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• The first one has to be up on or about February 7th.
• That were sent down to LA.
• They lost the places that their children took their first steps.
• Before, it was already hard enough to make it in LA.
• First, we need. to defend and protect Measure ULA.

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• Senator Jeff Steinborn from Las Cruces. Still here.
• Is Santa Fe in the same situation that Las Cruces is in?
• I did notice that La Familia Medical Center is listed, but not the dental.
• Las Vegas will do the same.
• I mean, you go to Thru, Crown Point, Hanks, Las Vegas.

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• We meet twice a year in rural places; it was in Las Vegas, New Mexico, last fall.
• My first...
• That's the first thing that came to mind. Just very important for me.
• Well, first of all, Joy, congratulations on the treatment center.
• We have the first and only functional youth and family center in New Mexico.

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• in honor of Border Development Day in Santa Fe is at La Fonda, La Terraza Room, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., by
• But first is Angel Copaca. Angel could stand.
• First up, Senator Scherer has a certificate of condolence for our First up, Senator Scherer has a certificate
• It's the first time I was there.
• It was announced earlier, but I want to remind folks from 5 to 7 at the La Tarasso Room at La Fonda for

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• First, to understand what went wrong. What structural failures and policy gaps?
• And with that, let's move into our first panel.
• First, we moved to Los Angeles, and my first job was in restaurants. I felt like it was not my job.
• I’m a family child care provider from the LA area.
• She's a first grader. It's not safe.

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Yeah, as the easy one first.
• So Stan, do you want to start first since you're the presenter on this bill?
• First, thank you for, I'm sure you're the best manager that I've ever had then.
• My name is Holly Irwin with La Paz County Board of Supervisors representing District 3.
• What this bill, as we heard, would do was first...

Bills: HB2014, HB2031, HB2078, HB2102, HB2103, HB2117, HB2261, HB2262, HB2264, HB2278, HB2428, HB2494, HB2756, HB2758, HB2762, HB2782, HB2932, HB2933, HB2986

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling

Summary: The committee began with an informational presentation from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics on Arizona transportation fuel supply and pricing. He explained that Arizona sits at the end of the pipeline system, relies on limited terminal inventories, and can experience only about a seven-day fuel supply if pipelines are disrupted. He attributed recent price spikes to constrained pipeline capacity, Kinder Morgan pressure reductions after PHMSA anomaly reviews, and recovering demand, and he also discussed California refinery closures, increased imports from overseas, and proposed new pipeline capacity into Phoenix from the east. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and pipeline logistics, and Shemp said the proposed project would not change fuel specifications, only transport capacity. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow eligible entities in La Paz County’s McMullen Valley groundwater basin to transport groundwater to AMAs under specified limits and conditions, with related provisions on fees, districts, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the Harquahala model, provides needed augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored outside investors over rural residents. After debate, the committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard and advanced several other water-related bills. HB 2031, extending the deadline to apply for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, passed 5-2 after some members said the extension was unnecessary and would delay protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in subsequent AMAs or groundwater transportation basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and water hauling, passed 4-3 after Sierra Club testimony called it a limited “band-aid” rather than a real solution. HB 2103, which would let water improvement programs accept gifts and dedicate groundwater transportation fee revenue to local residential water hauling and delivery, also passed 4-3. HB 2117, a technical cleanup bill shifting Environmental Special Plate Fund administration to the Natural Resource Conservation Board and raising education-center distributions from $5,000 to $10,000, passed 5-2 despite concerns about the fund’s administration. The committee then considered HB 2261, which changes agricultural property tax terminology and valuation rules. County assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, warning it would effectively exempt many agricultural improvements from taxation and shift costs to residential taxpayers; the Arizona Farm Bureau supported it as a clarification that would provide certainty for agriculture. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and revising geospatial advisory responsibilities, was introduced, with State Land Department staff saying they were neutral but noting the bill would need clearer statutory duties if RAD is removed.

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• First by Assembly Member Lackey, second by Assembly Member Nguyen. McKinner. Aye. McKinner, aye.
• In my district, the city of La Verne and the city of Covina are exploring a JPA to operate a regional
• As Senator Rubio mentioned, the cities of La Verne and Covina are actively collaborating to establish
• First by Assembly Member Nguyen, second by Assembly Member Elhawary. Would you like to close?
• First by Assembly Member Nguyen, second by Assembly Member Alawari. Would you like to close?

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard several retirement and school employment measures. SB 301 by Sen. Grayson would prevent CERL-covered cities and districts from amending retirement contracts to exclude certain employee groups, closing a loophole similar to one previously addressed for CalPERS. The bill was supported by California Professional Firefighters and received no opposition. SB 443 by Sen. Rubio would clarify that employees transferring into a joint powers authority can retain CalPERS classic status even when the JPA expands later; the city of La Verne, a flood management agency, and AFSCME supported the bill, and it also drew no opposition. Both bills were moved out of committee on unanimous votes and sent to Appropriations, with the consent calendar items SB 521, SB 581, and SB 853 also approved. The committee then heard SB 494 by Sen. Cortese, which would give classified school employees the right to have disciplinary appeals heard by an administrative law judge rather than by the school board. Supporters, including CSEA, AFSCME, and CFT, argued the bill would create parity with teachers and community college faculty and provide a fairer appeal process. Opponents, including the California School Boards Association, county superintendents, school business officials, and community college groups, argued it would remove local control, impose a one-size-fits-all process, and shift costs to districts. The bill was passed out of committee and referred to the Committee on Higher Education. The committee also considered SJR 2 by Sen. Cortese, a resolution urging Congress and the President to enact federal protections for classified school employees, including better wages, benefits, safety, and workplace rights. Support came from CFT, CSEA, and other labor groups, with no opposition. The resolution was adopted and moved forward. At the end of the hearing, the committee reopened the roll to add votes, and all listed measures ultimately passed unanimously or near-unanimously before the meeting adjourned.

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• First of all, networking and resource sharing.
• Out is that she is a native Las Vegan. Is that the right term, Las Vegan?
• I thought it might be a Las Vegan. That would be how it would spell, Las Vegan.
• , for Santa Fe, for Las Vegas.
• The Delta Project, which was the first—I lost my notes—but the Delta Project was one of the first national

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• The first two years were in juvenile court as a juvenile court prosecutor.
• He's not going to go to Las Vegas. They're not going to take him.
• We have one of those evaluators here in Las Cruces.
• Why the hell were they out in the first place?
• First of all, thank you all for doing this.

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• That’s my first question.
• I think this is my first time this session before you.
• I want to first talk about life without the possibility of parole.
• We're talking about first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, lewdness with a minor with a previous
• room and all of our wonderful advocates and testifiers in Las Vegas.

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• going first so that I get to my thing.
• I was the first I heard it, but that's fine. I just... First, so that I can get to my thing.
• Dominguez was actually my very first band teacher. Yes.
• Clerk will read first bill on the calendar together with committee recommendations. Mr.
• I needed somebody, and you were the first name on my mind.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of guests, including Maricopa Community Colleges representatives, Club America students, and the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jane Lyons. A proclamation honoring Maryvale High School’s Mariachi Las Panthers de Oro was read and adopted, with Representative Abaitia praising the program’s cultural and educational impact. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole for calendar consideration. In Committee of the Whole, several Senate bills received do-pass recommendations, including SB 1011, SB 1170, SB 1400 as amended, SB 1456 as amended, SB 1476, SB 1511 as amended, and SB 1805 as amended; SB 1519 was retained on the calendar. Members debated multiple measures, especially SB 1476 on prenatal child abuse penalties and SB 1511 on CDL licensing and immigration status, with opponents warning about impacts on mothers, the trucking industry, and law enforcement. SB 1400, SB 1456, SB 1511, and SB 1805 all had amendments adopted before favorable recommendations were reported. The House then took up third reading and passed SB 1121, SB 1137, SB 1206, SB 1477, and SB 1786 by recorded vote. In a second Committee of the Whole on calendar number two, the House gave do-pass recommendations to SB 1043, SB 1095, SB 1316, SB 1421, SB 1649, and SB 1711, with SB 1095 drawing the most extensive debate over gender-affirming care for minors and SB 1421 and SB 1711 also prompting sharp disagreement. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, bills were assigned for third reading or engrossing as appropriate, and the House adjourned until April 16, 2026.

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• To public comment, and we'll first start online.
• As drafted, it's not the first $525,000.
• Here in Las Cruces, we pay a little over 8% tax.
• Okay, we'll first go to Zoom.
• Okay, we will go to Zoom first.

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• De la Distrito catorce. I come from, Bahía de Frisco.
• Leas de las Reynos de las India, which was a.
• In the first year, they get an engineering design.
• So starting first is House Bill 330.
• That one entails Santa Cruz de la Cañada.

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• So we will be amending page 2, line 6, to read the first Friday of May officially designating the first
• Friday of May as La day so we will first Friday of May as La day so we will be<00:27:26.880> amending
• 00:27:32.880> as designating the first Friday of May as designating the first Friday of May as
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Summary: The committee heard several measures related to cultural recognition and arts policy. HB 531 would authorize special license plates recognizing the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, and HB 458 would designate Brother Joseph Dutton Day; both received support testimony, including from the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Joseph Dutton Guild, and both were advanced. HB 345 would establish ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to help protect alkaline pool systems, with support from DLNR and multiple community and environmental groups, and it was also advanced. HB 194, relating to Maritime Day, received limited testimony and was moved forward with amendments to align the observance with National Maritime Day on May 22. The committee also heard HB 554, which originally would have established Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Testimony in support emphasized cultural recognition and community benefits, but the chair explained that creating a new state holiday would cost about $9 million, so the bill was amended to make Lunar New Year a day of recognition rather than a state holiday. The committee noted several supporters, including youth testimony, and advanced the measure with amendments. HB 957, relating to Lāʻau Day, similarly drew broad written support; the committee amended it to designate the first Friday of May rather than May 1 and advanced it. In each case, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations without opposition or reservations. The hearing concluded with HB 925, a short-form bill that would allow the state to levy a 1% tax on concert ticket sales to support arts access statewide; the committee recommended passing the bill with amendments and recommitting it for future public hearings, and that recommendation was adopted.

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• We're trying to build the LA, as most of you know, we're trying to build the LA, as most of you know,
• We're trying to build the LA, as some of you know, we're trying to build the LA Convention Center, expand
• the LA Convention Center.
• I don’t know who’s first. Am I first? Yep, Ms. Peoples and then we’ll come back to you.
• I don't know who's first. Am I first? Yep, Ms. Peebles and then we'll come back to you.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.

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• Representative De la Cruz, thank you. Good morning, Chairman, Vice Chair.
• Thank you for what you do first of all, the American Legion and the auxiliary.
• Um, Uh, the, the first.
• I was gonna say, were we doing ladies first or what we doing anyway, Mr.
• OK, so we have uh July 15th, Albuquerque, August 13th, Las Cruces.

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• You know, this is the first time we've ever done this, and so, you know, there's a lot of things we had
• First, I want to thank Aloha United Way for being our community partner, you know, for really stepping
• And at this point I'm going to turn it over to the Senate. >> Thank you. >> First, I also want to thank
• Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Oahu, $15,000 Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, $1 million LA
• LA Community Health Center, $730,000. Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, $300,000.

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Summary: The hearing was an informational briefing on Act 310, which set aside $50 million for nonprofit and community organizations facing uncertainty, especially amid federal funding disruptions. Speakers thanked Aloha United Way for handling applications, as well as the governor, lieutenant governor, House and Senate leadership, and legislative staff for helping craft the measure and review more than 200 applications totaling over $150 million in requests. They noted the funding was intended as a safety net for organizations serving at-risk populations and those that had lost federal support, with priority given to healthcare, human services, education, the arts, and food distribution. The co-chair then presented the recommended award list, describing it as aimed at programs with broad reach and high impact. The list included a large number of nonprofits and community providers across the state, such as food banks, health centers, youth and family services, domestic violence and legal aid organizations, cultural and educational groups, and hospitals. Several of the larger awards mentioned included Hui Food Bank, Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island, West Hawaii Community Health Center, The Food Basket, and multiple Maui and Oahu service organizations. After the full list was read, the chair asked for discussion or objections. Hearing none, the committee adopted the list of nonprofit awards as read. The briefing then adjourned.

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• Belinda is also somebody that I have worked with a great deal in Las Cruces, through the Las Cruces Bulletin
• And so at this point, Las Cruces, through the Las Cruces Bulletin and many different organizations.
• This is not about Las Cruces.
• I appreciate this question, Madam Chair, because in Las Cruces, we have the Las Cruces Community Watch
• That first $30,000 currently is not taxed.

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• Viva la tourism. With that, I renew my motion.
• Hey, is this not our first inquiry, is it? Oh, no. Okay.
• The lady from La Clede is recognized to explain the amendment.
• Speaker, to inquire of the lady from La Clede.
• It expires at the end of that first year.

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• I believe that's where I met Madam Chair the first time.
• I believe that's where I met Madam Chair the first time.
• Representative De La Cruz. Representative Armstrong? Representative De La Cruz? Yes.
• First, can you explain the amendment? You were going so fast.
• Representative De La Cruz, yes. Representative Armstrong. Representative De La Cruz, yes.

Bills: HB186, HB92, HJM1

Keywords: tax credit, land conservation, biodiversity, agricultural preservation, historic preservation, natural resources, open space, tax exemption, Social Security, income, retirement, financial relief, Taiwan, trade, technology, education, international relations, economic partnership, New Mexico, United States