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• She directed operations across multiple departments at a 580-bed multi-custody facility.
• This region encompasses the headwaters of the Snake River system, including the Henry's Fork and South
• This resolution identifies this region as the water tower for southern Idaho.
• This resolution supports three specific pillars of water management in the region.
• So by supporting District 4, we're securing the water supply for the rest of the state.

Keywords: 989, all

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• of and be out in front of and not wait till they, till it's, it's stripped for us to continue to operate
• bounce from one to the other, being the third such close proximity to keep costs down so you can operate
• The reason I want that, that type of funding, we, we would have contracting sources regionally based,
• Lord, uh, as, as, uh, described by the Representative Tara earlier, the, the casualty Assistance Center
• at other options, you know, we do, uh, have the VIC here in Albuquerque, the Veteran Integration Center

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• This bill is about fairness, dignity, and economic security.
• Tony Anderson, the Association of Regional Center Agencies, in support. Thank you. Thank you.
• I urge the committee to clarify the operations of these provisions.
• might move data from a secure platform like Facebook to a legacy service with lesser security, and I
• Secure open protocols that operate at scale do not yet exist.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I know the workings of the livestock operation, so I feel that background certainly will qualify me for
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1082 requires operators of petting zoos, animal encounter exhibits, and
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1082 requires operators of petting zoos, animal encounter exhibits, and
• The Department of Homeland Security lists Shiga toxin as a potential bioterrorist agent.
• Recently, the DWR approved our plan of operation, which is a governing document for the GRD.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 3 and February 10, 2026, then heard two nominations. Jessica Manuel was introduced as a nominee to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. She described a science-focused background and experience with state and multi-agency work, and members discussed wildlife management, including gray wolves and conservation. The committee voted 8-0 to recommend her confirmation. Stephen Williams was then introduced as a nominee to the Arizona Livestock Loss Board. He emphasized his experience with the State Land Department and livestock operators, and members asked about compensation claims and wolf-related livestock losses. The committee voted unanimously to recommend his confirmation as well. The committee next considered SB 1785, which would codify ADWR’s existing one-mile safe-harbor policy for recovery wells near groundwater storage facilities. Supporters said it would provide certainty and preserve current practice, while ADWR requested clarifying language about the bill’s definitions. Opponents argued it would lock current policy into statute and could reduce flexibility. The bill received a 5-3 do-pass recommendation. SB 1082, which would impose sanitation and handwashing requirements on petting zoos and similar animal encounter exhibits, drew emotional testimony from a parent advocate describing children hospitalized with STEC HUS after a state fair petting zoo exposure, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and overly burdensome. The committee adopted the sponsor’s amendment but then deadlocked 4-4, so the bill failed. The committee then took up SB 1336, a continuation and reform bill for the Arizona State Land Department that also created a temporary oversight committee and, through a large amendment, added lease, notice, and committee-structure changes. Supporters from mining and agriculture backed the measure as a way to improve predictability and transparency, while some members objected to the amendment’s scope and the committee’s composition. The amendment passed 4-3 and the bill as amended was recommended 6-2. SB 1200, an emergency measure directing ADWR to revisit certain Phoenix AMA assured water supply applications using older groundwater models, was supported by the sponsor but opposed by CAP/GRD and ADWR, who warned it would add replenishment obligations and rely on outdated models; it passed 5-3. SB 1335, requiring the Arizona Water Banking Authority Commission to post its annual report online, passed 7-0-1. SB 1559, creating rural groundwater management work groups in each basin with NRCD involvement and annual reporting to ADWR, drew support from conservation district representatives and opposition from Mohave County interests concerned it would not address overpumping; it passed 5-3. Finally, SB 1761, appropriating $47.7 million to the University of Arizona for its desert agriculture, Cooperative Extension, and experiment station programs, was presented as a land-grant mission funding measure and received broad support from agriculture and several members, with some concerns about budget priorities and the size of the appropriation.

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• both primary and secondary school premises or school transportation, and including child daycare centers
• Our clients are reporting clinic closures, urgent care centers shutting down, staffing shortages, and
• The United States has the National Crime Information Center, operated by the FBI, a computerized system
• Our major concerns are, number one, crisis relief center capacity.
• We also have concerns around allowing 120-hour stays at 23-hour facility crisis relief centers.

Bills: SB5962, SB6105, SB6203, SB6296

Keywords: spring blade knives, knife legislation, weapon regulation, public safety, law enforcement, medical debt, garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings exemption, exempt wages, debt collection, consumer debt, student loan debt, private student loans, disposable earnings, minimum wage, writ of garnishment, exemption claim, judgment debtor, creditor

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• survivor-centered policy.
• Lisa Borgeson, Ella Baker Center, in strong support.
• I'm a blind vendor under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, and I operate the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
• in San Quentin. ...under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, and I operate the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
• Issa Borgasen, Ella Baker Center, in opposition.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.

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• This prevents them from having flexibility in their operations.
• The district has long used the traditional healthcare security staffing model composed of unarmed security
• security departments, not for profit government healthcare.
• As John mentioned, we operate two hospitals, major hospitals in Houston.
• Some key points of support, it improves operational efficiency.

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• Western is known for its personalized, student-centered approach, offering small class sizes and close
• </c><01:49:59.119><c> appropriate</c> sourced eco- regionally appropriate sourced eco- regionally appropriate
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• ,</c><02:36:38.800><c> which</c> and wage setting systems operate, which and wage setting systems operate
• The rationale behind this is operational efficiency. It's for commercial standards.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Any questions over skill centers?
• If we go forward to the tech center, this is dollars going to technology centers to serve high school
• Technology centers do both things.
• and it's also the fastest growing region of the state.
• So two is going to a formula for Technology centers: 3 is going to K-12 schools, yes, so technology center

Keywords: 914, all

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• The reins of the presidency are handed over to the next president safely, securely.
• It ensures operational continuity while the bill proceeds.
• People should come to the center. You should be more neutral on things.
• People should come to the center. You should be more neutral on things.
• Great operation.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, visiting groups, and special honorees in the galleries. The chamber then took up committee and executive appointment business, adopting a report confirming 42 gubernatorial appointments by a vote of 36-0. The Senate next considered a long special-order calendar of bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Measures included public-records sunset reviews and trade secret/cybersecurity exemptions; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; commercial driving school oversight; human trafficking training for nurses; a new injunction for protection against serious violence and its related public-records exemption; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove protection; a chiropractic trust-funds cap repeal; specialty license plates; a waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill with multiple agriculture, biosolids, and enforcement provisions; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety reporting procedures for public postsecondary institutions; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary critical-need practice certificates, and domestic animals. The floor debate featured the most discussion on the farm bill, the HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill, the autism law-enforcement bill, and the school athletics bill. The HCSM bill drew extended debate over whether licensed insurance agents should be allowed to market faith-based health care sharing ministries, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free speech, and religious liberty, and opponents warning about unregulated products and commissions; it passed 32-5. The athletics bill, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater/Miami Northwestern situation, would let coaches provide good-faith support to student-athletes while requiring reporting and FHSAA oversight; it passed 38-0. Most other measures passed overwhelmingly, including the autism bill 38-0, the campus safety bill 37-0, the public school patriotic displays bill 36-2, and the farm bill 38-0 after amendments addressing Everglades lands and biosolids timing were adopted.

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• So, she is the Hawaii Child and Youth Services Bennett Youth Center awardee.
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• </c><00:20:29.120><c> and</c> Miss Thomasro, Director of Operations and Special Programs.
• He's the MEP center director for Innovate Hawaii with HTDC.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And Then eventually all of those regions separated from their regional development commission and became
• The regional arts council system in statute is there to stimulate or to generate local and regional arts
• for the regional arts councils in the last few years.
• for the regional Arts Council in the last few years.
• Minnesota team at the center.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that I concur with its... ...the Campaign Legal Center support letter and state publicly that I concur
• the bill and sponsors of the bill, the California Democracy Partnership is Ernest Herrera, Western Regional
• I am the Western Regional Counsel and a supervising attorney at Maldaf, and I am here in proud support
• It has recklessly been hurled at any and all attempts to secure our elections simply by requiring proof
• full economic, social, and civic inclusion of refugees and displaced populations in the San Diego region

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The security of their infrastructure needs to be protected. Any study fees need to be recovered.
• So you get a share of all those capital and operating costs applied to the net bear costs.
• We're expected to operate in good faith and deal with these pole attachers that come in.
• It's a cost center. It also involves some of the people who are asking for this bill.
• Collectively, we operate more than 26,000 miles of overhead.

Bills: HB3445, HB3448

Keywords: telecommunications, electric cooperative, rights-of-way, infrastructure, provider access, right-of-way, pole attachment, regulatory access, 1184, house, all

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• You know, we're very centralized, urban-wise, in the center core of our state.
• I'm from a regional airport, and those are typically on.
• Look, we don't let the Social Security Administration get to my tax returns.
• Anything more than that requires a different type of certificate for the operator.
• Anything more than that requires a different type of certificate for the operator.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2003, which would lower the instruction-permit eligibility age for Class D, G, and M licenses from 15½ to 15, while increasing supervised driving requirements for minors and extending the permit-holding period before licensure. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill builds on Arizona’s graduated driver licensing system and would improve teen safety based on data from other states; one senator raised concerns about parents certifying driving hours and another cited a study suggesting higher crash risk from lowering the permit age. After discussion, the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 9-1 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 2063, appropriating $1.5 million from the General Fund to the Corrections Oversight Fund, and heard emotional testimony from a mother describing her son’s mental illness, incarceration, and death in prison, along with support from advocates who said the oversight office is needed, especially in light of federal receivership over prison health care. The sponsor emphasized prison transparency, public safety, and accountability. The bill passed unanimously, 10-0. The committee also heard House Bill 2210, which would prohibit state, local, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate or collect landing fees. Pilots argued the technology is meant for safety and that using it for billing could discourage compliance, while airport representatives and city officials opposed the bill as an unnecessary statewide restriction on local fee-setting. After extensive debate over safety, federal law, and local control, the bill received a narrow 4-4 do pass recommendation. Later, the committee heard House Bill 2116, which appropriates $1 million to the Colorado River litigation fund. The sponsor said the money is needed to prepare for possible litigation over Colorado River cuts and to signal Arizona’s seriousness in negotiations; members discussed whether the funding should come from the General Fund or WIFA resources. The bill passed 8-0. Finally, HCM 2007, a memorial urging renaming sections of State Route 69 to honor veterans of multiple wars, was approved 5-4 after some members objected to emphasizing war memorialization. The committee also briefly noted that House Bill 2111 was held, and after the votes, a pilot and flight instructor offered additional testimony on HB 2210, reiterating safety concerns about turning off ADS-B and saying the bill addresses a real risk even though Arizona airports are not currently using the technology for fee collection.

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• The new operating rooms will be operative when? In the first quarter of calendar year 2028.
• McCarty Center.
• We're going to regionalize the state.
• We're going to regionalize the state.
• in, and then it's just going to be on a region-by-region basis.

Summary: The subcommittee heard budget presentations and questions from several health and human services agencies, with members repeatedly emphasizing that agency numbers had been posted since October and that questioning should stay focused and brief. The Office of Juvenile Affairs said its $5.45 million request would support 162 employees receiving a pay adjustment, and members asked about juvenile care conditions and staffing. The Department of Human Services discussed major changes to child care subsidy funding, including a reduced subsidy request, a $11.5 million child care teacher recruitment/retention request, and planned eligibility and reimbursement changes; it also reviewed SNAP administrative cost shifts under federal law, the state’s SNAP error rate, and the risk of large future state costs if the error rate is not reduced. DHS also addressed TANF reserves, the DDS waiver wait list, the Greer Center buildout, the Advantage waiver supplemental, and meal service options for waiver members. OCCY described a largely personnel-driven budget, requests for more oversight staff, and workload pressures in juvenile competency evaluations. The Office of Disability Concerns reported a flat budget and said it relies mainly on mediation and informal resolution rather than enforcement. OSU Medical Authority said its Tulsa expansion, VA skybridge, and c-section suites remain on schedule, that psychiatric residency funding is being phased in over several years, and that it is working to reduce contract labor and evaluate service lines. J.D. McCarty Center reported its new ABA outpatient clinic is on time and on budget and is nearing full capacity. OMMA said its lab is following required standards, its FTE count is below budgeted levels because hiring depends on lab accreditation and other unknowns, and dispensary numbers continue to decline as the market matures. Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services said it needs about $1.4 million to avoid a maintenance-of-effort penalty and discussed aging campus capital needs and staffing vacancies. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority then outlined a very large budget requirement driven by utilization growth and the shift to value-based care, saying FY26 is currently stable but FY27 would likely require additional appropriations if the request is not fully funded.

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• the audacious request— and I say that in jest, but in fun— was that a lot of the education service centers
• Larger urban areas have typically had higher teacher turnover than both the region and the state.
• And so, that's where we really believe in the power of places like educational service centers or others
• Additionally, districts must still absorb the rising costs of operating and supporting their schools.
• Recent Region 4 data show that one in five educators didn't return last school year.

Bills: SB26, SB 26

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, SB 26, Texas Property Code, colonia, colonias, Spanish translation, bilingual contract, real estate contract, executory contract, residential property, border county, international border, economically distressed area, consumer protection, language access, translator certified in Spanish

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• She directed operations across multiple departments at a 580-bed multi-custody facility.
• This region encompasses the headwaters of the Snake River system, including the Henry's Fork and South
• This resolution identifies this region as the water tower for southern Idaho.
• This resolution supports three specific pillars of water management in the region.
• So by supporting District 4, we're securing the water supply for the rest of the state.

Summary: The Senate convened with 34 members present, approved the previous day’s journal, and heard an opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. The chaplain’s prayer focused on drought, low snowpack, and asking for rain and conservation, and the Senate also noted Senator Woodward’s absence due to his son’s injury. Senator Den Hartog outlined the day’s plan, including gubernatorial appointments and several water-related concurrent resolutions. The Senate confirmed David Dean to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board and Amy Anderson to the Commission of Pardons and Parole after committee reports and brief debate highlighting Dean’s financial and business background and Anderson’s 30 years with the Department of Corrections. The chamber also received House Bill 559 and introduced several Senate bills, including measures on state budget limits, rural health transformation, chiropractic prescribing, mental health detention, blindness reporting, and child protection. The main policy action centered on water resolutions. SCR 117, supporting Water District 4 projects such as managed aquifer recharge, cloud seeding, infrastructure modernization, and the Upper Snake River Study, passed after debate. SCR 118, supporting Water District 3 projects in the Magic Valley, including Milner Dam work, the Little Wood River Channel project, and canal improvements, also passed by roll call despite several senators voting no over cloud seeding language. SCR 119, supporting Water District 2 projects including Treasure Valley recharge, the Mountain Home Air Force Base water conveyance project, and Anderson Ranch Dam work, was adopted by voice vote. The Senate then moved through second-reading business, referred SB 1232 to the 14th order for possible amendment, and adjourned until 11:00 a.m. the next day.

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• Senate Bill 544, Courtroom Security Minimum Adequate Security Standard.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 3, 2026, 957, house, all

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• During the 2017 fires, I was in our Emergency Operations Center and also was the lead of the task force
• Do we need operators that need to come out?
• Early on, we had a presence at the assistance center.
• I was in the Emergency Operations Center in 2017 for the Tubbs and Nuns fires, as well as later the Kincade
• Center.

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.