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• There's no such thing as a locked-in guaranteed subsidy forever.
• <00:37:45.920> subsidy thing as a locked in guaranteed subsidy thing as a locked in guaranteed
• this and now you took my guaranteed this and now you took my guaranteed subsidy<00:38:11.760>
• There's no other industry that I'm aware of that gets that same sort of guarantee.
• And again, that same sort of guarantee.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• these barriers to voting, things like expanding DMV hours for same-day voter registration. ...guaranteeing
• Since partial election results are available during this time, it's easy to estimate the range of ballots
• Since partial election results are available during this time, it's easy to estimate the range of ballots

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• <00:07:28.880> offset but those are actually partially offset but those are actually partially
• 42:05.599> gross<00:42:06.000> premium partially offset by lower gross premium partially
• This was partially offset by lower premium surcharge collections of $58 million.
• This is partially this was spending.
• This is partially this was partially<00:43:02.400> offset<00:43:02.800> by<00:43:02.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There is growth here, but you're looking below plan and you're below prior year, partially due to this
• plan and you're you're below prior below plan and you're you're below prior year<00:09:06.800> partially
• to<00:09:07.720> this<00:09:07.959> resetting<00:09:08.640> of year partially
• due to this resetting of year partially due to this resetting of estimated estimated estimated payments
• they pay uh the the one in guarantees they pay uh the the one in London<04:42:50.600> and<04:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee received a Department of Revenue Administration update from Commissioner Lindsay Stepp focused on revenue estimates for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. She explained the department’s forecasting method, which uses five scenarios based on the first seven months of actual collections and different assumptions for the remaining months, then selects a reasonable high and low range for FY 25 and applies projected growth rates for FY 26 and FY 27. Members asked several clarifying questions about how the scenarios are chosen and how the estimates relate to economic growth and taxpayer behavior. For business taxes, Stepp reported FY 25 year-to-date collections of $110.3 million, 18.2% below plan and 17.2% below prior year. She said the shortfall reflects both economic conditions and a resetting of estimated payments after unusually strong pandemic-era profits, and noted that the department cannot fully separate changes in taxpayer liability from changes in estimated payment behavior. She said approximately just under $72 million was refunded in FY 24 due to the CCO cap, and that FY 25 year-to-date refunds are at 41.7%. For business taxes, the department’s FY 25 range was based on either continued underperformance versus plan or a return to prior-year levels, with FY 26 and FY 27 growth projected at 3% to 8%. The committee also reviewed meals and rooms tax, tobacco tax, and related trends. Meals and rooms revenue was $6.9 million, or 3.3%, ahead of plan and prior year; the FY 25 gross estimate was $475.894 million, with a net range of about $331.82 million to $335.259 million after municipal transfers and school building aid. Stepp said recent monthly results suggest some fluctuation tied to disposable income, weather, and travel patterns, but no clear sustained decline. Tobacco tax was $18.1 million, 14% below plan and 4.8% below prior year; she said cigarette stamp sales are declining while e-cigarettes and other tobacco products are growing, with FY 25 tobacco revenue projected at $182.5 million to $185.3 million and FY 26-FY 27 growth ranging from -5% to flat. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• I mean, it's illegal for a partial birth. I mean, I'm not in favor.
• I mean, it's illegal for a partial birth. I mean, I'm not in favor of it, but.
• Madam Whip, member, it is currently unlawful to perform a partial-birth abortion.
• Madam Whip, basically, partial-birth abortion is still illegal in Arizona.
• So basically, all this does is expand the mandatory reporting to anyone who witnesses the partial-birth

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, spanning appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal law. Early discussion focused on HB 2148, which would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures discussed included HB 2091 on insurance-related assessment limits, HB 2122 on reciprocity for BTR-related professions, HB 2138 clarifying firefighter workers’ compensation coverage, and HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public money to pay library professional associations. HB 2110, removed from consent, would allow school governing body members to pray at meetings, with members noting Supreme Court precedent supporting such prayer. Several bills addressed school safety and parental rights. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center at the Arizona Department of Education and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with supporters citing an audit and lack of oversight. HB 2249 would expand the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require notice if a school employee facilitates social transitioning of a minor and to provide broader access to educational records, with penalties discussed for violations. HB 2074 would add mandatory reporting for anyone in a medical facility who knows a partial-birth abortion is occurring, and HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy based on a confirmed pregnancy test and related DNA testing provisions. The committee also took up election-related measures. HB 2022 would make permanent changes tied to the federal Electoral Count Act, including moving Arizona’s primary earlier to preserve military and overseas voting access, while keeping petition dates valid and preserving existing deadlines for candidates. HCM 2001 urged federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 supported a separate congressional effort involving CARE and related federal review and designation processes; members debated the distinction between direct designation and a request for federal investigation. HCR 2001 proposed a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, require government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, and end early voting by the Friday before an election. Water, land use, and tax bills were also reviewed. Measures included HB 2024 on snowpack augmentation as a water supply development project, HB 2029 and HB 2030 tightening how Water Conservation Grant Fund money is used, HB 2053 appropriating $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping, HB 2096 expanding revolving fund uses to address cesspools, HB 2097 capping groundwater withdrawal in irrigation non-expansion areas, and HB 2116 funding potential Colorado River litigation. On the tax side, HB 2016 would remove late-filing penalties when no tax is due, HB 2104 and HB 2105 would protect agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and require notice of inspections, and HB 2289 would update truth-in-taxation examples to reflect higher home values. The committee also heard bills on criminal penalties and other matters, including HB 2043 on felony murder involving an unborn child, HB 2045 on discharging a weapon near a vehicle, HB 2131 and HB 2132 on weapons trafficking and fentanyl penalties, and HB 2062 authorizing a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

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• value in having a statewide definition to determine what amount of time absent converts to a full or partial
• value in having a statewide definition to determine what amount of time absent converts to a full or partial
• value in having a statewide definition to determine what amount of time absent converts to a full or partial
• value in having a statewide definition to determine what amount of time absent converts to a full or partial
• value in having a statewide definition to determine what amount of time absent converts to a full or partial

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are also requesting a partial local match reduction of 7 state match they're requesting at this
• They are also requesting a partial local match reduction of 7 680,000 S 22 012 for East Picacho and Las
• again some partial.
• The district has been awarded a partial local mass reduction for the planning and design. phase.
• And we recommend this award and the partial local match reduction.

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• Well, that's partially because of the partial investment aspect.
• You know, if you only partially harden your home, the insurance companies don't feel like that's going
• Solar folks do low-interest loans, and then they have energy savings that at least partially offset their
• The quick one is just, what about partial hardening?
• hardening doesn't win you a big insurance discount because it's partial, right?

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation held an oversight hearing on home hardening and defensible space as wildfire mitigation strategies. The chair opened by stressing that California has reached a tipping point, with repeated community-scale wildfire losses, rising insurance costs, and growing utility wildfire mitigation expenses. The hearing was organized around four panels: what home hardening and defensible space are, community risk reduction and coordination, evaluation of current defensible space programs and proposed investments, and the future of home hardening and the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The first panel featured IBHS, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and local wildfire mitigation advocates. IBHS described wildfire spread through embers, flames, and radiant heat, emphasizing that structure separation, removing combustible materials within the first five feet of a home, and combining multiple mitigation measures significantly reduce loss. It highlighted its Wildfire Prepared Home and Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood standards, including an “essential” and “enhanced” level, and said California is ahead of other states but still needs scalable, standardized, and sustainably funded mitigation. The LAO outlined key policy questions for the Legislature, including the state’s role, intergovernmental coordination, cost-effectiveness, program design, measurement of success, long-term sustainability, and barriers to implementation. The chair and panelists discussed estimated costs, including roughly $15,000 for a basic retrofit and about $50,000 for more extensive ignition-resistant construction, and whether state funding should focus on the most cost-effective initial measures. The second panel focused on scaling adoption through local coordination, education, financing, and community-based programs. Megafire Action argued that home hardening is a market adoption problem and said the state should not try to pay for every home, but instead target high-leverage interventions across the “customer journey,” including education, financing, trusted certification, and neighborhood network effects. Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council described free home assessments, small retrofit grants, Firewise community support, and the importance of neighborhood-level action, local capacity, and cultural change. Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority described its locally funded model, grant program, public education efforts, and an Ember Ready program that helps residents navigate home hardening and Zone Zero compliance. The chair repeatedly emphasized the need for a coordinated statewide marketing campaign, stronger incentives, better insurance discounts, and more use of local, utility, federal, and private funding sources. The third and fourth panels addressed Cal Fire’s defensible space inspection program, the proposed defensible space financial assistance program, and broader state investments. Cal Fire said homes lacking compliant defensible space are far more likely to be damaged or destroyed and requested ongoing funding and staffing to stabilize inspections statewide; the LAO suggested the Legislature consider alternative funding sources such as GGRF or a reinstated SRA fee. Cal Fire and the State Fire Marshal explained that Zone Zero sets a minimum standard, local governments cannot go below it, and grant prioritization will favor jurisdictions that submit inspections. Cal Fire also said the new defensible space financial assistance program would focus on ember-resistant zone-zero work and, in the Southern California counties covered by the legislation, would assist about 3,125 homes at an estimated $8,000 per home. In the final panel, the State Fire Marshal described California’s layered strategy of parcel-level home hardening, defensible space, and neighborhood-scale mitigation, along with technical support, financial assistance, and incentives such as insurance discounts and builder marketing. The overall theme was that California must move from isolated efforts to a coordinated, science-based, and scalable statewide approach to reduce wildfire losses.

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• I'm doing a full, complete repeal of the moratorium, and I'm also doing a partial repeal in a separate
• bill that would just partially repeal the moratorium for allowing these smaller nuclear modular reactors
• repeal in a separate doing a partial repeal in a separate bill<00:11:48.920> that<00:11:49.079
• > would<00:11:49.399> just<00:11:49.760> partially<00:11:50.200> repeal bill
• that would just partially repeal bill that would just partially repeal the<00:11:50.800> moratorium

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Department of Environmental Protection to allow natural water flow to return to the Oklahoma through partial
• Through partial restoration of the Kirkpatrick Dam, and I don't know how many of you got a chance to
• There was a partial restoration recommended.
• In 2001, the United States Department of Agriculture recommended partial restoration.
• That has been partially, which is part of our issue, has been partially done, but in other areas not

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and advanced several bills. SB 958, by Senator Bradley, would require local straw and stirrer ordinances to allow renewable, certified compostable, and marine-biodegradable products, with supporters arguing it creates standards and avoids patchwork local rules; it was reported favorably. SB 1066, by Senator Brodeur, proposed a phased restoration of the Ocklawaha/Rodman Dam area, including partial dam restoration, recreation and economic development planning, and a local advisory council; testimony was strongly divided between restoration supporters and local officials concerned about water supply, reservoir value, and community impacts. The committee adopted an amendment adding a Naval Air Station Jacksonville representative to the advisory council, then reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also approved CS/SB 698 by Senator Martin, which would let builders proceed with home construction after applying for septic permits rather than waiting for the permit to be issued first. Testimony from builders and industry representatives focused on permitting delays, contract pricing, and the need for a glide path if DEP rules change; some senators raised concerns about the 120-day transition period, but the bill passed favorably with a technical amendment. CS/SB 1230, by Senator Harrell, would phase out PFAS-containing firefighting foam for non-emergency use, require inventory and disposal reporting, create DEP rules and a registry of alternatives, and establish grant/cost-savings support for local agencies; it was reported favorably after an amendment clarifying DEP references and penalty language. Finally, the committee approved CS/SB 1288, also by Senator Harrell, to designate a water body feature in the Jupiter Narrows area as the Andrew Red Harris Shoal in honor of a local environmental advocate who died rescuing a friend. The bill was amended to clarify the shoal identification and then reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested the record reflect additional affirmative votes on certain bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• I can tell you, I guarantee if he testifies, he’s gonna say they’re tough to work with because there’
• I can tell<00:07:50.479> you<00:07:50.639> I<00:07:50.960> guarantee<00:07:51.280
• > if<00:07:51.440> he<00:07:51.599> testifies, tell you I guarantee if he testifies
• , tell you I guarantee if he testifies, he's<00:07:52.240> gonna<00:07:52.479> say<00:07
• or whatever bringing capital guarantees or whatever bringing capital into<00:37:13.520> their

Keywords: 916, all

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• Overtime is never guaranteed.
• Overtime is never guaranteed. seasonal. Overtime is never guaranteed.
• , taking in and it's not guaranteed, taking in and it's not guaranteed, right?
• If it's actually fair, shouldn't we be considering the full picture, not a partial picture?
• How is it equitable if partial picture?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then they said um how is this new government supposed to guarantee us the pursuit of happiness?
• And Franklin looked at the crowd and he said this government's going to guarantee you the pursuit of
• <00:03:05.519> us new government supposed to guarantee us new government supposed to guarantee
• And that's partially due to the funding.
• <01:35:16.320> their of need by further guaranteeing their of need by further guaranteeing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's meant to partially or fully replace human discretionary decision-making.
• It's meant to partially or fully system.
• It's meant to partially or fully replace<00:56:38.600> human<00:56:38.960> discretionary
• Assist might be a little too vague or too low, so fully or partially replacing human decision-making
• Partially because it want to collect it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's possible that some were not and could require partial defrayal, but we just weren't able to.
• um to this year we were actually partial um to this year we were actually unable<00:14:52.360> to
• unable to determine whether uh partial unable to determine whether uh partial defrayal<00:14:54.839
• defrayal but um we just require partial defrayal but um we just weren't<00:15:12.959> able<00
• that required defrayal two two partial that required defrayal two two partial and<00:18:03.960><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Are we saying that the state is going to guarantee...
• And it's not guaranteed by any means, but that's why you'd want to have different asset classes in a
• This is not financial advice, and I can't guarantee any of these numbers.
• If the general fund, uh, which is, I heard something like $250 million, if it invested, uh, a partial
• of that um but at the end of guarantee of that um but at the end of the<03:38:58.680> day<03:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• Partial public financing is, in part, funded by taxes that are chosen and selected by individuals who
• know the influence of money on politics, this is a part of the solution to have a more comprehensive partial
• 26.120> financing<00:26:26.840> is<00:26:27.000> in<00:26:27.240> part partial
• public financing is in part partial public financing is in part funded<00:26:27.880> by<00:26
• know the influence of money on politics, this is a part of the solution to have a more comprehensive partial

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This bill authorizes MSDE to award partial scholarships and to set a sliding fee co-payment scale for
• This bill authorizes MSDE to<01:04:48.160> award<01:04:48.560> partial<01:04:48.920>
• scholarships and to set to award partial scholarships and to set a<01:04:50.080> sliding<01:04
• We have this shot at bringing people together, and I guarantee for a favorable motion on this bill.
• for a favorable most and I guarantee for a favorable most motion<01:53:08.800> um<01:53:09.120

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Associate Pastor Justin Wills of Miracle Temple Church in Lothian, followed by remarks recognizing his family’s ministry and requesting that the prayer be journalized. The chamber then moved through several introductions, including Johnston Square Elementary students who were recognized for strong grades, education-related guests, and staff and family members of senators. After the roll confirmed a quorum, the Senate returned to business. On third reading, House Bill 563, concerning emergency response animals, was amended to align the House and Senate versions. The amendment added self-defense as an affirmative defense, included horses used in search and rescue within the definition of emergency response animal, added a definition of law enforcement unit, and adjusted penalties. The bill then passed with 44 affirmative votes. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 159 on EMS vehicle supplies and neonatal care; the chamber refused to concur in House amendments and sent a message asking the House to recede or appoint a conference committee. The Senate introduced House Bill 420 and referred it to Rules. In Judicial Proceedings, Senate Bill 791 on immigration enforcement prohibitions in correctional facilities was reported favorably with three amendments, including technical changes, limits tied to certain convictions, notice requirements for state facilities, and authorization for judges or commissioners to consider immigration detainers in bail decisions. The minority leader and others requested that the bill be special ordered for more time to review and prepare amendments, arguing the issue was controversial and had been fast-tracked; supporters of the committee report said the bill had already been heard and discussed. The debate over the special-order motion was ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• Right now, cost-wise, most of these courts are partially funded in one way or another by counties.
• <00:21:42.800> funded<00:21:43.280> in courts are funded in partially funded in courts
• are funded in partially funded in one<00:21:43.840> way<00:21:44.000> or<00:21:44.159>
• They don't have the partial courts.
• We will receive not always guaranteed.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• perform a legal abortion if the act that causes the death is performed prior to the child being partially
• The death of the child occurs as a result of the abortion after the child is partially born.
• perform a legal abortion if the act that causes the death is performed prior to the child being partially
• born.' ...causes the death is performed prior to the child being partially born, even though the death
• of the child occurs as a result of the abortion after the child is partially born.

Keywords: 959, house, all