Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair and members of the committee, as SB 1144 is considered, it is important that the committee
• I think that it was to the committee.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• Thank you, the chairman of the committee.
• Again, this is why this should be in the health committee. I'm not on the health committee.

Summary: The committee first approved the January 28, 2026 minutes and held Senate Bill 1241 for a later hearing because a witness was unavailable. It then took up Senate Bill 1144, which would create an alternative pathway for veterinary technician certification through supervised on-the-job training and board-approved skills standards. Supporters, including the Arizona Humane Society, a high school student in a veterinary program, and other advocates, said the bill would help address workforce shortages, reduce student debt, and improve access to care, especially in rural and low-income areas. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association and several veterinarians, argued the bill could weaken training standards, increase liability, and create safety risks; the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association ultimately moved to neutral after amendments added supervision and affidavit requirements. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1144 as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee next passed Senate Bill 1247 unanimously. That bill would allow a person who does not receive care services to live with a resident in an assisted living center, and would bar the Department of Health Services from imposing requirements on that person that the resident would not face. Supporters said the bill was needed to fix a recent agency interpretation that could force spouses or other companions to separate or pay for services they do not use, and noted a possible floor amendment to extend the same treatment to assisted living homes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1286, which would extend from 14 days to 60 days the period for veterinary prescriptions and renewals issued through telemedicine. Supporters said the change would improve access in underserved and rural areas and reflect how telemedicine is already used in human medicine, while opponents warned that longer telemedicine prescriptions could delay necessary exams and diagnostics, increase the risk of misdiagnosis, and create animal welfare and liability concerns. After testimony, the sponsor asked that the bill be held for a possible amendment next week, so no vote was taken. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1164, which would allow Medicaid claims to continue under a prior owner’s billing number during a skilled nursing or assisted living facility change of ownership until new enrollment is complete; supporters said this would prevent long reimbursement delays, while Access raised concerns about federal-law conflicts and said it needed advance notice to process ownership changes. The bill passed 6-0 with one member not voting. Finally, the committee passed Senate Bill 1181, which expands CPA licensure pathways by allowing combinations of degree and work experience and updates reciprocity and rulemaking provisions, and Senate Bill 1415, which creates a licensing path for salaried insurance adjusters with out-of-state credentials, subject to an amendment clarifying exam and employment requirements. Both bills were supported as workforce and mobility measures, and both were reported out of committee on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• So if folks are using the 90-20 rule, there is a more streamlined path.
• So there is a streamlined pathway if people are under the 90-20 rule.
• You know, we have pretty much avoided the 90-20 rule being first through the permit.
• I'm But maybe having some type of rule.
• Good morning, Chair and members of the committee.

Summary: The hearing focused on oversight of AB 658 and the State Water Resources Control Board’s five-year temporary permits for groundwater recharge. Assembly Member Arambula and committee members discussed how the permits are intended to help capture high flows during wet periods, support SGMA implementation, and store water underground for later use. The State Water Board chair said the five-year permits have become an important tool, with seven five-year permits issued this season and over 43,000 acre-feet authorized, but noted that actual recharge depends on hydrology and that the board is open to improvements. Members and witnesses discussed several possible changes to make the program more effective: allowing a two-year delay before the five-year permit clock starts, codifying CEQA exemptions that have been used through executive order, and shifting from a public objection model to a public comment model to reduce delays. There was also discussion of water availability analyses, with some members asking whether the state could develop a broader statewide assessment to reduce consultant costs and make permitting more predictable. The board said such an effort would be large and costly, but could potentially save applicants money and improve consistency. District representatives described their experiences. Stockton East said the five-year permit was more cost-effective than repeated 180-day permits, but that the 90-20 methodology, consultant costs, and a burrowing owl survey condition made use difficult. Omaha-Hartnell Water District said its recharge work depends on simple, low-cost infrastructure and that five-year permits, CEQA reform, and lower upfront fees would help small districts. A consultant working with Scott Valley and Sierra Valley said five-year permits can work well in different basins, but local infrastructure, stakeholder coordination, streambed alteration agreements, and upstream flow constraints can limit recharge. Members also raised concerns about basin connectivity, downstream water rights, and the need to pair recharge with sustainable groundwater pumping and broader water storage planning.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are going to start the committee hearing.
• Any question from committee members? I see none.
• Chair and committee members.
• Any comment from committee members? I see none. Any comment from committee members? I see none.
• Seeing no one else, I turn to committee members.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Utilities will now go into executive session.
• He also asked that when the House Committee substitute is presented, it be treated as a full committee
• Good morning, members of the committee.
• For Mark and sign his property here, what are the rules?
• Chairman's committee, I'm going to be very quick.

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• While the heavy-duty rule and act rule were initially implemented in 2020, Massachusetts residents, municipalities
• Chair, members of the committee.
• Chair, members of the committee.
• JDI respectfully urges the committee to report S. 2125 and H. 3384 favorably out of committee.
• Members of the committee.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again. The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.

Transcript Highlights:

• As the acting chair of the Elections Committee, my job is to make sure our committee runs smoothly and
• This bill committee.
• And um committee.
• , any kind of political committees, political parties, campaign committees, and so on.
• </c> provided to the committee. provided to the committee.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Reports from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. Thank you.
• As all our wonderful committee members know, we see in the health committee that the needs are always
• As you correctly ruled, a "no" or a "Red" vote will go against the ruling of the Speaker.
• We went to conference committee.
• This committee has been so much fun—the Children and Families Committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was in this committee last year. It was one of my favorite committees.
• And I also, I was reading through your rules that you have for your committee and noted that those that
• And I thought that was a very good rule.
• And I also, I was reading through your rules that you have for your committee and noted that those that
• All right, committee adjourned.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Murphy, read the<00:41:58.000><c> committee.</c> the committee. the committee.
• Senator McConi for the committee. committee. committee. &gt;&gt; Senator<05:11:02.798><c> McConi.
• ><c> the</c><05:19:29.840><c> committee,</c> amended, the committee by the committee, amended, the committee
• </c> Senator Pearl for the committee. Senator Pearl for the committee.
• Committee. The Senate will be in recess for the committee.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and members of the committee.
• This committee approved a scope in August of 2024.
• </c> the committee for some guidance on that. the committee for some guidance on that.
• </c> the the ruling the the ruling the<00:33:58.840><c> way</c><00:33:58.960><c> the</c><00:33:59.080
• Is there any other business to come before the committee?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee received an update from the LBA on three audits related to education programs. Christine Young reported that the special education audit is in report-writing, with 44 of 81 observations completed, and that a draft is expected early in the third quarter with a final report later in the summer. She also said the doorway program audit has a draft report with 12 observations, auditee responses were received May 14, an exit conference was held May 18, and the report is now expected to be presented at the June fiscal committee meeting. The bulk of the discussion focused on the education freedom accounts audit and a proposed expansion of scope. Beulah Skids explained that the original audit, required by the 2022 law creating the EFA program, would be expanded to examine whether students were New Hampshire residents at enrollment and throughout participation, and whether records of educational attainment satisfied program requirements. She described the current work, the draft cooperation agreement being developed with the Department of Education and the Children’s Scholarship Fund, and the department’s concerns about the audit period and the term "educational progress," which the LBA said it would revise. The committee discussed that the expanded work would depend on a written agreement giving the LBA access to needed records, policies, and staff, with the Department of Education potentially serving as an intermediary for data access. Members raised concerns about the scope period and data access. Senator Lang asked that the residency review be limited to the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, rather than the broader 2022-25 period, because those years captured the major program expansions; the committee appeared to agree, with clarification that the reference was to school years, not fiscal years. Members also discussed reconciliation of EFA funds, noting that the department has agreed to reopen rulemaking to make reconciliation more frequent so unused funds can be returned to the state sooner. Several members expressed frustration that access to data had been delayed, while LBA staff said the cooperation agreement is intended to prevent further roadblocks and that the AG’s office could review it if needed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, we'll go to Committee on Commerce, SB 1181.
• We will go to Committee on Government, page 31, SB 1078.
• To the Committee on Health and Human Services, page 41, SB 1113.
• Do you remember discussion in committee? No, I don't remember.
• And that closes out that committee. We will now go to page 63 for Committee H.C.M. 2009.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of third-read consent bills across multiple committees, with staff giving brief descriptions and members asking only occasional clarifying questions. Topics included claims against the state, CPA certification, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign filing addresses, federal land designations, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial benefits, first responder death benefits, veterans’ flags in HOA communities, restrictions on sexually explicit material for minors, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal child welfare MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, EMT privacy, guardian notification in court-ordered treatment, dense breast tissue notice repeal, referral agency background checks and insurance, attorney disciplinary recoveries, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting of child abuse, attorney licensing authority, municipal penalties tied to emergency calls, forcible detainer procedures, utility-worker assault enhancements, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactor siting, groundwater recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, a military-police-to-peace-officer pathway, and scholarship tax credits. Most bills were simply presented as consent items, with no major debate or votes recorded in the transcript. A few measures drew brief discussion. On SB 1040, members clarified that the voter-registration portal would redact personal identifying information such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. SB 1193 prompted comments that emergency medical technician data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as a guardian-rights bill to streamline notice in court-ordered treatment. SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure aligning dense-breast-tissue notice requirements with federal law. SB 1477, dealing with referral agencies for assisted living and home care, was noted as having passed committee unanimously. The most substantive exchanges came on SB 1148 and SB 1418. For SB 1148, members discussed shifting attorney licensing responsibility more directly to the Arizona Supreme Court rather than the State Bar, with staff explaining that the court already oversees licensing but currently delegates some functions to the Bar. On SB 1418, which limits county regulation of small modular nuclear reactors in certain circumstances, a member objected that it would reduce local control and said they would likely oppose it on the floor. H.C.M. 2009 was also presented, asking Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits; the sponsor tied it to Arizona’s mining history and land-swap interests. The caucus ended after SB 1142, with no recorded votes or formal actions beyond the bills being discussed as third-read consent items.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, Madam Chair, committee members, and guests.
• Thank you, and this is a great committee. Chair Borrego? Thank you.
• Legislative Finance Committee.
• Senate Bill 421 passed the Senate Education Committee and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee
• The board adopted some return-to-work rule changes.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Wai moved that Senate Bills 420 to 473 pass first reading by title and be referred to committee
• On page 52, Senate Resolution No. 2, adopting the rules of the Senate of the 33rd Legislature, was taken
• Also on page 52, Senate Resolution No. 3 amending the rules of the Senate to prohibit members and officers
• introduced last session but was not adopted because it was not the right time to amend the Senate rules
• 00:03:11.000><c> the</c> resolution number three amending the resolution number three amending the rules

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Last line. 520, referred to the Committee on Rules. Senator Ritchelli: Thank you so much, Mr.
• President. ...to zero, referred to the Committee on Rules.
• to the Committee on Ways and Means.
• so designated. ...on reports of standing committees be referred to the committees so designated, with
• to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the way this committee needs to be going.
• Is there a—what is the will of the committee?
• We have something in federal law called the social justice rules, and in those rules, if there's an..
• . ...justice rules.
• What's the will of the committee?

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee of the Whole is called to order.
• The Committee on Appropriations has under consideration SB 1189.
• I move the adoption of the committee amendments to the following measures and that when the Committee
• The additional Committee of the Whole is called to order.
• But we are bound by the proper rule of government.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several points of personal privilege introducing guests and honoring military personnel and other visitors. Members also recognized a resident doctor in the gallery and guests from Sahuarita and Buckeye. Later in the day, the chamber paused to honor the University of Arizona men’s basketball team for its Final Four run with a legislative proclamation, and members met the team during a recess. The session also noted Motorcycle Awareness Day at the Capitol before adjournment. The House then moved through Committee of the Whole on a large consent calendar of Senate bills, adopting committee amendments and reporting numerous measures do pass as amended, including SB 1067, 1100, 1137, 1174, 1189, 1206, 1215, 1235, 1254, 1413, 1503, 1620, 1668, 1671, and 1754. SB 1428 was retained on the calendar. The chamber also sent SB 1160 and SB 1193 to an additional Committee of the Whole under House Rule 12P for further amendment, and both later returned with amendments and were reported do pass as amended. On third reading, the House passed SB 1058, which concerned firearm transactions and merchant coding, after debate over whether it would burden businesses and financial institutions or protect privacy and Second Amendment rights. The House also passed SB 1237 on election conduct and SB 1294 unanimously. SB 1372, dealing with reimbursement for nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists, drew extensive debate over rural health care access, insurance company practices, and the proper role of government; it ultimately passed 33-20. HB 2050, relating to radiologic technology, also passed and was transmitted to the governor. The House concurred in Senate amendments to several House bills and then adjourned until Monday, April 13, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 560, a bill to
• It went to Community Affairs, Judiciary, and the Rules Committee, my apologies.
• It went to Community Affairs, Judiciary, and the Rules Committee, my apologies.
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate
• Committee substitute for committee substitute for committee substitute for committee substitute for Senate

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and memorial remarks, including a moment of silence for service members killed in the conflict in Iran. The chamber then moved to special orders and took up a series of bills, with many measures passing unanimously after brief explanations and, in several cases, substitution of House companions. Early bills included CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, which drew extensive supportive debate about the civic value of debate programs and passed 37-0, and SB 1072 on an anti-Semitism task force, which was amended to clarify that criticism of Israel is not prohibited and then passed 37-0. The Senate also approved CS/CS/SB 1230/HB 1019 on PFAS chemicals and firefighting foam, with discussion focused on phasing out AFFF, testing requirements, exceptions for federal aviation and military uses, and support for firefighters and water quality; the bill passed 37-0. Other measures passed without opposition included SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 186 on student health and safety and seizure response training, SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services, SB 990/HB 883 on protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, SB 560 on child welfare and foster care medication procedures, SB 684/HB 961 on electronic signatures for salvage titles, and SB 778/HB 569 on forensic client services. Two bills, SB 432 on intoxicating substances and SB 928 on dangerous crimes, were temporarily postponed. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related activities. The sponsor argued the bill would prevent counties and municipalities from funding or promoting DEI efforts he described as discriminatory or indoctrinating, while opponents offered amendments to narrow the bill to spending only, add an intent requirement for penalties, and preserve local proclamations and observances. Those amendments were debated at length but were not adopted. The sponsor then continued explaining the bill’s exceptions, including references to holidays, heritage sites, and the Pulse Memorial, and the chamber was still in debate on the underlying measure when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and committee members and panel. Mr.
• without any opposition and then dies in a committee.
• The Secretary can only put the money out and if they want home rule or they want to rule themselves and
• Oh, we want home rule control.
• OK, we'll go straight to committee questions.

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• We had a couple of conference committee meetings.
• There's a conference committee.
• Recognize for a conference committee report.
• Committee and given immediate consideration.
• We talked about it in committee yesterday.

Keywords: 977, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and members of the committee.
• The committee noted that there was a motion to hold House Bill 655 in committee.
• The committee voted on the motion to hold House Bill 655 in committee, and the motion passed.
• Committee, I'll be brief.
• So with that, committee... So with that, committee, that is the end of our agenda for today.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all