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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/31/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #14
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, member, Senate Bill 1316, Arizona Rural Health Transformation Fund, passed out of committee
- occasion of a court applying Sharia law or any other religious sectarian law ever in the history of Arizona
- occasion of a court applying Sharia law or any other religious sectarian law ever in the history of Arizona
- Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1198, Arizona Beef Council continuation, passed party-line out of House
Summary:
The meeting was a caucus review of a large calendar of Senate bills, with members mainly hearing short titles, committee vote counts, and whether bills were on consent or pulled for further discussion. Many measures were reported out on party-line or split votes and several were flagged to be removed from consent, especially bills involving artificial intelligence content verification, public benefits eligibility, gender transition procedures liability, health insurance reimbursement for vaccines, light rail feasibility review, public employees merit hiring, public records fees, virtual currency payments, tax conformity, undocumented immigrants and financial services, central bank digital currency, and public monies investment in trust currency.
The caucus also discussed a number of education, public safety, child welfare, health, and regulatory bills. These included measures on school communications, bullying liability, AED training, classroom management, school safety reporting, DCS procedures, fingerprinting at behavioral health facilities, probation conditions, missing children reporting, sex offender monitoring, crimes against children probation monitoring, and domestic violence release conditions. Several members raised objections or concerns about specific bills, including mandatory sentencing, religious sectarian law language, concealed weapons notice repeal, and a bill on death sentence by firing squad, with some members asking to pull those bills from consent.
A final topic was a blue-sheet Senate amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Rhonda explained the Senate changes would void penalties for committees with no contributions or expenditures, retroactive to December 2021, but noted the Senate did not secure enough votes for the emergency clause. Members asked about the rationale, the Secretary of State’s position, and the amount of outstanding penalties. The chair later announced that the Senate amendment was being refused, so the bill would not receive final passage that day and would instead be sent back for further action or conference.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:01 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I had the honor to introduce the Arizona governor at an event we were at, had a great conversation, and
- I had the honor to introduce the Arizona governor at an event we were at, had a great conversation, and
- I had the honor to introduce the Arizona governor at an event we were at, had a great conversation, and
- Steele Coach, NCAA coaches, NCA coaches, NCA coaches Hall of Fame, Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Arizona
- He owns and operates eight golf courses in Arizona and does real estate development.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- On page 34, we discovered that there was some additional language in the Arizona Compact.
- employer could be the Mayo Clinic, and they could Could say you have to be licensed in Colorado and Arizona
- Chair, I will Out that that is part of Arizona's language and that was taken from the Arizona Interstate
- Chair, Senator, that job could still say you need to be licensed in New Mexico and Texas and Arizona;
- I just am going to pay Arizona. I'm going to go through the process.
Keywords:
interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So, on page 34, we discovered that there was some additional language in the Arizona compact.
- your employer could be the Mayo Clinic, and they could Say you have to be licensed in Colorado and Arizona
- Chair, I will That is part of Arizona's language and it was taken from the Arizona Interstate Medical
- Chair, Senator, that job could still say you need to be licensed in New Mexico and Texas and Arizona.
- I just am going to pay Arizona. I'm going to go through the process.
Keywords:
interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections May 29th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Operations and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- So this example would bring this home: an Arizona resident rents an apartment in Las Vegas two and a
- half months prior to Election Day with a proper Arizona driver's license and an Arizona address.
- They show their Arizona driver's license and bring their Nevada utility bill with them.
- Then, a week after the election, the Arizona resident cancels their rental contract, and they return
- full-time to Arizona.
Keywords:
election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Arizona, Mr.
- The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Arizona, Ms.
- It's a mustattend event for Arizona.
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- I now recognize the gentle lady from Arizona, Miss Grijalva.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So are the ones in Su, um, the Arizona is a prison.
- So are the ones in Su, um, the Arizona is a prison.
- Arizona be provided for those individuals.
- Arizona be provided for those individuals.
- Arizona be provided for those individuals.
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places.
Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii.
A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 21, 2026 - AM
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and yes, this is Arizona, and Utah.
- Oklahoma was mentioned because I'm licensed in Arizona and I've litigated these issues in Arizona.
- I do want to talk about Arizona a little bit.
- Those are the ombudsman statutes in Arizona.
- We could go could add the Arizona thing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- ready for a new adventure, so I accepted a job teaching middle school science and math in Tucson, Arizona
- My plan was to buy back those seven years I worked in public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, from the
- My problem was that I was a teacher in Arizona at a time when there were small matching retirement funds
- This bill will fix this problem and allow me to buy back my legitimate years of service in Arizona.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on a wide range of credible service and retirement-related bills, with testimony largely focused on allowing public employees to buy back prior service time or receive more appropriate retirement classifications. Bills discussed included retirement buyback for Joint Base Cape Cod firefighters (H. 4317), clarification of call firefighter buyback rights (H. 2883/S. 1915), veterans’ buyback (H. 2957), a Bridgewater State University police death-benefit/heart-law issue (filed by Rep. Gallagher), unpaid parental leave buyback for municipal employees (H. 2946), school nurse creditable service (H. 2887/S. 1787), former private/parochial school teacher buyback (S. 1900/H. 2873), Massport police retirement classification (S. 1888), contract employee buyback (H. 2795), Retirement Plus late entry (H. 2792), CVTE/teacher-related buyback issues (H. 2762), Peace Corps/AmeriCorps creditable service (H. 2927), and institutional school teacher retirement fairness (H. 2757). Several speakers also referenced related bills for teachers and nurses that had been heard previously or were filed in parallel in the other branch.
Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers argued that the measures would correct inequities, recognize prior public service, and help recruit and retain workers in hard-to-fill public jobs. Firefighters described the unique federal-to-state transition at Joint Base Cape Cod and said some members were left out of earlier buyback opportunities. Veterans, teachers, school nurses, correctional educators, and Massport police all described service requirements, administrative gaps, or outdated statutory language that they said unfairly limited retirement credit or placed them in the wrong retirement group. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals were fiscally responsible because employees would pay the cost of the buybacks, and some noted that similar bills had been filed repeatedly in prior sessions.
Committee members asked a few clarifying questions, mostly about why certain employees had been excluded under current law or how the retirement provisions would work. No opposition testimony was presented. The hearing concluded after all scheduled witnesses testified, with the chairs thanking participants for their service and the committee voting to adjourn.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from Arizona, Ms. Grijalva.
- Gentlewoman from Arizona. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Arizona seek recognition?
- Speaker, I rise today to honor Sergeant Martin Lugo, a 244-year-old veteran from Tucson, Arizona, who
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Nov 14th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Number one is Montana with seven, North Dakota with five, and then Minnesota, Arizona, and New Mexico
- Arizona and New Mexico share Diné College.
- We have one campus, the main campus in Arizona, and then the Shiprock Campus in New Mexico.
- College receives about $14.3 million for its campuses in New Mexico and Arizona.
- In addition to our CSN projects and Arizona projects, they have never had the capacity at that office
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I've been a licensed realtor in the great state of Arizona for over 30 years.
- traditional common sense views shared privately with friends, and yet they triggered formal action with the Arizona
- They have a monopoly on MLS system, definitely in Arizona.
- I want, I'm going to continue the fight and the battle in the Arizona courts, which I'm currently doing
- Thank you very much for coming all the way from Arizona to share your thoughts.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I've been a licensed realtor in the great state of Arizona for over 30 years.
- Action with the Arizona Association of Realtors.
- They have a monopoly on the MLS system, definitely in Arizona.
- I'm going to continue the fight and the battle in the Arizona courts, which I'm currently doing.
- Thank you very much for coming all the way from Arizona to share your thoughts.
Keywords:
SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, um, I think Arizona offers an international teaching certificate that's valid for the entire
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Summary:
The joint Education and Higher Education committees met on February 10, 2026, first hearing HB 1676, which would create an AI and education task force, require documentation from AI vendors before procurement or use, and appropriate funds. The Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, and University of Hawaii all supported the bill’s intent and described existing AI literacy efforts, teacher training, guidance for students and staff, and privacy/monitoring safeguards. DOE said it had already convened an AI task force, produced a report, trained over 10,000 educators, and embedded AI into computer science and broader curricular guidance. Members questioned DOE about student privacy, harmful content monitoring, personal devices, cell phone policy, teacher training, and whether AI literacy should extend beyond computer science into all subjects and across rural schools.
After discussion, the chair announced HB 1676 would be deferred to Friday, February 13, and that a HD1 draft would be prepared. The chair said the committee would revisit the task force composition and procurement standards, with possible elimination of the procurement section, and circulate the revised draft before the next hearing. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for HB 1811, a student loan repayment program for educators. Testimony from the Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HSTA, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus was generally supportive, with HSTA and the Teacher Standards Board emphasizing teacher recruitment and retention, student loan burden, and the need to address the teacher shortage.
In decision-making on HB 1811, the committees adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The main amendment collapsed the repayment structure into a single disbursement of up to $25,000 after five years of service, with technical/non-substantive changes and a corrected effective date. Both the Education and Higher Education committees voted unanimously in favor. Later in the meeting, the Education Committee began hearing HB 1561 on student meals, which drew broad support from the Public Charter School Commission, Department of Health, HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and many individuals. Appleseed requested amendments to ensure charter schools are treated the same as other public schools if eligibility expands and to address reimbursement issues for schools already participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision; members discussed those concerns but no action was taken in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee then moved on to HB 779, on expanding student meal coverage, where DOE supported the intent but said it could not support the bill in its current form because of fiscal constraints.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 16th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Utah, because Utah's got a whole different system, but Colorado, Texas, and Arizona, all of the alcohol
- We're going over there or getting sent to Arizona, so still in building it, but I really appreciate that
- As they are located on the border, I think the main hospital is in Arizona, and their wellness center
- Those are further in Arizona, and we are probably not looking at those now.
- That's really one of the reasons that Arizona, the legislature, and the New Mexico legislature there
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 24th, 2026 at 09:09 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So the Arizona Water Settlements Act provided for New Mexico to build a unit of the Arizona Water Central
- Arizona Project.
- And that just means it's not a part of the Central Arizona Project, but we still have currently around
- much mr. chair and thank you for your question of representative Dow so the Arizona Water Settlements
- Act provided for New Mexico to build a unit of the Arizona Water Central Arizona project we opted several
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 17th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So we've been Studying Kayenta Township in Arizona, they've started to expand their economy to include
- Everybody that is a Navajo across the states, no matter where they come from, Utah, New Mexico Arizona
- Supreme Court on other issues from that case, which came from the state of Arizona, as a resident of
- the state of Arizona.
- On the Arizona side, we throw the precinct boundaries out and we use census blocks.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Arizona seek recognition?
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- The gentleman from Arizona seeks recognition. Mr. Chair, I offer a gentleman...
- What purpose does the gentleman from Arizona seek recognition? Mr.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- The Save Act will faced in Arizona.
- This is a like northern Arizona.
- Ciscomani of Arizona, and Miss Dea Mr.