds from equipment to hardware and software after consultation with the Department of Administrative Services. A member asked about “buy American” waivers, and the department said it would follow up with more information. The item was adopted. The committee then approved 25-251 from the Department of Administrative Services, which included discussion of ongoing problems with Anthem’s retiree health plan mail-order pharmacy. Department staff said many issues were tied to implementation changes and prescription renewal rules, that some complaints were being resolved through the vendor and the retiree health office, and that the contract would be rebid in the coming year, likely causing further changes. On 25-253 from the Department of Health and Human Services, members questioned the department’s September 5 health alert and whether it diverged from CDC guidance. DHHS said the alert was an annual evidence-based guideline for respiratory virus season and immunizations, largely aligned with CDC recommendations, and that some differences reflected timing and population-specific guidance. The item was adopted. The committee then heard 25-237 from the Department of Justice on the annual litigation fund request. Attorney General John Formela said the request was about $4.3 million, roughly 40% below last year and below the five-year average, with major costs tied to YDC civil and criminal litigation and some DHHS class actions. A member criticized the large increase over the budgeted $350,000 and said the budgeting approach should be corrected in the next cycle. Another member asked about YDC settlement reductions; the attorney general said confidentiality limited specifics, but explained that under the new statute the office had accepted well over half of administrator awards, rejected some, and negotiated lower amounts in others while still resolving most cases. The item remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.

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• I move the House Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 87 be adopted.
• This is what’s been termed the constitutional sheriff joint resolution.
• This is what’s been termed the constitutional sheriff joint resolution.
• Can I speak to the resolution sponsor, please? Or handle it.
• Further discussion on the Senate Joint Resolution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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• monies being deposited into the state general fund.
• Every recovered dollar goes straight back into Arizona's general fund.
• The audit cost taxpayers nothing because it is funded entirely from recovered overpayments.
• Every recorded dollar goes straight back into Arizona's general fund.
• That is correct, and they would go directly to the general fund. Thank you, members.

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee first approved the March 11 minutes and heard a presentation from Nathan Smith, CEO of Central Arizona Shelter Services, on homelessness in Maricopa County. He described rising homelessness, especially among older adults, and said CASS uses low-barrier emergency shelter, family shelter, and an older-adult shelter with case management, behavioral health services, and partnerships with outside groups for food, banking, digital access, and other supports. Members asked about collaborations with mutual aid groups and about point-in-time data, and Smith said the county data could be drilled down through AZMAG. The committee then moved to legislation. HB 2248, the Arizona Medical Freedom Act, would bar businesses, schools, and government entities from denying services or employment based on medical interventions, with an amendment allowing schools to limit access during outbreaks or for certain infections. Supporters framed the bill as protecting bodily autonomy and informed consent, while opponents argued it would undermine employers’ ability to prevent disease spread. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. HB 2906, requiring one dental board member to be an active oral and maxillofacial surgeon, passed unanimously after testimony that the board needs surgical expertise for complex cases and anesthesia oversight. HB 2189, directing the Nursing Board to adopt rules for licensed health aides and routine ventilator care, also passed with an amendment and a 6-0 vote. HB 2403 appropriates $2.5 million in FY2027 for home and community-based services providers for elderly and physically disabled Arizonans. Supporters said the funding would help retain caregivers, whose wages have lagged for years, and argued home care is cheaper than hospitalization or institutional care; the bill passed 6-0. HB 2731 continued the Physician Assistant Board to 2030 and passed with a technical amendment, and HB 2730 continued the Occupational Therapy Board and passed as well. HB 2729 continued the Nursing Board to 2030; the board said it regulates about 150,000 licensees and handles thousands of complaints annually, and the bill passed 6-0. HB 2728 continued the Department of Economic Security and incorporated several previously vetoed policy provisions affecting SNAP, unemployment, and eligibility/redetermination rules. Speakers in opposition said it would make benefits harder to access and turn a continuation bill into a vehicle for controversial policy changes, while supporters argued it was part of the legislature’s oversight role. The bill passed 4-3. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to HB 2048, which limits utilization controls on FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications relative to opioids; supporters said it would improve access to non-opioid pain treatment and reduce opioid harm, while opponents warned it would bypass clinical review and raise costs. HB 2048 passed 4-3. Finally, HCR 2058 would require a comprehensive claim-level audit of Arizona Medicaid claims and direct recovery efforts for misappropriated funds; supporters said it could recover significant overpayments, while opponents questioned its incentives and overlap with existing oversight. The resolution passed 4-3, and the committee adjourned.

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• to remove the reference to the special revenue account, which would have had the effect of making funds
• President, I move the Senate concur in the House amendments to Senate Joint Resolution 9.
• Senator from Lewis moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 9.
• The question now is the adoption of the resolution as amended.
• I declare the resolution adopted. Clerk will communicate the action of the Senate to the House.

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• resolutions, bills, resolutions, conference committee reports, and joint committee reports.
• All the signage and stuff for this trail is going to be funded by private dollars, correct?
• House Concurrent Resolution 1019 by Blair of the House and Standridge of the Senate, a concurrent resolution
• Representative Blair, you're recognized to explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Representative Blair requests unanimous consent that the resolution be adopted.

Bills: HB1411 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3901 , HCR1019 , HB3981 , HB4248 , HB3194 , HB3849 , HB4095 , HB4302 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB3287 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3930 , HB3931 , HB1818 , HB4454 , HB4336

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several second- and third-reading items. Senate Bill 392 was assigned to Administrative Rules. Members also heard personal privileges and introductions, including a remembrance request for Oakland Ray Domer, recognition of a long-serving House staff member, and introductions of guests from Eastern Oklahoma State College, Associated Builders and Contractors of Oklahoma, the Doctor of the Day, and the Nurse of the Day. The chamber passed several measures. House Bill 1411 created a True Grit Trail for tourism, with supporters saying signage would be privately funded and installed at no cost to the state; it passed 92-0. House Bill 3143 extended the moratorium on new medical marijuana grow licensing to August 1, 2028, with supporters arguing it would help curb oversupply and black market activity; it passed 82-8. House Bill 3144, also related to medical marijuana, set a cap framework for when the moratorium ends so the industry would not return to rapid expansion; it passed 82-15. House Bill 3901 established a five-year pilot project for psychological autopsies within the State Department of Health to improve suicide prevention, but members raised concerns about privacy, rulemaking, and the bill’s breadth; it passed 73-24. House Concurrent Resolution 1019 supported naming a planned turnpike segment the Toby Keith Expressway in honor of the late singer’s music career, patriotism, charity work, and support for Oklahoma communities. House Bill 3981 created a locality incentive program for assistant district attorneys in areas of need and passed 83-11. The House then adjourned until February 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• Senate Joint Resolution 10. Correctly re-engrossed 52 and 64.
• Correctly enrolled Senate Joint Resolutions 8 and 9.
• I now move that the Senate proceed out of order for consideration of resolutions.
• I move Senate Joint Resolution 11 and ask to have it read at length. Mr.
• So, I'd like to know which certain fund.

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• So my city marshal funds is about $64,000 a year.
• I'm here authority to fund the deputy compensation.
• I had already kind of set out how the funds and funding are for the majority of the marshal's office,
• And he doesn't have the funds.
• So if the city government today chooses not to fund any of these items, they don't have to fund any.

Committee: Senate Judiciary B

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• The Senate will be on the 11th order of business, second reading of Senate bills and resolutions.
• The Senate will be on the 11th order of business, second reading of Senate bills and resolutions.
• I did ask Legislative Council on the best place to provide funding.
• They suggested the general fund, with the large amount of turnback that we have.
• , and that would create more funds for the facility loans.

Bills: SB2401 , SB2402 , SB2403 , SB2404

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. It adopted the procedural employment committee report naming Senate staff for the special session. The chamber then took up several health-care and appropriations measures, first adopting amendments to Senate Bills 2401, 2402, and 2403 before moving them to final passage. Senate Bill 2401 passed 44-2 and requires physicians to complete at least one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health, part of a broader rural health care package. Senate Bill 2402 passed 46-0 after major amendments negotiated between the medical and pharmacy boards; as amended, it expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution in limited areas while excluding categories such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, chemotherapy agents, Schedule II drugs, biological products, and narrow therapeutic index drugs. Supporters said it would improve rural access and help secure rural health transformation funding, while questions focused on how pharmacist competence would be measured and enforced. Senate Bill 2403, also passed 46-0, creates a short-term medical facility emergency operating loan program through the Bank of North Dakota, reduced by amendment from $10 million to $5 million, to help a financially distressed rural hospital. Senators discussed the hospital’s mismanagement, the need for a bridge loan, and safeguards including a limited application window and expiration in 2027. Senate Bill 2404 passed 46-0 and provides supplemental appropriations to the Information Technology Department for ADA-related website accessibility compliance and to the Public Service Commission for additional legal costs in federal energy-rate litigation. The Senate then made announcements about a Highway Patrol safety presentation and filing deadlines, excused an absent member, and adjourned until the next morning.

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• Making a transfer from the General Fund to the Higher Education Major Projects Fund.
• House Joint Resolution 1.
• House Joint Resolution 1.
• House Joint Resolution 1. House Joint Resolution 1. Have you been read twice by title?
• House Joint Resolution 1.

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• I think we're going to request some more funding.
• Through this program, it's half funded by the state and half funded by the federal government.
• So we receive federal funding, we receive funding from the state through the Higher Education Department
• resolution, our funding was cut back by $1.2 million, a 55% reduction, so we only received $1 million
• However, the continued resolution allowed the executive branch to cut our funding, resulting in a 55%

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• on second reading, assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions, bills, resolutions, conference
• I'm not quite clear what fund that is.
• Members, this JCR appropriates funds from the general revenue fund to establish the cybercrimes and fraud
• Appropriates funds from the general revenue fund to establish the cybercrimes and fraud unit inside the
• But the other part of this is where is a pension fund adequately funded as long as you have employees

Bills: SB1365 , SB2139 , SB1595 , SB1303 , SB2180 , SB2072 , SB1772 , SB1209 , SB137 , SB1944 , SB372 , SB1636 , SB1256 , SB1827 , SB2104 , SB1226 , SB1876 , SB1966 , SB80 , SB1148 , SB1147 , SB1149 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1164 , SB1159 , SB1165 , SB1174 , SB1156 , SB1158 , SB1163 , SB1175 , SB1176 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1157 , SB1146 , SB1481 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SCR20

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions, including the Oklahoma Elks Lodge Association, Guthrie Day visitors, students from Sanger Ridge Elementary and Stillwater, and multiple honored guests and athletic teams. The chamber also heard a farewell speech from Representative Dale Kerbs reflecting on his 10 years in the House, his committee work, staff, family, and major policy changes during his tenure. A concurrent resolution recognizing the YMCA on its 175th anniversary was also adopted. The bulk of the meeting focused on a series of Senate bills carrying joint committee reports, many of them appropriations or retirement-related measures. The House passed bills providing COLAs or related benefit changes for judicial retirees (SB 1148), firefighters (SB 1147), police retirees (SB 1146), public employees (SB 1145), and teachers (SB 1144), along with a one-time stipend for a small group of retired police and firefighters who missed prior increases (SB 1149). Members asked questions about pension solvency, tiered COLA structures, and whether any bills reduced state contributions; the sponsors generally said the systems were stable or that future legislatures would retain oversight. The House also passed limits bills for the Health Care Authority (SB 1161), State Department of Health (SB 1162), Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (SB 1164), Department of Human Services (SB 1163), Public Safety (SB 1165), Agriculture (SB 1166), and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (SB 1175 and SB 1176). Several other measures were approved with little or no debate, including appropriations for remediation assistance (SB 1159), a Pardon and Parole Board pay increase (SB 1156), funding for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to ensure juveniles receive prescribed medication (SB 1158), a new OSBI cybercrimes and fraud unit (SB 1157), and OMES provisions for Pay for Success and a public contract-spending database (SB 1167). The House also passed a school bill adding 20 minutes of recess for K-5 students, with members joking about recess for legislators as well. Most bills passed with strong bipartisan margins, and several emergency clauses were adopted by the required two-thirds vote. The House then recalled HB 1933 from engrossing and enrolling and adjourned until Monday, April 20, 2026.