Transcript Highlights:

• The chairs have been doing a great job, both House and Senate, of hearing bills as they come forward.
• Yeah, and I've I keep hearing people talk about a June special session and things like that, but as of
• </c><00:02:55.440><c> bills</c> both House and Senate, of hearing bills both House and Senate, of hearing
• </c> doing the hard work they are hearing doing the hard work they are hearing from<00:05:03.600><c>
• What do you need to hear? Explain your thoughts now. We heard you a few days ago. Sure.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you hear... Okay. Uh, we're on the bill. Do you hear a favorable report?
• Thank you for this hearing.
• We've, you know, at this time we're going to have a public hearing on the bill.
• At this time, we'll begin our public hearing. Begin our public hearing.
• Okay, that concludes the public hearing.

Bills: SB166 , HB365 , HB272 , HB232 , HB234 , SB278 , SB277

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, STEM, science education, technology education, engineering education, math education, workforce development, career pathways, Alabama STEM Council, Department of Workforce, education policy, higher education, community colleges, K-12 education, teacher pipeline, STEM careers

Transcript Highlights:

• Convening this morning's hearing for the House Committee on Tourism.
• And we have administrative hearing.
• Thank you so much for hearing this important bill.
• We do thank you for hearing this bill.
• </c> Reconvening this morning's hearing for the House Committee on Tourism.

Committee: House Tourism

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You should hear from him and not from me, but it is clear I'm so sad or so happy to be standing here
• The bottom line is, and I hope that you all hear in our voice and what was also represented on the floor
• I mean, we hear you talk about bipartisanship. You know, do you continue...
• </c><00:03:48.319><c> all</c> moved through that we needed to hear all moved through that we needed to
• The committee had some troubles in environment where Democrats weren’t willing to hear Democrat bills

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With the Public Service Commission, roundtable hearing, we were able to solicit important feedback from
• With the Public Service Commission roundtable hearing, we were able to solicit important feedback from
• This bill would ensure that the Empire State Development Corporation holds a public hearing on major
• line news projects, that the hearing is reported and made available publicly in a timely manner.
• line news projects that the hearing is reported and made available publicly in a time and manner.

Committee: Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions met for its first convening of the 2026 session and confirmed quorum. The chair emphasized transparency in state agencies and utilities, particularly the Public Service Commission, and referenced prior work on utility affordability, nominations, and chaptered bills from the previous session. The committee considered eight bills. It advanced S.373, which would bar confidentiality and nondisclosure provisions in certain state and municipal contracts; S.1336, creating a New York State Digital Equity Plan and ConnectAll Digital Equity Grant Program; and S.2324, requiring Attorney General and Comptroller review of certain state or public authority real property sales over $250,000. It also moved S.2459 to restore earlier Public Authorities Control Board oversight provisions, and S.3736 to increase information provided to PACB members before project funding votes. Additional bills reported to the floor included S.4071A, clarifying that stormwater is included in the definition of sewage for certain water and sewer authorities; S.4576A, establishing a procedure for appointing a president or chairperson upon vacancy and correcting gendered language; and S.5551, requiring recording and public posting of certain Empire State Development public hearings. The bills were moved, seconded, and reported out, with several passing unanimously and at least one receiving a negative vote or abstention noted in the record.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> will close the public hearing on 455. will close the public hearing on 455.
• </c> Okay, we'll open up the public hearing Okay, we'll open up the public hearing on<01:59:29.199><c
• "Okay, we'll open up the public hearing to hear from Senator Fenton on Senate Bill 544."
• </c> Okay, we'll open up the public hearing Okay, we'll open up the public hearing uh<02:35:49.040><c
• , when we hear from daycare providers, when we hear from those<03:50:42.800><c> behavioral</c><03:50:

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The most important part of the hearing is to hear from the public: your reactions, your feedback, your
• There will be no votes taken in today's hearing.
• At one point, do we believe, LAO, we hear you loud and clear. LAO, we hear you loud and clear.
• And the second, we hear a lot about equity.
• , we can bring those up in hearings as well.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major topic was child care and early education, where the Department of Social Services and Department of Finance outlined proposed changes to absorb federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue reductions, shift some funding between child care programs, end funding for prospective pay implementation now that the federal requirement has been rescinded, adjust the alternative payment administration structure, and fund child care infrastructure grants and a Low-Income Investment Fund contract closeout. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the budget makes progress on the structural deficit but recommended maintaining the administration’s solution level, making reserve deposits, and avoiding new ongoing commitments; it also raised concerns about shifting reductions to the California Alternative Payment Program and about the proposed administrative-rate change. Committee members strongly criticized the proposed loss of child care slots and said they would oppose eliminating those slots, while also expressing support for child care as essential infrastructure. The committee then reviewed California State Preschool Program proposals. Finance and CDE described reductions to the preschool COLA from 2.41% to 2.01%, removal of prospective pay funding, and increases for the QRIS block grant, audit support, and rate reform implementation. Trailer bill language would codify age-based rate categories, inclusion-rate documentation, family fee collection rules, portability, and excused absences. CDE supported the QRIS increase and some attendance and family-fee changes, but warned that aligning three- and four-year-old rates could reduce support for three-year-olds and that the budget does not fully cover enrollment growth. Members also questioned whether the preschool and child care slot reductions should be reallocated rather than terminated, and the administration said the reductions were intended to reflect current utilization and avoid harm to currently enrolled families. The hearing then moved to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS said the May Revision includes a one-time CalFood augmentation, funding to cover federal SNAP administrative cost-share pressures, and additional staffing and technical assistance to implement HR 1 changes, including the able-bodied adults without dependents time limit and new non-citizen eligibility rules. The department estimated HR 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people, with roughly 806,000 adults potentially subject to the time limit and about 34,000 non-citizens expected to lose eligibility once fully implemented. Members pressed for stronger harm mitigation, including a $98 million backfill to protect families from losing food benefits, and raised concerns about county workload and the “chilling effect” on immigrant participation. The final portion of the transcript began the IHSS presentation, noting a revised budget of $33.7 billion total funds and $12.8 billion General Fund, with proposed reductions tied to Medi-Cal asset-limit changes and other federal conformity items.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hear no objections. Absent members are excused.
• I can't hear. People need to hear. You say they we did what?"
• And then the next time we hear...
• They told us in public hearings that they told us in public hearings that they oppose this legislation
• I can hear real good.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that'll end the hearing on 1730.
• She never actually did hear from him, which was interesting.
• So, you hear like those funny, weird stories.
• So, you hear like those funny, weird stories.
• That'll end the hearing. set. Thank you. That'll end the hearing.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing no objection, so ordered.
• Hearing no objection, so ordered.
• Someone does hear it. The children hear it.
• And the good member from the 20th is correct that we should... ...hear it. The children hear it.
• Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House took up a series of Senate bills and moved most of them quickly to third reading and final passage, often suspending the rules and adopting committee amendments without objection. Early action included Senate Bill 5944, which addresses compensation for interpreters working for L&I when appointments are canceled or missed; it passed 86-10. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5837, dealing with guardianship and supported decision-making, drew debate over a new right to counsel in guardianship cases and concerns about expanding civil legal obligations, but it passed 73-23. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6197, a plumbers enforcement/discipline measure tied to task force work on wages and the underground economy, passed unanimously. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6019, fixing a loophole in home care worker parity law, also passed unanimously, as did Senate Bill 6011, which extends authority for Court of Appeals bailiffs to assess threats against judges and staff, though members noted concerns about access to non-conviction data. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6058, aimed at improving Labor and Industries’ ability to address wage theft complaints and backlog, passed 96-0 after House amendments. Substitute Senate Bill 5923, allowing an island hospital in Skagit County to become a critical access hospital, passed 96-0 amid support for rural health care. Senate Bill 5994, which changes how timber tax revenue is distributed so school districts are not penalized when levies fail, also passed 96-0. Substitute Senate Bill 6076, streamlining public utility district procurement and raising spending thresholds, passed 95-1 after a capital budget amendment. The House then moved to second reading of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5925, a major bill expanding the Attorney General’s authority to issue civil investigative demands in constitutional and discrimination-related matters. The bill prompted extensive debate over civil liberties, due process, and the potential for government overreach. Amendment 2160, which would have required clear and convincing evidence before a CID could issue, was rejected 38-48. Amendment 2149, creating a right to cure before a CID, was also rejected. Amendment 2150, requiring assistant attorney general approval and a reasonable suspicion standard, failed 38-48. Amendment 2151, requiring the Attorney General personally to approve CIDs in writing, failed as well. However, several narrowing amendments were adopted, including limits on scope and relevance (2288), a prohibition on CIDs to federal agencies (2289), a ban on sharing CID-derived information for criminal law enforcement purposes (2290), and a requirement that the Attorney General’s office consult with other agencies in certain overlapping investigations (2154 was rejected, but later amendments continued). Other proposed protections, such as fee-shifting for successful CID challenges and reimbursement when a CID produces no action, were debated at length but not adopted in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee, for hearing the bill.
• You know, we hear that term shortage all the time, right?
• Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for allowing us to hear this bill.
• Yes, thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for hearing this bill.
• Thank you for hearing this bill.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then heard a long series of bills, mostly from Senators Hoffman, Fernandez, and Bolick. Early action included SB 1436 on school bond/override ballot language, which passed 4-3 after brief debate over ballot length and transparency. SB 1568, requiring election systems to keep clocks within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor, was amended and passed 4-3 despite concerns about machine failures and the breadth of the penalty. SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting voter registrations while assisting confined voters, also passed 4-3 after testimony from county officials and a deputy registrar describing alleged misuse of SEBs. SB 1746, requiring schools to serve as polling places and closing schools on regular primary/general election days for staff training, passed 4-3 over objections about school autonomy and safety. SB 1295, allowing certain incarcerated people needing long-term care or treatment to be transferred to contracted medical institutions, passed unanimously after an amendment narrowing the medical eligibility language. The committee then took up SB 1067, a county blight/abatement bill allowing property tax bills to include assessments for removing rubbish, debris, and dilapidated structures; county officials from Gila and Pima Counties strongly supported it, and it passed 7-0. SB 1285, which would have repealed kratom protections and added kratom and its alkaloids to the narcotic-drug list, drew strong opposition from industry and a pharmacist and failed 3-4 after debate over safety, regulation, and criminal penalties. SB 1413, removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death caused by a moving violation, passed after a short explanation that it was intended to conform statutes to a prior Arizona Supreme Court ruling. SB 1476, making prenatal exposure to dangerous or narcotic drugs and fetal alcohol syndrome a class six felony child neglect offense with an affirmative defense for mothers who completed treatment, drew emotional testimony from a foster/adoptive parent and opposition from reproductive justice and criminal defense advocates; it passed 4-2. Later, SB 1585, creating standards and funding mechanisms for sex offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraphs, passed 4-2 after supporters argued it would improve oversight and opponents questioned the added surcharge and appropriation. SB 1662, requiring probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to risk and needs, passed 5-0 with support from justice reform advocates and defense attorneys. SB 1664, adjusting constable nomination signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima Counties, passed unanimously after county association support. The committee then began SB 1666 on in-state custodial interference, with the sponsor and a supporter describing repeated violations of custody orders and arguing for a tiered civil-penalty-to-felony structure; the transcript ends during questioning on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• I’m glad to hear that you’re removing this.
• Happy to hear any questions. Mr.
• Happy to hear any questions.
• Happy to hear any questions. Mr.
• At a recent committee hearing on HB 4027... ...At a recent committee hearing on HB 4027, Senator Peterson

Bills: HB2067 , HB2068 , HB2127 , HB2164 , HB2200 , HB2201 , HB2242 , HB2283 , HB2284 , HB2285 , HB2286 , HB2287 , HB2304 , HB2306 , HB2399 , HB2601 , HB2609 , HB2760 , HB2761 , HB2859 , HB2887 , HB2892 , HB2893 , HB2894 , HB2978 , HB4027 , HCM2012 , HCM2016

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, infrastructure, Apache Junction, funding, Show Low, road extension, special license plates, nonprofits, charitable contributions, Reay Lane, Graham County, HB 2200, State Route 89, SR 89, Chino Valley, Arizona Department of Transportation, ADOT, road widening, highway expansion

Transcript Highlights:

• And then I’m hearing from OSI there is this high loss ratio.
• We'll hear Senate Bill 41 next, and then we'll hear Senate Bill 153.
• We'll hear Senate Bill 155 for those.
• We must be thoughtful and hear from all voices.
• Soto, can you hear us? Yes, I can hear you guys. Can you hear me? We sure can. Thank you.

Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264

Committee: Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

Summary: The committee first took up a lengthy informational presentation on the Patient Compensation Fund (PCF) and New Mexico medical malpractice insurance. Teresa Hassey, a plaintiffs’ attorney, described the PCF’s origin in the 1976 Medical Malpractice Act, its role as a state-backed excess coverage system, and her view that it was mismanaged when hospital participation expanded without individualized risk assessments. She argued that hospitals underpaid surcharges, that the fund was depleted by claims, and that the 2021 amendments and later legislative infusions were meant to shore up deficits and phase hospitals out. Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane and LFC analyst Julia Rodriguez presented a different perspective, emphasizing recent general fund infusions, current surcharge collections, the use of actuarial reviews, and the PCF’s budget and settlement activity. Kane said the market is highly concentrated, New Mexico’s malpractice costs and defense expenses are high, and the fund still provides lower-cost coverage than the open market, while also noting ongoing issues with future medical claims, TPA transition, and investment management. Committee members questioned the presenters at length about why New Mexico malpractice premiums are so high, whether defense costs were being conflated with claim payouts, how the PCF works with primary coverage and excess coverage, and whether hospitals were properly assessed when they entered the fund. Several senators raised concerns about punitive damages, corporate practice of medicine, and whether the state’s legal environment is driving doctors away. Others challenged the data comparisons, noting differences between one-year figures and multi-year averages, and asked why New Mexico’s costs remain far above neighboring states. Kane and Hassey disagreed on the causes, with Kane pointing to high claims and defense costs over time and Hassey arguing that hospital participation and punitive-damage exposure distorted the market. The chair concluded the discussion by saying the committee had not exhausted the topic and that he still wanted a clear path to reducing doctors’ insurance costs. After a break, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 41. Senator Charlie introduced the bill, which would eliminate the statute of limitations for the most serious sexual crimes in New Mexico. He argued that trauma, coercion, fear, and delayed disclosure often prevent survivors from reporting promptly, and said the law should reflect that reality. The bill was presented as a response to survivor testimony heard in a prior hearing, and the sponsor framed it as part of a broader effort to modernize the justice system for sexual violence cases.

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to continue to echo this: we really want to hear feedback.
• We want to hear what's working, what's not.
• I think that needs to be said, and I believe we will hear.
• I'm really glad to hear that.
• My one question is: are you hearing—and I hear anecdotally—of veterans moving to New Mexico primarily

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, this hearing, obviously, was posted and was pursuant to the...
• I think people hear pornography so much.
• So if I'm hearing you correctly.
• Hearing your story a couple of times helped me really understand that.
• How do the victims know now when somebody is going to have a parole hearing?

Bills: HB47 , HB1552 , HB1686 , HB1953 , HB2151 , HB2355 , HB2582 , HB2697 , HB2895 , HB3073 , HB3418 , HB47

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination, medical care, trauma-informed care, crime victims compensation, evidence retention, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, digital services, reporting requirements, children's protection, sex offender registration, indecent assault, educator-student relationship, criminal justice, legislation, crime victims, compensation fund, information disclosure

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair then closed the public hearing and opened executive session on House Bill 369.
• What this bill does is simply make these folks eligible to have a hearing, and at that parole hearing
• to have a hearing and at that<00:52:25.200><c> parole</c><00:52:25.640><c> hearing</c><00:52:26.599>
• ><c> many</c> uh parole hearings uh for many many uh parole hearings uh for many many other<00:52:32.559
• I just wanted to read out some data from the hearing that we had on this bill.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This committee, uh, hearing of the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development
• And last, we will be hearing a bill as well today from Senator Ke?
• "We need dairy farms, and we need cows, and I just appreciate hearing that. Mr.
• </c><00:30:52.799><c> that</c> uh and so I just appreciate hearing that uh and so I just appreciate hearing
• Chair and members, thank you for hearing Senate File 825 this afternoon.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Today's hearing is an opportunity to hear from veterans, municipalities, and advisory groups about the
• Today's hearing is an opportunity to hear from veterans, municipalities, and advisory groups about the
• </c> public hearing on Post bill 1296. public hearing on Post bill 1296.
• The clerk will call the roll. up for the hearing. Uh, we sent someone up for the hearing.
• </c> hearings have ended. hearings have ended. uh<06:29:28.878><c> there.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh it's committee hearing this.
• </c> Chair and Madam and members for hearing Chair and Madam and members for hearing this<01:19:07.920
• </c><01:19:21.000><c> the</c> I want to thank you for hearing the I want to thank you for hearing the
• </c> Hearing none, all in favor say I. I. Hearing none, all in favor say I. I.
• We're going to be continuing hearing some sales tax local option sales tax bills, and we'll hear the

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a lot of what we hear.
• Did I hear that right? Mr.
• Yes, now I can hear you. Awesome.
• Hopefully y'all can't hear that.
• That's just the stuff I hear.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all