Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, I move that House Bill 2584 receive a do pass recommendation. Mr.
• Pass. You're it. Thank you. Representative Blackman. Pass. You're it. All right.
• I'm sorry, 2352 receive a do pass recommendation. Roll call vote. Mr.
• failing: because we haven't invested in them.
• You have given HB 2500 a do-pass recommendation.

Bills: HB2352 , HB2388 , HB2418 , HB2499 , HB2500 , HB2579 , HB2584 , HB2804

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: funding, auditor general, county treasurer, procedural reviews, state appropriations, HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> program to help him David was passed program to help him David was passed along<00:06:19.560><c>
• There was no judgment made, at least from me, should this bill be passed.
• </c><00:21:38.320><c> it</c> you're finished you could just pass it you're finished you could just pass
• You know, um, I don't think whether you pass or if that bill passes or fails, it really will directly
• </c> starts failing starts failing then<04:53:41.200><c> you</c><04:53:41.360><c> get</c><04:53:41.520

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by announcing that afternoon hearings, including House Bill 283, would be moved to Representatives Hall because of expected public interest. It then took up House Bill 671, which would establish a kindergarten literacy readiness program. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, described the measure as a way to close gaps in early reading readiness and said it was intended as a first step, with only a placeholder appropriation while details are developed. He framed it as a targeted effort to help children who are not entering first grade ready to read. Testimony on HB 671 was largely supportive. Representatives asked about the bill’s structure, whether a specific program had been identified, how it would interact with play-based learning, and why the provider was limited to a registered nonprofit. Waterford.org representatives Teresa Rosenberger and Rob Riley testified in support, describing Waterford Upstart as a home-based, evidence-based early learning program already used in New Hampshire. They said the program provides adaptive instruction, family coaching, and technology support, including computers, tablets, internet access, and translation services in more than 100 languages. They also said the model has been successful in New Hampshire, including a Nashua pilot and later statewide efforts, and that similar legislation has existed in other states. Rep. Jonah Wheeler also spoke in support of the bill. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 671. After a fiscal note for HB 671 was distributed, the committee moved to House Bill 781, which would require school districts to adopt policies for a cell phone-free education and includes an appropriation. The transcript cuts off as Rep. Litchfield was introduced to testify on that bill, so no testimony, debate, or vote on HB 781 is included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll skip past that one and pass it over to Deputy Commissioner Bentley.
• it over to Deputy Commissioner pass it over to Deputy Commissioner Bentley<00:22:43.039><c> okay</c>
• In the 2023 session, a transfer was passed in law that would begin in 2025 for $450,000 each year from
• represent CL uh Mr chair I'm not fails represent CL uh Mr chair I'm not finished<01:21:53.159><c> uh
• There being seven nays and six ayes, the motion to table fails.

Bills: HF10

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• You have given Senate Bill 1445 a do-pass recommendation. Thank you. 1445 a do-pass recommendation.
• You've given Senate Bill 1580 a do-pass recommendation.
• I'm asking that this committee pass this bill.
• SB 1363, do pass recommendation. Mr.
• You've given Senate Bill 1519 due pass, and we're on to 1560 due passes amended. How about that?

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several appropriation and policy bills. SB 1488 would appropriate $600,000 for a workforce development study on coal-impacted communities in northern Arizona, especially areas affected by the closure of Navajo Generating Station and related coal operations; supporters described it as a needed transition study, and it received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1523 would provide $340,000 to the Navajo Nation for the Ganado waterline pipeline project serving 235 homes; testimony emphasized long-standing lack of safe drinking water, and the bill also received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1041 would appropriate $500,000 to the Arizona Trail Fund; supporters highlighted the trail’s statewide recreational and cultural value, and it passed with a do-pass recommendation. SB 1447 would extend the groundwater withdrawal fee moratorium and related Pinal AMA fund provisions through 2033; irrigation district representatives said the extension would help maintain infrastructure amid Colorado River shortages, and it was also recommended do-pass. The committee also considered several regulatory bills. SB 1445 would let smaller cities and towns use approved on-site bacteriological testing equipment and limit required sampling frequency for certain ADEQ permits; the sponsor said it would save small towns money, while some members raised concerns about limiting sampling during discharge events, but the bill still received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1580 would appropriate $2.545 million for a statewide fire incident management platform for fire and law enforcement agencies; supporters said it would improve accountability, information sharing, and interoperability, while one member objected to the targeted funding approach, and the bill passed on a 5-3 vote. SB 1418 would streamline siting and permitting for small modular nuclear reactors in smaller counties, especially when co-located with large industrial users; supporters argued it would help energy reliability and rural economic development, while opponents warned it would weaken local review and environmental safeguards, and it passed 5-3. The committee took up two bills involving consumer protections and access. SB 1419 would add inspection and disclosure requirements for rooftop solar installations and restrict sales claims about estimated savings; supporters said it responded to consumer complaints about roof damage and misleading sales practices, while opponents argued it would burden rooftop solar and restrict speech. After extensive testimony, including from county officials, former ROC leadership, and solar industry representatives, the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-2 vote. SB 1363 would create a rural opportunity initiative to issue additional marijuana-related licenses for underserved rural communities; supporters said it would improve access and reduce illicit-market activity, while opponents argued the bill was confusing and could expand licenses too broadly. The committee ultimately recommended the bill do pass on an 8-0 vote, with members noting possible amendments before floor consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• All in favor of passing Senate Bill 1261 signify by saying aye. Any opposed, nay? Motion passes.
• My family spent years fighting at great personal cost to pass right to work, which ultimately passed
• Chairman, I never pass out a training opportunity.
• When bills fail in a germane committee, they fail for a reason.
• Motion passes 8-6. Thank you. We will not. Motion passes 8-6. Thank you, committee.

Committee: House Commerce and Human Resources

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm asking that this committee pass this bill.
• SB 1363, do pass. Mr.
• You've given Senate Bill 1447 a do pass recommendation.
• You've given Senate Bill 1519 due pass, and we're on to 1560 due pass as amended. How about that?
• You've given Senate Bill 1560 a do pass recommendation.

Bills: SB1041 , SB1363 , SB1418 , SB1419 , SB1445 , SB1447 , SB1488 , SB1519 , SB1523 , SB1560 , SB1580

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

Transcript Highlights:

• The target is large, and it's pretty hard to fail, although I've been told people fail.
• We dig back, so I guess I do not pass on. No, no, no, It's just a do pass as amended twice.
• Please pass it. Thank you. Thank you, and yes, sir.
• In fact, more have failed than passed.
• Move a due pass.

Committee: House House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill, if you pass this bill, will turn criminals who are remote starting their car into law-abiding
• So when it comes over to the House, I'm hoping you're going to pass that as well.
• It is an infraction to fail to yield to a pedestrian or bicyclist at a marked crosswalk or sidewalk,
• And then how do you think we can get this message, if this bill passes, out to folks on the roadways
• This is better government and a more efficient use of tax-fail dollars.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Sir, the bill actually requires you to have passed the levy.
• Yes, so it has been passed and then you can bond against the levy.
• The bill has passed subject to signatures.
• The bill has passed subject to signatures.
• The bill has passed subject to signatures.

Bills: HB1796

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: school construction, contract indebtedness, school districts, bonding authority, education funding, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair moves that House Bill 1771 be voted due pass. House Bill 1771 be voted due pass.
• I move that House Bill 1883 be voted due pass. Any discussion?
• By your vote of five yes and four no, you have passed House Bill 1883. Okay.
• Now I move that House Bill 1892 be voted due pass. House Bill 1892 be voted due pass.
• It was made 20 years ago when we passed this foundation formula.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Relieve those who cry to You for help, whose eyes fail waiting for Your salvation.
• RELIEVE THOSE WHO CRY TO YOU FOR HELP, WHO IS EYES FAIL WAITING FOR YOUR SALVATION.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A few years ago, we passed that 1115 reentry waiver, and this would enable us to finalize that as we're
• </c><01:21:04.720><c> to</c> inconsistent, and already failing to inconsistent, and already failing to
• If the system fails, he doesn't have the state money.
• the task force pass SF 4512, review the task force letter,<01:26:10.080><c> and</c><01:26:10.320><c>
• </c><01:36:20.920><c> the</c> program that is designed to fail the program that is designed to fail the

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• After you pass that, and only after you pass that, are you allowed to go in a lake.
• </c><01:05:15.279><c> this</c> than two years please please pass this than two years please please pass
• And to the families of Joe and Brady, our laws failed you and failed your kids.
• And to the families of Joe and Brady, our laws failed you and failed your kids.
• And to the families of Joe and Brady, our laws failed you and failed your kids.

Bills: HF1355 , HF1469 , HF1768

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

Transcript Highlights:

• So to encourage compliance, starting in 2022, AB 195 was passed and simplified the tax code.
• The background on AB 8 is that it was passed last year, and it really does two things.
• Our audits of restaurants have discovered many taxpayers are failing to report sales made through the
• Delivery fees are the amounts that are collected by the delivery network company and are passed on to
• P-T... just P-T-E-T, P-T, P-T, pass-through credit? Okay, thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• bills regarding local student board members on trustees, on the school board trustees, which did not pass
• I represent Woodland, and whether or not this passes, if there are any students in Woodland Joint Unified
• The state has successfully passed... ...laws such as SB 274 in 2023, banning schools from suspending
• This system addresses a symptom, but fails to diagnose the disease.
• have been implemented as, I'm not sure that that... requirements that we might have previously passed

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Education Committee hearing featured opening remarks from legislators welcoming students from the California Association of Student Councils and SABLE, with members emphasizing student voice and noting that several past student proposals had become law. The hearing then moved through multiple student panels presenting policy ideas, with members responding in a mix of support, technical questions, and cautions about cost, implementation, and tradeoffs in instructional time. The first panel proposed an annual civic engagement day for grades 7-12 to increase civic literacy and participation through flexible school-based activities. Members asked about costs, flexibility for sixth grade, voter registration, and how the proposal would fit within existing curriculum and standards. The second panel proposed amending Education Code Section 35012 to require at least one student board member in every unified and high school district, with added motioning rights and training on budgeting and LCAPs; members raised concerns about mandate costs, board size, and the scope of motioning authority. The third panel proposed middle school financial literacy instruction, potentially embedded in existing classes like math, with a 10-year phase-in for teacher training and curriculum updates; members questioned whether the state should wait for the already-approved high school financial literacy course to be implemented first. The fourth panel proposed expanding restorative justice by creating a CDE task force and authorizing PPS-certified staff to use restorative justice materials in discipline processes; members discussed prior legislation, confidentiality in expulsion hearings, and the likely cost of a state task force. The fifth panel proposed short, twice-a-semester mental health and life-skills sessions for grades 7-12, but members expressed skepticism that brief classroom sessions could meaningfully address mental health needs and suggested wellness centers or student-led awareness efforts instead. The hearing then began panel six on AI implementation in classrooms, with students arguing that districts need clearer guidance on AI use and that education must adapt rather than ignore the technology.

Transcript Highlights:

• We had another member that didn't pass.
• The Senate passed a Foundation Budget Review Commission.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The bill is passed to be enacted. It's passed to be enacted.
• The bill is passed to be enacted, passed to be enacted, will be signed by the President, laid before

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first handled a House petition from John H. Rawlers and others seeking eminent domain authority for a parcel in Norwood; Joint Rule 12 was suspended and the matter was referred to the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The chamber then resumed debate on the literacy bill, with Senator Tarr offering a series of amendments focused on school district funding, teacher competency, reporting, waivers, and curriculum implementation. Most of Tarr’s amendments were rejected, but one requiring written, appealable denials of district waivers was adopted by roll call, and another amendment on reporting from the Early Literacy Fund, including provisions for English language learners and special education educators, was also adopted. A separate amendment extending the timeline for DESE to publish high-quality curricula was adopted, while several other amendments were withdrawn or defeated. The Senate also considered and adopted an amendment from Senator Comerford addressing rural and regional equity in education funding. That amendment expanded eligible uses of the Early Literacy Fund to include screening assessments, required DESE to prioritize geographic and funding equity, mandated a public hearing in Western Massachusetts before final grant criteria were finalized, and directed technical assistance to rural districts. Senators from across the chamber spoke in support, emphasizing chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, minimum-aid pressures, and the need for a broader review of the Chapter 70 formula and a Foundation Budget Review Commission. The amendment passed unanimously. Later, the Senate took up an amendment from Senator Moore on children’s vision care, which would have created a registry for vision screening and expanded eye exam requirements, but it was withdrawn after supportive debate. The chamber then adopted the Ways and Means redraft, ordered the bill to third reading, and passed An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy to be engrossed by a unanimous roll call. Final passage was also achieved for a separate House land-taking bill allowing the town of Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, which passed by the required two-thirds vote and was enacted. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday and adjourned in memory of Donna Goldstein.

Transcript Highlights:

• IN 2024 HOUSE BILL 1473 PASSED.
• A REFERENCED IT IN LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED.
• I'M CURIOUS ON HERE, IF SOMEONE FAILS WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THAT SCHOOL?
• IT WAS NOT JUST A SCHOOL FAILURE, LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELD, EVERYONE FAILED.
• IT WAS MY JOB TO ROUND UP THE VOTES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE PASS THE BILL.

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• How could this even pass? Somehow the oil and industry got it passed.
• We ask your consideration and pass this bill, please. Thank you.
• We ask your consideration and pass this bill, please. Thank you. Lynn Schall.
• I urge you to vote no and do not pass on 207. Thank you.
• I think I'm going to pass right now.

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How could this even pass? Somehow the oil and gas industry got it passed.
• How could this even pass? Somehow the oil and gas industry got it passed.
• We ask for your consideration and ask that you pass this bill, please.
• I think I'm going to pass right now.
• If in 2019, when we passed the Produced Water Act, section Q, we...

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 207, as amended, which would direct the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules for permits allowing certain beneficial uses of treated produced water, including industrial, commercial, energy-related, infrastructure, pilot project, and other approved uses. Representative Brown presented the bill as a science-driven response to New Mexico’s water scarcity, citing the state’s 50-year water plan and research from the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the rules to be informed by credible scientific data and other evidence, including consortium research, before moving to public comment. Supporters argued the bill would create a regulated framework for reuse of treated produced water, preserve scarce freshwater, and support economic development, construction, and energy-related uses. Testimony in favor came from the bill sponsor, the consortium’s Dr. Zach Stoll, the chair of the Water Quality Control Commission, business and industry representatives, local economic development officials, and some residents. They emphasized recent peer-reviewed studies, pilot projects, and the need for the commission to act on updated science. State agencies, including the Environment Department, said the amended bill addressed some of their concerns and kept the focus on science-based rulemaking. Opponents said the bill would override the Water Quality Control Commission’s prior findings and force approval of uses that remain scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Many speakers from environmental groups, acequia and agricultural organizations, faith groups, and local residents warned about unknown contaminants, risks to groundwater, crops, roads, and human health, and the possibility of spills or long-term environmental damage. Several argued the bill would politicize a technical process and create liability or cleanup burdens for the public. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided; the committee recessed briefly after public comment and then returned to sponsor remarks and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• From that, we passed AB 81, which codified into state law provisions relating to ICWA.
• The motion is due pass to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Umberg, aye. Nilo, no.
• The motion is due pass to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee.
• The motion is due pass to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
• The motion is due pass to the Senate Governmental Organization Committee. Umberg, aye.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met without a quorum and proceeded as a subcommittee while hearing a long consent calendar and several Assembly bills. Early testimony focused on AB 1744, which would prohibit sunscreen products marketed as “reef safe” or similar from containing chemical UV filters; the author and student supporters said the bill is a truth-in-labeling measure to protect marine ecosystems, and there was no opposition. Committee members praised the student witnesses and the author asked for an aye vote, but no vote was taken because of the lack of quorum. The committee then heard AB 713, which would allow undocumented students at UC, CSU, and community colleges to access campus jobs. Supporters, including a UCLA law professor and a large coalition of student, labor, immigrant-rights, and education groups, argued the bill would reduce exploitation and improve affordability and retention; opponents argued it would conflict with federal law. Members expressed strong support, and the author closed by emphasizing that students simply want the chance to work, but again no vote occurred due to the subcommittee status. The committee also heard AB 1359, allowing people age 80 and older to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note, with support from the Alzheimer’s Association and LeadingAge California and no opposition. Additional measures included AB 2563, which would standardize California’s definition of sex discrimination across state codes to align with equal-rights principles; it drew strong support from women’s rights and labor groups and strong opposition from anti-trans advocates. AB 1705 would require websites to verify consent before hosting sexually explicit images of people, with supporters framing it as a response to nonconsensual pornography and opponents warning it could sweep in sites that prohibit such content. AB 1940 would explicitly name menopause in workplace protections, with supporters citing workforce equity and opponents saying existing accommodation law already covers it. The committee also heard AB 1824 and AB 2115 on Native American child welfare and a formal legislative apology for historic harms, both backed by tribal representatives and allies, as well as AB 2076 on nitrous oxide sales to minors and AB 2783 on court reporter licensing and remote reporting; all drew support and no recorded opposition. Several members praised the bills and indicated they would move them when a quorum was available.