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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, for example, in the federal Superfund program and in California's own air toxics hotspots program
  • There are grant programs that assist farmers adapting and for research for sustainable pest management
  • Program.
  • Through the SPM grant program, we awarded over $5 million to a range of innovative projects earlier this
  • This grant program is significantly oversubscribed.
Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate hearing examined whether California’s pesticide program is meeting its public-protection goals, with opening remarks from committee chairs emphasizing the state’s large pesticide use, the need to transition toward sustainable pest management, and ongoing oversight including a state audit of DPR and county agricultural commissioner enforcement. The hearing also referenced recent concerns in Ladera Ranch about childhood cancer cases and the need for transparent investigation and community access to information. Panel one focused on human health and the regulatory framework. Dr. Anna Maria Mora described long-running CHAMACOS research showing widespread pesticide exposure in farmworker families, links to neurodevelopmental, respiratory, liver, and cardiometabolic harms, and greater impacts on children facing social adversity. She urged biomonitoring, better linkage of exposure data to health outcomes, regulation of chemical classes and mixtures, stronger buffers around homes and schools, and more community-based research. Professor Tim Malloy explained California’s two-tier system of DPR registration and county permitting, said the state’s program is strong but falls short on cumulative exposure analysis and alternatives assessment, and argued that DPR and counties need better tools, training, and funding to implement legally required protections. Committee members asked about biomonitoring, class-based regulation, and how to make pesticide data more usable for the public. Panel two brought testimony from environmental justice and farmworker advocates, who argued that California remains behind other jurisdictions by allowing highly hazardous pesticides, including 1,3-dichloropropene and paraquat, and by relying on a funding structure tied to pesticide sales. Witnesses said DPR often moves too slowly on reevaluations, rarely assesses combined exposures, and does not adequately account for health, environmental, and social costs or conflicts of interest involving pest control advisors. They also described inconsistent county-level implementation, weak outreach, and confusion over whether DPR or county agricultural commissioners are responsible for enforcement, and urged faster phaseouts, tiered fees, stronger local protections, and clearer accountability. Panel three represented regulated entities and agricultural stakeholders, who supported the goals of safer pest management but stressed that California’s registration process must be more predictable, transparent, and timely. They said AB 2113’s staffing and timeline reforms were important, but backlog and delays still hinder access to newer, lower-risk products and can hurt both consumer and agricultural uses. Agricultural witnesses also emphasized the need to invest more in pest prevention, invasive species detection, extension support, farmer training, and practical incentives for sustainable pest management. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with members pressing witnesses on timelines, implementation, funding, and the division of responsibility between DPR and county agencies.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/15/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program timeline for the grant award was 18 months, from June 25 through December 15, 2026.
  • OJP subsequently selected Ramsey County Attorney's Office to receive grant funding under this program
  • So, um, finish the grant work product.
  • The funding will also, through our grant program, support improvements in courthouses across the state
  • </c> The funding will also, through our grant The funding will also, through our grant program,<00:35
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • But the other piece is for this very expensive program there is also no pay for.
  • But the other piece is for this very expensive program there is also no pay for.
  • But the other piece is for this very expensive program there is also no pay for.
  • But the other piece is for this very expensive program there is also no pay for.
  • But the other piece is for this very expensive program there is also no pay for.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee heard presentation on HF 495, a bill intended to help families with rising child care costs by allowing a subtraction from taxable income for licensed child care expenses. The author said the measure would provide immediate relief to families while broader child care supply and affordability problems are addressed, citing a revenue analysis estimating about 81,700 returns affected and an average tax decrease of $639. The bill was described as applying only to licensed child care centers, family child care, or group family child care under chapter 142B. A virtual testifier, Annel Velasco of St. Paul, opposed the bill. She said child care is indeed expensive but argued the proposal is only a small patch that does not address structural problems such as provider closures, low teacher pay, and lack of available slots. She also said the subtraction would disproportionately benefit higher-income families and would not help providers or teachers. Members debated whether the bill should be more targeted. Representative Smith and Representative Lee argued the proposal is uncapped, expensive, and structured as a subtraction rather than a refundable credit, meaning it would mainly help higher-income households and could divert resources from other credits such as the working family tax credit or child tax credit. Representative Swedzinski supported the bill as allowing families to keep their own money and said child care costs are high across income levels. Chair Gomez and others emphasized that the child care system has broader structural failures, including low pay and lack of slots, and said this bill would address only one part of the problem. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, members' guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
  • It's a good bill, and what it requires is that the applicant for the grant funds that they receive identify
  • The Doty London Program is a premier leadership initiative that prepares Republican women from across
  • Members, first we have Kim Owens, the executive director of the program. We have Sierra Anderson.
  • And whereas comprehensive school counseling programs are an integral part of the educational process,
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and a series of guest introductions and personal privilege remarks recognizing visitors, health care advocates, short-term rental representatives, firefighters, and a Guatemalan ambassador, along with a proclamation affirming Arizona’s bilateral relationship with Guatemala. Members also announced committee meetings, and the chamber later recessed and reconvened before adjournment. The main floor action came in Committee of the Whole, where the House considered and gave do pass recommendations to HB 2029 (water grant application details), HB 2045 (addressing drive-by shootings), HB 2062 (Buffalo Soldiers monument), HB 2126 as amended (with a floor amendment after discussion with the ACO Association), and HB 2131 (criminal justice-related, described briefly as targeting “bad guys”). The Committee of the Whole report was adopted and those bills were sent to engrossing. The House then took up HB 2792, an emergency measure on property tax exemptions for veterans, and passed it 57-0, with members from both parties praising the bill as veteran tax relief and a cleanup of prior budget language. The chamber also adopted HCR 2043, which applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress; it passed 33-24 after extended debate, with supporters arguing for term limits and opponents warning about the risks of a constitutional convention and urging Arizona to impose term limits on itself first.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, members' guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
  • It's a good bill, and what it requires is that the applicant for the grant funds that they receive identify
  • The Doty London Program is a premier leadership initiative that prepares Republican women from across
  • Members, first we have Kim Owens, the executive director of the program.
  • And whereas comprehensive school counseling programs are an integral part of the educational process,
Keywords: 1182, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 21st, 2026

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This was the grant that was recently approved at the end of December.
  • With the federal government, stipulations in this grant require that if these compacts don't get passed
  • makes careful, cost-effective policy choices, these compacts expand access without creating new programs
  • Madam Chair, Representative, I believe in the rural health programs that they were debating in Washington
  • Attached in the rural health care transformation grant, if certain provisions are not passed, they can
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I know you can't really see it very well, but that link is a program summary that's provided to us by
  • The one that you're looking at right there is the operating budget by program area.
  • The one that you're looking at right there is the operating budget by program area.
  • All two-party agreements, including contracts, grant agreements, and purchase orders, are required to
  • And also for any of your contracts and grants where the payments are made directly, I don't know...
Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive updates on Transparency Florida and related transparency tools. The Governor’s Office and the Department of Financial Services described the Transparency Florida website, the state payment and contract systems, and the local-government financial reporting system (Logger X/XBRL), emphasizing public access, searchable payment and contract data, downloadable reports, and ongoing upgrades. Members asked whether school districts and the Department of Corrections are included in these systems; staff explained that state agencies like Corrections are covered through Transparency Florida, FACTS, and the state financial reports, while Logger X is for local governments. Committee staff reported that the Transparency Florida Act’s requirements have been met and noted that any new recommendations would need legislative action; members were invited to submit recommendations by October 30. The committee then reviewed repeated audit findings for local governments and educational entities. Staff explained the statutory process for “three-peat” findings: first requesting an updated written corrective-action status, then possibly requiring an appearance before the committee, and finally taking further action if findings remain uncorrected. Most entities were recommended for written updates, while the City of Daytona Beach was singled out for an in-person appearance because of a repeated finding involving unexpended building permit balances. Members also raised questions about specific entities, including McIntosh, White Springs, Pahokee, and the Fred R. Wilson Memorial Law Library special district, with staff explaining the nature of the findings and noting that some entities may warrant further review. The committee adopted a motion to accept staff’s recommendations and to send letters to entities with uncorrected audit findings in late-filed 2023-24 audit reports. It also approved a motion directing the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required audit of the Department of the Lottery for fiscal year 2025-26, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance work and OPPAGA preparing operational recommendations. The meeting concluded with notice that the next meeting was tentatively scheduled for November 3 at 3:30 p.m., followed by adjournment.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • program.
  • Next bill is HB 716, relating to health infrastructure grant program.
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Committee: House Health
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Health Committee held its first hearing of 2025, with Chair Greg Takayama and Vice Chair Representative Leoy opening the meeting and outlining housekeeping rules, including a two-minute limit for testifiers and Zoom etiquette. The committee first heard HB 303 on health care preceptors. The Department of Health, Department of Taxation, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, and several health care organizations supported the bill, saying the existing preceptor tax credit program has been successful and that expanding eligibility to additional professions and students would help address workforce shortages. In response to questions, the Department of Health said the annual tax credit cap is $1.5 million, about 650 to 670 credits are currently used each year, and the bill applies only to unpaid preceptors. The committee then moved on to HB 441, which would raise cigarette taxes. The Attorney General, Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Hawaii Public Health Institute, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and others supported the measure as a way to reduce smoking, especially among youth, and to support tobacco control and cancer-related programs. Opponents, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Cigar Association of Hawaii, argued the tax is regressive and unreliable as a revenue source. The Department of Health noted the last cigarette tax increase was in 2011, and one witness urged a larger increase than proposed. No vote was taken on either bill in the portion of the hearing provided. The committee also heard HB 557 on telehealth. The Department of Health supported the bill so long as it did not displace executive budget priorities, and the Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency and Hawaii Primary Care Association supported it. HPCA said the bill would conform state insurance law to recent Medicare changes expanding audio-only telehealth coverage beyond mental health services, and it emphasized access for rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities. HMSA opposed the bill as written, saying it strayed from the intent of Act 107 and that audio-only telehealth should remain limited because of quality-of-care concerns, though it supported continued access and asked for a different amendment approach. A telehealth provider also testified that payment disparities limit provider expansion and that audio-only access remains important for patients with serious illness. The hearing ended in the excerpt before any committee action or vote on HB 557.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/18/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Put some guidelines and guardrails around that when we do choose to use rulemaking or granted.
  • unlimited rule Mak you look at granting unlimited rule Mak Authority<00:26:46.559><c> Department</c>
  • </c><00:41:42.520><c> this</c> had on my child care programs this had on my child care programs this
  • ...child care program will be significant.
  • </c> healing and saving lives by granting healing and saving lives by granting immunity<01:13:11.040>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/12/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have the 90-day transition program. We have a mental health transition program.
  • We have the 90-day transition program. We have a mental health transition program.
  • We should take nothing for granted.
  • The Air Force sent us here to Arizona because Arizona had the ESA program, and at the time the ESA program
  • Grant Hannah, where are you, Grant? You're hiding. Grant, you are a blessing, brother.
Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies May 19th, 2026

Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Transcript Highlights:
  • Experiential learning programs like the co-op and internship programs help address those challenges head
  • Competitive grants. We need a process that supports the ongoing work.
  • We don't have a flagship downtown program out of the state.
  • The state of New York, for example, spends $200 million a year on its downtown program.
  • Last year, we lost our Mass Downtown Initiative program, which provided small technical assistance grants
Summary: The committee held a hearing on Governor Healey’s economic development proposal, H.5386, the Mass Winds Act, with the governor and administration officials describing it as a follow-on to the 2024 Mass Leads Act. They said the bill is intended to help Massachusetts compete globally for capital, talent, and companies by creating a Global Mass initiative, including a proposed $50 million innovation access fund and $20 million for site development to help international firms locate or expand here. The administration also highlighted about $305 million in new bond authorizations, plus operating proposals such as lowering the LLC filing fee, expanding the small business energy tax exemption, funding internship incentives, and supporting downtown revitalization and the creative economy. Committee members and witnesses focused on several policy areas within the bill. On talent, Northeastern University supported the internship tax credit, and the Latino Empowerment Advisory Council backed a provision waiving redundant English testing for internationally trained nurses who have already demonstrated proficiency in practice. On labor mobility, the governor defended changes to the non-compete law as closing a loophole, while attorney Russell Beck opposed the revisions, arguing they would upset the 2018 compromise and could reduce employer-provided compensation. Municipal and housing witnesses supported codifying site plan review and broader zoning reforms, while others urged attention to affordable housing, tiny homes, and commercial-to-residential conversions. Local officials and municipal groups generally supported the bill’s downtown, arts, and planning provisions but asked for more detail on implementation and infrastructure, especially around energy, water, and data centers. The Massachusetts Municipal Association said the bill’s standardized site plan review and downtown investments could help communities, but stressed the need for close state-municipal partnership. The AFL-CIO asked for trigger language to preserve labor rights if federal protections weaken. The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office opposed the LLC fee reduction, warning of significant revenue loss and possible fraud concerns. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with the committee accepting written testimony afterward.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Nov 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gallup McKinley and Grant Cibola later joined the case.
  • It enhances programs, resources, and funding for our English learners.
  • So in the case of grant spending, if you're the recipient of a state or federal grant, you might have
  • One curriculum, one program doesn't fit everyone. One curriculum, one program doesn't fit everyone.
  • This is why early childhood programs Are so incredibly important.
CT
Transcript Highlights:
  • So for the different program practice types that are in our program, you can see that there's always
  • They continue to come into the program for new practice sites.
  • That may come into the program.
  • The provider had a baby, and when she came back to the next to the program, the program... 2025, the
  • That is definitely the... ...against being granted.
Keywords: 962, all
Summary: The Care Management Committee met to receive a status update on the DSS/CHN PCMH program and to discuss implementation of HR1, especially the new medical frailty requirements. CHN reported the PCMH program remained steady at 124 practices and 553 sites, with 54.6% of the HUSKY population attributed to PCMH providers, and noted ongoing recruitment, provider turnover, and recent practice consolidations/acquisitions that will shift some sites to Yale and Hartford HealthCare. CHN also reported strong quality improvement engagement for 2026, with 83% of contacted PCMHs engaged, and said preliminary 2025 results showed improvement across measures. The bulk of the meeting focused on DSS’s response to the June 1 CMS interim final rule on HR1. DSS explained that it had been building a medical frailty definition based on diagnosis codes and comparisons with other states’ approaches, but the new federal rule adds a requirement that the condition significantly impair a person’s ability to work or comply with community engagement requirements. DSS said it is still evaluating how to combine claims-based data with the new federal overlay, may submit comments to CMS during the open comment period through July 31, and is considering options such as self-attestation, especially given CMS’s allowance of self-attestation for calendar year 2027. Committee members raised concerns about the rule’s complexity, possible legal challenges, the need for a good-faith waiver or implementation delay, and the risk of noncompliance if the state gets the process wrong. Members also pressed DSS for broader outreach, clearer public communication, training, and better reporting on implementation impacts and costs. DSS said it is developing a website, webinars, and a communications plan, and is working with community-based organizations, community health workers, and administrative services organizations to reach potentially affected members. DSS said it is also building a Medicaid pre-screener to help people determine whether they may be subject to work requirements. In the PCMH Plus discussion, DSS said it was not yet ready to present the 2024 quality data but would try to bring the Wave 3, Year 5 results and related quality/shared savings information to the July 8 meeting, along with the regular PCMH update and another HR1 update. The committee also discussed future agenda items including community health worker reimbursement, peer support services, and the inmate medical program.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Mar 10th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • Missouri already has programs in place that help communities pay for these improvements.
  • The Missouri Department of Natural Resources offers the Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant, which can
  • Because these grants use recycled Missouri scrap tires, they not only support accessibility, they also
  • And I would say it's worth paying for it, even if you can't access a grant. But...
  • And, you know, I would say it's worth paying for it even if you can't access a grant.
Keywords: 959, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Mar 10th, 2026

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • Missouri already has programs in place that help communities pay for these improvements.
  • The Missouri Department of Natural Resources offers the scrap tire surface material grant, which can
  • Because these grants use recycled Missouri scrap tires, they not only support accessibility, they also
  • And I would say it's worth paying for it, even if you can't access a grant. But...
  • And, you know, I would say it's worth paying for it even if you can't access a grant.
Summary: The Committee on Children and Families met with a quorum and first took up several bills for executive action. House Bill 2418, the Loy Voka Assistance Bill, was amended with a technical substitute correcting a statutory section reference and then voted do pass by a 12-0 roll call. House Bill 1819, the child care facilities bill, received an amendment, was rolled into a substitute, and was also voted do pass unanimously. House Bill 3077, the Schmidt social media curriculum bill, was revised through a committee substitute that shifted oversight from DESE to local school boards, narrowed and clarified language, changed references from “curriculum” to “instructional material,” and lowered the grade level from 6 to 3; it then passed 13-0. The committee then heard House Bill 3451 from Representative Sites, which would require the Department of Social Services to audio- or video-record face-to-face child abuse or neglect assessment interviews, securely store the recordings, and retain them for at least five years. Supporters, including Representative Proudie, said the bill would reduce trauma to children, preserve evidence, and would not create major costs because recording equipment is already available; no one testified in opposition or for informational purposes. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3534 and House Bill 2342, presented by Representatives Proudie and Jones, to require new or updated public playgrounds and playground surfaces built by the state or political subdivisions to meet accessibility standards. Testimony in favor came from children and parents describing barriers posed by wood chips, gravel, and inaccessible equipment, and emphasizing the importance of inclusive play and the availability of grant funding for surfacing improvements. Committee members generally supported the concept, asked about scope and retrofitting, and the sponsors clarified the bills apply prospectively to public projects; there was no opposition testimony.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/15/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:22:09.600><c> and</c> we're implementing that program and we're implementing that program and
  • <00:29:27.799><c> and</c> program and program and um<00:29:29.200><c> but</c><00:29:29.279><c> it's</
  • </c><00:30:00.399><c> domestic</c> violence um Dove program domestic violence um Dove program domestic
  • 03.080><c> and</c> violence emergency program and and violence emergency program and and getting<00:30
  • examiner program.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • By codifying these advisory committees, AB 52 ensures that CDFA designs and implements programs that
  • with my fellow farmers to advise Secretary Ross to support clearer and faster turnaround times for grants
  • Well, I love this program and to see the success that has brought us since 2017, and codifying it means
  • Whether it was grants for first-time women farmers, whether it was grants for certain commodities, and
  • So that consumer protection program, she mentioned in 1973, was put into place with a $40 fee that has
Summary: The California Senate Committee on Agriculture heard several bills focused on agricultural equity, seed regulation, rice conservation, and invasive species prevention. AB 52 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry would codify two CDFA advisory committees created under the Farmer Equity Act—the California BIPAC producer advisory committee and the small-scale producer advisory committee—so socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers have a permanent formal voice in department policymaking. Supporters described the bill as a way to preserve equity-focused input, improve grant access and language access, and build trust with small producers. There was no opposition, and members spoke in support, though the bill was initially heard without a quorum. AB 1848 by Assembly Member Ransom would raise the long-standing seed law fee paid by seed manufacturers to fund CDFA enforcement of seed labeling and contamination rules. The author and the California Seed Association said the increase is needed because the fee has not changed since 1973 and inflation has eroded its value; they framed the measure as consumer protection for both farmers and home gardeners. AB 1551 by Assembly Member Krell would expand the California Rice Commission’s mission to include implementation of the UC Davis rice footprint study, which identifies acreage and winter flooding levels needed to sustain habitat for wildlife such as waterfowl, shorebirds, salmon, and the giant garter snake. Support came from the Rice Commission and conservation groups, with members praising the bill’s working-lands conservation approach. AB 2143 by Assembly Member Irwin would prohibit online marketplaces from facilitating the sale or shipment into California of noxious weeds. The author and agricultural supporters said e-commerce has become a major pathway for invasive species and that preventing online sales is cheaper and more effective than later eradication; TechNet said it had moved from full opposition to neutral after discussions. After quorum was established, the committee voted all measures out: AB 52, AB 1848, AB 1551, and AB 2143 each passed on 4-0 votes, while several other bills on the consent agenda also passed 3-0 or 4-0 and were placed on call as needed.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

05/11/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant us true empathy, the grace to rejoice with those who rejoice, and mourn with those who mourn, sharing
  • Senate calendar, business on the President's desk pursuant to Senate Rule 70, committees are granted
  • She has two students with her who are part of the program: Jackson Parker, who is an AIM Youth Ambassador
  • And whereas youth-led research and innovation play an important role in shaping programs and systems
  • I would say most importantly, it prohibits the court from granting any of the following to a parent who
Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and routine journal and appointment actions. Members also made brief announcements about caucus meetings and recognized guests from AIM Youth Mental Health, including a proclamation by Senator Epstein designating May 31, 2026, as Youth Mental Health Day in Arizona. The chamber then met as the Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 2995, relating to legal decision-making and parenting time in domestic relations cases. A committee amendment and a Mesnard floor amendment were adopted; the floor amendment emphasized child and victim safety in domestic violence cases, tightened standards for rebutting presumptions, and added an emergency clause. The bill was then reported out of Committee of the Whole with a do pass as amended recommendation. Members next considered House Concurrent Resolution 2040, a proposed constitutional amendment concerning labor organization use of public resources in school districts. Supporters argued it would restrict use of district communication systems and public resources for union-related materials and work stoppages, while opponents raised constitutional, due process, contract, pension, and free speech concerns, and argued it would harm teachers and union communication. The Government Committee amendment was adopted, and after debate the resolution was reported out of Committee of the Whole with a do pass as amended recommendation by a 12-11 division. The Senate then adopted the Committee of the Whole report and adjourned until May 18, 2026.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

05/11/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant us true empathy, the grace to rejoice with those who rejoice, and mourn with those who mourn, sharing
  • Pursuant to Senate Rule 70, committees are granted permission to continue meeting.
  • She has two students with her who are part of the program: Jackson Parker, who is an AIM Youth Ambassador
  • And whereas youth-led research and innovation play an important role in shaping programs and systems
  • I would say most importantly, it prohibits the court from granting any of the following to a parent who
Keywords: 1182, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are a grant-making agency.
  • We award grants to different organizations around the state to run programs for youth to address conservation
  • And I appreciate this program. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • To put all the programs there. How do you fit into that picture?
  • So in reference to programs, yes, we would love to do programs there.