Transcript Highlights:

• My father ensured Arizona received the appropriate funding for streets, transit, freeway infrastructure
• , and countless more as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.
• Doesn't matter what presidents, of all presidents, besides General Washington, I'll tell you, right there
• next to General Washington, okay?
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1035 appropriates an unspecified amount from the State General Fund in

Bills: SB1010, SB1035, SB1058, SB1077, SB1093

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, appropriation, state budget

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met to introduce staff and pages, then heard several bills. SB 1010 would designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Highway and require signage; an amendment to rename it the Freedom of Speech Highway failed, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote after testimony both supporting the honor and objecting that it could affect existing freeway names, including the Ed Pastor Freeway. SB 1077 would impose felony penalties for using an interactive computer service to facilitate prostitution, pandering, or child sex trafficking, and to require age verification for harmful sexual material; it passed 5-2 after a brief clarification about the law-enforcement defense. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include acts or threats causing property damage and add riot to racketeering and conspiracy provisions; one public commenter opposed it as overbroad and anti-protest, but the bill still passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1058, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which would bar government firearm registries and restrict merchant category codes tied to firearm purchases. A firearms industry representative said the bill protects financial privacy, and it passed 4-3. SB 1035 would appropriate funds for a 5% salary increase for correctional officers and department civilians; the sponsor and correctional employee representatives said raises are needed for retention, while others argued the increase should also cover private prison employees to preserve parity. The committee adopted a Payne amendment extending the raise to private prison workers under contract with the department, and the amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• House File 4470 is an appropriation for the Melissa Hortman Memorial.
• as amended be re-referred to the general as amended be re-referred to the general register. register
• 50:31.120> that<00:50:31.320> climate generally we're seeing um, that climate generally
• So, help when it might be appropriate.
• ,<01:15:55.280> um, anticipate to make some general, um, anticipate to make some general,

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh Representative general register.
• Um it will be at the general register.
• as amended to the general register. as amended to the general register.
• House File 2078 to the general register. House File 2078 to the general register.
• You will see a blank appropriation.

Bills: HF2078, HF777, HF841, HF1112, HF1098, HF1926

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

Transcript Highlights:

• They don't have an end date because there's always a need—for example, general maintenance workers or
• Chair, is that I see that any unspent appropriations at the end of a fiscal year are appropriations and
• > Appropriations<00:09:16.600> and<00:09:16.800> resources year are Appropriations
• and resources year are Appropriations and resources that<00:09:17.480> could<00:09:17.640>
• <00:31:33.000> the Auditor Office uh the uh generally the Auditor Office uh the uh generally

Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

Transcript Highlights:

• as amended has been moved to the general as amended has been moved to the general register. register
• bill is to send it to the general bill is to send it to the general register. register. register
• moving this to the general register and moving this to the general register and I'll<01:16:01.480>
• to the general register. to the general register. Thank<01:27:09.480> you.
• be re-referred to the General Register. be re-referred to the General Register.

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm an assistant attorney general.
• Attorney General<00:04:04.239> Larson.
• Couple questions on the General Larson.
• :53.279> Larson, finally, uh, Attorney General Larson, finally, uh, Attorney General Larson, the
• 550,000 tons of wood waste was generated 550,000 tons of wood waste was generated from<01:06:22.240

Bills: HF333, HF2712, HF1064, HF1069, HF1113, HF2207, HF204, HF2867, HF2924, HF746, HF1530, HF2587, HF1078

Keywords: HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds

Transcript Highlights:

• the very least a confusing set of network restrictions, prior authorization requirements, and other general
• But the bill in 2023 was passed so late in the session that there was too little time to appropriate
• Public Citizen supports the appropriation from the state's general fund for the program.
• It's meant to help support generational wealth, building opportunities for individuals, and to Mr.
• Going back to, you know, the $35 million appropriation.

Bills: HF4881, HF4867, HF4422, HF4223

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

Transcript Highlights:

• So my question is sort of a general nature. How often are these crimes being prosecuted now?
• So my question is sort of a general nature. How often are these crimes being..."
• "My question is sort of a general nature. How often are these crimes being prosecuted now?
• general fund.
• general fund.

Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Luneau: Is there appropriate time in favor? Thank you, Senator.
• So we have state general fund direct.
• fund or general funds, those no longer appear in the bill.
• Appropriations: we took some of the money from appropriations.
• Appropriating dollars that don't get spent in the coming year.

Bills: HB2, HB3, HB799, HB1039

Keywords: capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, boiler safety, inspection, licensing, state fire marshal, operating certificate, regulations, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector

Transcript Highlights:

• House File 1355 is on its way to the General Register. Thank you, Mr. Chair."
• But I generally just appreciate the conversation, Representative Burkel, and Mr.
• Those are appropriated by the legislature.
• Those are appropriated by the legislature.
• Representative can talk about the appropriation of the 5.9... >> The appropriation, the 2.959, that was

Bills: HF1355, HF78, HF1846, HF1225

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF78, Minnesota veterans, veteran retreats, Camp Bliss, Walker, Independent Lifestyles Inc., Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs grant, general fund appropriation, family members, spouse, domestic partner, children, therapy, transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• less increment that could be generated less increment that could be generated over<00:51:31.280>
• <00:52:48.040> by district the increment is generated by district the increment is generated
• underutilized um low Revenue generating underutilized um low Revenue generating buildings<01:04:
• <01:14:48.920> and and no increment has been generated and and no increment has been generated
• so this bill would allow General so this bill would allow General Redevelopment<01:17:11.560>

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

Transcript Highlights:

• , We also maintain buildings, generators, We also maintain buildings, generators, battery<00:07:19.800
• It's auto-generated. have to create it. It's auto-generated.
• Chair members, Article 1 contains the appropriations that Mr.
• Chair members, Article 1 contains the appropriations that Mr.
• Chair members, Article 1 contains the appropriations that Mr.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

Transcript Highlights:

• He said the clarification is that if program income or proceeds are generated, they must be used on a
• uh that or or program income generated uh that or or proceeds<00:05:34.560> generated<00:05:34.960
• This bill, this generational wealth.
• While the bill appropriates the service.
• <01:04:31.440> to<01:04:31.599> to it's appropriate and necessary to to it's appropriate

Bills: HF4207, HF3639, HF3981, HF3064, HF2123

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

Transcript Highlights:

• In the United States, nine out of 10 prescriptions filled are for generic drugs.
• nor those patients who take brand-name drugs without therapeutic competition, because rebates are generally
• coming up with some law that will actually put this in regulation, where we do feel that is the most appropriate
• Tanger, we've been able to come to a common place and put it to where, appropriately, it should be.
• Alexis Moderex with the Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors.

Bills: AB93, AB204, AB414, AB504, AB598

Keywords: public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis

Transcript Highlights:

• be necessary to reschedule a hearing or schedule a meeting for decision-making; in that case, an appropriate
• We will be adding $1 to the appropriation in section one, subsection one, subpart one.

Bills: HB2240, HB2272, HB2273, HB2274, HB2275

Keywords: appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, HB2272, Act 026, public employment cost items, emergency appropriations, collective bargaining, bargaining unit 11, BU-11, state employees, excluded employees, salary increases, cost adjustments, health premium payments, benefits

Transcript Highlights:

• purpose aid being is a flexible general purpose aid being the<00:20:57.400> real<00:20:57.800
• Subdivision 6A would direct the Commissioner of Revenue to appropriate unused funding back to counties
• fund of the state in this the general fund of the state in this area.<00:33:19.760> And<00:33
• While the bill cuts the general sales tax rate, it would still be at a minimum a 6.375% cost increase
• Meta generated 200 billion in revenue, nearly all of it from advertising.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

Transcript Highlights:

• That also means that some appropriate.
• This is providing a little more direction in that program, but we're not appropriating new dollars.
• Um, so it's appropriating new dollars.
• The 9 million in already appropriated funds included in HF 3425 remain unspent, and we urgently need
• <00:48:01.440> included in already appropriated funds included in already appropriated funds

Bills: HF3425, HF3424, HF1385

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice

Transcript Highlights:

• For routine maintenance contained in the block grant funding, that would be appropriated to the State
• would be appropriated to the State<00:25:34.840> Construction<00:25:35.280> Department.
• <00:27:37.600> fund those funds in their general fund those funds in their general fund primarily
• Would it be appropriate for us to make a law that had to spend it on that? Mr.
• I'm with the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming. We support this bill.

Bills: HB0034, HB0035, HB0036, HB0106

Keywords: HB0034, Wyoming retirement system, Wyoming Retirement Act, firefighter retirement, public employee retirement, retirement benefits, state pension, wildland firefighting, wildland firefighter, crash and rescue, Wyoming National Guard, Office of State Lands and Investments, Wyoming Retirement Board, correctional forestry crew, correctional crew supervisor, correctional forestry crew manager, general fund appropriation, state agency employees, service credit, benefit eligibility

Bills: HB0034, HB0035, HB0036, HB0106

Keywords: HB0034, Wyoming retirement system, Wyoming Retirement Act, firefighter retirement, public employee retirement, retirement benefits, state pension, wildland firefighting, wildland firefighter, crash and rescue, Wyoming National Guard, Office of State Lands and Investments, Wyoming Retirement Board, correctional forestry crew, correctional crew supervisor, correctional forestry crew manager, general fund appropriation, state agency employees, service credit, benefit eligibility

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, the bill appropriates $500,000.
• Finally, the bill appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the fraud
• It's also a revenue tool that requires no general fund appropriation and is self-sustaining through private
• It's also a revenue tool that requires no general fund appropriation and it's self-sustaining through
• It will be specified by the time this bill comes to appropriations.

Bills: SB1020, SB1107, SB1117, SB1160, SB1216, SB1308

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and approved several bills, beginning with SB 1107, which creates an alternative Arizona peace officer certification pathway for honorably discharged veterans who served as military police. The sponsor and a former military police officer testified that the bill would recognize existing training while still requiring Arizona-specific training, certification testing, background checks, and fitness standards. The committee adopted a clarifying amendment limiting the pathway to military police veterans and then passed the bill 7-0. The committee then passed SB 1308, which creates a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office in the Attorney General’s Office and related funds to pursue consumer fraud claims involving technology from foreign adversaries and to help replace such technology in critical infrastructure. Supporters argued the bill would address both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to foreign-made technology in utilities, communications, and other infrastructure. The bill was approved 7-0. The committee also passed SB 1020, creating an Arizona Space Commission specialty license plate to support the commission’s work; supporters said it would raise voluntary revenue and promote Arizona’s growing space industry. That bill also passed 7-0. SB 1160 was approved after amendment. The bill restricts drones near ticketed entertainment events, and the amendment expanded the restricted area from 400 feet to 5,280 feet. The sponsor, along with representatives from NASCAR and Live Nation, said the measure would close a public safety gap and protect large crowds from unauthorized drones. The committee passed the bill as amended 7-0. SB 1117 was also approved 7-0; it appropriates funds to DPS crime lab services for processing evidence from counties with populations under one million, with the sponsor saying it would help rural counties handle DNA and other evidence backlogs. Finally, the committee passed SB 1216, which removes the sunset on traumatic event counseling for public safety employees and expands eligibility to include crime scene and digital forensic technicians. Testimony from the Arizona Police Association supported making the counseling program permanent and extending it to additional employees exposed to traumatic material. The bill passed 7-0, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.