Transcript Highlights:

• The thing is, judges shouldn't be signing any traffic tickets or citations.
• This person got a ticket. You need to start the judicial process.
• even know that a traffic ticket is issued.
• The law enforcement... ...because the judge wouldn't even know that a traffic ticket is issued.
• That's how the court knows that the person got a ticket.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 10, 2026, and then heard several House bills, mostly on appropriations, fees, water, food assistance, technology, and licensing. HB 2056, which would appropriate $100,000 for an Arizona Department of Water Resources feasibility study on brackish groundwater desalination, passed 6-3 despite concerns raised in opposition about increased groundwater pumping, subsidence, and impacts to tribal lands and conservation efforts. HB 2057, reducing the Arizona Centennial Special Plate renewal fee from $25 to $20, also passed 7-2 after one senator objected that the plate’s purpose and discount were not well justified. HB 2224, appropriating $1 million annually to DES for the produce incentive program, drew supportive testimony from food access groups who said the program helps families, farmers, and local markets; members noted the amount was below the prior $2 million funding level and could force site closures, but the bill passed 9-0. The committee also advanced HB 2257, which changes the distribution of watercraft registration and fee revenue, shifting more money to lake improvement and boating safety funds and less to the watercraft licensing fund. It passed 6-3 amid criticism that the bill moved money away from Game and Fish and concern that the boating safety fund increase could support immigration enforcement. HB 2265, which bars courts from charging criminal defendants for public defender services and certain other criminal-case fees and assessments, passed 7-1 after extensive testimony from advocates who argued the fees burden indigent defendants and cost more to collect than they raise; opponents called it a cost shift to counties and other local governments and said more fiscal data was needed. HB 2311, regulating publicly available conversational AI services with disclosure, anti-gamification, sexual-content restrictions, parental tools, and self-harm protocols, passed 7-2 after the sponsor and supporters framed it as child protection, while opponents warned about privacy, surveillance, and overbroad definitions; an Epstein amendment broadening the bill was rejected. The committee then considered HB 2752, which would subject Arizona Commerce Authority trade offices to legislative appropriation and require annual reporting. The ACA said it was neutral but supported the concept of data-driven decisions; the sponsor said the Legislature should approve trade offices and that the bill reflected his prior trade-office initiatives. An Epstein amendment requiring objective research for trade-office appropriations was rejected, and the bill passed 6-3. Finally, the committee heard HB 2957, which would preserve non-Real ID driver’s licenses, prohibit mandatory participation in enhanced ID programs, restrict biometric collection and document retention, and bar government entities from requiring digital or mobile IDs. The sponsor and several supporters argued it protects privacy, state sovereignty, and informed consent, while opponents from ADOT and the trucking industry warned it could conflict with federal Real ID and CDL requirements and jeopardize federal compliance and funding. The discussion was still ongoing at the end of the transcript, with witnesses and members debating whether the bill would change current practice or create federal conflicts.

Transcript Highlights:

• We had some foreign CDL drivers that got ticketed, and they got ticketed.
• Tickets got thrown out because they had a valid CDL. and I think you find that from Aaliyah and I think
• and they got drivers that got ticketed and they got ticketed.<00:20:25.039><c> Tickets</c><00:20:25.440
• Tickets got thrown out because ticketed.
• Tickets got thrown out because they<00:20:26.480><c> had</c><00:20:26.640><c> a</c><00:20:26.799><c>

Bills: HB168 , HB220 , SB187 , SB270 , SB265 , SB220 , SB242 , SB277

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: loitering, mask policies, school safety, crime prevention, public health, board appointments, governor authority, multi-member boards, state governance, legislative authority, Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, Title 10A, corporate governance, nonprofit governance, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership

Transcript Highlights:

• tag</c><00:17:22.160><c> I</c><00:17:22.319><c> mean</c><00:17:22.559><c> a</c><00:17:22.880><c> ticket
• </c><00:17:23.280><c> for</c><00:17:23.839><c> you</c> just like a tag I mean a ticket for you just like
• a tag I mean a ticket for you know<00:17:24.319><c> using</c><00:17:24.720><c> tags.
• </c><00:18:20.000><c> or</c> analogy about like a red light ticket or analogy about like a red light
• ticket or something<00:18:20.559><c> like</c><00:18:20.799><c> that</c><00:18:21.039><c> is</c><00:18

Bills: SB223 , SB271 , SB223 , SB271

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

Transcript Highlights:

• And we also had to do a ticket with Workday for that. Thank you, Catherine. Members, any questions?
• So any large-ticket item I put in front of the board.
• So were those big-ticket items, or were they old? Were they big-ticket? What kind of...
• To my knowledge, they weren't big-ticket, but they were older. Okay.
• Yeah, to my knowledge, nothing big-ticket like that. I think staff can read a couple of these.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Transcript Highlights:

• ARDOT spends, whether federal or state, would be for maybe new highway development, like the bigger ticket
• And what we, you know, it's important for folks to realize and remember it's not about us writing tickets
• We don't make revenue from writing a ticket. We'd rather not stop anyone.
• But we don't want to write a ticket. We typically write a warning when we do write anything.
• And we know you're not just writing tickets, but we want to keep our men safe.

Committee: All ALC-HIGHWAY COMMISSION REVIEW AND ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from ARDOT Director Jared Wiley, who introduced Highway Commission members and reported that the agency has completed the final five recommendations from its long-running efficiency review. He highlighted new public-facing maintenance and construction dashboards on the agency website, and noted quarterly reports on land conveyances, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding, annual revenue expenditures, and major projects were provided with no major questions or objections. Members asked about ARDOT’s budget priorities, project delivery, and specific corridors. Wiley said roughly 75% of construction dollars go to maintaining the existing system, with additional maintenance and operations funding also directed to upkeep; he said Arkansas has about 16,300 centerline miles, nearly 40,000 lane miles, and about 73,700 bridges. He gave updates on Interstate 57 and Highway 5 work in Lonoke County, Interstate 49 public meetings in northwest Arkansas, passing-lane projects on Highway 412/62 in north central Arkansas, widening plans for Interstate 40, the Toad Suck Bridge flood mitigation project, and Highway 82 improvements in south Arkansas. The director also discussed ARDOT’s litter control efforts, saying the agency spends about $8 million annually on litter pickup and is exploring future legislation. He said work-zone safety tools such as cameras and mobile work-zone enforcement are helping reduce dangerous driving, though distracted driving remains a problem. Wiley also announced new agency initiatives on human trafficking awareness training for staff, a “Street Smart” traffic-safety education program for students, and a spring cleanup effort in which ARDOT crews and some office staff will collect litter statewide. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• ARDOT spends, whether federal or state, would be for maybe new highway development, like the bigger ticket
• And what we, you know, it's important for folks to realize and remember it's not about us writing tickets
• We don't make revenue from writing a ticket. We'd rather not stop anyone.
• But we don't want to write a ticket. We typically write a warning when we do write anything.
• And we know you're not just writing tickets, but we want to keep our men safe.

Committee: All ALC-HIGHWAY COMMISSION REVIEW AND ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> individual way for uh through a ticket individual way for uh through a ticket search<00:34:48.320
• and not the price of the ticket.
• </c> sir charge that's 50 cents per ticket sir charge that's 50 cents per ticket and<00:39:53.040><c>
• </c> and not the price of the ticket. and not the price of the ticket.
• </c><02:28:54.319><c> or</c> we're talking about concert tickets or we're talking about concert tickets

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator, I try to give you a ticket out of here, but I guess you don’t want to take it.
• President, in Rio Rancho, an amazing event happened.
• Probably the most important event in Sandoval County since Intel moved there.
• The most important event in Sandoval County since Intel moved there.
• I met him initially around 2010, and I was actually at an event, and he and so...

Transcript Highlights:

• In the event that the parents are unable to satisfy the service plan, the case moves towards permanency
• When I call Dell, they give me a ticket.
• So when I call when I talk to ticket.
• number is and they can tell me my ticket number is and they can tell me what<00:36:20.560><c> the</c
• And we are not allowed to do that unless there's a triggering event. Yeah, go ahead.

Transcript Highlights:

• couple of months on the projections—mostly on corporate, individual, sales, maybe severance, those big tickets
• groups that we deal with: we'd like to put money in their accounts to hold for the previous year for events
• Whether it's the Sugar Bowl, it's $8 million, whether it's economic development, all these events that
• require us to put money off to the side so they can go and work on these events in the past, we're going

Summary: The Revenue Estimating Conference met with four members present and first approved the December 11, 2025 minutes. Members then recognized the FYI end-of-balance of $577,077,871 as non-recurring revenue. The main business was revising the state revenue forecast for FY 2026, with the Division of Administration recommending a reduction of about $113 million, driven primarily by weaker individual income tax collections, softer general sales tax receipts, and a substantial cut to corporate income tax forecasts. The Legislative Fiscal Office presented a somewhat different but still cautious outlook, and members discussed withholding rates, refund growth, corporate collections, and the effects of the franchise tax repeal and tax reform changes. After questions to the Department of Revenue about collections, refunds, enforcement, and settlements, the conference adopted the Division of Administration’s FY 2026 forecast. The conference then reviewed the FY 2027 recurring forecast. The Division of Administration again recommended a reduction, this time about $104 million, citing continued caution on individual income and corporate taxes, while the Legislative Fiscal Office projected a net increase of about $127 million, largely from sales tax, severance, royalties, vehicle sales tax, and other revenue streams. Members discussed the practical budget impact of the revised forecasts, including the need to reduce spending and the difficulty of funding a possible teacher stipend if a constitutional amendment fails. The FY 2027 recurring forecast was adopted. Members also adopted the long-range forecast, the proposed inflation rates for the Millennium Trust and parish severance allocation, and the incentive expenditure forecast. The incentive discussion noted that reported incentive costs reduce available revenue before appropriations, and members raised the possibility of reviewing or capping such incentives. The Treasurer’s Office then reported that the General Fund cash balance was $404.1 million as of May 5, 2026, and the interfund borrowing base was about $9.18 billion, with cash positions generally similar to the prior year. The meeting ended with a note that another REC meeting might be needed after the May 16 election, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• couple of months on the projections—mostly on corporate, individual, sales, maybe severance, those big tickets
• groups that we deal with like us to put money in their accounts to hold for the previous year for events
• coming—whether it's the Sugar Bowl, it's $8 million, whether it's economic development, all these events
• that require us to put money off to the side so they can go and work on these events in the past.

Summary: The Revenue Estimating Conference met with four members present and first approved the prior meeting minutes and recognized the FYI end-of-balance of $577,077,871 as nonrecurring revenue. The main business was revising the state revenue forecast for FY 2026, FY 2027, and the long-range outlook. The Division of Administration recommended a $113 million reduction to the FY 2026 State General Fund forecast and a $104 million reduction for FY 2027, citing weaker-than-expected individual income tax collections, softer corporate income tax receipts, and some weakness in general sales tax, partly offset by stronger motor vehicle sales tax and higher mineral-related revenues tied to oil prices. The Legislative Fiscal Office presented a somewhat different but broadly similar forecast, with modest net increases to the general fund bottom line in the current year and next year, emphasizing caution on income and corporate taxes and more optimism on sales, severance, royalties, and some other revenue streams. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on the causes of the income tax shortfall, especially withholding and refund patterns after tax changes that lowered rates. Department of Revenue officials explained that withholding tables had been set with a cushion that may be producing larger refunds, and said changing the tables could quickly reduce overwithholding, though the effect would take time to show up. Members also discussed corporate collections, the lingering effects of the franchise tax repeal, the role of settlements and audits, and the extent to which collections are voluntary versus enforcement-driven. The Department of Revenue said corporate collections still had key filing and estimated-payment milestones ahead in May and June, and that refund and audit activity related to the former franchise tax would continue for some time. The conference then adopted the Division of Administration’s FY 2026 forecast, the FY 2027 recurring forecast, and the long-range forecast, along with the proposed inflation rates for the Millennium Trust and parish severance allocation. Members also adopted the incentive expenditure forecast, noting that the reported amount is only the REC-reported portion and that larger tax exemption amounts come off the top before appropriations. The Treasurer reported a General Fund cash balance of about $404.1 million as of May 5, 2026, and an interfund borrowing base of about $9.18 billion, saying cash levels were similar on average to the prior year. The meeting ended with a note that another REC meeting might be needed depending on the May 16 election, and the conference adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Whether it's a speeding ticket or a murder case, whether it's a small claims case or a multimillion-dollar
• Eight, to provide coaching, athletic coaching or training during an athletic event.
• , maybe a coach of the opposite sex, just for coaching purposes, only during, like, halftime at an event
• Well, because of some event up in North Idaho, dealing with a trans person.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• Sarasota got rid of their camera tickets, yet more cameras keep appearing. It's really weird.
• surely you would agree that if they catch wind on the dark web that there’s people contributing to an event
• surely you would agree that if they catch wind on the dark web that there’s people contributing to an event
• surely you would agree that if they catch wind on the dark web that there’s people contributing to an event

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill addresses instances where there is damage from a fire or flooding due to a major water event
• be a convenience, especially if there's a total loss of the property after a major natural disaster event
• homeowner claims, the day-to-day claims that we handle in addition to responding to catastrophic events
• Buy a lottery ticket, Senator Fortunato.

Bills: SB5831 , SB6031 , SB6178 , SB5928 , SB5919

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime prevention, penalties, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill addresses instances where there is damage from a fire or flooding due to a major water event
• be a convenience, especially if there's a total loss of the property after a major natural disaster event
• homeowner claims, the day-to-day claims that we handle in addition to responding to catastrophic events
• Buy a lottery ticket, Senator Fortunato.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on an amended and restated tribal-state gaming compact with the Squaxin Island Tribe. Washington State Gambling Commission staff explained the compact amendment process and said the restatement consolidates six prior amendments, updates several appendices, and adds new provisions including high-limit room options and electronic table games. Squaxin Island representatives said the changes clarify the existing compact, improve casino regulation and management, and support tribal economic development and community services. Committee members expressed support, and the compact will next go through additional commission and legislative review before possible governor approval. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5831, which enacts the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act. Staff and the bill sponsor said the measure creates safe harbors for common mortgage modifications, clarifies when modifications must be recorded, and preserves the priority of modified mortgages in foreclosure without preempting other mortgage or lending laws. A Uniform Law Commission representative testified that the bill would advance protections by reducing uncertainty and costly attorney opinion requirements. There was no opposition testimony, and the public hearing closed without a vote. Senate Bill 6178, requested by the Insurance Commissioner, would prohibit contractors and others from soliciting or requiring post-loss assignments of property insurance benefits from insureds, making such agreements void and enforceable by the commissioner with civil penalties. The sponsor, Insurance Commissioner, and several supporters said the bill would protect homeowners after disasters from losing control of their claims and help prevent contractor abuse; a consumer attorney, PEMCO, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau also supported it. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6031, which expands and modernizes the state’s insurance fraud laws, classifies insurance fraud as a Class B felony, broadens reporting and investigative authority, and extends the fraud program to related crimes affecting insurers and consumers. The Insurance Commissioner, anti-fraud groups, and industry representatives supported the bill, while the Washington Society of CPAs said concerns about CPA language would be addressed by amendment. After public hearings, the committee moved to executive session, adopted a proposed substitute for SB 5928, and voted do-pass recommendations for SB 5928 as amended and SB 5919, sending both to Rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• cases filed during the surge and continue their day-to-day operations in other areas, such as traffic tickets
• civil case was required to issue a case management order that specified deadlines for certain case events
• And would you expect that, you know, the pre-event case management closure rate would be higher than
• We can tell you how often they receive treatment, what phase they are in, and how much each event costs

Transcript Highlights:

• Their wives get a ticket also.
• >> Wrote them all a ticket? >> Okay.
• </c> a ticket. a ticket.
• So, if you're ticket. Tomorrow I can.
• </c> &gt;&gt; wrote them all a ticket? &gt;&gt; wrote them all a ticket?

Bills: HB88 , HB314 , SB46 , HB332 , HB86 , HB363 , HB88 , HB314 , SB46 , HB332 , HB86 , HB363

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: driver license, English examinations, language requirement, immigration, testing standards, motor vehicles, window tint, law enforcement, prosecutors, vehicle regulations, medical condition, communication, first responder, invisible disabilities, anaphylaxis, day care centers, training, child safety, healthcare, parole

Transcript Highlights:

• There is a four-year tax exemption for Professional Golf Association tickets.
• exemption for professional<00:02:54.320><c> golf</c><00:02:54.760><c> association</c><00:02:55.600><c> tickets
• </c> professional golf association tickets. professional golf association tickets.

Transcript Highlights:

• But in no event shall debate 5 minutes.
• Uh, in any event, one more places down.
• Thank spirit of this wonderful event.
• </c> restaurants, and community-led events restaurants, and community-led events for<07:24:37.040><c>
• Extreme heat, wildfire, related events.

Transcript Highlights:

• I couldn't give tickets, but I did make up a sticker when I would see things.
• You know, they would call, and I would say, you know, well, it's not a ticket, but had I been a...
• but I did make &gt;&gt; I couldn't give tickets but I did make up<00:20:27.039><c> a</c><00:20:27.120
• Let's write a ticket." So maybe we need to look at color coding those or something, too. placard.
• Let's write a ticket."

Bills: SB24 , SB83 , SB142 , SB140 , SB94 , SB24 , SB83 , SB142 , SB140 , SB94 , HB132 , HB37 , HB51 , HB105 , HB54 , HB7 , HB158 , HB188 , HB189 , HB111 , HB13 , HB192 , HB149 , HB132 , HB37 , HB51 , HB105 , HB54 , HB7 , HB158 , HB188 , HB189 , HB111 , HB13 , HB192 , HB149

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: body-worn camera, public records, law enforcement transparency, recording disclosure, civil rights, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities, historic property