Transcript Highlights:

• of legislation against the revenue estimate.
• Reductions that were made in 2024 legislation, and then the impacts of the federal H.R. 1.
• That's what we expected these recent legislative changes to reduce in revenue.
• And I hope to present legislation to do that.
• The legislation that you passed.

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• This committee and many legislators have not abandoned that cause.
• I know legislative prerogative and legislative budgets, we understand, but that is what...
• So I think this is one of the other key things coming up with this legislation.
• I'm a super supporter of this legislation and still am.
• However, we drafted this legislation before we knew the disaster was going to happen.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• We will hear from all sides and the public as legislation comes through this committee.
• I'm looking forward to voting on some good legislation coming through this committee.
• We are not here to develop legislation or debate solutions.
• We are not here to develop legislation or debate solutions.
• We've done everything as legislators for years now.

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting on homeowners property insurance, with members from both parties introducing themselves and repeatedly noting that insurance affordability, roof condition, claims handling, and storm recovery are top concerns for their districts. Chair Yeager said the meeting was intended as an educational discussion rather than a legislative debate, and introduced a panel that included Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski, consumer Chad Carr, agent Mary Catherine Lawler, insurer executive Melissa Burt DeVries, and policyholder attorney Chip Merlin. The panel and members discussed major cost drivers in Florida homeowners insurance, including inflation, home age, roof age, mitigation features, claims history, litigation costs, reinsurance, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. Commissioner Yaworski said underwriting has become more sophisticated and that litigation costs, reinsurance, and replacement-cost inflation all affect premiums; he also said litigation is down about 30% and average requested rate increases have fallen from about 22.1% in 2022 to 0.8% today. DeVries said age of home, replacement cost, roof age, and coverage choices can materially change premiums, and explained that reinsurance is a major expense passed through to consumers. Merlin emphasized transparency concerns, argued that insurers are increasingly individualizing risk, and said consumers often struggle with coverage limits, deductibles, and claim denials. Members asked about flood coverage, hurricane deductibles, managed repair programs, mitigation credits, new insurer capitalization, and whether savings from reforms are reaching consumers. Yaworski explained that flood is generally excluded from homeowners policies and covered separately, that hurricane deductibles are mandatory in Florida and usually around 5%, and that the office tracks savings from reforms through rate filings and insurer discussions. He said the state is updating mitigation discounts and monitoring new entrants closely for solvency and market conduct. Several members and panelists said recent reforms have helped reduce some abuses and litigation, but many consumers are still seeing higher premiums because replacement costs and reinsurance remain elevated. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• ,</c> this legislation, this legislation, um um um how<01:13:43.680><c> do</c><01:13:43.840><c> they<
• </c> legislation. It's not mandatory. legislation. It's not mandatory.
• Thank you. inexpedient to legislate is adopted 11 inexpedient to legislate is adopted 11 to<03:22:22.560
• SB 617 are common sense legislation.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That hasn't ultimately happened, but there is legislation in Washington that's aimed at combating this
• When this law was passed, legislators believed they were stopping the unnecessary destruction of guns
• I do not believe those legislators realized that an unintended consequence was that departments would
• Why then do you need the legislation? Mr.
• The concurrent resolution institutes requirements for legislative leadership.

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

Summary: The committee heard an extended presentation and discussion on Arizona higher education research security, focused heavily on Arizona State University’s foreign funding, international partnerships, and alleged ties to Chinese military-affiliated institutions. The presenter argued that ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents had not been transparent about foreign gifts, contracts, and research collaborations, especially those involving the Chinese “Seven Sons” universities, and said the committee would pursue a congressional referral and other federal review. A strike-everything amendment to SB 1060 was described but then withdrawn; the underlying SB 1327 was then taken up as a companion measure requiring ABOR to adopt university research security policies and submit annual reports on those policies and on foreign contributions over $250,000. The committee heard testimony in support from Marina Macklin, who said the bill would help protect dual-use and defense-relevant research from being funneled to China’s military ecosystem, and she answered questions about biosecurity, semiconductors, AI model theft, and election systems. After debate, SB 1327 was approved on a 4-2 vote, with Delos Santos and Marquez voting no and Colloden, Powell, and the chair voting yes; the chair stated his support was to keep missile, armor, guidance, and other technology safe from the Chinese government. The committee then heard SB 1803, a veterans’ consumer-protection bill regulating private companies that help veterans file disability claims. The bill would prohibit unaccredited persons from preparing, presenting, or prosecuting veterans’ benefits matters, require service agreements to be filed with the Attorney General, cap compensation, ban certain practices such as overseas call centers and in-house doctors, and create consumer-fraud enforcement authority. Sponsor Sen. Gallin said the measure was intended to add guardrails for veterans and prevent bad actors from taking excessive fees or misleading claimants. Testimony from Veterans Guardian representatives supported the bill as a way to create transparency and preserve veterans’ choice while regulating the industry; they said many veterans seek private help after unsuccessful attempts with free services and that the bill would not eliminate competition. Opponents and skeptical members questioned whether the bill would effectively legalize one business model while restricting others, whether the contingent-fee structure was consumer-friendly, and whether the companies were engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The discussion also referenced prior federal and state litigation involving similar laws and the possibility of future federal accreditation reform. The transcript ends during continued questioning on SB 1803, before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And by the way, I represent Legislative District 1, if I didn't say so.
• We're going to target enforcement on unpaid fines through this legislation.
• The annual cap provides assurances to the legislative budget formulation.
• It's going to be future legislation.
• “Seen in the other legislation. Thank you. To that point, Chair. Sure.

Committee: House House Commerce Committee of Reference

Summary: The Commerce Committee heard and passed several bills dealing with insurance fraud funding, education scholarships, apprenticeships, workers’ compensation fraud, credit unions, manufactured home installation licensing, short-term rentals, homeowners associations, condo disclosures, and an advanced manufacturing infrastructure reimbursement program. HB 4020 would raise the annual insurer assessment cap for the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions fraud unit from $1,050 to $1,350; it passed after testimony from Nationwide supporting the added resources. HB 2255 would extend Arizona Teachers Academy scholarship eligibility for community college students from two academic years to four, and HB 2591, as amended, would revise the definition and requirements for registered apprenticeships under DES standards; both passed unanimously. HB 2680, as amended, would narrow and clarify workers’ compensation fraud-related provisions and insurance disclosure requirements, and HB 2979, as amended, would modernize credit union bylaws, name changes, and operating powers; both also received due pass recommendations. HB 2868, which adds insurance and fingerprint-clearance requirements for manufactured home/mobile home installation licensees and gives the Department of Housing additional licensing authority, passed with some members present or voting no. The committee also took up HB 2429, a strike-everything amendment on short-term rentals that would let local governments set occupancy limits, extend the violation window for suspension actions from 12 to 24 months, and allow suspension after certain building code violations. The sponsor and city officials described it as a compromise giving communities more local control, while short-term rental owners and neighborhood advocates raised concerns about overbroad enforcement and the scale of the housing impacts; the bill passed 8-2 with one present. HB 4011, which would codify duties for condominium and planned community associations to act reasonably and provide access to information, was heard without the proposed Carter amendment and passed 11-0 after testimony from homeowners, attorneys, and HOA representatives about fairness and enforceability. HB 2397, another HOA-related bill, would expand disclosure requirements for condo and association purchases and escrow information; it passed unanimously after supporters said it would improve consumer transparency. Finally, the committee heard HB 4026, which would change the public infrastructure reimbursement program for advanced manufacturing projects by replacing the current statewide cap with a $75 million annual cap and requiring more transparency for related agreements. Supporters, including Queen Creek’s mayor, GPEC, and the Arizona Chamber, said the program helps fund roads, water, wastewater, and other infrastructure needed to attract large manufacturing investments and jobs, while some members questioned the budget impact and whether the program benefits rural areas. The discussion emphasized projects such as LG in Queen Creek and other major manufacturing investments, with supporters arguing the bill preserves Arizona’s competitiveness and generates long-term tax revenue.

Transcript Highlights:

• ACR 40 expresses legislative support for immigrant students in California.
• AB 495 is a Legislative Women's Caucus priority, a Progressive Caucus priority, AB 495 is a Legislative
• Me and supporting this legislation. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• This legislation addresses three key issues. California's working families.
• This is a hard-fought piece of legislation.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you so much for Legislative Council for—oh, sorry.
• They're also our biggest donors collectively, as you as legislators work with them and public service
• I think it becomes a big challenge for us as legislators on how to divvy it up, so to speak.
• The approach to do this does not require new legislation.
• This document from, it was the North Dakota Legislative Management. This is way before my time.

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

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• legislation creating the Legislative legislation creating the intentional<00:05:20.280><c> release</
• </c> with passing legislation with passing legislation uh<00:25:58.800><c> to</c><00:25:59.000><c> create
• </c><00:30:16.080><c> the</c><00:30:16.160><c> underlying</c> the legislation the underlying the legislation
• And legislation would make that clear.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator P. and are both here because this is a bill that contains parts of some of her legislation, parts
• </c><00:03:50.439><c> very</c><00:03:50.720><c> clears</c> disputes this legislation very clears disputes
• this legislation very clears out<00:03:51.480><c> clearly</c><00:03:51.879><c> spells</c><00:03:52.280
• </c><00:17:50.919><c> um</c> decisions about other legislation um decisions about other legislation um
• There anything that's in the development of the upcoming legislation or in this legislation that actually

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're not actually voted for in legislation, and so we had bureaucrats and the governor decide what
• They're not actually voted for in legislation, and so we had bureaucrats and the governor decide what
• They're not actually voted for in legislation, and so we had bureaucrats and the governor decide what
• They're not actually voted for in legislation, and so we had bureaucrats and the governor decide what
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Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:01:19.119><c> its</c> Legislative Auditor has continued its Legislative Auditor has continued
• Uh, Senate File legislative response.
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• </c> the A67 it's and so the legislative the A67 it's and so the legislative auditor.<00:31:00.000><c

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:22:42.760><c> process</c> budget process the legislative process budget process the legislative
• So I would ask you to expedient to legislate a recommendation on this piece of legislation, and if you
• </c><01:42:07.960><c> is</c> so this this enabling legislation is so this this enabling legislation is
• </c> yet another tax the proposed legislation yet another tax the proposed legislation is<01:54:12.560
• </c><04:29:58.760><c> um</c> I'm a member of the legislatively um I'm a member of the legislatively um

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:32:27.840><c> fiscal</c> funding from the legislative fiscal funding from the legislative fiscal
• </c> the more than any one legislative the more than any one legislative session<01:59:52.360><c> uh<
• </c> agencies need more specific legislative agencies need more specific legislative direction<04:23:
• The two previous attempts to pass this legislation were successful, but the legislation itself did not
• while the passage of the legislation while the passage of the legislation<05:33:29.878><c> was</c><05

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The review and approval shall be effective upon adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting Friday
• The review and approval shall be effective upon adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting Friday
• is reviewed and approved, and the review and approval shall be effective upon adjournment of the Legislative
• I move that the Legislative Council meeting for the month of July 2026 is canceled.
• to meet outside the regularly scheduled ALC week in July through July 31, and all actions of the Legislative

Committee: All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The Executive Subcommittee met and first considered an emergency rule from the Department of Education amending consolidation and annexation rules to implement Act 919 of 2025 and Act 157 of the 2026 fiscal session. Department staff explained the change was needed to support newly detached isolated school districts while avoiding financial hardship for the parent districts by preserving declining-enrollment funding, local tax revenue, and using existing unused department funds rather than new appropriations. Senator Irvin emphasized the policy background and financial mechanics, and the committee reviewed and approved the emergency rule without objection, effective upon adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting on June 19, 2026. The committee then approved an emergency rule from the Department of Human Services allowing hospitals to open separate adolescent substance use disorder units and receive payment for residential services provided to adolescents. Senator Irvin requested the item be brought to the Public Health committee for an update, and the rule was approved without objection, also effective June 19, 2026. The committee next heard a waiver request from Whitehall for cooperative purchasing over $1 million for construction services tied to a specific vendor and system; the athletic director said the vendor had a strong track record and the project would begin in late August 2026 and finish in November 2026. The waiver was approved on motion. In the director’s report, the committee adopted the same per diem, mileage, and expense allocations for the coming fiscal year, noting committees had not spent their full allocations. It also approved a motion to cancel the July 2026 Legislative Council meeting because of scheduling conflicts, while allowing subcommittees to meet in July only for items with imminent need; any July subcommittee actions will be final and reported to the full council at its August 21, 2026 meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• And given the fact that these events took place very late in the legislative session, the recommendation
• very<00:01:37.160><c> late</c><00:01:37.360><c> in</c><00:01:37.440><c> the</c><00:01:37.560><c> legislative
• </c><00:01:38.160><c> session,</c> very late in the legislative session, very late in the legislative
• We're adjourned. 202 House Draft 2 establishing a 202 House Draft 2 establishing a legislative<00:02:
• task force on Hawaii's legislative task force on Hawaii's future<00:02:50.280><c> energy</c><00:02:50.600

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection took up House Concurrent Resolution 137, House Draft 1, and Senate Resolution 20, both proposing a Senate draft urging an immediate and permanent ceasefire and end to hostilities in Iran. Only written testimony was submitted, in support, from Barbara Polk, with comments from Kelsey Burien, Sage Colon, River Burien, and late testimony from Azale Guillermo Ramirez. The chair noted that resolutions are non-binding expressions and do not change Hawaii Revised Statutes, and said Senate rules allow substantive changes to the vehicles. Because the matter arose late in the session, the committee recommended passage of the proposed Senate draft for HCR 137 and SR 20. The motion was adopted by votes from the chair, vice chair, Senator McKelvey, and Senator Awana; Senator Lamasao was excused. The committee then reconvened to reconsider House Concurrent Resolution 202, House Draft 2, which would establish a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways. The chair explained that additional testimony raised concerns about the Public Utilities Commission’s participation and possible ex parte issues, and that the resolution could be construed as creating a closed task force because it did not require open public membership. Since further amendment was not possible without restarting the process, and a similar House resolution already existed, the committee recommended deferral. No comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1000 is a piece of legislation that you've heard the policy discussed before.
• What you mean with regard to this legislation that is a tourism general? Yes, sir.
• That was my legislation, 12 to 0, the House bill, which mirrors the Senate bill.
• This is a bipartisan, a rare bipartisan piece of legislation that's good for the economy.
• Let's work together as a team for this legislation.

Committee: House Special Committee on Tourism

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm honored to appear before you today to express our support for this important legislation.
• This legislation is not perfect from an operator's perspective.
• From an operator's perspective, this legislation provides certainty in areas that have long remained
• This legislation establishes a clear framework for deductible responsibility.
• Representative Weber, thank you for working so hard on this legislation. Would you like to close?

Committee: House Insurance

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on March 24 and first adopted minutes from several 2025 regular session meetings without objection. The committee then took up House Bill 941, which would modify the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act and clarify when additional insured coverage is enforceable in the oil and gas industry. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association and Expand Energy described it as a compromise reached after months of discussion among operators, contractors, insurers, and attorneys to codify the Marcel exception, reduce confusion over insurance coverage, renewal notice, group coverage, and deductible responsibility, and provide clearer guidance for litigation and claims. A substantive amendment adding a seven-day renewal notification period was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. The committee next heard House Bill 825, which revises the Stated Value Homeowners Policy Act and removes a requirement that the Department of Insurance mail notices about stated value policies to every policyholder in the state. The author said the bill was largely a cleanup measure after Senate changes, and the amendment package also clarified replacement cost language and added protections for insurance agents by removing a cause of action against them. Testimony in support came from insurance industry representatives and the Department of Insurance, and the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably with amendments. After HB 825, the chair announced a brief recess because Representative Glorioso was not present for the next item. No votes were taken on the remaining matter before the recess.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm honored to appear before you today to express our support for this important legislation.
• This legislation is not perfect from an operator's perspective.
• From an operator's perspective, this legislation provides certainty in areas that have long remained
• This legislation establishes a clear framework for deductible responsibility.
• Representative Weber, thank you for working so hard on this legislation. Would you like to close?

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Joel Anderson, and I'm Associate Director of Legislative and External Affairs at the Student
• This legislation also eliminates the requirement for the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating
• That information is included in the board's most recent legislative report, and I'll be happy to share
• But this legislation would enable WASAC to promise aid to these students sooner, as early as 13 years
• I represent the 28th Legislative District, and it sounds like the panel already did a really good job

Bills: SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development, apprenticeship, foster youth, homeless students, unaccompanied youth, low-income students, public assistance, state financial aid account, scholarships, Washington student grants, grant eligibility