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• Would you like to move that House File 3798B before the committee? >> Uh, yes.
• </c><00:03:02.080><c> 3798</c> House File 3798 House File 3798 and<00:03:03.840><c> to</c><00:03:04.080
• And in my opinion, House File 3798 does not remove transparency.
• Therefore, I believe House File 3798 moves us in that direction.
• And in my opinion, House File 3798 does not remove transparency.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 762 and 77777 were filed for the Second Reading Calendar.
• House Bill 745 and Senate Bill 1261 were filed for the Second Reading Calendar.
• House Bill 733 was filed for the Second Reading Calendar. February 26, 2026, Mr.
• House Bill 1261 was filed for the Second Reading Calendar. February 26, 2026, Mr.
• House Bill 733 was filed for the Second Reading Calendar. February 26, 2026, Mr.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Their files were flagged. Agencies attempted to hire them. They were required to call us.
• But again, if they resign, that file will get flagged.
• While they are pending decertification, we flag their file.
• I mean, there were other citizens that were filing reports on this particular person.
• Do we need to flag his file? So I'm kind of in on the backside of that.

Committee: All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE

Summary: The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hager and other agency leaders about vehicle pursuits and tactical vehicle interventions (TVIs, formerly PIT maneuvers). Hager said Acts 734 of 2020 and 82 of 2022, which increased penalties for fleeing in a vehicle, along with a public campaign and work with prosecutors, helped reduce pursuits by 29% from 2023 to 2025, or 180 fewer pursuits last year than in 2023. He said the agency also added 120 troopers during that period and that the goal is to protect innocent civilians, officers, and suspects. Members asked about where pursuits occur most often, prosecution practices, the possibility of making fleeing charges non-pleadable like DWI, and a recent mistaken TVI incident involving the wrong vehicle; Hager said no one was injured in that incident and called it inexcusable. The committee also discussed the Arkansas State Police Foundation. Hager explained that the foundation is a private support group made up largely of businesses and citizens that raises money for trooper-family scholarships, emergency relief for troopers affected by disasters or family hospitalizations, and facilities and training support, including the driving track. He said he was not aware of any lobbying activity by the foundation and praised its staff and leadership for supporting the agency beyond what the state budget can provide. Next, Director Chris Chapman of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training described the state’s decertification and officer accountability process. He said every separation from an agency must be reported, and if an officer leaves under circumstances that may warrant decertification, the file is flagged so any future hiring agency must be told the full history before the officer can be added to a roster. Chapman said the commission has increased decertification requests from 158 in the prior three years to 256 in the last three years, with 147 officers currently pending hearings, and that the backlog has been reduced from about four and a half years to about a year and a half. Members asked about resignations during investigations, appeal rights, citizen complaints, and FOIA access to decertification records; Chapman said those matters can trigger review, appeals go to circuit court, and the records are generally public. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after discussion of a possible future committee visit to a fish hatchery in Lonoke County.

Transcript Highlights:

• File. Beginning on page two, House Communication No. 621...
• </c><00:11:26.880><c> File.
• File. Beginning on page of psychology. File.
• File.
• File.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How many people filed these claims to get this data?
• "Oh, the last one was the number of complaints filed by Arkansas residents.
• You know, as a lawyer, we even had to start paying for our filing fees with a...
• Filing fees with a credit card, and you had to upload the information online to get your pleading filed
• And they all file claims. They all go to the hospital.

Summary: A joint House-Senate Insurance and Commerce meeting focused on the growing threat of financial fraud in Arkansas, with members and witnesses describing scams targeting seniors, small businesses, and working families. The committee first approved the November 3, 2025 minutes, then heard from the Arkansas Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association, banks, the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, the Arkansas Mortgage Bankers Association, the State Bank and Securities Department, the Insurance Department, and AARP. Witnesses described common schemes including spoofed bank calls and texts, government imposter scams, romance and investment scams, business email compromise, fake job postings, gift card scams, check fraud, wire fraud, reverse mortgage scams, identity theft, and insurance fraud. Several witnesses emphasized that cryptocurrency kiosks and crypto transfers make recovery difficult or impossible, and that artificial intelligence is making scams more convincing and scalable. Witnesses repeatedly stressed education, verification, and coordination among banks, law enforcement, regulators, and consumers. Bank and mortgage representatives urged consumers to slow down, independently verify wire instructions, avoid clicking unexpected links, use tap-to-pay rather than chip or swipe when possible, and never share account credentials or one-time codes. The Attorney General’s office said it investigates consumer complaints, mediates disputes, works with social media platforms to remove scam ads, and recently created a Financial Fraud Task Force with bankers and other stakeholders. The State Bank and Securities Commissioner highlighted the Safe AR Act, the state’s crypto kiosk framework, and fraud education efforts such as “fraud bingo,” while the Insurance Department described its law-enforcement role and a range of insurance-related fraud schemes it prosecutes. AARP said fraud is widespread and underreported, especially among older adults. Members asked about reporting scams, how losses are handled, whether tap is safer than chip, how crypto fraud works, whether Arkansas has model legislation to address telecom and social media impersonation, and how local law enforcement and state agencies coordinate investigations. Witnesses said banks generally absorb much of the financial loss under federal rules, while consumers bear the inconvenience and account changes. Several witnesses said Arkansas should consider additional legislation to hold telecom companies and social media platforms accountable for spoofed caller IDs and impersonation ads, and one witness said a federal Scam Act is moving in Congress. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes, but witnesses agreed to share consumer education materials and model legislation with committee staff.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first item on the agenda is Senate File 2884.
• Uh, next up we have Senate File 119.
• Senate file 2884 as amended is prevails.
• Uh next up we have Senate File finance. Uh next up we have Senate File uh<00:19:11.039><c> 119.
• Senate file uh 119 as amended is no.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• At the time the file is uploaded.
• The next step, the funds are received from the state within 30 days from the file upload date.
• We also submit files quarterly and then we also submit files on a supplemental basis as needed.”
• It comes with our quarterly payment files, also a formal request file, and the cross-check files.
• It comes with our quarterly payment files, also a formal request file, and the cross-check files.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met to continue reviewing how Family Empowerment Scholarship students are funded through the FEFP and the role of scholarship funding organizations. Staff gave a statutory overview of parent, SFO, and Department of Education responsibilities, including application deadlines, eligibility verification, quarterly payment timing, cross-checks to prevent duplicate funding, and the 99% district FEFP limitation for certain awards. The committee then heard demonstrations from Step Up for Students and AAA Scholarship Foundation showing their parent portals, application workflows, reimbursement systems, school enrollment/invoice processes, and marketplace tools for tuition, tutoring, and approved goods and services. Step Up reported major growth since HB 1, saying its scholarship population expanded from about 260,000 to more than 440,000 students, with application processing averaging about 10 days. It also highlighted faster tuition, provider, and reimbursement payments, multilingual support in English and Spanish, and resources such as videos and a call center. Members asked about support for Creole speakers, optional Florida ID numbers, student identifiers, marketplace pricing, tutor qualifications, background screening, and how awards differ from funded status. Step Up said it does not currently support Creole, does not do background screenings for tutors, sets no marketplace prices itself, and uses a unique internal student ID separate from the state ID. AAA demonstrated its revised software for the 2025-26 school year, including an eligibility screener, household and student application steps, messaging with staff, reimbursement requests, and administrative review and payment batching. AAA said the new system is custom-built, more transparent about award value versus available balance, and designed to better handle quarterly funding for UA students. Members questioned AAA and Step Up about student ID numbers, public-school cross-checks, fraud controls, school fee schedules, whether schools must participate, and reimbursement timing. Both organizations said they report quarterly to DOE, receive public-school cross-checks, and recover funds when students return to public school; AAA said its average reimbursement turnaround is about 14 business days, while Step Up said its reimbursement approvals have improved significantly. The committee also requested follow-up information, including one-pagers, data on income levels and demographics, and additional details on forecasting and system costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have three items on the consent calendar: File Item 8, SB 1018 by Senator Grove; File Item 10, SB
• File Item 3, SB 1278 by Senator Nilo.
• Okay, we'll move back in file order to file item four, SB 874 by Senator Weber Pearson.
• Weber-Pearson, filed in file 5, SB 1210. Followed him 5, SB 1210.
• Okay, we'll move out of file order to next in file order, Senator Ashby, SB 1111.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

Transcript Highlights:

• files 4736 and<00:14:59.360><c> 4737.
• Uh house file 4840 seeks to members.
• </c><00:21:07.440><c> 4840,</c> testify in support of House File 4840, testify in support of House File
• </c> the opportunity to comment on House File the opportunity to comment on House File 3748<00:46:33.920
• And then House File 3352, Chair Hansen.

Bills: HF4736 , HF4737 , HF3806 , HF3352 , HF4840 , HF3748

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

Transcript Highlights:

• Today we're going to be hearing House File 11.
• Thank you for the opportunity to comment on House File 11.
• Thank you for the opportunity to comment on House File 11.
• We are speaking in support of House File 11 today.
• We urge you to vote no on House File 11. Thank you.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to start with Senator Lang's bill, Senate File 3938, on trafficking.
• File 3938 on trafficking. Senator Lang, tell us about your bill, please. As soon as I find it, Mr.
• Senate File 3938 as amended is laid over. Senate File 3938 as amended is laid over. Thank you, Mr.
• Please support Senate File 3805. Thank you.
• Please support Senate File 3805. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Amendment Number 22, the senator from Essex has filed an amendment which the clerk will read.
• Amendment number 37, filed by the same senator, will be read. Amendment number 37 by Mr.
• Amendment number 40, filed by the Senator from Essex and Middlesex, Senator Tarr, will be read.
• Amendment number 41, filed by the same senator, will be read. Amendment number 41 by Mr.
• But I want to focus on the amendment filed by my friend and colleague, the Senator for Milbury.

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• IN REGARDS TO THE LACK OF FILING TAXES IN YOUR CAPACITY DID YOU SEEK EXTENSIONS TO FILE THE TAXES?
• Cassel: HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OR ANYTHING BEEN FILED?
• MAYBE THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT CALL AS TO WHETHER THEY FILED THE EXTENSION OR FILE THE RETURNS
• >> I BELIEVE THERE IS A LISTING FOR THE 990 TO BE FILED. >> Rep. Tant: AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FILED?
• ARE YOU SURE IT WAS FIRST LEGALLY FILED AUGUST 2023?

Transcript Highlights:

• This is file item number 1, AB 405, authored by Assemblymember Addis.
• Taking up file item three, AB 762, vape pens. Single-use prohibition.
• File item four, AB 794, drinking water and PFAS. PFAS. Welcome.
• This is file item 4 AB 794 authored by Assemblymember Gabriel.
• File item number 3, AB 762, authored by Assemblymember Irwin.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is accomplished by deleting the current statutory language that requires Form 10 to be filed with
• form is not available or cannot be attached or filed.
• It clarifies the filing location for the form, which used to be filed locally and with the Commission
• Now it will just be filed with the Commission.
• We'll do rulemaking to clarify that the form is filed with the Commission.

Bills: S0964

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: financial disclosures, ethics, government transparency, gift reporting, procurement

Summary: The committee convened with a quorum present and Senator Polsky excused. The main bill heard was Senate Bill 964, sponsored by Senator Wright on behalf of Senator Stewart, which revises financial disclosure reporting requirements for certain gifts and honoraria. The bill is intended to conform the filing process for Ethics Commission Form 10 by clarifying that it is filed with the Commission, rather than attached electronically to financial disclosure forms, and to allow the Commission to update its rules accordingly. Carrie Stillman, executive director of the Ethics Commission, testified in support of the bill, saying it clarifies the filing location and reflects current practice. There was no debate, and the committee voted unanimously to report SB 964 favorably. The committee then took up confirmation hearings for appointments listed in Tabs 2 through 15. No appointee was requested to be heard separately, and the committee approved all of the nominees in one vote. The meeting concluded after a motion to rise was adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• Second reading of House File. Second reading of House File number 2730. Second reading.
• Second reading of Senate File. Reading Senate File number 1832. Second reading.
• The following House Files have been offered for introduction today.
• The Chief Clerk will report the House Files and give them their first reading.
• Introduction of first reading of House Files 3304-3308. First reading House Files 3304-3308.

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, members, we have House File 2433 before us again.
• Members, we have House File 2433 before us.
• The intention is to move House File 2433 and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
• House File 2433 as adopted. All those opposed, say no.
• House File 2433 as adopted has been moved to Ways and Means.

Bills: HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

Transcript Highlights:

• cabinets full of files.
• I haven't filed it.
• I haven't filed it, but we'll file it soon, and it will start a franchise tax credit.
• So if you open up a file and there's a piece of paper missing, okay, out of that file, you fail.
• So if you open up a file and there's a piece of paper missing, okay, out of that file, you fail.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so you have file item number one, Senate Bill 2023 by Senator Padilla.
• We filed the petition with the Supreme Court of California.
• We filed the petition with the Supreme Court of California.
• On file, item 1, SB 1223, Padilla, excuse me. The motion is...
• On file, item one, SB 1223, Padilla. Roll on file, item 1, SB 1223, Padilla. Great.

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now we are on to business on the daily file. Second reading, file item 1, clerk will read.
• Concurrent items, file items 2 and 3, we will pass and retain.
• Governor's vetoes, file items 4 through 77, we will pass and retain.
• Reconsideration file item 79 through. Item 78 is a notice.
• Assembly third reading, file item 82, we will pass and retain.

Keywords: 988, house, all