Transcript Highlights:

• We already have multiple advisory bodies and committees and commissions that are at least in theory studying
• </c><02:00:31.840><c> or</c> nationwide were due to procedural or nationwide were due to procedural or
• this really, I mean, I heard you say that this needs more study and might well be referred to a commission
• be done at the shadow ship and with the rural transformation grant, um, there's the Legislative Commission
• </c><06:01:15.360><c> on</c> there's the legislative commission on there's the legislative commission

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:02:53.720><c> membership</c> membership Charter commission membership membership Charter commission
• We have almost no money, and we have no, uh, even board left that in the Lottery Commission there is
• We have almost no money, and we have no, uh, even board left that in the Lottery Commission there is
• We have no, uh, even board left that in the Lottery Commission there is supposed to be a board connected
• by Town officials or procedures by Town officials or offices<04:58:38.718><c> do</c><04:58:38.878><c

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Patients cannot pay out of network for providers that we may refer to procedures or medications.
• , or steps before they can get authorization for that procedure or medication.
• </c><00:25:00.240><c> Procedures</c> procedures or medications.
• Procedures procedures or medications.
• that procedure or authorization for that procedure or medication.<00:27:16.240><c> Having</c><00:27:

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• months where there’s data available—February through April—the data comes to the Missouri Gaming Commission
• fact, the legislature for years denied legislation that would implement sports betting, and the procedure
• problem, and we’ve known it for years. denied legislation that would implement sports betting and the procedure

Committee: House Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This modifies the procedures for filling vacancies on the home care and assisted living advisory council
• This<00:45:10.240><c> modifies</c><00:45:11.240><c> the</c><00:45:11.359><c> procedures</c><00:45:12.280
• senator from Anoka has been asking since he was in the other chamber and he was chair of that certain commission

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In order to access it, they've got their own internal procedures.
• I'm quoting it: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6E prohibits.
• And when I was commissioned before the judge...

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> That is something that the commission That is something that the commission needs<01:39:36.320><
• ,</c> as a member of the Pension Commission, as a member of the Pension Commission, maybe<01:46:10.719
• I'm not on the commission.
• </c><01:53:21.679><c> members</c> bill and for all the commission members bill and for all the commission
• <01:54:45.840><c> duty</c> the pension commission, the duty the pension commission, the duty disability

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Carol Swarthlander, Executive Director of the California Commission on Aging.
• So the commission, it's one of our top priorities. It's been a priority since 2023.
• Carol Swarthlander, executive director of the California Commission on Aging.
• California Commission on Aging. I just tossed all of my testimony.
• So the commission, it's one of our top priorities. It's been a priority since 2023.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the impact of H.R. 1 on older Californians and related county administration issues. Chair Jackson and Chair Addis opened by emphasizing California’s rapidly aging population and the need to protect seniors’ access to food, health care, housing, and in-home support services. Testimony from the Department of Social Services, Department of Health Care Services, and Department of Aging described how H.R. 1 would expand work and reporting requirements in CalFresh and Medi-Cal, increase redeterminations, and create new eligibility barriers. Witnesses and advocates warned that these changes could lead to large coverage losses, especially for adults ages 55 to 64, people experiencing homelessness, caregivers, and some immigrant groups, while also increasing administrative burden on counties. The LAO noted that many provisions do not directly apply to Californians 65 and older, but highlighted indirect effects and some direct impacts, including a new home equity limit for certain long-term care recipients and narrower immigration eligibility rules. Committee members pressed the administration and counties on how exemptions would be identified and implemented, whether data systems could automatically protect eligible people, and how outreach would reach older adults, women, LGBTQ seniors, and people with limited digital access. DHCS and CDSS said they are working to use existing data, cross-program information sharing, and human-centered communications to maximize exemptions and reduce churn, including text outreach, print and radio campaigns, and navigator support. Members also raised concerns about the need for legal aid and county eligibility workers to help people navigate complex rules, and requested updated analyses on the number of people likely to lose both Medi-Cal and CalFresh and the broader human and system impacts. No votes were taken. The second major topic was the administration’s proposal to shift some future IHSS costs to counties by establishing a statewide baseline for average authorized hours per case. CDSS said the proposal is intended to improve consistency in assessments and not reduce services, while counties and labor groups strongly opposed it, arguing that rising hours reflect real increases in need, an aging and higher-acuity caseload, and state-mandated assessment tools rather than county error. County representatives said the proposal would strain already limited local revenues, worsen the effects of H.R. 1, and could force cuts to other safety-net services. Committee members questioned the proposal’s timing and impact, but the hearing ended without action, with the chairs asking for continued updates, additional analysis, and more information before May Revision.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've been working with the blockchain commission for the past few years as they contemplated doing this
• ><c> blockchain</c> I've been working with the blockchain I've been working with the blockchain commission
• 49.760><c> past</c><00:26:50.000><c> few</c><00:26:50.159><c> years</c><00:26:50.320><c> as</c> commission
• for the past few years as commission for the past few years as they<00:26:50.720><c> contemplated</c
• We've gotten bank accounts for our DUNAs through going through bank compliance procedures.

Bills: HB0075 , HB0128

Committee: House Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, severance tax, oil production, tax exemption, energy sector, economic impact, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Implementing policies that provide clear guidance and procedures for program operations.
• And so, very familiar with the federal rules, procedures, and policies that we have to deal with every
• suppress the information given to the OLA, and we didn't even get into it, but that report that DHS commissioned
• report<01:46:26.760><c> um</c><01:46:27.160><c> that</c><01:46:27.440><c> DHS</c><01:46:27.960><c> commissioned
• </c><01:46:29.360><c> to</c> report um that DHS commissioned to report um that DHS commissioned to oversee

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> requires schools to develop procedures requires schools to develop procedures and<01:24:37.840><
• </c> put policies and procedures in place. put policies and procedures in place.
• ,</c> thoughtful policies, clear procedures, thoughtful policies, clear procedures, and<01:26:56.159>
• </c><01:35:04.880><c> to</c> the necessary policies and procedures to the necessary policies and procedures
• <01:42:40.400><c> requirements</c><01:42:41.040><c> before</c><01:42:41.520><c> allowing</c> procedural

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• participated in the board's rulemaking process and invested heavily in training facilities and procedures
• AB 2141 follows that same principle by creating a pharmacy-specific procedure. committee in the future
• AB 2141 follows that same principle by creating a pharmacy-specific procedure.
• AB 2141 follows that same principle by creating a pharmacy-specific procedure tailored to the unique
• And when there are already preset agreements and prices for different procedures, being able to work

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We recommended that the authority revise its policy and procedures this month to begin using readily
• We also noted that the authority's policies and procedures provided no framework for when the authority
• should note that despite our recommendations' deference toward the authority's established policy procedures
• However, we are not aware of any progress toward these recommended policies and procedures.
• or, or, um, um, um,... ...changes to administrative procedures or legislation or laws.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee held an oversight hearing on California High-Speed Rail, focusing on the authority’s supplemental project update report and the newly released 2026 draft business plan. Committee leaders emphasized transparency, the project’s funding challenges, and the need for clear answers on costs, schedule, and scope. The High-Speed Rail Authority said the project has made major progress in the Central Valley, including substantial construction completion, right-of-way acquisition, and railhead development, and highlighted over $14 billion in savings from a rebased project plan, plus an additional $2 billion in savings in the draft business plan. The authority also said it expects to begin laying track by the end of the year and continues to pursue private-sector partnerships and clean-energy opportunities. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Inspector General both raised concerns about whether the current funding plan is sufficient and whether the authority has clearly identified the timing of future expenditures versus revenues. The LAO said the project likely still faces a funding gap for Merced-to-Bakersfield once financing costs and the loss of $4 billion in federal funds are considered, and warned that cap-and-invest revenues are volatile and may not be well suited for borrowing without additional safeguards. The Inspector General said the authority still has not provided a precise funding plan, estimated the project is about two years away from lacking funds on hand to stay on schedule, and urged lawmakers to focus on financing costs, procurement timing, schedule risks, and distinguishing true cost cuts from scope changes. Members questioned the authority about proposed statutory changes, including CEQA and permitting streamlining, court resources, third-party process changes, sales tax exemptions on materials, and expanded land-use/value-capture tools. They also pressed the authority on the loss of federal funds, the withdrawal of litigation over those funds, and whether the project’s revised savings depend on moving station locations away from downtown Merced and Bakersfield and on other scope changes such as more single-tracking and blended operations south of Palmdale. The authority said it is still committed to Merced-to-Bakersfield, believes the business plan shows a path to completion with sufficient funding, and will work with the Legislature on any needed changes before the final plan is submitted.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> [applause] >> The committee, procedurally, I'd like to go ahead and make a motion and get on the
• &gt;&gt; [applause] &gt;&gt; [applause] &gt;&gt; [applause] &gt;&gt; UM CAN The committee, procedurally
• But if this procedure is passed and a ruling is made, then Alabama will be able to move forward.
• But<00:30:31.800><c> if</c><00:30:31.960><c> this</c><00:30:32.160><c> procedure</c><00:30:32.680><c>
• is</c><00:30:32.920><c> passed</c> But if this procedure is passed But if this procedure is passed and

Bills: HB1

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: HB1, Alabama, elections, primary election, special primary, runoff, congressional districts, redistricting, reapportionment, district boundaries, federal court, injunction, judgment, Governor proclamation, nominee certification, party nominee, general election 2026, election calendar, voting rights, congressional race

Transcript Highlights:

• So I think to just again give credit to the procedure that we've come to over the last two years of our
• So I think to just again give credit to the procedure that we've come to over the last two years of our
• So I think to just again give credit to the procedure that we've come to over the last two years of our
• So I think to just again give credit to the procedure that we've come to over the last two years of our
• So I think to just again give credit to the procedure that we've come to over the last two years of our

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3732, with the author moving both the bill and two separate amendments. The DE1 amendment would create a healthcare workforce grant program to let the Department of Employment and Economic Development identify and fund healthcare workforce shortage areas, while the A1 amendment would establish an Office of Community Investment to provide strategic grant management and help align grants with legislative priorities. Both amendments were adopted, and the bill was laid over for later consideration. The bill author explained that the healthcare workforce proposal is meant to address shortages that market forces alone have not solved, citing examples such as CNA training and rural oncologist recruitment. The Office of Community Investment was described as a way to improve grant oversight, set clearer goals, and strengthen collaboration between agencies and the legislature, drawing on the model of the Office of Justice Programs. Testimony from the Mong American Partnership strongly supported the healthcare workforce grant program, describing successful CNA and phlebotomy pathways, but also noting long waitlists and the need for flexible funding. Members discussed the importance of locating training opportunities in greater Minnesota and in communities with workforce gaps, so distance and travel barriers do not limit access. Several legislators said the proposal would help create good-paying jobs, strengthen healthcare access, and support overworked healthcare workers. The bill’s sponsors also emphasized that codifying grant programs can speed up future funding decisions and improve accountability, and they said the measures would return for further consideration in a few days.

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• It establishes procedures for submitting a request through the treating agency, requiring the request
• This is specifically to the guidelines and procedures.
• This is specifically to the guidelines and procedures in our court system that have not been updated
• be descriptive and not include instruction on sexual activity, behavior, contraception, abortion procedures
• descriptive and not include instruction on sexual activity behavior or contraception or abortion procedures

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee approved the March 18 and 19 minutes and heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma. The presenter said the program is designed to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a high-need rural area, with 18 months in Phoenix and 18 months in Yuma, and members asked about residency placement, applicant eligibility, and whether students would be required to remain in rural Arizona after training. The program was described as open to applicants from in and out of state, with no post-graduation practice commitment, but with an emphasis on recruiting students already interested in rural care. The committee then heard several health and child welfare bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, add timelines and counsel protections, and require clear and convincing evidence to continue treatment; supporters said it updates outdated 1970s law and preserves due process. HB 2434 would change the controlled substances prescription monitoring program by requiring updated patient utilization reports before opioid or benzodiazepine prescribing, tightening reporting rules, and replacing a task force with a compliance workgroup. HB 2035 would broaden kinship foster care to include extended family, strengthen sibling and family placement preferences, require written findings when kin placement is denied, and shift the standard from promoting to presuming kinship placement as in the child’s best interest; DCS said the policy largely matches current practice but raised an implementation concern about a report deadline before preliminary protective hearings. The committee also heard HB 2611, which would expand foster youth rights and safety protections in group homes, including anti-retaliation rules, drug-screening requirements for staff, and new safety rules for DCS and DHS; foster youth and group home staff testified in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible fiscal and operational impacts. HB 2732 would continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy until 2032, and HB 2733 would make various pharmacy regulation changes, including medication delivery flexibility, continuing education timing, change-of-ownership permits, and wholesale distribution permitting. HB 2830, as amended, would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and initially restricted abortion-provider materials in schools, but the amendment removed that prohibition; testimony split between supporters who framed it as educational and opponents who objected to its implications for reproductive rights. HB 2932, as amended, would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting providers for referred lab services and limit prior authorization and retaliation; health plans opposed it as a threat to managed care tools, while lab providers supported it as fair payment for covered services. Finally, HB 4004 would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to report annually on cases where it declined to intervene. Parents testified that abuse was minimized or left uninvestigated because of the “protective parent” concept, while supporters said the bill would close a dangerous gap. The committee also considered HB 2086, which would bar government and businesses from imposing mask or vaccination requirements, though an amendment removed the business prohibition; supporters framed it as bodily autonomy and opponents argued it would weaken public health protections. The committee voted to give do pass recommendations to HB 2035, HB 2086 as amended, HB 2434, HB 2611 as amended, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830 as amended, HB 2923, HB 2932 as amended, and HB 4004, with recorded no votes on some measures, including opposition from members on HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2932, and HB 4004.

Transcript Highlights:

• Subdivision three provides the procedures that the commissioner needs to follow when revalidating the
• Subdivision three provides the procedures that the commissioner needs to follow when revalidating the
• Subdivision three provides the procedures that the commissioner needs to follow when revalidating the
• and then subdivision three provides Uh and then subdivision three provides the<00:10:15.040><c> procedures
• that the um commissioner the procedures that the um commissioner needs<00:10:17.120><c> to</c><00:10

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 2976 fills that procedural gap. The bill does not dictate outcomes.
• And here are the procedures that he or she needs to go through in order to, you know, get signing authority
• ...about a person's status as a veteran at the person's initial appearance hearing and outlines procedures
• If that person is found to be a veteran, then certain procedures have to be followed. ...made as to whether
• If that person is found to be a veteran, then certain procedures have to be followed in terms of recommending

Committee: House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2663, which expands military leave protections by aligning state law language with federal military orders and clarifying that state and non-state employees called to service or training are covered. Representative Pena said the bill was intended to remove confusion and had no material impact on benefits. After brief supportive discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2663 a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2976, a bill establishing due process requirements before state or county entities can alter a justice of the peace’s statutory authority and clarifying the limits of administrative control over justice courts. Representative Hernandez and two Pima County justices of the peace testified in support, describing administrative orders that had removed local control without notice, findings, or a clear path to restoration. Leanna Garcia of the Arizona Supreme Court opposed the bill, arguing it conflicted with the Constitution’s grant of administrative supervision to the Supreme Court and that the court already uses complaint-driven oversight, education, and intervention when needed. After extensive debate over constitutional authority, due process, and the role of elected JPs, the committee voted 6-1 to recommend HB 2976 do pass. Next, the committee considered HB 2406, which directs the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to study veterans’ awareness of available state, local, and federal benefits and report recommendations to improve outreach. Supporters said many veterans do not know the full range of benefits and that the study could identify gaps in awareness and help guide future outreach. Members questioned what exactly would be studied and whether a study was necessary, but several said the testimony clarified the bill’s purpose. The committee approved HB 2406 with a 5-1-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 2226, which requires courts at initial appearance to ask whether a defendant is a veteran so eligible cases can be referred to veterans programs or treatment/diversion options. Testimony in support said the inquiry would help identify veterans early and connect them to services at no cost. A member raised a Fifth Amendment concern that veteran status could be incriminating in some cases; the bill’s supporter agreed to an amendment clarifying that the answer could not be used against the defendant in later proceedings. The transcript ends during discussion of that proposed amendment, before a final committee vote on HB 2226 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, but we are going to be providing additional supports around the procedures and the protocols to best
• Um, but we are going to be providing additional supports around the procedures and the protocols to best
• Um, but we are going to be providing additional supports around the procedures and the protocols to best
• c> the</c><00:20:27.919><c> protocols</c><00:20:28.480><c> to</c><00:20:28.720><c> best</c> the procedures
• and the protocols to best the procedures and the protocols to best identify<00:20:29.520><c> and</c>

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We go ahead and move on to HB 11174, relating to the procedure for payment under protest lawsuits.
• We go ahead and move on to HB 11174, relating to the procedure for payment under protest lawsuits.
• It establishes a procedure for the disposition of monies and refiling when a payment under protest suit
• 29:24.399><c> prevails</c><00:29:24.840><c> establish</c><00:29:25.200><c> a</c><00:29:25.519><c> procedure
• </c> claim it prevails establish a procedure claim it prevails establish a procedure for<00:29:26.039

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee continued hearing several bills. HB 399 would create an additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit; it drew support from the Judiciary, Public Defender, State Bar, Financial Services Association, and others, and there was no opposition. HB 560 would appropriate funds for Judiciary contracts with community-based organizations; many service providers and coalition representatives testified in support, emphasizing the growing gap between contract payments and the actual cost of services, especially for domestic violence, youth, legal aid, and other vulnerable populations. HB 648 would establish a two-year pilot program in the First Circuit probate and family court for guardianship and conservatorship-related resources; the Office of the Public Guardian and disability advocates supported it, while suggesting amendments to clarify that the bill refers to professional evaluations, including psychological, neurocognitive, or functional evaluations, rather than just physicians’ letters. The committee also heard HB 990, which appropriates funds for claims against the state, with the Attorney General noting 21 claims totaling about $6.5 million plus two additional resolved claims and requesting corrections to identify two matters as judgments rather than settlements. HB 991 would clarify that the Attorney General may conduct FBI fingerprint-based background checks on contractors and employees; it was supported by the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and others, with an amendment to include subcontractors. HB 998 would provide that omissions or errors in citations do not require dismissal or reversal if they do not prejudice the defendant; the Attorney General and Honolulu Prosecutor supported it, while one testifier opposed it, and members discussed whether the language adequately protects due process and how it would apply when identifying information is unavailable. Finally, HB 1174 would address payment-under-protest lawsuits by allowing interest earned on certain funds to be paid in non-taxation cases if the claimant prevails and by setting procedures for premature filings. After testimony, the committee moved into decision-making and recommended passage of HB 399, HB 560, HB 648, HB 990, HB 991, HB 998, and HB 1174, generally with amendments where noted, including effective-date changes and the requested clarifications. The measures were adopted, and the meeting adjourned.