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• The attorney for the Ethics Commission, is the attorney for the Ethics Commission also a SAG? Yes.
• It would just simply be taking current code, adding Ethics Commission.
• There you see there's a list of like Public Service Commission, Insurance Commissioner, etc.
• Service Commissioner, leave the Ethics Commission in there, take out the Secretary of State, and all
• but the Governor and State Auditor and Ethics Commission in 23 through 27.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee reconvened and reviewed the status of several bills. The chair said bill 1377 could not be acted on until the House finished work on campaign finance bill 2156, and bill 1535 likely would not be ready because of unresolved concerns from Representative Davis and planned meetings with Highway Patrol and BCI. The committee therefore focused on bill 1601, which dealt with when the Attorney General may refuse or revoke special assistant attorney general appointments for certain state offices and entities. Members debated the policy and constitutional implications of the bill, including whether it was solving a real problem or creating a potential conflict, and whether statewide elected officials and independent bodies should have their own counsel. After testimony from the Chief Deputy Attorney General clarifying current law and the appropriations process, the committee amended the bill to add the Ethics Commission to the list of entities and to narrow the affected offices to the Governor, State Auditor, and Ethics Commission. The committee also changed one provision from “and” to “or” to clarify the standard for refusal or revocation. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a 6-0 vote and designated Senator Braunberger as the carrier. The chair said the committee would not meet the next morning and would instead reconvene the following week at the call of the chair.

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• The Human Rights Commission, $8,889,000 per year.
• Madam Chair, that just brings me... committee or Public Safety but um just committee or Public Safety
• </c> the uniform laws commission the uniform laws commission $115,000<00:04:56.680><c> base</c><00:04
• Commission year the Human Rights Commission 8,889<00:05:10.360><c> th000</c><00:05:10.720><c> per</c
• </c><00:13:30.199><c> what's</c> members MERS of the public what's members MERS of the public what's

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• May have to look to ongoing programs that provide services.
• Hoover Commission.
• There will be a submission to the commission, and that starts a clock for the commission process.
• What are, you know, what does $500 million get you in some sort of tangible public benefit or public
• But in my six years here, I've observed your very sincere commitment to public service.

Committee: House Budget

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• from the California Public Utilities Commission, DWR, and California ISO.
• load and oversees the renewable portfolio standard with the California Public Utilities Commission, which
• The California Public Utilities Commission also has that role with renewable portfolio standard oversight
• Sure, I can add more information for what we're doing at the Public Utilities Commission.
• So at the Public Utilities Commission, there are a couple of different initiatives going on related to

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

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• Dinoff, state public advocate. I am opposed to this bill 2431.
• Any city, any public water district, anyone that operates a public utility can't go back to their voters
• Any city, any public water district, any anyone that operates a public utility can't go back to their
• AC, Dinoff, State Public Advocate.
• Our water service line is very solvent. It's a separate fund.

Committee: House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The Committee on Local Government met in executive session and first adopted a substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975, which replaced Senator Black’s version with Representative Farnan’s bill. Members discussed that the controversial community-agreement language had been removed and that related community paramedic language had been moved to another bill. The committee then voted 16-0 to do pass the substituted bill. The committee next considered House Bill 3496, dealing with county officials’ salary schedules and county classification issues. Representative Reedy explained the substitute added election authorities language, incorporated another bill on sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys, and changed the title and substance to address county valuation rules for certain fourth-class counties. Members discussed the impact on county classifications and the inclusion of abated and tax-exempt property in valuation calculations. The substitute was adopted, and the committee voted 15-1 to do pass the bill. In public hearing, Representative Sharp presented House Bill 3028 as a Lewis County fix to allow more at-large members on a county board instead of requiring one from each township; a retired Lewis County commissioner testified in support, and no opposition appeared. Representative Thompson presented House Bill 2431 to let Lexington ask voters for a public safety sales tax after a major gas explosion; supporters said it would fund police, fire, and ambulance needs without reducing current budgets, while an opponent argued against new taxes and special laws. Representative Violet presented House Bill 2732 to raise the voter-approved cap on water service line repair fees from $12 to $24 annually; St. Peters officials said costs have risen and the program helps residents avoid large repair bills, while an opponent said existing programs are solvent and opposed the increase. No votes were taken on the public hearing bills, and the committee adjourned after the hearings.

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• That's the amendment. public to public to weigh<00:57:57.040><c> in</c><00:57:57.280><c> on</c><00:57
• So this sets up a typical commission. But the commission is instructed to investigate 10 points.
• So it's not a leadership service.
• services? services?
• </c><05:15:18.718><c> HB1675</c> and use of public funding. HB1675 and use of public funding.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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• She has the true heart of a public servant.
• Supervisor Cobert is a dedicated public servant and leader in Marin committed to community engagement
• service and the democratic process.
• This bill is about protecting public dollars and restoring local control.
• Before his public service, Vincent worked for 35 years as a journeyman electrician.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and opened with a prayer marking the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and several guest introductions, including a recognition of UC Merced’s 20th anniversary. Members then moved through the Daily File, with several items passed or retained on file, and took up concurrence votes on a number of bills. Among the measures discussed, AB 385 on park property and AB 1119 on teacher credentialing both received unanimous concurrence in Senate amendments. SB 351, dealing with health practices and enforcement of California’s corporate practice of medicine rules, was presented as a way to protect physician decision-making from private equity and hedge fund interference and passed 61-0. SB 697 on water rights adjudication and use of technology, including drones for investigations, also passed unanimously. The most detailed debate centered on SB 346, which would help local governments enforce short-term rental ordinances and collect transient occupancy taxes by requiring platforms to provide property information. Supporters argued it would improve local control, public safety, and revenue collection, while members with local government experience described the difficulty cities face regulating short-term rentals. The bill passed 50-0. The chamber then moved to adjournment-in-memory remarks honoring Miguel Antonio Cano, Vincent Dino, Andrew Meredith, and Erica Hoffman, before adjourning until Tuesday, September 2 at 1 p.m.

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• </c> employees from harassment by the public. employees from harassment by the public.
• Next we have Ed No, executive director for the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission, in support
• Dian Goya, urgent learning program director on behalf of Ednome State Public School Commission, who's
• </c><00:52:11.280><c> School</c><00:52:11.520><c> Commission</c><00:52:12.319><c> who's</c> State Public
• School Commission who's State Public School Commission who's done<00:52:12.640><c> in</c><00:52:12.880

Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251

Committee: House Labor

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• Madam Whip, members, Senate Bill 1020 would establish the Arizona Space Commission special plates.
• Madam Whip, members, as amended by the Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Bill 1162 directs
• Services, CMS.
• commission duties and membership.
• Seeing none, we'll go on to Public Safety, page 63, SB 1216, please.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials across several policy areas, with most items presented as consent or third-read measures and little debate. Topics included special license plates for the Arizona Space Commission, local land-use and housing restrictions, liquor regulation updates, limits on municipal delays in permitting and exactions, election equipment security and timekeeping requirements, precinct committeeman vacancy procedures, assisted living and deed-fraud measures, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming Wesley Bolin Plaza, and a ban on gender transition procedures for minors. Members also discussed health and human services bills on behavioral health technician standards, Medicaid billing during ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic IV administration authority, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and access claim-processing timelines. The Judiciary portion covered probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, a civil cause of action related to prohibited gender reassignment surgery on minors, elimination of the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, probation incentive calculations, victim-rights expense recovery, unlawful flight penalties, vulnerable adult theft definitions, motor fuel theft, unlawful alerting, and evidence rules in sexual-assault-related hearings. In discussion, members asked for clarifications on several bills, including the definitions of “malicious” delay, internet access on election equipment, the scope of the breast screening bill, and the meaning of unlawful alerting. Supporters repeatedly described bills as common-sense, fraud-prevention, patient-access, or public-safety measures, while one member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee. Additional measures in land, agriculture, water, public safety, and transportation included foreign-entity restrictions on land transactions, limits on transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies, water reuse and groundwater fee extensions, a larger water supply revolving fund loan cap, congressional memorials on EPA authority and the San Carlos irrigation project, expanded traumatic event counseling coverage, reimbursement of legal costs for certain disciplined law enforcement officers, data sharing with the federal government on unauthorized aliens, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military-property sign placement, a towing and impound study committee, photo enforcement penalties, and highway renaming memorials. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and the meeting ended after the transportation items and memorials were completed.

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• the public, but has not had the mechanism to receive these donations.
• An act relative to the privately owned public use airport real estate taxes.
• to pay property taxes on the airport infrastructure that they supply for public use.
• service and other kinds of training and support services to their communities, including access to the
• Well, that's been a long time since the Olympics was funded by public contributions.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on 10 bills covering voluntary contributions, sales tax, property tax, and economic development. Chair Adrian Madaro outlined the process, noted the July 12 reporting deadline for House-filed matters, and explained that written testimony would be accepted through July 7. Testimony was limited to three minutes per speaker, with questions from committee members after each witness. Several local and statewide measures were presented in support. Melrose Mayor Jennifer Grigoratus supported H. 3979, which would authorize Melrose to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption tied to the state Senior Circuit Breaker credit; she said the program has helped 209 senior households and provides relief of several hundred to about a thousand dollars per household. Michael Memelow of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination supported H. 3109 and S. 2014, which would create a Massachusetts Against Discrimination Fund allowing voluntary donations, including through tax returns, to help offset uncertainty in federal funding that supports about 20% of MCAD’s operations. Tom Hurley of the Massachusetts Airport Management Association supported H. 3125, which would exempt runway and taxiway infrastructure at privately owned public-use airports from property tax, arguing it would address an economic fairness issue for 10 such airports. Chris Gregory testified in support of H. 3037, a voluntary income tax checkoff for a least developed countries fund administered through Oxfam and the World Bank to support environmental work in the world’s poorest countries. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the number of Melrose households receiving the exemption, the scale and risk of MCAD’s federal funding, dual-filing procedures with the EEOC, the tax burden and local impact of privately owned airports, and the structure and administration of the least developed countries fund. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned after testimony concluded.

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• services.
• Carol Scott, also served on the commission representing over four hundred trustees serving on that commission
• services.
• services.
• Service members want to move off base.

Bills: HB511 , HB972 , HB 1035 , HB2481 , HB2723 , HB2742 , HB2894 , HB2962 , HB3077 , HB3093 , HB3307 , HB3684 , HJR67 , HJR72

Committee: House Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:

• It is a public hearing; therefore, all your testimony is public.
• So it's whatever you say verbally or orally that is public.
• I bring all this up because I also sit on a commission.
• to 65 public safety and public service agencies on Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands.
• Like I said, even the Ethics Commission, even the legal team at the Ethics Commission actually gave us

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on a proposed Massachusetts baby bonds program, including H. 3429, S. 2146, and the Treasurer’s related bill H. 48. Treasurer Goldberg and a broad coalition of advocates, researchers, health professionals, and people with lived experience said the program would create trust accounts for children born into low-income families or in DCF custody, with funds available at age 18 for education, homeownership, business startup, or other long-term asset-building uses. Supporters argued the program would help close the racial wealth gap, improve economic mobility, and not affect eligibility for financial aid or public benefits. Committee members asked about administration, investment returns, eligibility, and withdrawal rules; the Treasurer said the accounts would be held in trust and managed by her office with an advisory board, with funds accessible at 18 and usable through age 35 if the beneficiary remains a Massachusetts resident. No vote was taken during the testimony shown. The committee also heard testimony on legislation establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, including S. 2666 and H. 4625. Senator Ross, Representative Badger, physicians, survivors, and advocates described invasive lobular carcinoma as difficult to detect because it often grows in lines rather than forming a lump, can be missed on mammography, and is underfunded and underrepresented in research and clinical trials. Witnesses said the bill would codify an annual October 15 proclamation to raise awareness, improve diagnosis, and encourage more targeted research and treatment. Committee members asked why the disease is so hard to detect, and medical witnesses explained the imaging challenges and the lack of lobular-specific protocols. The witnesses urged favorable reports. The committee then took testimony on H. 4648, a bill concerning the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge by the Stockbridge-Munsee community. Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust president, and the tribal president testified that the bill would remove a conservation restriction tied to a state MVP grant so the tribe could manage the land without a restriction that they said would conflict with tribal sovereignty and Indigenous stewardship practices. They said the parcel is a sacred site connected to Monument Mountain and that the restriction is unnecessary because the land is already surrounded by conserved property. The witnesses asked for favorable action on the bill. Finally, the committee heard testimony on H. 3416, a resolution urging Congress to create a national infrastructure bank. Representative Senna and several advocates argued that an off-budget infrastructure bank could finance major repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, rail, water systems, broadband, and housing without adding to the state budget, while creating jobs and supporting economic growth. Witnesses cited historical precedents for national infrastructure banks and said Massachusetts could benefit substantially from such a program. The transcript shown does not include a committee vote or final action on the resolution.

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• And we also do goods and services, and Rick Breasting in a district that provides a lot of goods and
• services that need to be transported and working with our local trucking agencies.
• So they got that service that they need to pay back.
• services, being able to work through the counties and the cities to provide services and beds for people
• So now I'm going to open it up for any members of the public.

Committee: Senate Rules

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• Public lands.
• known as the Nevada Public Purchasing...
• Public Purchasing Study Commission, to submit a report, including recommendations for legislation related
• We discussed the Subcommittee on Public Lands.
• AVH will open up the phone line for public comment.

Bills: AB534 , AB562 , AB595 , AB597 , AB600 , SB74 , SB226 , SB422 , SB488

Committee: Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 23, by Joint Budget, an act for the Department of Human Services Division of Youth Services
• Health Services reappropriation.
• To be a public servant, both to the public but also to us, which is not an easy thing to do.
• And whereas public information officer of the Senate, John carried And whereas the public information
• And whereas, during his service as public information officer, John Reed also found time to raise two

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1537, peace officer fund commission repeal. Public safety.
• Public safety. Public safety. SB 1752, muscling, possession, sale, commercial use. HHS.
• Public safety. SB 1782, one-raise alert systems. Public safety.
• Public safety. SB 1782, one-raise alert systems. Public safety.
• SCR 1047, public benefits fraud remedies. Public safety.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several guest introductions recognizing Arizona Dental Hygienists Association visitors, deaf and hard of hearing advocacy groups, Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists members, the Doctor of the Day, tribal voting advocates, and other guests. Members also observed a moment of silence for two DPS officers killed earlier that morning. The chamber then received a long list of bills and resolutions for first reading and committee referral, covering elections, education, public safety, health, tribal affairs, housing, agriculture, and other topics. The main floor action was in Committee of the Whole on SB 1425, an elections bill dealing with the July primary and related election procedures. The bill was amended in committee, then further amended on the floor, and the Committee of the Whole recommended it do pass as amended. During third reading, members spoke in support of the measure as a bipartisan election fix that would move the primary up two weeks, improve ballot timing, and require observers in every county. Senator Hatathlie highlighted persistent tribal voting barriers such as mail ballot issues, dual-addressing problems, ID access, funding shortages, misinformation, and polling-place disruptions, while Senator Gonzalez voted no because of the emergency clause. The bill passed 27-1 with two not voting and was transmitted to the House. The Senate also adopted two proclamations: one naming September 4, 2026, as Taekwondo Day in Arizona and another declaring February 2026 as American Heart Month, encouraging CPR and AED awareness. After a recess, the Senate returned briefly to introduce additional bills, refer SB 1315 to Public Safety and SB 1090 to Finance, announce upcoming committee meetings, and then adjourn until Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• </c> public safety requirements. public safety requirements.
• trust and that public fear. that public trust and that public fear.
• </c> committee and the public? committee and the public?
• It erodes public trust.
• It erodess public trust. And start now. It erodess public trust.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 2692 brings up Difficult for the public to navigate or understand.
• The bill was recommended by the Sunset Advisory Commission in 2022.
• We intend to file a case with the commission within the next 90 days.
• It's either in service, We've already spent $80 million in infrastructure that's either in service, construction
• Utility Commission today.

Bills: HB16 , HB1618 , HB2692 , HB2712 , HB2970 , HB3609 , HB3628 , HB16

Committee: House Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to the Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs.
• Aino from the Office of the Public Defender.
• Deputy Public Defender Ed R. Ke on behalf of the Office of the Public Defender opposes SB 871.
• The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission— Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.
• Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on January 29, 2025, and first took up deferred SB 259 on record keeping. The chair said Honu Police Department had submitted support, and the committee recommended passage with amendments, including a technical change to the effective date on page 4, line 6 to July 1, 2077. Vice Chair Elefante voted yes; Senators Fevella and Rhoads were excused; the recommendation was adopted. The committee then heard SB 603 and SB 608, both relating to veterans benefits consulting and compensation. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to address First Amendment, Contracts Clause, and savings-clause issues, and testimony was mixed, with several supporters from veterans-related organizations and several opponents, including some testifiers from the public and industry groups. The committee later adopted chair recommendations to pass both bills with amendments, including preambles about protecting veteran consumers from misleading or unfair practices, savings clauses, and effective-date changes to July 1, 2077. SB 601, relating to law enforcement search notices and securing entrances, drew support from the Office of the Public Defender and a private citizen who described the bill as a response to warrantless searches and a transparency measure; there was also opposition from Maui County police and one other testifier. The committee then moved to SB 871 on arson, where the Department of the Attorney General raised drafting and constitutional concerns and the Public Defender opposed the measure as vague, overbroad, and creating problematic sentencing provisions, while HPD supported it as a public-safety tool. The chair ultimately recommended SB 871 pass with amendments softening mandatory language, adding parole language, and changing the effective date to July 1, 2077; the recommendation was adopted. The final measures were SB 1130, exempting certain construction rebuilding materials from general excise tax in federally declared disaster areas, and SB 104, restricting solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The Department of Taxation requested third-party certification and a later effective date, and the committee adopted amendments reflecting those requests and moving the effective date to January 1, 2026. On SB 104, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed the bill, citing staff assaults and existing policy updates, while the Oversight Commission, Public Defender, and multiple advocates supported it as a safeguard with oversight and due process protections. The committee passed SB 104 with amendments, including adopting the commission’s definition language, changing terminology to “restrictive housing,” and setting the effective date to July 1, 2077.

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• employees, recognizes the involving nature of public service work, and responsibly invests in long-term
• employees, recognizes the involving nature of public service work, and responsibly invests in long-term
• </c><01:37:08.800><c> service</c> longer after decades of service service longer after decades of service
• That non-public pupil aid is paid to our non-public schools. through MDE.
• ,</c><01:45:42.800><c> non-public,</c> all of our kids, public, non-public, all of our kids, public,