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• should focus on the real needs of Arizonans, like housing, health care, affordability, lower grocery prices
• Grocery prices are increasing, people are losing their jobs, and unemployment is increasing.
• flow, but it does nothing to guarantee that those savings will translate into lower rents or home prices
• Arizona families are being priced out of homeownership, and government-added costs are part of the problem
• Midstream increases create uncertainty, complicate financing, and drive up the price of homes.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and recognition of Arizona School Board Association members and local school board representatives visiting the Capitol for Advocacy Day. Members also honored the House Doctor of the Day, Dr. Heather Serran, and approved the journal and attendance. The chamber then moved through a large number of Senate messages and House calendar items, including committee assignments and first and second readings of many bills. A major floor action was the unanimous adoption of SCR 1054 honoring former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, followed by remarks remembering his public service and consumer-protection work. The House also agreed to return SB 1278 to the Senate for reconsideration and referred several House bills to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment. In Committee of the Whole, members considered and advanced numerous bills, including HB 2055, 2150, 2426, 2456, 2457, 2728, 2755, 2918, and 2923, with several floor amendments adopted. HB 2728 drew the most debate over Department of Economic Security continuation and added policy changes affecting SNAP, unemployment, and eligibility verification; after a divided question and recorded vote, it received a do-pass recommendation by 32-25. The House also advanced HB 2134, 2142, 2289, 2290, 2331, 2379, 2397, 4026, and 4033 in later Committee of the Whole sessions, with discussion focused on school safety funding and governance, school board training, HOA disclosure reforms, tax sourcing clarity, and bond disclosure language. Several bills were retained on the calendar, including HB 4041, HB 2444, HB 4018, and HB 4070. In final third-reading votes, HB 2053, HB 2327, and HB 2416 passed; HB 2175 and HB 2492 failed; and HB 2805, which would make school board races partisan, was under debate at the end of the transcript amid strong arguments both for and against increasing partisanship in school board elections.

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• where we listened to a consulting company who has paid five times my yearly salary explain to us how prices
• explain<00:09:08.240> to<00:09:08.399> us<00:09:08.560> how<00:09:08.800> prices
• yearly salary explain to us how prices yearly salary explain to us how prices are<00:09:09.279><
• some answer on how school boards have that authority or that ability to stop something like rising prices

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have an opportunity to be more on the map in cutting-edge technology, and for such a small price,
• You see their cars on the road, but it’s got a price...”
• “You see their cars on the road, but it’s got a price-to-earnings ratio of almost 300, it looks like,
• People are losing their homes because they're getting priced out by hedge funds and massive corporations
• buying the majority... ...because they're getting priced out by hedge funds and massive corporations

Bills: HB2056, HB2202, HB2207, HB2224, HB2303, HB2344, HB2532, HB2759, HB2798

Keywords: brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met on January 28 and heard several bills, beginning with member and staff introductions and a reminder about amendment deadlines. HB 2056 would appropriate $100,000 to the Arizona Department of Water Resources for a feasibility study of brackish groundwater desalination sites; the sponsor said Arizona should explore potential water supplies amid Colorado River concerns. A witness opposed the bill, and members debated whether brackish groundwater should be treated as a resource or a threat to aquifers. The committee approved HB 2056 on an 11-6 vote, with one member not voting. The committee then considered HB 2798, as amended, which would provide $100,000 to the University of Arizona/Arizona Geological Survey to compile data on materials related to nuclear energy, including thorium and other non-uranium fuels. The sponsor framed the bill as an economic development and national security effort, while opponents questioned whether Arizona has enough of the material to justify public spending. The University of Arizona supported the work as within the Geological Survey’s mission. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 11-5, with one member present and one not voting. HB 2303 would codify investment rules for the State Treasurer, requiring safety and principal preservation ahead of return and prohibiting speculative investments and insider-benefit conduct. The Treasurer’s Office said the bill reflects current policy and ethics rules already in place, and members asked about how “speculative” would be defined and whether the bill would affect other investment-related statutes. The committee passed the bill 15-0, with two members present and one not voting. HB 2344 would require the Treasurer to manage the local government investment pool and allow a third-party backup only in emergencies; the Treasurer’s Office argued this preserves a low-cost, high-liquidity service for local governments, while some members questioned whether it limited future Treasurers’ discretion. The committee passed HB 2344 12-2, with three present and one not voting. Later, the committee heard HB 2759, which would appropriate $500,000 to the Department of Veterans’ Services to partner with an educational institution in Yavapai County for veteran programs. A retired Navy SEAL and campus veterans coordinator described emergency housing, equipment, and professional-development needs for student veterans at Embry-Riddle, while several members supported the effort and others objected to using state funds for a private institution or a county-specific program. The bill passed 11-6, with one not voting. The committee also passed HB 2207, appropriating $300,000 for the prison Braille transcription program, after testimony that the program trains inmates in a skilled trade and has had no recidivism among released participants; it passed 17-0, with one not voting. Finally, HB 2224, as amended to reduce the appropriation from $2 million to $1 million, would fund the Double Up Food Bucks produce incentive program through SNAP. Supporters said it helps families, farmers, and local economies and can improve health outcomes, while members discussed budget constraints; the committee approved the amended bill after testimony from program advocates and farmers.

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• Most school food authorities purchase most of their meat and cheese that subsidize low cost prices through
• And many schools can't shift purchasing to locally sourced products because of price.
• going on with that, there's a lack of local preference. in commodity purchasing and low subsidized prices
• Subsidized USDA food and schools prices are unprofitable for New Mexico producers to compete with.
• other factors as far as market, you know, now you know we've seen some recently some strong cattle prices

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• These benefits generally do not have price tags, however, they do have value.
• To make sure that electricians are not increasing their prices because they're aware of our rebates,
• And they're selling them at prices that are comparable to the other homes that are just built to code
• And this will lead to fewer projects, job losses in New Mexico, and higher prices across the state.
• Number one, the taxpayer's price tag will be huge.

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• We're getting two for the price of two and a half it seems here with this reorganization plan.
• times that we're in right now and something else is going to have to give and this is not a small price
• Cannabis consumers are price sensitive.
• property fund to support costs related to ongoing maintenance and operations reflecting current market pricing
• You can hear from different vendors, get different price quotes, hear about their capability.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• benefit from hiring independent cost estimators who could represent them and verify bids, identify pricing
• If they bid that project to design it at a certain price, they should have stayed to that price, unless
• And when I told them that, the next day, they came back with a lower price than that at $69,000.
• have member contributions that we use to finance what you're talking about, but then we're going to price

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• for operations charges, and limits the application of such to purchasing and dining plans and fixed-price
• Charges, limits the application of such to purchasing and dining plans and fixed-price meal plans.
• we aren't going to change this statute every year or every other year, so they can plan ahead and price
• No caps, because you can't put a price on a life.
• And that's the price that we take on willingly.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

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• operations charges, and limits the application of such charges to purchasing and dining plans and fixed-price
• that we aren't going to change this statute every year or every other year so they can plan ahead and price
• that we aren't going to change this statute every year or every other year so they can plan ahead and price
• No caps, because you can't put a price on a life.
• And that's the price that we take on willingly.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, a retiring sergeant-at-arms employee, and advocates visiting for a Prader-Willi Syndrome awareness resolution. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators should not plan to be in next week while negotiations continue. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, a citizen-initiative elections bill. Sponsors said it was intended to address petition fraud and protect the integrity of the constitutional amendment process, citing investigations, arrests, and fraudulent petition activity tied to recent initiatives. Opponents argued the bill would make it much harder and more expensive for citizens to place amendments on the ballot, chill volunteer participation, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate interests. After extensive debate, the bill passed 28-10. The Senate then moved through a series of education bills, including measures on Bright Futures, Gold Seal, Florida ABLE, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy, all of which passed unanimously. After a recess, the chamber took up House messages and concurred in amendments to bills on stem cell therapy, student athlete ECGs, cardiac emergency response plans, and school safety. Those measures also passed with broad support, with the school safety bill drawing some questions about the Guardian program and child care facilities.

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• So it will be a negative, and I will have to either reduce what I pay or lower the price of the house
• I will have to pay it off or lower the price of the house.
• So I've yet to see a utility company lower the price for customers.
• I'm not sure how this is lowering your sale price or affecting your transaction.
• solar, because that is like the most expensive—I mean, this state can't build anything at a reasonable price

Summary: The committee heard several energy and utilities bills, with testimony largely focused on wildfire mitigation, affordability, clean energy planning, and utility accountability. AB 706, by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, would create a fund to support projects that use forest biomass waste from wildfire mitigation and forest restoration; supporters said it would reduce open burning and emissions while providing reliable renewable power, and the bill later passed 13-0. AB 39, by Assembly Member Zbur, would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning strategies for transportation and buildings; it drew broad support from clean energy, labor, environmental, and local government advocates and passed 9-0. AB 1167, by Assembly Member Berman, would restrict investor-owned utilities from charging ratepayers for lobbying, promotional advertising, and similar shareholder-benefit expenses; supporters framed it as an affordability and transparency measure, while utilities argued the bill was overly broad and already covered by existing rules. It passed 7-0, with some members not voting and the roll left open. The committee also considered AB 1417 on offshore wind community funding transparency, which was amended to remove new fees and instead require reporting on developer support for local and tribal community capacity-building; opposition was withdrawn and the bill passed 9-0. AB 367, by Assembly Member Bennett, would require water districts in high fire-risk areas of Ventura County to have backup power, full tanks during red flag warnings, and hardened facilities; water agencies opposed unless amended due to cost and liability concerns, but the bill passed 10-0. The consent calendar, including multiple additional measures, was approved 11-0. Other bills drew more divided testimony. AB 745 would allow securitization to finance utility undergrounding and prohibit a return on equity for undergrounding projects; supporters said it would lower ratepayer costs, while utilities warned it would effectively discourage undergrounding and could raise other rates. The bill passed 7-4 and was left on call. AB 1423 would apply reliability standards to publicly funded EV chargers installed before 2024; supporters said taxpayers should get functioning chargers, while charging-network representatives objected to retroactive requirements and possible conflicts with existing agreements. It passed 13-0. AB 388 would create a narrow exception to utility regulation to facilitate green hydrogen projects using private power lines; supporters said it would unlock low-cost renewable hydrogen and jobs, while utilities raised concerns about customer protections and grid planning. It passed 12-0. The committee also began hearing AB 825, which the author said would address the high cost of financing major transmission and generation buildout, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation and action on that bill.

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• Banker didn't give me the notice, so I'm suing them for $25 million or whatever my, my acquisition price
• And so it may be that Chairman Hefner's vehicle is a better way to realize the complete price.
• crops and cattle, or they dump huge amounts of crops and beef on the market here, which depresses price
• Did the tomatoes I grow in my backyard ever disrupt prices at HEB?
• What is the price and the value for our constituents to be able to know how their elected officials,

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• John McCord, Grace Price, and Brigham Beller. Who are these people from Virginia?
• I have you as Grace Price within chronic disease and yourself and you're for the bill, is that correct
• My name is Grace Price. I'm a 19 year old health advocate and I'm here in support of HB 5243.
• not just handing people food, we're handing them the bullets, and innocent families are paying the price
• Price and Mr. Beau, are y'all from Virginia? Virginia. No, I'm from Texas.

Bills: HB 2510, HB 3589, HB 4611, HB 4655, HB 4665, HB 4666, HB 4670, HB 4700, HB 4730, HB 4798, HB 4838, HB 5136, HB 5243, HB 5302, HB 5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• Calls Tasha Roberts, John McCord, Grace Price, and Brigham Bueller. Thank you.
• I have you as Grace Price, within chronic disease and yourself, and you're for the best.
• My name is Grace Price. I'm a 19-year-old health advocate, and I'm here in support of HB5243.
• not just handing people food; we're handing them the bullets, and innocent families are paying the price
• Price. Then it's beautiful. Are y'all from Virginia? Virginia? No, I'm from Texas. Oh.

Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• It's brought the price of eggs down pretty dramatically recently. Has she? Yep. Yep.
• most likely and then while there's no cost would this likely I mean would would there end up being a pricing
• surprise billing, but also this issue of ongoing consolidation and vertical integration. that is raising prices
• If I walk in, Maureen, to one of your facilities and I say I'm paying cash, what's your cash price, am
• talking about our kids. financially because they're not commodities, but we know there's a real a real price

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• Well, you would also, even if it was sold from, let's say, a bid price, business-to-business, from a
• Just out of curiosity, what was the price? I don't know. I'm not an exotic wildlife specialist.
• We are stocking our products, we have contracts with feed manufacturers. and to keep the price lower
• Lower our prices and help with just overall business. Thank you for your support.
• That will certainly cost them having to manage that, which means higher prices.

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• Passing this bill will do nothing to address the problem of high electricity prices in New Hampshire.
• They're forced to cover approved drugs, the prices set by the manufacturers.
• They're forced to cover approved drugs, the prices set by the manufacturers.
• They're forced to cover approved drugs, the prices set by the manufacturers.
• Facilities requesting one new employee for one year at the price tag of $211,000.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of House bills that had been moved during the budget process and, in many cases, were already addressed in the state budget. The chair explained that bills covered by the budget would generally be reported inexpedient to legislate, while some others would be placed on the consent calendar or handled separately. Early votes were largely unanimous, including House Bill 54, which would allow alternate treatment centers to operate for profit; the committee voted 25-0 ought to pass and sent it to the consent calendar. The committee then recommended inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation bill, because the funding had been replaced in House Bill 2 with $2.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Representative Rum opposed the ITL motion, arguing the projects would otherwise burden local property taxpayers and that the funding was important for housing and municipal infrastructure, but the motion passed 14-11. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also reported ITL 14-11 on the grounds that the budget already made significant reforms and separate action could create conflicting statutory language. House Bill 164, creating funding for a local government records manager position in the Secretary of State’s office, received a unanimous amendment appropriating $150,000 for fiscal year 2027 and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended, moving to the regular calendar. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew extended debate over whether restoring a state contribution to retirement system costs would reduce local property taxes; supporters framed it as tax relief for municipalities and school districts, while opponents said the effect would be minimal or offset by other retirement-system changes. The committee ultimately voted 14-11 ITL, with a minority report requested. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was amended and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended. House Bill 216, which would remove a workers’ compensation-related service-credit limit for certain disability retirement cases, was voted ITL 25-0 after the sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain. Finally, House Bill 219, which would redirect renewable portfolio standard funds and was amended to delay its effective date to July 1, 2027, advanced after debate over electricity costs and renewable energy policy; the committee adopted the amendment unanimously and then voted on the bill as amended.

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• So same price, but this one hits harder. Yeah. Okay, let's do that then.
• I'd be okay with a price of diesel and fertilizers going down with the commodity prices, but we all know
• The price of hemp and that fiber, there's this pricing issue there.
• We really need these kinds of products at accessible prices. Thank you for your testimony.
• It's going to take a while for TCUP prices to come down to this level.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• Scott Price reports on on those issues.
• A single-family home average price is $6.2 million.
• The average price of a condo or a Hole.
• That does not necessarily mean that prices will go down.
• In fact, it is prices will go down.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Um, this is setting a price to make a project that is pretty much not viable, right?
• If the end use is industrial, you buy my land as industrial prices.
• to make a Um, this is setting a price to make a project<01:03:34.799> that<01:03:35.200> is
• The road was built before a price was ever agreed upon what was going to be paid.
• built before a price was ever agreed<01:07:57.760> upon<01:07:58.079> what<01:07:58.319

Keywords: This meeting was split into two parts due to a technical issue. This is the complete meeting pulled from backups. Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:01 24RS HB198: “Angela’s Law”: 00:01:22 KRS Chapter 202C: 00:11:50 Eminent Domain: 00:54:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.

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• So So this is just for Medicaid, and do they negotiate with the drug companies for prices?
• Once it's over the counter, it oftentimes price goes lower than when it was a prescription version.
• Once it's over the counter, it oftentimes price goes lower than when it was a prescription version.
• Once it's over the counter, it oftentimes price goes lower than when it was a prescription version.
• In that situation, we will plan price.

Keywords: 1189, house, all