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• A question that I have is, let's say that there's a system I got you.
• A question that I have is, let's say that there's a system or a facility that's collecting data on falls
• so the dollars stay within your health system.
• it's important for your starting point to be: how do you protect the patient in this very complex system
• without bogging down the system completely?

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The Committee on Health and Mental Health heard testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 1019, sponsored by Sen. Crawford, would let district and municipal hospitals invest up to 50% of non-operating funds, up from 25%, and would also allow municipal hospitals in third-class cities to operate in areas where hospital district and county hospitals operate. The sponsor and a hospital representative said it would improve returns and rural access; there was no opposition, and the hearing closed without questions. House Bill 2606, sponsored by Rep. Caton, would give patients stronger control over their health records by requiring informed consent before providers or medical entities sell or disclose information for marketing or research, with civil remedies and damages for violations. Supporters argued it restores patient ownership, strengthens privacy beyond HIPAA, and closes loopholes, citing Minnesota’s law as a model. Opponents, including the Missouri Hospital Association, Missouri State Medical Association, Washington University, and the Missouri Ambulance Association, warned it could disrupt care coordination, quality improvement, research using de-identified data, and data reporting obligations, and could create administrative burdens and lawsuits. The Secretary of State’s office said it wanted an amendment so records could still be used 50 years after a patient’s death for archival and genealogy purposes. House Bill 1638, sponsored by Rep. Overcast, would extend the Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force to 2033, add an assisted living facility representative, create staggered terms, remove Senate confirmation requirements, and require updated reports every five years. The sponsor and the Alzheimer’s Association said the task force has been delayed by appointment problems and needs to be fully staffed to continue its work. The committee also discussed the task force’s prior incomplete staffing and the need for continuity, and the hearing concluded with no opposition.

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• But the higher amount would be getting all of their data collection systems, which was just an estimate
• And that, my understanding, relates to just the computer systems and getting all the data and things
• I can see that definitely going down in the future as those data and system collection systems come about
• And that, my understanding, relates to just the computer systems and getting all the data and things
• And I can see that definitely going down in the future as that data and those system collection systems

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• , supporting families impacted by incarceration and advocating for reform of the criminal justice system
• And when you want to understand what masonry is, what we say it is, it is a beautiful system of morality
• rent, a landlord shall not require a leasee or tenant to use an electronic billing and/or payment system
• I understand they wouldn't be forced to do it, but those systems do have a cost to run, and I'm sure
• >> I UNDERSTAND THEY WOULDN'T BE FORCED TO DO IT BUT THOSE SYSTEMS DO HAVE A COST TO RUN, AND I'M

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through a series of introductions and resolutions recognizing Women’s History Month honorees, Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, Agriculture Week, Pakistan-American Heritage Day, visiting Mercaz Academy students, and the 175th anniversary of Albany Law School. Several senators spoke in support of the commemorations, and each resolution was adopted. The chamber then took up a number of bills on the calendar. Among the measures passed were bills related to insurance, private housing finance, public health, mental hygiene, real property, elder law, public authorities, and environmental conservation. One bill on the Environmental Conservation Law drew a procedural challenge over a proposed amendment; the Chair’s ruling that the amendment was nongermane was upheld by a show of hands, after which the bill passed. Another bill amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act was debated on the issue of vacant rent-stabilized units and LLC ownership transparency, with supporters saying it would help identify responsible owners and opponents arguing it was too broad and could impose unclear penalties; it ultimately passed. The most extended debate centered on a real property bill concerning electronic rent payment systems and automated clearinghouse fees. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure that lets tenants choose whether to use such systems, while critics questioned how fees would be handled and whether the bill would affect landlord costs. After debate, the bill passed. A public health bill sponsored by Senator Webb also passed after she explained it was intended to improve transparency and oversight of changes to maternity and perinatal services amid concerns about maternal health deserts and hospital closures. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until the next day.

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• And in many cases, toxicology, they're not doing a full tox screen to see what's really in their system
• that there is a study out of Malaysia that said that... ...in her system, and that sounds high, I want
• So in regards to all of the kratom-related deaths, the only substance that is in their system that would
• that the ingestion was probably sometime, you know, not proximate. ...in her system that the ingestion
• We don't know what, if you have a different prescription drug in your system, what that's going to do

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then another one is Management Systems LLC. It doesn't have the area, but it was 203%.
• This also requires development requiring a certificate will be served through a commingled system that
• to separate. ...that will receive and rely on groundwater, just like other users in the system, again
• This bill changes how water availability can be counted when supplies are commingled in the system.
• What is the feasibility of this actually being part of their ongoing system water system, as opposed

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 27 and March 3, 2026, then heard House Bill 2013, which would require ADEQ to submit an exceptional event demonstration to EPA when a wildfire on federally managed land affects Arizona air quality. The sponsor said the bill would help Arizona’s ozone/nonattainment situation by ensuring wildfire-related exceedances are excluded from official counts. Sierra Club opposed the mandate as duplicative and costly, and ADEQ said it was neutral but concerned about requiring submissions that may not meet EPA’s regulatory-significance standard and could take about 200 staff hours each. HB 2013 received a do-pass recommendation by a 5-3 vote. The committee also approved House Bill 2156, appropriating $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund, after testimony from opponents raising transparency, conflict-of-interest, and funding concerns; supporters argued ranchers need help with depredation losses. HB 2156 passed 5-3. House Bill 2113, which would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when a proposed residential rate increase is 100% or more, drew testimony from the sponsor about rural customers facing large increases and from RUCO saying it lacked the staff and budget to take on the added workload. The chair and sponsor discussed adding an appropriation or lowering the threshold, but no amendment was ready. Opponents argued the bill would divert RUCO from larger cases, while supporters emphasized protecting rural ratepayers. The committee gave HB 2113 a do-pass recommendation, 6-2. House Concurrent Memorial 2011, urging Congress to delist the Mexican gray wolf and return management to states and local authorities, was supported by the sponsor and ranching-focused testimony citing livestock losses, while opponents said the species remains endangered and recovery should stay science-based. HCM 2011 passed 5-3. The committee then considered House Bill 2026, which would let ADWR evaluate water availability for certain developments by looking only at the proposed source or sources, even if water is commingled in a delivery system. ADWR was neutral but warned that commingled systems make it difficult to track actual water use and could weaken groundwater safeguards; opponents said the bill could enable double counting or more pumping. HB 2026 received a do-pass recommendation, 5-3. House Bill 2056, which appropriates $100,000 for a feasibility study of brackish groundwater desalination sites, was supported by the sponsor as a way to explore additional water supplies; ADWR was neutral but said the study would be new for the agency and that brackish water is still regulated as groundwater. HB 2056 passed 5-3. House Bill 2098, modernizing Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority bonding and financing authority, drew support from Pinal County representatives and passed unanimously, 8-0. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 2057, supporting a geothermal permitting roadmap and coordination among agencies, was backed by industry advocates as a way to unlock Arizona’s geothermal potential and also passed unanimously, 8-0.

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• They want to bypass the system in order to gain a huge competitive advantage over existing OEMs in a
• We support the dealer franchise system. 12 EV models across all of our brands.
• We support the dealer franchise system in Washington and across the country.
• selling the same product should be governed by the same rules, and we ask that you preserve that system
• General Motors supports the dealer franchise system.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That is a system that none of us should accept.
• And we know the numbers: billions of dollars in rebates from this system each year.
• They did not strengthen our healthcare system.
• THESE AGREEMENTS DO NOT SERVE PATIENTS THEY DID NOT STRENGTHEN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
• Costs continue to rise, and our healthcare system bears the burden.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior Journal, and began with ceremonial recognitions before moving to legislative business. Members honored the Schenectady Belmont Pop Warner football team for winning the Eastern Regional Championship and being a top-ranked national team, with Senators Parker and Tedisco praising the players, coaches, and volunteers. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 1636, mourning the death of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson and recognizing his lifetime of civil rights, labor, voting rights, and social justice advocacy. Multiple senators spoke in support, reflecting on his influence on politics, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and the message that “I am somebody.” After the resolution, the Senate took up the calendar and passed a series of bills, largely focused on health care, insurance, and public health. These included measures on municipal law, mental hygiene, correction law, executive law, and several insurance and public health bills addressing prescription drug pricing, pharmacy benefit managers, rebates, and anti-competitive drug practices. Senators Myrie, Borrello, Jackson, Fernandez, and others explained votes in support of transparency, patient access, and lowering drug costs; some members noted concerns about pharmacy deserts and corporate consolidation. Most bills passed with broad margins, though a few drew more opposition, including Calendar 304 on anti-competitive drug agreements. On Calendar 289, an amendment concerning domestic violence was ruled non-germane by the chair. Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick appealed, arguing the amendment would create a public registry for persistent domestic violence offenders to help protect potential victims. The Senate voted on the appeal, the ruling of the chair stood, and the bill was then restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed. The Senate then completed the calendar, had no further business, and adjourned until Wednesday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m.

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• a pathway, as we work over the interim, to take a look at the board, take a look at the higher ed system
• For example, it has been brought to my attention that we really don't have or seem to have a system to
• Having experienced the foster care system and poverty myself, the mission and priorities at ECAP and
• Having experienced the foster care system in poverty myself, the mission and priorities at e-cap and
• I currently volunteer my time at the Bellingham Public School System, helping out their after-school

Summary: The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee met on January 27 and first took executive action on three bills. House Bill 2311, which makes administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, was reported out with a do pass recommendation after the Leavitt amendment was withdrawn; supporters emphasized transparency, accountability, and student success metrics, while one member opposed moving it forward and urged more interim work. House Bill 2324, which extends tuition waiver access for children of eligible veterans when a disability determination occurs after age 18, passed unanimously. House Bill 288, the Dietitian Licensure Compact, was amended to delay implementation until July 1, 2028 and then passed unanimously as a substitute bill; members cited workforce shortages and the value of broader licensure portability. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. House Bill 2422 would shift private security guard licensing fees from individual guards to their employers, eliminate transfer fees, and penalize companies that require reimbursement; the sponsor and workers testified that the current system burdens low-wage guards and contributes to high turnover, while some members asked about whether fees could instead be lowered or eliminated. House Bill 2438 would create the SEEDS scholarship for early childhood education students using up to $10 million from the GET account if it remains sufficiently funded; the sponsor described it as a targeted test of surplus GET funds to address early learning workforce shortages, and testimony from educators, providers, and advocacy groups strongly supported it, while WASAC said the bill may need technical changes to avoid conflicts with existing 529 rules. The committee also heard House Bill 2525, which would create a WSU heritage orchard program and registry for old or rare apple varieties; the sponsor and industry witnesses said it would preserve agricultural history, support research, and aid future breeding and education. Finally, House Bill 2586 would align Passport to Careers with federal financial aid formulas and automatically deem Passport-eligible youth financially needy for the Washington College Grant; the sponsor and WASAC said it would help foster youth and homeless students access aid earlier and more predictably, and multiple students and advocates testified in strong support. No final action was taken on the bills heard in public testimony during this portion of the meeting.

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• Because of my illness and treatment regimen, I did not have a normally functioning immune system from
• Because of my illness and treatment regimen, I did not have a normal functioning immune system from the
• And so then your immune system, a cell from your immune system, comes and recognizes that antigen, goes
• They can't be at the whim of some politically motivated medical system that decides that you have to
• You're not in our system. Can we have a member of the staff please give him an RTS card?

Committee: House House Regulatory Oversight Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee met for its first hearing of the session, took roll, introduced members and staff, and reviewed committee rules and amendment deadlines. The chair also announced that video recording would not be allowed in the room and set the order and speaking limits for the day’s bills. The committee heard HB 2248, the Arizona Medical Freedom Act, which would bar governmental entities, businesses, schools, and ticket issuers from denying employment, entry, services, or participation based on whether a person has or has not received a medical intervention. Supporters framed it as protecting bodily autonomy, parental rights, and freedom from medical discrimination. Opponents, including physicians, child care and public health advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could undermine vaccination policies, school and child care illness controls, and protections for immunocompromised people. The bill passed on a 3-2 vote. The committee then heard HB 2086, which would prohibit governmental entities and businesses from requiring vaccination or masks/face coverings, with limited exceptions for workplace safety and infection control. Supporters said it would prevent government coercion and protect individual liberty and business freedom; opponents warned it would interfere with private business decisions and public health measures. After testimony and debate over the scope of the bill and the relevance of Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the committee approved HB 2086 on a 3-2 vote. Finally, the committee considered HB 2688, which would require the Arizona Department of Administration to identify state budget positions vacant for at least 150 days and direct budget units to eliminate those positions each fiscal year, with some exceptions such as Corrections and DPS. The sponsor said the bill was intended to reduce waste and prevent vacant positions from functioning as slush funds, while critics raised concerns about hard-to-fill specialized roles. The committee passed HB 2688 on a 3-2 vote and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• BECAUSE THERE WAS A CHEAP FLOOD ON SCHOOL SYSTEMS, WE DID LIMIT THAT IN OUR LAST SESSION TOGETHER TO
• THAT IS THE STATUTE ALREADY IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. >> Chair Trabulsy: DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
• WHAT THIS DOES, WE HAVE EXAMPLES FROM SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHERE THEY HAVE SAID IS OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL.
• INCLUDING RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
• IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. >>Chair Trabulsy: COULD YOU BRING IT IN FOR A LANDING. >>Rep.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pacific Forest Trust is a nonprofit organization working to conserve and restore whole forest systems
• Where our perspectives differ is not on the objective, but on where the true system failures exist and
• The core challenge in California's glass recycling system is not competition among end markets.
• The core challenge in California's glass recycling system is not competition among end markets.
• And so what happens with the glass that gets into that system is it's hard to recover it.

Summary: The committee heard several natural resources bills focused on wildfire resilience, recycling, forest management, and organic waste diversion. AB 442 would remove a requirement that a harvest area be limited to a single watershed for working forest management plans; the author and supporters from the California Forestry Association and Pacific Forest Trust said it would reduce barriers to forest resiliency work, and there was no opposition. AB 623 would require state agencies to report on the use of CEQA and Coastal Act suspensions for wildfire and fuel-management projects after the governor’s emergency proclamation; the author said the bill would provide data on how well the suspensions are working, and it drew support with no opposition. AB 35 would exempt Proposition 4-funded programs from the Administrative Procedures Act to speed implementation of climate, water, wildfire, and environmental projects; the author and a large coalition of local governments, water agencies, conservation groups, and fire organizations argued the exemption would help get funds out faster, while no opposition was present. The committee also discussed AB 3333, which would create a market-development payment to support end users of non-container glass, such as ground glass pozzolan used in cement, in order to divert glass from landfills and reduce carbon emissions. Supporters said the bill would create a productive use for hard-to-recover glass, while opponents from the Glass Packaging Institute, Californians Against Waste, and waste management interests argued it would divert beverage container recycling funds away from the bottle-to-bottle system and could undermine existing recycling investments and recycled-content goals. Members raised questions about the fund’s revenue sources, the purpose of the beverage container recycling program, and whether the bill would amount to “downcycling”; despite those concerns, the bill advanced on a due-pass-as-amended recommendation, with members noting fiscal and policy issues for further work. AB 643 would allow certain diverted organic material used as a beneficial agricultural amendment, including CDFA-licensed fertilizer products made from biosolids, to count toward SB 1383 recovered organic waste procurement targets. Supporters from wastewater agencies and Clean Water SoCal said the change would expand options for meeting procurement requirements and help move biosolids out of landfills, while Californians Against Waste and other opponents argued the bill could expand procurement credit beyond SB 1383’s original intent and weaken investments in composting infrastructure. Committee members questioned what kinds of biosolids would qualify, how the procurement credit would work, and whether the bill could be narrowed to historically landfilled materials; the author said she would continue working with opponents and wait for CalRecycle technical assistance. The committee adopted the bills’ amendments and passed AB 35 with urgency, AB 3333, AB 442, AB 623, and AB 643 to Appropriations, and also approved consent-calendar AB 946. After roll calls, all of the measures were reported out of committee, and the hearing adjourned.

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• charges in their statute that require them to put revenues generated back into the public school system
• It's not exactly clear why it came under the district court system, but it's the only one in New Mexico
• the federal government to help mitigate and clean that up before it starts seeping into our water system
• And I'm going to continue to focus and put brand new water systems in eight of our 10 water systems,
• You're looking at what percentage of current National Forest System land is formerly land-grant or is

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

Transcript Highlights:

• When I had a rough day at work, I was talking about the system, the leader, the decision, the policy,
• How do you deal with—you can work with them personally, but the entire system, they're overworked.
• And so when we can take, you use the word systems in your question, I think when we take a systemic approach
• And that's what it really means to be systems and embedded and thinking about an education.
• And what it looks like is building the actual systems into it.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The meeting began with a student performance from Horizon Middle School Show Choir, including songs from an eighth grade concert and the show choir piece “The Body Electric.” After the performance, Deputy Superintendent Donna Fishbeck spoke on behalf of State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler in support of music education, emphasizing its benefits for creativity, collaboration, school climate, and student development, and noting the department’s support for music grants and professional development. She also highlighted the North Dakota Music Educators Association’s role in expanding access and quality in music education. The committee then heard a presentation from Vital Network, introduced as a DPI-funded effort focused on teacher retention. Nate Eklund and Dr. Aaron Rob described the organization’s work with schools and districts to reduce educator burnout by improving workplace conditions, especially around time management, voice in decision-making, and care/support. They said the program uses surveys, dashboards, advisory support, and facilitated school and district processes to identify local friction points and help educators and leaders solve them, with examples ranging from simplifying material requests to improving PLC time and communication. They stressed that retention is driven more by workplace conditions than pay alone, and that solutions must be local rather than one-size-fits-all. Members asked about rural teacher overload, sustainability after grant funding ends, and whether the model could inform broader policy or continuing education reforms. Vital representatives said the work is designed to be embedded in district systems and strategic plans so it can continue beyond their direct involvement, and that the approach aligns with the state’s teacher retention and recruitment task force recommendations. They reported serving about half of North Dakota educators across roughly 50 districts, with partnerships through regional education associations to reach rural areas. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a comprehensive systemic reform effort, and we are not going to see results overnight.
• Slide five really looks at the The key systemic levers that are being implemented and districts are being
• The Minnesota Multi-Tiered Systems of Support is a piece of this collaboration and is a very important
• We are very appreciative of the new system and the infrastructure.
• stop doing this on a systemic level at MDE? Mr. Ooney: Yes, Madam Chair, Representative Lee.

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

Transcript Highlights:

• entry-level driver training requirement and continued inefficiencies in the current state control system
• of testing commercial controll system of testing commercial driver<00:03:54.120><c> applicants</c><00
• Authorizing such scheduling will prioritize CDL exams within the existing system, and I think that's
• This is what the people who have to use the system are recommending.
• This is what the people who have to use the system are recommending.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It builds the infrastructure and the system because we don't have the beds.
• We have the federal match, but we don't have the infrastructure within the entire system.
• Thus, did the system work or not?
• And to give us an idea of how their systems work. We only got a few responses.
• Among young people in the foster system, the ACEs are pretty much ubiquitous. And so.

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

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• , the Mississippi River system.
• For what a nation chooses to remember becomes its operating system.
• The cap and tax system doesn't raise enough money this year.
• over to... companies that you turn the system over to aren't paying the claims.
• production to deter... for weapon systems production to deter our adversaries.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> if we can't trust the current system if we can't trust the current system with<00:21:13.440><c>
• </c> system and academics is less than 20%? system and academics is less than 20%?
• University System of Maryland, University System of Maryland, Amendments<00:30:05.400><c> 6</c><00:30
• of Maryland Medical System, Amendment 14 adds<00:30:20.720><c> funds.
• </c><01:04:34.520><c> hostility,</c> systematic and systemic hostility, systematic and systemic hostility

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 957, house, all

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• </c><00:13:15.120><c> and</c><00:13:15.600><c> overwhelm</c> just overwhelm the system and overwhelm
• just overwhelm the system and overwhelm the<00:13:16.240><c> districts</c><00:13:16.560><c> and</c><00
• So um that is the department's u system.
• Um, but you're right, as far as building a feeder system, some school districts have an assistant BA,
• Um, but you're right, as far as building a feeder system, some school districts have an assistant BA,

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The text of the record states that the telephonic registration system is open.
• In 1979, Senator Grant Jones passed Senate Bill 621, which changed the entire property tax system.
• We do have the best property tax system.
• revenue cap, but one thing your constituents do understand is home. and faith in the property tax system
• Again, the Lincoln Land Institute says a great property tax system is based upon several things: annual

Bills: SB23 , SJR85 , SB 23

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: homestead exemption, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax relief, school district taxes, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, elderly homeowners, senior citizens, disabled homeowners, age 65 or older, school finance, tax exemption increase, local school taxes, property tax exemption, homestead tax relief, voter approval