Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:21:44.159><c> Those</c> vote. Those voting in favor 25. Those vote.
• Please listen to the results of your vote. Voting in favor: 24. Voting against: 5.
• I voted no.
• I voted no.
• Please listen to the results of your vote. Those voting yes, 27. Those voting no, zero.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Paul votes aye. Nance? Rep. Nance votes aye. Ybarra? Aye. Rep. Ybarra votes aye.
• McEntire votes aye. Rep. Entenman votes nay. Graham? Rep. Graham votes aye. Keaton? Votes aye. Rep.
• Keaton votes aye. Leavitt? I love it. Aye. Keaton? Rep. Keaton votes aye. Leavitt votes aye.
• Leavitt votes nay without recommendation. Lee? Rep. Lee votes aye. Mendoza? Rep. Mendoza votes aye.
• Pollet votes aye. Reed? Rep. Reed votes aye. Rude? Rep. Rude votes aye. Salahuddin? Rep.

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2337 , HB2311 , HB2286 , HB2324 , HB2363 , HB2098 , HB2088

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• I will move that House Bill 2586 be voted do pass.
• I will move that House Bill 2586 be voted do pass. Is there any discussion?
• By your vote of 14 aye, no nay, House Bill 2586 has passed.
• We do have a request to vote this out on consent.
• By your vote of 14 aye, zero nay, you have voted for consent. We will now move to House Bill 3107.

Committee: House Financial Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> explain his vote. explain his vote.
• wish to change their vote, explain their vote?
• wish to change their vote, explain their vote?
• wish to change their vote, explain their vote?
• wish to change their vote, explain their vote?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work. The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading. The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, take the vote. Chair votes aye. Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes no. Senator Decoit no.
• Chair votes aye on Senate Bill 1547 passing with amendments. Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye.
• </c> Amendment chair votes I Vice chair votes Amendment chair votes I Vice chair votes I<01:36:49.000
• </c><01:37:41.679><c> votes</c><01:37:42.000><c> I</c> I chair votes I Vice chair votes I I chair votes
• </c><01:38:48.800><c> I</c> chair votes I voice chair votes I chair votes I voice chair votes I Senator

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing began on SP 547, which would create incentives for graywater recycling systems and atmospheric water generators through an income tax credit, a Department of Health rebate program, and building code standards. The Department of Health and Department of Taxation offered written comments; Taxation said it had seven proposed amendments to improve administration. Testimony was largely supportive, with advocates and local users describing water-supply benefits, emergency use during the Maui fires, and potential help for drought conditions and Red Hill concerns. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii suggested only the rebate program should move forward for clearer cost transparency, and the Department of Health said it needed more time to study the bill. Members questioned the fiscal impact and whether combining a tax credit and rebate was typical, but staff did not have cost estimates. Decision-making on SP 547 was deferred to February 12, 2025. The committee then took up SP 242 on foreign ownership of agricultural lands. The chair recommended passage with amendments, including deleting a reference to the Attorney General in one section and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050. Supporters argued the bill was a first step to limit foreign ownership of farmland, citing other states with similar restrictions, while several members said they supported the intent but had reservations about possible unintended harm to farmers and agriculture investment. After discussion, the measure passed with amendments on a 5-0 vote, with some members voting with reservations. The committee also discussed SP 1633, which would create a green building tax credit for structures using at least 30% Hawaii-grown hemp material. The chair said the bill was close but needed more work, and decision-making was deferred to February 12, 2025. Later, the committee heard several environmental measures: SB 683, which would ban intentionally added PFAS in certain products starting in 2028; SB 1109, which would replace the “finding of no significant impact” with a “finding of completion of environmental disclosure process”; SB 391, which would expand recycling requirements to certain lithium-ion batteries; and SB 12, which would classify neonic pesticides as restricted-use pesticides and limit certain seed treatments. Testimony on these bills included support from environmental and advocacy groups, comments from state agencies, and requests for amendments or further study, but no final votes were taken on those measures in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please uh note my no vote on GM 636 and GM 692. vote on GM 636 and GM 692. Mahalo. Senator Ihara.
• Smith advocated and voted in favor to Mr. Smith advocated and voted in favor to accept the EIS.
• Robert Smith, I will be note my no vote. Um uh unfortunately note my no vote.
• Any no votes? Any reservations? Any no votes? No votes. >> Mr.
• So we'll vote for you. Don't. So we'll vote for you.

Bills: HB1800 , HB1860 , HB2250 , HB472 , HB649 , HB1391 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1511 , HB1515 , HB1518 , HB1541 , HB1548 , HB1576 , HB1618 , HB1642 , HB1643 , HB1661 , HB1667 , HB1678 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1692 , HB1707 , HB1710 , HB1711 , HB1713 , HB1718 , HB1721 , HB1728 , HB1737 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1785 , HB1801 , HB1802 , HB1804 , HB1810 , HB1815 , HB1824 , HB1838 , HB1839 , HB1853 , HB1854 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1881 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1891 , HB1894 , HB1920 , HB1959 , HB1960 , HB1969 , HB1973 , HB1974 , HB2023 , HB2050 , HB2078 , HB2094 , HB2095 , HB2104 , HB2137 , HB2152 , HB2158 , HB2171 , HB2207 , HB2218 , HB2246 , HB2270 , HB2271 , HB2272 , HB2279 , HB2282 , HB2289 , HB2293 , HB2297 , HB2300 , HB2309 , HB2310 , HB2314 , HB2319 , HB2329 , HB2338 , HB2339 , HB2344 , HB2361 , HB2385 , HB2395 , HB2417 , HB2429 , HB2443 , HB2452 , HB2474 , HB2475 , HB2498 , HB2505 , HB2547 , HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

Transcript Highlights:

• He was approved by the Rules Committee on April 22 as a 5-0 vote. Respectfully ask for my vote.
• He was approved by the Rules Committee on April 22 as a 5-0 vote. Respectfully, I ask for my vote.
• I respectfully request an I vote on SCR 146. I respectfully request an aye vote on SCR 146.
• I ask for an aye vote. See, no mics up. Thank you. AI agents are not humans. I ask for an aye vote.
• I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Alston voted no. Senator Gowan was called. Senator Sears voted pass.
• Six eyes, zero nose, zero not voting. Or one not voting. Thank you.
• Mario, vote of six eyes, zero nose, and one not voting, you've given HB 2270.
• Yeah, I would like to explain my vote. Go ahead. I... But I would like to explain my vote.
• And with that I vote aye. Mr. Chair, I'd like to explain my vote. Please do.

Committee: Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met to hear several presentations and bills. First, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry presented on its K-9 program, describing staffing, specialized detection and trailing teams, and the need to replace retired dogs and modernize an aging, high-mileage vehicle fleet used to transport canines. The committee also heard a presentation from Biometrica on a privacy-focused facial recognition and sensor system designed to identify missing persons and known offenders using law-enforcement-only data; the presenters emphasized that the system does not store video or audio and is intended to balance public safety with privacy. The committee then considered HB 2134, which would prohibit Arizona governmental entities and critical infrastructure providers from contracting for critical infrastructure equipment or software from Chinese companies or the PRC. Supporters, including the sponsor and a national security witness, argued the bill would protect communications and other critical systems from foreign adversary access; concerns were raised about costs and implementation, but the bill was amended to be prospective and to rely on self-certification and risk-based audits. The committee passed HB 2134 with a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. HB 2404, which would shift most inter-facility transport of behavioral health patients from peace officers to authorized transporters, drew support from law enforcement and police association witnesses who said officers are not the right personnel for these transports; it passed unanimously, 7-0. HB 2402, dealing with ambulance certificate-of-necessity rules for small or underserved areas, was presented as a compromise measure after work with ambulance stakeholders and firefighters. The bill and a 15-page amendment would require the Department of Health Services to issue certificates in certain small-population areas, streamline applications, add reporting requirements, and address GPS coverage issues; it passed as amended, 7-0. HB 2673, which originally proposed mental health screening and treatment requirements for jail and prison inmates, was narrowed by amendment to create only a study committee on inmate mental health services; family members testified about tragic failures in the system, and the bill passed as amended, 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2253, protecting public employees from retaliation or obstruction when testifying in law enforcement disciplinary appeals, passed 5-0 with two not voting. HB 2270, expanding county protections over seals, logos, and sheriff’s posse naming rights, passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2941, which would treat certain unsafe motorcycle lane-splitting or passing behavior as reckless driving while preserving legal lane filtering, drew both support and concern about overbreadth; after testimony from the sponsor and members of the public, it passed 5-1 with one not voting, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• There is also a paired vote. There is also a paired vote. Senator Harris votes aye.
• Senator Semmelroth votes nay.
• And the senator votes nay. Senator votes no.
• The vote count shows 24 in favor with 11 against, majority having voted in the affirmative.
• And yes, we are voting on the last bill, Mark Scho... ...we were voting on the last bill.

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the next election and vote them out.
• </c> vote them out. vote them out.
• If you got elected, somebody elected, they voted.
• Now, my somebody elected, they voted.
• Let the people vote to change amendment.

Bills: HB180

Committee: House Local Legislation

Keywords: education, county superintendent, appointed, elected officials, Conecuh County, local control, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Even if you vote yes on the amendment, I'm asking for a vote no on the overall bill. Thank you, Mr.
• Representative Williams: By your vote of 16 ayes, 0 noes, you have voted House Bill 1740 do pass.
• By your vote of 15 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 present, you have voted House Bill 3186 do pass.
• By your vote of 12 ayes, 4 noes, and 1 present, you have voted House Joint Resolution 124 do pass.
• By your vote of 17 ayes, 0 noes, you have voted House Bill, House Committee Substitute for House Bills

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Olson's motion to vote, change your vote, close the cue, clear the vote.
• Declare the vote. He received a majority vote.
• I declare the vote. They received a majority vote.
• Declare the vote. Don't they received a majority vote? Mr.
• To clear the vote, we want to see a majority vote.

Bills: HB3765 , HB4324 , HB3678 , HB4170 , HB3495 , HB3040 , HB3062 , HB4140 , HB4106 , HB4109 , HB4104 , HB3581

Committee: House Criminal Judiciary

Keywords: property rights, forfeiture, noncitizen, land ownership, felony, public safety, criminal procedure, sentence modification, resentencing, judicial review, postconviction relief, district attorney, prosecutor, victim rights, victim notification, Department of Corrections, inmate rehabilitation, sentencing reform, life without parole, nonviolent offense

Transcript Highlights:

• Closing vote. Vote Vote closed. 42 I. 19. No. One excused.
• </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. 36 I. 25. No. Closing vote. Vote closed. 36 I. 25. No.
• </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote.
• </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote. Vote closed. 58<02:57:05.600><c> I.
• </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote. Vote closed. 57<03:03:00.319><c> I.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• not vote it?
• So, thank you and please vote yes.
• </c> you and please vote yes. So, thank you. you and please vote yes. So, thank you.
• </c> we go to a vote. we go to a vote.
• I'm voting yes. this is a top priority. I'm voting yes.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We urge an aye vote. We urge an aye vote. Thank you. Great, thank you.
• Patterson: not voting. Farías: aye. Kalra: aye. Wilson: aye. Tangipa: not voting.
• Not voting? Ta? No. Ta? No. Not voting? Not voting? Ta? Ta? No? Tangipa? No? Wicks?
• Not voting. Not voting. Okay, 7 to 4 with one member not voting.
• Not voting. All right. The last vote, I didn't tell. Um, I, the last week, right.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Funds, so your aye vote will help. Thank you. Let's go ahead, Madam Chair. Call for the votes.
• I vote. Appreciate it. Thank you.
• I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• No, we can vote on them now. Yeah. We can now take your vote on the bills.
• She voted on that. Yeah. She's not in the building. The final vote is four to zero. Okay.

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, now we'll vote. This is figure right off, please. Now we'll vote.
• Would anyone like to change his or her vote?
• Would anyone like to change his or her vote?
• Would anyone like to change his or her vote?
• We had it at six, and then we voted the next morning.

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, adding $351,000 one-time General Fund to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Welfare for SNAP eligibility system changes. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low error rate and the current eligibility systems work well, but the motion passed with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 898, which moves the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would create efficiencies in permitting and federal coordination. The committee approved both the reduction from the Historical Society budget and the corresponding addition to SMEC, along with language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions. The State Historical Society director was said to support the move. Next, the committee approved trailer funding for Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund. The committee added $5 million one-time dedicated funding and approved transfers of $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account. Analysts explained that while the funding is one-time, it could increase the state’s ongoing maintenance-of-effort obligation under federal special education rules if other funding remains unchanged. Members described the measure as a partial, temporary response to a larger special education funding gap. Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget after it had failed on the House floor earlier. Members discussed multiple enhancement requests, including habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, and replacement items. A substitute motion that included additional funding for temporary employees failed in the House vote, and the committee then approved a revised motion with a due pass recommendation. The committee also adopted language directing $200,000 of wolf depredation funds to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with discussion of pending items for the next day, including rural health transformation and state police-related budget actions.

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote, CS for Senate Bill 1246 is reported favorably.
• By your vote, Senate Bill 1152 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• So with that, I would ask for a favorable vote. Thank you, Senator.
• Please have the record reflect that I am voting, that I would like to vote in the affirmative for tabs
• Please have the record reflect that I am voting, that I would like to vote in the affirmative for tabs

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development considered a full agenda of transportation, economic development, housing, emergency services, and specialty license plate bills. Several measures were explained and advanced without opposition, including the Department of Transportation agency bill (CS/CS/SB 1662), a Purple Heart toll exemption bill (CS/SB 574), a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate bill (CS/SB 824), a construction disruption assistance loan program for small businesses (CS/CS/SB 324), a manufactured housing assistance bill for local housing plans (CS/SB 1714), a foreign agents registration bill (CS/CS/SB 766), military academy specialty plates (CS/SB 1024), a Safe Coastal Wildlife specialty plate (CS/SB 1246), an emergency services warning-light bill (CS/SB 1644), the Florida Wildflower specialty plate (SB 1152), and a toll exemption bill for 100% disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients (CS/SB 532). The committee adopted amendments on several bills. On CS/CS/SB 1662, Senator Collins’ strike-all amendment made a range of DOT-related changes, including the Florida Transportation Academy, seaport and airport accountability provisions, and allowing cranes to move under special blanket permits at night. On CS/CS/SB 324, the committee adopted a delete-everything amendment and a further amendment removing liability language; the bill would create a revolving loan program for small businesses harmed by public works construction, with members raising concerns about eligibility, verification of losses, and public records issues for financial documents. On CS/SB 766, an amendment clarified definitions and aligned the bill with federal FARA standards, including a 20% beneficial ownership threshold. On CS/SB 532, an amendment added Purple Heart recipients to the toll exemption. Testimony and debate were generally supportive, with several outside witnesses appearing in favor of the bills, including Florida PBA, the Florida Manufactured Homeowners Federation, the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, the Center for Security Policy, and the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Members highlighted constituent impacts and policy concerns on a few measures, especially the construction disruption loan bill and the disabled veteran toll exemption, where some senators suggested narrowing the scope or adding protections. All bills considered were reported favorably, and senators later requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected tabs before the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• You can see what they voted.
• So I'm just happy to kind of be a part of that. every vote record, every [music] every vote record, every
• If your senators up for [music] votes.
• You can see if [music] what they voted.
• </c><00:02:46.800><c> or</c> if they are deserving of your vote or if they are deserving of your vote

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And with that, I vote aye. Thank you. Representative Contreras, I vote aye.
• So, I vote aye.
• So I will vote how I'm going to vote now, but if it's not changed up by floor, I will change my vote.
• But at the same time, it's one of the easiest votes for me: I vote aye.
• Explain my vote, please.

Committee: House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2763, which would require a joint resolution of the legislature before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a state-run shooting range. The sponsor and several supporters, including a Prescott-area doctor, Arizona Citizens Defense League representatives, and Game and Fish staff, argued that closures can push shooters into unsafe public lands, create trash and safety problems, and that the legislature should have a voice in any closure decision. Game and Fish said its goal is to preserve Ben Avery and emphasized public safety. The bill was moved and received a do pass recommendation on an 8-1 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 2417, allowing courts to order speed-inhibiting devices as an alternative to license suspension or revocation for certain traffic offenses. Supporters said it could help people keep working and reduce recidivism, while opponents and some members raised concerns about scope and implementation. An amendment removed eligibility for people convicted of reckless driving or racing and clarified manufacturers are not required to build compatible vehicles. The bill, as amended, passed 7-2. House Bill 2345 followed, creating a felony for unlawfully present persons who possess a falsified commercial driver’s license and authorizing vehicle forfeiture and penalties for employers who knowingly hire such drivers. The sponsor framed it as a narrow public-safety measure, but the Arizona Trucking Association opposed it, arguing it was preempted by federal law, unworkable, and could jeopardize federal funding. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted an amendment and gave the bill a 5-3-1 do pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2666, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving victims ages 15 to 17; testimony from prosecutors and anti-trafficking advocates supported the bill, while defense attorneys and some members urged caution about juvenile defendants and mandatory consecutive sentences. It passed 8-0 with members noting possible future amendments. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2175, which adds hate-crime-style sentencing enhancements for bias-motivated offenses and expands protected categories to include political expression and political affiliation. The ADL and Maricopa County Attorney’s Office supported the measure as a needed tool, while the ACLU and defense attorneys warned the political-expression language was too broad and could chill speech or invite selective prosecution. The bill passed 6-2 after adoption of an amendment. House Bill 2186, which lets a passenger satisfy identity requirements during a traffic stop by verbally providing information instead of showing physical ID, also received a do pass recommendation on a 7-0-1 vote after the sponsor said it was meant to fix an unconstitutional vagueness problem. The transcript then began discussion of House Bill 2364, concerning penalties for distribution or receipt of abortion-inducing drugs by courier or delivery service, but the exchange was cut off before testimony or action on that bill was completed.