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• Do you want to clarify your question on the appropriations?
• The appropriations have actually already been made, so the Water Trust Board, you already have the appropriation
• And we're certainly happy to report to other committees as requested.
• An appropriation, but then that becomes a very political process.
• To just submit an appropriation during that time.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I think it's dual-referred to appropriation.
• So I truly appreciate you bringing this piece of legislation.
• And at the appropriate time, I'd like to move favorable.
• So I truly appreciate you bringing this piece of legislation.
• And at the appropriate time, I'd like to move favorable.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 750 by Rep. Cox, the “Click to Cancel Act,” regulating automatic renewal contracts. After adopting technical and substantive amendments, members discussed easier cancellation methods, reduced notice requirements, shorter record-retention periods, a 30-day cure period, small-business exemptions, and limiting damages to actual damages. The bill drew support from consumer advocates and opposition cards from industry groups, and it was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 259 by Rep. DeWitt addressed damage to underground infrastructure during BEAD-funded broadband excavation projects, requiring notice before digging and making contractors repair or pay for damage before final payment is released. An amendment added pre-construction coordination, a point of contact, and fault-based liability language. Members discussed rural utility damage, broadband buildout, and the need to protect small water systems; the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 220 by Rep. Schlegel, which requires covered platforms to maintain an easy-to-use reporting mechanism for child sexual abuse material and exploitation. After technical and clarifying amendments, the sponsor and members discussed scope, nonprofit and small-business exclusions, AG enforcement discretion, and concerns about clear-and-conspicuous placement. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Next, HB 830 by Rep. Wright required proxy advisors to disclose when anti-management recommendations are not based on written financial analysis and to provide that analysis when it exists. After amendments excluding certain affiliates and 501(c)(3) charities, the sponsor and a witness argued the bill was about transparency and fiduciary duty, while LASERS testified in opposition, saying the measure could make proxy advice unavailable and create a hardship for its internally managed portfolio. The bill was nonetheless reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced HB 463 by Rep. McMakin, which raises the maximum local 9-1-1 service charge from $1.25 to $2.00, with an amendment requiring annual reporting and local governing authority approval; testimony explained the funding need for Next Generation 9-1-1, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee began HB 536 by Rep. Coates on wireless communication facilities near schools. After adopting technical and then lengthy substantive amendments narrowing the school proximity zone, adjusting setbacks, adding co-location and permit timing provisions, and clarifying uniform application, members raised concerns about whether the bill duplicated existing safety standards, could delay deployment, and whether it would apply only to new towers. The sponsor and a parent witness emphasized school safety and emergency planning, but discussion remained ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• </c><00:05:33.440><c> I'd</c> committee legislative assistant. I'd committee legislative assistant.
• ,</c> I'm preparing to look at legislation, I'm preparing to look at legislation, we've<00:15:36.320>
• And I it off to another legislator.
• Um and instead of appropriately.
• </c> legislator. Thank you, Chair Nash. legislator. Thank you, Chair Nash.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• That power cannot be legislated away.
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51, I request unanimous consent. Are you Excuse me.
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51, I request unanimous consent for AB 1533, Wix, to the Appropriations Committee
• I respectfully request we adjourn in the memory of John E. Brison.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.

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• ><c> protects</c> Nothing in this legislation protects Nothing in this legislation protects negligent
• </c><00:27:49.360><c> and</c><00:27:50.000><c> uh</c> me on the legislation and uh me on the legislation
• </c> KCTCS to develop this legislation. KCTCS to develop this legislation.
• legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• </c><01:29:44.480><c> the</c> interdependent and requesting the interdependent and requesting the cabinet

Keywords: 958, all

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• I guess it's just the appropriation process.
• What type of funding associated with that do we, as legislators, need to appropriate in reference to
• I would like to move favorable when appropriate.
• This legislation is also about their success.
• Today's legislation closes that gap. We are very supportive. Today's legislation closes that gap.

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 18, 2026, with 11 members present and adopted prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee first heard HB 649 by Rep. Brass, which would create a statewide common application portal for dual enrollment. Supporters from the Pelican Institute and the Board of Regents said the bill would simplify enrollment, reduce paperwork for counselors and families, and improve awareness of dual enrollment options. Members asked about nonparticipation by institutions and access for nontraditional students; the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up HB 807 by Rep. Brass, which would establish the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program within LCTCS to help recruit and retain instructors for high-demand workforce programs. Testimony from River Parishes Community College, Dow, and the Louisiana Chemical Association described instructor shortages as a bottleneck for training workers for major industrial projects, and said employer-sharing models and apprenticeships have been successful. An amendment expanded eligibility to include LSU Eunice and Southern University at Shreveport, and the committee adopted the amendments. After debate about whether the state needed a new fund versus using existing systems, the bill was reported favorably by a 13-1 roll call vote. Next, the committee heard HB 285 by Chairman Bacala, which authorizes school boards to cooperate with banks and credit unions to operate branches in high schools as part of financial literacy programs. Bacala said the bill clarifies statutory authority, and an amendment added banks to the original credit union language. Members discussed ethics, exclusivity, student access, and whether the branches could market products; supporters from LABI and financial industry groups said the programs improve hands-on financial education. The bill was reported with amendments without objection. The committee also considered HB 28 by Rep. Owen, which adds a BESE-level appeal for certain teacher certification applicants affected by administrative or contractor errors. Owen described a case in which applicants paid for certification programs but were denied because of a mentor-signature issue, and said the amendment would require BESE or its designee to act within 30 days. Department of Education staff said the Teacher Certification Appeals Council had already granted extensions rather than outright denials in the affected cases, but the committee advanced the bill after a 9-4 roll call vote. Finally, the committee began HB 268 by Rep. Carver, which would strengthen career exposure requirements for students by tying activities more closely to high-wage, high-demand jobs and adding an annual exposure requirement in K-5; testimony emphasized early workforce awareness, and discussion focused on keeping the requirements manageable for schools.

Transcript Highlights:

• The unanimous consent has been requested. Is there objection? Hearing none, so ordered.
• Yes, this has been requested. Is there objection? Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor.
• And then they run an appropriation, and it's an overage.
• They have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to lobby legislators and to go after legislators in their
• The motion has been requested to hold the remaining bills on the third reading calendar.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received committee reports advancing several bills to second reading. Those reports included measures on public records, collective bargaining, foreign laws, Capitol Mall regulations, sex offender registration, taxation, transportation, solid waste, cottage food operations, and a concurrent resolution on second reading. The House also introduced and referred House Bills 600 through 605, covering topics such as public records complaints, taxpayer funding of government unions, foreign laws, Capitol Mall camping and property rules, sex offender registration, and tax subtractions for tips and overtime. The main floor debate centered on House Concurrent Resolution 25, which calls on Congress to propose a balanced budget amendment through an Article V convention process. Supporters argued the federal debt is unsustainable, that states must act to pressure Congress, and that Idaho should use its constitutional authority to force fiscal discipline. Opponents warned that an Article V convention could become a runaway convention, expose the Constitution to broader changes, and create risks from lobbyists, Congress controlling the process, and unclear delegate rules. Several members also raised concerns about the lack of sideboards and the possibility that ratification procedures could be altered. After extensive debate, the House passed HCR 25 by a vote of 36-34 and sent it to the Senate. The chamber then held remaining third-reading bills at their current place until Monday, February 9, 2026, took several personal privilege and announcement items, and adjourned until 11 a.m. that day.

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• Vadas, you do have a request for the appropriate... for this additional, the mobile units.
• In a rapidly growing area, we receive over 150 locate requests per week.
• Marked within 48 hours of a request.
• We've heard arguments for and against this legislation today.
• So that's when the number of locate requests goes sky high.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• In what world is this appropriate? This needs to stop before it gets any worse.
• In what world is this appropriate? This needs to stop before it gets any worse.
• In what world is this appropriate? This needs to stop before it gets any worse.
• In what world is this appropriate?
• request and that request review um their request and that request can<00:30:59.039><c> run</c><00:30:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• um the first uh is that this request um the first uh is that this<00:27:22.399><c> request</c><00:27
• I have requested that fiscal note.
• I have requested that fiscal note.
• I have requested that fiscal note.
• A roll call has been requested. Chair Nash: Means a roll call has been requested.

Bills: HF10

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

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• </c><00:20:04.880><c> of</c><00:20:05.640><c> uh</c> and this was a request of uh and this was a request
• There is an appropriation request: one for the scholarship, which I've requested an appropriation of
• There is an appropriation request: one for the scholarship, which I've requested an appropriation of
• There is an appropriation request: one for the scholarship, which I've requested an appropriation of
• There is an appropriation request: one for the scholarship, which I've requested an appropriation of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which limits the maximum credits per course eligible for the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program. Representative Ladd said the bill clarifies that eligible courses may not exceed four credits and was requested by the community college system. Representative Earth offered an amendment to make the bill effective on passage, which the committee adopted 18-0. The committee then approved HB 193 as amended by an 18-0 OTPA vote and placed it on the consent calendar. The committee next retained HB 295, concerning School Building Aid program funds, after Representative Spillsbury said the building aid bills were complex and needed more work. The motion to retain passed 18-0, with the chair explaining that retained bills can be revisited later and that related language could be moved among building aid bills. HB 354 was not acted on because the chair said the Department of Education and others had suggested possible changes that should be worked out first. HB 366, another school building aid bill, was also retained 18-0 for the same reasons as HB 295. The committee then considered HB 494, which funds the math learning communities program. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program, reducing the proposed increase by a net $50,000 and keeping funding at current levels for the biennium. After discussion about budget pressures and the program’s role in supporting math instruction and professional development, the amendment passed 18-0, and the bill as amended was approved 18-0 and placed on consent. Finally, the committee took up HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid. Representative Popovici-Muller moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing charter schools should not be treated differently from other public schools, while Representatives Luno and Damon opposed the motion, saying charter schools differ in governance and financial risk and should not receive limited state building aid. The motion failed 10-8, so HB 515 was sent to the regular calendar. The committee assigned Representative Damon to the minority report and Representative Popovici-Muller to the majority report, with a noon deadline the next day. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. Representative Ladd described the program as a successful affordability measure that saves families money and supports college access. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program at current levels, reducing the proposed increase by $500,000 in each year of the biennium. Shannon Reed of the Community College System said the change could limit enrollment or the number of funded courses, though students could still take additional courses at their own expense. Representative Ladd explained the program’s tuition structure and said the funding would help meet demand; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 716.

Transcript Highlights:

• , AB 1559 also ensures that the image is up to date, providing the policyholder with the right to request
• AB 1559 allows consumers to request copies of any images used to make changes to their policies.
• Legislation that further restricts underwriting decisions becomes a serious deterrent.
• look at that and hopefully those that you're working with will consider that in the legislation.
• Motion is due pass to the Appropriations Committee. Senators Padilla? Aye. Padilla, aye. Niello.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We're not trying to re-legislate that.
• We're not trying to re-legislate that.
• Brian, you leave the appropriations to us.
• Just want to let you know this legislation is on the This legislation is on the cusp of becoming model
• This is good legislation.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2308, which would prohibit a dental insurer or its holding company from owning interests in dental practices regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and insurer control over provider care, while Delta Dental opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create divestment burdens. After discussion of possible exemptions and market-share caps, the committee passed HB 2308 on a 7-0 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, increases penalties for sales to minors, restricts youth-oriented marketing, and licenses manufacturers and distributors. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, and Vapor Technology Association, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency and help curb illegal products and youth vaping. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued it should instead use a full tobacco retail licensing model and that the bill’s enforcement structure lacks sufficient resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The strike-everything amendment allows a person or organization that filed a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before ballot qualification, applies the rule retroactively to withdrawals filed on or after January 1, 2026, and bars tallying or canvassing votes for referenda with a withdrawal notice. The sponsor described it as a common-sense governance fix, and the committee gave it a 7-0 do-pass recommendation. The committee next heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and related disciplinary processes. Nursing board officials opposed parts of the bill, warning that changes to nursing education oversight and tighter deadlines could weaken patient safety and increase costs and liability, while the Arizona Nurses Association and several nurses supported the bill as a way to prioritize serious complaints, improve timeliness, and allow expungement in appropriate cases. After adopting the amendment, the committee passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures, and House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, both by unanimous votes. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 4010 on creating a Board of Genetic Counselors, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a licensure and patient-safety measure; the transcript ends during testimony on that bill.

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• Okay, we have an ISP request here, an interim study proposal.
• Okay, we have an ISP request here, an interim study proposal.
• Arkansas as the state's first and only public adult charter, made possible after Arkansas passed legislation
• The Department of Education draws those funds down upon request at DF&A.
• or under their watch that are appropriated in the Public School Fund.

Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education and the Excel Center model, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities. Witnesses argued that about 300,000 Arkansas adults lack a high school diploma or GED and described the Excel Center as a diploma-granting public charter option for adults 19 and older, with wraparound supports such as child care, transportation, tutoring, life coaching, and career services. They said the Arkansas campuses are not state-funded, highlighted growth in enrollment and graduation outcomes, and cited research showing improved employment, earnings, and reduced criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members discussed the role of Goodwill’s nonprofit mission, the need for multiple adult education pathways, and the relationship between adult education challenges and broader state efforts such as LEARNS and ACCESS. The committee then debated the interim study proposal procedure, including whether questions should have been taken before the vote. The motion to adopt the ISP passed, and members noted that the study would broadly examine adult education, GED testing, high school diplomas, charter schools, in-person adult education, and funding allocation. Several members asked for follow-up information on current adult education funding, the availability of Excel Centers, and the criminal justice study results. After that, staff from the Bureau of Legislative Research gave a detailed adequacy funding overview for Arkansas K-12 education. They reviewed national funding principles and then explained Arkansas’s revenue streams and distribution system, including general revenue, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, local property-tax revenues, and facilities partnership funding. They also walked through the state’s foundation formula, categorical aid, supplemental aid, and additional funding, including the per-student matrix amount of $7,771 for 2025 and how funds are allocated to districts and charters. Members asked about student support staff, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the Excel Center’s treatment in funding totals; staff said some of those questions would be addressed in a later spending presentation. The meeting ended after the committee was told the department was present mainly to answer questions and no further business remained.

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• </c> appropriate supervision and standards. appropriate supervision and standards.
• First, a technical practical request.
• clarification</c><01:24:20.440><c> so</c> Um we are requesting clarification so Um we are requesting
• Um secondly, we are requesting concerns.
• </c> of the relevant committees to request of the relevant committees to request that<01:32:32.560><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman, the legislation in front of you is about accountability.
• And that's what this legislation is all about.
• I believe that that really enhances the legislation.
• I did not, but it is request legislation from the Uniform Law Commission.
• This legislation does not accomplish any of the goals stated in its preamble, and legislators must reject

Keywords: 904, all

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• We work closely with them when drafting the piece of legislation.
• So I wish you all the luck in appropriations.
• Motion is due pass to Appropriations. Item number 10, AB 2260.
• Motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations. Happen? Aye. Have an eye.
• Motion was do pass to Appropriations. Alvarez. Aye. Alvarez, aye.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Jesse Green, our legislative liaison, is here.
• It was established by legislation in 2020.
• Now, I have one request.
• So that's a request, and then a second request is to chart the highest To the lowest public visitors,
• in this legislative session.

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• governor as needed, writing memos, establishing the new budget appropriation number.
• So, there is an amount of funding that we will be requesting to be released this quarter.
• </c><00:29:57.679><c> But</c> request a commission work of art.
• But request a commission work of art.
• </c> a form but then we realized the request a form but then we realized the request has<00:30:03.120

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We'll move to the legislative analyst. John Trotter, Legislative Analyst's Office.
• out of 23,000 requests.
• Legislative analyst, any comments?
• John Char, Legislative Analyst's Office: As we continue to review this proposal, John Char, Legislative
• Moved to the Legislative Analyst's Office. Joanne Charter, Legislative Analyst's Office.

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services heard an overview from the California Department of Aging on the state’s Master Plan for Aging, including progress at the five-year midpoint, local aging and disability action plans, HCBS gap analysis, workforce work, and stakeholder engagement. The Legislative Analyst’s Office noted the department’s budget was relatively flat but flagged federal H.R. 1 pressure on nutrition-related programs. Members discussed how H.R. 1 and broader federal and state budget pressures could affect older adults through other programs, even where the Department of Aging itself had no direct cut. The committee also heard a stakeholder request from the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging for $62.3 million to support Older Californians Act services, with Finance cautioning that any added ongoing spending would worsen out-year deficits. The committee then reviewed several Department of Aging proposals, including HICAP modernization to add paid counselors and reduce reliance on volunteers, and senior meal program oversight for virtual congregate/to-go meals under AB 1476. Members also discussed the status of area agencies on aging in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties, including a new RFP process in the Central Coast and the need to protect service continuity during transitions. Finance clarified that remaining modernizing Older Californians Act nutrition funds can still be used through June 2029. The Department of Social Services presented a series of items. These included new federal Medicaid Access Rule implementation for IHSS grievance and critical incident systems; housing and homelessness programs for CalWORKs Housing Support, HDAP, Home Safe, and Bringing Families Home, with testimony that one-time funds are expiring and service levels will likely decline; permanent position authority for housing and homelessness administration; a facility management system to replace aging licensing systems; home care services branch solvency and regulations; child care centers in multifamily housing; the Seizure Emergency Response Act; licensing during emergencies and disasters; and the Family Preparedness Plan Act. The committee also heard a detailed exchange about the Autumn Oaks facility in Tulare County, where Senator Grove raised concerns about 53 complaints and the handling of unsafe conditions; CDSS said it is reviewing the matter and has authority to take administrative action even after a license surrender. No votes were taken, and items were held open.