Transcript Highlights:

• Existing oversight by the Attorney General, the Department of Financial Services, and the Office of Insurance
• I can't afford to live in Miami. I have to move out. I can't afford to live in Miami.
• As we know, the cost of living is increasing throughout our state.
• This bill will also prohibit a money service business from avoiding disciplinary action by clarifying
• Scott Jenkins, waiving and in support, representing the American Financial Services Association.

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up several bills, beginning with SB 834 on health care sharing ministries and insurance agents. Senator Yarbrough presented the bill to repeal a recent restriction on licensed insurance agents marketing or selling faith-based health care sharing programs. Supporters argued the change restores free speech and consumer education while preserving existing consumer protections; opponents said the bill was unnecessary and could increase confusion or misuse of agents and brokers. The committee adopted a title amendment and then reported the bill favorably after debate, with Senator Pizzo raising concerns about consumer reliance and lack of guaranteed coverage. The committee then approved SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, and SB 266 on public adjuster contracts. SB 266 would let vulnerable adults rescind public adjuster contracts at any time without penalty; it drew support from consumer and industry groups, with some discussion about estimates and claim work product. The committee also passed SB 832 on residential property insurance transparency, which requires rate transparency reports and a consumer resource center at OIR, and adds a provision excluding land value from homeowners coverage calculations in most cases. Testimony on SB 832 was generally supportive of the transparency goal, though insurers said some of the required cost breakdowns may be difficult to produce as written. The committee next considered SB 1028 on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, which would create a commercial lines clearinghouse to move eligible policyholders into the private market and reduce Citizens’ commercial exposure. Supporters said it would lower taxpayer risk and improve competition; a speaker suggested additional changes to deductibles, water-damage caps, and repair practices. The bill was reported favorably after a delete-all amendment and supportive debate from Senator Boyd. Finally, the committee passed SB 540 on the Office of Financial Regulation, which adds cybersecurity requirements for certain licensees, updates oversight of investment advisers and money service businesses, adjusts some charter and meeting rules for financial institutions and credit unions, and includes amendments clarifying repossession/deficiency claims, family office exemptions, and virtual credit union meetings. The meeting ended with all of the considered bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.

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• And agencies like Peekaboo and FTIB are captured by the financial services agencies.
• I'm Elizabeth Phillips from Dallas, Texas, where I grew up and still live today.
• He is living proof that healing is possible when victims are given their voice.
• My name is Joseph Cleveland, and I live in Huntsville, Texas.
• They just want to move on with their lives and, you know, move off in peace.

Bills: HB34 , HB128 , HB621 , HB748 , HB2259 , HB2960 , HB3113 , HB4749 , SB835 , HB128

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally, cultural exchange, educational exchange, tourism, bilateral cooperation, foreign relations

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• , coaching, and education from the department as they transition into adulthood.
• And then this is where the kids live when they're in out-of-home care.
• So those included supportive services for teens.
• What I’m seeing is that there’s a lack of services and timely services for children who have been adopted
• The longer I live, I realize things come around. They just are named differently.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This is where children live in congregate care.
• But that's a medically necessary service, right?
• The services we provide are substance use counseling and testing. We do psychological services.
• When children get timely services, we reduce disruptions.
• When children get timely services, we reduce disruptions.

Committee: House House Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Government met for a presentation-only hearing focused on the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) and related child welfare system issues; no bills were heard or voted on. Chair Blackman opened by stressing that the hearing was for fact-finding and data, not personal attacks, and Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, extended foster care, and placement patterns. She said DCS investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home population relatively steady, and emphasized that Arizona places a high share of children with kin. She also highlighted a mismatch between the age of children entering care and the availability of foster homes willing to take older youth, and said behavioral health capacity, not DCS alone, is a major constraint. Patak discussed kinship supports, foster care reimbursement increases, the Family First Prevention Services Act, missing youth, congregate care reduction, and the department’s procurement process for group home beds. Members asked about kinship caregiver support, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental-rights terminations, Auditor General findings on notices and documentation, licensing and reimbursement rates, and why some relatives are not approved as placements. Patak said DCS is working on policy guidance, supervisor training, and improved supports, but that provider capacity and other system partners limit what DCS can do. Representative Gillette then gave a lengthy presentation focused on system design, procurement, funding flows, and congregate care. He argued that DCS, DES, and Access are structurally intertwined, that DCS’s procurement carve-out and capitated funding model create incentives tied to bed space and volume, and that fragmented oversight diffuses accountability. He cited budget figures, contract amendments, and audit concerns to argue that the system is overreliant on congregate care and that decision-making, medical referrals, and placement processes are too vague or too centralized in ways that can harm children and families. Gillette said his findings were based on contracts, interviews, and public records, and he indicated some material would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about placement decisions, due process, and demographic disparities in congregate care outcomes. The chair cut off further questioning of Gillette for time and announced the committee would move on to the next presenter, Vice Chair Fink, with attorneys and other speakers to follow.

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• Treatment at unlicensed sober living homes.
• But that’s not the world in which we live. But that’s not the world in which we live.
• My name is Elizabeth Kynohopper, and I live in Carmichael.
• But now she is receiving treatment and services.
• The commission supports services like one-on-one enrollment assistance, year-round service, claims help

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And that's the reality that we live through.
• Her grandmother lived right near her. She had a dog.
• She has lived in Sunnyvale since 1991.
• Gerald lived in Trockenbrad, Poland, a small Jewish town.
• He made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• employment services to the Division of Medicaid.
• It's comprised of four programs: physical health services, laboratory services, suicide prevention and
• Additionally, you can see the removal of emergency medical services, the emergency medical services program
• the spread of infection among people living with HIV.
• For home visiting to be a Medicaid reimbursed service.

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations for several Department of Health and Welfare divisions, including Early Learning and Development, Public Health Services, and Family and Community Partnerships. The analyst and director explained recent reorganizations, such as moving the Idaho Child Care Program into Early Learning and Development, shifting Emergency Medical Services out of Public Health, and proposing to move the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health to Early Learning and Development for efficiency. The presentations also covered ongoing and one-time funding requests for child care capacity, immunizations, HIV and hepatitis prevention, lab testing, disaster preparedness, and kinship navigation services. A major focus was the Idaho Child Care Program capacity funding. Committee members asked about the source of the money, how much was already set aside, whether the funds would create new slots rather than subsidize existing ones, and how the department would verify proper use. The director said the money comes from the federal Child Care Development Block Grant, is intended to expand provider capacity in underserved and rural areas, and can support both licensed and unlicensed providers as long as federal health and safety requirements are met. Members also questioned the proposed five new program integrity positions, including a fraud investigator, and the director said they are needed for a full annual review of providers and beneficiaries; she later corrected that the positions are ongoing, not one-time, funding. Public health questions centered on the effectiveness of HIV and hepatitis prevention spending, the immunization assessment fund, and the role of public health more broadly. The director said HIV and hepatitis funds support education, screening, and surveillance rather than treatment, that the state continues to see a need despite rising case counts, and that the department is revamping outcome reporting. On immunizations, she said the assessment fund is financed by insurer assessments and supports vaccine purchases at lower cost, with the governor recommending an increase based on the assessment board’s decision. Members also asked about the home visiting program’s funding history, the proposed transfer of funds between Youth Safety and Permanency and Switzie for rare complex cases, and the use of ARPA funds for one-time data modernization projects. No formal votes were taken in the transcript, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• services before receiving the funding to pay for those services; when the state is late in issuing reimbursements
• When the online filing service went live last year, we posted information on the Attorney General's Charities
• At the end of this month, the registry is planning to go live with its online filing service for all
• But in time, it is a great transition.
• Human service providers provide critical services.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Select Committee on the nonprofit sector held a hearing focused on the importance of California’s nonprofit sector and how state systems can better support it. Chair and co-chair remarks emphasized that nonprofits are essential to the state’s economy and public services, especially as federal cuts and administrative burdens increase pressure on organizations that deliver health care, food assistance, homelessness services, disaster response, and other safety-net functions. CalNonprofits CEO Jeff Green described the sector’s size and complexity, citing roughly 110,000 nonprofits in California, about 1.4 to 1.5 million nonprofit workers, and major concerns about funding uncertainty, delayed reimbursements, and federal threats to nonprofit funding and nonpartisanship. He said many organizations are being forced to use reserves, reduce services, or take out loans while waiting for state payments. The Little Hoover Commission presented findings from its study of state grant and contract administration, arguing that nonprofits often subsidize state services because of late payments, insufficient advance funding, and inadequate reimbursement for overhead. The commission recommended requiring advance payments, expanding prompt-payment protections, matching federal indirect-cost rates, standardizing emergency contract amendments, creating an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, reducing duplicative reporting, moving to electronic payments, improving feedback to unsuccessful applicants, and using longer grant periods. Committee members expressed support for these ideas and discussed shifting state contracting culture toward outcomes and better coordination. The commission also noted that SB 1240, which would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, and SB 1366, related to payment delays, align with its recommendations. The Attorney General’s Charitable Trusts Section then outlined its rollout of a new online filing system for charities and charitable fundraisers. Elizabeth Kim said the system, launched in stages beginning in 2024, is intended to replace paper filings, reduce incomplete submissions and bounced checks, and speed processing; the final phase is expected to cover renewals, delinquency, raffles, professional fundraisers, dissolution, and complaints. Committee members asked about staffing impacts and complaint handling, and DOJ explained that complaints are reviewed based on allegations, public filings, and, when needed, requests for additional information. A final panel featured Matt Gonzalez of Nonprofit New York, who described New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services as a model for reducing contract backlogs, increasing advance payments, and improving coordination through ombudsman-style support and chief nonprofit officers. Public commenters from the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, SEIU, and CalNonprofits urged support for stronger state-nonprofit partnerships, transparency, and modernization of contracting systems. No formal vote was taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and public comment.

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• night and carried into Wednesday morning, it reminded me how important it is to protect the moments in lives
• matters here because many survivors cannot physically sit where I am sitting today, even though their lives
• I live every day with the consequences of severe violence that began before I was born, yet I am still
• facilities the inclusion of airports, heliports, spaceports, aerospace facilities, landing strips, mass transit
• would have, and the information I would ask to consider, is whether or not, when you have things in transit

Committee: Senate Judiciary C

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary C met on May 19, 2026, with a quorum present and first deferred House Bill 276 at the sponsor’s request. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, largely focused on criminal justice, domestic violence, victims’ rights, probation/parole, and critical infrastructure protections. HB 160, by Rep. Knox, would increase the penalty for domestic abuse battery and battery of a dating partner involving strangulation from three to six years, with at least one year without probation or suspension; it drew strong support from prosecutors and domestic violence advocates and was reported favorably. HB 769, by Rep. Boyd, would create a 24- to 72-hour cooling-off hold in domestic violence cases, with an amendment to make the hold concurrent with other detention periods and to avoid stacking with existing law; it was reported with amendments. The committee also reported favorably HB 1234, which creates mandatory jail time for fleeing the scene after striking a person and failing to render aid, and HB 158, which restores custodial inpatient treatment as an option for probationers and increases the allowable treatment period from 90 to 180 days. HB 169, allowing courts or the parole board to assess extradition costs against absconders based on ability to pay, was also reported favorably. HB 251, requiring notice to a victim or designated family member before resentencing or final conviction hearings, drew support from the Attorney General’s office and opposition from the ACLU, which argued that victim involvement at that stage could be inconsistent with post-conviction standards; it was nevertheless reported favorably. Additional measures advanced included HB 289, which removes a redundant 24-hour delay between denial of a new trial motion and sentencing; HB 394, extending the conditional parole period from nine months to 24 months to allow completion of required programming; and HB 330, increasing penalties and restitution for vandalizing churches and graves, which was supported by the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops. HB 429, expanding critical infrastructure protections to oil and natural gas facilities and related operations and increasing penalties for unauthorized entry, drone activity, and cyber interference, was reported with amendments after discussion about harmonizing the definition with another bill and ensuring coverage of water-related facilities. The committee also approved the minutes from the prior meeting before adjourning.

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• We don't want to lose any more lives, and, um, it's very difficult.
• We don't want to lose any more lives, and, um, it's very difficult.
• I've lived it. I've started my own company. I give back to my community.
• I've<00:31:02.399><c> lived</c><00:31:02.640><c> it.
• I've started my own I've lived it.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on October 14, approved the minutes, and then took up a large group of staff-suggested amendments to multiple regulations. Those staff amendments were approved without objection and were described as technical changes needed to comply with KRS Chapter 13A and other governing law. The committee then moved out of order to consider Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure regulation 2011 KAR 9:270, which governs buprenorphine prescribing and related standards. Board representatives said the regulation has been updated over time since 2015 and that the current amendments are intended to streamline the rule, remove outdated federal references such as the X-waiver, narrow education requirements to addiction-related topics, and create exceptions for settings like emergency rooms and certain pain treatment situations. The agency amendment would also allow buprenorphine monoproduct for up to 30 days when a patient is transitioning from a full opioid agonist, and would add physicians certified in addiction medicine as eligible specialty consultants. Board officials said the regulation was developed through a two-year process with a work group, informal outreach to medical organizations, and multiple comment periods, and they argued the rule is working because overdose deaths have declined and provider numbers have increased. Several witnesses and committee members raised concerns that the regulation remains too restrictive. Senator Rocky Adams noted that major medical organizations had said the proposed language could restrict access and worsen overdose risk, and he questioned whether the committee was being asked to choose between conflicting expert views. Opponents, including a medical student, a recovery advocate, and Dr. Colleen Ryan of the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine, argued the rule is outdated, creates unnecessary barriers to buprenorphine treatment, and should be repealed or substantially revised to align with federal guidance and evidence-based care. They said rigid requirements can discourage treatment and that addiction should be treated like other chronic illnesses. No final vote on the medical licensure regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, and the discussion ended with the chair preparing to hear from additional opponents.

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• We don't have the mental health services. We don't have.
• Um, as we transition, then, you know, I don't want things to be lost.
• We provide our services in two different ways.
• He lives in Las Cruces, wants to come to work for us, and cannot.
• I know the chair is well aware that, uh, the civil world where I live in and he lives in, cases settle

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

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• And I will say Eversource in their own default service, not default service in their distribution rate
• And I will say Eversource in their own default service, not default service in their distribution rate
• And I will say Eversource in their own default service, not default service in their distribution rate
• been talking about this whole transition been talking about this whole transition of<04:43:12.718><c>

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In addition, there are public services like public transit that are much more efficient when the land
• </c> is about to transition is about to transition uh<00:53:25.200><c> $2</c><00:53:25.760><c> trillion
• Not while you're living. I think about that—how crazy that is. You're going to...
• Not while you're living. I think about that—how crazy that is. You're going to...
• <01:09:36.880><c> and</c><01:09:37.000><c> so</c> lives and so lives and so this<01:09:38.920><c> is<

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2024, during the transition, and in 2025 during the transition from the Biden administration to the
• part of the utility service district.
• service that include debt.
• So I've been living in Tanque Verde for 23 years. I've been living in Tanque Verde for 23 years.
• I've lived in Arizona since 1970.

Bills: HB2042 , HB2052 , HB2055 , HB2056 , HB2094 , HB2098 , HB2185 , HB2328 , HB2758 , HB2798

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

Transcript Highlights:

• This conversation isn't about hypothetical outcomes; it's about real lives.
• They're working multiple jobs, taking out loans, and living on the edge.
• It creates support from other fosters with lived experience. And that's why I asked Mr.
• FIG is sustainable, and FIG is changing lives.
• We just had There was a transition of loan servicers, previously with Nelnet, which was a for-profit,

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

Transcript Highlights:

• We believe there should be a universal fair standard for employee discipline across civil service, and
• When Social Security first became law in 1935, half of older Americans lived in poverty.
• Today, 10% of older Americans live in poverty, and much of that is because of Social Security.
• Riverside RCOE is also the largest provider of early education services in the county.
• We operate quite a few... ...provider of early education services in the county.

Summary: The committee heard several labor and employment measures. AB 465 would require local public employers, at a union’s request, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal rights, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters, including AFSCME and SEIU, said it would create fairer and more consistent due process protections for local government workers; opponents from county and city groups argued it would impose binding arbitration and rigid discipline rules that could undermine local flexibility and accountability. The bill passed on a 5-0 vote and was re-referred to Appropriations. AB 792 would allow court interpreter bargaining to be consolidated when multiple regions are negotiating at the same time. The author and the California Federation of Interpreters said the change would reduce repeated bargaining, improve efficiency, and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would really solve wage and staffing problems; the bill passed 5-0 and was placed on hold. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by tying salaries more closely to comparable local fire departments, drew strong support from firefighters and no opposition. Members praised Cal Fire’s work and the bill passed 7-0 and was held for add-ons. The committee also approved AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing federal cuts or office closures. Supporters said Social Security is essential to seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and children, and warned that reductions would increase poverty and homelessness. One member objected to naming political figures in the resolution, but the measure still passed 7-0 and was held. AB 1247, which would require contracted-out school classified workers to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address related retirement contributions, passed 5-2 despite opposition from county superintendents and school administrators who said it would add costs and limit contracting flexibility. Finally, AB 288, which would authorize PERB to act when the NLRB fails to remedy labor claims by a deadline, passed 6-0 with strong union support and no opposition.

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• Thank you for your service. That is that 7.6 million dollars.
• And so we're trying to save lives for trying to keep people safe.
• I'm a proud resident, the state of Florida living here in Leon County.
• She was living the American dream. She just, you know, Mary Cowboy and had a baby.
• I don't want to continue to micromanage people's lives.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Resolution by Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson to honor the service of Mr.
• And thank you for all your service.
• And thank you for all your service.
• To care and to continue to care and to make a difference in people's lives.
• I'm so thankful that Bob and I live in the same town, Woodstown, New Jersey.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• practice, and then get all a collaborative practice agreement that it allows for sort of a smooth transition
• Instead, it allows it to smoothly transition.
• So it's not that all the current Instead, it allows it to smoothly transition.
• So I would think that's more, when it comes to patient care, when it comes to customer service, making
• agreement there because they're doing their work and I may sign off on their work from emergency medical services

Committee: House General Laws

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's also Lincoln County Day and the Lincoln County 4-H Council and NMSU Cooperative Extension Service
• FFA participants report having more confidence and positive self-identity, greater control in their lives
• They take pride in many things in their lives and have purpose and meaning.
• And Chris's service to our country did not end when he took off the uniform.
• They have a great idea, they have a great service, but the problem is they don't understand the rules