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• My professional background is in higher education and public service.
• You may have heard years ago about a large battery fire in the Northwest Valley.
• Those fires burn faster. They burn hotter.
• You mentioned a battery fire.
• We also want to make sure that we're able to address an issue with respect to fire code and fire sprinklers

Summary: The committee first considered the reappointment of Troy L. Campbell to the Arizona State Liquor Board. Campbell described his nearly 10 years of service, his role as chair since 2019, and his focus on fairness, public safety, and applying the law consistently. He answered questions about the board’s workload and authority, noting it hears roughly 40 to 50 cases a year and does not issue fines. With no public testimony, the committee voted 6-0 to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard several liquor and consumer-related bills. SB 1478, an annual liquor-policy cleanup bill, made technical changes to liquor statutes, including conforming the definition of cider to federal tax law and clarifying other terminology. The bill drew support from industry stakeholders and neutral testimony from the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control; the committee adopted a clarifying amendment and recommended the bill do pass as amended. SB 1108 would require Swedish rounding of cash transactions when pennies are unavailable, with signage and enforcement provisions; an amendment removed an individual-item exemption and clarified tax calculations, and the bill passed as amended with support from business groups. SB 1205 would regulate private-property vehicle booting by setting signage, notice, fee, and recordkeeping requirements and making violations a misdemeanor; members raised concerns about appeals and signage on non-parking property, but the committee adopted a technical amendment and recommended the bill do pass as amended. The committee also took up SB 1241, which would allow private permitting providers to conduct plan reviews and inspections for single-trade residential projects without municipal or county approval. Supporters argued it would reduce delays and costs for homeowners and help cities focus on higher-priority work, while cities and counties opposed the bill on public-safety and local-control grounds, warning about private incentives and inspection quality. After adopting an amendment granting immunity to municipalities that rely on private providers, the committee recommended the bill do pass as amended by a 5-2 vote, with some members explaining their votes and asking for further stakeholder work. Finally, the committee heard SB 1366, which creates a Public Property Towing and Impound Practices Study Committee to review towing fees, standards, insurance, background checks, and related DPS policies, and to report recommendations by the end of 2026. Supporters said the study would help address inconsistent standards and consumer concerns before permanent changes are made. Some members objected that the study committee did not include minority-party appointments, but the sponsor said that could be addressed later. The committee adopted a strike-everything amendment and recommended the bill do pass as amended. The committee then began SB 1431, a housing-design bill limiting municipal design standards and restrictions on certain shared features, but the transcript cuts off during extended debate and no final action on that bill is shown.

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• Cal Fire, CDCR, and Parks currently have separate contracts for specialized services, such as critical
• services.
• The fire season is coming.
• The fire season is coming.
• For CCHCS on the medical side, the focus was on business services, medical services, and nursing services

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision proposals for labor, public safety/judiciary, and transportation, and no votes were taken. In Part A on labor, the Employment Development Department described funding for EDD Next document management work, updated UI loan interest costs, disability insurance and paid family leave benefit increases, WIOA adjustments, UI and school employee benefit changes, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical correction tied to an EDD Next reversion. PERB discussed reduced funding requests for AB 288 due to litigation and a proposal to implement AB 1 covering legislative employees. DIR presented proposals for legal unit reclassifications, two major IT modernization projects, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COIA reappropriation, and trailer bill language requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and removing a salary cap for the DWC administrative director. CalHR proposed consolidating employee assistance services into a statewide contract with enhanced support for first responders, and CalPERS and CalSTRS presented budget adjustments tied to investment costs, state contributions, and benefit overpayments. Members focused heavily on the unemployment insurance debt and interest payments, asking why the administration had no concrete plan to pay down principal. Finance and LAO explained that the state’s UI tax structure has long been insufficient and that any long-term solution would need to address both the outstanding federal loan and the structural imbalance in employer taxes. Questions also centered on EDD Next costs and timelines, with the chair asking for clearer long-term project cost estimates and Finance noting that future maintenance and operations costs will continue after implementation. On DIR’s emerging technologies unit, members asked whether it would address AI-driven workplace harms; DIR said the unit would focus on physical workplace safety issues involving AI, robotics, autonomous equipment, and related guardrails, while LAO noted broader labor-practice questions would likely fall outside Cal/OSHA’s scope. In the CalPERS discussion, members raised concerns about transparency in private equity and external management fees, while CalPERS said higher fees reflect a strategy of greater private-market and active-management exposure and are offset by higher net returns. Members urged more information on specific investments and future reporting. For CalSTRS, Finance presented routine contribution and overpayment adjustments, but members also raised broader transparency concerns that CalSTRS staff said they would follow up on separately. Public comment in Part A was dominated by strong support for an immigrant worker emergency relief fund, along with support for apprenticeship and workforce proposals and PERB staffing. The chair and members said they would follow up on where the immigrant relief proposal should be considered, noting it may belong in another policy area. The hearing then moved into Part B with an overview of Judicial Branch-related May Revision items, including court interpreter funding, appellate court security, workload cap changes, lactation room implementation delays, and a reduction to the state court facility construction backfill.

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• a year or one to two about 20 fires a year or one to two fires<00:59:14.440><c> a</c><00:59:14.520><
• Uh these toxic fires spread height.
• </c><01:00:01.560><c> rover,</c> uh, a a river, uh, sorry, fire rover, uh, a a river, uh, sorry, fire
• </c> Northfield because the fire was so bad. Northfield because the fire was so bad.
• </c><01:36:19.040><c> fire.

Bills: HF3426, HF3896, HF1426, HF3793, HF4061, HF4246

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products

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• You're fired.
• That opening is jeopardized because of the mass firings.
• That would affect our firefighters and our fire departments.
• while they are firing American workers?
• It's title 7 of the Civil Service Reform Act.

Keywords: PRO Act, labor laws, worker rights, unionization, right-to-work, public testimony, political polarization

Summary: The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.

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• I have... in such important life-saving services.
• Public service is never a solo... Public service is never a solo journey.
• None of you has longer consecutive service than he has.
• House Bill 913, a bill to be entitled an act relating to inmate services.
• Public service is not easy, but it matters.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for two service members killed in the Middle East, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members adopted the special order report and then began taking up the special order calendar. The first major measure was HB 7031, the annual tax package, which included a hunting, fishing, and camping sales tax holiday, a back-to-school holiday moved earlier in the summer, property tax changes for mobile home parks and other exemptions, reductions in pari-mutuel taxes and fees, extensions and expansions of several tax credit programs, vacation-rental tax collection changes, and a full decoupling from federal tax changes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill drew questions about the fiscal impact of decoupling and the firearm-accessories holiday; supporters emphasized fiscal caution, housing and home-hardening provisions, and family tax relief, while opponents objected to the firearm-related tax break. HB 7031 passed 105-2. The House then passed CS/CS/CS HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, which updates business development rules, board membership, and creates a strategic spaceport hub designation. CS/CS HB 639/CS SB 246 on specialty license plates also passed after a strike-all amendment that added several new plates, revised the Fraternal Order of Police plate, and tightened financial and nonprofit requirements for plate sponsors. CS HB 697 on drug prices and coverage passed after debate on pharmacy benefit manager reforms requiring equal reimbursement, prohibiting forced losses on drugs, and allowing consolidated appeals. CS/CS HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation passed with an amendment clarifying fingerprinting provisions, and CS/CS HB 527 passed with a human-review requirement for insurance claim denials so AI cannot be the sole basis for denying or reducing claims. Additional bills approved included CS HB 1449, which limits use of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program when a claim is already in the federal process and, by amendment, narrows the bill to out-of-network emergency services and claims of $50,000 or less; CS HB 93, requiring surgical smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers, which passed overwhelmingly after emotional bipartisan praise for the sponsor’s multi-session effort; and CS HB 1217, which prohibits governmental entities from adopting net-zero greenhouse gas policies, after Democrats argued it would preempt local climate and resilience efforts and Republicans argued it protects energy reliability and affordability. The House also passed CS/CS HB 1461 establishing a framework for licensing and regulating advanced nuclear reactors, with supporters framing it as a step toward reliable, affordable, cleaner energy. Later, CS HB 1229 on residential homes for medically or technologically dependent children was explained as creating a licensure program for medically complex children’s homes and was rolled over for final passage as the transcript ended.

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• So what's the debt service, all told?
• Shifting both Lease Revenue Debt Service and General Obligation Debt Service into their budgets, as well
• We also have strong metrics on our debt service, you know, positive margins, debt service coverage, overall
• Eden fire and the Palisades fire that are going to affect the labor markets in some of our construction
• Primarily in areas related to customer service, outreach, and data management.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Has this been reviewed and endorsed by members of the firefighting community, fire marshals, and so forth
• As you recall, we now have firing squad as the first option for carrying out justice in death penalty
• As you recall, we now have firing squad as the first option for carrying out justice in death penalty
• The confidentiality of the individuals that might be executing someone by firing squad.
• County, and currently they are serviced by Ada County Highway District, so it presents an issue that

Summary: The committee first approved the February 20, 2026 minutes, then heard a series of RS introductions from Representative Jordan Redmond tied to interim housing committee recommendations. Those measures would: allow small apartment buildings to use a single stairway with added safety requirements and sprinklers; reduce barriers for manufactured housing while preserving local lot-type compatibility; let faith-based organizations use underutilized land for housing and related services with several guardrails; and permit multifamily housing in commercial zones subject to design, siting, and safety standards. Members generally supported introducing these RSs, though several asked about stakeholder input, local impacts, parking, and fire-safety concerns, and all four were introduced by voice vote. The committee also considered RS 33553, an agency bill extending confidentiality protections for people involved in executions by firing squad, including medical personnel, escort teams, and technical assistants. Representative Skaug said the purpose was to protect participants from doxing and align the statute with Idaho’s current execution method. Representative Rubel and Representative Birch raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill would limit judicial review or broader disclosure; despite those objections, the motion to introduce passed, with Rubel, Birch, and Church recorded as nays. Next, the committee introduced RS 33360C1, which would allow single-county highway districts to continue serving streets when a city grows into another county, prompted by the City of Star’s growth toward Canyon County. Members noted city support but suggested counties should also weigh in. Finally, the committee introduced RS 33465, a commemorative measure honoring Lyndon Bateman and Idaho Day, with a recommendation that it go to the second reading calendar; the sponsor also corrected two drafting errors on the bill. The committee then adjourned, noting an upcoming transmittal deadline.

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• With the fires, this becomes even higher.
• And then the fires hit.
• What we do is we service all the trades.
• , the fires were the big impetus for us taking this action.
• Our members have been drastically affected by the fires.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Unfortunately, both Highway Patrol officers and Cal Fire struggle to keep on board the personnel best
• suited to direct a response when needed the most in critical times when a fire or disaster is upon us
• suited to direct a response when needed the most in critical times when a fire or disaster is upon us
• Specifically, Assembly Bill 1054 will allow CHP officers or Cal Fire firefighters who are eligible for
• Specifically, Assembly Bill 1054 will allow CHP officers or Cal Fire fires who is eligible for retirement

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I am a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services.
• We do not handle fires that way in the state... ...of Idaho.
• We do not handle fires that way in the state of Idaho.
• given fire year.
• Mechanically, we have deficiency funds for fire.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first received an Idaho State Department of Agriculture update on quagga mussels from Director Chanel T. Wall. She reviewed the history of Idaho’s response since the first western U.S. detection in 2007 and the legislature’s ongoing funding and policy support since 2008. Wall described the ecological and economic risks posed by quagga mussels, including major impacts seen in the Great Lakes, and said Idaho’s 2025 treatment in the mid-Snake River reduced the infested footprint by about 51% compared with 2024. She explained the chelated copper treatment approach, the challenge of treating deep pools and maintaining copper concentration at depth, the use of divers and underwater manifolds, and the addition of in-state lab testing and expanded sampling and inspection capacity. Committee members asked about the treatment method, the mussels’ reproduction, impacts on fish and irrigation, whether other states are using Idaho’s methods, and whether the species could ever burn itself out; Wall said Idaho remains focused on eradication and that the state’s approach is being watched closely by other western states. The committee then heard budget presentations from Legislative Services staff on natural resources appropriations. Janet Jessup reviewed the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee’s recent actions, including a 3% rescission, an additional 1% rescission for fiscal year 2026, reverting unallocated CEC, and a 5% ongoing base reduction for fiscal year 2027. She walked through the major natural resources budgets, including DEQ, Fish and Game, Lands, Parks and Recreation, Water Resources, and the Endowment Fund Investment Board, noting which agencies rely on general funds versus dedicated or federal funds and highlighting several enhancement requests, especially for fire suppression, remediation, fisheries, and park staffing. She also explained Idaho’s fire suppression deficiency fund and said it can run negative and is typically preloaded by the legislature. Keith Bybee followed with a broader general fund and revenue outlook. He said the state’s cash position is tighter than last year, with lower unobligated cash and a downward revision in revenue forecasts, though the legislature’s adopted forecast is somewhat higher than the governor’s. He noted that JFAC’s additional 1% rescission modestly improved the projected ending balance, but that the budget remains tight because major programs such as schools, Medicaid, and corrections are largely exempt from cuts. Bybee also discussed the projected 2027 ending balance under the governor’s plan versus the legislature’s forecast and emphasized that future budget decisions will depend on uncertain factors such as fire costs, Medicaid enrollment, and population growth. The meeting ended after brief comments from Senator Groh and adjournment.

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• When we're cold in the winter, we can bundle up, or we can kindle a fire.
• SB 1183, accessory dwelling units fire sprinklers.
• SB 1184, HOA's uniformed services division flags.
• SB 1195, appropriation legal assistance services aid.
• SB 1269, fire district formation, county supervisors.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c> providing the services that's required. providing the services that's required.
• A fire on camp premises. 3.
• fiscal, underwriting, legal advice and services, and consulting and management services.
• , and consulting and advice and services, and consulting and management<04:06:19.120><c> services.
• </c><04:06:21.600><c> Imputed</c> management services. E. Imputed management services. E.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• </c> to the fire. to the fire.
• You mentioned fire. Fire is a natural occurrence.
• You mentioned fire.<00:37:05.200><c> Fire</c><00:37:05.560><c> is</c><00:37:05.760><c> a</c><00:37:06.120
• </c><00:37:07.600><c> I'm</c> fire. Fire is a natural occurrence. I'm fire.
• Fire is a natural occurrence.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> &gt;&gt; to human services. &gt;&gt; to human services.
• </c> &gt;&gt; to human services. &gt;&gt; to human services.
• </c> emergency service providers. emergency service providers.
• </c> counseling among emergency service counseling among emergency service providers,<00:15:56.959><c
• </c> emergency service providers. emergency service providers.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c> concerned about is the debt service. concerned about is the debt service.
• We'll walk and construction services.
• /c><00:26:36.240><c> work</c><00:26:36.480><c> helps</c> service agency and our work helps service agency
• We provide cost-effective and transparent services.
• Uh the vet services uh side as well.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senate services That motion is adopted. Senate services correctly<01:00:07.520><c> engrossed.
• House Bill 1420 by social services.
• So you and stuff from fighting fires.
• Without the cancer trust, over the past nine years, 55 fire districts, which are your fire districts,
• > fire</c> which are your fire districts, my fire which are your fire districts, my fire district,<02

Keywords: 981, all

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• First, we strive to provide excellent customer service in everything that we do.
• The State Fire Marshal's Office helps communities prevent, reduce, and investigate fire losses through
• SFMO duties include investigating fire origin and cause, conducting state building fire safety inspections
• , enforcing the state fire code, licensing and regulating the fire protection and fireworks industry,
• bunch of policies for brush fire exposure, and that's in my own neighborhood, and we have fire plugs

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• Lee in the human services space.
• The next bill is SB 146; this is the Human Services Trailer Bill.
• Fire Appropriations.
• Forest Service on the qualified product list.
• facilitate the CAL FIRE full-time staffing.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's time to fire up the grill, fire up the air conditioner, book some road trips if you can afford to
• Service in the great Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Thank you for decades of service to Chester County and to our great Commonwealth.
• His milestone life included service in this House from 1979 to 1993.
• We have the fires.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• But then when they come into federal civilian service, they're probationary.
• Mercari for your service.
• So how much were you paid by insurance companies, including devoted health services?
• services, an insurance company that primarily sells Medicare Advantage plans.
• FDA does a tremendous service for our country.

Keywords: nominations, labor, health, veterans, Social Security, Elon Musk, transparency, government accountability

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on various executive nominations and their implications on labor and health affairs. Significant discussions surrounded the nomination of Mr. Sonderling as the Deputy Secretary of Labor, with members expressing concerns about workforce cuts affecting veterans and Social Security employees. There was also a debate led by a member regarding the authority and influence of private individuals, specifically citing Elon Musk's involvement in government decisions. Such discussions raised questions about transparency and accountability within governmental agencies, leading to a proposal for Mr. Musk to provide testimony before the committee.