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• Texas was also claiming monetary damages.
• Texas, having only 43% of the farmland, was getting 57% of the water because they were claiming that
• We also needed Texas to get rid of its claim that New Mexico could have no groundwater pumping after
• This will allow all outstanding claims and all litigation between those parties and the United States
• Texas claims are BS. They've got no basis for their claims. They're wrong. We're right.'

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by
• An administrator within the DOC made claim back in September after my Alpha News interview that there
• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by
• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by
• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by

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• So, um, line 154 adjusts nursing facility total care related payment rate limit.
• So, um, line 154 adjusts nursing facility total care related payment rate limit.
• </c><01:31:58.080><c> Um,</c><01:31:58.320><c> that's</c> adjustment at 2% per year.
• Um, that's adjustment at 2% per year.
• </c> that um uh the um operating adjustment that um uh the um operating adjustment at<02:20:54.479><c

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• He said the idea that anybody who claims they have a mental health crisis is having a mental health crisis
• He said that the idea that anybody who claims they have a mental health crisis is having a mental health
• So, the the the idea that<00:31:46.280><c> anybody</c><00:31:46.920><c> who</c><00:31:47.080><c> claims
• </c><00:31:47.520><c> they</c><00:31:47.680><c> have</c><00:31:47.920><c> a</c> that anybody who claims
• they have a that anybody who claims they have a mental<00:31:48.440><c> health</c> mental health mental

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 409 in executive session, with the chair noting a caucus break to explain amendments to several substitute members. Members discussed a proposed amendment to narrow the bill’s felony provisions by limiting them to specific, knowingly dangerous conduct rather than making the offense too broad. The committee also noted a planned floor amendment to add missing “or” language to clarify that the listed acts were alternatives, not cumulative requirements. The amendment was adopted 13-0, and the bill as amended was then reported OTPA by a 13-0 vote. It was initially said to be headed to consent, but members later agreed it would not go on consent because a floor amendment was anticipated. The committee then opened House Bill 667, which would extend protections for medical personnel into emergency room settings. Supporters said the bill was needed because emergency room staff face increasing assaults and existing protections did not fully cover ER circumstances. Several members described firsthand or secondhand incidents involving nurses, EMTs, and other staff being threatened or injured, and argued that stronger penalties would help deter violence and improve prosecution. Others supported the bill but raised concerns about how it might affect people experiencing mental health crises, dementia, or intellectual and developmental disabilities. A proposed amendment from Representative Sher would exempt people experiencing a mental health crisis who have a mental health diagnosis, and also address dementia and certain developmental disabilities. Supporters said the amendment was narrowly tailored and had backing from the Disability Rights Center, NAMI New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Nurses Association. Opponents argued that the criminal justice system already has safeguards such as prosecutorial discretion, insanity defenses, and competency rules, and warned against creating special exceptions that could weaken equal application of the law. After debate, the committee voted 10-3 to report HB 667 ought to pass, with members noting that minority and majority reports would be prepared.

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• This does not alter an injured person's ability to settle the claim early or recover under the policy
• They have the resources and the manpower to investigate these claims in a quicker time.
• It might encourage them to try to settle for less than what their claim is really worth just to get some
• Trespassing is still illegal, and any claims otherwise would be erroneous.
• Trespassing is still illegal, and any claims otherwise would be erroneous.

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• They claimed, through their two meal distribution sites, to have served 2.9 million meals for a total
• months after a nonprofit was ordered to repay more than $1.1 billion because of quote fraudulent claims
• fraudulent</c> $1.1 billion because of quote fraudulent $1.1 billion because of quote fraudulent claims
• 26:06.400><c> made</c><00:26:06.559><c> in</c><00:26:06.720><c> the</c><00:26:06.880><c> child</c> claims
• A nonprofit the state found was quote engaging in unlawful practices, false and fraudulent claims was

Summary: The House debated a motion to suspend the rules so House File 3843 could be recalled from committee and given second and third readings for final passage. The bill, carried by Representative Baker and supported by Representative Niska, would create a subcommittee of the governor’s workforce development board to vet nonprofit and other applicants for workforce development dollars, with the legislature retaining final authority. Supporters argued the proposal would add an extra layer of scrutiny, reduce fraud risk, and help prevent problems like those highlighted in recent reporting and past nonprofit funding scandals. Supporters repeatedly tied the bill to concerns about fraud in state grantmaking, citing the Feeding Our Future scandal and other nonprofit cases as examples of why more oversight is needed. Representative Baker said the committee process can be overwhelmed by many direct-appropriation requests at the end of session, and that a board-based vetting process would help identify red flags. Representative Enen and Representative Schultz also backed the motion, saying the bill would improve accountability and protect taxpayer dollars. Representative Pinto opposed the urgency motion, saying he supports moving toward more competitive grants but not adding another layer of bureaucracy without a fiscal note or fuller committee process. He argued the bill would not do what supporters claimed and that the legislature already makes funding decisions. After debate, the House took a roll call vote on the motion to suspend the rules. The motion failed by one vote, 67 yeas to 66 nays.

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• Secretary, Revenue Disclosure; SCR 2056: mandates right to refuse; SCR 2050: access, complaints, claims
• SCR 2050, access, complaints, claims, audit.
• S.R. 2050, access compression claims audit. S.R. 2059, county sheriff's expressing support.
• I would like to explain my vote regarding this benefits claim bill that we have before us.
• Senate Bill 1206, amending sections 23-21, 21-202, and 32-11-5802, relating to insurance claims.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a recorded quorum, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced several guest groups in the gallery, including the City of Maricopa Youth Council, students from Alpha School in Scottsdale, a student shadowing Sen. Gonzalez, Gilbert EduPrize students, InterWest Energy Alliance representatives, and Kingman city leaders. The chamber adopted a proposed amendment to Senate Rule 7A and then adopted the rules of the 57th Legislature, and the Senate also approved a motion to request House consent to adjourn after Wednesday, March 11, until Monday, March 16. A large number of bills were introduced on first reading, and standing committee reports were ordered entered without being read aloud. The Senate then took up numerous third-reading measures. Bills passed included SB 1654 (elections funding), SB 1711 (school safety/age-appropriate information), SB 1743 (campaign contribution address privacy), SB 1747 (assistive technology content), SB 1212 (health insurance reimbursement rules), SB 1284 (moving violations), SB 1336 (State Land Department-related changes), SB 1365 (property tax exemptions/veterans park discounts), SB 1655 (juror summoning/poll worker recruitment), SB 1662 (probation), SB 1803 (veterans’ services), SB 1818 (vehicle statutes), SB 1494 and SB 1497 (school insurance-related changes), SB 1503 (pension benefit plans), SB 1584 (Department of Corrections staffing), SB 1632 (Department of Economic Security), SB 1723 (bail), SB 1206 (insurance claims on reconsideration), and SB 1827 (aviation appropriations on reconsideration). SB 1134 on political signs initially failed, but the Senate later reconsidered and passed it. SB 1544 (probation) and SB 1585 (sex offender monitoring funding) failed. Several votes were close, and members offered explanations for both support and opposition on issues such as election administration, campaign privacy, health care incentives, veterans’ claims assistance, and criminal justice policy. The chamber then resolved into the Committee of the Whole for a long series of bills, adopting committee and floor amendments and recommending do pass on SB 1009, SB 1050, SB 1054, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1317, SB 1461, and SB 1672. Testimony in committee focused on topics including high school training standards, veterans’ state park passes, local measures, Arizona Rangers oversight, AHCCCS reimbursement and workforce issues, reentry programming, allied health workforce development, and anti-psychotic drug access. Later, the Committee of the Whole also considered SB 1173, SB 1234, SB 1295, and SB 1611. SB 1173 drew debate over whether additional fingerprint/background checks were needed for AHCCCS providers; SB 1234 and SB 1295 addressed juvenile court representation and inmate medical release; and SB 1611, on the American Indian Health Program, prompted extensive discussion about fraud in the program, tribal consultation, and whether the program should be moved out of AHCCCS. The committee adopted amendments and advanced these bills with do pass recommendations, while members on SB 1611 emphasized both the need for reform and concerns about consultation with Arizona tribes.

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• SCR 2050, access, complaints, claims, audit. SCR 2059, counties sheriff's expressing support.
• SCR 2050, access, complaints, claims, audit.
• S.R. 2050, access compression claims audit. S.R. 2059, county sheriff's expressing support.
• Senator Sears explained her vote in favor of the bill, saying it was a benefits claim bill and that veterans
• Bill 1206, amending Section 23-21-202 and 32-11-5802, I was under the size to living to insurance claims

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• It does allow claims of emotional injury without any unlawful act.
• It does allow claims of emotional injury without any unlawful act.
• You've heard testimony from many adults who claim to have been made emotionally vulnerable because of
• But the reasonableness standard is the standard for these negligence tort claims, for these negligence
• tort actions. ...standard is the standard for these negligence tort claims, for these negligence tort

Committee: House State Affairs

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• Staff, please claim the bill. Mr. Chairman and members, House Bill 2976 establishes...
• Staff, please claim the bill. Mr.
• later the administrative order was written, and I had no opportunity to even answer any of those claims
• It claims processing. Mr.
• Did, I'm sorry, did you, are you a claims processor? Mr.

Bills: HB2226 , HB2406 , HB2663 , HB2695 , HB2805 , HB2976

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

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• We did have a backlog for a bit because we were just inundated with online mail-in claims as well as
• But the complexity of the claims has been massive. I've talked a little bit about it before.
• We are seeing the same amount of claims, but the complexity of those claims has drastically changed.
• forgotten heroes—those who have served this nation but unfortunately do not anymore. have anyone to claim
• Secretary Herrera to make sure our veterans are getting the proper care and information to put forward a claim

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• The office manager, who I think was referenced in some of the slides, did file a claim with the federal
• government claiming discrimination, but we have not heard anything since then.
• The office manager, who I think, was referenced in some of the slides, did file a claim with the federal
• government claiming discrimination. but we have not heard any. file a claim with the federal government
• claiming discrimination, but we have not heard anything since then.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee first heard a long-running audit finding involving Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit funds, which have exceeded the statutory limit for several years and were reported at $10.8 million in the most recent audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city has analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees over several periods, and used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation and a proposed City Hall expansion. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, raised concerns about the legality and necessity of proposed expenditures, and asked about interest earnings, truck purchases, and the lack of detailed tracking for training-facility use. The city said an Attorney General opinion allows construction of a new building for building-code functions but not purchase of an existing building, and that if the city cannot comply through permissible construction it would have to return the funds. No vote was taken, but members expressed strong frustration and urged the city to resolve the issue quickly and lawfully. The committee then received the Auditor General’s presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings covered elections and quorum issues, conflicts of interest, late or missing financial disclosure forms, related-party transactions, poor meeting notices and minutes, council involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget and accounting deficiencies, weak bank reconciliations, improper utility billing and rates, grant compliance problems tied to a grocery store project, personnel and compensation issues involving the town manager, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control problems, public records issues, and IT/fraud-policy weaknesses. The auditor said the review focused mainly on October 2022 through February 2024 but went back further for some grant-related matters. Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit reflected actions of a previous administration and that the current council and staff have already adopted seven new policies to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics. They said the town has a new manager and clerk, that the former manager was terminated, and that the town referred matters to FDLE, which is investigating. Committee members asked about the manager’s salary increase, severance, P-card use, and whether the town should consider consolidation or dissolution. The mayor said the town is on a better path, that most of the prior leadership has been voted out, and that the town is working with auditors and an outside accounting firm to correct the problems.

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• The state of New Mexico filed claims against the parties responsible for this release.
• of the limits on our authority, or my authority as trustee, Under federal laws, we cannot bring a claim
• But if there were, say, if there were PFAS identified there and we brought a claim against DOD for that
• that is that the Office of the Natural Resources Trustee, or the trustee who preceded me, brought a claim
• Claimed much of that half a billion dollars? Mr. Chair, Senator, no.

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• He claimed that Jewish Americans are conspiring to destroy the white race by encouraging non-white immigrants
• Three, often the ones engaging in the discrimination claim that they're not discriminating against Jews
• involved in cases launched by the previous administration, with the exception of disability-related claims
• And the obvious question is, who's going to litigate the claims that are made?
• VI as it relates to combating anti-Semitism and just a hostile educational environment and those claims

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: anti-Semitism, hate crimes, college campuses, civil rights, public safety, protests, intimidation

Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the rising tide of anti-Semitism across the nation. Among the discussions, members expressed concerns about the disturbing acts of hate witnessed on college campuses, with instances of harassment and intimidation targeting Jewish students being highlighted. High-profile incidents, including vandalism and the display of extremist symbols, prompted urgent calls for investigations and measures to protect civil rights. The importance of moral clarity in confronting such hate crimes was emphasized as well, outlining the responsibilities of leaders to ensure safety and uphold justice.

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• It says that that satisfies any due process claim.
• says that that satisfies any<00:20:28.760><c> due</c><00:20:29.000><c> process</c><00:20:29.320><c> claim
• </c><00:20:30.200><c> says</c><00:20:30.480><c> that</c><00:20:30.640><c> this</c> any due process claim
• it says that this any due process claim it says that this power<00:20:31.039><c> is</c><00:20:31.240
• they protected Senator Mitchell by claiming that expulsion was not warranted because she had not yet

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• So the idea is that if one company claims a renewable rate schedule, then that is just incenting natural
• He added that whether or not a specific fuel producer can claim the zero-carbon attributes of hydroelectricity
• Joel Creswell said that the bill essentially allows alternative jet fuel through 2037 to claim the utility-specific
• But it's important to note that whether or not a specific fuel producer can claim the zero carbon attributes
• yeah, this bill essentially says that for alternative jet fuel through 2037, that they're allowed to claim

Bills: HB2436 , HB2322 , HB2343 , HB1420 , HB2426 , HB2271 , HB2215 , HB2421 , HB2301 , HB2296

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel

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• THIS IS A CLAIMS BILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000 FOR JM A MINOR AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
• FOR THE SENATE SPECIAL MASTER'S ON CLAIMS BILL, THIS IS FOR $1.7 MILLION TO THE STATE AGAINST MIAMI BEACH
• THE CITY AND THE STATE SETTLED THE CLAIM FOR $2 MILLION.
• ON THE BILL CLAIMS TO PROTECT PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM POTENTIAL THREATS, DOES NOT CITE
• THIS BILL IS UNCLEAR FORGET CLAIMS TO REGULATE FLAGS ABOUT A POLITICAL VIEWPOINT SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND

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• The contract took place on January 1, 2026, but it also includes real-time automated claims review, an
• audit-like process of 100 percent of claims.
• Real-time automated claims review, an audit-like process of 100 percent of claims.

Committee: Senate Insurance

Summary: The Senate Insurance Committee met on May 13, 2026, adopted the May 6 minutes, and then took up several bills dealing with pharmacy benefit managers, prescription access, behavioral health coverage, and Citizens Property Insurance. HB 938, as amended, was the main PBM reform measure. After the committee adopted a large amendment set that narrowed the bill, members heard extensive testimony in support from Mark Bloom, Justin Joseph of Capital Rx, and Kathy Ue of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, all emphasizing transparency, pass-through pricing, reverse auctions, and patient access. Supporters described savings from reverse auctions and administrative models, while the cancer center testified that PBM-owned specialty pharmacy requirements can delay cancer medications and create financial hardship. The committee reported HB 938 favorably with amendments. The committee also heard HB 1154, which prohibits prior authorization for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians, with a $250 cap discussed as a safeguard against higher-cost generics. The bill was supported by representatives from Ochsner Health and the Louisiana State Medical Society and was reported favorably. HB 909, which requires commercial coverage for behavioral health crisis services, was amended to clarify the insurers covered and then reported favorably with support from the Office of Behavioral Health and several outside groups. Testimony on HB 909 focused on reducing emergency room and law enforcement burdens and expanding crisis response capacity across the state. HB 1187, dealing with excess emergency assessment funds from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, was explained by the Insurance Commissioner as a way to transfer remaining Katrina-era assessment funds to the Fortified Roof Program. The committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, SB 511 and SB 512 were deferred and converted into a study resolution approach because there was not yet consensus on the underlying issue. The meeting then adjourned.

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• We've got one breed that we can claim that is a purebred registered UKC, AKC breed, and that is a treeing
• We've got one breed that we can<00:07:57.880><c> claim</c><00:07:58.560><c> that</c><00:07:58.720><c>
• is</c><00:07:58.920><c> a</c><00:07:59.160><c> a</c><00:07:59.240><c> purebred</c> can claim that is
• a a purebred can claim that is a a purebred registered<00:08:00.360><c> UKC</c><00:08:01.000><c> AKC

Committee: House Agriculture

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• declared bankruptcy and the latest numbers as of this morning I got from the department of a total claims
• put in by Minnesota producers are $1.1 million and some of those claims are for grain sold outside the
• state but so for claims uh here in Minnesota by Minnesota producers is $842,000, which is a considerable
• And it's growing with the interest, but now there will be money taken out of it when these claims are