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• 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 5-342 and amending Section 5-342.01, relating to the
• House Bill 2477, an act amending Sections 15-1871 and 15-1875, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to
• 36, Chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Sections 36-761, 36-762, and 36-763, relating to
• 36-chapter 6, Arizona-Vise Statues, by adding section 36-7-61, 36-7-62, and 36-7-63 relating to midwifery
• Section continues with the opening of the vote on House Bill 2771. Thank you. Thank you.

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• And those are sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and the revisor instruction at the end.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. Mr.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. Article six is the facilities article.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. Mr.

Bills: HF1388

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• We do 7 parts per million currently in fluoridated community water.
• We do 7 parts per million currently in fluoridated community water.
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Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• Well, anyway, Senate Bill 2184 is the duplicate sections bill. It doesn't add any new law.
• What it does is it merges multiple versions of the statute and repeals duplicative sections.
• Declare the vote: 7 aye, 0 nay.
• With a vote of 7 aye and zero nay, we'll report your bill as due pass. Heavy lift.
• With a vote of 7-0-0 nay, we'll report your bill out as due pass. Thank you very much.

Summary: The Rules Committee met briefly and first took up Senate Bill 2184, described as a clean duplicate-sections bill that does not create new law but consolidates multiple versions of statutes and repeals duplicative sections. In response to a question about what happens if such a bill does not pass, members explained that the duplicate provisions remain in statute, which can create confusion and make future cleanup bills larger; they also referenced a prior attorney general request aimed at guiding judges when duplicate sections remain. The committee then voted 7-0 to report SB 2184 as due pass. The committee next considered an amended version of Senate Bill 171, using a PCS as the working draft without objection. The bill would increase the number of armed security personnel/sergeants from one to two, with the additional commission coming from an existing staff member rather than a new hire; the commission would end when that person leaves service. After brief discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to report SB 171 as due pass.

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• We're in Section D.
• There will be a $7 million request in the 27 section.
• Section N. Let's go ahead. Let's do all of Section N. Yes, sir. Mr. Chair, this is Section N.
• Section P. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Section P.
• Section P. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Section P.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee reviewed a large slate of appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. In Section B, members considered temporary FY27 appropriations for agencies including Health, DHS, Education, Treasury, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, Game and Fish, and others, covering items such as maternal health outreach, LIHEAP overpayment returns, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim claims, airport grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Questions focused on the DHS senior services carry-forward and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to lower balances after COVID funds were spent down. All Section B items were approved. The committee then approved continuation requests, ARPA reallocations, and federal grant-related items in Sections B2, C1A, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3, F1A, G1, H1A, I1A, J1/J2, K1/K2/K3, L1/L2, M1/M2, N1/N2, O1A, and P1A. These included university nursing and workforce programs, environmental and recycling grants, highway safety and emergency management grants, a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive Program, restricted reserve transfers for military, agriculture, UAPB, Game and Fish, and AETN, and various cash-fund and budget classification transfers. Several members asked for more detail on the State Police highway safety grant, VOCA victim compensation funding, the NSGP nonprofit security grant, and the Office of State Technology’s E-Rate-related transfer; agency officials explained the uses and noted that some funding levels depend on federal awards and collections. A notable discussion occurred on the Department of Commerce reallocation, which shifts 68 positions and $3 million among divisions to support an organizational realignment and avoid shortfalls. The committee also reviewed a state central services deduction request to keep the rate at 2%, a DHS overtime request for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustments request authorizing up to $1 million in temporary actions to close FY26 books without disrupting payroll or vendor payments. Most items were approved or, in some sections, simply reviewed without objection. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• Section G is the Restricted Reserve Fund Transfer Request section.
• There will be a $7 million request in the '27 section.
• Section N. Let’s go ahead. Let’s do all of Section N. Yes, sir. Mr. Chair, this is Section N.
• Section P. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Section P.
• Section P. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Section P.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee met to review a large slate of fiscal year 2026 and 2027 appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. Early items included temporary appropriations for agencies such as Health, DHS, Education, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, and Game and Fish, covering items like maternal health outreach, energy assistance repayments, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim reparations, aviation grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Members asked questions on several items, including DHS aging carry-forward funds and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to COVID-era balances; the committee also approved a disclosure by the chair on the Game and Fish-related item before voting to approve the section. The committee then approved continuation requests, CARES Act and ARPA reallocations, and federal grant appropriations. Notable discussion included the Boonville developmental disability project, ALIGN program reallocations at several universities, a small business technical assistance grant at UA Little Rock, and a Department of Public Safety highway safety grant, for which members requested more detail on operating expenses and professional fees. Additional approvals covered a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive program, restricted reserve fund transfers for military medical command and university projects, and a state central services deduction held at 2%. The Department of Commerce also received approval for a reallocation of positions and spending authority tied to its organizational realignment. Later sections included shared technology and higher education transfers, cash fund appropriations for school Medicaid reimbursements, corrections, youth mental health, narcotics detection canines, bike safety equipment, a state motor pool pilot, and law enforcement safety costs. The committee also reviewed budget classification transfers, including a Governor’s Office legal fee transfer related to a California lawsuit, and heard explanations about E-Rate reimbursements affecting the Office of State Technology. Members asked about VOCA funding levels for crime victim services and about the National Security Grant Program for nonprofits and faith-based organizations; officials said federal funding had declined from prior highs but appeared to have stabilized, and that the nonprofit security grant is an annual federal program. The meeting concluded with review of pay plan requests, DHS overtime funding for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustment request allowing DFA to make up to $1 million in transfers to close the books, after which the committee adjourned.

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• Next item is R six Senate section 7, House section 12.
• This is the same 7 House section 12.
• Uh, House sections 4 through 7.
• Uh, House sections 4 through 7.
• Uh, House sections 4 through 7.

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• That bill is approved on a unanimous vote of 7-0.
• That bill is approved on a unanimous vote of 7-0.
• That bill is approved on a unanimous vote of 7-0.
• The bill is approved on a unanimous vote of 7-0.
• That bill is approved on a unanimous vote of 7-0.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met for a suspense-file hearing and voted only on measures already heard previously, with no public testimony. The chair explained that bills were taken up quickly in author order, with amended bills to be followed by addendum analyses. The committee considered a very large slate of Senate bills and two Assembly measures covering wildfire resilience, housing, insurance, energy, transportation, public safety, elections, health care, labor, environmental regulation, and various administrative and tax issues. Most measures were approved, many on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a substantial number passed on 5-2 or 5-1 party-line votes with Republicans generally voting no. Several bills were amended before passage, including changes to funding contingencies, timelines, reporting requirements, definitions, and removal of certain enforcement or private-right-of-action provisions. A few members noted concerns on specific bills, including Senator Richardson on SB 1203 (private security training), though he said he would vote for it at this stage. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on wildfire smoke, wildfire recovery, mobile home parks, insurance nonrenewals, AI transparency, data center energy issues, Medi-Cal and health coverage, criminal justice, election administration, housing, and labor/workforce standards. The committee also approved AB 46 and AB 736. No bills were held for testimony because the hearing was vote-only, and the meeting adjourned after all items on the agenda were disposed of.

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• Do you mean Section 4? Who said Section 2? Section 2. This is Section 3. This is still Section 2?
• Section 7, infant and toddler care provider support direct payment, $13.5 million.
• section.
• Section 19. Section 19, child welfare technology.
• Section 7 becomes effective January 1, 2026. I should remember what that is.

Bills: SB2015

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration. The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight. Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.

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• So, more about this in the section by section.
• So, section 7 is something completely different.
• Section 7 is something completely different.
• Section 25, section 26, and section 27 all relate to this vehicle. It defines the vehicle.
• Section 25, section 26, and section 27 all relate to this vehicle. It defines the vehicle.

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• It also amends 24A-1-7 by...
• Madam Chair and presenter, I would love the sections. That would be great. Sure. So in Section 1.1.
• Section 2 similarly amends that act.
• So in Section 1 of the bill, we amend Section 24-35 of the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care
• Section 2 similarly amends that act.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

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• Sections 7 and 14 implement the $15 million reduction to the county program aid appropriation.
• Section 7 and 8 allow for a shareholder increase that's going from 12 to 18, Senator Anderson's bill,
• sections 1 to 7 and 27, which are the Turk modifications that we've been trying to do also for a year
• Section 7 and 8 allow for a shareholder increase that's going from 12 to 18, Senator Anderson's bill,
• sections 1 to 7 and 27, which are the Turk modifications that we've been trying to do also for a year

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• But it applies to this section because she wanted to use it in this section for the budget, and we said
• In the budget summary section, she has a section in here called the Arizona Capacity and Efficiency Initiative
• Arizona state employees are paying 7%. And it's dwindling.
• It's actually almost four pages in the summary section.
• Amending Section 5572, A.R.S.

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• Jonathan Norman: So— Jonathan Norman: In that section—Section 1, subsection 5—they still have to file
• It looks like looking at subsection 8 of subsection 7 of section 1 is down at the bottom.
• You can find that in Section 7.
• Section 1, subsection 7 directs the parole board to consider factors at these hearings.
• And Senator, I want to point out that, as I said, subsection 7 of section 1 outlines what the board particularly

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• </c> Any questions or discussion on section Any questions or discussion on section 7,<01:19:07.600><c
• </c> Seeing none, section 7 is closed. Up next is section 8, Office of the Public Defender.
• Up next is section section 21 is closed.
• 7 or 7 million uh 700 general funds 7 or 7 million general<02:07:52.719><c> funds</c><02:07:53.119><c
• /c><03:29:47.600><c> 8</c> sections of Senate File 1. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 sections of Senate File 1. 1 2 3

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• Senator Collins, 995-13-9-1-6-9-1-6-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-7.
• 9-9-9-0-6-7-9-9-6-6-7-9-9-9-6-6-7-9-9-9-6-6-7-9-9-6-6-6-7-9-9- 995-6-9-0-6-9-9-0-0-0-6-6-9-9-5-16-7,
• 9-1-1-1-1-7-9-1-1-1-9-5-0-0-4-8.
• 9-1-3-9-9-0-3-7.
• Affirmative on Tab 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7. Tab 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• , six, and 19 or 9 through13 Sections 7, 8, and 14 are from the governor's budget proposal.
• Sections 7, 8, and 14 are from the Sections 7, 8, and 14 are from the governor's<00:19:53.360><c> budget
• Section 7, also from the governor's budget bill, contains technical changes and also requires unlicensed
• And section 7 of article 8 requires the commissioner to seek federal approval to authorize MA housing
• And section 7 of article 8 requires the commissioner to seek federal approval to authorize MA housing

Bills: HF2434

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding

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• Sections 6 and 7 were the sovereign land that went to the park, and both those sections were removed
• Section 7 is just putting the language back in that we had had that anything of the oil extraction that
• Section 20 is a study.
• Next changes in Section 7.
• Section 11 is just renumbered since we added that new Section 10.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

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• It's section 19-124.
• To that point, Senator—yeah, to that point, I mean, line 16, if I have the line right, Section 7 says
• Look at Section 7; it says we're going to pay for it. Mr.
• "Only for this section.
• Thus, the section explaining the exemption to the rule—” “...to these provisions thus the section explaining

Committee: Joint Legislative Council

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• becomes a children's section by section becomes a children's section by the<01:46:34.239><c> definition
• </c> section because when the adult section section because when the adult section houses<01:46:44.960
• </c> library into a children's section. library into a children's section.
• section.

Bills: HB0066 , HJ0005 , HB0010

Committee: House Judiciary